跟读练习: English Job Interviews - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Hi, I'm AJ Hoag of EffortlessEnglishClub .com.
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Let's talk about job interviews, specifically job interviews in English.
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Job interviews are another situation that can cause a lot of stress,
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a lot of nervousness, even in your own language.
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But when you have to do a job interview in English, of course, then it's much scarier and you can feel a lot more nervous.
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I think of job interviews as just a special kind of English presentation.
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Instead of making a speech to a group,
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you're basically giving a presentation about yourself to one or maybe a couple of interviewers.
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It's that same pressure, the same stress, the same need to perform under pressure.
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And therefore, that technique of practicing when you are in an excited state, when you have a lot of adrenaline,
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it's also useful for job interviews.
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So when you practice for a job interview, don't do it when you're just feeling relaxed and calm.
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You know, a lot of people, they have a list of job interview interview questions from some book or something, and they practice giving their answers.
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But they do it and they're just sitting down and kind of, you know, relaxed.
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So they're practicing when they're really just relaxed.
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But then when the job interview comes, of course, the heart beats, they get more and more nervous, more and more nervous.
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And when your name is called, oh my God, then you feel really nervous, right?
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You sit down and you're looking at the person, they start asking you these questions.
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What are your strengths?
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What are your weaknesses?
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Why do you want to work here?
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Why should we hire you?
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All these kind of a little bit direct questions or difficult questions.
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If you don't practice under pressure, then you will not perform well under pressure.
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So your practice needs to be close to the real event.
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So once again, I would like to put on music, get really excited, and get even a little bit of tired physically.
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So I'll, you know, jump up and down until I'm breathing heavy and my heart's beating.
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Then suddenly, I will grab a card and look at an interview question and practice my answer.
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While I'm feeling tired, while I'm breathing heavy, while my heart's beating, while I'm feeling all this excitement and energy in my body, then I give my answer.
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Then I'll do it again, I'll get really excited, and then I grab another question and I practice giving my answer.
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And I repeat this again and again and again and again.
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Again, I practice with my body being very excited and energized, right?
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It's close to feeling nervous.
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And then I start to train my body, instead of feeling nervous, I'm going to feel excited and powerful during a job interview.
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So again, I use rock and roll music, powerful music, and I get myself really excited.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, whoo.
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Then I grab a question.
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What is your greatest strength?
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And then I look, I practice it.
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Maybe I look in a mirror and I say, my greatest strength is that I am persistent.
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I never stop.
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I never quit.
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When I have a problem, I will keep working on it again and again and again.
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If I can't find the answer, then I go and I ask other people.
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If they can't help me, then I get on the internet.
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I read books.
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I do whatever I need to do to find the solution to the problem.
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Hmmm.
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That's a powerful interview answer.
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See, and I practice it in that powerful state.
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Now, when I'm actually sitting in front of someone, I might not be quite so loud about it.
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It depends on the interviewer.
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If they're really relaxed, then I don't want to overwhelm them and be too strong.
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But I practice in that state because I know during the interview, I may be nervous.
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So I want to practice dealing with all that energy.
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And I also want to give powerful, confident answers.
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You must practice that.
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You must train it.
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Because if you just practice at home, Oh, well, I'm really persistent.
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And you're reading your little answer or you're just saying it.
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I'm really persistent and I don't give up.
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And you're practicing with this kind of emotion.
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Well, then in the job interview, guess what?
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That's the same emotion you'll have.
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Except it'll be worse because in the job interview, you'll be nervous.
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Your heart will be beating faster.
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And so then your voice will start to shake and you'll say,
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I'm really, well, I'm really persistent and I don't give up and I never quit and I never stop, you know, if there's a problem,
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I just find the answer.
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You'll forget a lot of the great stuff you're going to say and most important, your voice tone, your face,
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your body will not look strong, they won't be confident.
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You must practice this.
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So just like with speeches When you're practicing for a job interview, put on some loud music, get yourself excited, then give your answer.
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Say it to the mirror, feeling strong and powerful.
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Just let the English come out.
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Don't worry about grammar and don't worry about mistakes.
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What is much more important than grammar or vocabulary or mistakes is your attitude, your emotion, your feeling, your confidence, your passion.
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That's what the employer wants to see and feel.
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You must practice it, you must train it day after day after day before the interview
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so when the interview comes you are ready and you will do a great job.
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I use this technique many times and it worked great for me getting jobs.
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It will work for you too, but you must practice it every day.
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Practice with that powerful emotion, it works.
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I'm A .J.
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Hogue of EffortlessEnglishClub .com.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“English Job Interviews”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:interview, practice, answer, nervous, excited。 这段视频共有 85 个句子、982 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:51。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 168 个词,接近日常对话。 84% 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 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
relax 动词/ɹɪˈlæks/鬆開 /松开, 放鬆 /放松
emotion 名词/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/感情, 情感
persistent 形容词/pəˈsɪstənt/持續的 /持续的, 固執的 /固执的
mirror 名词/ˈmiɹɚ/җинзы, 鏡 /镜
technique 名词/tɛkˈniːk/技術 /技术, 技巧
breathe 动词/bɹiːð/呼吸, 吸
grammar 名词/ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/語法 /语法, 文法
interviewer 名词/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/訪問者 /访问者
tone 名词/ˈtəʊn/全音
passion 名词/ˈpæʃən/激情, 熱情 /热情
hire 动词/ˈhaɪɹ/租借, 出租
scary 形容词/ˈskɛə.ɹi/恐怖
shake 动词/ˈʃeɪk/搖 /摇
employer 名词/ɪmˈplɔɪə/雇主, 老板
depend 动词/dɪˈpɛnd/信任, 信賴 /信赖

视频中出现的短语动词

单词发音释义
give up 动词投案, 自首
sit down 动词坐下, 坐
come out 动词/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/出, 出來 /出来

值得反复跟读的句子

视频中简短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常对话里:

  • What are your strengths?
  • What are your weaknesses?
  • Why do you want to work here?
  • Why should we hire you?
  • What is your greatest strength?

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 42 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 I'm, you're, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, presentation /ˌpɹɛzn̩ˈteɪʃn̩/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

中文母语者容易读错的音:

  • /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: interviewer /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/
  • 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, persistent /pəˈsɪstənt/, technique /tɛkˈniːk/, distress /dɪˈstɹɛs/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, adrenaline /əˈdɹɛnəlɪn/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 relax, emotion, persistent 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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