跟读练习: VOA Learning English - Education Report # 393 - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
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This is the VOA Special English Education Report.
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Two-year colleges in the United States are also known as community colleges.
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Students earn an associate degree.
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Or they can train for a job for a year or two and get a certificate.
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Community colleges are less costly than other schools.
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Some international students can even get a year of education for free.
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The United States government and the colleges pay the costs in a program called the Community College Initiative.
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Six countries took part during the first two years.
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Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa, and Turkey.
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Now those countries are joined by Cuba, Ghana, and most of Central America.
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Local Fulbright committees generally nominate the students.
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The program provides job training for people who otherwise could not attend college.
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They learn skills their countries need, like agriculture and health care.
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Vocational school teachers and administrators from Egypt can also receive professional development through the program.
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The program began two years ago with 84 students and six colleges.
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State Department officials say more than 500 students will attend 37 community colleges this fall.
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Where students are placed depends on what they want to study.
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The program is also a chance to learn about America and its people.
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And it gives colleges a way to expand their diversity.
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The students live in dormitories or apartments or with local families.
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Carol Stacks-Brown is an administrator of the program for a group called Community Colleges for International Development.
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She says they look for people who have had some work experience, speak some English, and want to experience another culture.
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The program includes English classes in the summer before school starts for those who need them.
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Carol Stacks-Brown says colleges in some countries might accept credits from the program.
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But this is not a way to immediately transfer to four-year colleges and universities in other countries, including the United States.
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Students cannot return to the United States for two years after they finish their year of study.
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A web page is being developed for information on the Community College Initiative.
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For now, students from countries in the program should contact their local Fulbright committee or United States Embassy.
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And that's the VOA Special English Education Report.
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Earlier reports in our Foreign Students series are at voaspecialenglish.com.
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在这段来自VOA特别英语教育报告的视频中，我们了解到美国的社区大学（即两年制大学）的重要性。这些学院为学生提供了获得副学士学位的机会，或是通过一至两年的职业培训得到证书。其学费相对其他高等教育机构更为低廉，甚至部分国际学生能在特定项目下享受免费教育。这段信息不仅能帮助英语学习者了解教育系统，也提供了了解美国文化的机会。
日常交流的五个常用短语
- Community Colleges（社区大学）
- Associate Degree（副学士学位）
- Job Training（职业培训）
- Professional Development（职业发展）
- Local Families（寄宿家庭）
以上短语可用于讨论教育、职业和社会相关话题，适合在各种场合中提升英语口语能力，特别是在进行雅思口语练习时。
逐步跟读指南
在练习英语口语时，跟读（shadowing）是一种非常有效的方法。以下是如何通过这一视频进行英語口语练习的步骤：
- 观看视频：首先，观看整段视频，理解其内容和主题。这有助于你建立对话的背景。
- 分段回放：选择一小段进行多次播放。听清楚每个单词和句子，尽量跟上说话的速度。
- 模仿发音：停下视频，模仿说话者的发音和语调。确保你准确重现这个短语的清晰度和口音。
- 录音对比：用手机或录音设备录下自己的声音，再与原音比对，找出差异。
- 反复练习：多次重复此过程，直到你能够自信且流利地说出视频中的句子。
借助这种shadowing site的技巧，你可以在看YouTube学英语的过程中更好地提升自己的口语能力。定期进行这些练习，你的英语听说能力会逐渐提高。
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。