跟读练习: When HR forces you to DTR before you're ready - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Are you two in a relationship?
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What?
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With each other?
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Because this all sounds very personal.
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Oh.
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I can assure you the only feelings between us are professional.
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So you're saying that under no circumstances you two would look at each other as anything more than colleagues?
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Well, I...
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What kind of circumstances?
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Yeah, like Desert Island, first people on Mars.
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Sure, if humanity was at stake we would do the right thing.
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Right, for humanity.
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But she has a boyfriend.
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I mean, I didn't a few months ago, so that would have been the time to populate Mars, but...
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Nothing happened.
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Yeah, well, under the right circumstances.
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Oh, wait, I thought this was off the record.
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No, I just got tired of writing.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 18 sentences and 124 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:40. The speaker talks fast, about 186 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| circumstance noun | /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ | Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event. |
| humanity noun | /hjuˈmænɪti/ | Humankind; human beings as a group. |
| stake noun | /steɪk/ | A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a marker or a support or stay. |
| assure verb | /əˈʃʊɹ/ | To make sure and secure; ensure. |
| colleague noun | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other organization; an associate, a workmate. |
| populate verb | /ˈpɒp.jʊˌleɪt/ | To supply with inhabitants; to people. |
| boyfriend noun | /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ | A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship. |
| tired adjective | [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] | In need of some rest or sleep. |
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like circumstance, humanity, stake.
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构,并附上视频中的原话:
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 条件句 if + 从句,will/would + 动词 — 条件及其结果 | if humanity was at stake we would do |
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。






























