跟读练习: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 👩Mother's Day👩 B1 - B2 | Level 5 - Level 6 | British English Accent - 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 Mother's Day Leslie is 82.
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She has three children, five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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She has seen and been through a lot.
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She grew up in the Midlands.
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Her mother was a cleaner before she became a full-time stay-at-home mum.
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And her dad worked in a local factory.
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They had a typical working-class life.
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She had two brothers and a sister.
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Now Leslie only has her sister.
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Her brothers passed away a few years ago.
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She is close to her sister and tries to see her as often as she can.
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Leslie loves her family and has made many sacrifices for them over the years.
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When she was young, she trained to be a nurse
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and worked in the healthcare sector for most of her life She is incredibly patient and caring When her parents were ill,
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she stopped working to care for them Now she spends three days per week looking after her grandchildren
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Although it is very tiring for her, she enjoys it.
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She wants to help her children where she can and she loves that she has a great relationship with her grandchildren.
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Her three children all work incredibly hard.
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Leslie's eldest daughter is a marketing executive for a large private healthcare provider Her son is an artisan baker
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and her youngest daughter has followed in her footsteps and works as a children's nurse She is very proud of them
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Leslie has been married twice.
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Sadly, her first husband died in a tragic car accident when her children were small.
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She was then single for 10 years before she met her second husband.
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He was welcomed to her family with open arms.
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In her spare time, Leslie likes to play golf and go for long walks in the countryside.
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When she was younger, she was an avid runner,
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but she has since had two knee replacements so she can't run anymore.
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She tries to keep as active as she can.
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She also owns an allotment with her husband.
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They grow their own vegetables.
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Their grandchildren love to go to the allotment and help.
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She likes them to spend as much time outside as possible.
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She doesn't like it when they are playing on their phones or watching too much television.
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Leslie and her husband also own a caravan.
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She tries to go most weekends.
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For her, there is nothing better than breathing in the fresh sea air.
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In the summer, she lets her children go to the caravan so they can have cheap holidays.
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It was a great investment for all the family.
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Leslie is the hub of her family.
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She is very much loved.
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She is an open-minded, straight-talking woman and her grandchildren often go to her for support
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and advice as they know she will give them an honest answer.
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Even though Leslie is in her early 80s,
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she regularly thinks of her mother.
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If she isn't sure what to do or is anxious or worried,
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she will think of her mother and what she would do in her situation.
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Leslie misses her mother.
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She was an amazing woman.
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She came from nothing and raised a wonderful family on little money.
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She died of old age,
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surrounded by her loved ones.
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Leslie lives her life trying to make her proud.
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She hopes she has passed on the same amount of love to her children and grandchildren.
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Leslie's children are very thankful to their mother for giving up
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so much of her retirement time to help them raise their children.
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They don't know what they'd do without her.
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To thank her this Mother's Day,
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they have arranged to take her for a slap-up meal followed by an overnight stay in a five-star exclusive hotel and spa.
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They want her to be pampered and looked after.
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She will go to the hotel with her eldest granddaughter.
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She has taken the following day off work and loves to spend time with her grandmother.
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Leslie has never stayed in such a fancy hotel.
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She has never eaten in a five-star restaurant and she has never had a pedicure or a facial or a massage.
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She never really spends money on herself and prefers to treat those around her.
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She always hinted at being taken to a spa
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or for a posh afternoon tea in a luxury hotel Now she was going to get it
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and she had no idea She just thought her family were taking her out for a meal
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which they usually do on Mother's Day
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Leslie was happy with that She never expects rewards for her help She does it
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because it makes her happy Her children have arranged to have some flowers delivered to the restaurant
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and there she'll open a card that details the itinerary for the following 48 hours After the meal,
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they'll drive her to a luxury hotel 30 miles away.
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She'll have a massage and then access to her own pool.
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Then she'll enjoy a healthy evening meal and an early night.
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The following morning, they'll wake up early,
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have a manicure and pedicure,
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followed by a facial massage and a healthy three-course dinner.
