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The fictional planet Dune is so incredibly hot that it can reach 160 degrees during the day.
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And where water is so scarce that it can be measured in human lives.
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Each one of these drinks every day the equivalent of five men.
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20 palm trees.
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100 lives.
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Hi, I'm Michael Weitzner and I've been an architect for over 35 years.
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Today we're going to explore how the architecture of Dune teaches us the difference between adapting to an environment
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and just surviving it.
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Dune mostly takes place on the desert planet of Arrakis.
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And on this planet, there is a little mouse who is adapted to the extreme conditions of the desert.
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In the world of Dune, that mouse is called Muad'Dib, and there are a few interesting notes about that name.
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It actually comes from the Arabic word for a tutor or teacher.
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It's also the chosen common name of Paul Atreides,
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which shows us that he intends to learn from the desert and not impose his ways upon it.
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So first, let's take a look at Arakin.
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And it is clear from the scale of this building that it is not here to make friends.
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It is here to dominate.
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In the book, it is described as the largest structure ever built by man, which is obviously inspired by the pyramids of Giza,
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which was like the largest building in the world for like 3 ,800 years.
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Let's get a closer look at the palace.
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Okay, so here's everything that jumps out at me.
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You can see how everything is sloped to deflect the wind from all the sandstorms.
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And the entire complex appears to be made out of poured in place concrete.
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There's a definite lack of windows, which is done to control the solar heat gain inside the building.
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So they obviously want to let some natural light inside the building.
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But the heat is so intense that they have to control it.
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And they use these massive concrete planes that are pivoted to close off the heat from getting inside.
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My lord, the sun's getting too high.
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We need to seal the doors.
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They use other strategies to control the heat, like light wells and screens.
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And these screens are known as jali, which were used historically throughout
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Middle Eastern architecture to allow the light in and yet mitigate the heat.
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According to the production designers, they were inspired by Egyptian pyramids and also Aztec pyramids and the ziggurats of Mesopotamia.
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And the main palace on closer inspection is inspired by the Pyramid of the Sun in Mexico.
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In addition to the Pyramid of the Sun, there was also the Pyramid of the Moon, but more on the Moon later.
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You can clearly see these influences, but at the same time, this takes place 8 ,000 years in the future.
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And it reminds me of some more modern architectural and artistic influences also.
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One artist's work this reminds me of is Michael Heiser, who created this amazing piece of land art in the middle of the desert in Nevada,
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which he called just plainly City.
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And what's interesting is Heiser was the son of an anthropologist who actually worked in Mexico.
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And these pieces that he constructed in the desert in Nevada are clearly influenced by the pyramids there.
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And it's really interesting that it's called City because
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if you look at it from above in some of these wide -angle shots,
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it looks very similar to what they did for the sets on Dune.
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So to give you an idea of the scale of what Michael Heiser built in the desert,
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it's over 200 acres in the middle of the desert and it took him 50 years to build it.
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But in addition to Michael Heiser, I also want to talk about Carlo Scarpa,
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the great Italian architect, who also built in concrete and he used board form concrete.
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And it reminded me a lot of what we saw in the palace.
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So to build out a concrete, you essentially have to build twice.
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First, you have to build the forms or the mold that you're going to pour the liquid concrete into.
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They used to build concrete forms out of wooden boards before plywood came along.
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And each board would leave an impression in the concrete, which you could clearly see in these images from Arakeen.
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And you could also clearly see from these images of the buildings that Carlos Scarpa built.
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So it's curious that 8 ,000 years in the future, they're still building out of board -formed concrete.
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So Scarpa was known to be a very, very sensitive architect.
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And he had a great sense of materiality.
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And he would put a very fine material next to a very rough material,
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which is also done by some other architects like Louis Kahn and Rem Kulaus.
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But Scarpa had this very poetic way of combining materials.
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He also had a great sense of natural light and how to manipulate that light.
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And the other thing he did, which you could clearly see in some of the details in Arakeen,
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is he would sort of do these concentric forms.
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He would step things back, almost like the tympanum at the entrance to a Gothic church.
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In a more basic sense, because everything here is built out of concrete, it's very reminiscent of brutalism the architecture style from the 60s and 70s.
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And while concrete at first seems to be a perfect material for withstanding the desert environment,
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to build it, you actually need water and a lot of it.
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So the idea that the largest building ever was built out of concrete, which requires water, a massive amount of water,
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while people are dying of thirst.
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Seems like the height of arrogance.
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Of course, the desert of June is wildly different from the wet and lush world that Paul has arrived from.
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And what really drives home this point is
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when Paul tells Zendaya's character about swimming because she can't imagine that much water in one place.
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When you see sand here, imagine water.
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If you dive in, it's called swimming.
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I don't believe you.
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So let's take a look at Paul's home world, Caladan.
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So here's everything that jumps out at me.
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The big difference here is that this environment and this climate is very different.
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They're trying to bring light into the space, and they're doing so through the use of these circular openings.
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And these circular openings in Chinese architecture are known as moon gates.
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So moon gates traditionally were used in Chinese architecture to enter into a garden,
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and they were very symbolic of the idea of passing from one world into another world, the transition between one space into another space.
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And so I think there's an implied symbolism here of the transition that Paul is about to undertake.
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The first time we see Paul Atreides in the film is through one of these moon gates.
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And also the first time Paul learns about Arrakis, we see him through a moon gate again.
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And the first time he meets the Bene Gesserit for his test, he passes through one of these moon gates.
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And he even receives a warning from his family physician in Mandarin Chinese.
