跟读练习: British Accent Shadowing | Vanity Fair by William Thackeray – Part 1 | RP Pronunciation Practice - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hello and welcome to British Accent Shadowing,
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guided practice in received pronunciation to help you speak British English with clarity, control and natural rhythm.
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I'm Ashley Howard, voice coach and accent trainer.
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Today we're beginning Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray, one of the great works of Victorian English literature.
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First, I'll read the passage at natural RP speed, then we'll go line by line so you can repeat after me, and finally we'll read it together for fluency.
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Today's pronunciation focus is the NG sound, made with the back of the tongue touching the soft palate.
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At the ends of words, the G is soft and not pronounced,
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so words like sing or mourning finish cleanly without a hard G.
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I have a full tutorial on NG in RP English linked in the description below.
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There's also a free PDF for this passage and vocabulary notes to help you follow along.
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The link is in the description.
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Let's begin.
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While the present century was in its teens and on one sunshiny morning in June, they drove up to the great iron gate of Miss Pinkerton's
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Academy for Young Ladies on Chiswick Mall a large family coach with two fat horses in blazing harness,
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driven by a fat coachman in a three-cornered hat and wig at the rate of four miles an hour.
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A black servant, who reposed on the box beside the fat coachman,
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uncurled his bandy legs as soon as the equipage drew up opposite Miss Pinkerton's shining brass plate, and as he pulled the bell,
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at least a score of young heads were seen peering out of the narrow windows of the stately old brick house.
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Nay, the acute observer might have recognized the little red nose of good-natured Miss Jemima Pinkerton herself,
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rising over some geranium pots in the window of that lady's own drawing-room.
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It is Miss Sedley's coach, sister, said Miss Jemima.
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Sambo, the black servant, has just rung the bell, and the coachman has a new red waistcoat.
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Have you completed all the necessary preparations incident to Miss Sedley's departure, Miss Jemima? asked Miss Pinkerton herself,
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that majestic lady, the Samerius of Hammersmith.
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the friend of Dr. Johnson, the correspondent of Miss Chapone herself.
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The girls were up at four this morning, packing her trunks, sister, replied Miss Jemima.
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We have made her a beau pot.
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Say a bouquet, sister Jemima, tis more genteel.
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Well, a bouquet as big almost as a haystack.
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I have put up two bottles of gillyflower water for Miss Sedley, and the receipt for making it in Amelia's box.
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And I trust, Miss Jemima, you have made a copy of Miss Sedley's account?
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This is it, is it?
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Very good.
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£93.04.
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Be kind enough to address it to John Sedley Esquire, and to seal this billet which I have written to his lady.
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In Miss Jemima's eyes, an autograph letter of her sister,
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Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
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when her pupils quitted the establishment, or when they were about to be married, and once, when poor Miss Birch died of scarlet fever,
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was Miss Pinkerton known to write personally to the parents of her pupils,
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and it was Jemima's opinion that if anything could console Mrs. Birch for her daughter's loss,
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it would be that pious and eloquent composition in which Miss Pinkerton announced the event.
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Now copy after me!
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The link is in the description below.
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And thanks to all the members who help make these lessons possible.
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While the present century was in its teens,
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and on one sunshiny morning in June,
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There drove up to the great iron gate of Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies
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on Chiswick Mall a large family coach with two fat horses in blazing harness,
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driven by a fat coachman, in a three-cornered hat and wig,
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at the rate of four miles an hour.
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A black servant who reposed on the box beside the fat coachman,
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uncurled his bandy legs, and as soon as the equipage drew up,
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opposite Miss Pinkerton's shining brass plate, and as he pulled the bell,
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at least a score of young heads were seen peering out of the narrow windows
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of the stately old brick house.
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Nay, the acute observer might have recognized the little red nose
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of good-natured Miss Jemima Pinkerton herself,
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rising over some geranium pots in the window of that lady's own drawing room.
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"'It is Miss Sedley's coach, sister,' said Miss Jemima.
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Sambo, the black servant, has just rung the bell and the coachman has a new red waistcoat.
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Have you completed all the necessary preparations?
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Incident to Miss Sedley's departure, Miss Jemima?
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Asked Miss Pinkerton herself, that majestic lady,
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the Semiramis of Hammersmith, the friend of Dr Johnson,
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The correspondent of Miss Shapone herself.
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The girls were up at four this morning.
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Packing her trunk, sister, replied Miss Jemima.
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We have made her a beau pot.
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Say bouquet, Sister Jemima.
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Tis more genteel.
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Well, a bouquet as big almost as a haystack.
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I have put up two bottles of gillyflower water for Mrs Sedley and the receipt for making it in Amelia's box.
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And I trust, Miss Jemima, You have made a copy of Miss Sedley's account.
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This is it, is it?
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Very good.
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£93.04.
