跟读练习: One of The Greatest Speeches Ever by President Obama | Best Eye Opening Speech - 通过视频学习英语口语
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I am so proud of each and every one of you.
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We are here today because every single one of you stood tall and said, yes, we can.
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Yes, we can learn.
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Yes, we can succeed.
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You decided you would not be defined by where you come from, but by where you want to go, by what you want to achieve,
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by the dreams you hope to fulfill.
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For we gather here tonight in times when the very foundations of our lives, the old order has been shaken,
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the old ideas and institutions have crumbled, and a new generation is called upon to remake the world.
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And let me be clear, when I say young, I'm not just referring to the date of your birth certificate.
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I'm talking about an approach to life, a quality of mind and a quality of heart.
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We need people like you to step up.
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We need your daring, we need your enthusiasm, we need your energy, we need your imagination.
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A willingness to follow your passions, regardless of whether they lead to fortune and fame.
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A willingness to question conventional wisdom and rethink old dogmas.
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A lack of regard for all the traditional markers of status and prestige.
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And a commitment instead to doing what's meaningful to you.
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What helps others.
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What makes a difference in this world.
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We're engaged in two wars and a struggle against terrorism.
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The threats of climate change, nuclear proliferation, and pandemic defy national boundaries and easy solutions.
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For many of you, these challenges are also felt in more personal terms.
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Perhaps you're still looking for a job.
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You're struggling to figure out what career path makes sense.
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Now, in the face of these challenges,
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it may be tempting to fall back on the formulas for success that have been peddled so frequently in recent years.
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It goes something like this.
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We too often let the external, the material thing, serve as indicators that we're doing well,
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even though something inside us tells us that we're not doing our best.
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That we're avoiding that which is hard, but also necessary.
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That we're shrinking from, rather than rising to, the challenges of the age.
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And the thing is, in this new hyper-competitive age, none of us, none of us can afford to be complacent.
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That's true whatever profession you choose.
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Professors might earn the distinction of tenure, but that doesn't guarantee that they'll keep putting in the long hours
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and late nights and have the passion and the drive to be great educators.
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The same principle is true in your personal life.
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Being a parent is not just a matter of paying the bills, doing the bare minimum, it's not just bringing a child into the world that matters,
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but the acts of love and sacrifice it takes to raise and educate that child and give them opportunity.
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I'm standing here as president because of the education that I received.
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I know it's not always easy to do well in school.
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I know a lot of you have challenges in your lives right now.
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I get it.
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I know what it's like.
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My father left my family when I was two years old.
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And I was raised by a single mom who had to work
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and who struggled at times to pay the bills and wasn't always able to give us the things that other kids had.
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There were times when I missed having a father in my life.
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There were times when I was lonely and I felt like I didn't fit in.
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So I wasn't always as focused as I should have been on school.
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And I did some things that I'm not proud of.
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And I got in more trouble than I should have.
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My life could have easily taken a turn for the worse.
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But my mother, my grandparents, they pushed me to excel.
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But I was lucky.
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I got a lot of second chances, and I had the opportunity to go to college and law school and follow my dreams.
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You can't let the past get you down, you have to let it motivate you.
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Everybody here has got a unique story like that to tell.
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Each of you knows what it took for you to get here.
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But in reaching this milestone, there's a common lesson shared by every graduate in this hall.
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It's not where you are or what you are, it's who you are.
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Because life will throw some things at you.
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Truth is, not a single one of the graduates here today has had as easy.
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Not a single one of you had anything handed to you on a silver platter.
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You had to work for it.
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You had to earn it.
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Most of you had to believe in yourselves.
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Yes, you've always been underdogs.
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Nobody's handed you a thing.
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But that also means that whatever you accomplish in your life, you will have earned it.
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Whatever rewards and joys you reap, you'll appreciate them that much more because they will have come through your own sweat antiques,
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products of your own effort and your own talents.
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You've shown more grit and determination in your childhoods childhoods than a lot of adults ever will.
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That's who you are.
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We need everyone to broaden their ideas about what is possible.
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We need parents, politicians, and the media to see how success is possible.
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How success is happening every day.
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So that's why I came here today.
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Because if success can happen here, you have everything you need to get started.
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You've You've got no excuses.
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You have no excuses not to change the world.
