跟读练习: Christmas in Prague Chapter 3 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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The accident The first rehearsal began at nine o'clock and finished at two o'clock.
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What a long morning! everyone said.
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I'm sorry, said the conductor, but we have very little time.
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The first concert is tomorrow night and a lot of important people are coming, so we must play well.
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Now, please go and eat.
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This afternoon is free, so you can go and look at this beautiful city.
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Tomorrow morning we begin again at nine o'clock.
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Please don't be late.
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Carol left the rehearsal room with Alan, one of the first violinists.
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What are you going to do this afternoon, Carol?
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Alan asked.
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I'm going to get a quick sandwich and then I'm going shopping, Carol said.
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My husband Jan and his father are arriving on Sunday.
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Monday is Christmas Day and I haven't got any presents for them.
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I must find something this afternoon, our only free afternoon.
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See you tomorrow then,' said Alan.
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And good luck with the shopping.
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Thanks,' Carol said.
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There are some wonderful shops in the Stare Mesto, the old town, so I'm going down there.
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Carol went into a lot of shops that afternoon.
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In the end, she got a book for Jan and a picture for his father.
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When she left the old town, it was nearly dark.
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It was very cold, so she walked quickly through the streets back to her hotel.
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There were Christmas trees in all the shop windows, and the city looked beautiful.
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There was a lot of noise too.
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People, cars, taxis, buses.
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Everybody's doing their Christmas shopping, Carol thought.
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Suddenly, she saw a man across the street.
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It was Jan!
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Why was he in Prague so soon?
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Jan?
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She shouted across the street.
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But Jan didn't hear her.
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He walked on.
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Carol shouted again, very loudly.
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Jan?
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Jan?
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It's me, Carol!
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A lot of people stopped this time.
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They all looked at her.
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The man stopped too.
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He turned and looked at Carol for a minute, but he didn't smile and he didn't speak.
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It was a very long minute for Carol.
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Her husband's eyes were cold and Carol began to feel afraid.
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Then he moved and began to walk away from Carol down a little street.
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Carol did not understand But she knew one thing.
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She did not want to lose him.
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Perhaps he didn't see me very well.
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It's so dark now.
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He's going.
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Where is he going?
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Jan!
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Come back!
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Are you ill?
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She ran across the street.
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There was a sudden noise, and somebody shouted.
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Two seconds later, Carol lay in the snow.
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She ran right in front of me, the bus driver said later.
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I couldn't stop.
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There was no time.
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Carol's face was white and her eyes were closed.
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Then an ambulance came and took her body away.
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Was she alive or dead?
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At nine o'clock the next morning, the conductor was ready to begin the rehearsal.
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He opened his music and the orchestra started to play.
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Suddenly, his hand stopped moving, and the music stopped at once.
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"'Harpist!' the conductor shouted angrily.
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"'What's the matter with you?
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Are you sleeping?
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You begin to play here!' "'Excuse me, Mr Rinaldi,' said someone at the back of the room.
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The harpist is not here.' Everyone turned and looked at the harp at the back of the orchestra.
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It was true.
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There was nobody in the harpist's chair.
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"'Well, where is she?' asked the conductor.
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There was no answer.
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"'We can't wait for her,' he said.
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"'We must have this rehearsal without her. Where is Alan?
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He can speak some Czech.
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Alan stood up.
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Can you go to the hotel and look for her there?
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The conductor asked.
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Then come back here at once, with or without her.
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Alan left.
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Half an hour later, he was back.
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She's not at the hotel, he said.
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I spoke to two or three people in the hotel, and they say that Carol wasn't there at breakfast this morning.
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And they think that she didn't sleep in her room last night.
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"'I don't like this,' said the conductor.
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Carol is never late for rehearsals, and she knows that these concerts are important for us.
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I think we must tell the police.' "'Shall I do it now?' Alan asked.
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"'Yes,' said the conductor.
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Please go now.' Thank you.
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Thank you.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 93 个句子、723 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 8:24。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 86 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 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 11 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • conductor /kənˈdʌktɚ/ (名词) — 指揮 /指挥, 指揮家 /指挥家. One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
  • rehearsal /ɹɪˈhɝsl̩/ (名词) — 排練 /排练, 預演 /预演. The practising of something which is to be performed before an audience, usually to test or improve the interaction between several participating people, or to…
  • shout /ʃaʊt/ (动词) — 喊叫, 呼喊. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
  • orchestra /ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/ (名词) — 樂團 /乐团, 樂隊 /乐队. A large group of musicians who play together on various instruments, usually including some from strings, woodwind, brass and/or percussion; the instruments…
  • sudden /ˈsʌd.ən/ (形容词) — 突然, 急劇 /急剧. Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (动词) — 到達 /到达, 到. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • taxi /ˈtæksi/ (名词) — 出租汽車 /出租汽车, 出租車 /出租车. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
  • ambulance /ˈæmbjᵿl(ə)n(t)s/ (名词) — 救護車 /救护车, 救生車 /救生车. An emergency vehicle designed for transporting seriously ill or injured people to a hospital.
  • loudly /ˈlaʊdli/ (副词) — 大聲 /大声, 高聲 /高声. In a loud manner; at a high volume.
  • harpist /ˈhɑɹpɪst/ (名词) — 豎琴家 /竖琴家. Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
  • violinist (名词) — 小提琴手, 小提琴家. A person who plays the violin.

视频中出现的短语动词

  • look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.
  • come back (动词) — 回來 /回来, 返回. To return to a place.
  • go down (动词) — 下降, 下去. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
  • look for (动词) — 找, 找尋 /找寻. To seek.
  • stand up (动词) — 站起來 /站起来, 起來 /起来. To rise from a lying or sitting position.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 15 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 didn't, I'm, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 conductor, rehearsal, shout 这类单词。

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
现在进行时 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在发生的事are coming · I'm going · are arriving
义务:must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的must play · must find · must tell

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。

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