跟读练习: Optimistic Nihilism - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Human existence is scary and confusing.
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A few hundred thousand years ago, we became conscious and found ourselves in a strange place.
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It was filled with other beings. We could eat some; some could eat us.
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There was liquid stuff we could drink; things we could use to make more things.
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The daytime sky had a tiny yellow ball that warmed our skin.
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The night sky was filled with beautiful lights.
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This place was obviously made for us.
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Something was watching over us.
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We were home. This made everything much less scary and confusing.
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But the older we got, the more we learned about the world and ourselves.
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We learned that the twinkling lights are not shining beautifully for us, they just are.
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We learned that we're not at the center of what we now call the universe, and that it is much, much older than we thought.
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We learned that we're made of many little dead things, which make up bigger things that are not dead, for some reason, and that we're just another temporary stage in a history going back over a billion years.
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We learned, in awe, that we live on a moist speck of dust moving around a medium-sized star in a quiet region of one arm of an average galaxy, which is part of a galaxy group that we will never leave.
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And this group is only one of thousands that, together, make up a galaxy supercluster.
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But even our supercluster is only one in thousands that make up what we call the observable universe.
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The universe might be a million times bigger, but we will never know.
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We can throw words around like two hundred million galaxies or trillions of stars or bazillions of planets, but all of these numbers mean nothing. Our brains can't comprehend these concepts.
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The universe is too big. There is too much of it.
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But size is not the most troubling concept we have to deal with.
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It's time, or, more precisely, the time we have.
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If you're lucky enough to live to one hundred, you have five thousand two hundred weeks at your disposal.
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If you're twenty-five now, then you have three thousand nine hundred weeks left.
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If you're going to die at seventy, then there are two thousand three hundred and forty weeks left - a lot of time, but also ... not really.
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And then what?
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Your biological processes will break down, and the dynamic pattern that is you will stop beinge dynamic.
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It will dissolve until there is no you left.
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Some believe that there is a part of us we can't see or measure, but we have no way to find out, so this life might be it and we might end up dead forever.
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This is less scary than it sounds, though.
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If you don't remember the 13.75 billion years that went by before you existed, Then the trillions and trillions and trillions of years that come after will pass in no time once you're gone.
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Close your eyes. Count to 1.
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That's how long forever feels.
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And as far as we know, in the end, the universe itself will die and nothing will ever change again.
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Our videos induce existential dread in many people, and the last few minutes probably haven't helped.
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So, for once, we want to offer a different way of looking at these things: an unscientific, subjective point of view, the philosophy of Kurzgesagt, if you want.
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Please take it with a grain of salt; we don't know any more about human existence than you do.
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We counter existential dread with optimistic nihilism.
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What do we mean by that?
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Well, to summarize, it seems very unlikely that 200 trillion trillion stars have been made for us.
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In a way, it feels like the cruelest joke in existence has been played on us.
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We became self-aware only to realize this story is not about us.
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While it is great to know about electrons and the powerhouse of the cell, Science doesn't do a lot to make this less depressing.
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Okay, but so what?
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You only get one shot at life, which is scary, but it also sets you free.
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If the universe ends in heat death, every humiliation you suffer in your life will be forgotten.
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Every mistake you made will not matter in the end.
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Every bad thing you did will be voided.
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If our life is all we get to experience, then it's the only thing that matters.
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If the universe has no principles, the only principles relevant are the ones we decide on.
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If the universe has no purpose, then we get to dictate what its purpose is.
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Humans will most certainly cease to exist at some point, but before we do, we get to explore ourselves and the world around us.
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We get to experience feelings. We get to experience food, books, sunrises, and being with each other.
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The fact that we're even able to think about these things is already kind of incredible.
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It's easy to think of ourselves as separated from everything, but this is not true.
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We are as much the universe as a neutron star or a black hole or a nebula.
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Even better, actually, we are its thinking and feeling part: the centre organs of the universe.
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We are truly free in a universe-sized playground, so we might as well aim to be happy and to build some kind of utopia in the stars.
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It's not as if we've found out everything there is to know We don't know why the rules of the universe are as they are, how life came into existence, what life is.
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We have no idea what consciousness is or if we are alone in the universe.
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But we can try to find some answers.
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There are billions of stars to visit, diseases to cure, people to help, happy feelings to be experienced, and video games to finish.
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There is so much to do.
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So, wrapping up, you've probably used up a good chunk of the time available to you.
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If this is our one shot at life, there is no reason not to have fun and live as happy as possible.
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Bonus points if you made the life of other people better.
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More bonus points if you help build a galactic human empire.
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Do the things that make you feel good.
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You get to decide whatever this means for you.

背景及上下文

在这个视频中,讲述者探讨了人类存在的复杂性与对宇宙的思考。他提到人类在几百万年前不仅开始意识到自己的存在,同时也意识到自身在宇宙中的渺小和无意义感。尽管这些观点可能使人感到失落,但讲述者提出了一种乐观的虚无主义观点,认为这种意识反而能让我们更珍惜当前生活的每一个瞬间,正是这个令人恐惧的事实让我们获得了自由。

日常交流的五个常用短语

  • 人类存在是可怕而迷惑的。(Human existence is scary and confusing.)
  • 我们可能只是宇宙中短暂的存在。(We might just be a temporary existence in the universe.)
  • 如果宇宙没有目的,我们可以来决定其目的。(If the universe has no purpose, then we get to dictate what its purpose is.)
  • 你的生物过程将会崩溃,直到再也没有你。(Your biological processes will break down until there is no you left.)
  • 每一次的羞辱和错误最终都会被遗忘。(Every humiliation and mistake will be forgotten in the end.)

逐步影子跟读指南

为了提高您的英语发音和理解能力,您可以跟随以下步骤进行影子跟读练习:

  1. 观看视频:在开始影子跟读前,先观看整个视频,理解讲述者的意图和情感。可以选择看YouTube学英语,加深对内容的理解。
  2. 分段练习:将视频分成小段,每段通常长约一两分钟。按段落逐一重播,注意讲述者的语音和语调。
  3. 听力模仿:重复每段,努力模仿讲述者的发音和节奏。可以使用shadow speak技术,确保在模仿时尽量贴近原音。
  4. 记录反馈:录制自己的声音,并与原视频进行对比,注意发音的差异,以提升自己在英语影子跟读中的表现。
  5. 重复练习:不断重复以上步骤,直到可以流畅地跟随并自信地表达。这将有助于提高英语发音和整体的口语能力。

通过这种方法,您不仅可以增强对内容的理解,还能在实际交流中更灵活自如地使用英语。每一步的练习都有助于克服学习过程中的障碍,获得更大的自信心。

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
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的was filled · have been made · has been played
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haven't helped · have been made · has been played
定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物galaxy, which is · life, which is

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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