跟读练习: Your Parents Were Just People Too - 通过视频学习英语口语
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I read this today and I think it's such a cool realization.
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As you grow older, you begin to see that your parents were just people trying their best with what they knew.
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Forgive them.
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they were living for the first time too.
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It's so interesting as you grow up and you realize that it's tough out here.
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Like, life is stressful.
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Trying to make money is hard.
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Trying to figure out what to do with your life is hard.
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and to realize that our parents were going through that as well, and they were sacrificing for us.
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To me, it just really makes me appreciate them
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and also to realize that they were just kids trying to figure it out just like we are.
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And so it just makes me appreciate everything that our parents did for us.
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And to cut them some slack, because they're humans too.
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and it's hard out here.
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So I'm curious what you think about this.
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I hope you have a great day.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Your Parents Were Just People Too”. This video has 16 sentences and 169 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:53. The speaker talks fast, about 192 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 93% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| curious adjective | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | Tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate; inquisitive; (with a negative connotation) nosy, prying. |
| sacrifice noun | /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/ | Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity. |
| forgive verb | /fɚˈɡɪv/ | To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against. |
| stressful adjective | /ˈstɹɛsfəl/ | Irritating; causing stress. |
| realization noun | /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ | An act of figuring out or becoming aware. |
| slack adjective | /slæk/ | Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. |
| realize verb | /ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/ | To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time). |
| grow verb | /ˈɡɹəʊ/ | To become larger, to increase in magnitude. |
| appreciate verb | /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/ | To be grateful or thankful for. |
| begin verb | /bɪˈɡɪn/ | To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. |
| tough adjective | /tʌf/ | Of a material, strong and resilient; sturdy. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| grow up verb | To mature and become an adult. |
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 |
|---|---|
| 过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作 | were living · were going |
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | their best |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/
- Long words — get the stress right: realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, appreciate /əˈpɹiː.ʃi.eɪt/
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 curious, sacrifice, forgive.
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。