跟讀練習: Imagine Dragons - Bones (Lyrics) - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 22 個句子、340 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:06。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 110 個詞，很適合跟讀。 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 11 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• bone /boʊn/ (名詞) — гўдў, гўдўзы. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ (名詞) — 耐性, 忍耐. The quality of being patient.
• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (名詞) — җинзы, 鏡 /鏡. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• gray /ɡɹeɪ/ (形容詞) — 灰色. Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• pace /peɪs/ (名詞) — 步伐, 步幅. A step taken with the foot.
• bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ (名詞) — 子彈 /子彈, 槍子 /槍子. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
• flame /fleɪm/ (名詞) — 火焰, 火舌. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
• dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ (名詞) — 炸藥 /炸藥. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
• darken /ˈdɑɹkən/ (動詞) — 變暗. To make dark or darker by reducing light.
• hurdle /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ (名詞) — 跨欄 /跨欄. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
• vulture /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (名詞) — 兀鷹 /兀鷹, 鵰 /雕. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (動詞) — 請便 /請便. To proceed with; to begin.
• look at (動詞) — 觀察 /觀察, 看. To observe or watch.
• play with (動詞) — 玩. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, gonna。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 bone, patience, mirror 這類單詞。