跟读练习: my low-consumption habits & tips - 通过视频学习英语口语
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at the beginning of this year I decided
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that I was going to start a low buy
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so I really did a lot of assessing of my different spending habits
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but also just my consumption habits in general in an attempt
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to limit how much I was actually spending in being more
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mindful of my spending I feel like I've naturally also just
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become more mindful of my consumption habits the first area that I've made a huge adjustment is my daily coffee.
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I'm somebody who used to buy coffee almost every day.
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I worked as a barista for a couple years and I just got in the habit of drinking coffee from coffee shops, especially when I was a college student and I was a barista at the same time.
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I was buying coffee constantly and I've actually had an espresso machine for about five years.
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I have a Breville one that my husband bought me back in like 2021.
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I've gotten so much use out of it, but even with having an espresso machine, I felt like I couldn't get my coffee the way that I wanted it.
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So I would still go and buy coffee.
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As of recently, I have cut my coffee spending down to almost nothing
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because I've been making my own syrups and my own lattes.
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So all I spend money on now are ingredients for the syrups that I'm making, which are usually ingredients that I'm buying for other purposes as well too.
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So I already have them in my kitchen and then I have to buy espresso beans.
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And one bag of espresso beans lasts me usually like two or three weeks, sometimes even longer depending on how much coffee I'm drinking.
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For a long time I was buying creamer to add to my at-home coffees
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because I felt like I needed some fun flavoring to compete with the coffee that I was buying from coffee shops.
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And then I got into a habit of buying expensive syrups
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and just buying lots of stuff to make my coffee at home better.
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So even though I was saving some money by making my coffee at home, I was still spending quite a bit of money on creamer, on syrups and additional flavorings and stuff.
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But in the past like two months, I've been making all of my syrup at home.
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The one I'm drinking right now is a toasted marshmallow in vanilla syrup.
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And I cannot stress how easy it is to make simple syrup at home.
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I combine mini marshmallows, with brown sugar, vanilla extract, and water, and I just simmered it on the stove until it all kind of melted together into a syrup.
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Put it in a little glass jar in the fridge, and it usually lasts me about two weeks.
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I've made a blueberry vanilla one, banana bread flavor, and it's always so delicious.
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They're super quick and easy to make, and they save me so much money on buying creamer and other things.
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Another way that I've really limited my consumption is by not buying books, and this is a habit that I got into a couple years ago.
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I would go to barnes and noble as a pastime and
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because i love reading so much i was really fixated on just buying a bunch of books
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and like building a book collection after i read the book
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i was just left with all of these stacks of books
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that i probably will never touch again and lots of books too
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that i would buy and start and i didn't like the book
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so i never finished it and it's just sitting and collecting dust
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and i And I just feel like it's so wasteful because libraries are free and have so many options.
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I have a library card and sometimes I will go and rent a physical book if they have it.
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But what has been absolutely game changing for me is the Libby app.
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So once I got my physical library card, I downloaded the app.
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Now I have access to all of these eBooks through my library.
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And not only has this saved me like money on books, this has made me a much more consistent reader.
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Because it's on my phone, I will lock myself out of my other social media apps
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and just keep the Libby app so that it's the only form of entertainment that I can access on my phone.
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I have finished two books in the last week, which for me is a lot of reading because since I had kids, it has just become so much more difficult for me to sit down with a book.
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But because it's on my phone, I've kind of replaced my habit of mindlessly scrolling.
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So if you want to get back into reading
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or you are a reader and you're looking for ways to save money on books Libby is just such a great option.
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If you're curious the two books that I've read in the last week are Strangers by Belle Burden.
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I really liked it.
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It was really well written and I also read Heart the Lover.
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I loved every second of it.
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It broke my heart into a million pieces.
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I literally bawled my eyes out for like 12 hours after I finished the book.
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I was just like on and off crying all day.
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Another way that apps have actually helped my consumption so much is by digitally cataloging my wardrobe.
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So this is not sponsored in any way, shape or form, but I use the app index.
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I took pictures of everything that I own and I can see my closet laid out digitally.
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So if I'm ever feeling like I'm in a rut with my clothes or I feel this impulse to buy new clothes, I go to the index app and I see what I have
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and what I maybe am not wearing
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because I don't know how to style it
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or I just kind of feel uninspired by the piece
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and seeing it laid out with the rest of my clothing on the app makes it
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so much easier to visualize new outfits.
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Instead of using apps like Pinterest or online shopping for fashion inspiration, I'll see what I already have in my closet
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and the Index app helps me to kind of lay everything out
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and create new outfits so
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that I am able to be re-inspired by my clothing instead of feeling this impulse to go buy something new.
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I also rarely buy clothes new anymore.
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I pretty much buy everything second hand.
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I also try to sell my clothes so that if I am feeling an itch to buy something new, I will sell some pieces first and then use
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that money towards another piece that I think I would get more wear out of.
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And occasionally I'm not able to find what I'm looking for secondhand.
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So every now and then I will purchase something new, but I really make an effort to purchase from small or sustainable brands if I can't get it secondhand.
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and I just really don't tend to participate in fast fashion anymore.
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I pretty much buy everything that I can secondhand.
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I also try to repurpose clothes before I get rid of them.
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So if it's something that I'm not really wearing or I just like don't really get much use out of, I will see if there's any way
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that I can repurpose it into another piece before I end up selling it
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or donating it just to give them like a little bit of a different appearance.
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And sometimes I actually will reach for my clothes more after I've altered them a bit.
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I also don't buy home decor new, hardly ever.
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95% of the pieces that I own in my home were purchased secondhand from Facebook Marketplace
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or I found kind of like through random avenues like somebody was throwing it out on the curb
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or a family member was getting rid of stuff.
