跟读练习: English Shadowing Challenge | Practice Speaking Real-Life Conversations - 通过视频学习英语口语
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This is the final day of the seven day shadowing challenge.
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If you've been here every day this week, I am so proud of you.
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You've practiced six real life conversations already,
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and your mouth has done more English work in seven days than most learners do in a month. So congratulations.
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Today's conversation is the hardest one of the week.
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Of course, I saved it for last on purpose.
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is not what you were supposed to get, you have to call customer service, stay calm, explain what went wrong, and push for a solution without being rude.
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This requires a very specific kind of language, the kind most English learners never practice because it means asking for things, not just being polite.
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Here are the words and phrases you need to know first.
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To raise a complaint.
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To raise a complaint means to formally tell a company that something went wrong and that you expect it to be fixed.
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It is more serious than casually mentioning a problem.
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Next, order number.
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Your order number is the reference code you receive when you buy something online.
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Always have it ready before you call customer service.
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It will be the first thing they ask for.
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Then, Incorrect item An incorrect item means you received the wrong product.
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A different color, the wrong size, or something completely different from what you actually ordered.
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Next, to process a return, and when a company processes a return, they begin the steps to collect the wrong item back and issue a refund or send a replacement.
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Then, Prepaid Return Label.
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A Prepaid Return Label is a shipping label the company sends you
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so you can post the item back without paying for postage yourself.
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They cover the cost.
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Next, Replacement.
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A replacement is a new, correct version of the item the company sends you in place of the wrong or damaged one you received.
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Then refund.
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A refund is your money returned to you, usually back to the original card or account you paid with.
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Next, to escalate.
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To escalate means to take your complaint to a higher level.
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You asked to speak to a supervisor or manager when the first person was unable to resolve it.
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Then, Priority shipping.
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Priority Shipping is a faster delivery option that gets your package to use sooner than standard shipping usually for an extra fee.
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And finally, to bear with someone.
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To bear with someone means to stay patient while they look something up or sort something out.
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"Bear with me" is a natural, polite way of asking you to wait just a moment.
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By the way, since this is the final day, I want to tell you about something that pairs really well with the work you've been doing all the week.
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It's called Turbo English.
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It's buy two, get one free, on the LinguaTrip handbooks.
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We built two different sets depending on where you're stuck.
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The first set is for speaking and vocabulary.
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It's for you if you have been shadowing with me all week and you want to keep going.
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It gives you the natural expressions native speakers use in If today's complaint dialogue felt hard,
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this set is what you need next.
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And the second set is for grammar.
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It's for you if you keep getting confused by the same grammar rules over and over, especially the tenses.
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Present perfect versus past simple, conditionals, all the things that make you hesitate when you speak.
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The set breaks them down with examples that actually stick.
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Each set is around $12, less than one private lesson, and because it's buy two, get one free, you're really getting three handbooks for the price of two.
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is in the description.
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Okay, now let's get into today's conversation, the last one of our challenge.
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- Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, at no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine, That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?
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Not at all.
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Go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, and because this was clearly our mistake, We are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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You will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the Blue Throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too.
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Take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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Now it is your turn.
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The conversation will play again, and this time, say the customer's words out loud at the exact same time you hear them.
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Same pace.
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Do not wait.
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Here we go.
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Thank you for calling Maple & Co.
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Customer Service.
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My name is Ryan.
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How can I help you today?
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Hi Ryan, I am calling because I received my order yesterday, but there is a problem with it.
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I got completely the wrong item.
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Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
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I can absolutely help you sort this out.
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Can I start with your order number?
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Yes, it is MC -4.
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49 -28731.
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Thank you.
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Bear with me one moment while I pull that up.
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Okay.
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I have got your order here.
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You ordered the gray wool throw blanket, correct?
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That is right!
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But what I actually received was a blue cotton one.
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Different color.
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Completely different material.
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I completely understand, and I sincerely apologize for that.
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That should not have happened.
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So what I can do is arrange a return of the incorrect item and get the right one sent out to you.
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Okay.
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And realistically, how long is all of that going to take?
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Because I bought this as a birthday gift and the birthday is coming up soon.
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I understand the time pressure, so the process is normally this: we email you a prepaid return label, At no cost to you.
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you send the item back.
