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For millions of Aussies the cost of living just keeps going up.
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No outside coffee like you're making coffee at home.
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We had to move back into our parents place for a little bit to do that yeah.
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Mortgage repayments, rent, fuel, the weekly grocery shop, then there's electricity, insurance, child care, school fees and medical bills.
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I'd hate to be a young person starting out right now
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and there's almost no chance of most people ever buying a home without significant help from parents.
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And for many households, wages just aren't stretching as far as they used to.
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Aussies are being forced to cut back, dip into savings, or rethink spending that used to be considered normal.
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So, it's no wonder that people are feeling frustrated.
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Are you saving for a house at the moment?
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No, it's not.
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Not something you even thought about?
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Well, it's like, it's pushing it off.
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We hit the streets to find out what Aussies are sacrificing
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and who they think should be doing more to ease the pressure.
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Well, that's the government.
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Yeah.
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You know, that's...
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Yeah.
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That's Chalmers.
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That's Jimmy.
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That's...
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Not doing his homework.
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Do I own a home?
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Yeah.
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Well, if I don't own a home by 90, I will never own one.
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Yeah.
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I do because yeah I'm not a homeowner I'm renting
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and it is it seems like a daunting daunting thing I'm hoping
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if I can go in with someone I've got to find a partner
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and we both co -share and get a deposit for a house
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but yeah they're around 6 % now on homes
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but what do you think is easier 17 % deposit like
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back in the day on a cheaper house compared to now it's like 6 % but homes are like a million dollars.
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I think it's similar but the house prices have just gone up too fast you know
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and when that happens it's like the stock market then it's got to come down
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and when it's down that's when you strike.
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There you go.
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And do you think people nowadays they can still save up and pay for a home in cash?
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Do you think that's still possible like what you did or do you think it's more unrealistic now?
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Well it doesn't matter
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if you have to pay it off a mortgage on a house is normal you know that's that's fair enough
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but you know you just have to get your act together
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to get a deposit you can put ten thousand dollars down i was reading in the paper today yeah
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and that will get you a house a home did you know
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that ten thousand dollars deposit wow
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and you can move into your own house what would you prefer would you rather
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that 17 on a cheaper house or
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the six percent on a like one million dollar place 17 on a cheaper house
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well you're borrowing less so you're paying more for a bit okay but yeah uh in terms of like
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20 30 years right you're still uh depends on the math
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but do you reckon they had it easier back then um different challenges
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because salaries were lower but asset prices were cheaper yeah so I think if they do the math it was probably easier.
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And how was the saving you know between you
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and your partner what were you guys cutting back on what was the first to go you cancelling your Netflix subscriptions?
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Eating out less, grocery checking more specials on groceries.
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Yes there are lots of apps these days to make sure you get some deals
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and now so now you've got the place
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and you know you're still still having to save because you're making these big lump sum repayments.
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But you know you're here in Pitt Street, you're here with all the expensive shops, are you back to splurging a little bit?
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No, just walking through here, just going on a stroll.
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Going on a stroll, not spending anything?
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Yeah, no. Are you renting at the moment?
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Yeah.
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Yeah, do you reckon it's harder to save while renting?
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For sure, especially if you're like supporting yourself.
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Yeah.
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Because we're students.
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Yeah, fair and
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so do you reckon game plan would be I mean my game plan would yeah move them with parents yeah
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and then save hopefully by that you can save yeah
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when you're saving what's the first thing to go Netflix dinners drinks what do you like oh like splurge
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if you like I need to knuckle down
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and say what's the first thing no coffee no coffee no
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outside coffee like you're making coffee at home like hundred percent
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like you can't spend seven dollars on coffee every day what's the thing
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that you still have to have despite this cost of living crisis you're like coffees like like yes no coffees
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but like i can't give it up at the moment yeah
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just gotta treat yourself sometimes do you own a home yes i do and
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if you had to buy your home again today do you
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reckon you could afford it uh no probably not okay
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and why do you say
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that uh interest rates have gone up a lot in the last 12 years or so yeah yep
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cost of living everywhere else you know back in 1989 we saw interest rates at 17 %
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which is a real high
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but of course houses were cheaper comparatively to now now we are looking at
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that 6 % mark what would you rather do you reckon you'd go for the 17 % cheaper house
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or the 6 %
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but on like a 1 million dollar place in Sydney you
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used to be able to buy a house for 200 grand back then
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so I'll take the 200 grand with a 17 % mortgage
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and get it paid off in a few years which a lot of people did.
