跟读练习: UNIT 11B - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Unit 11: Legends of the Sea.
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Reading B: Women of the Waves.
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Throughout history, the majority of pirates have been men.
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But were there any women pirates?
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Absolutely.
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Below are two from different parts of the world.
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Mary Read Pirate in Disguise Mary Read was born in England around 1690.
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She lived most of her life disguised as a man.
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As a teenager looking for adventure, She dressed as a boy and got a job at sea.
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Later, as a young woman, still pretending to be a man, She found work on a ship and sailed to the Caribbean. On one journey...
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Pirates attacked Mary's ship.
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Instead of fighting, She joined them.
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But Mary had to be careful because many pirate ships had a rule.
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No women allowed.
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If the men discovered her true identity, they might shoot and kill her.
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So at first, Mary stayed by herself and avoided the others.
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But soon, she made a surprising discovery.
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One of the pirates on the ship was actually a woman.
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Anne Bonney was the captain's girlfriend but she was also a pirate herself.
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Mary told Anne her secret, and the two women became good friends and powerful fighters.
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They fought together until they were captured in 1720.
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Ching Shih Pirate Queen In the early 1800s, pirate Ching Shi terrorized the Chinese coast.
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When her powerful pirate husband died, control of his 500 junks transferred to Ching Shi.
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While she was in charge, she expanded her fleet to almost 2 ,000 ships.
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A fearless fighter, Ching Shih led nearly 80 ,000 pirates, both men and women.
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They targeted ships and towns along the coast of China.
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For years, leaders throughout the region failed to stop her, Eventually, Ching Shih retired.
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A rich and respected woman.

本课的词汇与口语要点

视频中反复出现的词有:pirate, ship, Ching, Mary, Shih。 这段视频共有 28 个句子、286 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:23。 说话人语速平稳,每分钟约 120 个词,很适合跟读。 只有 77% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中最难的 13 个单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
pirate 名词/ˈpaɪɹət/海盜 /海盗, 海賊 /海贼
fighter 名词/ˈfaɪtɚ/戰鬥者 /战斗者
adventure 名词/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/奇遇, 冒險 /冒险
discovery 名词/dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/發現 /发现
capture 动词/ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/捕獲 /捕获, 佔領 /占领
discover 动词/dɪˈskʌvə/發現 /发现, 發覺 /发觉
expand 动词/ɪkˈspænd/擴展 /扩展, 擴張 /扩张
fleet 名词/ˈfliːt/艦隊 /舰队, 船隊 /船队
teenager 名词/ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/少年, 青少年
retire 动词/ɹəˈtaɪɹ/退休, 引退
junk 名词/d͡ʒʌŋk/破爛 /破烂
sail 名词/seɪl/帆, 風帆 /风帆
fearless 形容词/ˈfɪɹləs/不怕的, 大膽的 /大胆的

需要注意的发音

中文母语者容易读错的音:

  • /v/ — 不要读成 /w/,上齿轻触下唇: adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/, discover /dɪˈskʌvə/
  • 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: pirate /ˈpaɪɹət/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/, fleet /ˈfliːt/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, junk /d͡ʒʌŋk/
  • /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 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。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 pirate, fighter, adventure 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。

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