跟读练习: Handyman Went Wild with Credit Card - 通过视频学习英语口语

正在创建课程...
1
Judge Judy: MS. KITTRELL, ACCORDING TO YOUR COMPLAINT, YOU HAD KNOWN THE DEFENDANT FOR SOME TIME.
2
HE DID SOME HANDIWORK FOR YOU IN THE PAST.
3
YOU HIRED HIM TO DO SOME RENOVATION OF A RENTAL PROPERTY THAT YOU BOUGHT.
4
HE DID IT, AND, ACCORDING TO YOU, YOU GAVE HIM A CREDIT CARD TO USE FOR SUPPLIES, ET CETERA.
5
AND WHEN THE JOB WAS DONE, YOU FOUND THAT SOME OF THE BILLS REFLECTED ITEMS THAT WERE CLEARLY NOT USED FOR YOUR PROPERTY.
6
CORRECT.
7
Judge Judy: YOU WANT TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THOSE ITEMS.
8
NO, MA'AM, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME OTHER WORK THAT WAS DONE IN THE YARD, ALSO, PRESSURE-WASHING THE HOUSE, PUTTING SOME BLINDS UP, AND SOME OTHER STUFF.
9
Judge Judy: SO, WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS THERE WAS NEVER A WRITTEN AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAD OUTLAYING WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO DO FOR THAT $2,500.
10
THERE WAS OTHER STUFF ADDED TO IT.
11
Judge Judy: AFTER YOU HAD ALREADY STARTED.
12
YES. Judge Judy: AND THE OTHER STUFF WAS PUTTING UP BLINDS, POWER-WASHING THE HOUSE.
13
RIGHT. Judge Judy: WHAT ELSE?
14
REPLACE SOME PAVERS IN THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
15
Judge Judy: PAVERS IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE THAT WERE NOT PART OF THE ORIGINAL WALK-THROUGH.
16
RIGHT. Judge Judy: WHAT ELSE?
17
PAINTING THE CLOSETS.
18
Judge Judy: DID YOU PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE?
19
I PAINTED THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, BUT IT WAS JUST TO PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE, NOT THE INSIDE OF THE CLOSETS.
20
THEN, SHE'D COME BACK AND WANTED ALL THE CLOSETS PAINTED.
21
Judge Judy: WELL, WHEN YOU WENT INSIDE AND LOOKED AT THE HOUSE, AND YOU SAID, "I CAN PAINT THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE," THE INSIDE OF THE HOUSE INCLUDES CLOSETS.
22
MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT.
23
Judge Judy: WELL, THEN, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU'RE THE CONTRACTOR.
24
SO, SO FAR, WE HAVE POWER-WASHING THE HOUSE THAT WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL ESTIMATE.
25
RIGHT. Judge Judy: IS THAT RIGHT?
26
THAT'S CORRECT.
27
Judge Judy: AND PAVERS.
28
RIGHT. Judge Judy: IS THAT CORRECT?
29
YES, MA'AM.
30
Judge Judy: AND PUTTING UP BLINDS.
31
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN HIM REDOING THE HOUSE.
32
Judge Judy: YOU PURCHASED THE BLINDS.
33
NO, HE HAD MY CREDIT CARD.
34
HE PURCHASED ALL OF THE SUPPLIES.
35
Judge Judy: OKAY.
36
SO, YOU PURCHASED THE BLINDS.
37
YES, MA'AM.
38
Judge Judy: OKAY, SO, NOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PAVERS AND POWER WASHING, AND HOW MUCH IS THAT?
39
I WOULD PROBABLY SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
40
Judge Judy: WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS.
41
THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS.
42
SAY $200.
43
Judge Judy: THIS IS YOUR BUSINESS.
44
YES, MA'AM.
45
Judge Judy: SO, YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PAID $2,500.
46
SO, NOW YOU SAY THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN PAID $2,700.
47
YES, MA'AM.
48
Judge Judy: AND HOW MUCH DID YOU ACTUALLY GET FROM THE PLAINTIFF?
49
$2,500 AND I BELIEVE IT WAS $300 ON THE OTHER HOUSE THAT I HAD REPLACED -- Judge Judy: NO, NO, NO.
50
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BOTH HOUSES TOGETHER.
51
YES, MA'AM.
52
Judge Judy: HOW MUCH DID -- $2,500.
53
Judge Judy: IS THAT WHAT YOU GOT?
54
YES, MA'AM.
55
Judge Judy: GAVE HIM $2,500.
56
YES, MA'AM.
57
Judge Judy: WHAT DO YOU THINK HE STOLE FROM YOU?
58
WHEN I RECEIVED MY CREDIT-CARD BILL, THERE WERE CASH-ADVANCE CHARGES WITH A FEE TO IT.
59
Judge Judy: LET ME SEE THAT, PLEASE.
60
THE UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES ARE IN PINK.
61
Judge Judy: WHAT'S BEACH EXPRESS, ORANGE BEACH?
62
THAT WAS THE TOLL BRIDGE.
63
Judge Judy: FOR WHAT?
64
TO GO ACROSS THE TOLL BRIDGE BECAUSE I HAD TO GO GET SOME MATERIALS THAT WAY, AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CASH ON ME, AND I DID DO THAT.
65
Judge Judy: WHAT'S $300 WELLS FARGO?
66
THAT LOOKS LIKE A CASH ADVANCE.
67
I HAVEN'T A CLUE.
68
Judge Judy: THEN, THERE'S ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE, ALSO IN DECEMBER, FOR $300.
69
AND ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $300.
70
AND ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $200.
71
ANOTHER CASH ADVANCE FOR $200.
72
NOW, THESE CASH ADVANCES WERE MADE ON THE SAME DATE THAT YOU WERE DRIVING OVER AND PAID WITH HER CREDIT CARD TO GET OVER AT THE TOLL BRIDGE.
73
SO, THEN, THESE CASH -- I HAVEN'T A CLUE.
74
Judge Judy: WELL, INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I'M GONNA SHOW THEM TO YOU, MR. WYCOFF...
75
YES, MA'AM.
76
Judge Judy: ...BECAUSE ORDINARILY WHAT YOU SAY IS, YOU GAVE HER BACK HER CREDIT CARD.
77
YOU TOOK IT JUST FOR THE DAY, WHEN YOU NEEDED TO GO BUY SUPPLIES.
78
SO, YOU NEVER REALLY HAD IT.
79
BUT THAT'S A LIE, BECAUSE ON DECEMBER 13th, YOU MADE A CASH WITHDRAWAL FOR $300.
80
THE DAY BEFORE, YOU HAD THE CARD BECAUSE YOU WERE ON THE TOLL BRIDGE THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE CASH FOR.
81
NOW, THE NEXT TIME YOU WERE ON THE TOLL BRIDGE WAS THE 18th OF DECEMBER, AND ON THAT SAME DATE THERE'S ANOTHER CASH WITHDRAWAL, OF $300.
82
NOW, ON THE 19th, YOU WERE AT THE BUILDERS, BECAUSE YOU BOUGHT SUPPLIES FOR $49.58.
83
THE VERY NEXT DAY, THERE'S ANOTHER CASH WITHDRAWAL.
84
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN ALL OF THOSE?
85
I CAN'T.
86
Judge Judy: YEAH, YOU CAN'T.
87
I CAN. WHAT'S BALDWIN EMC WINE?
88
I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
89
Judge Judy: WELL, THAT WAS THE SAME DAY THAT YOU TOOK OUT A CASH ADVANCE, SAME DAY YOU WENT OVER THE TOLL BRIDGE WITH HER CARD.
90
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
91
I BELIEVE THAT'S THE POWER COMPANY.
92
Judge Judy: THE POWER COMPANY?
93
MM-HMM. BALDWIN EMC.
94
Judge Judy: DID YOU PAY YOUR POWER BILL?
95
NO. Judge Judy: YEAH, NO.
96
JUDGMENT FOR THE PLAINTIFF IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,487.
97
THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL.
98
THANK YOU.

