跟读练习: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 🎄 Christmas Traditions 🎅 B1 - B2 | Level 4 - 5 | BRITISH ACCENT SUBTITLES - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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This story is written for intermediate English learners.
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B1, B2 English Story.
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Christmas Traditions.
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As soon as Halloween and bonfire night are over,
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people in the UK start thinking about Christmas.
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There are lots of different Christmas traditions.
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Let's go through some of them.
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Let's start with the food.
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Traditional Christmas dinner is usually turkey,
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mashed potatoes, roasted parsnips, other roasted vegetables,
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pigs in blankets and gravy Some families might also choose to have Yorkshire puddings with their dinner If you didn't know,
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pigs in blankets are little sausages wrapped in bacon.
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Every Christmas dinner should always include Brussels sprouts.
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A lot of people don't like them,
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but it is tradition to have them on Christmas Day.
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Some families might have a starter before they have their turkey dinner.
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They might choose to have soup or prawn cocktail or homemade bread with pâté.
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For dessert, most people stick to the traditional Christmas pudding.
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This is made of dried fruit,
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sugar, treacle, suet, spices and breadcrumbs.
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It is often served with custard or brandy cream.
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If Christmas pudding isn't an option,
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then your log is another Christmas favourite favourite.
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This is like a chocolate Swiss roll.
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It is a chocolate cake decorated to look like a log of wood.
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With most Christmas dinners, adults will drink wine or champagne.
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Buck's fizz is also a popular drink.
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It's made of sparkling wine or champagne and orange juice.
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People also enjoy mocktails.
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Mocktails are cocktails, but without the alcohol.
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When eating Christmas dinner, many families will pull crackers.
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Crackers are made of paper and inside they traditionally have a paper crown, joke and toy.
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When you pull the cracker,
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they make a little bang noise and whoever has the bigger end of the cracker gets to keep its contents.
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You will often see pictures of families sitting around the dinner table on Christmas Day wearing paper hats
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and telling the terrible jokes from their crackers.
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After Christmas dinner, families will watch TV or play games together.
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Sometimes they will visit each other and exchange gifts.
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Depending on the weather, they might also decide to go for a walk.
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In the run-up to Christmas,
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there are quite a few festive things
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that people in the UK like to do to get them into the spirit of the season.
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As with many other countries that celebrate Christmas,
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people in the UK like to decorate their houses.
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This can include having lights or displays in their gardens.
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Generally, most people will have a Christmas tree.
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They will either have a real Christmas tree or a fake one.
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They decorate them with tinsel and beads and baubles and don't forget the Christmas lights.
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At the top of the Christmas tree goes a star or an angel.
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When people get presents from their friends and family,
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they put them underneath the Christmas tree until Christmas Day.
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In the UK, we don't open Christmas presents until December 25th.
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We have to wait until Father Christmas has been, of course.
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In the UK, it is a tradition that Father Christmas visits everyone and leaves them gifts on Christmas Eve.
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He flies around the globe on his sleigh,
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which is pulled by his reindeer.
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The most common names for the reindeer are Dasher,
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Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph.
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You've probably heard about Rudolph as there is a famous song written about him.
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From the beginning of December onwards,
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Father Christmas or Santa's grottoes will pop up all over the country.
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Children can visit Father Christmas and tell him what they'd like to get for Christmas.
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Normally, he will ask whether they have been a good girl or boy.
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If they haven't behaved very well,
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they won't get their presents and will instead get a lump of coal.
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Most adults will have photographs of them sitting on Santa's knee as a child.
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Most local churches and community groups will have carol concerts or Christmas markets.
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They sell handmade goods that people can buy for their loved ones.
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Christmas markets are becoming increasingly popular in the UK.
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They are similar to the markets in Germany and beyond and sell food,
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drinks, handcrafted items, clothes, cards and more.
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People like to drink mulled wine,
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mulled cider or hot chocolate at Christmas markets as it keeps them warm in the wintry weather.
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They might also eat a traditional mince pie.
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These little pies aren't made of meat.
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They are sweet pies filled with dried fruits and spices.
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They can be eaten hot or cold.
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Gingerbread houses are also a popular treat at Christmas time.
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You can buy them from the supermarket and assemble and decorate them Or,
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if you're brave, you could have a go at baking one from scratch Aside from Father Christmas food and markets,
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there are other traditions at Christmas From the 1st until December 24th,
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many people will enjoy the tradition of opening a new door each day on their Advent calendar.
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Advent calendars can contain chocolates, tools, toys or toiletries.
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There are also traditional advent calendars that simply have a lovely drawing behind each door.
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Usually, a week before Christmas,
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most schools will put on a Christmas play or a nativity.
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These are extremely popular and,
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like the photos of people sitting on Father Christmas's knee,
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most people will have a photograph of them from their school or nursery nativity.
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As well as decorating our homes,
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many town, city and village centres will also have Christmas trees and lights.
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They have a late open evening
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when the lights are switched on by a local celebrity
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and the shops stay open so people can do some of their Christmas shopping.
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They are usually a lot of fun and the evenings have a lovely, welcoming atmosphere.
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Christmas is a time for giving and many people will give to charity.
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Many schools will set up shoebox donations.
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People fill shoeboxes with gifts for children or families who may not be able to afford to buy gifts.
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Other people decide to give directly to charities as part of their gift giving.
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Christmas is a time to say thank you to those around us and many do this by gift giving.
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But giving our time is just as important.
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We hope you all have a very lovely festive season
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在這個卓越的中級英語故事中，演講者引導我們探索英國的聖誕傳統，這些傳統在十月萬聖節和篝火之夜結束後便開始醞釀。透過生動的描述和詳細的解說，學習者能夠更加深入地理解這些文化特色，並提升他們的英語聽說能力。這個故事適合B1到B2級別的學生，並且用英式口音進行解說，對於想提高口音及聽力的學習者來說，這是一個極好的資源。
日常交流的五大短語
- Christmas dinner - 聖誕晚餐
- pigs in blankets - 餐桌上的香腸
- Brussels sprouts - 球芽甘藍
- pulling crackers - 拔扭糖果
- mocktails - 無酒精雞尾酒
這些短語經常在與朋友和家人聚會時使用，特別是過節期間，能幫助你與他人更自如地交流。在學習這些詞彙時，試著用它們造句，這樣能加深記憶，也能幫助你在日常對話中運用自如。
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在觀看此視頻時，運用影像跟讀的方法來提高你的口語能力。以下是一些具體步驟：
- 先全程觀看視頻，了解大致內容，不必擔心細節。
- 再次觀看，這次逐句聽並重複演講者的每一句話。這樣的方法稱為shadowing（影子跟讀），可以幫助你模仿語調和口音。
- 記下你不會的單詞或短語，然後獨立查詢和練習。
- 嘗試在說出來的同時做筆記，記錄下你聽到的有趣的表達方式。
- 最後，用自己的話復述故事或描述你學到的聖誕傳統，提高你的口語流暢度。
通過這種方式，你不僅僅是在學習英語；還是在培養對shadowspeaks的敏感度，使你能夠在不同情境中自信地使用英語去進行交流。
這些步驟不僅能夠幫助你在學習時顯著提高聽力和口語能力，同時也讓你在與他人交流時更加自如，完美體驗到相比於傳統學習法，透過看YouTube学英语會更有趣且富有成就感。
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。