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Which is maybe a subtle nod to the architectural symbolism of this scene.
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Circles continue to appear as a motif throughout the film, including the spaceships that fold space and time,
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and even the mouth of the sandworm Shai Halud.
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Interestingly, the name of the sandworms, Shai Halud, is also inspired from the Arabic.
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Shai comes from sheun, which means thing, and Halud roughly means immortality or eternity, which is also another symbolic meaning of the circle.
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And now let's talk about the architecture of the native people, the Fremen.
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Here's everything that jumps out at me.
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What I love is that it appears to be just carved out of the mountain.
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And it's at a massive scale.
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You can see the size of a figure standing right here in front of what appears to be this huge entrance.
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But in fact, it's sort of just symbolic of the entrance with the real human scaled entrance recessed here within this deep channel.
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And then they also have this big slot of a horizontal window here.
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The idea is to control the light, which controls the heat.
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And then what's also sort of curious are these series of paired circular openings, which obviously are either vents or some sort of small window.
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So what I really like about carving
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it out of the mountain is you're not bringing in trees to make forms and water to make concrete.
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You're using what's already in the environment and making something out of that.
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You're adapting to the environment instead of bringing something else to it, which is the height of sustainability.
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So what I really like is that it's very reminiscent of the buildings
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that were carved out of the walls of the canyon at the ancient city of Petra in Jordan.
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So in the film, the name for these Fremen villagers are called sieges.
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But according to the author, it's pronounced C -H.
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And in fact, the word siech or C -H is very similar to the word al -sik in Arabic,
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which is the name of the narrow canyon that leads to the city of Petra.
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So this spectacular sandstone city of Petra was built by the Nabataeans in the 3rd century BC, where they carved temples, tombs,
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and stables into the soft stone cliffs.
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And in an interesting parallel to the film, it would have said that Petra was created by Moses
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when his staff struck the rock that brought forth water to the Israelites.
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And in the book, like Moses, Paul is considered to be a liberator who will bring the Fremen people to freedom.
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So there are other examples of how the Fremen and their architecture have adapted to the desert,
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such as the fabric tents that we see later in the film.
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So the various tent constructions in the film appear to reference real -world desert culture,
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such as the traditional tent of the nomadic Bedouin people who call the deserts of the Middle East their home.
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These tents are called Beit al -Shar, which literally translates to house of hair.
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So the thing about these traditional tents is that they were very suited to their environment because they were light and transportable.
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They were made out of animal hair.
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They allowed the breeze to flow through when it was dry.
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And the fibers would swell up and prevent the water from coming through.
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And the oil would shed the water from the roof when it was wet.
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Although that's not really a concern for Arrakis.
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By living and adapting to an extreme climate like this, the people settling there are forced to come up with new and innovative designs.
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So that's just some of the architecture from part one of Dune.
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If you want to see a breakdown of the architecture in part two, let us know in the comments below.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“How 'Dune' Replicated Real-Life Ancient Architecture”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：concrete, desert, architecture, Pyramid, moon。 这段视频共有 131 个句子、1852 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 9:40。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 192 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| concrete 形容词 | /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/ | 切實的 /切实的, 具體的 /具体的 |
| desert 名词 | /ˈdɛz.ɚt/ | гуәбый, гуәбыйтан |
| architecture 名词 | /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/ | 建築 /建筑, 建築學 /建筑学 |
| gate 名词 | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | 門口 /门口, 門 /门 |
| tent 名词 | /tɛnt/ | 帳篷 /帐篷, 帳幕 /帐幕 |
| adapt 动词 | /əˈdæpt/ | 適應 /适应 |
| entrance 名词 | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | 入口, 門口 /门口 |
| architect 名词 | /ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ | 締造者 /缔造者, 創造者 /创造者 |
| inspire 动词 | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | 授意, 鼓舞 |
| pyramid 名词 | /ˈpɪɹ.ə.mɪd/ | 金字塔 |
| palace 名词 | /ˈpælɪs/ | 宮殿 /宫殿, 宮 /宫 |
| remind 动词 | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | 提醒 |
| circular 形容词 | /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/ | 圓 /圆 |
| transition 名词 | /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/ | 過渡 /过渡, 轉變 /转变 |
| curious 形容词 | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | 好奇, 有好奇心 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come along 动词 | 陪伴, 陪同 |
| come up with 动词 | 想出, 提出 |
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：
- Let's get a closer look at the palace.
- My lord, the sun's getting too high.
- If you dive in, it's called swimming.
- Here's everything that jumps out at me.
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 |
|---|---|
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | can be measured · is adapted · is called |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | man, which is · windows, which is · jali, which were |
| 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 | I've been · has arrived · have adapted |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 12 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, they're, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: withstand /wɪðˈstænd/, thirst /θɝst/, anthropologist /ˌæn.θɹoʊˈpɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: transition /tɹænˈzɪʃ.ən/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, impression /ɪmˈpɹɛʃn̩/, physician /fəˈzɪʃən/, inspection /ɪnˈspɛkʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: architecture /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛk.t͡ʃə/, architectural /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: sensitive /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/, dive /daɪv/, innovative /ˈɪn.əˌveɪtɪv/, vent /vɛnt/, carving /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: concrete /ˌkɑnˈkɹit/, desert /ˈdɛz.ɚt/, gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/, tent /tɛnt/, adapt /əˈdæpt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: circular /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/, architectural /ˌɑɹkɪˈtɛkt͡ʃəɹəl/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/, roughly /ˈɹʌf.li/, explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/
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 concrete, desert, architecture 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。