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Welcome to Spotlight.
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I’m Robin Basselin.
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And I’m Bruce Gulland.
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Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
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It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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“We are all under the same moon.” These are the words of film director, Kevin Macdonald.
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What do you think he meant when he said them?
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Macdonald said these words to the Telegraph news organization.
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And he was talking about a film he recently directed.
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A film called “Life in a Day.” Macdonald worked on this film with the famous film producer Ridley Scott.
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Together, they created this film about life around the world.
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However, they did not record it themselves.
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Instead, they used short films or videos recorded by people all over the world.
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Life in a Day is a film recorded by people like you.
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It shows the many differences between people and cultures.
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However, it also shows that there are things that connect all people – like the fact that we all live under the same moon.
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Today’s Spotlight is on the film Life in a Day.
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On July 1st, 2010, Kevin Macdonald released a video on the Internet.
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He used the popular video sharing website YouTube.
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Macdonald asked YouTube users to create a video of their life.
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And he asked everyone to do this on one particular day – July 24th, 2010.
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In his message, Macdonald asked YouTube users to film all parts of life.
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He wanted to see both normal and not normal life.
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He asked users to answer questions like “What do you love?” “What do you fear?” “What makes you laugh?” and “What do you carry with you?” Macdonald asked users to put their finished videos on YouTube.
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From these shared videos, Macdonald wanted to make one long film about global life.
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However, this is an unusual way to make a film.
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It uses a method called “crowd-sourcing.” Crowd-sourcing is when a large group of people help complete a project usually done by a few paid workers.
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In crowd-sourcing, the group completes the project for less money or even for free.
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Usually, there is a public announcement for a crowd-sourced project.
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And often people use the Internet to send in their work.
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Crowd-sourcing can be helpful in completing many kinds of projects.
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For example, companies have used crowd-sourcing to find just the right picture for a particular project.
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Other people have used crowd-sourcing to find the answer to difficult science problems.
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In recent years, crowd-sourcing has become more and more popular.
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Now, Kevin Macdonald has made the first ever crowd-sourced film produced in Hollywood.
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At first, Macdonald did not believe the project would be very popular.
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However, people sent over 80,000 videos!
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And they sent them from over 190 countries.
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This made Macdonald and producer Ridley Scott believe that their idea could work.
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Macdonald and Scott paid 25 people to sort all the videos.
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These people spent months watching all 4,500 hours of film.
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Then Macdonald and Scott chose the best pieces of video.
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From these, they created the 95 minute film Life in a Day.
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Life in a Day began playing in theatres during the summer of 2011.
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The film includes great stories of birth and love.
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It also includes terrible stories of fear and death.
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One of the main stories from the film is about Okhwan Yoon.
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Yoon is a Korean man.
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He travels around the world on a bicycle.
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He rides this two-wheeled vehicle from country to country.
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His purpose is to teach peace, patience and discovery.
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He does this by meeting the local people.
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He talks with them about kindness.
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Yoon believes that understanding people is the first step of showing kindness.
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He has travelled to 191 countries to understand people everywhere.
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Another emotional part of the film shows a Japanese father and his young son, Taiji.
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They are in their apartment.
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This living space is dirty and not organized.
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There are many clothes on the floor.
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The boy quietly watches television.
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His father performs the morning work.
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Then they walk over to a large picture of a woman.
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The father lights a candle.
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The father and son honour the woman in picture.
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It is the man’s wife and the boy’s mother.
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And they are showing respect to her because she has died.
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The film’s producers wanted the film to show life from all parts of the world.
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So, they sent 400 cameras to people living in places with little or no Internet connection.
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And these cameras produced some of the most beautiful parts of the film.
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One example is the story of a boy named Cain Able.
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Cain lives in Peru.
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And he is about 10 years old.
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Cain is friendly.
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And he works shining shoes.
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He does this because, like Taiji, his mother is dead.
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However, Cain is joyful.
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His smile makes everyone’s day better.
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It brings joy to the people he meets in the film.
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It also brings joy to the people watching the film.
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Life in a Day is interesting because of its method and its message.
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When people watch it, they will see their own lives.
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They will also see what life is like for people who are not like them.
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But most importantly, they will see what is common to all people.
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As Macdonald told the Telegraph news organization, “This is what people chose to film.
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Those of us in the news and film industries think we know what films should be about.
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But most people are interested in a few, simple things – family, children, love, not being alone, not wanting to live through a war, feeling frightened of illness and death.
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That is it – that is what life is.” What do you think about the idea of crowd-sourcing?
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Do you think it can make a great film?
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What would you put in a video about your life in a day?
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Tell us what you think.
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You can email us at [email protected].
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Or, you can leave a comment on our website.
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You can also learn more about the Life in a Day film at www.youtube.com/lifeinaday.
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The writer of this program was Graham Bates.
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The producer was Robin Basselin.
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The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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All quotes were adapted and voiced by Spotlight.
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You can find our programs on the Internet at www.radioenglish.net.
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This program is called, “Life in a Day.” We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program.
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Goodbye!
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“Life in a Day”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：film, Macdonald, crowd, sourcing, project。 这段视频共有 100 个句子、1085 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 13:55。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 78 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| kindness 名词 | /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/ | 恩惠, 仁慈 |
| frighten 动词 | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | 嚇唬 /吓唬, 嚇 /吓 |
| joyful 形容词 | /ˈd͡ʒɔɪfl̩/ | 快樂 /快乐 |
| candle 名词 | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | 蠟燭 /蜡烛, 蠟 /蜡 |
| organize 动词 | /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ | 組織 /组织 |
| bicycle 名词 | /ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ | 自行車 /自行车, 腳踏車 /脚踏车 |
| adapt 动词 | /əˈdæpt/ | 適應 /适应 |
| cloth 名词 | /klɒθ/ | 布, 布料 |
| importantly 副词 | /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/ | 重要的是... |
| quietly 副词 | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | 悄悄地, 安靜地 /安静地 |
| shine 动词 | /ʃaɪn/ | 發亮 /发亮, 照 |
| patience 名词 | /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ | 耐性, 忍耐 |
| shoe 名词 | /ˈʃu/ | 鞋子, 鞋 |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | 再見 /再见, 再會 /再会 |
| announcement 名词 | /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ | 公告, 發表 /发表 |
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 | has become · has made · has travelled |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | were adapted · is called |
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | the best · the most beautiful |
| “will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测 | will see · will also see |
需要注意的发音
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shine /ʃaɪn/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/, shoe /ˈʃu/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: kindness /ˈkaɪnd.nəs/, organize /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/, adapt /əˈdæpt/, cloth /klɒθ/, patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: candle /ˈkæn.dəl/, adapt /əˈdæpt/
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。
- 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。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 kindness, frighten, joyful 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。