跟读练习: Slow English Podcast - 通过视频学习英语口语

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You're red, I'm blue.
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Let's practice speaking English when you're meeting someone while traveling.
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No, no, no, go ahead.
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Nice to meet you too.
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I'm Thai.
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Well, thank you.
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I think it means flower, but I'm not 100% sure.
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I got here on Tuesday.
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It's only been a couple of days.
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What about you?
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I've always wanted to visit this city.
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It's been on my travel list for a while now, I'm sure.
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Yeah, it's so different from my home country too.
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Where are you from?
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Cool.
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I'm from the US, but I grew up in Mexico.
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Yeah, cool.
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If you do, I can give you some good recommendations.
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I'm probably going to check out some temples and eat at a restaurant that I passed by this morning.
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What about you?
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That's always a good plan.
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Do you want to join me?
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Yeah, let's meet in reception.
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I'll see you there.
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Practice speaking English with me on YouTube.
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I have another role play video coming out next week.

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 26 sentences and 167 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:20. The speaker talks slowly, about 72 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
temple noun/ˈtɛm.pl̩/A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
flower noun/ˈfloʊɚ/A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
reception noun/ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/The act of receiving.
recommendation noun/ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/An act of recommending.
restaurant noun/ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
travel verb/ˈtɹævəl/To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.
join verb/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/To connect or combine into one; to put together.
grow verb/ˈɡɹəʊ/To become larger, to increase in magnitude.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
check out verbTo record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
come out verb/ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/To be discovered; to be revealed.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: reception /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃn̩/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like temple, flower, reception.

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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