跟读练习: The Ticketmaster monopoly is over, now what? - 通过视频学习英语口语
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In 2022, outrage around predatory concert ticket pricing came to a head when tickets went on sale for Taylor Swift's Errors Tour.
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Tears and anger as ticket sites crash for millions of Taylor Swift fans.
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Extensive wait times, steep fees, and glitches.
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Tickets were going for as much as $499 before fees.
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And though it's not the first time fans and artists have complained about Ticketmaster, that moment became a turning point.
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Congress even held hearings and quoted song lyrics.
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I think it's a nightmare dressed like a daydream.
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The meltdown around the Arrows tour exposed how Ticketmaster and Live Nation had become the gatekeepers to most major live music experiences.
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And in April 2026, a federal jury ruled against this ticketing monopoly.
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Breaking news, a verdict has been reached in the antitrust trial against entertainment giant Live Nation.
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A federal jury has found Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, have been operating as a monopoly.
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And the story is far from over.
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So there will be a whole other round of litigation now.
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And there's really only one question anyone cares about.
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Will tickets get cheaper?
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation first merged in 2010.
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The DOJ allowed it to go through with what's called a consent decree, which is like a contract between the government and the merging parties.
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One of the important things they promised not to do was to condition Live Nation concerts
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and tours on a venue taking Ticketmaster for its whole season.
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Basically, they can't say, if you want our concerts, you have to use Ticketmaster.
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But it wasn't until 2024 when the government stepped in.
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The DOJ, under former President Biden and 40 states, sued Live Nation.
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The allegation?
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Live Nation used its power across concerts, venues, and ticketing to shut out competitors, locking venues into exclusive deals with Ticketmaster.
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They were claiming that Ticketmaster and Live Nation were violating this part of the consent decree, that they were sort of, in some cases, coercing explicitly,
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sometimes implicitly, these venues into using Ticketmaster if they wanted any of the concerts that Live Nation promotes.
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But by the time the case is ready to go to trial, the politics change.
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Donald Trump is elected in 2024, and when the trial begins in New York in March 2026, the federal government settles.
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The settlement that is not yet final is a few what I would call sort of band -aids over the competitive problems.
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Under the settlement, Live Nation would divest interests in 13 venues, allow venues to use competing ticket services without retaliation,
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and cap certain Ticketmaster service fees at about 15 % at venues it controls.
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A lot of people have been coming out against the settlement and saying, it's really kind of a slap on the wrist.
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32 states and the District of Columbia reject the settlement and bring the case to trial themselves.
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And they won.
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After a five -week trial, the verdict came down and the jury sided with the states.
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The jury found that they monopolized two markets.
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One was the market for ticketing platforms.
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This is the Ticketmaster product.
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They also monopolized the market for amphitheaters And they even found a number,
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$1 .72, upcharges that resulted from this maintained monopoly power.
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Next, the judge needs to decide what the punishment is.
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And Live Nation has said they will appeal.
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The states are expected to ask for a breakup, but Live Nation will probably ask for something similar to the deal they already worked out with the DOJ.
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Live Nation could be expected to argue, look, we're already in this agreement with the DOJ.
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This covers it.
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I think that if there's a good remedy here, and that's a big if, then I think consumers can expect over time to see a lot more benefits than just $1 .72.
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I think they can see better innovation in ticketing platforms, which we know has been a problem.
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I think they can see lower fees even than that number.
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But one thing that's not going to happen, it is these hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars paid for these big, extravagant, once -in -a -lifetime type of concerts.
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I think they're still going to be very expensive.
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The cost of concerts keep going up, and not just for fans, for promoters, for the venues that put on these shows, and most notably for the artists.
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That's because over the last two decades, the music industry completely changed how artists make money.
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Streaming made music cheap and touring became the business.
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On a $100 ticket, including fees, you're looking at the artists getting 75 to 80 % of that ticket price.
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The artist portion is going to pay for the tour bus, to going to pay for gas, flights, the crew.
