跟读练习: 334 - 通过视频学习英语口语

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Hello and aloha from Hawaii.
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This is Bo from Bo's Slow English.
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I just got in from Tokyo.
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the following morning.
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But the weird thing is, even though I arrived this morning,
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It's almost like I went back in time because I left Sunday night,
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but I arrived Sunday morning.
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Time zones are so weird.
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I'm staying at my friend's house and I will give you a tour of Hawaii.
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I'm getting ready to head out for the day.
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I'm going to meet my friend at a coffee shop.
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My friend greeted me at the airport with this lei.
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The weather is so different here compared to Tokyo and in fact I under packed
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stuff I don't have any short sleeve shirts.
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I only have long sleeves and sweaters because I thought it would be a little cooler here in Hawaii,
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but I am totally wrong.
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It's humid, it's warm, and I might need to buy a short sleeve shirt while we're out.
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This is the back house where I'm staying.
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I filmed here last July.
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Last July was the first time I had ever been to Hawaii.
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And now it's my second time.
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I am taking...
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the spare car that they have, which is an extra car, and we are going to go into town and get some coffee.
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I just sat down to eat lunch.
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I am craving Mexican food.
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Mexican food was very hard to find in Tokyo.
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Here's what I got.
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On top, the tomato mixture is called pico de gallo.
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several ingredients: chopped cilantro, jalapeno, onion, and tomato.
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I also got the medium salsa, so medium spice.
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I paid an additional fee for a side of guacamole.
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I have two wedges of lime that I will squeeze on top.
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I have a bed of rice, so this is the bed of rice underneath,
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with refried beans and grilled steak.
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I'm going to enjoy my meal and then I'll walk across the street to the other stores.
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I'm swatting a fly away from my food.
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You know I was just thinking I did not see many flies in Japan.
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How weird.
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We are going to head inside a grocery store.
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It's a very popular grocery store restore chain called Whole Foods.
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I'm going to pick up some bagels.
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When I say the phrasal verb "pick up" in this sense I'm saying that I'm buying it.
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You can also use the phrasal verb to pick up
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if you are physically taking something off the ground
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or just anywhere below you because you are lifting it up or picking up.
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It feels very weird for me to be in Hawaii but still be surrounded by Japanese words on businesses.
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There's Japanese characters everywhere as well as Japanese tourists and Japanese residents.
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There are many Japanese tourists on the airplane.
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It's almost like I didn't leave Japan but I am currently experiencing a culture shock because I'm in America now.
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Everyone is speaking English and Japanese people everywhere.
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It's so hot today.
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I probably look a little bit out of place because I'm wearing a sweater and long pants.
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Do you see the rooster crossing the street?
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I'm going to pick up this basket.
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essentials at her house.
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I would really like some oranges.
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I like blood orange.
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It is $3 .99 a pound.
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I'll buy a few in case she or the kids or her husband want some oranges.
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Four oranges.
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due to the chemicals in plastic.
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I'm going to buy this spring water that is in the carton.
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I'm looking for the bread section.
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I'm going to buy baby food.
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My friends think it's really funny that I eat this, but...
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For me, it's like a quick...
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pick me up if I need a little bit of sugar.
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When I say pick me up, I mean it gives me a little boost of energy.
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This sounds good.
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apple and sweet potato puree These water bottles are called tumblers.
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Here's some more tumblers over here Excuse me, where's the bread section?
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Thank you.
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All right, I've got all my loaves and stuff over here.
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I've got some frozen, all their like teal auctions and the other bakery loaves are going to be all over there.
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I'm looking for bagels specifically.
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Bagels specifically?
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I have some bagels.
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I have some in -house bagels that they make if you wanted to check those out.
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Do you have sesame?
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I think they do have sesame.
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Okay.
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Oh, perfect.
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Thank you.
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I'm going to buy the six count of sesame bagels.
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- So these are sesame seeds.
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I think we could get out of here.
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Christine, who is the friend that I'm staying with, her son likes to eat bagels and lox.
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I will show you a picture here of what it is.
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It's bagels with cream cheese and smoked salmon.
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I'm going to do the self -checkout.
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cart or actually sorry the basket up here
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And I need to put the camera down because I have to open up these bags.
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I'm going to scan this in -store code Whole Foods is owned by Amazon.
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Thank you.
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Now I'm going to scan the barcode of the items and place it into my bag.
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I double bagged it so that it is able to carry the weight of all of these items.
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Thank you.
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I need to click on this search button.
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It says scan produce sticker.
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Okay.
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Oh, there we go.
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Thank you.
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I place the orange on the scale.
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And I'm gonna say no container.
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Thank you.
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Wow, $2 .31 for one orange is pretty expensive.
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Let's see, four, six, eight, wow that's like nine dollars for oranges.
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Whoa!
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Okay, so my total is $25 .98 and I'm going to tap my credit card.
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on this keypad.
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and I will place the basket underneath.
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I'm buying two bags.
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yes confirming two bags And I'm paying with cars.
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Alright, I'm tearing off the receipts.
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And we're heading out the door.
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Thank you.
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I thought I locked myself out of the car and I had a small panic.
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I opened up the passenger door to put the groceries on the passenger seat.
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I also placed my tote bag on the seat which had the car key.
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I closed the passenger door and walked around to the driver's side door I tried to open the driver's side door,
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however, the door was locked.
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To lock yourself out, can you guess what that means?
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It means that you are not able to get into a place like a car
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or a house because the key is inside.
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So I thought I locked myself out.
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Let me know in the comments what you learned in today's episode.
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And please like...
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subscribe and share this video with your friends.
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Sharing my videos is one of the most helpful ways to support my channel.
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I would be so grateful if you shared my videos with friends and family members who are also learning English.
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See you in the next video, still in Hawaii.
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Bye.

