跟读练习: INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH STORY 📝Setting Goals 📝 B2 | Level 4 - Level 5 | BRITISH ENGLISH WITH SUBTITLES - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hello and welcome to Lovely English Stories.
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This story is written for Upper Intermediate English learners.
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B2 English Story Setting Goals Tom looked out of his window.
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He was incredibly lucky.
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His flat overlooked the city, the city he now called home.
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He had moved prior to the pandemic and was finding it difficult to settle into his new home.
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He had previously worked in Newcastle and took a promotion which meant moving hundreds of miles across the country.
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He was glad of it and relished the opportunity to have a new adventure,
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but that didn't mean that it didn't come without its challenges.
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Shortly after starting his new position,
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the whole company moved from office-based to remote working before he got a chance to really get to know his team.
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The local football club had stopped practising and the gym he had signed up for had closed down.
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His social life went from slowly growing to non-existent.
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He spent most of his time talking to his plants and working away on his laptop.
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Tom's only consolation was that he knew he wasn't the only one.
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He knew there were many other people in the exact same situation as him.
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At least he was lucky to have the internet and his phone so he could communicate with people.
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Even though the world was pretty much locked down He tried to set himself some goals And for the most part,
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he completed them He was starting to get a little chubby Due to sitting around the flat
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So he decided to train up to be able to run a 10k race By the end of the year,
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he could comfortably run 10k in under one hour.
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He also decided to get better at cooking.
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He did so by ordering a subscription service food box from a local farm.
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All the ingredients and recipe cards were delivered to him each week,
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which meant he ate better meals and enjoyed more variety in his diet.
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He also decided to learn a new skill.
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He decided he wanted to learn how to edit his photographs properly.
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So he took an online course and became quite good at it.
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The only goal he didn't really complete was making new friends.
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Due to the rules and moving to a new city, he struggled to meet a lot of people.
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He did go out for a few picnics with his workmates, but that was about it.
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He knew that was something he would have to work on for the following year.
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Tom was never one for New Year's resolutions.
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He always found them to be rather pointless.
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He would always say, you shouldn't wait until the New Year to start something new.
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Just do it now.
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If Tom wanted to do something, he would usually give it a go.
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But after the last year of ups and downs,
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he decided to set himself some really clear goals to work towards and help him integrate into his new home.
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Tom preferred to use the word goal rather than resolution.
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For him, there was a clear distinction between the two.
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A goal was something with a clear end point and a time frame.
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For example, he had to read 20 books in the next year.
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Whereas a resolution to Tom was something that was more lenient and could be changed at the drop of a hat.
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He preferred to go with a goal.
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He liked to make clear, smart goals, meaning they were specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and time-bound.
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He didn't have any plans for New Year's Eve, as he had returned to his new home after Christmas and didn't know anyone.
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He bought his favourite snacks and drinks and made himself a comfortable cocoon on his sofa.
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He planned to spend the night video-calling friends,
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watching TV, reading some of the books he got for Christmas and setting some smart goals for the year ahead.
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He chuckled to himself, what a fun individual I've come to be.
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He was always very sarcastic.
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Again, knowing that all his friends back home were in the same situation as him came as some consolation.
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He wasn't the only one sitting at home alone, unable to go out, but at least it made him relax and focus on the future.
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He opened his new, crisp diary for the following year.
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He was never really one to keep a diary, but the last year had changed that.
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Now he liked to document his days, no matter how boring they may have been.
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He liked to look back and remember even the most dismal of days.
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He started to write in his diary using the lovely new pen he was gifted for Christmas.
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Here we are, another year over.
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This year I am in a very different place.
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I have my own flat, living alone and in a new city.
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It's been a tough one.
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There have been challenges, but then again the last year or so has been challenging for everyone.
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Luckily, none of my family or friends have been ill, and there are even a few additions to my circle.
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Gina and Carl had a baby girl, and Lewis and Irene had a boy.
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I'm glad I took the risk and made the move, no matter how lonely I've been at times.
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At least I know on the other end of the blower I've got a multitude of people I can call
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and talk to, not to mention the amount of TV I've watched.
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Thank goodness for Netflix!
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The new job is going well.
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The team seemed cool, if a little reserved, but hopefully, once we are back in the office a few days a week,
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I can get to know them a bit better.
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I enjoy what I do, and I've made it through my probation, so they must think I'm decent.
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I joined the local football five-a-side team, but we had to stop practising after the first meet-up because of the new rules.
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I was gutted, as the team seemed like a good laugh.
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Hopefully we can start playing again soon.
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The same happened with the gym, so I didn't really get to meet anyone other than the people at the reception.
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A plus that's come out of all this is it's forced me to get out of the house and go running, something we all know I previously hated with a passion.
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Now it's made easier by listening to podcasts and trying to beat my personal best time.
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I've decided to make myself accountable for the next year and
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so I'm going to write here some goals for the next
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12 months I just hope this time next year I'm not sitting in the same place
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and I can get out and about with my mates So,
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here we go 1.
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Sign up for the Easter 10k race and complete in under 55 minutes.
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2. Read at least one book per month.
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Genre doesn't matter.
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3. Try one new recipe a month and make from scratch.
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Can include desserts.
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4. Have a two-week summer holiday.
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Doesn't matter where.
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Just need a proper holiday.
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5. Save £150 a month and put into a savings account.
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I think that's enough to be getting on with.
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Let's see where I am this time next year.
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Do you have any goals or resolutions for the year ahead?
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关于本课
在本课中，您将通过故事练习英语口语与听力，特别针对设定目标的主题。故事的主角汤姆在适应新生活的过程中设定了一些个人目标，尽管面临障碍，他依然努力前行。通过这个故事，您将能够学习到如何用英语描述目标，并在语言表达中加入更多的细节。
关键词汇与短语
- 设定目标 (Setting Goals)：在生活中明确想要实现的目标。
- 新家 (New Home)：对一个新居住环境的适应过程。
- 社交生活 (Social Life)：与他人交往和互动的生活方式。
- 健身 (Fitness)：保持身体健康和进行锻炼的活动。
- 烹饪 (Cooking)：制作食物的技巧和过程。
- 在线课程 (Online Course)：通过网络学习新技能的机会。
- 实际可行的 (Achievable)：目标应当是可实现的，不可过于理想化。
- 时间限制 (Time-bound)：为目标设定完成的时间框架。
练习提示
在观看这段视频时，建议您采用shadowing技巧，通过重复汤姆的每一句话来练习发音与流畅度。视频的语速适中，适合各种水平的学习者。在练习过程中，专注于每个句子的语调与节奏，尝试模仿汤姆的语气。在您观看YouTube学英语时，可以暂停视频，先复述句子再继续播放。
利用shadowspeak方法，您可以更加清晰地理解并提升您的口语能力。关注汤姆是如何通过设定具体、可测量及时间限制的目标来推动自身成长的，这不仅能帮助您在语言学习中设定目标，也能激励您在其他生活方面积极进取。
同时，您还可以尝试记录下您自己的目标，并用英语描述这些目标，反复练习，直至能够自如表达。这样的练习将使您在形成思维的同时，增强您的英语表达能力。
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。