跟读练习: Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common Language - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
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I'm Alex Villarreal with the VOA Special English Economics Report.
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Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States.
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At last count, 21 percent of foreign students at American colleges and universities were studying business and management.
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The Institute of International Education in New York says engineering is the second most popular field,
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in case you were wondering.
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Thomas Cose is a professor of marketing and business at the University of Richmond in Virginia.
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He says international students who want to study business need to have good English skills
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and not just to study at his school.
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But the world has more non-native speakers of English than native speakers.
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As a result, Americans working with foreign companies may need to learn some new English skills themselves.
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At the University of Richmond,
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teams graduate students work with companies seeking to enter the American market.
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The students learn about writing market entry studies.
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The reports are written in English,
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but Professor Cosset tells his students to consider who will read read them.
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He said his students have to write the report so
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that it can be understood by someone who is an English speaker but not a native English speaker.
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For example, he tells his students to avoid jargon and other specialized terms that people might not know in their own language.
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This can be good advice even when writing for other native speakers.
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But effective communication involves more than just words.
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Kay Westerfield is director of the International Business Communication Program at the University of Oregon.
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She says you must have the language skills as well as cultural intelligence.
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Cultural intelligence means the need to consider local behaviors in everything from simple handshakes to speaking to large groups.
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Still, Kay Westerfield says the ability of foreign workers to speak
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English is becoming more important to companies looking to move operations to other countries,
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or, as she puts it, to off-source.
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Also, she says English skills often provide a competitive edge for business students when they seek jobs.
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She said, As one business student in West Africa put it,
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English is a lifeline.
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For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villareal.
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You can read and listen to our programs and find activities for English learners at voaspecialenglish.com.
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在本课中，学习者将专注于提高他们的英语口语能力，特别是在商务环境中的交流技巧。通过观察和模仿视频中的发言，您将能更好地理解如何在多元文化的商业场景中有效沟通。您将学习到如何避免使用行话和特定术语，使您的英语更加明了易懂。此外，了解文化智慧的重要性，能够帮助您在国际商务中更顺利地交流。
关键词与短语
- 商业 (Business)
- 英语技能 (English skills)
- 文化智慧 (Cultural intelligence)
- 市场准入研究 (Market entry studies)
- 竞争优势 (Competitive edge)
- 外语工作者 (Foreign workers)
- 有效沟通 (Effective communication)
- 影子跟读 (Shadowing)
练习技巧
为了提升您的英语发音和流利度，您可以通过英语影子跟读来进行练习。视频的语速适中，使其成为进行模仿的绝佳材料。您可以反复观看视频，逐句跟读，努力做到与发言者的语调、速度和情感保持一致。这种练习不仅可以帮助您提高英语口语练习的信心，同时也能强化您的理解能力。
此外，建议您在进行模仿时，重点关注发音中的重音和语调变化。这将有助于您在日常交流中更加自然自信，尤其是在商务环境中，文化智慧对于如何适当地交流至关重要。通过不断的练习，您将能够用流利的英语与他人沟通，为自己的职业发展铺平道路。记住，英语不仅仅是语言，它也是通往更多机会的“生命线”。
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。