跟读练习: English in a Minute: The Third Degree - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Welcome to English in a Minute.
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A third degree burn requires medical attention.
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But is this what Anna and Dan are talking about when they say the third degree?
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Hey, I'm headed to the lunch meeting.
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You want to walk with me?
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Um, no thanks.
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I'm busy doing other things far away with other people people.
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What are you doing?
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Where are you going?
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Who are you meeting?
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Dan, stop with a third degree.
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If you don't want so many questions, I need answers.
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A third degree is a long and intense period of questioning.
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We usually call it THE third degree.
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It is what police officers do to get information or even a confession from a suspect.
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And that's English in a Minute.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “English in a Minute: The Third Degree”. This video has 16 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks at a steady 140 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 5 of its 16 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
intense adjective/ɪnˈtɛns/Of a characteristic: extreme or very high or strong in degree; severe; also, excessive, towering.
confession noun/kənˈfɛʃən/The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
lunch noun/lʌnt͡ʃ/A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
burn verb/bɝn/To cause to be consumed by fire.
suspect verb/səˈspɛkt/To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
degree noun/dɪˈɡɹiː/A completed curriculum of study in tertiary education.
welcome/ˈwɛl.kəm/Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
require verb/ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • Hey, I'm headed to the lunch meeting.
  • You want to walk with me?
  • What are you doing?
  • Where are you going?
  • Who are you meeting?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like intense, confession, lunch.

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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