跟读练习: The True Cost of War - 通过YouTube学习英语口语

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How much do wars really cost?
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How much do wars really cost?
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Weapons, tanks and planes alone cost the world almost three trillion dollars a year.
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But rebuilding everything they destroyed adds hundreds of billions more to the bill.
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And costs can stack up long after the bombs start falling.
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War destroys the land itself.
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When fields are filled with landmines that cost up to one thousand dollars each to remove, or drone fiber optic cables, they're left unfarmable.
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Businesses go bankrupt and investors flee.
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Government responses trigger inflation that eats up civilian savings.
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Ten years after a conflict starts, countries and their people end up on average 12 % poorer.
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But some of the greatest costs are carried by the younger generations, who make up around 40 % of war refugees.
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Those who stay full years behind as schools are destroyed.
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Those who can leave, and this brain drain can make countries billions of dollars poorer.
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But the costs of war aren't just financial.
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Trauma is literally passed on to kids in their DNA.
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And worse, countries that go to war once are more likely to go to war again.
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So war doesn't just destroy the present, it also kills the future.

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背景与背景信息

在这段视频中,讲述者探讨了战争的真实成本,包括经济和社会影响。战争不仅涉及武器和军事装备的费用,每年的支出接近三万亿美元,还包括战后重建和长远的经济损失。此外,战争对年轻一代造成的心理创伤也无法忽视,这使得孩子们在这样的环境中成长,难以实现他们的潜力。这些因素结合在一起,凸显了战争对于国家和人民的深远影响。

日常交流的五个短语

  • How much do wars really cost?(战争究竟要花多少钱?)
  • cost the world almost three trillion dollars a year(每年全球的费用几乎达到三万亿美元)
  • businesses go bankrupt(企业破产)
  • countries and their people end up on average 12% poorer(国家及其人民平均变得贫穷12%)
  • this brain drain can make countries billions of dollars poorer(智力流失可能使国家损失数十亿美元)

逐步跟读指导

学习如何有效地跟读和提高英语发音是非常重要的。以下是您可以遵循的步骤,通过视频内容来进行英语影子跟读的步骤:

  1. 观看视频,初步理解内容。注意讲述的节奏和语调,这对于学习口语表达非常重要。
  2. 选择一个短句或片段,例如“How much do wars really cost?”,反复听这段话以熟悉发音。
  3. 暂停视频,尝试模仿发音和语调,注意与原声的区别,记得使用 shadowspeak 的方法,这样能提高英语发音的准确性。
  4. 重复这一步骤,逐句进行影子跟读,多次练习后,可以逐渐增加段落的长度。
  5. 在一个星期后,再次观看整个视频,注意是否能更加流利地复述内容,看看自己在跟读时是否能和原声保持一致。

通过这种方式,您不仅可以提高语言技能,还可以深刻理解视频所传达的信息。利用这种方式,您可以把这种学习方法融入日常生活中,像 看YouTube学英语 一样,从中获取灵感与知识。

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。