跟读练习: Intermediate Listening B1 01 Do for Emphasis - Learning Languages - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Sarah, you've taught in a bunch of different places.
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What countries have you taught again?
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Quite a few.
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I've taught in Korea, Ecuador, Taiwan, Mexico, Japan, and the USA. And China.
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Oh, wow.
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So you're a language teacher.
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You've taught in all these amazing countries.
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So let's talk about the languages.
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First, do you speak Japanese?
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I don't.
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I'm embarrassed.
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I've lived here six years, but I don't.
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How about you?
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Do you speak Japanese?
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I do speak Japanese.
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Oh, you do?
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Yeah, but it's not very good.
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People don't hear me say it that much because it's really bad, but I do speak Japanese.
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But it's bad.
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But what about the other languages?
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You lived in Korea.
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Did you study Korean?
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I did.
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I did study Korean.
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And I did learn to read very well.
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But now I've forgotten, so I can't speak it anymore.
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I heard that it's relatively easy to learn the alphabet in Korea.
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Yes, it is.
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It was invented by a scientist to be simple and easy to learn how to read.
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So it is very easy.
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What about China?
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Did you learn Chinese?
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I didn't.
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I did study a lot, but in the end, I found it too difficult. Do you speak Chinese?
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I don't speak Chinese, but I lived in Thailand for five years, and I do speak Thai.
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And I did study Thai when I was there. So yeah.
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Oh, wow.
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And it's tonal, so it's kind of similar in some ways to Chinese.
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And can you read Thai?
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I can read Thai.
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Oh, wow.
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Yeah, I do read Thai.
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So actually my Thai reading is probably better than my Japanese.
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Oh, wow.
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Yeah.
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But it's hard because in Thai the words kind of stick together.
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Now, you were in Mexico and in Ecuador.
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Yes.
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So do you speak Spanish?
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I do speak Spanish.
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That was one of my goals for moving there was to become fluent.
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And I'm very happy now I can say I do speak Spanish.
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And your husband was with you.
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Does he speak Spanish?
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Yeah, he does speak Spanish.
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He studied a lot and really improved a lot.
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So now he can say the same thing.
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He does speak Spanish.
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And your children?
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They do too.
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They speak Spanish.
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Oh nice.
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And your children are with you now in Japan.
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Do they speak Japanese?
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They don't.
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They're learning very quickly so I think they will improve
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and in a couple of months I can say that they can but right now their Japanese is very low.
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So you were just in Mexico.
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Do you miss Mexico?
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I do I do miss Mexico.
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I miss the food the most.
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I miss the Spanish language and I miss the music.
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How about you?
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Do you miss Thailand?
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I do miss Thailand a little bit, but not too much because I visit there a lot.
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So it's not that big of a deal.
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I go there usually once or twice a year, but when I'm in Japan, I do miss it.
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I miss the food especially.
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Now, we both are outside of the U.S.
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We don't live in the U.S.
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Do you miss living in the U.S.?
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I do miss living in the U.S.
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I often miss that I understand and I know the culture so well.
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Sometimes in Japan, I feel like an outsider.
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And so I do miss being in the USA and being able to blend into the background to be just another person.
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How about you?
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Do you miss the USA?
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I don't.
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You don't?
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I don't miss it at all.
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So I visit it.
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I do miss my family.
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And I do miss some things, especially like the food and the nature, but I don't miss actually living in America.
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Maybe because I go back so often.
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So these days it just doesn't seem like a big deal.
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Now, we are both in Japan.
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Do you plan to teach somewhere else soon?
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I don't.
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I hope to stay in Japan for a couple of years.
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We are relaxed.
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We are settled.
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The children are in school.
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I hope we can stay here.
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How about you?
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Are you going to stay?
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Or do you have plans to go?
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I do have plans to go, actually, and I want your old job.
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Really?
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I want to work for the U.S government and I want to work in a different country.
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You should do it.
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I will.

为什么这个对话是绝佳的英语口语练习素材?

这段视频里的对话真实自然,像极了日常聊天,没有生硬的语法堆砌,非常适合用来练shadow speech(影子跟读法)。对话中频繁使用“do”来加强语气,比如“我确实会说日语”,这种表达在雅思口语练习中很加分,能让你的回答更生动。而且话题围绕语言学习,词汇贴近生活,既能学发音又能积累实用表达,一举两得。

拆解自然表达,学会像母语者一样说话

我们来看看几个关键句子,它们为什么听起来这么自然:

  • “I do speak Japanese.” 这里的“do”不是助动词,而是用来强调“确实”,比直接说“I speak Japanese”更有感染力。在口语中,重读“do”能突出你的态度,这是提高英语发音节奏感的小技巧。
  • “I did study Korean.” 过去式的强调用“did”,说明“我真的学过韩语”,即使现在忘了,也能让对话更有层次感。这种用法在描述经历时很常用,雅思口语考试中讲个人故事时不妨试试。
  • “I do read Thai.” 同样用“do”强调“会读”,和前面的“speak”形成对比,让表达更丰富。注意“do”的发音要轻而有力,不要拖长,这样才自然。

简单有效的shadow speak练习步骤

跟着这个对话练,只需三步:
1. 先听一遍,注意说话人的语气和停顿,感受“do”的强调效果。
2. 逐句跟读,用影子跟读法(shadow speech),尽量同步开口,模仿发音和语调。如果跟不上,就暂停重复,重点练含有“do”的句子。
3. 录音对比,听听自己的“do”是否重读到位,语气是否自然。每天练10分钟,坚持一周,你会发现口语更流畅,发音也更地道。

无论是日常交流还是雅思口语练习,这样的真实对话都是最好的教材。赶紧打开视频,开始你的英语口语提升之旅吧!

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you've taught · I've taught · I've lived
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的was invented · are relaxed · are settled

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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