跟讀練習: How Paper Is Made - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 11 個句子、177 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:11。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 149 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 73% 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 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• sheet /ʃit/ (名詞) — 篇, 張 /張. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
• chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (名詞) — 籌碼. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• pulp /pʊlp/ (名詞) — 紙漿 /紙漿. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper.
• smooth /smuːð/ (形容詞) — 平穩 /平穩, 順利 /順利. Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
• mill /mɪl/ (名詞) — 磨坊, 磨機 /磨機. A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
• trap /tɹæp/ (名詞) — 陷阱, 圈套. A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
• mixture /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ (名詞) — 混合. The act of mixing.
• spray /spɹeɪ/ (名詞) — 噴霧器 /噴霧器. A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.
• soup /sup/ (名詞) — 湯 /湯. Any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food…
• harvest /ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ (名詞) — 收穫 /收穫. The process of gathering the ripened crop; harvesting.
• squeeze /skwiːz/ (動詞) — 壓榨, 擠壓 /擠壓. To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
• bark /bɑɹk/ (名詞) — 樹皮 /樹皮. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree or of various other woody plants.
• chop /t͡ʃɑp/ (動詞) — 砍, 砍斷 /砍斷. To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.
• textbook /ˈtɛkst.bʊk/ (名詞) — 課本 /課本, 教科書 /教科書. A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.
• bleach /bliːt͡ʃ/ (名詞) — 漂白劑 /漂白劑. A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• turn into (動詞) — 變得 /變得, 變成 /變成. To become.

需要注意的發音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: sheet /ʃit/, mushy /ˈmʌ.ʃi/

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 sheet, chip, pulp 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：