跟读练习: It's Happening Right Outside My NYC Window - 通过视频学习英语口语

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I can move your vehicle to one of the side streets, thank you.
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Broadway is like the main thoroughfare down the island of Manhattan.
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Look, ah...
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Manhattan, and then running through the whole island is this main street, which is Broadway.
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This is a great book, by the way.
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My office sits like one story above, bro.
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There's always something going on.
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What's going on outside?
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I don't know.
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You asked for the pictures.
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I'll go ask.
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I'll let you know.
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What's going on out here?
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I'm doing a demonstration later.
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It's May Day, so we're just clearing the block for all the people that walk through later on.
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But not like a fun parade, like a...
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I don't know, it's fun.
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Alright.
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Thank you.
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Alright, that's my office if you need anything.
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Thank you very much.
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You got it.
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When I was, he said it's a demonstration and I was like, like a parade, like a fun parade, and he was like, no, I don't think it's going to be fun.
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So it's probably just a protest.
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Facts, we got a situation outside.
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Could you hear the police?
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I did.
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There is no parking on Broadway today.
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You must park your car on the side street.
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I thought it was you on the loudspeaker.
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No, but I've been on work phone calls, and every two minutes, no one can hear what I'm saying.
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It's so loud.
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What are you doing?
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Why are you stepping on my couch with your shoes?
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I just wanted to get a better...
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Take your sneakers off!
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No!
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What are you doing?
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It's my nice couch!
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It is a circus.
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Take your fucking shoes off.
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Action pack day.
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I slept four hours, woke up at six, couldn't go back to sleep and came in here.
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11.34 a.m.
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Reporting live from Broadway.
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The police have cleared all the parking off of Broadway.
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They've towed one BMW.
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I have no idea what's going on.
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Stay tuned.
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Stay tuned for updates.
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How you doing?
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How you doing?
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Good job.
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The amazing thing about street closures is that the road that's closed, you get the whole road to yourself,
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but every other street is just gridlock traffic.
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I almost died.
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I almost died.
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How you doing, man?
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Sure.
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Stay safe.
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I will.
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I'll do my best.
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Long time ago.
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What's going on here, girls?
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How's business?
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It's been a while since we've done a Billy update, Candice.
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Give us a Billy update.
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That's very close.
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Do you still want to quit?
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No. I'm working on something very special for you for Father's Day.
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Did I tell you I'm going on a surfing trip on Mother's Day?
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No. Really?
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I put it on the calendar.
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You didn't say it was a surfing trip.
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What?
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It's not very nice.
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I know but it's a...
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What are you gonna do for me in return?
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This is not turning out as I hoped it would turn out.
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Can I show pictures of this stuff?
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No, no, no. Create this?
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Yep.
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It's about time I did this because I've been really wanting to.
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I've been watching the clock.
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I'm watching the clock on this one.
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Are you alluding to something new you're making?
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Yes.
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Are you making a watch?
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Well, I'm not making it.
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I'm making a watch better.
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You're making the Casio F109 in custom billy?
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Yeah.
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Is this going to be gold?
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It can be.
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Come on, tell me, what happened?
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She punched somebody.
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Yeah, because somebody pushed her in a bar, and so she punched him.
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I'm like, where?
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And I thought she'd say, like, you know, on his arm, in his face!
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In New York City?
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You punched someone in the face?
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I can't believe she is.
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I had to.
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She had to.
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A guy pushed her.
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All right, remember, guys, violence is never the answer.
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Bye!
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You look handsome today.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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I look good.
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I'm even more handsome now.
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I took my hat off.
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We haven't had a proper lunch date in a minute.
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All right, I got to get to work.
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Get to work.
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Come by the office.
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Got to.
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All right, take care.
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Boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, boop, Alright, take it, buddy.
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Hey, you're upstairs.
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Does it look like whatever is coming down Broadway is coming down Broadway?
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I'm coming up, I'm coming up.
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Jordan!
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I forgot my phone.
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Locked in the stairwell.
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Hey, I was locked in the stairwell.
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Ah, look how clean Broadway is.
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I don't know what it is.
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I tried to look at it with the binoculars, and I couldn't.
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The King of England's a town, so I don't know if he...
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You got a charge boosted?
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Yeah.
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I got an extra.
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Should we go see?
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Yeah.
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Oh wait, this is it.
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Okay, these cops are the front of.. is this a protest?
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What is this for?
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May Day, it's like International Workers Day.
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I appreciate
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it.
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What does it look like from up there Preston?
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The view up here looks pretty good.
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And just like that it's over.
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To everyone that participated in the labor march, I hope you brought attention to your cause.
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And yeah, I guess that's just another Friday in New York City.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 147 个句子、877 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 8:10。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 107 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 81% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • punch /pʌnt͡ʃ/ (名词) — 拳打, 拳. A hit or strike with one's fist.
  • parade /pəˈrɑd/ (名词) — 遊行 /游行, 巡遊 /巡游. Synonym of military parade: A show of troops, an assembly of troops as a show of force, to receive orders, or especially for inspection at set times.
  • protest /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/ (名词) — 抗議 /抗议. A formal objection, especially one by a group.
  • tune /tjuːn/ (名词) — 曲調 /曲调, 曲子. A melody.
  • shoe /ˈʃu/ (名词) — 鞋子, 鞋. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
  • handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (形容词) — 俊, 俊美. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
  • couch /ˈkaʊ̯t͡ʃ/ (名词) — 沙發 /沙发, 長沙發椅 /长沙发椅. An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person; a sofa.
  • demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/ (名词) — 示範 /示范, 演示. The act of demonstrating; showing or explaining something.
  • surf /sɝf/ (动词) — 衝浪 /冲浪. To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.
  • custom /ˈkʌstəm/ (名词) — 習慣 /习惯, 習俗 /习俗. Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
  • participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (动词) — 參加 /参加. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
  • buddy /ˈbʌdi/ — 哥兒 /哥儿, 伙伴. A person far removed from the conversation.
  • cop /kɑp/ (名词) — 條子 /条子, 帽子叔叔. A police officer or prison guard.
  • calendar /ˈkæl.ən.də/ (名词) — 日曆 /日历, 曆 /历. Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
  • circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ (名词) — 馬戲團 /马戏团, 馬戲場 /马戏场. A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.

视频中出现的短语动词

  • come down (动词) — 下來 /下来, 降. To descend, fall down, collapse.
  • come up (动词) — 上來 /上来. To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
  • turn out (动词) — 原來 /原来. To end up; to result.
  • come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
  • look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 35 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 I'm, don't, I'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shoe /ˈʃu/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, closure /ˈkloʊ.ʒɚ/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, binoculars /(ˌ)baɪˈnɑ.kjə.lɚz/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 punch, parade, protest 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。

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