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32 句
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1
Afternoon! I'm Tom, from a small software company in town.
下午好！我是 Tom，来自本地一家小软件公司。
2
Ugh, you're the third salesperson in here this week.
唉，你是这周第三个上门的推销员了。
3
You've got two minutes, while the bread's in the oven.
给你两分钟，面包烤好之前。
4
Fair enough. Actually, I'd rather ask a few questions first.
可以理解。其实，我想先问您几个问题。
5
How do you take orders for custom cakes at the moment?
您现在是怎么接定制蛋糕订单的？
6
Phone calls, mostly. I write them all down in this notebook.
大多是电话。我全都记在这个本子上。
7
And does anything ever slip through the cracks?
那会不会有漏掉的时候？
8
Well... funnily enough, we lost an order last Saturday.
嗯……说来也巧，上周六我们弄丢了一个订单。
9
A whole wedding cake. It was an absolute nightmare.
一整个婚礼蛋糕。简直是一场噩梦。
10
Ouch, that sounds stressful. That's exactly what we solve.
哎，听着就很头疼。这正是我们能解决的问题。
11
Customers order online, and everything lands in one place.
顾客在网上下单，所有订单都集中在一个地方。
12
You'd even get a reminder the day before each order.
每个订单的前一天，您还会收到提醒。
13
Sounds lovely. But how much is it going to cost me?
听起来不错。可这要花我多少钱？
14
It's thirty pounds a month, with everything included.
每月30英镑，全部包含在内。
15
Thirty pounds? That's a lot for a tiny bakery!
30英镑？对一家小面包店来说太贵了！
16
I understand. But how much was that wedding cake worth?
我理解。不过那个婚礼蛋糕值多少钱？
17
Hmm... about four hundred pounds, actually.
嗯……其实大概400英镑。
18
So if it saves one order a year, it pays for itself.
所以一年只要保住一个订单，就回本了。
19
Fair point. But honestly, I'm hopeless with technology.
有道理。但说实话，我对科技一窍不通。
20
And I simply don't have time to learn something new.
而且我根本没时间学新东西。
21
That's what everyone says, and I completely get it.
大家都这么说，我完全理解。
22
Most owners pick it up in about ten minutes.
大部分店主大概十分钟就能上手。
23
Ten minutes? Really? I find that hard to believe.
十分钟？真的吗？我可不太信。
24
Don't take my word for it. Try it free for a month.
您不用光听我说。免费试用一个月就知道了。
25
I'll set everything up myself, so there's no extra work.
我会亲自帮您全部设置好，您不用多费工夫。
26
Free for a whole month? So, what's the catch?
免费整整一个月？那有什么附加条件？
27
No catch, and no contract. You can cancel anytime.
没有附加条件，也不用签合同。随时可以取消。
28
Alright, you've convinced me. Can you show me how it works?
好吧，你说服我了。能给我演示一下怎么用吗？
29
Absolutely! How about a quick demo on Monday morning?
当然！周一早上给您做个简短演示怎么样？
30
Monday's perfect. Come early, before the morning rush.
周一正好。早点来，赶在早上忙起来之前。
31
Brilliant! I'll bring the coffee... or maybe you will!
太好了！我带咖啡来……或者您请我！
32
Ha! Deal. And you can try our croissants, too.
哈！一言为定。顺便尝尝我们的可颂。
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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“Sales Call: Pitching Software to a Small Business”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：pounds, cake, month。 这段视频共有 32 个句子、302 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:09。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 140 个词，很适合跟读。 83% 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 32 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 12 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| croissant 名词 | /kɹəˈsɑnt/ | 牛角麵包 /牛角面包, 新月形麵包 /新月形面包 |
| salesperson 名词 | 售貨員 /售货员, 推銷員 /推销员 | |
| ouch | /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/ | 哎喲 /哎哟, 哎呀 |
| bakery 名词 | /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ | 麵包店 /面包店, 麵包房 /面包房 |
| hopeless 形容词 | /ˈhoʊplɪs/ | 沒有希望的 /没有希望的, 絕望的 /绝望的 |
| notebook 名词 | /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ | 筆記本 /笔记本, 本子 |
| oven 名词 | /ˈʌ.vn̩/ | 烤爐 /烤炉, 爐 /炉 |
| demo 名词 | /ˈdɛm.oʊ/ | 示範 /示范 |
| reminder 名词 | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | 提醒物, 提醒 |
| cancel 动词 | /ˈkæn.sl̩/ | 划, 勾 |
| nightmare 名词 | /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ | 噩夢 /噩梦, 惡夢 /恶梦 |
| anytime 副词 | 隨時 /随时, 任何時候 /任何时候 |
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：
- Ugh, you're the third salesperson in here this week.
- Actually, I'd rather ask a few questions first.
- How do you take orders for custom cakes at the moment?
- That's exactly what we solve.
- Can you show me how it works?
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 11 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'll, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: croissant /kɹəˈsɑnt/, ouch /ˈaʊt͡ʃ/, hopeless /ˈhoʊplɪs/, notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/
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。
- 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。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 croissant, salesperson, ouch 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。