跟讀練習: Hummingbirds – A Closer Look - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 17 個句子、169 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:38。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 104 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 76% 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 14 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (名詞) — 手指, 指頭 /指頭. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• 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…
• liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ (名詞) — 液體 /液體, 液態 /液態. A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those…
• tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ (名詞) — йиба, 尾. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
• weigh /weɪ/ (動詞) — 稱重 /稱重. To determine the weight of an object.
• needle /ˈniː.dəl/ (名詞) — җын, 針 /針. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a…
• gram /ˈɡɹæm/ (名詞) — 克, 公克. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ (名詞) — 昆蟲 /昆蟲, 蟲子 /蟲子. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
• backward /ˈbækwɚd/ (形容詞) — 逆向. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
• hum /ˈhʌm/ (動詞) — 哼, 哼唱. To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
• hummingbird /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ (名詞) — 蜂鳥 /蜂鳥. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
• beak /biːk/ (名詞) — 鳥嘴 /鳥嘴, 嘴. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
• fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ (動詞) — 誘惑 /誘惑, 迷住. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
• nectar /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ (名詞) — 瓊漿 /瓊漿, 神酒. The drink of the gods.

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 finger, flower, liquid 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：