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I bought BHP shares when I was about 18 -19 and just left them and they paid for the house cash.
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And I saw a stat
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that said three around three quarters of average household income would go towards repayments that's if you have a mortgage.
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Which is anything above about 30 % considered mortgage stress I think so.
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Yeah but then like myself I'm renting
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and I am I'm trying save for a house
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but also i'd say like half my income is going towards half my monthly income is going towards my rent
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and then i think if i
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if i really need to make a good dent in
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that savings for my future home i'm gonna have to move back in with mom
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and dad yeah that's pretty common at the moment unfortunately yeah
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and people are living at home longer with their folks as you know so
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final message to camera anything i have to say uh elbow
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and labor fix the economy
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or get out of office please how much are you like
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paying each month like how much of your income is like half
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a quarter between me and my partner probably about quarters
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or half somewhere around there okay and did you guys go in together together okay
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which does makes it a lot easier yes
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but not not easy though um
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and what was the first thing to cut in your savings
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when you were saying is it is it subscriptions no no
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coffee my my my one piece cards all my leisure activities yeah yeah
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congrats you got one thank you uh were you guys renting whilst also saving for a deposit
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or did you guys move back in with your parents we
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had to move back into our parents place for a little bit to do
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that yeah standard uh if you had to i know i was going to say
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so would you rather
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because we were doing some research back in 1989 interest rates hit seven mortgage interest rates hit 17
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but homes were a lot cheaper whereas now six percent
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that homes could be like around the one mil mark yeah what would you rather would you rather
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that 17 100 100 lower prices higher of percentage
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because you can pay it off so much faster
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because i'm pretty sure most people like most of our parents
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have paid off their home loans at this point in time
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i can't imagine what it's trying to pay off a home loan now yeah
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but i can because i'm trying to yeah and uh
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so do you reckon they had it easier back then yes 100 um
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and how realistic does buying a home field for a lot
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of people right now like how how much grit sweat
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and tears i think in sydney it feels unattainable yeah where's your place in sydney
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but we bought it off the plan like a long time ago
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so like three four years ago so it's a little bit easier back then
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but um i mean a lot of my friends are discussing like moving to melbourne
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because it's cheaper down there and honestly
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“How life in Australia is getting too expensive for workers”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：coffee, cheaper, saving, reckon, mortgage。 这段视频共有 137 个句子、1494 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 8:11。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 182 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 86% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| mortgage 名词 | /ˈmoɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ/ | 抵押, 抵押貸款 /抵押贷款 |
| deposit 名词 | /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/ | 沉積 /沉积 |
| mathematics 名词 | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | 數學 /数学, 算學 /算学 |
| subscription 名词 | /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ | 訂閱 /订阅, 預訂 /预订 |
| stroll 动词 | /stɹoʊl/ | 漫步, 散步 |
| percentage 名词 | /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/ | 百分率, 百分比 |
| compare 动词 | /kəmˈpɛɚ/ | 比, 比較 /比较 |
| wage 名词 | /weɪd͡ʒ/ | 工資 /工资, 薪金 |
| whereas | /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ | 然而 |
| congratulations | /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ | 恭喜, 恭喜恭喜 |
| salary 名词 | /ˈsæləɹi/ | 薪金, 薪水 |
| stretch 动词 | /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ | 伸展, 拉 |
| tear 动词 | /tɛɹ/ | 撕, 撕破 |
| sacrifice 名词 | /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/ | 犧牲 /牺牲 |
| asset 名词 | /ˈæsɛt/ | 資產 /资产 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| go up 动词 | 上昇 /上升, 上去 |
| come down 动词 | 下來 /下来, 降 |
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 |
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：
- No outside coffee like you're making coffee at home.
- Are you saving for a house at the moment?
- Not something you even thought about?
- Do I own a home?
- Are you renting at the moment?
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 |
|---|---|
| “used to” used to + 动词 — 过去的习惯或状态，现在已不再如此 | used to be |
| 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 | have just gone · have gone · have paid |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 36 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, I'm, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, rethink /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, leisure /ˈlɛʒə(ɹ)/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, comparatively /kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪvli/, unattainable /ˌʌnəˈteɪnəbəl/
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: mortgage /ˈmoɹ.ɡɪd͡ʒ/, deposit /dɪˈpɑ.zɪt/, household /ˈhaʊshoʊld/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, percentage /pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: stroll /stɹoʊl/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/, realistic /ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, salary /ˈsæləɹi/, sacrifice /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/
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 mortgage, deposit, mathematics 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。