跟读练习: The Power of Positive Thinking | Mia Xu | TEDxYouth@GranvilleIsland - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Transcriber: Trang Do Nu Gia You can make plans and predictions. You can practice being positive.
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Transcriber: Trang Do Nu Gia You can make plans and predictions. You can practice being positive.
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You can try your best. Still, you can't know the future.
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My morning started with a plan. I hear my mom: “Mia, wake up! You’re going to be late for your competition.” This was in 2021 November, outside the city of Toronto, in Ontario, Canada.
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5 p.m. in the morning. Feels like night. Still dark.
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On the weekends, if I don’t get woken up, I can sleep until 10 a.m.
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Not today. You see, I recently joined a new swim club called M.A.C, where I know only one friend. And coach Kathy enter me into a 25-meter freestyle race.
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I’d never seen a swimming meet and never compete in a swimming race.
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Mom is pulling my hair into a tight bun, then dragging us half asleep.
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I tell myself I might make new friends.
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I might have fun.
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I might win a prize.
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I tell myself one more thing. The one thing that turned out to be true.
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You never know what will happen there.
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That was 5 p.m. Now it’s 6 a.m.
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I didn't know Coach Cathy would be on a registration table.
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Coach Cathy says: “To limit the number of people by the pool, parents can watch streaming video in the car.” Because of COVID, my mom cannot come in, to a competition I’ve never been before.
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Now I’m like fully awake.
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Fifteen minutes later, I need help.
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I’m sitting in the bleachers fighting panic, because I see a big problem.
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In my black swimsuit, blue cap, hair tucked up, mask on, you can’t see my face. I’m feeling panic.
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We are sitting socially distanced, two metres, about six feet on both sides.
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Because of COVID, we're sitting in strict order for our race.
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I'm watching two freestyle races before my race. Blue versus yellow.
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I’m on the blue team. The cheering is loud in my ears.
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“Go team blue! Go team blue!” I can hardly think. I have a problem.
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How did you learn to dive?
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Did you practice from the side of the pool?
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In Mile Swim Club, our pool is too shallow for diving.
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Here I am, eight years old. I've never dived before.
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Never dived off the side of the pool, never dived in a race, never died off a starting block.
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This high to me looks this high.
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I’m thinking, well, if I die too soon before the whistle or if I die too late, I'll be in last place losing the race.
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I don’t expect to win a medal in my first race.
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I want to prove I trained.
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I don't like to be in last place.
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Mommy is on a car. I can’t talk to anyone.
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I remember mom always tells me “Be positive!” I start talking to myself.
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“Calm down!” If other kids can do it, I can do it too.
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I focus on swimmers in the second race.
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Stepping on to the block, repping right foot toes over the front of the block, other foot back. Crouch. Head down. Like the Olympics on TV.
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When the whistle blows, push off.
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I thought the diving part would be easy.
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Just curve your body under the water. Hands first Then my race. I get into position.
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The whistle blows. I push off.
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Big splash. Belly flop. You know that could happen.
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I’m sicking hearing “Go blue! Go blue! Go blue! Go blue!” Water’s filling my goggles.
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I'm kicking, swimming to the other side, touching the wall with two hands.
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I’m not in last place. Wahoo!
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Because of COVID, after the race, you dry off and leave.
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Walking towards the car. I’m hopping crumbed in silly belly flop.
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It’s embarrassing.
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Open the door. I feel happy. “Mom, I didn’t come in last place.” Mom says: “Mia, I’m so proud of you. I’ve never seen you so independent.” “Not like six years ago on your first ballet, Mia.” “You clung to me like a koala on your first ballet class.” “You cried, afraid to walk into the classroom.” “I feel like today you grew up.” I feel special. I don't get hit every day.
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Since then, I've been thinking about my first swim competition.
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I woke up with a plan. In life, we experience surprises.
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You might win belly flop. It’s all part of growing up.
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You never know what will happen. You can always choose to be positive.
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关于本课
在本课中，学习者将通过观看“Mia Xu的积极思维的力量”演讲来练习英语口语。这段视频展示了一个年轻女孩如何在比赛中克服紧张情绪，并以积极的心态面对挑战。通过跟随Mia的故事，学习者将提高他们的听力理解和口语表达能力，特别是在描述情绪和经历时的表达。
关键词汇与短语
- 积极思维 - Positive thinking
- 紧张 - Panic
- 游泳比赛 - Swimming competition
- 比赛 - Race
- 加油 - Go (as in "cheer")
- 沉入水中 - Dive
- 手首先入水 - Hands first
- 最后一名 - Last place
练习技巧
在观看这段视频时，可以采用shadow speaking的练习方法。在反复播放时，模仿Mia的语调和节奏，努力跟上她的发音和情感表达。一开始可以慢速播放，帮助你更好理解每个词的发音，逐渐提高播放速度，以提升你的流利度。
注意Mia在紧张时如何自我安慰和激励，这也是你可以学习的心理技巧。在雅思口语练习中，展示你的积极心态和应对挑战的能力将帮助你获得更高的分数。
记得在练习时，尝试完整复述Mia的经历，运用到你自己的生活场景中。这种方法不仅能提高你的英语水平，还可以增强你的信心。
最后，鼓励自己“看YouTube学英语”，通过各种视频提升口语能力，同时也能享受学习的乐趣。不断地shadow speak，让英语成为你生活的一部分！
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。