跟读练习: English in a Minute: No Brainer - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Welcome to English in a Minute.
欢迎收听《一分钟英语》。
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We have to use our brains to think.
我们必须动脑子思考。
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So what does the expression no-brainer mean?
那么,no-brainer 这个表达是什么意思呢?
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Hey, did you watch the new episode of Catch a Criminal?
喂,你看了《抓捕罪犯》的新一集了吗?
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Yeah, but it was such a no-brainer.
是啊,这简直是明摆着的事。
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The police found a gun and all the money in David's house.
警方在大卫的家中发现了一把枪和所有的钱款。
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Well, what if David has a twin brother who lives with him?
那如果大卫有个和他住在一起的双胞胎兄弟呢?
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The police would know if David had a twin brother.
警方会知道大卫是否有一个双胞胎兄弟。
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Well, what if they don't know?
那要是他们不知道呢?
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Then they are really bad at their jobs.
那他们的工作能力也太差劲了。
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A no-brainer is something that requires little thought or is obvious.
“无需动脑的事”指的是几乎不需要思考、答案显而易见的事情。
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It also means it is easy to make the right choice.
这也意味着做出正确的选择会很容易。
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And that's English in a Minute.
以上就是一分钟英语。
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: No Brainer”. This video has 13 sentences and 118 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:54. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 4 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 8 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| twin noun | /twɪn/ | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| brainer noun | /bɹeɪ.nə(ɹ)/ | someone with a certain type of brain |
| obvious adjective | /ˈɑb.vi.əs/ | Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory. |
| expression noun | /əkˈspɹɛʃ.n̩/ | The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc. |
| welcome | /ˈwɛl.kəm/ | Greeting given upon someone's arrival. |
| episode noun | /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ | A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course. |
| brain noun | /ˈbɹeɪ̯n/ | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull, consisting of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem, which is responsible… |
| require verb | /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ | To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 义务:must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的 | have to use |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like twin, brainer, obvious.
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。









