跟读练习: READING EXPLORER 2 Unit 4B THE CHANGING FACE OF KUNG FU - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Unit 4.
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B. The Changing Face of Kung Fu.
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A. In the 5th century, according to legend,
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an Indian master taught some monks at the Shaolin Temple a series of exercises or forms inspired by the movements of animals.
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These forms became the basis for the style of fighting known as Kung Fu.
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Over 16 centuries, the monks have used Kung Fu for self-defense and in war.
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With it, they have won many battles against their enemies.
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B, in Dengfeng today, 10km from the Shaolin Temple, there are over 60 martial arts schools with more than 50,000 students.
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They come to the schools for a variety of reasons.
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Some hope to become movie stars.
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Others come to learn skills that will ensure good jobs in the military or police force.
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A few are sent by their parents to learn self-control and hard work.
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Sea master Hu Zhengsheng teaches at a small school in Dengfang.
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Recently, he was offered an important role in a Kung Fu movie.
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It would have been good publicity for his school, but he did not accept.
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He doesn't agree with how Kung Fu is often shown in movies.
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He feels they show too much violence.
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D, unlike many large schools which teach acrobatics and kickboxing, Hu teaches his students traditional kung fu forms.
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He teaches them the way his master, a Shaolin legend, taught him.
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But attracting new students to this style of kung fu has become a problem.
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Hu is afraid his art will soon die out.
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He has to remind his students that kung fu was designed for fighting, not to entertain.
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E. There are no high kicks or acrobatics here, he says.
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It is hard to convince boys to spend many years learning something that won't make them wealthy or famous.
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F whose students have little.
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They sleep in unheated rooms and train outside no matter what the temperature.
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They hit trees with their bare hands and take turns sitting on each other's shoulders to build leg strength.
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Why such hardship?
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To master Kung Fu they must learn respect and how to eat bitterness, a Mandarin expression meaning to endure suffering.
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The life of a Shaolin master, Hu teaches, is not easy or attractive.
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Ji Master Hu is in a difficult position for old traditions to survive, the young must learn.
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Gradually, he has begun offering a few courses in kickboxing and the acrobatic Kung Fu forms, hoping to attract new students,
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then maybe he'll be able to convince them to learn Shaolin Kung Fu the traditional way.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 33 个句子、423 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:52。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 148 个词,很适合跟读。 只有 77% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 14 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
legend 名词/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/傳說 /传说
convince 动词/kənˈvɪns/說服 /说服
attract 动词/əˈtɹækt/吸引
monk 名词/mʌŋk/和尚, 僧侶 /僧侣
suffer 动词/ˈsʌfɚ/受苦, 遭受
skill 名词/skɪl/技巧, 技能
remind 动词/ɹəˈmaɪnd/提醒
gradually 副词/ˈɡɹæd͡ʒuəli/逐漸 /逐渐, 漸漸 /渐渐
wealthy 形容词/ˈwɛl.θi/富有, 富裕
inspire 动词/ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/授意, 鼓舞
publicity 名词/pʌbˈlɪsɪti/宣傳 /宣传
endure 动词/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/承受, 忍受
hardship 名词/ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/困難 /困难
acrobatics 名词雜技 /杂技

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are sent · was offered · is often shown
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have won · has become · has begun
“will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测will ensure · will soon die · won't make
义务:must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的has to remind · must learn

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 doesn't, he'll, won't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, hardship /ˈhɑɹdˌʃɪp/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: publicity /pʌbˈlɪsɪti/, acrobatic /ˌækɹəˈbætɪk/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 legend, convince, attract 这类单词。

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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