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Did you study business?
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Go start a company.
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Or why not help a struggling not-for-profit find better, more effective ways to serve folks in need?
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You study nursing?
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Go understaff clinics and hospitals across this country are desperate for your help.
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You study education?
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in a high-need school where the kids really need you.
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Give a chance to kids who can't get everything they need maybe in their neighborhood, maybe not even in their home,
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but we can't afford to give up on them.
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Prepare them to compete for any job anywhere in the world.
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You study engineering?
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Help us lead a green revolution, developing new sources of clean energy that will power our economy and preserve our planet.
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Find somebody to be successful for.
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Raise their hopes.
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Rise to their needs.
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That's what's made a difference in our lives.
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And it's going to make an even greater difference in your lives.
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Not just for your own success because we live in a new world now.
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The hard road does not end here.
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Your journey has just begun.
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It won't protect you against every setback or challenge or mistake.
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You'll make some I promise.
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You're gonna have to keep working hard.
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You're gonna have to keep pushing yourselves
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and you'll find yourself sometime in situations where folks have had
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an easier time they're a little bit ahead of you you're gonna have to work harder than there
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and you may be frustrated by that you may have setbacks
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and you may have failures but you're not done you're not even getting started
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and if you ever forget
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that just look to history Colonel Sanders didn't open up his
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first Kentucky Fried Chicken till he was in the 60s Winston
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Churchill was dismissed as little more than a has-been who enjoyed
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scotch a little bit too much before he took over as Prime Minister and saw Great Britain through its finest hour.
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When you read a great story, or you learn about an important moment in history,
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it helps you imagine what it would be like to walk in somebody else's shoes, to know their struggles.
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Each of them, at one point in their life, didn't have any title or much status to speak of.
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But they had passion.
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A commitment to following that passion wherever it would lead, and to working hard every step along the way.
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But if you do push yourselves, if you build on what you've already accomplished here, then I couldn't be more confident about your futures.
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I'm hopeful and I'm excited about what all of you can achieve.
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And I know that armed with the skills and experience and love that you've gained, you're ready to make your mark on the world. So thank you.
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Thanks for inspiring me.
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I know starting your careers in troubled times is a challenge, but it is also a privilege.
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Because it's moments like these that force us to try harder
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and dig deeper and to discover gifts we never knew we had.
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find the greatness that lies within each of us.
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So don't ever shy away from that endeavor.
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I can promise that you will be the better for that continued effort.
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Congratulations.
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God bless you.
背景與上下文
在這場由歐巴馬總統所發表的演講中，講者傳達了對於追求夢想與克服挑戰的重要性。他強調年輕人的能量與創造力對於塑造未來的關鍵作用，並指出在當前競爭激烈的社會中，面對各種挑戰時，需要勇於追求自己的熱情和意義，而不是屈從於世俗的標準。這段演講不僅鼓勵年輕人發揮潛力，也提醒我們每個人都應該承擔起責任，對抗當前的社會問題。
日常交流的五個關鍵短語
- Yes, we can.（是的，我們可以）
- Yes, we can learn.（是的，我們可以學習）
- Yes, we can succeed.（是的，我們可以成功）
- A willingness to follow your passions.（願意追隨自己的熱情）
- What makes a difference in this world.（能改變這個世界的事物）
逐步影子跟讀指南
若您希望提高英语发音及口语能力，下面的逐步影子跟讀指南將幫助您有效學習這段演講：
- 聆聽與理解：首先，仔細聆聽整個演講，了解其主題與情感基調，注意講者的語速與語調。
- 分段跟讀：將演講內容分成幾個小段落，重複聽每一部分，並試著將語音記錄下來，以便後續改進。
- 模仿發音：使用影子跟讀（shadow speak）的方法，跟隨講者的聲音，大聲模仿每句話，從中提高您的
英语口语练习能力。 - 強調重點：針對演講中的關鍵短語與情感，加強發音與聲調，確保您在表達時能夠吸引他人。
- 反覆練習：持續重複以上步驟，直到您對語音、節奏及流利度感到自信為止。
透過這樣的 英语影子跟读 方法，您不僅會能夠提高英语发音，還能有效提升您的口語表達能力，讓自己的聲音在這個多元的世界中更加被重視。
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。