跟读练习: Improve Your English Pronunciation Fast with This Practice - 通过视频学习英语口语
正在创建课程...
1
In this video, we're going to talk about how you can improve your pronunciation quickly and permanently.
2
And at the end of this video, I'll give you a link to a webpage that links to a lot of free pronunciation exercises.
3
Let's start by talking about a very frustrating problem.
4
Suppose I currently mispronounce this word.
5
Suppose I say pogam instead of program.
6
I want to fix this mistake.
7
So I learn the right pronunciation and I repeat it over and over.
8
program program program.
9
Now here's the problem.
10
Because I have mispronounced this word for so long, the incorrect pronunciation has become a habit.
11
And because of that, I can only say the word correctly if I pay attention to my pronunciation.
12
If I don't pay attention, I will revert back to the old habit.
13
So how can I solve this problem?
14
Well, the answer is...I have to increase the number of repetitions.
15
Imagine that right now inside my brain there are two memories associated with the word program.
16
One of them is old.
17
The other is new.
18
The old memory represents the wrong pronunciation - the bad habit.
19
The new one represents the right pronunciation that I've just learned.
20
So these are memories of how to coordinate the muscles in my tongue, lips, and other parts to say the word "program".
21
The reason that I mispronounce this word if I don't pay attention is that the old memory is much stronger.
22
If I want to break this old habit, I have to repeat the right pronunciation many, many times.
23
Every time I do that, the new memory gets stronger, and the old memory gets weaker.
24
I repeat - the old memory doesn't stay the same.
25
It actually gets weaker.
26
This phenomenon is called Retrieval-Induced Forgetting.
27
It happens when there are two or more memories competing with each others.
28
It's a phenomenon where retrieving one memory makes us forget other memories.
29
This is why you have to be careful when fixing a mistake.
30
If you accidentally repeat the mistake, it'll strengthen the old habit and weaken the correction that you're trying to make, making the problem worse.
31
So that's the first thing to keep in mind.
32
You have to repeat, repeat, and repeat.
33
This sounds good in theory.
34
But in practice, there's huge problem with repetition.
35
So what's the problem with repetition?
36
Well, it takes a tremendous amount of time.
37
Fixing just one mistake requires a lot of repetition.
38
Who has time for that?
39
After all, you probably have lot of mistakes to eliminate.
40
So what can you do?
41
Fortunately, there's a technique that you can use to speed up the process.
42
And that is exaggeration.
43
Going back to our previous example, suppose I pronounce this word as pogam.
44
That's incorrect because the R sound is missing.
45
If I want to fix this mistake quickly, I will exaggerate the R sound.
46
pRogRam pRogRam pRogRam.
47
Here's another example: Let's say I pronounce this word as "banana".
48
This is incorrect because I don't stress the second syllable.
49
So to fix this, I will stress the second syllable real hard.
50
baNAna baNAna.
51
This sounds silly but you will not believe how much faster your pronunciation will improve when you exaggerate.
52
But how does this technique help you improve your pronunciation faster?
53
Well, one of the reasons that we mispronounce words is that we replace certain sounds with other sounds that are easier to say.
54
So a non-native speaker might pronounce this word as "taught" instead of "thought".
55
We also tend ignore certain sounds.
56
So we might pronounce this word as hoss instead of horse.
57
This is because the brain is lazy.
58
It has the tendency to pronounce words in the easiest way possible.
59
But when you exaggerate, you're telling your lazy brain that the sounds being exaggerating are important.
60
You're basically telling your brain, "Hey, these sounds are important.
61
Do not ignore them." So you when speak normally, you will sound much clearer.
62
But that's not all.
63
When you exaggerate, you're strengthening the muscles involved in speaking, especially your tongue muscles.
64
This is a huge benefit because if those muscles are strong, you will speak much clearer.
65
So to summarize: There are two things that you can do to quickly and permanently improve your pronunciation.
66
Number one: You can use repetition to break bad speaking habits and replace them with good ones.
67
Number two: You can speed up the process by exaggerating everything that should be exaggerated.
68
Alright, that's all for today.
69
To help you get started, I've created a resource page that links to a lot of free pronunciation exercises.
70
So click here to go to that page.
为什么要通过这个视频练习口语?
在学习英语的过程中，发音是一个非常重要的环节。通过观看视频来练习口语，例如这段视频，可以帮助你迅速提高发音技巧。视频中提供了许多实用的技巧和方法，帮助你克服发音中的困难，尤其是当你遇到了错误时。这种方法结合了看YouTube学英语的便利，让你不仅可以跟随说话者的音调和语速，還能借此机会进行有效的发音练习。同时，通过重复正确的发音，逐渐提高自信心，有助于在雅思口语练习中表现得更从容自信。
语法与表达背景
在视频中，有一些重要的语言结构和表达方式，值得大家注意：
- 反复强调（repeat, repeat, repeat）：说话者强调了重复的重要性。通过反复的练习，来加强记忆，这是提高发音的有效方法。
- 错误与习惯的对比（old memory vs. new memory）：这段表述帮助学习者理解如何克服错误发音。通过理解旧习惯和新习惯的对比，能够更好地进行自我纠正。
- 夸张发音（exaggeration）：通过强调某些音节来加速发音的纠正过程，这是帮助学习者突破发音障碍的一种实用技巧。
常见发音陷阱
视频中提到了几个常见的发音错误，非常值得注意：
- 程序（program）：这个词的发音常常被错误发音为“pogam”，关键是要注意其中的“r”音的正确发音。
- 香蕉（banana）：许多人在发音时没有重音在第二个音节上，最终导致发音不标准。
- 干扰音（shadow speech）：在模仿讲话者时，注意声音的流畅性，避免因发音不准而出现的干扰。
当你在观看视频并模仿时，尝试使用shadow speak方法，即跟着说话者的发音进行练习，从而提高口语能力。通过这些技巧和常见陷阱识别，你可以更高效地进行雅思口语练习，提升自身的口语水平。
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。