跟读练习: How To Make Any Room Actually Cool - 通过视频学习英语口语
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10 things
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that can transform your space with the last one being my favorite number one almost a year ago
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I made a video on transforming my childhood room
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and one of the best things I added was different lighting
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this is what my desk looks like with no different light
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and then boom adding some different lighting just transforms the way
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this area feels one of the best ways to get better
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lighting is by adding cool unique lamps look at the areas in your room
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that are dark and see if you can add some cool lamps to light
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that area up but why do I need different lighting
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if I have an overhead light because the overhead light makes your room feel like a hospital
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Lamps can also change the way a room feels based on how they look physically.
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For example, if I were to put an old house lamp on my little nightstand right here,
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it kind of makes this spot look a little older and a little bit more bland.
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But if I put one of these IKEA lamps right here, it makes it feel a bit more modern and unique.
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Even the color of the lighting plays a part.
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You want a warmer feel to your space, you get an orange warmer light.
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There are also so many other ways to get lighting other than lamps.
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Art lights, candle warmers, even aquariums work.
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Number two.
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Before I started working on my room, I had to find the style I wanted everything to be.
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One of the most important parts of a room is its theme.
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For my room, I kind of wanted it to be kind of coastal or whatever you call this.
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I wanted a lot of lighter wood stuff.
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Your space has to have some cohesion to it.
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A theme can be a bunch of different things.
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Industrial, mid -century, modern, but make it fit that style you picked.
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I'm not saying you can't add the things you want, but just make it fit with a style.
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It makes the room look a lot cleaner.
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If you want to add something that doesn't really match, add it with something that does.
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Number three, a small worthless object.
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One of my favorite parts of my room is all the little things I put in it.
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Knickknacks.
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Little things you feel yourselves with.
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Little details.
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Look at what you like and add stuff from it.
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It doesn't even have to be some expensive thing.
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But adding stuff you think is cool makes the room a whole lot more personal.
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Little things like a bobblehead.
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A keyholder.
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Even just a poster works.
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Just make it unique to you.
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Add stuff you like.
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Number four.
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When coming up with things I wanted to add to my room, one thing kept coming up a record player.
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Now mine isn't anything crazy but having a spot to play some form of media can make a room so much cooler.
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It doesn't have to be music.
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It can be anything.
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A reading corner, TV spot, even a little
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Wii or something.
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But I find that having some spot for
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that type of thing adds a lot more depth to a room and again it shows your personality a little bit more.
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Number five.
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Most people have hobbies and if you don't you wish you had time to do more hobbies.
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The thing is you
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You can make it a lot easier to do your hobbies in how you set up your room.
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I want to draw more, so I have sketchbooks near my desk.
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Maybe you want to play more piano, maybe you want to paint more,
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so put the necessary tools required for those hobbies in a certain spot in your room.
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Make your hobbies easily accessible.
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Not only does this help you prioritize your hobbies a little bit more, but it again shows what you like.
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Number 6.
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For some reason a few years ago, a ton of people started making these crazy RGB light -up desk setups.
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I used to love these.
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Desk setups are one of the most common things in someone's space.
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A desk is almost like a mini room.
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Pick a theme, find some lighting, and fill it with what you want.
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Look again at the style you chose and try to make your desk fit that.
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For me, I knew I wanted a light wood desk.
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I wanted a section for books, a monitor, and a few other little things,
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but I tried to make it still fit the style I was going for.
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Desk setups don't have to be insane.
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Obviously, put what you need on it, and along with the desk itself, you have to find a chair that fits.
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I really like the old light brown leather in some old cars and I found some chairs that kind of fit that.
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So try to find something that fits your desk.
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Number seven.
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Mess makes everything harder.
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You're less organized.
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You can't find what you need.
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So make your space functional.
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Add things that make your life smoother.
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Maybe that's getting an Alexa to turn things off and on.
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Maybe it's removing things that distract you.
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But make it to where your room helps you go towards your goals.
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If whenever you go into your space you become lazy and distracted that's not a very good spot to be.
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I'm not saying don't make your room relaxing.
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Just don't let it affect the good habits you've built.
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Make you productive in what you want that space to be.
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Number eight.
