跟讀練習: Lesson 20-1 - What Can You Do - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 85 個句子、430 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 4:02。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 107 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 78% 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 12 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• skill /skɪl/ (名詞) — 技巧, 技能. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• ton /tʌn/ (名詞) — 噸 /噸, 公噸 /公噸. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
• follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ (名詞) — 追隨者 /追隨者. One who follows, comes after another.
• asleep /əˈsliːp/ (形容詞) — 睡著的, 睡著的. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• chef /ʃɛf/ (名詞) — 廚師 /廚師. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
• taxi /ˈtæksi/ (名詞) — 出租汽車 /出租汽車, 出租車 /計程車. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
• beard /bɪɹd/ (名詞) — хўзы, 喙鬚 /喙須. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• writer /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (名詞) — 作家, 作者. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
• teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (動詞) — 教, 教授. To pass on knowledge to.
• cook /kʊk/ (動詞) — 做飯 /做飯, 做菜. To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
• restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (名詞) — 餐廳 /餐廳, 餐館 /餐館. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
• excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/ (動詞) — 原諒 /原諒. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 15 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, don't, I'm。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 skill, ton, follower 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：