跟读练习: Neil Gaiman's advice for aspiring writers - 通过视频学习英语口语
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What is your number one tip for an aspiring writer?
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Ah, finish things.
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Yeah, I get to work.
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You know, that's got to be...
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I mean, write only takes you so far.
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Finish things Um.. takes you most of the rest of the way.
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write things people want to read, write things you care about.
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Um...
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Don't, you know, I get puzzled and lost when people start asking me questions about, what they should be writing for the market, whatever.
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There is no market.
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Nobody...
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There's nobody in the whole world of...
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marketing ever would have woken up one day and said A series of unfortunate events is exactly what the world needs.
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Yes.
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You know, nobody would have turned around and gone,
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"Ah, your market niche is do a sort of reply to Kipling's The Jungle Book and set it in the graveyard.
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That's not, you know, things like that happen
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because somebody wants to tell a story and because you
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have an idea because you think you can tell that story better than anybody else.
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And it turns out there's room which is, I think, so...
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Inspiring to me.
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I mean, when I was starting out, I felt...
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Like there wasn't room.
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Thank you.
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I think it's something that our characters feel in books that we do, that they feel shut out.
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Coraline thinks What am I doing here?
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Gwen thinks, "I want to leave the world and be a pirate." And I think that It speaks to some uh, alienation that you feel when you're starting out as a writer.
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You think there is literature and there's the stupid scribbles that I'm doing and there's no room for it.
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And it turns out there is.
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It turns out that the world of literature is infinite and wide,
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And I'm forever grateful to be part of the adventure where People come to a dark room and talk about it.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you so much.
为什么通过这个视频练习口语？
观看Neil Gaiman的访谈不仅是享受文学的艺术，更是提高英语口语能力的绝佳机会。通过他分享的经验和见解，英语学习者可以在真实的上下文中感受到语言的运用。这种互动式的学习让人容易沉浸其中，有助于提升理解能力和表达能力。尤其是对于准备成为创作者的学生，实践这些口语能力将极大增强他们的自信心，进一步推动他们在写作和创作过程中与他人分享自己的故事。通过"shadow speech"的方法，学生可以模仿Gaiman的语音、语调和节奏，把他们的英语口语练习提升到一个新的层次。
语法与表达在上下文中的运用
- 完成事情: Gaiman提到了“finish things”的重要性。这不仅是一个简单的短语，更是一种写作心态。在口语中，可以用这个结构来表达完成某件事情的决心。
- 市场需要: 他指出“there is no market”的说法，这种反语让人深思。在口语中使用这种表达可以显示出批判思考的能力。
- 故事的独特性: “you think you can tell that story better than anybody else”展示了自信。在练习口语时，学习这种表达可以帮助学生在回答关于自己创作的问题时更具说服力。
常见的发音陷阱
在视频中，有一些词汇和表达可能给英语学习者带来挑战，例如“unfortunate”和“literature”。这些词在发音时可能会出现困难，尤其是对于非母语者。此外，Gaiman的语调和节奏有时较为快速，学习者在进行"shadow speak"练习时，应该特别注意他的重音和语调变化，以提高他们的口音和流利度。
总的来说，通过“看YouTube学英语”，学习者可以在有趣的内容中练习他们的口语技能，提升自信，突破语言障碍。将这些技巧应用在日常生活中，尤其是使用“shadowspeaks”的方法，将帮助学习者更好地掌握英语。
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。