跟讀練習: Grasslands - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 11 個句子、99 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 0:58。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 102 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 77% 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：

• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (名詞) — хуа, хуар. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• grass /ɡɹɑːs/ (名詞) — цо, 草. Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as…
• plain /pleɪn/ (名詞) — 平原, 平野. An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
• hop /hɒp/ (名詞) — 蛇麻草, 啤酒花. A plant of species Humulus lupulus, native to northern Europe, female flowers of which are used to flavour many types of beer during brewing.
• mouse /maʊs/ (名詞) — лочў, 鳥鼠 /鳥鼠. Any mammal of the many rodent families (especially Muridae) that have a small body and a long tail.
• nope /noʊp/ — 不啊, 不是啊. No.
• rabbit /ˈɹæbɪt/ (名詞) — 兔子, 白兔. A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares)
• 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.
• prairie /ˈpɹɛə.ɹi/ (名詞) — 草原. An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.
• grassland (名詞) — 草原, 草地. An area dominated by grass or grasslike vegetation.
• grasshopper /ˈɡɹæsˌhɑpəɹ/ (名詞) — 蚱蜢, 螞蚱 /螞蚱. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and for the habit of some species communicating by…
• savanna /səˈvænə/ (名詞) — 稀樹草原 /稀樹草原, 薩瓦納 /薩瓦納. A mixed woodland-grassland biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close.

影片中出現的短語動詞

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

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 flower, grass, plain 這類單詞。