跟读练习: Rick Rubin on the Creative Act — 60 Minutes - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Should we spend two minutes eyes closed meditating before we start just to like really get here?
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Sure, okay.
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Let's do that.
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That's a first.
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Nice.
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Does meditation help you creatively?
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It clears the distractions.
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So the distractions can get in the way with a direct connection to the creative force. Do you play instruments?
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Barely.
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Do you know how to work a soundboard?
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No. I have no technical ability.
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And I know nothing about music.
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You must know something.
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Well, I know what I like and what I don't like.
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And I'm decisive about what I like and what I don't like.
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So what are you being paid for?
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The confidence that I have in my taste and my ability to express what I feel has proven helpful for artists.
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Artists are eager to make the pilgrimage to Shangri-La Studios in Malibu to work with Rubin.
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How many studios do you have here?
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There's the main control room here with the live room.
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The place is minimalist to say the least.
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There's no mirrors, no TVs, no signs of Rick Rubin's extraordinary success.
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I've never been in a recording studio where there's not gold records and Grammys.
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Do you have like a tiny ego room somewhere?
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I don't.
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I used to send them all to my parents and I don't know where they are now.
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It's a distraction.
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If you start thinking about doing something to achieve that, then you're not focused on making this beautiful thing.
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It undermines the purity of the project.
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I like the idea of getting the point across with the least amount of information possible.
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And that's what you're doing in a recording studio.
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You're listening to music, to sound, and trying to strip it.
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Just to see what is actually necessary.
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Getting it down to that essence to start with is really helpful in understanding what it is.
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On our first day, he brought us in on a jam session with saxophone great Kamasi Washington.
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What are you listening for?
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Like right now, there's chimes, piano.
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Yeah, I'm not listening to any of those things.
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What are you listening to?
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I'm listening to the feeling.
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How do you listen to a feeling?
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Well, my body's moving.
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I feel that melody awaken something in me.
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There's something familiar about it, but I don't think I've heard it before.
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The feeling of familiarity is a good feeling.
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If you haven't noticed by now, Rick Rubin talks a lot about feelings.
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My aim is not to have my presence felt.
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Unless it's necessary, unless it's helpful.
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His presence is laid back, literally.
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He usually listens lying down.
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And barefoot, with his eyes shut.
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You might think he was napping.
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I try to listen as closely as I possibly can.
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And when my eyes are closed, I feel like I'm there with the music.
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It may not seem like work, but Ruben hears things and senses things other producers don't.
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Back in 1993, a few stray guitar chords on a Tom Petty demo tape caught his attention.
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Tom sent me demos of about five new songs, and none of them really struck me, honestly.
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None of them spoke to me, but that guitar riff that opens a song was something that was played between two of the songs, just like a warmup.
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I drove to Tom's house and I played it for him.
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I said, listen to this piece.
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I feel like this is the best thing on the tape.
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Write this one.
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And that turned into Last Dance with Mary Jane.
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Last Dance with Mary Jane, one more time to kill the fame.
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That's going to be hard, though, when you come back saying, I like the thing that happened accidentally in between two of these songs.
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That's a tough sell sometimes, isn't it?
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I'm not trying to sell it.
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I'm just sharing what I'm feeling.
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You know, like if they don't want to do it, it's fine.
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Rubin has shared what he's learned in a book, The Creative Act, A Way of Being.
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It was published in January and is his guide to harnessing creativity, something he figured out how to do his sophomore year at New York University in 1982.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“Rick Rubin on the Creative Act — 60 Minutes”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：feeling, listening, studio, listen, song。 这段视频共有 71 个句子、705 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:38。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 152 个词，接近日常对话。 82% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。 全部 71 个句子中有 11 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| demo 名词 | /ˈdɛm.oʊ/ | 示範 /示范 |
| awaken 动词 | /əˈweɪkən/ | 喚醒 /唤醒, 叫醒 |
| barefoot 形容词 | /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ | 赤腳 /赤脚, 光腳 /光脚 |
| meditate 动词 | /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/ | 沉思, 冥想 |
| pilgrimage 名词 | /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/ | 朝覲 /朝觐, 朝聖 /朝圣 |
| saxophone 名词 | /ˈsæksəˌfoʊ̯n/ | 薩克斯管 /萨克斯管, 薩克斯風 /萨克斯风 |
| chord 名词 | /kɔɹd/ | 和音, 弦 |
| sophomore 名词 | /ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/ | 大二, 大二生 |
| purity 名词 | /ˈpjʊɹɪti/ | 純度 /纯度 |
| decisive 形容词 | /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/ | 決定性的 /决定性的, 蓋棺定論的 /盖棺定论的 |
| melody 名词 | /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ | 曲調 /曲调, 曲子 |
| nap 名词 | /næp/ | 小睡, 午睡 |
| meditation 名词 | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | 沉思 |
| creativity 名词 | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | 創造力 /创造力, 創造性 /创造性 |
| essence 名词 | /ˈɛsəns/ | 本質 /本质 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come back 动词 | 回來 /回来, 返回 |
| figure out 动词 | 弄清楚 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- Does meditation help you creatively?
- Do you know how to work a soundboard?
- How many studios do you have here?
- Do you have like a tiny ego room somewhere?
- What are you listening for?
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | has proven · I've never been · I've heard |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | being paid · is laid · are closed |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 21 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, meditation /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: creatively /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/, familiarity /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/, minimalist /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: creatively /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/, decisive /dɪˈsaɪsɪv/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: barefoot /ˈbɛɹfʊt/, meditate /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/, minimalist /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/, pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/, chord /kɔɹd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: creatively /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/, familiarity /fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/, pilgrimage /ˈpɪlɡɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 demo, awaken, barefoot 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。