跟读练习: This motivational speech from ROCKY 💯 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
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It's a very mean and nasty place, and I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
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You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
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But it ain't about how hard you hit.
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It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
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How much you can take and keep moving forward.
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That's how winning is done.
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Now if you know what you're worth, now go out and get what you're worth.
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But you gotta be willing to take the hits.
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And not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody.
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Cowards do that and that ain't you!
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You're better than that!

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 12 sentences and 136 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:42. The speaker talks fast, about 197 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.

Key vocabulary in this video

9 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
finger noun/ˈfɪŋɡɚ/A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
knee noun/ni/In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
nasty adjective/ˈnæs.ti/Dirty, filthy.
sunshine noun/ˈsʌnʃaɪn/The direct rays, light or warmth of the sun.
permanently adverb/ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/In a permanent manner; lastingly.
coward noun/ˈkaʊɚd/A person who lacks courage.
anybody/ˈɛn.i.bə.di/Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
nobody noun/ˈnoʊ.bə.di/A person dismissed as unimportant.
tough adjective/tʌf/Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
move forward verbTo cause to make progress.
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.

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
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的is done

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as ain't, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • Long words — get the stress right: permanently /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt.li/, anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like finger, knee, nasty.

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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