跟讀練習: Middlemarch by George Eliot | Brief Plot Summary - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 28 個句子、410 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:49。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 146 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 69% 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：

• marry /ˈmæɹi/ (動詞) — 結婚 /結婚, 嫁. To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
• epic /ˈɛp.ɪk/ (名詞) — 史詩 /史詩. An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
• meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ (副詞) — 同時 /同時. During the time that something is happening, often specifically in a different place.
• defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (動詞) — 保衛 /保衛, 守衛 /守衛. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
• discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ɹi/ (名詞) — 發現 /發現. Something discovered.
• suffer /ˈsʌfɚ/ (動詞) — 受苦, 遭受. To undergo hardship.
• uncle /ˈʌŋ.kl̩/ (名詞) — 伯父, 伯伯. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
• reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (動詞) — 透露, 顯示 /顯示. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
• essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ (副詞) — 本質上 /本質上, 基本上. In essence: by nature.
• participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ (動詞) — 參加 /參加. To join in, to take part, to involve oneself (in something).
• cousin /ˈkʌz(ə)n/ (名詞) — 堂兄, 堂哥. Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a…
• spiritual /ˈspɪɹɪt͡ʃuəl/ (形容詞) — 精神. Of or pertaining to the spirit or the soul.
• arrive /əˈɹaɪv/ (動詞) — 到達 /到達, 到. To reach; to get to a certain place.
• fortune /ˈfɔːtjuːn/ (名詞) — 命運 /命運, 氣數 /氣數. Destiny, especially favorable.
• intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/ (形容詞) — 智力的, 思想的. Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• turn out (動詞) — 原來 /原來. To end up; to result.

需要注意的發音

• “th” 音: wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, mythology /mɪˈθɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/, empathetic /ˌɛmpəˈθɛtɪk/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, suspicion /səˈspɪʃ.ən/, shady /ˈʃeɪdi/, omniscient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, participate /pɑːˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, intellectual /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/, inheritance /ɪnˈhɛɹɪtəns/, protagonist /pɹəˈtæɡ.ə.nɪst/

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 marry, epic, meanwhile 這類單詞。