跟讀練習: Holding Back the Years - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 15 個句子、158 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 4:39。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 34 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 82% 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 9 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• tear /tɛɹ/ (動詞) — 撕, 撕破. To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• ear /ˈɪə̯/ (名詞) — 耳朵, 耳. The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
• fate /feɪt/ (名詞) — 命運 /命運, 氣數 /氣數. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
• strangle /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/ (動詞) — 抑制, 壓制. To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
• escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ (動詞) — 逃生, 逃跑. To get free; to free oneself.
• fear /fɪə/ (動詞) — 害怕, 怕. To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
• somebody /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ — 有人, 某人. Some unspecified person.
• prove /ˈpɹuv/ (動詞) — 證明 /證明. To demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for; to bear out; to testify.
• arm /ɑɹm/ (名詞) — 胳膊, 胳臂. The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• point out (動詞) — 指, 指出. To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 9 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I've, I'll, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

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 tear, ear, fate 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：