跟读练习: Ghost Tape Number 10 - 通过视频学习英语口语
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What you're hearing right now is ghost tape number 10, a psychological warfare audio recording used by the US military during the Vietnam War.
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It was designed by the US Army's 6th
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Psychological Operations Battalion and was played through speakers hidden in the jungle or aboard helicopters and boats.
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So far, only this one, number 10, has been released to the public.
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The audio was designed to terrify, disorient and demoralize the Vietnamese by preying on their traditional spiritual belief
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that the spirit of a person who died suddenly
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and violently far from home and didn't receive a proper burial would be cursed to roam the earth forever
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as a wandering soul.
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On top of Buddhist funeral music and Halloween -y sounds, the army concept team layered Vietnamese voices meant to sound like the voices of dead soldiers,
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wandering souls, begging others to desert or defect before the same fate befell them.
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Were the ghost tapes effective?
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Well, we don't really know.
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According to the U .S.
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Army, a few captured soldiers reported that they had heard the sounds and were frightened by them, but for the most part,
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it seems that they all knew they were recordings made by the Americans and just shot in the direction of the speakers.
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Now, the North Vietnamese ran their own psychological operations.
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One became known as Hanoi Hanna.
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Born in Hanoi in 1931, she learned English because she wanted to be able to watch her favorite movie, Gone with the Wind, without subtitles.
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During the Vietnam War, she joined
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Radio Hanoi and delivered broadcasts in English meant to demoralize American GIs.
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Defect GI.
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It is a very good idea to leave a sinking ship.
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Your rich leaders grow richer while you die in the swamp, GI.
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They will give you a medal, GI, but only after you are dead.
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Now, interestingly, a lot of American GIs enjoyed listening to Hanoi Hanna.
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They found her somewhat entertaining.
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Also, unlike the U .S.
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Armed Forces radio, which had policies of censorship and deletion and exaggeration,
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it was pretty much a guarantee that Hanoi Hanna would not hide bad news from you.
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That trust created a weird scenario where Hanoi Hanna almost became a form of enemy psychological war care.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Ghost Tape Number 10”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:Hanoi, Hanna, psychological, Vietnamese, sound。 这段视频共有 30 个句子、372 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:37。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 143 个词,很适合跟读。 只有 73% 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 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
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| audio 形容词 | /ˈɔ.di.oʊ/ | 音頻 /音频, 伴音 |
| ghost 名词 | /ɡoʊst/ | гуй, 鬼 |
| defect 名词 | /ˈdiːfɛkt/ | 缺點 /缺点, 問題 /问题 |
| wander 动词 | /ˈwɑndɚ/ | 漫步, 徘徊 |
| belief 名词 | /bɪˈliːf/ | 相信, 信心 |
| guarantee 名词 | /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ | 保證 /保证 |
| capture 动词 | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | 捕獲 /捕获, 佔領 /占领 |
| desert 名词 | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | гуәбый, гуәбыйтан |
| layer 名词 | /ˈleɪ̯ɚ/ | 層 /层 |
| spiritual 形容词 | /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ | 精神 |
| broadcast 名词 | /ˈbɹɔːd(ˌ)kɑːst/ | 廣播 /广播 |
| medal 名词 | /ˈmɛdəl/ | 獎章 /奖章, 勳章 /勋章 |
| funeral 名词 | /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ | 葬禮 /葬礼, 喪事 /丧事 |
| fate 名词 | /feɪt/ | 命運 /命运, 氣數 /气数 |
| sink 动词 | /ˈsɪŋk/ | 沉, 下沉 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 didn't, don't, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, censorship /ˈsɛnsɚʃɪp/, deletion /dɪˈliːʃən/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/, demoralize /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪz/, disorient /dɪsˈɔːɹi.ənt/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: tape /teɪ̯p/, ghost /ɡoʊst/, defect /ˈdiːfɛkt/, belief /bɪˈliːf/, desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/, funeral /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/, helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, burial /ˈbɛɹi.əl/, demoralize /dɪˈmɒɹəlaɪz/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, exaggeration /ɪɡˌzæd͡ʒəˈɹeɪʃən/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 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。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 audio, ghost, defect 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。






















