跟读练习: The Strange Notes Under My Door - 通过视频学习英语口语
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27 句
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1
Three weeks after I moved into my new flat, the first note appeared.
我搬进新公寓三周后,第一张纸条出现了。
2
It was folded neatly and slipped under my door.
它被叠得整整齐齐,从我的门缝下塞了进来。
3
It just said, your plants need more light.
上面只写着:你的植物需要更多阳光。
4
Wait, my plants? Nobody had even been inside!
等等,我的植物?根本没人进过我家啊!
5
Ha, honestly, I laughed it off at first.
哈,说实话,一开始我只是一笑置之。
6
But the next Monday, there was another one.
可是下个星期一,又来了一张。
7
This time it said, you're working too late again.
这次写的是:你又工作到太晚了。
8
Okay, now that was genuinely creepy.
好吧,这下真的有点吓人了。
9
So, I decided to play detective!
于是,我决定当一回侦探!
10
I stayed up on Sunday night, listening by the door.
星期天晚上,我熬夜守在门边听动静。
11
Then, around midnight, I heard slow footsteps on the stairs,
然后,大概午夜的时候,我听到楼梯上传来缓慢的脚步声,
12
and a soft scratching sound at the bottom of the door.
还有门底下轻轻的沙沙声。
13
I threw the door open, ready to catch a stranger.
我猛地把门拉开,准备当场抓住一个陌生人。
14
And there she was, the tiny old lady from downstairs!
站在那儿的,竟然是楼下那位瘦小的老太太!
15
She was about eighty, holding a pencil and looking terrified.
她大概八十岁,手里拿着一支铅笔,看起来吓坏了。
16
Oh dear, I'm so sorry, she whispered. I didn't mean to frighten you.
哎呀,真对不起,她小声说,我不是故意吓你的。
17
Well... it turned out she'd lived in my flat for forty years.
原来……她在我这套公寓里住了四十年。
18
Her husband used to grow tomatoes on that very windowsill.
她丈夫以前就在那个窗台上种番茄。
19
Since he passed away, she'd barely spoken to anyone.
自从他去世后,她几乎没和任何人说过话。
20
Writing to me, she said, made the building feel less empty.
她说,给我写纸条,让这栋楼感觉没那么空了。
21
I didn't know what to say, so I invited her in for tea.
我不知道该说什么,就请她进来喝杯茶。
22
She looked at my poor plants and shook her head.
她看了看我那些可怜的植物,摇了摇头。
23
Ha, you're drowning them, dear, she told me.
哈,你这是要把它们淹死啊,孩子,她对我说。
24
That was six months ago, and now we have tea every Sunday.
那是六个月前的事了,现在我们每个星期天都一起喝茶。
25
My tomatoes are finally growing, thanks to her.
多亏了她,我的番茄终于长起来了。
26
And yes, she still leaves me notes under the door.
没错,她现在还会往我门缝下塞纸条。
27
But these days, I write back!
不过现在,我也会回信了!
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“The Strange Notes Under My Door”为素材。 这段视频共有 27 个句子、258 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:47。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 145 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
视频中最难的 10 个单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| tomato 名词 | /təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ | 西紅柿 /西红柿, 番茄 |
| frighten 动词 | /ˈfɹaɪ.tən/ | 嚇唬 /吓唬, 嚇 /吓 |
| windowsill 名词 | /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/ | 窗臺 /窗台 |
| drown 动词 | /dɹaʊn/ | 溺水, 淹死 |
| downstairs 副词 | /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ | 樓下 /楼下 |
| pencil 名词 | /ˈpɛnsəl/ | 鉛筆 /铅笔 |
| creepy 形容词 | /ˈkɹipi/ | 詭異 /诡异, 嚇人 /吓人 |
| fold 动词 | /ˈfəʊld/ | 摺 /折, 折疊 /折叠 |
| stairs 名词 | /ˈstɛɹz/ | 樓梯 /楼梯 |
| scratch 动词 | /skɹæt͡ʃ/ | 抓, 划 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| pass away 动词 | 去世, 逝世 |
| turn out 动词 | 原來 /原来 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常对话里:
- This time it said, you're working too late again.
- I didn't mean to frighten you.
- Ha, you're drowning them, dear, she told me.
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 7 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 didn't, she'd, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: footstep /ˈfʊtstɛp/, downstairs /daʊnˈstɛɹz/, fold /ˈfəʊld/, stairs /ˈstɛɹz/, scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/
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 tomato, frighten, windowsill 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。










