跟讀練習: L2 016 Which is the tallest - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 9 個句子、84 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 0:58。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 87 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 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 9 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• purple /ˈpɝ.pl̩/ (名詞) — 紫色. A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
• feather /ˈfɛðə/ (名詞) — 羽毛, 羽. A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
• snail /sneɪl/ (名詞) — 蝸牛 /蝸牛. Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
• crayon /ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɑn/ (名詞) — 蠟筆 /蠟筆. A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.
• hippopotamus /ˌhɪp.əˈpɒt.ə.məs/ (名詞) — 河馬 /河馬. A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.
• tall /tɔl/ (形容詞) — 高. Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
• orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (名詞) — 橙樹 /橙樹, чынзы. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• heavy /ˈhɛv.i/ (形容詞) — 重, 沉重. Having great weight.
• train /ˈtɹeɪn/ (名詞) — 拖裾. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.

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 purple, feather, snail 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：