跟读练习: Podcast Chậm Rãi - Cách Nói Về Môi Trường | Tập 11 - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Like any other country in the world,
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Like any other country in the world,
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Vietnam does face some environmental challenges.
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One of the biggest environmental challenges Vietnam faces is air pollution.
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What's up everyone?
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In this podcast you are going to learn a lot of useful words and phrases to talk about the environment.
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First we're going to talk about the environment in Vietnam.
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then I'm going to tell you three positive stories related to the environment
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and make sure to watch till the very end
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because I have a really interesting update coming up for the channel
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so I just said we'll talk about three positive stories about the environment yes positive because I don't know about you,
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but when I think about the environment,
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most of the things that come to my head are negative.
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I think about natural disasters,
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climate change, global warming, pollution.
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The word environment has now become a bit of a negative word in my head.
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So that's why not only will you learn a lot of words and phrases,
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but with these positive stories I hope it will make you feel a bit better and more positive as well.
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But before we get started, what's up everyone?
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My name is Carter and I make content that you can actually understand to help you improve your listening skills,
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boost your vocabulary and even your pronunciation if you shadow me.
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And this content is designed to help you get from the
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early stage all the way to the intermediate stages where you can start listening to whatever English content you want.
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So in this podcast there will be a lot of words and phrases that might be new to you.
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Don't expect to learn everything right away.
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Okay?
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It's just not realistic.
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You might learn some words and then forget them in a day or two.
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That is totally normal.
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But that's why it's really important to listen to this podcast more than once.
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You can listen to it two or three times,
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or go back to my other podcasts and review the words there.
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The point is you should listen more than once to help you remember these words long term.
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Alright, so let's get started.
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First, we are going to talk about the environment in Vietnam.
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Not just the environment, but the geography and the climate as well.
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So, some general facts about Vietnam.
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Vietnam from north to south is around 1,600 kilometers long.
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Another way to say that would be 1,600 kilometers long.
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The north is more temperate than the south because the north has four seasons,
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winter, spring, summer, and fall,
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while the south only has two seasons.
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And what I saw online,
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it said the two seasons are rainy or dry.
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Even though those aren't really seasons,
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I would say it has spring and summer, maybe.
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But it's either rainy or dry in the south.
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Alright, so Vietnam's geography has mountains,
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hills, forests, rivers, deltas, and a long coastline that goes along the East Sea.
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Now, fun fact, you might see the word South China Sea when you read English.
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Now, South China Sea is really commonly used among Westerners,
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and this name came from European explorers in the 14th century.
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Because at that time, China was a huge part of Asia.
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They did a lot of trade with Europe,
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and so that country was a good reference.
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They saw this sea.
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It was to the south of China,
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a major country so they just called it the South China Sea and now that name has stuck ever since then.
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Technically it can also be called the East Sea but the South China Sea is more common in English.
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Alright so back to Vietnam.
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Another fun fact about Vietnam is it's one of the 25 most biologically diverse countries in the world,
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which means it is in the top 25 countries of having the most variety of life,
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the most variety of plants and animals.
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And these animals might include a lot of insects and creatures in the rainforests,
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right, and many different plants.
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but Vietnam is in the top 25, so that's pretty interesting.
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So Vietnam is home to 16% of the world's species,
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including unique and rare animals and plants.
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So Vietnam also has a few national parks and protected areas to conserve its ecosystems and wildlife.
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One of these parks is called Phong Nha Khe Bang,
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National Park which is also a UNESCO heritage site.
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So like any other country in the world Vietnam does face some environmental challenges.
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One of the biggest environmental challenges Vietnam faces is air pollution.
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The two major cities in Vietnam,
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Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are in the top 15 most polluted cities in Southeast Asia.
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But to be honest, after I went to Mumbai,
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India for a week, it felt like the air here was very clean compared to Mumbai.
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Wow.
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If they are not the number one,
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then I honestly can't imagine what the number one most polluted place is.