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My house has just kind of been decorated with like this mix and match of different items that I found secondhand.
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There are a few things that I have bought new like my bed and my bedding sheets,
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things like that that I worry a little bit more about the potential of bugs with.
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I will buy new, but for a lot of the other pieces that are more like decor items or wooden furniture, I always buy those secondhand off Facebook marketplace,
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or if somebody I know is donating something or looking to get rid of something, but I do not buy home decor from places like HomeGoods or Amazon.
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I just find the quality is usually not great.
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They're usually really hyper trendy pieces that go out of style.
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And I just like the look of a home that's curated with more like vintage pieces.
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This way I'm not participating in like hyper consumerism around my home decor
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and also I feel like my home just has more of like a lived in and curated look to it.
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I feel like homes
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that are filled with lots of like new trendy items they almost look like staged homes
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and not really like lived in homes.
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Something else that's been a really big shift for me has been not shopping as a hobby.
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I used to be very guilty of just going to Target
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or going to a store like TJ Maxx or Marshalls
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or HomeGoods because I was bored and I was looking for something to fill my time.
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Naturally, by being in those environments, I would buy things that I didn't necessarily need or even want in the first place.
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But upon seeing them, I decided to get them.
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So now I don't go to the store without a purpose.
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I don't go without a shopping list and I rarely ever deviate from my shopping list.
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Sometimes I will even take advantage of things like free pickup
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so that I don't have to go in and see items that I might potentially be tempted by.
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I have shopping lists, and I go to the store for a purpose.
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If I have an urge to get out of the house, I'm not just going to go shop for no reason.
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I also was really guilty of just going to the thrift store to go somewhere, and I got into a really bad habit of thrifting
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and just buying a bunch of clothes that I didn't end up wearing
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or I didn't need because I felt like it was better that I was shopping secondhand.
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I didn't see it the same as shopping somewhere like Target or TJ Maxx, but it still was just overconsumption.
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I was bringing home stuff that I didn't need.
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Every now and then I will go to the thrift store or a vintage shop or something like that, but it's always with a purpose.
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It's always because I'm looking for something specific or intentionally going and not just because I'm bored.
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Similarly, I try not to online shop or follow people
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that will make me feel this urge to online shop And don't get me wrong.
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Like I love engaging with fashion content beauty content
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But I am somebody who's so easily influenced
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and i've learned this about myself So
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if somebody is making me feel like I need to buy
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something new every time I engage with their content I just unfollow or I mute them.
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I try not to engage with their content I've also spent less time on apps like Pinterest
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or Instagram that give me this urge to look for new items.
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I love to hunt for a new item and I will hyper fixate if I get something on my mind.
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Another thing I don't do anymore is impulse shop, especially with beauty items.
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Anytime I would go to like Target, Sephora, Ulta, I was always itching to try a new beauty product.
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Now I just keep one of each beauty product that I own
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and I use it up before I allow myself to purchase a new one.
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I don't really allow myself to give in to impulse purchases.
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If it's something that I'm interested in, I will take note of it.
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Sometimes I'll write it down in my notes app or I'll save it on Pinterest.
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Whatever the case, I will take note that I want it
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and I make myself wait usually at least like two weeks before I decide on the item.
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If it's an essential item, I'm going to buy it sooner than that but
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if it's not I will give myself a waiting period
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if I really thought it through over a couple weeks
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and I still want it and I decide
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that it makes sense to purchase it I will but the fact
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that I'm not impulsively buying it I normally have put a lot more thought into whether I need it
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or not and most things do disappear from my wish list after like a week
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or so that is everything on my list I would love to hear some ways
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that you guys are limiting your consumption or just being more mindful when it comes to this.
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Hopefully this was helpful.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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I would also love for you to subscribe and stick around if you're not already, and I will see you in my next one.
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Bye!
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 151 个句子、2263 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 10:45。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 210 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 只有 79% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| habit 名词 | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | 習慣 /习惯 |
| syrup 名词 | /ˈsɪɹ.əp/ | 糖漿 /糖浆, 果子露 |
| cloth 名词 | /klɒθ/ | 布, 布料 |
| consumption 名词 | /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ | 消費 /消费 |
| impulse 名词 | /ˈɪmpʌls/ | 衝動 /冲动, 意氣 /意气 |
| decor 名词 | /deɪˈkoɹ/ | 裝飾風格 /装饰风格, 佈置 /布置 |
| urge 动词 | /ɜːd͡ʒ/ | 催促 |
| vanilla 名词 | /vəˈnɪl.ə/ | 香子蘭 /香子兰, 香草 |
| clothing 名词 | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | 衣服, 衣裳 |
| participate 动词 | /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | 參加 /参加 |
| rarely 副词 | /ˈɹɛəɹli/ | 很少, 罕有地 |
| reader 名词 | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | 讀者 /读者 |
| outfit 名词 | /ˈaʊtfɪt/ | 服裝 /服装, 穿搭 |
| vintage 名词 | /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ | 年份 |
| donate 动词 | /ˈdoʊˌneɪt/ | 捐獻 /捐献, 捐贈 /捐赠 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| end up 动词 | 到达 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 条件句 if + 从句，will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果 | if it's not I will give · if you're not already, and I will see |
| 现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作 | I've been making |
| “used to” used to + 动词 — 过去的习惯或状态，现在已不再如此 | used to buy · used to be |
| 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 made · I've gotten · have cut |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 56 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, I've, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: cloth /klɒθ/, clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, thrift /ˈθɹɪft/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, sheet /ʃit/, occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
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 habit, syrup, cloth 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。