跟讀練習: I made the HARDEST baked good - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 36 個句子、301 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:30。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 202 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 只有 71% 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：

• gram /ˈɡɹæm/ (名詞) — 克, 公克. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• butter /ˈbʌtɚ/ (名詞) — 牛油, bá-tah. A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
• flour /ˈflaʊ.ə/ (名詞) — мян, 麵粉 /麵粉. Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and…
• melt /mɛlt/ (動詞) — 融化, 熔化. To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat.
• stir /stɝ/ (動詞) — 攪拌 /攪拌, 攪 /攪. To disturb the relative position of the particles (of a liquid or similar) by passing an object through it.
• whiskey /ˈwɪski/ (名詞) — 威士忌酒, 威士忌. A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).
• plain /pleɪn/ (名詞) — 平原, 平野. An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
• crack /kɹæk/ (名詞) — 裂縫 /裂縫, 裂紋 /裂紋. A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
• visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (形容詞) — 看得見 /看得見, 可看見的 /可看見的. Able to be seen.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (動詞) — 後悔 /後悔, 遺憾 /遺憾. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• chip /t͡ʃɪp/ (名詞) — 籌碼. A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
• worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/ (形容詞) — 配稱 /配稱. Having worth, merit, or value.
• powder /ˈpaʊ.dɚ/ (名詞) — 粉, 粉末. The fine particles which are the result of reducing a dry substance by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or the result of decay; dust.
• baker /ˈbeɪ.kɚ/ (名詞) — 麵包師傅 /麵包師傅. A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.
• mixture /ˈmɪkst͡ʃɚ/ (名詞) — 混合. The act of mixing.

影片中出現的短語動詞

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

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 9 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, you're, can't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• 長單詞——注意重音位置: ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/, vigorously /ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 gram, butter, flour 這類單詞。