跟读练习: UNIT 8 28 COMPLETE FIRST - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Unit 8.
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Listening Part 2.
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Exercise 2.
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So, I'm going to tell you about my dad's ten minutes of fame.
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It was when he starred on a TV show a few years ago, and it happened like this.
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The family had a small shop just round the corner from where we live, and one day my aunt was working there on her own,
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when a TV producer just happened to walk in and ask her
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if she'd like to take part in this quiz show called The Big Question.
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That was a big show, you remember, when we were small kids.
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I suppose he thought she'd look good on TV, sort of photogenic.
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Anyway, when she was asked, she just refused to even consider it.
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She said she was afraid she'd get so nervous
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that she'd be unable to say a word when a question came to her.
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My elder sister, who was only 11 at the time, told her she should go because it was the chance of a lifetime.
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but no one could say anything that'd make her change her mind.
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Just by chance, at that moment, my dad walked in.
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Well, he saw his opportunity and offered to go on the show himself.
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Anyway, the producer agreed, and a couple of weeks later, my father took a hired car, because ours was very old,
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and he drove to the TV studios.
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I don't think he trusted the trains to arrive on time, but I reckon there must have been quite a chance he'd get stuck in traffic.
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You know what it's like round London.
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Well, anyway, when he got there, he suddenly realised that he'd left his tie behind, so he had to ask the producer if they'd got a spare one at the studio he could borrow.
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Anyway, he was told he didn't need one, or a jacket for that matter either.
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Oh, and I forgot to say, he didn't really study for the show.
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You know, by reading encyclopedias and so on.
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In fact, I don't think we've ever had an encyclopedia in the house, though I did suggest buying one for the occasion.
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I suppose he could have gone online, but as far as I know he didn't.
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He told me later that the only thing he'd done was what he always did in the evening,
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which was read the popular press that we hadn't sold during the day and pick up lots of trivial facts.
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Anyway, later what he told me was
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that before the show he stood around with the other participants
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in somewhere called the Green Room where they chatted to each other
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and were given something to eat and drink and they got to know each other a bit.
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My dad felt a bit intimidated I think because the other competitors seemed very confident and looked really keen.
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My dad was expecting them to be doctors or lawyers or something but in fact,
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although one of the women really was a university lecturer, the others were a bus driver and and somebody who worked in a bank, so quite a mixture.
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When the show started, I think my dad felt quite lucky and very surprised to be able to answer his questions,
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which were all about general knowledge and nothing too specialist, because he actually managed to win.
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Anyway, he did the show, which was recorded, and all of us were longing to see him in it, especially as we knew he'd won.
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We thought it'd be broadcast like the following week so it'd be really up to date, but in fact it came on nearly two months later
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and we almost missed it because we'd almost forgotten about it by then.
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But it was good because for weeks after, people were stopping my Dad in the street and saying, didn't I see you on the Big Question?
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Finally though, my Dad didn't become a millionaire or come home in a sports car unfortunately,
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but he did win a big television with a wide screen, we've still got it at home and it's great for the football.
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And a big fluffy elephant, which he gave to me.
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They were pretty impressive prizes for us then.
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Well, for me, because I was still quite small.
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So, that was my dad's ten minutes of fame.
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I wonder what mine'll be?

背景与脉络

这个视频中的讲述者回忆了他父亲在一次知名的电视问答节目《大问题》中短暂的成名经历。这段故事展示了一个普通人在突如其来的机会面前如何应对，同时也反映了家庭支持的重要性。通过讲述这件事，讲述者展现了个人与家庭之间的情感联系，并强调了在生活中抓住机会的必要性。

日常交流中的五个短语

  • "十分钟的名声" - 用于形容短暂而突然的成就或曝光。
  • "机会难得" - 表达某个难得的机会，值得把握。
  • "感到紧张" - 描述在公共场合或重要时刻所产生的不安情绪。
  • "让人意外的结果" - 用于形容出乎意料的结果或成功。
  • "跟随潮流" - 表达对流行趋势的敏感与反应。

逐步跟读指南

要更好地理解和运用视频中的内容，我们可以进行以下步骤的英语口语练习:

  1. 观看视频: 集中注意力，记录下印象深刻的句子和短语。
  2. 逐句跟读: 在学习新单词时，停下来模仿讲述者的发音和语调。通过英语影子跟读，可以帮助你提升发音和流利度。
  3. 反复聆听: 多次回放短语和对话部分，以巩固记忆并提高理解力。
  4. 运用新短语: 将视频中学到的短语融入到你日常生活的对话中。可以尝试与朋友或者家人交流，运用"英语口语练习"来提升会话能力。
  5. 总结并反馈: 结束后，可以写下自己的见解，并记录你的进步，帮助设定下一步的学习目标。

通过定期使用这些策略，结合看YouTube学英语的方式，你将能稳步提升在英语口语表达方面的能力。而且，影子跟读是一种高效的方法，可以帮助你更好地掌握语言的节奏和韵律，逐渐提高英语水平。

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。