跟读练习: Who Was John the Baptist? - 通过视频学习英语口语

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John the Baptizer was a fearless preacher who followed the example of a prophet from 800 years earlier named Elijah.
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Here's what the Gospel of Matthew says about John.
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In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, repents for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, the voice of one crying in the wilderness,
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prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
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Now John wore a garment of camel's hair and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey.
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Then Jerusalem and all Judea and all the region about the Jordan were going out to him,
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and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.
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Matthew 3, 1 -5.
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John helped create a spiritual fervor among many people in Judea.
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He rejected the corrupt priesthood in Jerusalem and sought the Judean wilderness instead.
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Now John the Baptist's ministry was located somewhere near here in the Jordan River Valley about a day's walk from Jerusalem.
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Now the presence of John the Baptizer in the Judean wilderness
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was seen by many to be the fulfillment of prophecies made by Isaiah and Malachi.
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Hundreds of years earlier, these Jewish prophets predicted a man in the desert who would prepare a way for the Messiah.
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The prophet Isaiah writes, low,
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and the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain.
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And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
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For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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Isaiah 40, 3 through 5.
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Transcription by CastingWords

本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“Who Was John the Baptist?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:Isaiah, wilderness, prophet, Judea, Jerusalem。 这段视频共有 21 个句子、276 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:52。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 96 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 74% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中最难的 15 个单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
wilderness 名词/ˈwɪldɚnəs/荒野, 荒原
prophet 名词/ˈpɹɑ.fɪt/先知, 預言家 /预言家
baptize 动词/ˈbæptaɪz/施洗, 施浸
fervor 名词/ˈfɝ.vɚ/熱情 /热情, 热情
locust 名词/ˈloʊ.kəst/蝗蟲 /蝗虫
priesthood 名词/ˈpɹiːstˌhʊd/神職 /神职
repent 动词/ɹɪˈpɛnt/悔悟, 悔改
fearless 形容词/ˈfɪɹləs/不怕的, 大膽的 /大胆的
garment 名词/ˈɡɑɹmənt/衣服, 服装
preacher 名词/ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/傳教士 /传教士
preach 动词/pɹit͡ʃ/講道 /讲道
prophecy 名词/ˈpɹɑfɪsi/預言 /预言
confess 动词/kənˈfɛs/承認 /承认, 懺悔 /忏悔
waist 名词/weɪst/腰, 腰部
predict 动词/pɹɪˈdɪkt/預言 /预言

需要注意的发音

  • “sh” 和 “zh” 音: transcription /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/, flesh /flɛʃ/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
  2. 用正常速度逐句跟读,每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 wilderness, prophet, baptize 这类单词。

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。

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