跟读练习: The Art of Slowing Down - 通过视频学习英语口语
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They say it's not enough to be busy.
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Question is, what are we busy about?
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That is something I've been considering quite a lot recently.
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The past few months have taught me a lot about slowing down.
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Not like I really had a choice, but still.
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On some days, I feel overwhelmed, thinking I'm not doing enough, and at the same time, feeling like everyone else is doing so much more.
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But is it worth doing other things if it means doing more, even if it's not really what you want to be doing?
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I wrote that question down and now I don't know if it makes sense.
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Well, hopefully you get what I mean.
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Anyway, the other day I thought it was finally time to do some things I've been putting off for a while.
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I have so many photos piling up and something needed to be done about it.
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My mom always made albums, so I figured I should start making them too.
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I came across some pictures from four years ago.
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It was the first time I ever traveled alone halfway across the world.
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And it's funny because I felt like I needed to get away from everything to figure everything out.
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I remember going there for as long as I possibly could.
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It was the first time I was just with myself and no one else.
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It was lonely, some days.
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That's weird because I think I'd be a totally different person if I didn't do that.
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I think I spent a lot of my young adult life looking for answers and a life outside myself.
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Always chasing, always wanting more.
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Only a couple of years later to find out that the real peace is being content in the everyday stuff.
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And that the small things that happen every day matter more than the big things that happen every once in a while.
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So much has changed since then.
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But in a way I feel like I'm there again.
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Taking it day by day, observing what things actually matter to me and where I would like to go from here.
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When you're an artist, a photographer, a filmmaker,
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everything we make feels like it has to be amazing to the point where we almost get afraid to make mistakes.
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And we lose that sense that sense of play that we had in the beginning.
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But I think I found some freedom in slowing down.
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I want to be able to remember the everyday trivial things, you know?
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Not pursuing anything grand, but just living through the small moments that I know I'll eventually miss over time.
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There's a quote from C.S.
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Lewis, It's funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.
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I guess it's a good reminder that we don't always have to stick with what we know, and We have the choice to change things if we're not happy with it.
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If we did it before, then we'll survive if we do it again.
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I guess what I'm trying to say is, all we can do is give ourselves the time we need.
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The break we need.
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From people, from work, to figure things out.
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Maybe to remind ourselves what really matters. Who matters.
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Maybe just to slow down, because we're going a thousand miles an hour and don't really know where anymore.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 41 个句子、566 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:24。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 129 个词，很适合跟读。 87% 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 13 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| everyday 形容词 | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | 日常的 |
| chase 动词 | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | 追逐, 追 |
| remind 动词 | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | 提醒 |
| photographer 名词 | /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ | 攝影師 /摄影师 |
| pursue 动词 | /pɚˈsu/ | 追求 |
| lonely 形容词 | /ˈloʊnli/ | 寂寞, 孤獨 /孤独 |
| pile 名词 | /paɪl/ | 堆 |
| reminder 名词 | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | 提醒物, 提醒 |
| halfway 副词 | /ˌhæfˈweɪ/ | 半路, 半途 |
| observe 动词 | /əbˈzɜːv/ | 遵守, 遵循 |
| trivial 形容词 | /ˈtɹɪv.i.əl/ | 瑣碎 /琐碎, 瑣細 /琐细 |
| filmmaker 名词 | 製片人 /制片人 | |
| overwhelm 动词 | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | 吞沒 /吞没 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| slow down 动词 | 減速 /减速, 放慢 |
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 |
| look back 动词 | 回顧 /回顾 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 现在完成进行时 have/has been + -ing — 以前开始、现在仍在继续的动作 | I've been considering · I've been putting |
| 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 | have taught · has changed |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 15 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, I've。请按听到的简短形式来说。
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。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 everyday, chase, remind 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。