跟读练习: Character: Stakes - 通过视频学习英语口语
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In the last few videos, we thought about obstacles a character can face, leading to choices they have to make,
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and the arc they follow.
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Each choice a character makes has potential risks, impacts and rewards involved with it and those can be called The stakes.
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- The stakes of a story are summed up in one question: Why do we care?
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Why do I care if Nemo and his dad aren't reunited?
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- You have what's at risk if the characters fail.
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And if the stakes are low, usually it's not a very entertaining film.
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But the higher the stakes are, the more attention you get, the more enjoyable it is.
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My favorite film of all time is Jurassic Park, and the stakes are pretty high.
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If you fail, the dinosaurs will eat you.
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That's pretty clear.
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You have to be, as the audience, gripped by those stakes.
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I don't know what's going to happen.
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Early on in the arc, I'd say that the stakes would be wouldn't seem as extreme maybe.
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And then as the story progresses the stakes raise.
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We have a lot of conversations about how big our stakes need to be.
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Does it need to be life and death?
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Or is it better if it's just, you know, for a comedy sometimes you want it just to be about the character's reputation or something smaller so that,
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you know, you're not bringing too much gravity to a situation.
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But the important thing is, to the character, it should feel like the world to them.
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Even if it's just a talent show, you want to show to the audience that that talent show is everything to this character.
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I think by the end of Napoleon Dynamite, we all want Napoleon Dynamite.
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to win that talent show and to be accepted by everybody.
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Anything that is happening with your character, I think it's really important to feel the emotional connection of that.
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If I don't feel it, They're not there.
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Stakes add drama and weight to any choice.
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and can be divided into three categories.
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internal stakes, external stakes, and philosophical stakes.
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Let's hear more about this from our story artists.
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The external stakes are literally what's going on in the world.
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Are they lost?
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Are they being chased by burglars?
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Physically, what will happen to them or to the world if they fail?
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a great example of external stakes is from Brave.
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by giving her mom the cake, that the witch maid, Merida, turns her mother into a bear.
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That is an immediate physical consequence of her choice that impacts both them, as well as the story itself.
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Then, if Merida doesn't decipher and solve the witch's riddle, Her mom will become a full bear and be lost forever.
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So internal stakes usually are psychological.
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What's going on for the character emotionally or mentally?
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are they potentially going to lose?
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What will they potentially gain?
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Why is it important that they gain that thing?
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Why is it sad or difficult if they lose that thing?
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Asking those questions will help you figure out what those stakes really are.
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A good example of internal stakes is from the original Toy Story.
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Throughout the film, Woody is forced to confront his own insecurity and pride, embrace Buzz as a friend, and learn to share Andy's attention.
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what's at stake for him, internally, is all of his relationships with the other toys and his very sense of self.
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- So philosophical stakes are what is impacting the world what is making the values or the belief system of this world, change.
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or not change?
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And what does it mean if it does or doesn't change?
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For philosophical stakes, I think Lord of the Rings is a great example.
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If Frodo doesn't throw the ring into the fire, then Middle Earth is gonna be ruled under evil forever.
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- When you watch movies that have this pitch battle between ideas, concepts.
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good versus evil.
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Those kinds of things are philosophical.
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Okay, let's summarize.
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External stakes.
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the possible physical impacts of a choice or action.
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internal stakes, the mental or emotional consequences of a choice.
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and philosophical stakes.
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What are the underlying ideas or values in your story?
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The distinction between internal, external, and philosophical stakes is tricky.
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So, in this last exercise, let's get some practice thinking about this using the films you love.
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为什么要通过这个视频练习口语?
在学习英语的过程中,口语练习是至关重要的一部分。通过观看这段视频,您可以深入了解故事中的“赌注”(stakes)概念,这不仅有助于您理解故事的结构,还能提高您的表达能力。角色所面临的选择和风险,可以激发您的情感共鸣,让您在练习英语口语练习时更加投入。当您尝试模糊角色的情感和心理状态时,您的表达会变得更加自然和生动。
语法与表达在语境中的应用
在视频中,演讲者使用了几种关键的语法结构和表达,这些值得我们借鉴:
- 反问句:例如,“为什么我们会关心?”这样的提问能够激发听众思考,从而引导他们更好地理解故事的情感深度。
- 条件句:使用“如果...那么…”的结构可以清晰地表达结果和后果,比如“如果角色失败,结果会是什么?”这种方式有助于增强语言的逻辑性。
- 分词短语:演讲者提到的“通过揭示角色内心的挣扎,来增加戏剧性”,这类表达为我们的句子增添了更多细节和深度。
掌握这些结构能让您的英语影子跟读练习更具实用性和效果。
常见的发音陷阱
在视频中,有些单词和表达可能会给学习者带来发音上的挑战:
- “stakes”这个词在不同的上下文中有不同的重音,学习时要注意如何重读。
- “consequence”是另一个容易发音错误的单词,确保您能清晰地分音节。
- 此外,某些词如“internal”和“external”在快速语速下可能难以分辨,建议在练习时慢慢说出来,确保准确性。
通过关注这些发音细节,您将能够在提高英语发音上更进一步。在学习的过程中,不妨利用shadowspeaks等资源来辅助您的发音训练,让您的口语更为流畅。
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。





























