跟读练习: The Amazing Effects of Gratitude - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Back in ancient Rome, the philosopher Cicero described gratitude as "the mother of all virtues."
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This concept of being thankful has been stressed in religion and philosophy for a long time.
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Back in 1820, Scottish philosopher Thomas Brown defined gratitude as "that delightful emotion of
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love to him who has conferred a kindness on us." But scientifically,
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gratitude doesn't qualify as There's no universal facial expression for it.
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As an emotion, gratitude is a little hard to define.
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Today, the Oxford Dictionary defines gratitude as "the quality or condition of being thankful,
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the appreciation of an inclination to return kindness." And we've only really started to study gratitude scientifically in the past 30 years.
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In a 2015 study, participants were asked to imagine how they would feel if a complete stranger saved their life.
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I mean, how would you feel?
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The participants had to rate how grateful they were to strangers who provided them with gifts of food or clothing,
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all while they had their brains scanned in an fMRI machine.
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Researchers found their ratings of gratitude positively correlated with activity in brain areas associated with fairness and value judgments.
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It makes sense because gratitude is often thought of as a moral emotion.
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There are even benefits in just noting how grateful you are.
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Another study asked people to write down three things that went well that day and why for one week.
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At the end of the week, people were slightly happier than at the beginning, and over time, their happiness scores kept improving.
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After one month, they were 5 % happier, and after six months, 9 % happier, just from one week of writing a journal.
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A similar study with participants with heart disease found that keeping a gratitude journal increased their heart health and quality of sleep,
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perhaps because it reduces stress.
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Counting your blessings quite literally makes people happier and healthier.
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And some people are even hard -wired to be more thankful.
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In a recent study of 77 couples, those with a particular genetic variation that affects the secretion of oxytocin,
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expressed more gratitude towards their partners.
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Oxytocin is thought to play a big role in promoting close social bonds, so gratitude is part of the glue that keeps these relationships together.
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So if you think it's the thought that counts, Think again!
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Science says there's some pretty amazing benefits to our mind, body and relationships when we say those two small words.
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Thank you.
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关于本课
在本课中，学习者将通过观看视频《感恩的惊人效果》来练习英语口语。这段视频探讨了感恩的历史、科学研究及其对我们生活的积极影响。通过这种学习方法，学习者不仅能够提高英语听力，还能够理解感恩在日常生活中的重要性，从而在实际交流中使用相关词汇和短语。
关键词汇与短语
- 感恩 (gratitude)：对给予我们善意的人表示感谢的情感。
- 情绪 (emotion)：指心理状态，如快乐、悲伤等。
- 心智活动 (brain activity)：与思考和判断相关的大脑功能。
- 幸福感 (happiness)：对生活的满意度和积极心态。
- 压力 (stress)：对负面情绪或环境因素的反应。
- 日记 (journal)：记录日常生活或情感的书写方式。
练习建议
在进行英语口语练习时，使用shadow speech的方法将极大提高你的说话能力。你可以选择在合适的环境下进行shadowing，比如在家中或安静的地方。在观看《感恩的惊人效果》时，注意视频的语速和语调，尝试跟随说话者进行模仿。在这一过程中，尽量捕捉说话者的情感表达和语音重音，以达到更自然的口语表现。
建议每天集中进行20分钟的shadowing练习，回放视频中的关键段落并重复。使用词汇表中的单词，结合个人的感受进行表述，比如“我感恩于某人给予我的帮助。”通过这种方式，你能在与他人交流时更自信。
利用看YouTube学英语的方式，不仅能帮助你提升英语水平，还能更深入地理解情感因素如何影响我们的沟通。持之以恒的努力，会让你在英语口语练习中获得显著进步。
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 |
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| 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 | has been · has conferred · we've only really started |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | were asked · is often thought · is thought |
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。