跟读练习: Let's Practice English Speaking with Shadowing! (C1 Level) - 通过视频学习英语口语
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In this video, you will do some English-speaking practice using the shadowing technique.
在本视频中，你将通过跟读法进行英语口语练习。
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I've prepared a C1 level monologue about the decline of the movie industry.
我准备了一段C1水平的独白，主题是电影行业的衰落。
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Your job is to listen and then mimic my pronunciation,
你的任务是先听，然后模仿我的发音。
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rhythm, and intonation to improve your speaking fluency and listening comprehension.
节奏和语调，从而提升你的口语流利度和听力理解能力。
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And we'll be going through three phases of speaking practice.
我们将进行三个阶段的口语练习。
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So if you are ready for a challenge, let's get started.
如果你已经准备好迎接挑战，那我们就开始吧。
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First of all, we have here phase one, the passive listen.
首先，我们进入第一阶段，被动聆听。
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The first step of the lesson today is I'm going to read the full text to you first at a normal pace.
今天这节课的第一步，我会先以正常语速给大家读一遍全文。
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And your only job right now is to listen carefully and absorb the meaning.
你现在唯一要做的就是仔细倾听，领会其中的意思。
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That's it.
就是这样。
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The full transcript will also be here up on screen.
完整的文字稿也会显示在屏幕上。
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So just listen and follow along as I read it.
大家就听我读，跟着一起念。
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Let's get started.
我们开始吧。
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It is a widely held belief,
人们普遍认为，
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perhaps even a truism, that the golden age of cinema is a relic of the past.
人们普遍认为，电影的黄金时代已经成为过去，这甚至可以说是一个不争的事实。
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While some might dismiss this as mere nostalgia,
有些人可能会认为这不过是怀旧之情，
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a compelling argument can be made that the industry has,
有一个极具说服力的观点认为，该行业已经
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in many respects, lost its creative footing.
在很多方面都失去了创作的立足点。
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The proliferation of endless franchise sequels in cinematic universes has,
电影宇宙中层出不穷的系列续集泛滥现象已经
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to a significant degree, stifled originality,
在很大程度上扼杀了原创性
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prioritizing risk-averse commercial viability over artistic innovation.
将规避风险的商业可行性置于艺术创新之上。
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Furthermore, the ubiquitous reliance on computer-generated imagery often comes at the expense of a tangible,
此外，对计算机生成图像的普遍依赖往往是以牺牲真实可感的体验为代价的。
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emotionally resonant narrative.
引发情感共鸣的叙事。
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We are bombarded with spectacle,
我们被各种视觉奇观狂轰滥炸。
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yet often starved of genuine character development.
却往往缺乏真正的人物成长刻画。
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The business model seems to be predicated on a formulaic approach,
这种商业模式似乎建立在一种公式化的方法之上。
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designed to maximize box office returns,
旨在最大化票房收益
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rather than to genuinely captivate and challenge an audience.
而非真正吸引并挑战观众。
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It is a cyclical phenomenon.
这是一种周期性现象。
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As long as audiences remain captive to the familiar,
只要观众仍被熟悉的事物所束缚，
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studios will be disinclined to deviate from the established path.
各大制片厂将不愿偏离已确立的发展路径。
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The onus, it seems, is on us,
看来责任在我们身上。
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the viewers, to demand more.
让观众们要求更多。
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Very well, that was phase one of our lesson today, the passive listen.
很好，刚才是我们今天课程的第一阶段，也就是被动听力环节。
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The purpose here is for you to get my tone of voice,
这里的目的是让你掌握我的语气。
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where I place the stress,
我该在哪里重读
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how I pronounce the words,
我该怎么发音这些单词
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and become a little bit more familiar with the text you will be practicing now.
并进一步熟悉你即将练习的文本内容。
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Now we're going to enter into phase two of our Shadowing practice today,
现在我们要进入今天影子跟读法练习的第二阶段。
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which is called the Guided Breakdown.
这被称为引导击穿。
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Now we're going to break it down piece by piece.
现在我们将一步步拆解分析。
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I will read a sentence or phrase at a time,
我会一次读一个句子或一个短语。
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and then I'll pause.
然后我会暂停一下。
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Then it's your turn to repeat it,
接下来轮到你重复一遍了。
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mimicking my voice as closely as you can.
尽可能逼真地模仿我的声音。
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I'll also highlight and define some key phrases for you to add to your vocabulary.
我还会重点讲解一些关键短语并给出释义，帮助你扩充词汇量。
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So, let's get started.
那么，我们开始吧。
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The first phrase, listen.
第一句话，听着。
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It is a widely held belief, perhaps even a truism.
这是一个被广泛认同的信念，甚至可以说是一条不言而喻的真理。
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Very well.