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Be kind enough to address it to John Sedley Esquire,
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and to seal this billet, which I have written to his lady.
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In Miss Jemima's eyes, an autograph letter from her sister,
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Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
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Only when her pupils quitted the establishment or when they were about to be married And once,
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when poor Miss Birch died of scarlet fever,
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was Miss Pinkerton known to write personally to the parents of her pupils,
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And it was Jemima's opinion that if anything could console Mrs Birch for her daughter's loss,
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It would be that pious and eloquent composition in which Miss Pinkerton announced the event.
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Now speak with me at the same time.
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While the present century was in its teens, and on one sunshiny morning in June,
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there drove up to the great iron gate of Miss Pinkerton's Academy for Young Ladies on Chiswick Mall a large family coach,
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with two fat horses in blazing harness, driven by a fat coachman in a three-cornered hat and wig,
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at the rate of four miles an hour.
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A black servant, who reposed on the box beside the fat coachman,
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uncurled his bandy legs as soon as the equipage drew up opposite Miss Pinkerton's shining brass plate, and as he pulled the bell,
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at least a score of young heads were seen peering out of the narrow windows of the stately old brick house.
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Nay, the acute observer might have recognized the little red nose of good-natured Miss Jemima Pinkerton herself,
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rising over some geranium pots in the window of that lady's own drawing-room.
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It is Miss Sedley's coach, sister, said Miss Jemima.
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Sambo, the black servant, has just rung the bell, and the coachman has a new red waistcoat.
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Have you completed all the necessary preparations incident to Miss Sedley's departure, Miss Jemima?
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Asked Miss Pinkerton herself, that majestic lady, the Cimmerius of Hammersmith, the friend of Dr Johnson,
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the correspondent of Miss Shapone herself.
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The girls were up at four this morning, packing her trunks, sister, replied Miss Jemima.
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We have made her a beau pot.
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Say a bouquet, sister Jemima, tis more genteel.
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Well, a bouquet as big almost as a haystack.
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I have put up two bottles of gillyflower water for Miss Sedley and the receipt for making it in Amelia's box.
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And I trust, Miss Jemima, you have made a copy of Miss Sedley's account?
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This is it, is it?
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Very good.
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£93.04.
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Be kind enough to address it to John Sedley Esquire and to seal this billet which I have written to his lady.
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In Miss Jemima's eyes, an autograph letter of her sister,
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Miss Pinkerton, was an object of as deep veneration as would have been a letter from a sovereign.
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Only when her pupils quitted the establishment, or when they were about to be married, and once, when poor Miss Birch died of scarlet fever,
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was Miss Pinkerton known to write personally to the parents of her pupils,
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and it was Jemima's opinion that if anything could console Mrs Birch for her daughter's loss,
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it would be that pious and eloquent composition in which Miss Pinkerton announced the event.
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Great work today.
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Shadowing classic prose like Thackeray's Vanity Fair is a proven way to improve RP pronunciation,
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intonation and connected speech while also expanding your understanding of British English literature.
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For deeper practice, watch my NG Pronunciation tutorial and download the free PDF to keep practicing.
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为什么要跟着这个视频练习口语？
跟着这个视频练习口语，尤其是通过对维多利亚时代经典文学作品《名利场》的朗读，可以帮助英语学习者提升他们的英语口语能力，特别是在朗读和自然节奏上。通过这种“shadow speak”练习方式，学习者能够在不断听取和重复的过程中，逐渐掌握更清晰的发音和流利的表达。这样的英语口语练习不仅能锻炼语音的发音控制，还能帮助学习者更好地理解和运用复杂的句子结构。
语法和表达的背景分析
在视频中，我们可以发现几种关键的语法结构和表达方式：
- 时间状语从句：如“在这个世纪的十几岁时”，这类结构帮助学习者更好地理解时间和场合的关联。
- 描述性动词：使用了许多富有画面感的描述词汇，如“驱动”，“闪耀的马具”，这些词汇可以帮助学习者丰富他们的词汇量。
- 间接引语：如“Miss Pinkerton herself asked”，这类表达可以帮助学习者在交流中更选用复杂的句型，提高口语流利性。
常见的发音陷阱
在这个视频中，有几个发音点可能会让学习者感到困惑：
- NG音：如在“sing”和“mourning”中，后面的G发音较轻甚至不发音。掌握这种发音技巧对于提高发音的清晰度非常关键。
- 软音与硬音的区分：例如，单词“good”中的G发音较硬，而在如“shining”这样的词中则需注意清晰的N音后接音节。
- 连音现象：在快速朗读时，某些单词之间的衔接会变得模糊，通过shadow speech练习，帮助你掌握这些连音技巧。
通过这些练习，学习者可以更加自信地进行英语口语练习，在日常交流中获得流利和自然的表达方式。让我们一起在“shadowspeak”的旅程中不断进步！
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。