跟读练习: Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even (Clip) | TBS - 通过视频学习英语口语

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why don't you tell me about some of your previous work
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experience all righty my last job was in publishing I got
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fired for having sex in my office with the cleaning woman all right there well before
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that I was in real estate I quit
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because my boss wouldn't let me use his private bathroom do you talk to everybody like this? Of course.
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Well, my niece told me we're different.
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I am different, yeah.
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But I gotta tell you, you are the complete opposite of every applicant we've seen.
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Uh, Mr. Steinbrenner, sir.
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There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
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This is Mr. Costanza.
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He's one of the applicants.
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Nice to meet you.
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Well, I wish I could say the same
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but i must say with all due respect i find it
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very hard to see the logic behind some of the moves
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you have made with this fine organization in the past 20 years you have caused myself
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and the city of new york a good deal of distress as we have watched you take our beloved yankees
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and reduce them to a laughing stock all for the glorification of your massive ego So, hire this man.
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Tina Robbins is here to see you.
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Who's that?
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Oh, it's my ex -roommate.
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She moved out four years ago.
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I've been subletting my apartment from her.
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See you.
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Hey, please.
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Hi, Tina.
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Hi, Elaine.
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So, haven't seen you in a while.
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Elaine, we have a problem.
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Well, what is it?
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You're getting kicked out.
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Kicked out?
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Why?
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Well, there's been a number of complaints.
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Yeah, like what?
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Well, like last Thanksgiving, you buzzed up a jewel thief.
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I didn't know who he was.
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That's why there's a buzzer.
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What else?
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Well, apparently the week after that, you buzzed up some Jehovah's Witnesses and they couldn't get them out of the building.
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What else do you want?
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Well, let's see.
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I'll tell you what the big advantage of homosexuality is.
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If you're going out with someone your size, right there, you double your wardrobe.
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I suppose.
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Oh, come on, that's a huge feature.
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When they approach a new recruit, I'm sure that's one of the big selling points.
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Jerry.
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Yes?
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I've been doing a lot of thinking.
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Uh -huh.
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Well, I don't think we should see each other anymore.
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Oh, that's okay.
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What?
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No, it's fine, no problem.
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I'll meet somebody else.
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Sure, see, things always even out for me.
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It's fine.
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Anyway, it's been really nice dating you for a while.
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And, uh, good luck.
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Yeah, you too.
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We'll be coming around about now.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“Seinfeld: The High, Low, & Break-even”为素材。 这段视频共有 63 个句子、435 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:02。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 143 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 63 个句子中有 10 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 10 个单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
applicant 名词/ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/申請人 /申请人, 求職者 /求职者
buzz 名词/bʌz/嗡, 嗡嗡
buzzer 名词/ˈbʌzɚ/蜂鳴器 /蜂鸣器, 蜂音器
sublet 动词/ˌsʌbˈlɛt/轉租 /转租
jewel 名词/ˈd͡ʒuːəl/寶石 /宝石
roommate 名词/ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/室友, 同屋
niece 名词/nis/侄女, 姪女 /侄女
thief 名词/ˈθiːf/賊 /贼, 盜賊 /盗贼
recruit 动词/ɹɪˈkɹut/招聘, 徵兵 /征兵
beloved 形容词/bɪˈlʌvd/親愛的 /亲爱的, 心愛的 /心爱的

视频中出现的短语动词

单词释义
kick out 动词趕走 /赶走

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:

  • There's someone here I'd like you to meet.
  • I've been subletting my apartment from her.
  • I didn't know who he was.
  • What else do you want?
  • I've been doing a lot of thinking.

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
现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作I've been subletting · I've been doing
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we've seen · have made · have watched

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 18 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, I'll, I've。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: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, buzz /bʌz/, sublet /ˌsʌbˈlɛt/, wardrobe /ˈwɔɹdɹoʊb/, roommate /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/
  • /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/, yankee /ˈjæŋ.ki/

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 applicant, buzz, buzzer 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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