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6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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I'm Neil.
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And I'm Beth.
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You may have one, or know someone who does, and at one time you've been one yourself.
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I'm talking about toddlers.
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A toddler is a young child, usually between between two and four years old who is learning to walk or toddling.
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It's an important stage in a child's development as they learn to move and understand the world around them.
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It's also known as the terrible twos.
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When toddlers can't do the things they want to, they experience frustration, which often leads to tantrums – a sudden and noisy outburst of anger.
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We've probably all seen the tears and screams when a young child can't have what they want.
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Yes, the famous temper tantrums.
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But being a toddler is also an exciting time as a child's personality starts to develop.
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So what can we adults learn from toddlers?
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That's what we'll be finding out in this programme along with some useful new vocabulary.
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But first, I have a question for you, Beth.
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Being a toddler is certainly an important stage in a child's growth.
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But which of the following statements is true?
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a toddlers are attracted to shapes that resemble the human body, b toddlers are more active than at any other time in their lives, or c toddlers can grow up to 3 centimetres during sleep time.
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I think toddlers can grow up to 3 centimetres while they sleep.
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OK Beth, we'll find out if that's the correct answer later in the programme.
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At two or three years old, there's not much toddlers can do for themselves.
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They depend on mum or dad to feed, clothe and care for them, so it's strange to think there's anything adults could learn.
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But not according to Dr Hassan Murali, author of a new book, Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas, and father to his own toddler, who spoke with BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour.
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When I see the toddlers by themselves, they're doing a lot of things out loud.
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Little Julie's putting on her mitts and saying, Julie can do it.
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And Colton's over on the side and he's looking down at his boots and they're on the wrong way.
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And so he says, oh, Colton did this wrong.
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And this idea of self-talk is really a way to decrease stress in anxiety-provoking situations.
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Dr Morali observed toddlers talking to themselves out loud.
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When you talk out loud, you speak so that other people can hear you.
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But it's what the toddlers were saying that's really interesting.
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When a little girl called Julie learned how to put on her gloves, she told herself, Julie can do it.
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This is a special kind of talking out loud, known as self-talk.
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Self-talk means the messages that you tell yourself and the way in which you tell them.
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It's your inner voice and in toddlers it's usually positive and encouraging.
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Unfortunately, as we grow up, our self-talk often becomes less encouraging and more critical.
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Instead of a positive, loving inner voice, as adults we tend to tell ourselves, you can't do it or you're no good.
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Here's Dr Murali again, explaining more to BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour.
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We often get into the cycle of negative self-talk and I think one of the best strategies that we can do is give ourselves more positive self-talk.
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So an easy way to do it is when you're down on yourself and angry with yourself, think about talking to yourself as a good friend instead of actually you.
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And you'll notice that difference in how you talk to yourself.
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As an adult, you might be down on yourself.
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If you're down on yourself, you feel disappointed and self-critical about yourself.
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When this happens, your self-talk gets very negative.
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For example, telling yourself you're no good.
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And this can lead to a negative cycle, a pattern of repeating the same negative thoughts over and over again.
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This can be a problem, but not for toddlers who are naturally good at talking kindly to themselves and celebrating the little things, like learning to get dressed.
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The solution for over-critical grown-ups?
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According to Dr Morali, pretend you're talking to a good friend instead of to yourself, just like toddlers do.
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It seems us adults can learn something from young children after all – being kind to ourselves.
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When they're not having tantrums, toddlers really are wonderful little creatures.
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Which reminds me of your question, Neil.
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Right, I asked you which statement about toddlers was true.
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And I said it was that toddlers can grow up to three centimetres while they sleep.
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Was I right?
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I think you know that you're not right, Beth.
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That was the wrong answer.
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It's true that toddlers do grow when sleeping, but not as much as three centimetres.
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In fact, the correct answer was that being a toddler is the most active period of your whole life, which isn't hard to believe if you live with one.
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OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this programme about toddlers, young children who are toddling or learning to walk.
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A tantrum is a noisy, uncontrolled outburst of anger, usually from a young child.
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If you say something out loud, you say it in a way that other people can hear.
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Self-talk refers to the messages that you tell yourself and the way in which you tell them.
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It's your inner voice.
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The phrase to be down on yourself means to feel disappointed and self-critical about yourself.
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And finally, a negative cycle is a pattern of repeating the same negative thoughts over and over again – something a toddler would never do.
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Once again, our six minutes are up.
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But remember to join us again next time for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.
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Goodbye for now!
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Goodbye!
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为什么通过这个视频练习口语？
观看这个视频可以帮助学习者了解幼儿的语言发展和自我对话的重要性。通过观察幼儿如何用声音表达自己，我们可以学习到更积极的自我交流方式。在英语口语练习中，模仿幼儿的自我对话不仅能提高我们的英语口语能力，还能增强我们对语言的自然理解。在与他人交流时，积极的自我对话可以减少紧张情绪，帮助我们更流利地表达自己的想法。因此，通过看YouTube学英语，学习者可以在轻松愉快的环境中提高他们的英语口语能力。
语法与表达的语境
在视频中，几个关键表达方式值得注意：
- 自我对话：自我对话是指个体与自我进行的交流，通常是积极的，这在幼儿学习中显得尤为重要。例句：“Julie can do it”展示了怎样用积极的语言来激励自己。
- 依赖动词：视频中提到幼儿多数时候需要依靠父母照顾，比如“depend on mum or dad”。这种用法可以帮助学习者掌握如何描述依赖关系。
- 否定循环：提到负面自我对话的概念，例如“you can't do it”。理解这种语法结构能够帮助学习者识别并打破自己的负面思维模式。
常见发音陷阱
在视频中，有一些词语的发音可能会让学习者感到棘手：
- toddler：这个词在不同口音中的发音有所变化，学习者需要注意清楚地发出元音的部分。
- temper tantrum：在快速讲话中，这个短语可能会被连读，学习者在模仿时应注意每个音节的清晰发音。
通过了解这些发音陷阱，我们可以利用提高英语发音的练习机会，在实际交谈中更加自信。
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。