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A portion of the ticket, approximately 10%, goes to the venue.
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And then it goes to the ticketing company.
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They get paid on every single ticket sold.
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Even if Live Nation and Ticketmaster are forced to split, a breakup isn't a price cut.
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Which raises the question, how does this ruling change things for the fans?
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Ultimately, what is this going to mean for fans right now? not much.
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However, I think it's important to note there are other things that are better for fans, even if it doesn't mean a dramatic decrease in prices.
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More competition is a good thing.
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If you have five ticketing platforms instead of one, they have to compete on the fees.
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That could trim the service charges and the processing fees, the stuff that turns your $89 ticket into $130.
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Still, this doesn't mean people are going to see huge price cuts for tickets to large shows.
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And despite the cost, concert attendance is at an all time high.
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Gen Z has spent an average of $2 ,100 on concert tickets over the past two years.
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And they're even going into debt choosing buy now, pay later options to buy tickets.
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Most of the drive behind those really big expensive concerts is just people's willingness to pay.
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You know, boomers will pay anything to see Bruce Springsteen one more time.
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Millennials will pay anything to see Taylor Swift.
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It's just the nature of people having money to spend, the importance of these experiences that have driven prices really high.
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That doesn't mean that there's some amount of that that is from ticketing and the promotion services, but it's not maybe the big ticket item, so to speak.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“The Ticketmaster monopoly is over, now what?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：ticket, Nation, Ticketmaster, concert, venue。 这段视频共有 74 个句子、1057 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 6:03。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 175 个词，接近日常对话。 82% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| venue 名词 | /ˈvɛnjuː/ | 地點 /地点, 場地 /场地 |
| monopoly 名词 | /məˈnɑpəli/ | 專賣 /专卖 |
| compete 动词 | /kəmˈpiːt/ | 競爭 /竞争, 高下 |
| consent 动词 | /kənˈsɛnt/ | 承諾 /承诺, 同意 |
| verdict 名词 | /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/ | 裁決 /裁决, 裁定 |
| decree 名词 | /dɪˈkɹiː/ | 法令, 上諭 /上谕 |
| merge 动词 | /mɝd͡ʒ/ | 合并 |
| argue 动词 | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | 辯論 /辩论, 爭辯 /争辩 |
| anger 名词 | /ˈæŋɡə/ | 發怒 /发怒, 忿怒 |
| dramatic 形容词 | /dɹəˈmætɪk/ | 戲劇的 /戏剧的 |
| promotion 名词 | /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/ | 提升, 升官 |
| lifetime 名词 | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | 一生, 一輩子 /一辈子 |
| lyrics 名词 | /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/ | 歌詞 /歌词 |
| tear 动词 | /tɛɹ/ | 撕, 撕破 |
| punishment 名词 | /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ | 懲罰 /惩罚, 刑罰 /刑罚 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come down 动词 | 下來 /下来, 降 |
| go through with 动词 | 完成, 實現 /实现 |
| go up 动词 | 上昇 /上升, 上去 |
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 | have been operating · have been coming |
| 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 complained · has been reached · has found |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | has been reached · is elected · are expected |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 10 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 doesn't, they're, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: promotion /pɹəˈmoʊʃn̩/, punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/, retaliation /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.ʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: monopoly /məˈnɑpəli/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, litigation /ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/, subsidiary /sʌbˈsɪ.di.əɹ.i/, competitor /kəmˈpɛt.ɪ.tɚ/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: venue /ˈvɛnjuː/, verdict /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, violate /ˈvaɪəˌleɪt/, divest /daɪˈvɛst/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: compete /kəmˈpiːt/, consent /kənˈsɛnt/, verdict /ˈvɜː.dɪkt/, merge /mɝd͡ʒ/, breakup /ˈbɹeɪk.ʌp/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: lyrics /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/, retaliation /ɹɪˌtæl.iˈeɪ.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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 venue, monopoly, compete 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。