跟读练习: Water Shortage? This Cypriot grape is a game changer for Aussie winemakers | Landline - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
C1
It may look like a vineyard straight out of the Mediterranean,
183 句
如果句子过短或过长，请点击 Edit 进行调整。
1
It may look like a vineyard straight out of the Mediterranean,
2
but this crop is in South Australia's Riverland and hasn't been watered for two months.
3
I was stressed at the beginning,
4
I thought, no, it's not going to work,
5
but they've just taken off so well,
6
they've grown amazingly and they just taste exactly what it tastes like in Cyprus.
7
Yanni Katootsis and his family have been growing grapes for more than 50 years
8
and is now one of two growers in Australia trialling the drought-tolerant white wine grape known as Zinisteri.
9
It's reduced the consumption so much,
10
looking at maybe 75% less water than,
11
say, with Shirazes or the Chardonnays.
12
So it's been a lot less water,
13
and I was quite surprised about that.
14
Like, the leaves are still quite green,
15
and we're not watering as much as we usually do.
16
You know, I have my family and my brother saying,
17
you know, why aren't you watering your plants?
18
And my mum going, why aren't you watering your vines?
19
I'm like, we don't need to.
20
And we're seeing that they actually don't need that much water,
21
and this is what we want to see and this is exciting.
22
Originating in Cyprus more than 5,000 years ago,
23
Zinisteri is known for its thick skin and drought tolerance,
24
making it resistant to heat waves, disease and low rainfall.
25
For Yanni, who's experienced below average rainfall for three consecutive years,
26
the variety has come at the perfect time.
27
I can feel the energy between myself and Zinisteri.
28
It's like, come on guys,
29
you've got to be resistant and resilient to our heat, our climate here.
30
And it's not only reducing his water bill,
31
but reconnecting him to his Mediterranean roots.
32
It's a connection to our history.
33
It's a connection to the family.
34
It's a connection to the variety that's been around for
35
so many years and for me it's important to keep this Hellenic culture strong,
36
not just in the Riverland but in Australia as a whole.
37
They're just growing so quickly.
38
The trunks are so thick.
39
It's only three years, aren't they?
40
Unbelievable.
41
It could be five, six, seven years old.
42
Zinisteri was introduced to Australia in 2018 by researcher Dr Alexander Copper,
43
who has spent the last 16 years investigating Mediterranean wine grape varieties that could suit Australia's warming and changing climate.
44
We were looking at what they call homoclimes,
45
so trying to match the climates,
46
and the one climate that matched pretty closely to Cyprus was Riverland,
47
Renmark, and definitely when we first brought the varieties to Australia,
48
tried to grow it in McLaren Vale down south,
49
didn't like the cold weather,
50
but when we put it here,
51
the combination I think of the soil and the heat,
52
it just grew like crazy.
53
What struck you when comparing Cyprus to South Australia in terms of the climate and the similar landscapes that we see?
54
Cyprus and most of the eastern Mediterranean is very limestone based soil,
55
so ancient seabeds basically.
56
And it looks very similar to around the river land when you're driving up,
57
seeing all the stones in the fields,
58
it reminds me of Cyprus.
59
Most South Australian vineyards, the latitude is 35 degrees.
60
And when we're looking in the Northern Hemisphere,
61
35 degree latitude, you get Cyprus,
62
Israel, Syria, Greece, Crete, Malta, Tunisia and Algeria.
63
So they're the types of climates that we should be looking at and exploring for varieties to use in South Australia.
64
It's a different picture from French varieties which are currently grown in Australian soil.
65
Shiraz and Cabernet and Chardonnay and Savion Blanc and Pinot Gris is a big one now as well.
66
And they're all French varieties so traditionally obviously France is a bit cooler,
67
more rainfall, more winter rainfall and without changing climate those varieties can still perform in places like like Adelaide Hills,
68
Victoria and Tasmania.
69
But for South Australia, unless you've got good irrigation,
70
we've got to start thinking of alternatives.
