跟读练习: Character: Wants vs. needs - 通过视频学习英语口语

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In the last video, we talked about the difference between internal and external features.
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Let's ignore external or physical features for a moment.
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and zoom in on the mind of a character.
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One powerful way to think about this is to ask yourself a question.
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What does this character want?
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It's important to understand what a character wants, because it informs your story.
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If you don't really know what they start out wanting, It's hard to take them somewhere on a journey, and that's what stories are all about.
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When you pick a movie, any one of your favorite movies, you can actually probably kind of like skip that part when the character says, "I want to do this.
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I want to be champion.
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I want to be king." I want to be the greatest chef in the world.
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Characters get to have that goal and they will work every day, every second of the day in their story to make that happen.
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Wants drive a character to act.
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A character might want something and do everything to get it.
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Needs are the things we need to do or learn, in order to grow or succeed in life.
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For example, a character might learn that they need to share what they desire in order to be fulfilled or happy.
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The distinction between what a character wants and what they need.
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is important when you're building a character.
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We all have those things we want.
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Oh man, I love that new car, or I'd really like, oh man, I'd love a VR machine that'd be so cool.
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But what I need is probably to feed my family, and what I need is probably to have good relationships and things like that.
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Oftentimes, I think needs are something that we don't.
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like admitting, it's eating your vegetables.
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You want to just go for those sweets, the things that make life easier.
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But we have to sometimes do those things that we don't want to do.
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And in the end, it makes for a full course meal, if we're going with this food analogy.
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And I think in a character, it's important to have those needs
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and even have those needs sometimes conflict with the wants
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because it makes our characters stronger and makes them have to go through trials.
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that turn them into a more well -rounded character.
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So Woody in Toy Story, for example, he wants to be Andy's favorite toy and stay that way.
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And he needs to learn to share, to share his friendship and to not have to always be the best.
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Sometimes a character might want something in the beginning and then their need
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completely comes out of a realization they may have along the way.
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In the case of Sully, he wants to rise up in the organization.
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You know, it's just like everyone wants to be.
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You want to be promoted to be the top in your profession.
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Internally though, we throw a monkey wrench in his plans in the form of Boo.
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something that he doesn't want to take care of.
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But because this little girl actually depends on him, is at odds with what his main goal is.
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If he gets exposed to actually have a human child, that career path that he wants gets destroyed.
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It disappears.
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So the thing that he values, that he says he wants, and the thing that he has to take care of right now are going to destroy each other.
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his heart actually softens because he starts to care about Boo more than he cares about his career.
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In fact, he doesn't care at all about his career anymore.
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and he will choose what he needs in his life is connection.
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A connection to another person.
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He wants boo.
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in his life.
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So I think that oftentimes your want can be some of the entertainment of the story, but the need is going to be that emotional heart that really
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makes people remember the film when they come out of the theater and for years later.
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In the next exercise, you'll have a chance to think a little more about the wants
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and needs of some characters you know, as well as ones you want to create.

上下文与背景

在这段视频中，讲者探讨了角色内在的欲望与需求之间的差异。理解角色的欲望对于构建故事是至关重要的，因为角色的目标驱动着他们的行动。该视频通过不同的角色示例展示了欲望和需求如何相互作用，从而让观众能够更深刻地理解角色的发展过程。这对于那些希望提高英语发音和口语表达的学习者来说，能够提供宝贵的见解和例子，尤其是在进行英语影子跟读时，能帮助他们更好地把握语感和情感表达。

日常交流的五个关键短语

  • “我想要…” - 用于表达个人愿望。
  • “我需要…” - 用于说明个人的需求。
  • “这让我感到…” - 用于描述情感反应。
  • “我会努力…” - 用于表达承诺或决心。
  • “这对我来说很重要。” - 用于强调事情的意义。

这些短语在日常交流中非常实用，能够帮助学习者更自信地表达自我，并增强与他人沟通的效果。

逐步影子跟读指南

如果你想要提高英语发音并掌握角色的情感表达，可以通过以下步骤进行影子跟读：

  1. 选择片段： 从视频中选择一小段，建议在1到2分钟内，以便集中精力。
  2. 听和理解： 首先仔细听一遍，理解内容的主旨和情感。如果有需要，可以做简单的笔记。
  3. 逐句跟读： 播放视频，每听到一句，暂停并尝试重复。注意语音的语调和节奏。
  4. 录音回放： 录下自己的声音，与原音频对比，找出差距并进行调整。
  5. 加强练习： 多次重复这一过程，直到能流利地跟读，确保情感表达自然。

通过这样的练习，你不仅可以进行英语影子跟读，还能在雅思口语练习中受益匪浅。沉浸于这些角色的故事中，将使你在学习英语的旅程中更加深入和有趣。

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。