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Afterwards, her eldest granddaughter will drive her to the coast where they can have fish
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and chips on the pier and watch the sunset over her favourite beach
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Let's go through some of the vocabulary from this story Exclusive Exclusive If something is exclusive,
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it is limited to a certain number or person or group,
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or it is expensive.
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Replacement When someone or something is a replacement,
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they take the place or do the job of something or someone else.
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Retirement Retirement is when you stop working because you have reached a certain age,
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usually in your 60s.
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Slap up, slap up.
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A slap up meal is a meal which is large, fancy and enjoyable.
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Tragic, tragic.
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If something is tragic, it is very sad and often involves death or suffering.
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To follow in someone's footsteps means to do the same as someone else,
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usually a family member.
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Itinerary.
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Itinerary.
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An itinerary is a detailed plan of a holiday,
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a day or a journey.
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Sacrifice, sacrifice.
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If you sacrifice, then you give up something in order to help other people.
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Anxious, anxious.
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If you're anxious, you feel worried or nervous.
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Eldest Eldest If you are the oldest, then you're the eldest.
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Fancy Fancy When something is fancy,
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it is expensive or luxurious.
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Open-minded Open-minded If someone is open-minded,
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they are open to consider other people's ideas or opinions.
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Proud.
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Proud.
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If you're proud, you feel satisfied because you or people connected with you have done well.
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Raise.
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To raise.
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To raise something is to take care of it until it is fully grown.
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It could be a child or a pet or a plant.
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Relationship A relationship is the way in which two or more things are connected.
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Reward Reward A reward is something given or received in exchange for good work.
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Surround To surround If someone is surrounded by something,
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that thing is all around them.
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Typical Typical To be typical is to have the same characteristics or to be like people or things of the same type.
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关于本课
在这一课中，学习者将会通过阅读中级英语故事《母亲节》来提升他们的英语听说能力。此故事围绕一位名叫Leslie的82岁女性，她的家庭、职业和生活经历给予我们深入的文化背景。这不仅帮助学习者练习英语，还能启发关于家庭与牺牲的思考。同时，通过故事中自然流畅的对话和描述，学习者将能够提高他们的口语表达技巧，培养更强的语言综合能力。
关键词汇与短语
- 家庭（family） - 指由相关成员所组成的社群。
- 牺牲（sacrifice） - 为了某种更重要的事物而放弃个人利益。
- 患者（patient） - 描述一个人能忍耐和待人温柔。
- 全职（full-time） - 指全职工作的状态。
- 手艺（artisan） - 强调个人在某个领域的技艺和专业。
- 退休金（retirement） - 退休后所获得的经济支持。
- 支持（support） - 在情感或物质上给予帮助。
- 投资（investment） - 在某个领域或项目上投入资源以期获得回报。
练习建议
为了有效利用这个故事练习你的英语口语，你可以按照以下建议进行：
- 影子练习（shadowing）: 以原视频中健康的语速为基础，尽量模仿Leslie的语调和情感。反复听，然后尝试用相似的语气重现句子。
- 调整语速: 这个故事的语速适中，适合B1-B2级别的学习者。在你不熟悉的部分，可以暂停视频并逐句练习，逐渐加快速度。
- 通过理解深度挖掘: 尝试思考故事的细节，例如Leslie的家庭关系，这将帮助你更好地感受语境，从而提高你的真实口语表达。
- 与朋友分享: 找一个学习伙伴共同观看此视频，交流对故事的看法和理解，这可以提升你更自然的英语对话能力。
- 记录并对比: 录下你的朗读与视频中的原声对比，找出需要改进的地方，例如发音或语调，帮助你调整学习方法。
通过这些技巧，利用看YouTube学英语的方式，你会发现自己的口语能力日益增强。同时，你也可以使用在线的shadowing site进行更多练习，提升你的语言表达能力，逐步掌握流利的shadow speech技巧。
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。