跟讀練習: english file elementary 7.1 - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 19 個句子、238 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:55。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 124 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 81% 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：

• portrait /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (名詞) — 肖像, 畫像 /畫像. A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
• painter /ˈpeɪntɚ/ (名詞) — 畫家 /畫家. An artist who paints pictures.
• lifetime /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ (名詞) — 一生, 一輩子 /一輩子. The duration of the life of someone or something.
• photograph /ˈfoʊ.təˌɡɹæf/ (名詞) — 照片, 相片. A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.
• mentally /ˈmɛntəli/ (副詞) — 心理上, 精神上. In a mental manner; an idea thought out in one's mind, as opposed to an idea spoken orally.
• paint /peɪnt/ (動詞) — 油漆, 漆. To apply paint to.
• sell /sɛl/ (動詞) — 賣 /賣, 售. To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.
• rich /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ/ (形容詞) — 富有, 富裕. Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
• teacher /ˈti.t͡ʃɚ/ (名詞) — 教師 /教師, 老師 /老師. A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.
• famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ (形容詞) — 有名, 著名. Well known.
• artist /ˈɑɹ.tɪst/ (名詞) — 藝術家 /藝術家, 畫家 /畫家. A person who creates art.
• exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (動詞) — 存在. to be; have existence; have being or reality

影片中出現的短語動詞

• cut off /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] (動詞) — 切下, 割下. To remove by cutting.

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 portrait, painter, lifetime 這類單詞。