跟读练习: Sometimes, You Don't Have to Prove Yourself - 通过视频学习英语口语

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One of the things that we have to remember, and I think young people don't realize this, is when someone gives you a shot, when they decide to put you on a stage and give you a microphone,
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or if they give you a job, or if they open a door for you or make an introduction for you, you don't have to prove yourself because you've already been vetted.
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Somebody else has already said, and you see this in new employees all the time.
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You know, the company Chanel, like Chanel, they have this rule that I absolutely love,
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that new senior executives are not allowed to speak in meetings for the first 90 days of their employment.
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They want you to shut up and listen.
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And the reason they do that is because new employees
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so often feel they have to talk in every meeting to prove that you made the right choice to hire them.
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Like, we know you're smart, we hired you.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 9 个句子、165 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:49。 说话人语速较快,每分钟约 201 个词,会出现较多连读和弱读。 91% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇容易理解。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 14 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
hire 动词/ˈhaɪɹ/租借, 出租
microphone 名词/ˈmaɪ.kɹəˌfəʊn/麥克風 /麦克风, 話筒 /话筒
employee 名词/ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/僱員 /雇员, 職員 /职员
employment 名词/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/職業 /职业, 工作
introduction 名词/ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/介紹 /介绍
proof 名词/pɹuf/證據 /证据
absolutely 副词/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/絕對地 /绝对地, 完全地
rule 名词/ɹuːl/規則 /规则, 規律 /规律
executive 名词/ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/執行者 /执行者
realize 动词/ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/意識到 /意识到, 發現 /发现
smart 形容词/smɑɹt/機靈 /机灵, 伶俐
somebody/ˈsʌmˌbədi/有人, 某人
decide 动词/dɪˈsaɪd/解決 /解决
shut 动词/ʃʌt/關 /关, 閉 /闭

视频中出现的短语动词

单词发音释义
shut up/ʃʌt ʌp/閉嘴 /闭嘴, 住口

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 4 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, you're, you've。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: introduction /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/, shut /ʃʌt/
  • 长单词——注意重音位置: absolutely /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/, executive /ɪɡˈzɛkjətɪv/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 hire, microphone, employee 这类单词。

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
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you've already been vetted · has already said
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的been vetted · are not allowed

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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