跟读练习: Testament's Chuck Billy - Remembering Ronnie James Dio - 通过视频学习英语口语
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May 16th marks five years since the music world lost Ronnie James Dio.
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Can you talk about what his music and talents meant to you personally
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and the metal scene in general and if you have like a personal story of meeting him or seeing him perform live?
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Well, his Ronnie's for me like the lyrics, he was like, had the greatest lyrics,
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told such a story and visually you can you know just visualize what he's singing
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and I was fortunate you know be friends with Ronnie and
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and tour with him I believe was around 94 the dehumanizer tour in Europe
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and we became close friends and every day after the show he would me him
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and Vinnie would kick back and have a beer
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and you know just chit chat
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and have fun it was it was the best time and
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And what I've learned about Ronnie was he remembered his memory
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and the fans and what he gave to his fans and gave them every moment.
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I've kind of seen how he treated his fans like that.
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And to me that was just like, I inspire to be like Ronnie.
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That's just, I know why he loves so much because he cares and he really does.
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And especially like, I'd see him like years later after I first met him.
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remembered my son's name and you know the dog.
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I'm like, wow, you know, how did you do that?
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You know, and it made you feel good.
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And I think he did that to everybody.
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It made everybody feel special and like that, you know.
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So that was a great thing about Ronnie gave to the world.
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Absolutely.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Testament's Chuck Billy - Remembering Ronnie James Dio”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Ronnie, fans, gave. This video has 24 sentences and 281 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:33. The speaker talks fast, about 181 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lyrics noun | /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ | The words to a song (or other vocal music). |
| inspire verb | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by… |
| fortunate adjective | /ˈfɔɹ.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | Auspicious. |
| visually adverb | /ˈvɪzju.əli/ | By means of sight. |
| chit noun | /t͡ʃɪt/ | The embryonic growing bud of a plant. |
| dehumanizer noun | /diːˈhjuːmənaɪzə(ɹ)/ | One who, or that which, dehumanizes. |
| visualize verb | /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/ | To perceive (something) visually; to see. |
| perform verb | /pəˈfɔːm/ | To do (something); to execute. |
| talent noun | /ˈtæl.ənt/ | A marked natural ability or skill. |
| chat verb | /ˈt͡ʃæt/ | To be engaged in informal conversation. |
| personally adverb | /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/ | In a personal manner. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 4 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'd, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: visually /ˈvɪzju.əli/, dehumanizer /diːˈhjuːmənaɪzə(ɹ)/, personally /ˈpɜː.sə.nə.li/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lyrics, inspire, fortunate.
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。