跟读练习: english file elementary 7.1 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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This painting is a self -portrait by the Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh.
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Van Gogh was born in the Netherlands on the 30th of March 1853.
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His parents weren't poor.
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His father was a church minister, and his mother was an artist.
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Van Gogh's first job was in his uncle's company selling paintings.
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But later, he was a teacher in England, and finally a painter.
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We only really know what he looked like because of his many self -portraits.
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Only three photographs of him exist, and they are all from when he was young.
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This portrait is from his time in Arles, in the south of France, in 1888, when he was 35.
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He was very poor, but he was happy because of the beautiful light and colours there.
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This portrait was a present for his friend, the painter Paul Gauguin.
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Gauguin and Van Gogh were together in Arles for a month.
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Van Gogh was not strong mentally, and the relationship between them was difficult.
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After a big fight, Van Gogh cut off his ear and was in a mental hospital for some time.
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He died on the 29th of July 1890.
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He was only 37 years old.
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His paintings weren't popular during his lifetime, and he was never rich or famous.
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But today, people think that Vincent van Gogh is one of the greatest painters in the world,
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and his paintings, like Sunflowers and The Starry Night, sell for millions of pounds.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 19 个句子、238 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:55。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 124 个词,很适合跟读。 只有 81% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 12 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • portrait /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (名词) — 肖像, 畫像 /画像. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
  • painter /ˈpeɪntɚ/ (名词) — 畫家 /画家. An artist who paints pictures.
  • lifetime /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ (名词) — 一生, 一輩子 /一辈子. The duration of the life of someone or something.
  • photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ (名词) — 照片, 相片. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
  • mentally /ˈmɛntəli/ (副词) — 心理上, 精神上. In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
  • paint /peɪnt/ (动词) — 油漆, 漆. To apply paint to.
  • sell /sɛl/ (动词) — 賣 /卖, 售. To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
  • rich /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ (形容词) — 富有, 富裕. Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
  • teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (名词) — 教師 /教师, 老師 /老师. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
  • famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ (形容词) — 有名, 著名. Well known.
  • artist /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/ (名词) — 藝術家 /艺术家, 畫家 /画家. A person who creates art.
  • exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (动词) — 存在. to be; have existence; have being or reality

视频中出现的短语动词

  • cut off /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] (动词) — 切下, 割下. To remove by cutting.

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 portrait, painter, lifetime 这类单词。

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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