跟读练习: Learning English: How to Communicate with an American Boss - 通过视频学习英语口语

选择练习模式

每种模式都会打开全屏练习室。

178 句

如果句子过短或过长，请点击 Edit 进行调整。

Have you ever wondered what your boss thinks of your English?

Well, I'm here with Mike, who is a boss, a business owner from Cardinal Exteriors.

We're going to just get to know him a little bit, and I want to ask a little bit about,

you know, what it's like working with people who are also learning English as a second language. But first,

hi, Mike, how you doing? good how are you good um

so can you tell me where are you from i'm right from portland maine yeah born

and raised awesome never left that's awesome

so would you say you have a main accent yes absolutely new england accent i've heard stronger accents sure

but you have a little bit

southern main accent southern more urban okay very cool very cool

so um so we met because mike's actually putting in all new windows in my home

and I'm very excited they're looking awesome

so shout out to you for doing a great job on those

and I was curious like how long have you had your business oh that's a long time

so how's going i guess it's going all right good the first four

or five years were really of my own business were a struggle yeah

but we found our niche and now we're doing really well

and and we did a lot of word of mouth business

and things have been going great so what would you say your niche is

so a lot of what we do is exterior renovations

so siding and windows are what we specialize in we do a little bit of roofing okay but

and some decking for the most part we'll do anything on

the exterior of your home to give it a little bit more curb appeal oh i like

that curb appeal is important um

and how did you learn how to do this like did you go to school

or did you learn as an apprentice or did someone in your friends or family teach you

Believe it or not, I went to school for a history degree with a minor in education.

Oh my gosh!

Yeah, so I got into coaching while I was still in college,

and the guy that I was coaching with for his kids got me into this business.

Wait, what were you coaching?

I was a baseball coach.

Wow.

Yeah.

So it was really kind of like luck?

It was kind of luck, yeah.

I was kind of in between finishing up college, finishing up playing college baseball,

coaching young teenagers and I own this company that did exterior renovations

and asked me to come to work as a sales guy.

That's how I got into the business.

I've been around construction my whole life.

So I knew a little bit,

enough about it to be dangerous yeah 2000 I started in this business as a salesman that's so cool

and now what do you what do you spend most of your days doing is it also sales

so yeah I so I have a business partner

and then I both I do most of the project management going job to job

and uh doing sales okay

and he does a lot of the administrative stuff uh where he does the bookkeeping oh

that's a good partner to have and he also does a lot of sales

and project management depending on you know where the projects are at okay yeah okay very cool um

i did want to ask you because i thought it was very interesting

that you work with people from brazil and probably other countries too um

so i i i was able to talk to some of your guys

and they're super nice because i speak portuguese but i was curious

if you're working with people

and you don't speak their language are there ever communication issues yeah you're always seeing it today firsthand

i think some issues could happen even

if everyone's a native english speaker you know like scheduling or miscommunication

but yeah tell me more i think the biggest challenge is isn't necessary

it would speak first of all i don't speak another second language yeah

so i use a lot of google translate oh yeah that's a good tool um

but the biggest challenge with communication is the dialect

so i could have you know i could say something

that may make sense to me yeah

but it doesn't make sense to someone from a different language for example

I'll use like columns columns yeah columns of a house I'm trying to explain that for someone that doesn't speak English.

I have to show them a picture.

Okay.

And then they'll say it in their language and then we're on the same page.

Oh, that's so interesting.

So visuals help a lot.

Visuals do help a lot, yeah.

Is there anything

that you feel like is a big difference in culture? like i don't know

i mean anything like oh just the way people communicate

or i don't know i think that it's interesting to me

that the so i i work with a lot of resilient culture

and i find them to be very calm and very relaxed yeah in their communication yeah it's very quiet

It's a much quieter way of communicating, which I appreciate.

I feel like from my standpoint, I'm always raised and amped up and trying to get things done.

The clients take their time, they think it through, and then move forward.

So it just feels like a much calmer way of communicating.

I feel that.

Yeah, I can definitely relate to that.

There's probably a lot of stress, a lot of logistics, a lot of people you're trying to make happy including me and

but things get done work ethic is second to none

that's a really good phrase how they communicate versus how they work very quickly systems in place okay they're very efficient workers

but the communication is very, I think it's methodical and well thought out, that's why they're so successful with their own business model.

Is there any advice you would give someone who is learning English about how to communicate with their American boss?

