跟读练习: Websites Show Young People How to Save - 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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Young people are perhaps better known for spending money than for saving it,
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but some new banking websites are seeking to change that.
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These websites offer young people the information and tools they need to watch over their money.
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These These sites also let users share their financial experiences with other young people.
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Michael Ferrari developed Smarty Pig with a friend in 2007.
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Smarty Pig is really all about helping people save for very specific financial goals.
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So that could be a wedding, a vacation, an iPhone.
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Mr. Ferrari says Smarty Pig began after he started a college savings account for his new baby.
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He says that experience helped him realize the power of saving for a specific goal.
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Helping other savers pay attention to their goals is the idea behind his company.
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Mr. Ferrari says his website also enables outsiders to add money to the accounts of its users.
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Perhaps maybe a holiday is coming up or your birthday is coming up and,
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rather than getting a gift,
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your friends, your family can actually contribute to any of your Smarty Pig goals.
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A growing number of young people have shown an interest in personal finance sites like SmartyPig.
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These sites offer tools that help users follow their spending,
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set up a budget, and combine their investments.
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And the sites all involve social media.
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Janet Staubel is with the personal finance website Bankrate.com.
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She says a lot of people feel at ease sharing personal information online.
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It's not likely that, you know,
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you might go to a friend and say,
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hey, I paid off $1,000 on my credit card today.
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But people write up blog posts about it
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and they explain how they did it and how much closer they are to their financial goal,
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whatever it is.
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Steve Wiseman teaches about financial issues at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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He says the more creative the websites are in providing services,
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the more successful they will be in competing against traditional banks or even cooperating with them. For instance, Smarty Pig.
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They are not actually a bank,
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but they are partnered with a bank.
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And what you're going to see is big banks and little banks that are legitimate financial institutions,
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but not necessarily the most savvy when it comes to computers or the Internet.
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They will partner up with other companies that may be doing some of the web material and other assistance.
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For VOA Special English, I'm Alex Villareal.
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本课内容
在本课中，学习者将通过观看一段关于年轻人如何存钱的YouTube视频来练习英语口语。该视频探讨了新兴的银行网站如何帮助年轻人管理财务，以及分享个人理财经验的好处。通过跟读和模仿视频中的对话，学习者可以提高他们的发音、流利度和听力理解能力。利用这种方式，学习者不仅能够提升英语口语技能，还能了解与个人财务相关的重要话题。
关键词汇与短语
- 理财 (Personal finance)
- 存钱 (Saving money)
- 财务目标 (Financial goals)
- 预算 (Budget)
- 社交媒体 (Social media)
- 博客文章 (Blog posts)
练习建议
在进行英语口语练习时，建议利用 shadowing 技巧，与视频中的节奏和语调保持一致。先用正常速度观看视频，注重听力理解。然后，慢慢跟随视频内容，尝试模仿讲话者的语音和语调。进行shadowspeak训练时，可以停顿在每个句子后重复，确保发音清晰、准确。记住，跟随快速对话的同时，也要注意口音和语调，这对于提升 英语口语练习 的效果尤其重要。通过反复实践，学习者将逐渐适应不同的说话速度，从而提升自信心并加强英语表达能力。
此外，学习者还可以利用 看YouTube学英语 的方法，选择与财务相关的主题视频进行内容扩展，增加专业词汇的掌握。结合这些技巧，持续的练习将有助于在实际对话中灵活运用所学内容。
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。