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But anyway, I don't know about you guys,
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but for the air pollution,
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I always wear a good mask.
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Not just the typical surgical masks,
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but I wear a 3M mask that really fits your face and filters a lot of the pollution out.
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So the air pollution is a serious problem,
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but I notice many people still don't wear masks or they wear masks that don't really fit the face.
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I highly recommend you get a good mask because long term the pollution can do quite a bit of And of course,
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the main things that cause air pollution are transportation,
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industrial activities like factories, manufacturing, construction, and waste management.
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Okay, so one thing you might not know is that Vietnam is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change.
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Because Vietnam experiences natural disasters like typhoons, floods, droughts, and landslides.
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And all of these things can happen more often due to climate change.
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But there is good news and that is Vietnam has been implementing various environmental laws and policies to improve the environment.
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And they're also making investments in renewable energy to be less reliant on coal and fossil fuels.
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So that is a rundown of the environment in Vietnam.
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And now we're going to talk about three positive stories worldwide related to the environment.
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The first one is that the ozone layer is being restored.
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So what is the ozone layer?
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Well it's basically a shield that surrounds the earth and absorbs most of the Sun's harmful UV radiation,
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also known as ultraviolet radiation.
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So this problem was discovered around in the 80s when they discovered that the ozone was thinning,
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especially in the Arctic.
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And this area was known as the ozone hole.
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What caused this thinning of the ozone layer was mostly man-made chemicals.
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The most common chemicals were called CFCs and these were used in refrigeration,
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air conditioning, and aerosol sprays like hair sprays.
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So this hole in the ozone was a problem
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because it has an impact on not only the environment but also our health.
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For example it could cause higher rates of skin cancer and cause damage to our ecosystems.
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So in 1987 there was an international treaty called the Montreal Protocol.
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Maybe you can guess where that happened.
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If you guess Montreal, you're right.
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And that's in Canada.
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So it happened in Montreal and at this Montreal Protocol,
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countries decided to phase out the production and the consumption of chemicals that depleted the ozone.
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This made a really positive impact and the ozone layer has been recovering since the late 1990s.
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And now the scientists expect the ozone to return to its pre-1980 levels by the middle of the 21st century.
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So that is around 2050.
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That is pretty great news if you ask me.
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I think it's something positive.
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So the next story we're going to talk about is Columbia increases its reforestation target.
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Now reforestation is the opposite of deforestation.
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Deforestation means to cut down trees and reforestation means to replant trees.
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So, Colombia has increased its reforestation target to 750,000 hectares by 2026.
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Now, what is a hectare?
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You've probably heard the word hectare,
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hectare, but you can't really visualize what it is.
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So a hectare is two football fields side by side.
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It is 10,000 square meters.
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So think of it like 100 meters by 100 meters because a football field is 50 meters by 100 meters.
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So a hectare is two football fields 100 by 100.
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So that is quite a lot of land to restore rainforests too.
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It is quite a big deal because the previous government's goal was only a hundred
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and twenty thousand hectares in the next four years but the new government's goal is 750,000 hectares by 2026.
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So that was nearly a six-fold increase of how much they were going to do.
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Sixfold means like six times more.
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And Colombia is similar to Vietnam in that it has a rich biodiversity and lots of rainforests.
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So this reforestation plan is quite important to retain its natural landscapes.
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All right, so the last positive story is that France has banned single use plastics.
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Single use plastics are what they sound like.
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They are plastics that can only be used one time.
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And generally, these plastics cannot be recycled.
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So once they are used,
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they are thrown out and then they end up in landfills or in the ocean.
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And generally, it's not good.
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So these single-use plastics are things like plastic straws,
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plates, cups, cutlery, and more.
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Now, the goal of this ban in France is to reduce plastic pollution,
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encourage the use of sustainable materials like paper,
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and reduce the harm to marine life and ecosystems that are affected by plastic pollution.
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Now, marine means of the ocean, of the sea.
