跟读练习: SEtalk: Why Children Ask Why - 通过视频学习英语口语
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How many questions did you ask yesterday?
你们昨天问了多少个问题？
2
I mean real questions, because you wanted to know something.
我是说真正的问题，因为你们真的想知道些什么。
3
If you're four years old, the answer is probably hundreds!
如果你们才4岁，答案可能是好几百个！
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I teach young children, so I hear them all day long.
我教小孩子，所以一整天都在听他们提问。
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Six years ago, a little boy called Leo was in my class.
6年前，我班上有个叫Leo的小男孩。
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One morning, he looked outside, and he had a question.
一天早上，他望向窗外，心里冒出了一个问题。
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Why is the sky blue?
天空为什么是蓝色的？
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I explained it simply, but he just asked, why?
我简单地解释了一下，可他只是问：为什么？
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I answered again, and he asked why again!
我又回答了一遍，他又问为什么！
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After the fifth why, I said, because it just is!
问到第五个为什么时，我说：没有为什么，就是这样！
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He stopped asking, and I felt terrible.
他不再问了，我心里特别难受。
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So how many questions do children really ask?
那么，孩子们到底会问多少问题呢？
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In 2007, a psychologist studied recordings of young children with their parents.
2007年，一位心理学家研究了幼儿和父母在一起时的录音。
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They asked about seventy-six questions an hour!
孩子们每小时大约会问76个问题！
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A study in 2009 went further, and it found something interesting.
2009年的一项研究更进一步，发现了一件有趣的事。
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When children got a real answer, they usually seemed satisfied.
孩子们得到真正的答案时，通常看起来很满意。
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When they didn't, they asked again or made up their own answer.
如果没有，他们就会再问一次，或者自己编一个答案。
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So children who keep asking why aren't trying to annoy us.
所以，一直问为什么的孩子并不是想惹我们烦。
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They really want to understand how the world works.
他们是真的想弄明白这个世界是怎么运转的。
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So what happens to all those questions when we grow up?
那么，等我们长大了，那些问题都去哪儿了？
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A researcher called Susan Engel visited classrooms, and she counted every question.
一位叫Susan Engel的研究者走访了许多教室，把每一个问题都数了下来。
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Some classes asked just two to five questions in two hours.
有些班级在2个小时里只问了2到5个问题。
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In some classes, not one question was asked, and nobody noticed.
有些班级一个问题都没有，而且没有人注意到。
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Maybe kids learn that answers matter more than questions.
也许孩子们学到的是：答案比问题更重要。
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If nobody rewards questions, we simply stop asking them.
如果没人鼓励提问，我们自然就不再问了。
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After Leo, I changed one small thing, and it worked.
Leo那件事之后，我改变了一件小事，结果很管用。
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Now, when I don't know the answer to a question,
现在，当我不知道一个问题的答案时，
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I say, great question, let's find out together!
我会说：好问题，我们一起来找答案吧！
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We've looked up spiders, volcanoes, and why cats purr.
我们查过蜘蛛、火山，还有猫为什么会打呼噜。
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And last month, Leo came back to visit me!
就在上个月，Leo回来看我了！
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He's twelve now, and he wants to be a scientist!
他现在12岁了，想当一名科学家！
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He still asks why, but now he finds the answers himself.
他还是爱问为什么，不过现在他会自己找答案了。
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So here's my challenge for you.
所以，我想给大家一个挑战。
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When a child asks you why, don't stop them.
当孩子问你们为什么时，别打断他们。
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Ask them, what do you think?
问问他们：你觉得呢？
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And this week, ask one why question of your own.
还有，这周请你们自己也问一个为什么。
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Thank you, and keep asking why!
谢谢大家，请继续问为什么！
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“SEtalk: Why Children Ask Why”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：answer, asking, Leo。 这段视频共有 37 个句子、345 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:33。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 135 个词，很适合跟读。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。 全部 37 个句子中有 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| reward 名词 | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | 報酬 /报酬, 獎勵 /奖励 |
| spider 名词 | /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ | җўҗў, зузу |
| scientist 名词 | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | 科學家 /科学家 |
| classroom 名词 | /ˈklɑːsɹʊm/ | 教室, 課堂 /课堂 |
| satisfy 动词 | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | 滿足 /满足 |
| researcher 名词 | /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/ | 研究員 /研究员, 研究者 |
| psychologist 名词 | /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ | 心理學家 /心理学家 |
| volcano 名词 | /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/ | 火山 |
| annoy 动词 | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | 攪擾 /搅扰, 煩擾 /烦扰 |
| purr 动词 | /pɝ/ | 發出喉音 /发出喉音, 咕嚕咕嚕叫 /咕噜咕噜叫 |
| teach 动词 | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | 教, 教授 |
| recording 名词 | /ɹɪˈkɔː(ɹ)dɪŋ/ | 錄音 /录音 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 | |
| grow up 动词 | 長大 /长大 | |
| look up 动词 | /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ | 仰, 上看 |
| make up 动词 | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | 組成 /组成 |
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：
- How many questions did you ask yesterday?
- I explained it simply, but he just asked, why?
- I say, great question, let's find out together!
- We've looked up spiders, volcanoes, and why cats purr.
- Ask them, what do you think?
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 6 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, aren't, didn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: twelve /twɛlv/, volcano /vɑlˈkeɪ.noʊ/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: twelve /twɛlv/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/, teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/
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 reward, spider, scientist 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。