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One of the last things I added to my room was also one of the most important things.
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Plants.
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I find that adding even just a little plant somewhere in your room can fill a spot, add some color, and most of the time,
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they fit in any room.
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You can make a forest, or you can just add a little plant on your window.
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Take care of them, though.
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Don't just let them die.
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You can even go crazy and make a tiny terrarium.
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Number nine.
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Being organized is one thing, but what you organize with is another.
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There are so many ways to store things.
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Baskets, racks, drawers.
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Maybe you have a blank spot on your wall you want to fill.
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Putting a pegboard would be perfect.
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There are so many different types of drawers and shelves.
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Wooden ones, curvy ones, skinny ones.
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You can add bookends for books, a small TV stand for records, little nooks for mugs.
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The point is, think outside the box.
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Number 10.
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When trying to fill my walls, I knew I wanted some posters.
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I really like these minimalist type posters, but the posters weren't of stuff I really wanted, so I made my own.
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One of the coolest things you can add to your room is your art, your own designs, your own creations.
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It could be a carving on your desk, it could be a poster you made, but put something in your room that you created.
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It has a story to tell.
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It's personal.
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There's a reason you created it.
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And most of the time, it's one of one.
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No one else has that.
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So show it off.
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When changing your room, your kitchen, your office, whatever it might be, make it something you want to go to.
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Make it something you get excited to live in, but add what you want to your room.
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Look for different textures, eras, styles, but make your space yours.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“How To Make Any Room Actually Cool”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:add, desk, spot, fit, space。 这段视频共有 121 个句子、1265 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:19。 说话人语速较快,每分钟约 238 个词,会出现较多连读和弱读。 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 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| desk 名词 | /dɛsk/ | 書桌 /书桌, 寫字檯 /寫字枱 /寫字臺 /寫字台 |
| lamp 名词 | /ˈlæ̝mp/ | 燈 /灯, 電燈 /电灯 |
| hobby 名词 | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | 愛好 /爱好, 嗜好 |
| poster 名词 | /ˈpoʊstɚ/ | 招貼 /招贴 |
| setup 名词 | /ˈsɛtʌp/ | 陷害 |
| transform 动词 | /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/ | 變換 /变换, 變形 /变形 |
| organize 动词 | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | 組織 /组织 |
| overhead 名词 | /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/ | 間接費用 /间接费用 |
| drawer 名词 | /dɹɔɹ/ | 抽屜 /抽屉 |
| distract 动词 | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | 分心 |
| insane 形容词 | /ɪnˈseɪn/ | 精神失常, 精神錯亂 /精神错乱 |
| smooth 形容词 | /smuːð/ | 平穩 /平稳, 順利 /顺利 |
| monitor 名词 | /ˈmɑ.nɪ.tɚ/ | 顯示器 /显示器 |
| leather 名词 | /ˈlɛðɚ/ | 皮革, 皮 |
| wooden 形容词 | /ˈwʊdn̩/ | 木製 /木制 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come up 动词 | 上來 /上来 |
| 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:
- You can't find what you need.
- Maybe it's removing things that distract you.
- I'm not saying don't make your room relaxing.
- There's a reason you created it.
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 |
|---|---|
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | the best · the most important · the most common |
| 动词 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 后接 -ing 形式的动词 | started working · kept coming · started making |
| 义务:must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的 | had to find · has to have · have to be |
| 现在进行时 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在发生的事 | I'm not saying |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 16 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, doesn't, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: smooth /smuːð/, leather /ˈlɛðɚ/, worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shelf /ʃɛlf/, cohesion /kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: accessible /əkˈsɛs.ɪ.bəl/, aquarium /əˈkwɛɹ.i.jəm/, minimalist /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, terrarium /təˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/, productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, yourselves /jəˈsɛlvz/, carving /ˈkɑɹvɪŋ/, curvy /ˈkɚ.vi/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: desk /dɛsk/, lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/, setup /ˈsɛtʌp/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, overhead /ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: lamp /ˈlæ̝mp/, transform /tɹænsˈfɔɹm/, distract /dɪˈstɹækt/, piano /piˈænɪː/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/
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 desk, lamp, hobby 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。













