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1
Picture a small village in the mountains of Spain.
想象一下西班牙山区里的一个小村庄。
2
It's midnight in midsummer,
正值盛夏的午夜，
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and three thousand people are crammed into a tiny arena.
3000人挤在一个小小的场地里。
4
In the centre lies a carpet of glowing coals.
场地中央铺着一层烧得通红的炭火。
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One by one, villagers walk across it — barefoot!
村民们一个接一个地从上面走过——光着脚！
6
This is the fire-walking ritual of San Pedro Manrique.
这就是San Pedro Manrique的走火仪式。
7
Some years ago, a team of scientists went along to watch.
几年前，一个科学家团队专程前去观察。
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They fitted heart-rate monitors to the walkers and the spectators.
他们给走火的人和观众都戴上了心率监测器。
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What they found was genuinely remarkable.
他们的发现确实非常惊人。
10
As each walker crossed the coals,
每当有人走过炭火时，
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their family's hearts began to beat in step with theirs!
他们家人的心跳竟开始和他们同步！
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Strangers watching from the same stands showed no such pattern.
而坐在同一看台上的陌生人，却没有出现这种现象。
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The ritual was, quite literally, binding people together.
这个仪式，毫不夸张地说，真的把人们连在了一起。
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I'll confess that for most of my career,
我得承认，在我职业生涯的大部分时间里，
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I dismissed rituals as quaint superstition.
我都把仪式当作过时的迷信，不屑一顾。
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Relics of a world before science.
是科学出现之前那个世界的遗物。
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Something we sensible moderns had rather outgrown.
是我们这些理性的现代人早就摆脱得差不多的东西。
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I couldn't have been more wrong.
我真是大错特错。
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Rituals haven't disappeared. They've simply changed costume.
仪式并没有消失，只是换了一身行头。
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Think of fans singing the same song before every match.
想想那些每场比赛前都唱同一首歌的球迷。
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Graduation gowns, wedding toasts, birthday candles.
毕业礼服、婚礼祝酒、生日蜡烛。
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None of them is strictly necessary, and that's precisely the point.
这些都不是非有不可的，而这恰恰就是重点。
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Their very pointlessness is what makes them meaningful.
正是因为没什么实际用处，它们才有了意义。
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Rituals slow time down, and they say, "This moment matters."
仪式让时间慢下来，仿佛在说：“这一刻很重要。”
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They also help us carry anxiety and grief.
它们还能帮我们承受焦虑和悲伤。
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Studies even suggest that small personal rituals
研究甚至表明，一些个人的小仪式
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can steady our nerves before a stressful performance.
能在紧张的表演前稳住我们的情绪。
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Which may explain why I tapped this stage three times before walking on.
这也许能解释，我为什么上台前要在这个舞台上敲3下。
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So I'd like to leave you with a modest proposal.
所以最后，我想给大家一个小小的建议。
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Don't abandon the rituals you've inherited.
不要丢掉你们传承下来的仪式。
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And where they've faded, feel free to invent new ones!
如果它们已经淡去，那就大胆创造新的仪式吧！
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A Sunday dinner. A walk every New Year's morning.
一顿周日晚餐。每年元旦早上的一次散步。
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Because a ritual is simply a promise to keep showing up for each other.
因为仪式说到底，就是一份承诺：我们会一直陪在彼此身边。
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Thank you.
谢谢大家。
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 C1 级别的口语课以视频“SEtalk: Why Humans Still Need Rituals”为素材。 这段视频共有 34 个句子、284 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:11。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 130 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 72% 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
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| ritual 名词 | /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/ | 儀式 /仪式, 典禮 /典礼 |
| barefoot 形容词 | /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ | 赤腳 /赤脚, 光腳 /光脚 |
| villager 名词 | /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/ | 鄉下人 /乡下人, 村民 |
| spectator 名词 | /spɛkˈteɪtə/ | 旁觀者 /旁观者, 觀眾 /观众 |
| inherit 动词 | /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/ | 繼承 /继承, 继承 |
| invent 动词 | /ɪnˈvɛnt/ | 發明 /发明 |
| gown 名词 | /ˈɡaʊ̯n/ | 長袍 /长袍, 罩衣 |
| confess 动词 | /kənˈfɛs/ | 承認 /承认, 懺悔 /忏悔 |
| dismiss 动词 | /dɪsˈmɪs/ | 解僱 /解雇 |
| fade 动词 | /feɪd/ | 衰落, 枯萎 |
| candle 名词 | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | 蠟燭 /蜡烛, 蠟 /蜡 |
| glow 动词 | /ɡloʊ/ | 發光 /发光, 發亮 /发亮 |
| toast 名词 | /toʊst/ | 烤麵包 /烤面包, 吐司 |
| theirs | /ðɛɚz/ | 他們的 /他们的, 她們的 /她们的 |
| abandon 动词 | /əˈbæn.dən/ | 放棄 /放弃 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 8 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 they've, couldn't, don'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: villager /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: barefoot /ˈbɛɹfʊt/, inherit /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, confess /kənˈfɛs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: ritual /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/
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 ritual, barefoot, villager 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。