跟读练习: "She Is Our Caesar" | The Crown (Olivia Colman, Charles Dance) - 通过视频学习英语口语
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The End Gentlemen,
先生们,到此结束。
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In the past decade alone, there have, by my reckoning, been 73 coups in 46 different countries around the world.
仅过去十年间,据我统计,全球46个不同国家就发生了73次政变。
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And the success of some of these might encourage us.
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In Ghana, two years ago, President Nkrumah was ousted with just 500 men.
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And in 1961, in South Korea, Major General Park Chung-hee seized power with 3,500 men.
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And in 1964, in Gabon,
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just 150 men were able to arrest President Umba and thus gain control over the levers of state power.
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And of course, it was with just one legion that Caesar crossed the Rubicon.
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And perhaps we would not seek to follow his fate.
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A sic semper tyrannis gentleman.
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Now what all successful insurgencies have in common are five key elements.
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Control of the media, control of the economy, and the capture of administrative targets for which you need the fourth element,
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the loyalty of the military.
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Now, in Ghana and Gabon, this can be achieved with a handful of battalions.
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But here, in the United Kingdom, we would need to secure parliament,
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Whitehall, the Ministry of Defence, and the Cabinet Office.
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The Prime Minister would be arrested, of course, along with other politicians still loyal still loyal.
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We would have to shut down the airports, air traffic control.
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Same with the train stations.
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Curfews will be put in place, martial law declared.
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And I haven't even mentioned the police.
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It would take tens of thousands of unquestioningly loyal servicemen.
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And even in my heyday, I could never command that.
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Which brings me to the fifth element, legitimacy.
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Now, our government draws its strength from long-established institutions that support it.
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The courts, body of common law, the Constitution.
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If any action against the state to succeed, you'd have to overthrow these as well.
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But in a highly evolved democracy such as ours, their authority is sacrosanct.
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Which is why, gentlemen, a coup d'etat in the United Kingdom doesn't stand a chance.
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Unless...
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Unless...
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Unless we had the support of the one person not yet mentioned.
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Do you see the temperament?
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Here we like to let our...
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The Crown has at its disposal unique constitutional powers, which could still make something like this possible.
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In 1834, William IV used them to dismiss his government in the face of opposition from the House.
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And in 1920, the Emergency Powers Act was passed,
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which gave the sovereign power in certain circumstances to declare a state of emergency by proclamation,
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meaning our Queen could dissolve Parliament and appoint a new government and a prime minister as well.
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She's also commander-in-chief of the armed forces.
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They swear allegiance to her and not to parliament, so could count on their support to see it through.
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She is our Caesar.
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And you think she might entertain this idea?
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The circumstances are certainly compelling.
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I've made a list here of exactly how compelling.
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And as her second cousin, I am in an ideal position to ask.
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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“"She Is Our Caesar"”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:loyal, element, parliament, unless。 这段视频共有 46 个句子、488 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:48。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 102 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 82% 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。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| compel 动词 | /kəmˈpɛl/ | 強迫 /强迫 |
| circumstance 名词 | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | 情況 /情况, 狀態 /状态 |
| declare 动词 | /dɪˈklɛɚ/ | 宣布 |
| curfew 名词 | /ˈkɝ.fju/ | 宵禁 |
| dissolve 动词 | /dɪˈzɑlv/ | 解散 |
| insurgency 名词 | /ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi/ | 起義 /起义, 暴動 /暴动 |
| sacrosanct 形容词 | /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/ | 神聖不可侵犯 /神圣不可侵犯 |
| serviceman 名词 | 軍人 /军人 | |
| temperament 名词 | /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/ | 氣質 /气质, 性格 |
| overthrow 动词 | /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/ | 推翻, 打翻 |
| legitimacy 名词 | /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/ | 合法 |
| lever 名词 | /ˈliː.və/ | 槓桿 /杠杆 |
| allegiance 名词 | /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/ | 忠誠 /忠诚 |
| appoint 动词 | /əˈpɔɪnt/ | 約定 /约定, 預約 /预约 |
| seize 动词 | /ˈsiːz/ | 抓獲 /抓获, 攫取 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的 | was ousted · can be achieved · would be arrested |
| 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 | haven't even mentioned · I've made |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 4 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 doesn't, haven't, I've。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: proclamation /ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/, martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: insurgency /ɪnˈsɝd͡ʒənsi/, proclamation /ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/, temperament /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/, legitimacy /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: dissolve /dɪˈzɑlv/, overthrow /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/, lever /ˈliː.və/, evolve /ɪˈvɑlv/, sovereign /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹɪn/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/, dissolve /dɪˈzɑlv/, sacrosanct /ˈsæk.ɹoʊˌsæŋkt/, temperament /ˈtɛm.pɚ.ə.mənt/, allegiance /əˈliː.d͡ʒəns/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: proclamation /ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/, martial /ˈmɑɹʃəl/
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 compel, circumstance, declare 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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