跟读练习: The Jesus paradox | Yuval Noah Harari - 通过视频学习英语口语
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The biggest misconception about information is that information is truth.
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And information isn't truth.
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Most information is not truth.
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The truth is a very rare and costly and expensive type of information.
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If you want truth, you need to invest a lot in getting it.
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I'll give an example, a historical example.
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Let's think about images and portraits.
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What is the most common portrait in the world?
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What is the most famous face in the world?
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It is Jesus.
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Over the last 2,000 years, people have created billions and billions of portraits of Jesus,
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and they are hung in countless churches and cathedrals and private homes and so forth,
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and not a single one of them is an authentic depiction of Jesus.
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They are all, 100% of them, are fictional depictions, because we have no idea how Jesus looked like.
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There is not a single portrait made during his lifetime.
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There is not a single sentence in the Bible that tells us whether he was fat or thin, tall or short, black hair, blonde hair, nothing.
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So all these images, they're fiction.
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And it's very easy to create fictional information.
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You don't need to research anything.
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You don't need evidence.
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You just come up with something and draw it.
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If you want to paint a truthful picture of anything, of a person, of an economy,
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of a war, you need to invest a lot of time
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and effort and money to research to make sure that you get it right.
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If we just flood the world with information and expect the truth to float up, it will not, it will sink.
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The more we flood the world with information,
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unless we make the effort to construct institutions that invest in truth,
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we will be flooded by fiction and illusion and delusion and junk information.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 28 个句子、302 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:06。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 143 个词,很适合跟读。 84% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| portrait 名词 | /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ | 肖像, 畫像 /画像 |
| flood 名词 | /flʌd/ | 洪水, 洪災 /洪灾 |
| invest 动词 | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | 耗費 /耗费, 投資 /投资 |
| fiction 名词 | /ˈfɪkʃən/ | 虛構文學 /虚构文学, 小說 /小说 |
| thin 形容词 | /ˈθɪn/ | бә, 薄 |
| institution 名词 | /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/ | 制度 |
| lifetime 名词 | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | 一生, 一輩子 /一辈子 |
| sink 动词 | /ˈsɪŋk/ | 沉, 下沉 |
| authentic 形容词 | /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/ | 真實 /真实, 真正 |
| junk 名词 | /d͡ʒʌŋk/ | 破爛 /破烂 |
| cathedral 名词 | /kəˈθiːdɹəl/ | 大教堂, 主教座堂 |
| construct 动词 | /ˈkɑn.stɹʌkt/ | 建造, 建設 /建设 |
| countless 形容词 | /ˈkaʊntləs/ | 無數 /无数 |
| float 动词 | /fləʊt/ | 浮, 漂浮 |
| illusion 名词 | /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/ | 幻想, 幻覺 /幻觉 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come up with 动词 | 想出, 提出 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 5 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 don't, I'll, isn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: thin /ˈθɪn/, authentic /ɔˈθɛn.tɪk/, cathedral /kəˈθiːdɹəl/, truthful /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: fiction /ˈfɪkʃən/, fictional /ˈfɪkʃənəl/, institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, illusion /ɪˈl(j)uːʒ(ə)n/, depiction /dɪˈpɪkʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: institution /ˌɪn.stɪˈtʃuː.ʃən/, misconception /ˌmɪs.kənˈsɛp.ʃən/
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 portrait, flood, invest 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。














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