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And once we receive it, we process the return within two to three business days.
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The replacement would then ship and reach you in five to seven business days after that.
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That might be too slow, honestly.
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The birthday is 10 days away.
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Is there anything you can do to speed it up?
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Let me see what options I have.
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I can flag your replacement as priority shipping, which would bring the delivery time down to two to three business days after we process the return.
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I want to be upfront though.
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I cannot promise an exact date.
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I appreciate the honesty.
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Can I ask one more thing?
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Do I need to wait for you to receive the return before you send the replacement?
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Or is there any way to send it out now?
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Given that this was your mistake, not mine.
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That is a fair point.
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And I completely understand why you are asking.
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Normally we do require the return to be initiated first, But given that this was our error, Let me check with my supervisor and see what I can do.
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Would you mind holding for just a minute?' Not at all, go ahead.
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Thank you so much for holding.
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So I spoke with my supervisor, And because this was clearly our mistake, we are going to ship the correct item out to you today with priority shipping.
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You do not need to wait.
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you will receive a separate email with a prepaid return label for the blue throw
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and you have 30 days to send it back at your convenience.
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That is brilliant.
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I really appreciate you sorting that out.
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It is absolutely the least we can do.
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You will get a confirmation email within the hour with a new tracking number.
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Is there anything else?
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I can help you with.
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No, that is everything.
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Honestly, thank you so much, Ryan.
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You handled this really well.
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That means a lot.
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Thank you.
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I hope the gift arrives in time and that your friend has a wonderful birthday.
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Thank you.
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Fingers crossed.
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Have a good day.
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You too, take care.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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You made it.
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Seven days, seven conversations, hundreds of sentences spoken out loud in English.
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That's real practice.
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This is actually doing the work.
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If you've been here every single day this week, your mouth feels different from now than it did on Monday.
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Maybe you don't notice it yet, but you will the next time you have to speak English in real life.
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The freezing happens less, the words come faster, you're not searching for them anymore more, they were just there.
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I want to hear from you.
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If you finished all seven days, write I did it in the comments.
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Tell me what day was the hardest for you, which one surprised you, and how you feel right now compared to a week ago.
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I read every single comment on this channel, and seeing you finish this challenge means a lot to me.
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You don't have to stop here.
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You can go back to day one and do the whole week again.
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Each round, your mouth gets faster.
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Each round, the words come Thank you for showing up this week.
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I will see you in the next video and bye bye.
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为什么要通过这个视频练习口语?
在这段视频中,你将进行一个有趣且具有挑战性的“英语影子跟读”练习。通过反复模仿真实生活中的对话,你的口语能力将得到显著提高。这种方法的优势在于,你不仅可以增强发音和流利度,还能真正理解日常对话的语境和用法。参加像这样的影子说话挑战,无疑会让你的英语说得比大多数学习者快得多,也能在短时间内积累丰富的表达方式。看YouTube学英语,将使你在轻松愉快中提升语言能力。
语法与表达在语境中的应用
- Raise a complaint:这个短语用于正式提出投诉,强调了在处理问题时的严肃性。在与客服交流中,了解这类表达能让你的诉求更加明确。
- Order number:明确指出每次在线购买时,必须准备好订单号码,是提高沟通效率的关键。服务人员通常需要这个信息才能迅速帮助你。
- Prepaid Return Label:通过掌握这一表达,能够清晰说明需要的退货信息,避免在沟通过程中产生误解。
- To escalate:当遇到无法解决的问题时,能够熟练地表达要求转接给主管的需求,显得更加专业,增强了自己在对话中的主动性和控制感。
常见的发音陷阱
在此视频中,一些单词的发音可能对许多学习者来说比较有挑战性。例如,“prepaid”和“escalate”的发音容易混淆。要特别注意这些词的重音和语调变化,以避免在实际对话中发生误听或表达不清的情况。练习这些发音时,可以尝试模仿视频中的发音,以提高自己的准确性。通过提高发音水平,你会在真实场景中更有信心进行交流,进而有效实施“英语影子跟读”的学习成果。
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 |
|---|---|
| 现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作 | you've been doing · have been shadowing |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | you've been · You've practiced · has done |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的 | be fixed · be initiated |
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。































