跟读练习: The Technology Report: The Internet Comes to Cuba, Slowly - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Music From VOA Learning English,
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this is the Technology Report.
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In Cuba, the Internet and other forms of modern communication are not easily available.
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Most people have smartphones, but they are limited to making and receiving calls.
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It is difficult to connect to social media, send emails and text.
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Most Cubans do not have an Internet connection in their homes.
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To use the Internet, they first must buy a password.
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Businesses sell them on little pieces of paper.
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Each password costs about two and a half Cuban convertible pesos.
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That is equal to about $2.50.
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Users then go to a public park or a hotel with an internet connection.
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In a park about 15 minutes from downtown Havana,
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hundreds of Cubans come at all times of the day and night to use the Internet.
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Recently, about 50 people were there,
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each holding a phone, talking with friends and family,
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or catching up on social networks.
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Suki John was born in New York.
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He is a dance teacher and has been coming to Cuba to work for many years.
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He goes to the park to connect to the Internet and says it is now more available.
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John says using the Internet was not possible when he was in Cuba a year and a half ago.
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Things have improved because American President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro are talking, John says.
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Having the Internet in parks has let Cubans learn what is happening in the rest of the world, he says.
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It costs about $3 an hour to connect to the Internet.
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That is too costly for many Cubans who earn about $30 a month.
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For VOA Learning English, I'm Carolyn Persuti.
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本节内容简介
在本节课中,学习者将通过观看一段关于古巴互联网现状的视频,练习英语口语和听力技能。这个视频讲述了古巴人如何在艰难的条件下使用互联网,提供了丰富的词汇和真实的语境,适合用于英语影子跟读和口语练习。学习者将能够掌握与现代通信相关的话题,并增强与他人沟通的能力。
关键词汇与短语
- 智能手机 (smartphones)
- 社交媒体 (social media)
- 互联网连接 (Internet connection)
- 公园 (public park)
- 密码 (password)
- 每月收入 (monthly income)
- 交流 (communicate)
- 改善 (improve)
练习建议
为了充分利用这个视频进行英语口语练习,建议学习者采用影子跟读法(shadowspeak)。首先,放慢视频的播放速度,以便听清每一个单词和短语。可以使用各种英语影子跟读网站帮助实现这一点。接下来,逐句跟读每段对话,模仿 speakers 的语音语调和情感表达。特别要注意语速,因为古巴人所面临的日常挑战赋予了他们独特的交流方式。在影子跟读时,不仅要关注发音,还要注意内容和意图,从而更深入地理解语境。例如,您可以在练习时重复“使用互联网”这一短语,尝试以不同的语气进行表达,以增强整体流利度。
最后,通过持续的练习并结合观看看YouTube学英语的视频,您将能够更自信地进行英语交流,并提高您的听说能力。每次练习后,建议记录自己的发音,进行自我评估,并逐渐增加跟读的速度,以达到更流利的交流效果。
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。
