跟读练习: Meet the Voice Behind Your GPS - 通过视频学习英语口语

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At the bottom of the hill, make a right.
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Continue straight ahead.
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At the next intersection, turn left.
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My name is Karen Jacobson and I'm known as the only woman men will take directions from.
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My speaking voice ended up in over a billion GPS and smartphone devices giving directions to people around the world.
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You have reached your destination.
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Well I'll take you right back to the beginning...
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I'm originally from Mackay, which is a town in North Queensland near Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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I wanted to become a professional singer and move to America.
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And I did follow that dream to New York.
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And not long after I moved there, there was an audition and a client was looking for a native Australian female voiceover artist living in the northeast of the United States.
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And I went to that audition and I got the job.
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Proceed to the route. Proceed to the route. Proceed to the route.
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At the time I was told that the Australian  voice was a high priority because the Australian accent was considered the most pleasant English-speaking accent to listen to which is pretty cool.
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Turn left. At the roundabout, turn right.
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There was a huge script, a massive script, and the team of engineers had figured out every combination of syllables possible for me to record so they could chop that up and create this voice system based on my speaking voice.
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I went into the booth and recorded these different lines.
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At the next intersection, turn left. At the roundabout, turn right. You have reached your destination.
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What are some other ones? Let me think...
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Oh everybody's favorite: recalculating.
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I had to say the word 'approximately' approximately 168 times in a row.
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There is a red light camera approaching.
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I like to keep people safe.
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When I'm asked to use the voice, I do, because it's fun.
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My voice is going to live on forever? Wow the power is going to go to my head.
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I mean that's mind-blowing. Really. Isn't it?
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You have reached your destination.

为什么要用这个视频练习口语?

观看并听取这个视频不仅可以了解一位著名的导航语音背后的故事,还可以提升您的英语口语能力。通过重复和跟读视频中的语句,您可以有效提高自己的发音和语调,这是使用英语影子跟读技术的重要部分。当您模仿Karen Jacobson的声音时,您实际上在与一个真实的语音实例互动,帮助您更自然地掌握英语表达方式。

语法与表达在语境中的应用

在视频中,发言者使用了一些关键的语法结构和表达。以下是三个重要的例子:

  • 命令句:例如“Turn left.” 和 “Make a right.” 这些句子简洁明了,非常适合用于导航场景。
  • 从句:发言者提到“because the Australian accent was considered the most pleasant”这种句型,展示了如何通过从句来解释理由。
  • 将来时:在提到她的声音“is going to live on forever”,这种将来时的用法可以让您了解如何表达未来的事件。

练习这些句子和结构,将帮助您在雅思口语练习中脱颖而出.

常见的发音陷阱

在视频中,有一些单词和短语可能会让学习者感到困难。以下是几个发音比较棘手的例子:

  • approximately:这个词在发音时容易出错,因为音节较多,可以通过多次重复,提高您对这个词的熟悉度,记住在练习中要适当地停顿和放慢速度。
  • destination:这个词的重音通常会被忽视,正确的发音是“des-ti-NA-tion”。注意重音对于提高您整体发音的重要性。
  • 此外,发音时的连读,例如“you have”和“reached your”在快速说话中会连贯起来,掌握这些连读技巧,能让您的口语更加流畅自然。

通过系统地练习这些技巧,您将可以有效提高您的英语发音水平,构建更自信的口语能力,顺利应对各种语言环境。同时,提升对方对你表达的理解和响应能力,使日常沟通更加顺畅。

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 reached
“will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测will take · I'll take

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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