跟读练习: Listening B2, FCE 1 (2015), Test 2, Part 4 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Now turn to part four.
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You will hear an interview with a musician called Gerald Harding, who's talking about his career.
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For questions 24 to 30, choose the best answer, A, B or C.
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You now have one minute to look at part four.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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who has come to tell us about how he began his career as a musician.
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Hello.
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Well, first of all, Gerald, how did your interest in music begin?
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My father was a violinist in an orchestra, and from an early age, I would go with him when they were rehearsing for concerts.
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I would sit with the violinists and listen.
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I learned a lot, and everyone was very kind to me.
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I actually composed my first piece of music for the violin when I was six years old.
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My father treasured it.
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And when did you start playing in public?
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When I was around eight years old, my father started playing in a small orchestra at a holiday resort in the summer.
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All the family went with him.
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It was on the coast, and that way we had a break we couldn't have afforded otherwise.
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I sometimes went along to performances, and I played in my first concert there at the age of 11, just for fun.
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My mother also played the piano in a hotel in the evenings.
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So your mother was a musician too.
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Tell us about her.
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Sure.
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She was an amazing pianist.
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She knew all the music she played by heart, everything, and that was after playing it through just a couple of times to get it right.
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I learned that from her and that's what I do on the violin too.
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Because I don't have to read the notes, I can concentrate on my playing and avoid errors.
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And what made you interested in conducting?
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From the very start, conductors fascinated me a great deal.
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I dreamt of becoming one from the first time I saw an orchestra.
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When I listened to recordings at home, I would conduct them, but my father insisted that I become a violinist, and he also taught me.
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So that's what I did, but I never gave up my old dream.
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You studied music at one of the best colleges.
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Did you enjoy it?
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I could do the violin playing anyway, of course, which my father had taught me, but then so could everyone else.
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And naturally, I perfected my technique at college and broadened the range of music I played.
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But some of the others found the discipline and commitment required of us too demanding.
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But because of my upbringing, I was used to that.
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So what happened when you left college?
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Well, just when I was about to start a career as a violinist, I started learning to be a conductor, too.
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Even after college, I needed to carry on improving, so I was having private lessons with a professional violinist.
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And his wife, although not a professional musician, taught me conducting technique.
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She insisted that I took lessons from a teacher she knew who had many well-known conductors as students.
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He himself wasn't a well-known conductor, but as an instructor, he was the best and very enthusiastic.
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Since then, you've become well-known as both a violinist and a conductor.
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Has it been difficult to have both these careers?
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On the contrary, I've learned so much from the conductors I've played with as a violin soloist.
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Even when one plays the same violin piece often, it's still always different every time.
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One can therefore learn a great deal, especially as I have had the good fortune to practically always play under the best conductors in the world.
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And I haven't only learned from seeing and hearing them, but I've always taken the time to consult them, to discuss the smallest details with them,
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and to continuously improve myself.
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Well, unfortunately we've run out of time, but thank you very much.
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It's been a great pleasure speaking to you, and the very best of luck in the future.
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Thank you.
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Now you'll hear part four again.
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We are very pleased to welcome the violinist and conductor, Gerald Harding, who has come to tell us about how he began his career as a musician.
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Hello.
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Well, first of all, Gerald, how did your interest in music begin?
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My father was a violinist in an orchestra, and from an early age I would go with him when they were rehearsing for concerts.
60
I would sit with the violinists and listen.
61
I learned a lot and everyone was very kind to me.
62
I actually composed my first piece of music for the violin when I was six years old.
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My father treasured it.
64
And when did you start playing in public?
65
When I was around eight years old, my father started playing in a small orchestra at a holiday resort in the summer.
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All the family went with him.
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It was on the coast and that way we had a break we couldn't have afforded otherwise.
68
I sometimes went along to performances, and I played in my first concert there at the age of 11, just for fun.
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My mother also played the piano in a hotel in the evenings.
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So your mother was a musician too.
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Tell us about her.
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Sure.
73
She was an amazing pianist.
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She knew all the music she played by heart, everything.
75
And that was after playing it through just a couple of times to get it right.
76
I learned that from her, and that's what I do on the violin, too.
77
Because I don't have to read the notes, I can concentrate on my playing and avoid errors.
78
And what made you interested in conducting?
79
From the very start, conductors fascinated me a great deal.
80
I dreamt of becoming one from the first time I saw an orchestra.
81
When I listened to recordings at home, I would conduct them.
82
But my father insisted that I become a violinist, and he also taught me.
83
so that's what I did, but I never gave up my old dream.
84
You studied music at one of the best colleges.
85
Did you enjoy it?
86
I could do the violin playing anyway, of course, which my father had taught me, but then so could everyone else.
87
And naturally, I perfected my technique at college and broadened the range of music I played.
88
But some of the others found the discipline and commitment required of us too demanding.
89
But because of my upbringing, I was used to that.
90
So, what happened when you left college?
91
Well, just when I was about to start a career as a violinist, I started learning to be a conductor too.
92
Even after college, I needed to carry on improving, so I was having private lessons with a professional violinist.
93
And his wife, although not a professional musician, taught me conducting technique.
94
She insisted that I took lessons from a teacher she knew who had many well-known conductors as students.
95
He himself wasn't a well-known conductor, but as an instructor, he was the best and very enthusiastic.
96
Since then, you've become well-known as both a violinist and a conductor.
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Has it been difficult to have both these careers?
98
On the contrary, I've learned so much from the conductors I've played with as a violin soloist.
99
Even when one plays the same violin piece often, it's still always different every time.
100
One can therefore learn a great deal, especially as I have had the good fortune to practically always play under the best conductors in the world.
101
And I haven't only learned from seeing and hearing them, but I've always taken the time to consult them, to discuss the smallest details with them,
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and to continuously improve myself.
103
Well, unfortunately we've run out of time, but thank you very much.
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It's been a great pleasure speaking to you.
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And the very best of luck in the future.
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Thank you.
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That's the end of part four.
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There will now be a pause of five minutes for you to copy your answers onto the separate answer sheet.
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Be sure to follow the numbering of all the questions.
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I shall remind you when there is one minute left so that you're sure to finish in time.
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It is the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.

