跟读练习: Test 1 Part 4 CPE - Dec 2002 - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Now turn to part four.
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You will hear part of a radio arts programme in which two people, Arthur and Carla, are discussing a book called Windworld.
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For questions 23 to 28, decide whether the opinions are expressed by only one of the speakers or whether the speakers agree.
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Write A for Arthur, C for Carla, or B for both where they agree.
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You now have 30 seconds in which to look at part 4.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
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We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
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Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out, and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
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And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
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in the throes of change from one era to another.
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Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
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What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
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Did you find that?
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Very interesting question.
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As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
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I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, certain assumptions, squared with the period in which the book is set.
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I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
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I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
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Hmm.
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I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
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Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity.
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Much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
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There is much to link the writing of all three books.
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You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
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He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
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Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
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Oh, very much so.
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The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
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So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
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I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
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To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow, putting himself in another age,
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positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
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I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
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It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
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I understand the film rights have been bought.
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Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
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No question.
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If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
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If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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Today on A Good Read we're talking about George Swallow's novel Windworld, published last year and it has just won the Bateman Prize.
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We have with us Arthur Lachman, writer, and Carla Fletcher, who lectures in engineering at King's College.
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Arthur, let's start with you.
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Well, I read the novel when it first came out
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and I was very happy to be asked to re-read it for this programme.
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And I remembered the powerful characterisation, the certainty of touch, particularly the older protagonist, Joe Bean, and his sisters,
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in the throes of change from one era to another.
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Rather miserable characters, but assured portraits.
52
What I valued as well was the atmosphere Swallow creates, the sense that everything he created felt right within the time and place.
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Did you find that?
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Very interesting question.
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As a scientist, I always come to books with a critical eye for technical details.
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As I say, Joe Bean and his family as people rang incredibly true for me.
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I found myself doubting whether certain incidents, erm, certain assumptions squared with the period in which the book is set.
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I have to say that I found the sheer amount of technical detail about inventions, which Swallow included as a labour of love,
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I have no doubt, gave the layperson a hard time, making it difficult to follow the plot.
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I actually found myself comparing all these descriptions of the windmills and pumps with his earlier works,
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Learner Games and Thorn, which both dealt with the same period, but neither of which included this kind of complexity,
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much more populist, deliberately more accessible to a wide readership.
63
There is much to link the writing of all three books.
64
You can recognise Swallow's individual voice in all of them.
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He's speaking to one specific audience, in my view.
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Do you feel Windworld is a great novel?
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Oh, very much so.
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The current of the author's own life in the east of England pulses through the whole work so compellingly.
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So, yes, I would say that it lifts this book into the category of great writing.
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I wouldn't be quite that positive, though I do agree that the character of Joe Bean draws its strength from the writer's close acquaintance with Joe's environment.
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To my mind, he's almost certainly Swallow putting himself in another age,
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positioning himself with his upbringing and his character and his beliefs in the 18th century.
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I was intrigued by some of these set episodes, like the incident with the birds.
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It was genuinely fascinating, I thought.
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I understand the film rights have been bought.
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Do you think it'll work as well as the book does?
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No question.
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If they keep away from too much social realism and misery.
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If they don't make Joe's story the central one, it'll die a death.
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Well, just about all the stories are likely to come through well, in my opinion.
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We'll have to see how it turns out.
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That's the end of the test.
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Please stop now.
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Your supervisor will now collect all the question papers and answer sheets.
为什么通过这个视频练习口语？
通过观看这段视频，您可以在真实的对话环境中练习英语口语，尤其是与文学评论相关的讨论。视频中的两个角色，阿瑟和卡拉，围绕乔治·斯沃洛的小说《风世界》展开了深入的对话，这为学习者提供了一个理想的平台来提升英语口语能力。通过听取他们的见解，您不仅可以掌握书籍讨论的相关词汇，还能提升对文学作品的理解。这段内容强化了英语影子跟读的重要性，帮助学习者在生动的语境中提高语音、语调和流利度。
语法及表达在语境中的应用
- 简单过去时: 在讨论故事情节时，如“我第一次读到这本小说时，就很高兴被邀请再读一次。”这种用法可以帮助学习者描述过去的经历。
- 对比句型: 阿瑟与卡拉之间关于书籍的比较，如“我发现的技术细节在他早期的作品中没有。” 这种结构帮助学习者训练比较和对照的表达能力。
- 条件句: 在谈论电影改编时使用的条件句，如“如果他们不过于关注社会现实和悲惨故事，这部电影就会成功。” 这种句型有助于提高学习者的假设表达能力。
- 情态动词: 使用“可能”、“可能会”等情态动词如“我认为它会成功。”有助于学习者学习如何表达可能性和意见。
常见发音陷阱
在视频中，一些特定的单词和短语可能会对英语学习者构成发音挑战，例如“genuine”和“inventions”。注意这些词汇的发音，特别是清辅音和元音之间的过渡。在快速交流中，可能会模糊发音，导致听者难以理解。此外，阿瑟和卡拉各自的口音和语调变化，提供了对不同英语口音的绝佳学习机会。在此过程中，学习者可以通过观看YouTube学英语和shadow speech来提高自己的发音准确度。
总之，通过看YouTube学英语和进行影子跟读练习，学习者能够更有效地掌握英语口语技能，特别是与文学评论相关的语言结构和词汇。通过反复跟读视频内容，您将能够提升流利度与自信心，帮助自己在交流中更为自如。
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。