为什么要通过这个视频练习口语?

通过观看和练习这个视频,您可以在真实环境中学习英语口语。视频中,发言者讲述了他在夏威夷的经历,涉及到的背景和对话场景为学习英语提供了绝佳的实际应用机会。这种语境下的口语练习能够帮助提高您对日常英语的理解和使用能力,尤其是面对不同文化和环境的变化时。

学习这种“shadowspeak”技巧可以让您在模仿发音和语调的同时,增强自己的语言自信心。通过不断重复和角色扮演,您将能够更好地应对实际对话,并提高英语发音和表达的流利程度。

语法与表达的语境分析

在视频中,有几个关键结构非常值得注意:

  • 过去完成时:像“我刚从东京回来”这样的句子可以帮助您理解过去完成时的用法,强调事物发生的时间顺序。
  • 现在进行时:例如“我正在准备出门”这种表达,展示了在当下进行的动作,对于日常对话至关重要。
  • 短语动词:发言者提到“pick up”来表示购买物品,这种短语动词的用法可以使您的英语更加地道且自然。
  • 比较句:使用“比...不同”这样的句式,可以帮助您提升表达对比的能力。

通过理解这些结构,您可以在自己的口语中灵活运用,为交流提供更多元的表达选择。

常见发音陷阱

在视频中,有些单词和发音可能对学习者来说比较棘手:

  • “humide”(湿润)和“warm”(温暖),这两个词在口语中常常被连读,可能会导致理解困难。
  • “salsa” (沙沙酱)和“guacamole”(鳄梨酱),这种外来词在日常交流中频繁出现,正确的发音对于清晰表达非常重要。
  • 因为发言者提到“Japanese tourists”(日本游客),在这种情况下,连接音的处理也很重要,尤其是“Japanese”这个词的发音,很多学习者在发音时容易出现错位。

通过关注这些发音细节,您能够更有效地提高英语发音,避免常见的混淆和误解,从而提升您的“shadow speech”技巧。

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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