通过这个视频你能学到什么

这个视频中的访谈对话能帮助你提升两项关键口语技能:一是如何清晰讲述个人经历,比如Gerald分享职业生涯时的时间线梳理和细节描述;二是在对话中自然转换话题,主持人与嘉宾的互动展示了如何流畅衔接不同问题。此外,对于准备雅思口语练习的学习者,这种真实的访谈场景能有效训练你应对“职业与兴趣”类话题的表达能力。

需要注意的连读与弱读现象

视频中存在不少常见的连读和弱读,比如“used to that”中“used to”弱读为/juːst tə/,“carry on improving”中“carry on”连读为/ˈkæri ɒn/。这些语音现象能帮助你更好地适应真实英语听力场景,同时也为提高英语发音打下基础。建议反复听辨这些细节,模仿其发音方式。

像母语者一样表达:节奏与重音

想要掌握母语者的表达节奏,可尝试shadow speak(影子跟读)技巧。比如Gerald在说“but I never gave up my old dream”时,重音落在“never”和“old dream”上,通过强调这些词来突出坚持梦想的决心。跟读时要注意模仿这种重音分布,同时关注句子的停顿,比如在“Even after college, I needed to carry on improving”中,“Even after college”后稍作停顿,使表达更自然。长期练习能让你的口语更具韵律感,提升整体表达效果。

无论是看YouTube学英语还是日常练习,结合这些技巧都能让你的英语学习更高效。通过分析视频中的语音、语调和表达逻辑,你能逐步提升口语的准确性和流畅度。

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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