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So, how long have you worked from home?
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About eight years now.
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What about you?
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Only for a couple of months.
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Why did you decide to work from home?
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Was it when you had your son?
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No, I was already working from home when my son was born.
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Actually, I started working from home as a freelance writer because I got an offer to write a geography book.
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Before that, I was working as a teacher, but it was really tiring.
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The writing job wasn't well paid, but it seemed interesting, so I decided to quit teaching and do it.
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After that project, I applied for other jobs, and luckily the work kept coming.
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What about you?
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Oh, I started working from home because the company I worked for was losing money.
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They had to downsize.
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A few of my colleagues lost their jobs.
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The company moved to a smaller building.
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I could only keep my job if I agreed to work from home, so I did.
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Do you enjoy it?
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Not really.
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I miss chatting to people, joking around, or deciding at the last minute to go for a drink or dinner after work.
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Just chatting to colleagues, we found things we had in common.
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I started playing badminton with one girl, and played cards in the evenings with some others,
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but they've all lost their jobs and moved away now.
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New people have started work at the company, but I don't get to know them like I did in the past.
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Yes, I can see that's a problem.
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Is it the same for you?
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Not really.
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As a teacher, I was always too tired or too busy to socialise much with colleagues.
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Now I'm busy, but not as tired.
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That means I have enough energy to spend time with people.
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Of course, I spend time with my family, but I'm also going to an art class at the moment, and I've met a couple of great ladies there,
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and we often meet up for drinks and chat.
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Maybe you should do something like that too.
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Maybe I should.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 A2 级别的口语课以视频“Working from home – A2 English Listening Test”为素材。 这段视频共有 34 个句子、350 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:09。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 163 个词,接近日常对话。 86% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。 全部 34 个句子中有 7 个是问句,适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 11 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| colleague 名词 | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | 同事, 同僚 |
| tire 动词 | /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ | 勞累 /劳累, 累 |
| geography 名词 | /d͡ʒiˈɑɡɹəfi/ | 地理學 /地理学 |
| luckily 副词 | /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ | 好在, 所幸 |
| badminton 名词 | /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/ | 羽毛球 |
| downsize 动词 | /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/ | 裁員 /裁员 |
| socialize 动词 | /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/ | 與 /与, 交往 |
| chat 动词 | /ˈt͡ʃæt/ | 聊天, 攀談 /攀谈 |
| writer 名词 | /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ | 作家, 作者 |
| teach 动词 | /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ | 教, 教授 |
| quit 动词 | /kwɪt/ | 走, 離開 /离开 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子,可以直接用在日常对话里:
- Why did you decide to work from home?
- Was it when you had your son?
- Do you enjoy it?
- Yes, I can see that's a problem.
- Is it the same for you?
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 |
|---|---|
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | have you worked · have started · I've met |
| 动词 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 后接 -ing 形式的动词 | started working · kept coming · started playing |
| 过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作 | was already working · was working · was losing |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 6 次缩略和弱读形式,例如 I'm, don't, I've。请按听到的简短形式来说。
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, downsize /ˈdaʊnsaɪz/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/, chat /ˈt͡ʃæt/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: freelance /ˈfɹiˌlæns/, badminton /ˈbæd.mɪn.tən/, chat /ˈt͡ʃæt/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 colleague, tire, geography 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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