很好。
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The word truism means a statement that is obviously true and says nothing new or interesting.
truism这个词指的是明显正确、没有新意或无趣的陈述。
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Now on to phrase two.
现在进入第二阶段。
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A compelling argument can be made that the industry has,
有一个极具说服力的观点认为，该行业已经
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in many respects, lost its creative footing.
在很多方面都失去了创作的立足点。
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Now, it's your turn.
现在轮到你了。
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Repeat.
重复。
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Good job.
干得好。
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A compelling argument is an argument that is forceful and convincing.
一个有说服力的论证是有力且令人信服的论证。
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It's compelling.
这很有说服力。
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You can't ignore it.
你不能忽视它。
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Phrase 3.
短语 3。
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Listen.
听着。
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The proliferation of endless franchise sequels has,
层出不穷的系列续集泛滥成灾的现象已经
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to a significant degree, stifled originality.
在很大程度上扼杀了原创性。
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Your turn.
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Very well.
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The word proliferation means a rapid increase in the number or amount of something.
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Think about a virus or disease that proliferates.
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Now, the word to stifle,
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that's a verb, and if you stifle something,
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you prevent or stop it from happening or developing.
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So when I say that the way movies are made nowadays stifle originality,
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we can understand suppress originality or prevents people from being truly original nowadays.
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Phrase four.
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Listen.
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Prioritizing risk-averse commercial viability over artistic innovation.
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Your turn.
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Good job.
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Risk-averse means unwilling to take risks or to take on new and challenging tasks.
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So if a person is risk-averse,
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that person does not like to take any risks.
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But here's the thing, when it comes to creativity,
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creating something original like a good movie,
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you need to take risks if you are to be original,
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innovative, or even creative.
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Let's move on now to phrase four.
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Listen closely.
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Furthermore, the ubiquitous reliance on computer-generated imagery often comes at the expense of...
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Your turn.
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Good job.
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The word ubiquitous is a great word.
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It's a highly advanced word.
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And if something is ubiquitous, it's everywhere.
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It can be seen, it can be found everywhere to the point that it has become trivial.
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Now, what's interesting also in this phrase is the connected speech here,
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because I say reliance on computer generated imagery.
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Listen, computer generated imagery, computer generated imagery.
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Between generated and imagery, there is a sound going on there.
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When I connect the sounds, look, computer generated imagery.
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Generated, generated, generated imagery, generated imagery.
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Like that.
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Computer generated imagery.
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Let's move on now to phrase six.
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Listen closely.
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We are bombarded with spectacle,
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yet often starved of genuine character development.
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Your turn.
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So if you are bombarded with something,
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there's a lot of that coming your way, coming your direction.
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So it's like you're receiving a constant stream of something.
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When I say we are bombarded with spectacle,
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it feels like movies nowadays,
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they are a spectacle of visual special effects.
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We are bombarded with visual effects but the story,
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the character development, they're really poor.
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They're not really well developed.
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Another great C1 advanced word here is starved of.
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Starved of, you see?
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Starved of genuine character development.
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If you starve of something,
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it means that you lack something,
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even though you need it.
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Think about starving for food.
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When you are starving, you are very hungry,
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so you need to eat.
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But here, we are starved of genuine character development in movies.
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we need to see great well-written characters on screen,
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but those are becoming more and more rare.
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Moving on to phrase seven now,
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the business model seems to be predicated on a formulaic approach.
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Your turn.
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Great job.
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If I say that something is predicated on something else,
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it means that it's based on that something else.
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It's based on a particular idea or belief.
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And something formulaic is something that follows a built formula,
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a previously created patterned formula.
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All right.
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So if you think about it,
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movies nowadays, that's what they are.
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They follow a predictable, often boring and unoriginal formula.
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So, the storylines are formulaic.
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Nothing is original anymore.
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Phrase 8.
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Listen.
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It is a cyclical phenomenon.
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As long as audiences remain captive to the familiar,
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studios will be disinclined to deviate from the established path.
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Your turn.
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Repeat.
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Good job.
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So if something is cyclical, it moves in cycles.
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It is happening or occurring repeatedly in a fixed pattern or cycle,
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like I just said.
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And if you are disinclined to do something,
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you are reluctant to do it.
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You are unwilling to do it.
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I mean, as formulaic as these movies nowadays are, they are cash grabs.
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They are quick cash grabs.
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They bring tons of money to the studios.
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So apparently that's what people want nowadays.
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So why would the studios worry about originality?
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So they are disinclined to allow space for original storylines, original movies.
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just let's keep doing the same thing because you know it's bringing us money
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the word deviate is also a great advanced word
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if you deviate from a plan you move away from it you depart from an established course
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or normal way of doing things
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and now finally phrase nine listen the onus it seems is
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on us the viewers to demand more your
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turn repeat very nice owners means responsibility the responsibility
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or duty even to do something
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so the owners is on us the responsibility is on us the viewers to demand more better quality movies movies
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that are actually interesting to watch with interesting storylines and great character development and performances.
