跟读练习: How Are Genetic Tests Changing Families? - 通过视频学习英语口语
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At home genetic tests can uncover connections you never knew existed.
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Revelations like these can upend families with upsetting findings or enrich them with incredible discoveries.
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That's what happened to Edric McNary of Chicago in 2017.
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So it's interesting, so I am adopted, and so it's always been a curiosity of mine for most of my adult life.
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I decided to try this Ancestry DNA kit to try to see if I could find my parents that way.
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And then about a month after we sent in the results, we got our information back.
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Genetic test companies start by reading the sequence of the three billion letters in your genetic code.
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All variations in the code serve as markers that make your genes unique.
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Algorithms identify those who share many of these markers, making them very likely to be close relatives.
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In McNary's case, the test revealed a life-altering surprise.
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It mentioned that there was someone else that had a very similar parent-child relationship genetically.
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And so I reached out and was like, hey, I'm looking for a mother.
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Did you live in Indiana?
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Like, you know, in the 70s, you know, and actually the response I got back was actually, this is, um, this is for my daughter.
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I'm actually looking for her father.
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Well, obviously, I think the first thing was just like, there's no way.
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You know, it's just kind of like how, I mean, obviously we know how that's possible.
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And, you know, if I had awareness of that, I would have, you know, done the right thing by, you know, taking care of the mother and getting married and all that fun stuff.
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So after some conversation, we kind of realized that she absolutely is my daughter.
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Spitting image.
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You cannot deny it.
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It turned out that 17 years before, when McNary's daughter was conceived, her mother couldn't reach him.
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When I first moved to Chicago, I had aspirations to be in the entertainment industry.
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That being said, I was broke a lot.
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So my cell phone was shut off a lot.
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And so, you know, her mother and I were, you know, we had gone out and dated a little bit in our own separate ways.
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We actually went to Michigan to meet with them.
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My oldest daughter now, they're like peas in a pod.
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They text each other, they talk to each other.
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She comes and visits all the time.
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She'll be here next week.
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We get along great.
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She's my homie.
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She really is.
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When she comes into town, we go for a pool.
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She has been wanting to find her dad for her entire life, but now she has it, and she feels complete.
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I actually turned on my GPS tracking on my phone, so she knows where I'm at all the time.
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Maybe extreme, but I just want to just reinforce that point
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that you will always know where I'm at before the rest of your life.
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I love her.
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I'm not going anywhere.
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I'm here for good.
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It's a message a genetic test allowed this father to send.
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Kat Sandoval, Newsy.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“How Are Genetic Tests Changing Families?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：genetic, daughter, test, mother。 这段视频共有 44 个句子、522 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:06。 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
视频中最难的 11 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| aspiration 名词 | /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | 希望 |
| conceive 动词 | /kənˈsiːv/ | 懷孕 /怀孕, 懷 /怀 |
| pea 名词 | /piː/ | 豌豆 |
| reinforce 动词 | /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/ | 加強 /加强 |
| spit 动词 | /spɪt/ | 吐痰, 吐 |
| revelation 名词 | /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ | 洩露 /泄露, 揭發 /揭发 |
| curiosity 名词 | /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ | 好奇, 好奇心 |
| algorithm 名词 | /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/ | 算法, 演算法 |
| alter 动词 | /ˈɔl.təɹ/ | 改變 /改变, 轉變 /转变 |
| variation 名词 | /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/ | 變化 /变化, 變動 /变动 |
| adopt 动词 | /əˈdɑpt/ | 收養 /收养 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| get along 动词 | 相處 /相处 |
| go out 动词 | 出, 出口 |
| turn out 动词 | 原來 /原来 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 9 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, couldn't, she'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, genetically /d͡ʒəˈneɾɪkli/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: conceive /kənˈsiːv/, uncover /ʌnˈkʌvɚ/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: conceive /kənˈsiːv/, enrich /ɪnˈɹɪt͡ʃ/, reinforce /ˌɹiː.ɪnˈfɔːs/, spit /spɪt/, adopt /əˈdɑpt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/, algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, alter /ˈɔl.təɹ/
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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 aspiration, conceive, pea 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。