跟读练习: Phrasal verb prepositions: DOWN part 05: DOWN means NOT FUNCTIONING - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Hi everybody and welcome back.
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Today we're going to take another look at the preposition down and what it can mean when it's used with phrasal verbs.
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So, in a previous video, we saw that down can mean topple or collapse.
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And we can extend this to get the idea of not functioning or stop functioning.
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And the reason for this is that when something has collapsed or toppled, it's generally no longer functioning.
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So let's take a look at some examples of phrasal verbs that use down in this way.
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How do you think we could describe this using a phrasal verb with down in
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which down means not functioning or stop functioning.
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Here a car's engine breaks and stops functioning.
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So we can say, the car breaks down.
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Brakes means brake, and down means stop functioning.
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So the sentence just means, the car breaks and stops functioning.
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Okay, let's try another one.
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How do you think we could describe this using a phrasal verb with down?
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Here, a computer system suddenly stops working.
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So we can say, the computer system goes down.
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Goes means become, and down means not functioning.
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So the sentence can be understood as simply, the computer system becomes non-functioning.
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Alright, let's try one more.
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How do you think we could describe this?
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Here, a store closes and stops functioning.
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So we can say, the store closes down.
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Closes means close, and down means stop functioning.
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So the sentence can be understood as simply, the store closes and stops functioning, which English speakers understand as meaning,
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the store closes permanently, or the store closes forever.
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So I hope this helped you understand the preposition down a little bit better, and why it can sometimes mean not functioning.
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And we'll see you next time.
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Cheers.
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Thank you.

你能学到什么？

这节视频能帮你掌握3个实用口语技能：1. 用含“down”的短语动词准确描述“设备/事物停止运转”；2. 区分“break down”“go down”“close down”的具体用法；3. 理解介词“down”在短语动词中表示“无法正常工作”的引申义。这些表达在日常对话和雅思口语练习中都很常用，比如描述汽车抛锚、电脑死机或店铺倒闭时，用上它们能让你的表达更地道。

注意这些发音现象

视频里的对话有不少连读和弱读需要留意。比如“breaks down”中，“breaks”的尾音/s/和“down”的开头音/d/会轻微连读，听起来像“breiks doun”；“goes down”里的“goes”弱读为/gəʊz/，而非强调的/gəʊz/；“closes down”中“closes”的尾音/z/和“down”连读，形成流畅的“cləʊz doun”。这些发音细节能让你的口语更接近母语者，对提高英语发音很有帮助。

像母语者一样说英语

想要模仿视频中说话者的节奏和重音，不妨试试影子跟读（shadow speech）。播放视频时，延迟1-2秒重复说话内容，重点关注以下几点：1. 重音位置：“break DOWN”“go DOWN”“close DOWN”中，“down”要轻读，重音在前面的动词上；2. 节奏：每个短语动词的发音要紧凑，避免拖长音；3. 语调：描述故障或停止时，语调微微下降，体现出“结束”的感觉。坚持练习，你会发现自己的口语流畅度和自然度都有明显提升，这对雅思口语练习也大有裨益。

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。