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All right.
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Very well.
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So we have just finished phase two of our shadowing practice.
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Remember, phase one, you just listen to me reading the entire paragraph to get an idea of the words in the message.
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Phase two, we did a little shadowing here,
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but you were listening to me phrase by phrase and repeating right after.
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And I also defined some vocabulary here for you.
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Now let's go to phase three,
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which is the full shadowing experience or the full shadowing practice.
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Now it's time to put it all together.
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I'm gonna read the full script again,
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and I want you to speak along with me now, simultaneously.
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Alright?
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Try to match my tone, speed, and rhythm.
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Don't worry about being perfect.
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Just feel the flow of the language,
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and, well, let's have some fun and begin.
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It is a widely held belief,
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perhaps even a truism, that the golden age of cinema is a relic of the past.
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While some might dismiss this as mere nostalgia,
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a compelling argument can be made that the industry has,
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in many respects, lost its creative footing.
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The proliferation of endless franchise sequels in cinematic universes has,
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to a significant degree, stifled originality,
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prioritizing risk-averse commercial viability over artistic innovation.
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Furthermore, the ubiquitous reliance on computer-generated imagery often comes at the expense of a tangible,
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emotionally resonant narrative.
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We are bombarded with spectacle,
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yet often starved of genuine character development.
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The business model seems to be predicated on a formulaic approach,
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designed to maximize box office returns,
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rather than to genuinely captivate and challenge an audience.
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It is a cyclical phenomenon.
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As long as audiences remain captive to the familiar,
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studios will be disinclined to deviate from the established path.
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The onus, it seems, is on us,
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the viewers, to demand more.
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And there you have it.
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How did you do?
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Hope you did well, and hope you found it useful.
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Now, let's just quickly, briefly recap here the vocabulary and some phrases we covered today.
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All of these words that we learned today are more advanced,
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are more targeted at C1 and even C2 levels.
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So remember, it is a wildly held belief.
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Truism.
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That's a great word.
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A compelling argument.
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Proliferation.
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Stifle.
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Risk averse.
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Ubiquitous.
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Bombarded with.
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Starved of.
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predicated on, formulaic, cyclical or cyclical phenomenon, disinclined, deviate, onus.
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All right?
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So make sure you add those words to your vocabulary.
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I really encourage you to re-watch this video multiple times and practice these lines again,
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focusing on the sections you found most challenging.
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And I also suggest try practicing without looking at the words and the phrases sometimes.
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Focus on the listening as well.
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Just listening to what I'm saying and trying to shadow by listening.
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So try both approaches.
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All right.
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But now I have a question for you.
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Do you agree that movies are getting worse?
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What is the last film you saw that genuinely captivated you?
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Let me know in the comment section below.
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I am curious to know.
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I hope you found this lesson useful and if you want to keep practicing your English speaking through shadowing,
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you might want to check out this next video.
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本节课程简介
在本节课程中，您将使用“影子模仿”（shadow speech）技巧进行英语口语练习。我们为您准备了一段关于电影产业衰退的C1级独白。您的任务是倾听并模仿我的发音、节奏和语调，以提高您的口语流利度和听力理解能力。本节课将经历三个阶段的口语练习。如果您准备好挑战自己，我们就开始吧。
重点词汇与短语
- golden age -黄金时代
- relic of the past -过去的遗物
- commercial viability -商业可行性
- artistic innovation -艺术创新
- character development -角色发展
- cyclical phenomenon -循环现象
- demand more -要求更多
- mimic my voice -模仿我的声音
练习技巧
在进行“影子模仿”（shadowspeaks）时，尤其是在视频的语速与语调中，以下几点建议将帮助您更有效地练习：
- 专注于听：在第一阶段的被动聆听中，仔细聆听每一个单词的发音及其语气，这是理解和记忆的关键。
- 分段练习：在指导性分解中，逐句模仿是最有效的方式。确保在重复后，暂停一下，以便让自己记忆和理解这些句子。
- 捕捉语调：不仅要关注单词，还要注意语调的起伏，因为这将大大提升您的表达能力与自然对话的流畅性。
- 多次重复：不要害怕多练几遍，重复是掌握发音和语调的有效途径。您可以在家中也进行“雅思口语练习”，继续深化记忆。
- 录音对比：可以尝试录下自己的声音，和原音进行对比，这样有助于发现自己的不足之处，进而进行更有针对性的练习。
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 |
|---|---|
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | can be made · are bombarded · be predicated |
| 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 | I've prepared · has become · have just finished |
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。