跟讀練習: Change Your Environment - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 12 個句子、183 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:03。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 174 個詞，接近日常對話。 88% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。

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：

• documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ (名詞) — 紀錄片 /紀錄片, 記錄片 /記錄片. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
• ton /tʌn/ (名詞) — 噸 /噸, 公噸 /公噸. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
• primitive /ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/ (名詞) — 原始人. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
• activate /ˈæktɪˌveɪt/ (動詞) — 啟用. To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
• shutdown (名詞) — 關機 /關機, 關閉 /關閉. The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc.
• ruminate /ˈɹumənət/ (動詞) — 反芻 /反芻. To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
• switch /swɪt͡ʃ/ (名詞) — 開關 /開關, 電門 /電門. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
• therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ (名詞) — 療法 /療法. Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
• cycle /ˈsaɪ.kəl/ (名詞) — 週期. An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
• danger /ˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ (名詞) — 危險 /危險. Exposure to likely harm; risk of death or serious injury.
• depression /dɪˈpɹɛʃən/ (名詞) — 憂鬱症 /憂鬱症, 抑鬱 /抑鬱. A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this…
• criticism /ˈkɹɪtɪsɪzm̩/ (名詞) — 批評 /批評, 批判. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or expressed.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• turn on (動詞) — 開啟 /開啟, 開 /開. To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 3 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 aren't, can't, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “th” 音: soothe /suːð/, therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/

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 documentary, ton, primitive 這類單詞。

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：