跟讀練習: Biscuit Wants to Play - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 51 個句子、189 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:38。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 72 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 57% 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 13 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• kitten /ˈkɪtən̩/ (名詞) — 小貓 /小貓. A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (名詞) — 奇遇, 冒險 /冒險. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• cricket /ˈkɹɪkɪt/ (名詞) — 蟋蟀. An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
• leaf /lif/ (名詞) — еезы, еер. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• basket /ˈbæskɪt/ (名詞) — 籃子 /籃子. A lightweight woven container, generally round, open at the top, and tapering toward the bottom.
• butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ (名詞) — хўте, 蝶仔. A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
• illustration /ˌɪləsˈtɹeɪ̯ʃən/ (名詞) — 例證 /例證. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
• meow /miˈaʊ/ — 喵, 咪咪. Used to indicate the cry of a cat.
• woof /wʊf/ (名詞) — 緯 /緯, 緯紗 /緯紗. The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.
• rough /ɹʌf/ (形容詞) — 粗糙. Not smooth; uneven.
• jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ (動詞) — 跳, 蹦跳. To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• perform /pəˈfɔːm/ (動詞) — 執行 /執行, 進行 /進行. To do (something); to execute.
• reserve /ɹɪˈzɝv/ (名詞) — 儲備 /儲備, 後備 /後備. The act of reserving or keeping back; reservation; exception.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• play with (動詞) — 玩. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

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 kitten, adventure, cricket 這類單詞。