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So when we say marine life,
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it means life in the ocean or life in the sea.
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So hopefully this ban inspires other countries to do the same thing because that's often how these movements start.
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All right, guys.
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So before I tell you the exciting news about What's Up English,
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remember to download the PDF which has the transcript
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and the list of highlighted words that you saw in the subtitles for this podcast.
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And if you enjoyed this video and it was useful for you,
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please do me a huge favor and just like the video.
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And if you want to keep learning every week,
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then make sure to subscribe and ring the notification bell so you know when I release a new video.
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So as for the exciting update for What's Up English,
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let me begin by saying thank you to all the people who have donated to my channel
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and have asked how to donate to the channel.
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I really love your support.
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It means so much.
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But I feel weird, to be honest,
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asking for donations or posting my bank account in the description.
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So instead of asking you guys for donations and relying on donations,
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I am making a store that will sell extremely useful PDF and audio files for a low price,
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very low price, that will help you practice your listening skills help you increase your vocabulary
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and just help you get better at English in general.
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So the first product I'm launching is called the thousand most common words in English.
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Yes, not 100, not 500, 1000.
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And these words will include the IPA pronunciation in American English,
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the meaning of the word,
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and example sentences for every word.
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Now this file will have a PDF and an audio file
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so you can practice your listening and you can read along to practice your pronunciation.
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It even comes with a study guide that will show you how you can learn and practice 10 new words each day.
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So it will only take a bit over three months to learn the 1000 most common words in English.
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This is really useful because 80% of the English you hear
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and what I say in daily life only uses around a thousand words.
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So with a thousand words you will be able to understand 80% of daily life English
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because we really don't use that many words.
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So that will be the first PDF plus audio file I release in the store
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but there will be many more new ones for conversation for your listening
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and you guys can let me know in the comments what you want
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and I will do my best to create a really useful high quality PDF and audio file for you.
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So guys, again, make sure to hit the subscribe button,
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the notification bell, and if you want to keep learning,
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then check out this video right here to continue learning English.
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Thank you so much for watching,
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and I will see you in the next video.
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Goodbye.
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在越南，环境挑战是一个重要的话题。许多人的思维中，环境往往与负面事件相联系，比如自然灾害或空气污染。在这段播客中，主持人Carter不仅会讨论越南的环境现状，还将分享三个积极的环境故事。通过讨论，这些故事旨在提升听众的情绪，让他们在学习英语的过程中，也能够更加关注环境保护的积极面。
日常交流的五个常用短语
- 空气污染 (Air pollution): 了解这一短语对讨论环境问题至关重要。
- 自然灾害 (Natural disasters): 当谈到环境保护时，自然灾害是一个常见话题。
- 可持续发展 (Sustainable development): 这一概念在环境保护中愈发重要，也是现代社会的一个关键词。
- 气候变化 (Climate change): 关注气候变化能够帮助我们理解全球环境面临的挑战。
- 生态保护 (Ecosystem conservation): 有效的生态保护行动是每个人都有责任去参与的。
逐步跟读指导
在学习英语发音时，shadow speech的技巧显得尤为重要。以下是针对这一播客的逐步跟读指南，帮助你更好地进行英语口语练习：
- 首先，观看视频或听播客，注意全篇内容的主题和情感走向。
- 接下来，逐句暂停，跟读每一句话。可以选择记录下你的发音，以便后续对比和改进。
- 关注Carter的发音和口音，模仿他的语调和重音，试着模仿他在讨论环境时的语气。
- 重复这一过程两到三遍，帮助你在记忆上加深对新短语的理解，同时提高英语发音。
- 最后，回顾相关的词汇和短语，确保信息能够在日常交流中灵活运用。
记住，在提升英语能力的过程中，增加接触自然语言的机会非常重要，因此多花时间看YouTube学英语，会让你受益匪浅！另外，可以寻找其他shadowing site来进行更系统的练习。
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。