71
I think long-term, those varieties are going to be a bit of a struggle.
72
A struggle the Riverland knows all too well.
73
Temporary water market prices have more than doubled in the Lower Murray-Darling Basin in the last 12 months,
74
currently sitting around $400 a megalitre.
75
And with some bulk wine producers receiving less than $100 a tonne for their fruit this season,
76
and consumers drinking less wine,
77
it's meant growers aren't harvesting their vines.
78
It's very heartbreaking to see grapes drop to the ground,
79
which we actually just did a couple of weeks ago,
80
basically because there's no price for that variety.
81
And to watch my mum cry and my parents cry, it's absolutely heartbreaking.
82
And, and, and...
83
Sorry.
84
It's heartbreaking to see farmers struggling and...
85
and suffering.
86
It's an awful feeling.
87
Ensuring growers stay on the land is front of mind for industry leaders.
88
Dr Peter Heyman is the principal scientist in climate applications with the South Australian Research and Development Institute,
89
and has spent decades analyzing changing adaptation pressures on primary industries.
90
Irrigated fixed horticulture, perennial horticulture compared to annual horticulture,
91
was seen as pretty drought proof.
92
It had reliable water, it had a fixed allocation and it was a permanent planting.
93
During the millennium drought we came to realise
94
that nothing is more vulnerable to shortage of water than perennial horticulture because it needs it all the time,
95
unlike annual horticulture where you can pull back and plant less area.
96
Along with water constraints comes rising growing season temperatures which are predicted to increase by almost two degrees by 2070.
97
And hotter temperatures brings an increased frequency of heatwave events,
98
something Dr Hayman says is changing Australia's grape growing landscape.
99
Dr Hayman, It's not like we can't grow grapes here anymore,
100
it's just that there's a bit of a headwind of it being that little bit warmer,
101
which means the grapes will grow a little bit quicker,
102
but we'll also on a daily basis use a bit more water.
103
But a worry is what that means for these heat waves.
104
Let's test the sugar.
105
With farmers diversifying to drought-tolerant crops like Zinisteri and the federal government committing more than $500 million to future drought fund initiatives,
106
Dr Hayman believes there's still hope.
107
Oh yeah, it's about nine or ten at the moment,
108
so we're almost there.
109
One of the aspects of adapting to change is that diversity is good.
110
So it's great to have alternatives and diversity and looking at different varieties and so on.
111
But it's also, people are sticking with traditional varieties and doing that in innovative ways and so on.
112
So I think there's a whole many sources of adaptation.
113
Zinisteri is showing great promise for growers in the Riverland who are desperate to find a way forward
114
and a future for farming on their blocks.
115
The variety has also been introduced to the premium wine region, the Barossa Valley.
116
And Barossa producers are now bottling and selling the product for the first time in Australia.
117
At a bottling facility in Yuriyutpa,
118
around 500 bottles of Zinisteri are being packed for the first time.
119
This is our 2025 vintage.
120
We planted the grapes in October of 2021.
121
With a bit of frost last year hitting us,
122
we were only able to pick about 800 kilos.
123
So this is the very first production of it that we put into a bottle.
124
It's got a nice, beautiful colour,
125
a nice, vibrant blue capsule.
126
But, yeah, very small production,
127
and we're super excited to be the first producers in Australia.
128
It's amazing how these have tolerated the heat.
129
Paul and Mara Georgiadis have been growing grapes in the Barossa Valley for almost 30 years,
130
a region known for premium red wine production.
131
But after being introduced to Zinisteri by Alex Copper,
132
their 90-vine trial has now expanded to one acre and become a mainstay on their vineyard.
133
People are drinking a lot more white wine,
134
so we needed to introduce a white variety that actually suits the Barossa Valley.
135
And that's where Sinisteri, I think,
136
has become one of those winners for us.
137
Because not only it's part of a drought-tolerant program,
138
but it was something for us
139
that we can actually have another story as people come in to taste their wines in our cellar door.
140
So we have got white varieties.
141
It's not just, it's a 45 degree day and you're only looking at reds.
