跟读练习: Something Travels Faster than Light - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Shadows can be faster than light.
阴影的传播速度可以超过光速。
2
But nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.
但没有任何物体的运动速度能超过光速。
3
Isn't that what Einstein's theory of relativity came down to?
这不就是爱因斯坦的相对论最终要说明的问题吗？
4
Was he wrong?
他错了吗？
5
Let's do a thought experiment.
让我们做一个思想实验。
6
Point a flashlight at the moon.
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Hold your finger into the beam to cast a shadow.
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Move your finger from left to right.
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If your flashlight was really powerful, you would see your finger's shadow moving over the moon as fast as it moves across the lens.
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That shadow is moving faster than the speed of light.
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How can that be?
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Well, the trick is that our shadow is not a moving object.
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That movement is an illusion.
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The result of following different shadows created by different photons along a certain path.
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Those photons are physical objects that are indeed traveling to the speed of light.
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But Einstein's speed limit does not apply to the illusions of movement they can create.
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Nothing is faster than light is therefore correct.
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We just have to make sure what we're talking about.
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But if you ask a ninja, he might still insist that.
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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“Something Travels Faster than Light”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：shadow, faster, speed, moving。 这段视频共有 19 个句子、184 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:51。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 217 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 83% 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。 全部 19 个句子中有 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| shadow 名词 | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | йинзы, йинйинзы |
| finger 名词 | /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ | 手指, 指頭 /指头 |
| illusion 名词 | /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ | 幻想, 幻覺 /幻觉 |
| trick 名词 | /ˈtɹɪk/ | 詭計 /诡计, 騙術 /骗术 |
| experiment 名词 | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | 實驗 /实验 |
| lens 名词 | /lɛnz/ | 透鏡 /透镜, 鏡片 /镜片 |
| beam 名词 | /ˈbiːm/ | 梁, 橫梁 |
| insist 动词 | /ɪnˈsɪst/ | 堅持 /坚持 |
| ninja 名词 | /ˈnɪnd͡ʒə/ | 忍者 |
| flashlight 名词 | /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ | 手電筒 /手电筒, 電筒 /电筒 |
| photon 名词 | /ˈfəʊtɒn/ | 光子 |
| relativity 名词 | /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ | 相對性 /相对性, 關聯性 /关联性 |
需要注意的发音
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, relativity /ɹɛl.əˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: trick /ˈtɹɪk/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, lens /lɛnz/, insist /ɪnˈsɪst/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 shadow, finger, illusion 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。