跟读练习: September 7, 2026 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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The ancient Olympics.
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The Olympics are the world's greatest sporting event.
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Did you know they started 2,000 years ago?
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A lot was different back then.
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The athletes competed naked.
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There were no female athletes.
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And sometimes the boxing was so fierce that people died.
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The ancient Olympics were held in Olympia, Greece.
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Men from all over Greece traveled to compete in the games.
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There was an Olympic truce so athletes could travel safely.
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Winning an Olympic game would bring them, in their cities, great pride.
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There were fewer events than in today's Olympics.
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But though they were few, the ancient events were exciting and often dangerous.
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The boxing was especially violent.
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It had only two rules.
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One, the first person to give up was the loser.
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Two, if an athlete died, then that athlete was the winner.
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Instead of medals made of silver and gold, the winners got olive wreaths and palm branches.
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These were powerful symbols.
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The winning athlete wore the wreath on their head.
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When he arrived home, he was cheered as a celebrity.
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The people of his city gave him money and big containers of olive oil.
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Women weren't allowed to compete in the games, and only a few were allowed to watch.
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Maybe this was because the athletes didn't wear any clothes.
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Greeks thought that the human body was beautiful.
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They competed naked so everyone could enjoy their beauty.
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The Games ended when Olympia was destroyed in an earthquake.
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But this wasn't the end.
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The modern Olympics started about 100 years ago.
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The Games have changed a lot.
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Television allows the whole world to watch.
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The Games are held in different cities every four years.
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And, of course, the athletes wear clothes.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 33 个句子、284 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:53。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 150 个词,接近日常对话。 只有 81% 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 15 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/ (名词) — 田徑運動員 /田径运动员. A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
  • compete /kəmˈpiːt/ (动词) — 競爭 /竞争, 高下. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
  • naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ (形容词) — 赤裸, 裸. Bare, not covered by clothing.
  • olive /ˈɑ.lɪv/ (名词) — 橄欖 /橄榄. A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
  • cloth /klɒθ/ (名词) — 布, 布料. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
  • violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/ (形容词) — 暴力, 強烈 /强烈. Involving extreme force or motion.
  • medal /ˈmɛdəl/ (名词) — 獎章 /奖章, 勳章 /勋章. A stamped metal disc used as a personal ornament, a charm, or a religious object.
  • arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (动词) — 到達 /到达, 到. To reach; to get to a certain place.
  • fewer /ˈfjuː.ɚ/ — 較少 /较少, 更少. Less; a smaller amount of something non-integral commonly expressed as an integer
  • symbol /ˈsɪmbəl/ (名词) — 符號 /符号. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
  • celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (名词) — 聲譽 /声誉, 名聲 /名声. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
  • palm /pɑm/ (名词) — 手掌. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
  • earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/ (名词) — 地震, 地動 /地动. A shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults.
  • container /kənˈteɪ.nəɹ/ (名词) — 容器. An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
  • loser /luzɚ/ (名词) — 輸家 /输家. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.

视频中出现的短语动词

  • give up (动词) — 投案, 自首. To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 didn't, wasn't, weren't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “th” 音: athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/, cloth /klɒθ/, earthquake /ˈɝθkweɪk/, wreath /ɹiθ/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 athlete, compete, naked 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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