跟讀練習: Arturia MiniLab 37 mk3 & Memory V: First Look - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 47 個句子、524 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 5:17。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 99 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 84% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• pad /pæd/ (名詞) — 墊 /墊, 墊子 /墊子. A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.
• plug /plʌɡ/ (名詞) — 插頭 /插頭. A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
• layout /ˈleɪ.aʊt/ (名詞) — 設計 /設計, 佈局 /佈局. A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
• stack /stæk/ (名詞) — 堆. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (名詞) — 手指, 指頭 /指頭. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ (動詞) — 捕獲 /捕獲, 佔領 /佔領. To take control of; to seize by force or stratagem.
• aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/ (形容詞) — 好鬥 /好鬥, 好戰的 /好戰的. Characterized by aggression; highly combative; prone to behave in a way that involves attacking (especially if unjustly) or arguing.
• punch /pʌnt͡ʃ/ (名詞) — 拳打, 拳. A hit or strike with one's fist.
• endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ (形容詞) — 無窮 /無窮, 不盡 /不盡. Having no end.
• dive /daɪv/ (動詞) — 潛水 /潛水. To swim under water.
• drum /ˈdɹʌm/ (名詞) — 鼓, 堂鼓. A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
• compact /kəmˈpækt/ (形容詞) — 緊湊的 /緊湊的. Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
• brass /bɹæs/ (名詞) — 銅管 /銅管. A memorial or sepulchral tablet usually made of brass or latten: a monumental brass.
• satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (動詞) — 滿足 /滿足. To be enough (for)
• octave /ˈɑktɪv/ (名詞) — 八度. An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• check out (動詞) — 退房. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
• find out (動詞) — 找出, 查明. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• look at (動詞) — 觀察 /觀察, 看. To observe or watch.
• look for (動詞) — 找, 找尋 /找尋. To seek.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 11 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 we're, don't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, modulation /ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: synthesizer /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/, modulation /ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

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. 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 pad, plug, layout 這類單詞。