关于本课

在这节课中，您将通过观看法庭辩论的视频提高您的英语听说能力。您将练习如何理解不同的陈述，掌握关键的法律语言，并在与他人沟通时更自信。此外，您将学习如何使用影子跟读（shadowspeak）技巧来提高您的口语流利度和发音准确性，从而更好地应对雅思口语练习和日常交流。

关键词汇和短语

  • 合同 (Contract) - 书面协议，用于定义工作范围和报酬。
  • 装修 (Renovation) - 改善和修缮房产的过程。
  • 费用 (Charges) - 对特定服务的费用或价格。
  • 信用卡 (Credit Card) - 一种用于支付的工具，允许用户借款进行购买。
  • 供给 (Supplies) - 为完成工作所需的材料或工具。
  • 补偿 (Reimbursement) - 付款人补偿另一方的金额。
  • 清洗 (Pressure Washing) - 用高压水流清洁表面的过程。

练习建议

为了充分利用本视频的学习效果，建议您采用影子跟读（shadow speech）技巧，重复视频中的句子。注意法官的语气与语速，尝试模仿其表达方式。例如，在法庭上，当Judge Judy提到“没有书面协议”时，您可以停下来认真跟读。这种英语影子跟读的练习不仅能帮助您提高发音，还能让您在思考时更自信。

此外，利用视频的对话节奏进行重复，有助于加深您对词汇的记忆，特别是如“装修”和“合同”等法律相关词汇，这将对您的雅思口语练习大有裨益。记得在跟读时提高音量和情感，这样可以更好地捕捉到表达的情绪与语调。通过这种方式，您将能更好地提高英语发音，使您的交流更加自然流畅。

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。