跟读练习: Is Having Children Selfish? | Would You Rather - 通过视频学习英语口语
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I'm a single mum.
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Well you've done something really horrible though.
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You've dragged someone and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in.
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No one ever asked to be born.
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I feel like you're on another planet.
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Having children is obviously such a joy and a great thing in life.
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It's a natural feeling as a woman.
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We all have that maternal instinct as well.
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My view on biological children, I don't think people should have them.
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I'm going to have to stop here and just ask you why.
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No one ever asks to be born.
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When you give birth, you're choosing to do something to someone else.
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You're creating them.
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They never ask for it.
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You know, you can't get consent from someone to bring them into the world.
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But it is a natural process.
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But just because something's natural doesn't mean it's right.
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There are many things that happen in nature which we would say that's bad, like malaria, you know, animals rape each other, things like this.
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If you look at any other situation in our daily lives where we would talk about consent should not act
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if you can't get consent from someone.
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I'm a single mum and I have a son who's nine years old
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and just before I turned 20 I decided
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that I was going to be a surrogate and I was UK's youngest surrogate to triplets.
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I can totally understand that people have this biological drive.
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Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
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Well actually I had a vasectomy two weeks ago
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so there is something stopping me there was nothing okay
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there was nothing there was nothing stopping me what made you make
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that decision so young because i know already
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that i'm not going at the age of 23
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i did not know half of what i know
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now the feelings change i'm sure you're not the same i'm definitely not the same person
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that i was when i was 19 to experience like pregnancy i can't even put into words how
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that feels like it's a feeling
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that you've never ever felt before like i don't know it kind of saddens me to know
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that you'll never experience that all of
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that to me just sounds like an ego trip you've brought someone into existence
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and it's made you feel all these things yeah that's good for you
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but we can't see other people as a means to our own ends okay
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i'm just gonna say it how it is i feel like you're on another planet i can understand now
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that bringing someone into the world just for my selfish desires is not a good reason to do it
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when you do create someone you're bringing them into a world where you you know
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that there are loads of bad things
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that could happen to them they could be hit by a car
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and live with lasting pain they could get cancer very early on fall victim to sex trafficking all things like this
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do you think that your selfish desire to have that kid is worth it if they live a life like that
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that's a bit crazy like why are you always picking up the negative in this sit
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because that's all i'm hearing you say is so this could happen
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that could happen so i'm sure you've had a bad experience
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or event some point in your life up until now most people have whether it's a bad memory
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or you've lost someone or whatever the case is you learn to deal
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and cope you learn you learn to mitigate the bad things
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that happen to you but no one can just live their life but
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but bringing someone into existence well you've done something really horrible there you've dragged someone
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and forced them into a position they didn't want to be in
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and those bad things are happening to them and you've done
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that biologically your gene pool that will end with you
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so what's bad about that just how do you feel just knowing
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that yeah fine good i'm not opening the door to any more bad things happening to people
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it just literally makes no sense i mean most people
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that i interact with have um the same view as you
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so like you've never met anyone who thinks my way
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and literally everyone i meet thinks your way are you a lonely child no no no
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i have a sister no did you have a good childhood
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like yeah yeah yeah everyone thinks anyone who has this view no not not even
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that if you had a good childhood then you know what it feels like to experience joy and memories.
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Yeah, as someone who exists, but if I was never born, I would have never have missed that.
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So what would you say to me if I was the one that was looking for a surrogate?
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Well, I would think you shouldn't.
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And I would say, like, if you want to have a child and raise them, adopt.
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I've had debates with many people, but that was something else.
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I just feel more sad for him, really, that just at a young age, he's made such a life -changing decision.
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Just frustrated with all the negativity about why you shouldn't have children and not the positive side of what you should enjoy.
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I'd rather have kids.
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100 % life is here to be lived and I can't wait to have more children.
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We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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I do understand where people are coming from.
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This is a topic where I'm so often confronted by the opposing view
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that if I would have heard anything by now that would make me change my mind, I think I would have heard it.
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I would rather have no biological children, but I'm perfectly up for adopting someone.
本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Is Having Children Selfish?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：happen, view, experience。 这段视频共有 80 个句子、986 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:04。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 195 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 86% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| consent 动词 | /kənˈsɛnt/ | 承諾 /承诺, 同意 |
| biological 形容词 | /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/ | 生物 |
| horrible 形容词 | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | 可怕的, 可畏 |
| drag 动词 | /dɹæɡ/ | 拖 |
| adopt 动词 | /əˈdɑpt/ | 收養 /收养 |
| selfish 形容词 | /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/ | 自私 |
| topic 名词 | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | 主題 /主题, 話題 /话题 |
| gene 名词 | /d͡ʒiːn/ | 基因 |
| pregnancy 名词 | /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ | 懷孕 /怀孕, 妊娠 |
| lonely 形容词 | /ˈloʊnli/ | 寂寞, 孤獨 /孤独 |
| interact 动词 | /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ | 互動 /互动 |
| oppose 动词 | /əˈpoʊz/ | 阻止, 對抗 /对抗 |
| instinct 名词 | /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ | 本能, 天性 |
| maternal 形容词 | /məˈtɝnəl/ | 母親的 /母亲的 |
| malaria 名词 | /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/ | 瘧疾 /疟疾 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| pick up 动词 | 拾取, 撿 /捡 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- I feel like you're on another planet.
- Nothing's stopping me like I could do it.
- We don't agree but I enjoyed it.
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 done · You've dragged · you've never ever felt |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | be born · could be hit · was never born |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | anyone who thinks · anyone who has · someone who exists |
| 用 “should” 提建议 should + 动词 — 表示应该做的事 | should have · should not act · shouldn't have |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 45 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, you've, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- 长单词——注意重音位置: biological /ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: negativity /ˌnɛɡ.əˈtɪ.vɪ.ti/, vasectomy /vəˈsɛktəmi/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: consent /kənˈsɛnt/, drag /dɹæɡ/, adopt /əˈdɑpt/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, topic /ˈtɑpɪk/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, malaria /məˈlɛəɹi.ə/, triplet /ˈtɹɪplət/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 consent, biological, horrible 这类单词。
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。