跟读练习: How To Upgrade Your Professional Work Emails - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Okay, that is.. do not do that.
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Hi everybody, Lauren Berger, Intern Queen here.
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Back with a video about email communication.
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I know that our this versus that content does really well on Instagram, both on Intern Queen and Career Queen, and we wanted to bring some of that over to the YouTube channel.
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We're all trying to elevate our work emails and our communication.
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I know it is always a battle at Intern Queen, We call it organizational sophistication, and we are just looking to elevate every single day.
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So how can you make the most of work emails
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and how can you make sure that when you're responding to an email, it's in the most professional way?
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To give the best instruction for this video, I thought I'd give you a specific example.
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So the example I want to use is you messed up something at work
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and you got an email from your boss that basically says some version of WTF, right?
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Like, where's that thing?
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Why didn't you do it?
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What happened?
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We've all been there.
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We've all received those emails.
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And if you're anything like me, it takes you a minute to respond to those emails because you write it out and then you're like, no, too wordy, write it out again.
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You write it out again.
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And finally you send a version and you kind of cross your fingers and hope it's okay.
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So first I'm gonna go over some basic tips and things
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that you should do versus things you shouldn't do when you're responding to an email like that.
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And then I'm gonna give you an actual example
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and you guys can write it down or take a picture of it so that you remember, 'cause I'm sure we'll all be in that situation sometime soon, right?
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So the first thing is try to avoid the word I'm sorry.
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If you actually do something terrible, please say you're sorry.
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But in work communication, typically these aren't major mistakes.
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always need to use the word I'm sorry.
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I think especially as women, we tend to apologize for everything.
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You don't need to say the word I'm sorry, a hundred times a day, like save that for when you're actually sorry.
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So I think instead of doing that, you can say things like, thanks for the reminder, not I'm so sorry, I didn't do that.
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And again, I'll give you a specific example in a bit.
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Also, and this has been all over TikTok, I feel like this year, but just overusing exclamation points.
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I'm the queen of that because sometimes I I am genuinely excited, but I've tried to pull that back a little bit.
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No need to overuse the exclamation points in an email.
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It's just not the most professional.
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Also, try to show in any work email the immediate action that you're taking.
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I think it's really important to show that you're taking in the feedback and you're doing the next thing, right?
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Without a lot of complaints or excuses or extra language.
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My next step is just don't overcomplicate it.
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Again, no need to give too much detail about why something didn't happen.
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I would just get to the point, show that you get it and you're on to the next thing and you're pushing the project forward.
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And again, just don't let it linger, right?
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Really work to show in your email that you are going to take this project to the next step
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So first I'm gonna give you guys the Do not do this example, okay?
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So again, you messed up something, your boss says, where's the thing?
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And here's your email back.
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Oh, I'm so sorry.
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Eek!
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Exclamation point, exclamation point, exclamation point.
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I was going to do that.
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But then my dog got sick
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and I was working with Mary on this other project and I just didn't get around to it.
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And by the time I looked at my clock, it was time to eat.
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And then I had a cough and then I had a cold.
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And then I thought I had COVID, but I didn't have COVID.
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And now I'm here today.
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And I don't know when this email is going to end.
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Anyhow, I'll do this and maybe we can talk about it if you have time next week.
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If not, maybe I can do something else with it.
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Thanks so much, Lauren.
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Right?
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Okay, that is earned.
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Do not do that.
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Instead, I want you guys to write back something like this.
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Thanks for the reminder.
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I'll work on fixing that now.
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Are you open to review this with me Monday at 10 a .m.?
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I can send an invite.
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Thanks, Lauren.
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Do you guys hear the difference there, right?
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Okay, so let's just go through our like do this, don't do that real quick from that email.
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So don't Do...
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"This" was the "I'm sorry, yada, yada, yada," right?
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Instead, do that.
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It was just quickly recognizing it.
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Thanks for the reminder.
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Don't do this, go on and on and on and on and on.
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Instead, Just get to the point, right? Do that.
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Instead of sort of being vague about the next step, and if you were gonna do the thing or not do the thing, do that be really freaking clear about what you're gonna do
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and don't do this which is let it linger
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and say maybe we can talk about it
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and maybe all right instead do that and the
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that here is push the project forward take it to the
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next step are you free to discuss this on monday right show
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that you're taking ownership so i hope that video was helpful remember do this don't do that and i'll Oh,
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本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 87 个句子、1045 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 197 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 88% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

  • reminder /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ (名词) — 提醒物, 提醒. Someone or something that reminds.
  • versus /ˈvɝsəs/ — 對 /对. Against; in opposition to.
  • earn /ɝn/ (动词) — 掙 /挣, 賺 /赚. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
  • finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (名词) — 手指, 指頭 /指头. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
  • helpful /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ (形容词) — 有幫助 /有帮助. Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
  • ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/ (名词) — 所有權 /所有权. The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
  • complaint /kəmˈpleɪnt/ (名词) — 怨言, 抱怨. The act of complaining.
  • feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ (名词) — 反饋 /反馈, 反應 /反应. Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.
  • invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/ (动词) — 邀請 /邀请, 請 /请. To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
  • apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ (动词) — 道歉. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
  • sometime /ˈsʌmˌtaɪm/ (副词) — 日後 /日后, 某時 /某时. At an indefinite but stated time in the past or future.
  • instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ (名词) — 教導 /教导. The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
  • vague /veɪɡ/ (形容词) — 模糊, 糢糊. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
  • organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/ (形容词) — 組織的 /组织的. Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.
  • exclamation /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/ (名词) — 叫喊, 感嘆 /感叹. A loud calling or crying out, for example as in surprise, pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.

视频中出现的短语动词

  • go through (动词) — 通過 /通过. To travel from one end of something to the other.
  • look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 56 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, I'm, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: ownership /ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/, instruction /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, exclamation /ˌɛkskləˈmeɪʃn̩/, sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, organizational /ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/, sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 reminder, versus, earn 这类单词。

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
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has been · I've tried
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的is earned · is let
最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的the most of · the most professional · the best
现在进行时 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在发生的事are just looking · you're responding · you're taking

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。

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