That's a great question.

So a lot of what we do is through text messaging.

Okay.

And that helps because they can text message in our language and it comes across to me in English.

Oh, cool.

Yeah.

So I think there's never, in any language, there's never over a community.

The more you communicate, the better off everybody is.

So you're not going to get in trouble for over -communicating if you text an extra text just to confirm information.

Correct.

100

But if you don't text or you don't confirm or you don't ask the question,

101

that's where things could get kind of hairy.

102

If I don't have an answer from the night before, it's hard for me to know where we're at the next morning.

103

So communicate as much as you need to understand what the assignment is the next day.

104

And honestly, that's been the most successful is the communication

105

that happens after 5pm at my house is probably the most I communicate with the guys throughout the work day.

106

To set up the next day.

107

Oh, that's such a good tip.

108

So over -communicate, even if you think maybe you're asking too much or, you know, confirming too many times.

109

You're never going to bother a boss.

110

During the work day, for me, I want as little responsibility as possible.

111

I want to know everybody's in there everyone knows what they're supposed to be doing right

112

and where they're going even though i have a family at home yeah

113

i can always respond through texts okay always uh

114

you know get to you back in fact i can't always talk on the phone right

115

and then talking on the phone is a challenge yeah

116

if you have different languages different accents different understandings of what things mean sure

117

and on the phone you can't really i guess you could send a picture of columns

118

or something but it's tricky you can't use google translate on the phone you can't use photos you can

119

but it's kind of a but so yeah i think texting is

120

that is a great way to communicate yeah

121

and you know encourage your boss to learn your language well yeah i mean yeah it takes time though

122

and you've got a lot on your plate

123

so um i mean it's certainly fun to learn under other languages

124

but um i mean yeah you've got a lot on your plate

125

and it kind of goes both ways too you gotta

126

you know learn each other's languages learn how to communicate best

127

and yeah i like the text message tip though and over communication would you tell someone if they were

128

communicating too much would you be like hey i think yes i would i think it gets to the point where

129

you know it's like over over we're talking about the same thing over

130

and over it's okay now we understand have a good night

131

but you would prefer that to not having the communication assuming there's

132

that phrase it shows you that she also shows us

133

that they care oh yeah

134

if they're over communicating then they care just as much as we do i like that because i think some people

135

worry about bothering their boss like oh i don't want to send the message

136

because i don't want to seem needy

137

or annoying you're not being annoying better to confirm awesome very cool any other last tips

138

or is that that's a good one no I think just keep communicating don't be shy about

139

or embarrassed about not understanding our language yeah you know

140

so that's one thing i think that happens as well is is

141

if you don't understand the english language they tend to um go quiet

142

and silent that's huge don't be shy don't be shy

143

if you don't understand something feel free to just spill it talk to us

144

and just say like i didn't get that

145

or i don't quite understand i don't understand yeah yeah that's really good tip

146

because uh yeah people feel like oh you know my boss is gonna think i'm not very smart

147

but that's not it right and

148

that happens you know from an english language to english language people aren't um

149

they're too afraid to speak up whether

150

or not not knowing how to do something

151

or not understanding the assignment always speak up

152

if you don't understand that's how you find it i love

153

that yeah it's it doesn't have to be embarrassing

154

it happens with native speakers too like hey

155

i didn't understand what you said can you uh tell me in other words

156

or yeah explain to me again explain to me like i'm five what's going on

157

because i don't always know all the contractor terms either

158

so i have to say what was

159

that you know what are you talking about exactly very cool

160

so what else is on your agenda for today for your work day

161

so today now

162

that we kind of got a little bit of a behind

163

on this i gotta go get some trim yeah for your job yeah

164

so that now that i know what we need so i'll have

165

that delivered and then i've got a deck that uh stairs

166

that i'm building over in another area in portland

167

that needs a little of tending to with some material okay uh after

168

that i have a sales call at 12 30 in cape elizabeth oh wow another siding job nice

169

and then uh from there i'll start uh figuring out what my kids need this afternoon

170

and then what's for dinner awesome

171

so a lot on my plate today that's awesome um thank you

172

so much for the interview and uh if

173

if people want to find you are you on social media

174

or anything your business it's cardinal exteriors social media

175

you can find us on facebook you can find us on instagram okay awesome well thank you

176

and linkedin all right thanks so much thank you

177

Improve your English fluency and your conversation skills.

