跟讀練習: Alfred Confronts Batman - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 22 個句子、163 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 0:54。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 181 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 只有 80% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 12 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• assassin /əˈsæsɪn/ (名詞) — 刺客, 兇手. Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure.
• innocent /ˈɪnəsənt/ (形容詞) — 無猜 /無猜. Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
• anger /ˈæŋɡə/ (名詞) — 發怒 /發怒, 忿怒. A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism, usually combined with an urge to yell, curse, damage or destroy things, or harm…
• hire /ˈhaɪɹ/ (動詞) — 租借, 出租. To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (動詞) — 呼吸, 吸. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• shoe /ˈʃu/ (名詞) — 鞋子, 鞋. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
• teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ (名詞) — 少年, 青少年. A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
• conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/ (名詞) — 良心, 天良. The ethical or moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects a person’s own behaviour and forms their attitude to their past actions.
• theirs /ðɛɚz/ — 他們的 /他們的, 她們的 /她們的. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
• thief /ˈθiːf/ (名詞) — 賊 /賊, 盜賊 /盜賊. One who carries out a theft.
• harden /ˈhɑɹdn̩/ (動詞) — 硬化. To become hard.
• vigilante /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.əˈlæn.ti/ (名詞) — 義務警員 /義務警員, 治安會會員 /治安會會員. A member of a vigilance committee.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• look at (動詞) — 觀察 /觀察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, don't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, theirs /ðɛɚz/, thief /ˈθiːf/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shoe /ˈʃu/, conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: predatory /ˈpɹɛdəˌtɔɹi/, vigilante /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.əˈlæn.ti/

如何用這段影片練習

1. 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 assassin, innocent, anger 這類單詞。