142
And since hitting cellar door shelves,
143
it's flown out the door.
144
Since we bottled late last year,
145
we produced 80 dozen, and we've got about 20 dozen left,
146
so we've been literally drip-feeding it into our market there.
147
In terms of the wine itself,
148
what could it be compared to for someone who isn't really across the Cypriot varieties
149
that we know as in asteria is a variety we tend to hear very often,
150
so what could it be compared to?
151
I'd say personally there, it's probably more in that sort of Pinot Gris, Pinot Grigio style.
152
Some of the tropical flavours on the nose,
153
but then it's got some lovely sort of white peach and plum coming through the palate as well.
154
Would you like to have a taste and try the wine?
155
That would be great.
156
Thank you.
157
Cheers.
158
Cheers.
159
Enjoy.
160
Thank you.
161
It's really fruity, like that passion fruit,
162
citrusy smell that you were talking about you can really feel those notes coming through.
163
So Helios is the ancient Greek term for sun,
164
and where this grape originates from in Cyprus there,
165
there's a lot of sun there and where we're growing it in the process,
166
so having that linked through.
167
Zinisteri, the grape variety, could be a little challenging for the consumer as well.
168
To be able to say Helios there makes it a bit easier there to recognise that.
169
Come on in Azoli, let's go!
170
A Cypriot variety connecting climate and culture across South Australia.
171
To bring and grow something new and be some of the pioneers in those varieties,
172
to have grass roots back in Greece,
173
it's just something very special.
174
I can see my dad who passed away in 2015 probably from above smiling,
175
going, jeez I wish he did that when I was still here.
176
It's given me some hope really,
177
it's given me some hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel and there is something,
178
a hope out there for the wine industry and hope for our business as a family too.
179
I'm sure and I can see it,
180
I can see a lot of interest around it,
181
that it will have a positive outcome.
182
This is how we dance in our garden every day.
183
Thank you.
下载应用
AI 为你说出的每个句子打分
TRENDING
热门
背景与背景信息
在南澳大利亚的河地带，一位名为 Yanni Katootsis 的葡萄种植者正在尝试一种名为 Zinisteri 的古老葡萄品种。这种葡萄在塞浦路斯已有超过 5000 年的历史，具有强大的抗旱能力，与当地的干旱条件相适应。Yanni 的家族已经种植葡萄超过 50 年，他们在面对气候变化和干旱问题时， Zinisteri 成为了他们的最佳选择。通过这个案例，可以了解如何通过适应本地环境来应对全球气候变化，同时也能提升英语口语练习的机会。
日常交流的五个常用短语
- 它没有浇水已有两个月。 - This vineyard hasn't been watered for two months.
- 我们看到它们实际上并不需要那么多水。 - We see that they actually don't need that much water.
- 这个品种正是我们想要的。 - This variety is exactly what we want to see.
- 我可以感受到我和 Zinisteri 之间的能量。 - I can feel the energy between myself and Zinisteri.
- 这是一种与我们历史的联系。 - It's a connection to our history.
逐步影子跟读指南
如果你想利用这段对话来提高你的英语口语能力，以下是一些影子跟读的步骤：
- 听懂内容： 首先，观看视频并仔细听 Yanni 的对话，了解主要信息和主题。
- 提取短语： 识别视频中反复出现的重要短语（如上述短语），熟悉它们的发音和使用场景。
- 分段练习： 尝试将对话分为小部分，逐句听，然后模仿 Yanni 的发音与语调，进行 shadowspeak 练习。
- 提高流利度： 合并所学句子，进行更长的段落练习，可以尝试在镜子前练习，以观察自己的发音和表达。
- 记录反馈： 听完自己的语音，并与原始视频进行对比，找出需要改进的地方，进行再练习。
通过这种英语口语练习，你可以有效提高自己的发音、语调和表达能力，从而在日常对话中变得更加自信。执行这些实践步骤，持续进行 shadowspeaks 练习，你会发现你的英语口语水平逐渐提升。
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。