跟读练习: British People Never Say "I Like you" - They Do This Instead - 通过视频学习英语口语

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someone british once said to me god you're so annoying

and i said thank you

because i knew exactly what they meant in the uk there

is a whole secret language running underneath what we actually say

and if you don't know that language you will misread us and misunderstand us constantly.

You'll think we hate you when we like you.

You'll think we like you when we are furious with you.

And you will spend years being baffled by a nation who apologize to items of furniture that they bump into,

but who will absolutely never tell you they enjoy your company.

Unless perhaps they are drunk but that's a video for another day.

Today I am going to teach you the subtext of British communication.

The real signs that someone British likes you and I promise you some of these will surprise you.

Don't forget to check out the free pdfs that I offer.

Links are in the description below.

The first sign that someone British actually likes you, they start teasing you.

Let me give you an example.

Imagine this.

You've been working somewhere for a few weeks, maybe a month or two.

You walk into the office one morning and a colleague says, oh good, you're here.

Now we can all collectively lower our standards together.

The wrong reaction would be to take offense.

The right reaction would be relief.

Because this colleague has just told you in the most british way possible

that they are comfortable with you we don't tease anybody we don't tease complete strangers

that would be mortifying we tease people we've quietly decided

that we like

because it lets us show warmth without having to say anything

as horrifying as i enjoy your company a good way to see it is as affection

with plausible deniability and the key once again you probably know what i am going to say it's

that word i always use yes the key is the tone

if it is gentle a little absurd playful there is no real sting to it

if it makes you both laugh you're in the second sign that someone british likes you they start complaining to you.

Not about you.

Again, that's different.

Complaining to you.

Complaining in the UK is intimacy.

With strangers, we complain about safe things.

The weather, train delays, the fact that there are now 17 types of oat milk and none of them froth properly.

But when someone starts properly venting to you, that's a good word, vent.

We often say, sorry for the vent.

They start venting properly to you about their commute, their manager, their partner, anything, anything personal.

That signals trust.

They trust you enough to do that.

They have decided that you will understand and that you will nod

and look horrified in the right places you might even contribute your own grievances and indeed

if someone starts venting to you you should it shows mutual

trust you will spend a companionable 10 minutes getting quietly outraged together in short

if someone is bringing you their problems even their petty ones they like you.

The third sign is that the politeness starts to drop.

When British people first meet you the politeness can almost be aggressive.

Oh so sorry no sorry after you you go first.

I'm so sorry could I trouble you for a pen?

But the thing is very often that level of politeness is actually a form of distance.

It's what we do with people we don't yet know how to be around.

It's why also our voice our intonation goes up

so much we talk really highly

when we're being polite sorry would you mind possibly why I don't know we just do

so when someone stops saying to you sorry would you mind

or could you possibly

and instead say something direct like can you move this they

haven't become ruder they've become more comfortable with you you have

moved from a person I must perform for to a person I can just talk to.

And that is a promotion.

Again, it means they like you.

I will say this doesn't apply if someone is just rude from the beginning, that means they are just rude.

The videos that I do are generalisations.

Not every single British person is incredibly polite and indirect.

These are general things to be aware of.

The next sign is that they trust you with humour.

British humour has a learning curve.

It is mostly irony.

Irony and sarcasm.

Saying the opposite of what do you mean in a deadpan, dry way and then watching to see if the other person gets it.

I unpack British humour more in this video if you are interested.

You could cook someone a Michelin star masterpiece meal

that has taken you hours and they might just nod and say in a deadpan way,

well, it's not completely inedible.

And that is a rave review.

When a British person starts using that type of humour with you, it means something specific.

They think you can handle it.

They're not going to have to explain themselves.

They can be slightly strange and you can be slightly strange back and that's absolutely fine.

Neither of you needs to explain.

That's a level of trust that can take some time to reach

but once you've reached it there's no better stamp of approval than

that trusting you with that kind of humor and the next signal

if you're very lucky you will get the invitation a bunch of us are going to the pub this evening

if you wanted to come we're doing a barbecue on sunday nothing fancy

but you're welcome to come if you want or the most significant one.

Shall we grab a cup of tea?

Tea in the UK is never just tea.

Tea is we sit down.

We have time for each other.

I want to hear what's going on in your life.

That is what tea means.

We will make tea for people we like.

We will definitely make tea in a moment of crisis.

And we will make tea

when we have no idea what else we can do for you

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but we want you to know

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that we are there for you we will make you tea

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if someone puts the kettle on just for you you're in there we go

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if a British person teases you complains to you stops being excessively polite around you

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and trusts you with their quirky sense of humor

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or invites you for tea

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or a pint they like you although they almost certainly won't say

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that obviously they might say yeah you're all right

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or yeah i don't mind spending time with you they might

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say nothing at all just refill your mug without you having to ask

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but they will know and now so will you

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if you are more interested in british culture make sure you

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look at this playlist where i go into more details about british culture

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and what it means here don't forget to check out your

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free pdfs links are below as well as details of online lessons

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and courses with me have a wonderful rest of your day and I will see you in the next one, hopefully.

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Bye.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“British People Never Say "I Like you" - They Do This Instead”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：british, tea, trust, sign。这段视频共有 116 个句子、1221 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 8:06。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 151 个词，接近日常对话。 86% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
humour 名词	/ˈhjuːmɚ/	幽默, 諧謔 /谐谑
complain 动词	/kəmˈpleɪn/	抱怨, 發牢騷 /发牢骚
rude 形容词	/ɹuːd/	粗暴, 無禮 /无礼
polite 形容词	/pəˈlaɪt/	有禮貌 /有礼貌, 客氣 /客气
stranger 名词	/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/	陌生人
quietly 副词	/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/	悄悄地, 安靜地 /安静地
colleague 名词	/ˈkɒliːɡ/	同事, 同僚
irony 名词	/ˈaɪ.ɚ.ni/	反語 /反语, 反話 /反话
ventilation 名词	/ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/	通風 /通风, 通氣 /通气
tone 名词	/ˈtəʊn/	全音
meal 名词	/ˈmiːl/	餐, 飯 /饭
lesson 名词	/ˈlɛs.ən/	課業 /课业, -課 /-课
promotion 名词	/pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/	提升, 升官
delay 名词	/dɪˈleɪ̯/	遲延 /迟延, 延遲 /延迟
contribute 动词	/kənˈtɹɪb.jut/	貢獻 /贡献

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
check out 动词	退房
go up 动词	上昇 /上升, 上去
sit down 动词	坐下, 坐

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：

You'll think we hate you when we like you.
I'm so sorry could I trouble you for a pen?
Shall we grab a cup of tea?

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
条件句 if + 从句，will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果	if you're very lucky you will get
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事	has just told · have decided · haven't become
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	being baffled · are drunk

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 28 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, you're, we're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, warmth /wɔɹmθ/, froth /ˈfɹɒθ/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, affection /əˈfɛk.ʃən/, intonation /ɪntəˈneɪʃən/
长单词——注意重音位置: ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, intimacy /ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: vent /vɛnt/, ventilation /ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, curve /kɚv/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: tease /tiːz/, rude /ɹuːd/, polite /pəˈlaɪt/, vent /vɛnt/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, refill /ˈɹiː.fɪl/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 humour, complain, rude 这类单词。

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