跟讀練習: lv03 001 Wizard and Cat 1 Once Upon a Time - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 44 個句子、207 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:49。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 54 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 74% 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：

• wizard /ˈwɪzɚd/ (名詞) — 巫師 /巫師, 覡 /覡. Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
• messenger /ˈmɛs.ən.d͡ʒɚ/ (名詞) — 信使, 使者. One who brings messages.
• palace /ˈpælɪs/ (名詞) — 宮殿 /宮殿, 宮 /宮. Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
• ceiling /ˈsilɪŋ/ (名詞) — 天花板, 天棚. The overhead closure of a room.
• sigh /saɪ/ (動詞) — 嘆氣 /嘆氣, 嘆息 /嘆息. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary…
• oops /ups/ — 哎呀, 啊哈. Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
• trumpet /ˈtɹʌmpɪt/ (名詞) — 小號 /小號, 喇叭. A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not…
• wand /wɑnd/ (名詞) — 魔杖, 魔法棒. A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
• laugh /læf/ (動詞) — щё, 笑. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
• wave /weɪv/ (動詞) — 招手, 揮手 /揮手. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• cry /kɹaɪ/ (動詞) — кў, 吼. To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
• mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ (名詞) — 錯誤 /錯誤, 錯 /錯. An error.
• hole /hoʊl/ (名詞) — 孔, 洞. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
• kingdom /ˈkɪŋdəm/ (名詞) — 王國 /王國, 君主國 /君主國. A realm having a king or queen as its actual or nominal sovereign.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• try out (動詞) — 試用 /試用. To test (something) to see how it works or whether it is suitable.
• look up /ˌlʊk ˈʌp/ (動詞) — 仰, 上看. To have better prospects.
• turn into (動詞) — 變得 /變得, 變成 /變成. To become.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 3 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, we'll, you're。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 wizard, messenger, palace 這類單詞。