178

Join the Go Natural English speaking club at courses .gonaturalenglish .com.

下载应用

流利口语所需的一切

AI 发音评分逐句打分

音标练习掌握每个音

词汇学习建立你的词库

词汇游戏边玩边学

扫码

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

同频道

How to Talk to Anyone: A Walk and Talk with My Neighbor, a Nurse! (Medical English)

Daily ConversationWorking Adults

Conquer your to do list

Business EnglishUniversity StudentsWorking Adults

9 Ways to Think in English and Stop Translating in Your Head | Go Natural English

Business EnglishDaily ConversationUniversity Students

10 MINUTE American English Conversation | Learn American English | Go Natural English

Daily ConversationUniversity StudentsWorking Adults

10 Easy Ways to Train Your Brain to Speak English Fluently

Daily Conversation

FOR YOU

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“Learning English: How to Communicate with an American Boss”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：language, english, communicate。这段视频共有 178 个句子、2077 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 13:17。说话人语速自然，每分钟约 156 个词，接近日常对话。 85% 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
accent 名词	/ækˈsɛnt/	重音, 腔調 /腔调
confirm 动词	/kənˈfɝm/	證實 /证实, 確認 /确认
curious 形容词	/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/	好奇, 有好奇心
deck 名词	/ˈdɛk/	甲板
bother 动词	/ˈbɑðɚ/	煩擾 /烦扰, 麻煩 /麻烦
phrase 名词	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短语, 片語 /片语
assignment 名词	/əˈsaɪn.mənt/	分配, 布置
translate 动词	/tɹænzˈleɪt/	翻譯 /翻译, 譯 /译
cardinal 名词	/ˈkɑːd(ɪ)nəl/	樞機主教 /枢机主教
curb 名词	/kɝb/	路緣 /路缘
renovation 名词	/ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/	整修, 翻新
encourage 动词	/ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/	鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励
silent 形容词	/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/	安靜 /安静, 恬靜 /恬静
worker 名词	/ˈwɝ.kɚ/	工人, 工作者
efficient 形容词	/ɪˈfɪʃənt/	高效率

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
figure out 动词	弄清楚

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：

Wait, what were you coaching?
That's how I got into the business.
I've been around construction my whole life.
You're never going to bother a boss.

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	Have you ever wondered · i've heard · have you had
定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物	people who are · someone who is

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 71 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, they're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, ethic /ˈɛθ.ɪk/, methodical /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, efficient /ɪˈfɪʃənt/, shout /ʃaʊt/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, specialize /ˈspɛʃəˌlaɪz/
长单词——注意重音位置: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, methodical /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, administrative /ədˈmɪn.ɪ.stɹə.tɪv/, versus /ˈvɝsəs/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, accent /ækˈsɛnt/, columns /ˈkɑləmz/, curious /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/, deck /ˈdɛk/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, relate /ɹɪˈleɪt/, resilient /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/

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 accent, confirm, curious 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。

影子跟读法: 阅读完整分步指南 →

跟读练习: Learning English: How to Communicate with an American Boss - 通过视频学习英语口语

选择练习模式

下载应用

同频道

How to Speak English Fluently and Confidently | Go Natural English

Stop Saying “I Don’t Care” — Use These Fluent Phrases!

How to Talk with Anyone: Master English Small Talk Conversation

How to Talk to Anyone: A Walk and Talk with My Neighbor, a Nurse! (Medical English)

Conquer your to do list

9 Ways to Think in English and Stop Translating in Your Head | Go Natural English

10 MINUTE American English Conversation | Learn American English | Go Natural English

10 Easy Ways to Train Your Brain to Speak English Fluently

推荐视频

Talking About Your Job | Intermediate Business English Conversation

How I Teach Actors in Hollywood to Speak with an American Accent

10 Words: Change Your Basic English to Business English

Oxford Business English English for Meetings

Học Tiếng Anh Giao Tiếp Chuyên Ngành Marketing|Giới Thiệu Bản Thân Cho Performance Marketing

English for Project Management | Key Words & Phrases

Speaking about Jobs in English for Advanced English Conversation

HỌC FCE 1 TEST 1 PART 3

第一次參加公司聚會，我才發現大家說的英文跟課本完全不一樣｜Real Life Office English

English Shadowing | David Beckham: Building a Successful Business in America (lesson #53)

Quanto desta conversa você consegue entender?

USA School English 🇺🇸 | Parent Teacher Meeting Conversation Practice