跟讀練習: R.E.M - Losing My Religion (Lyrics) - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 21 個句子、279 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 4:06。 說話人語速較慢，每分鐘約 68 個詞，你有足夠的時間模仿每一個音。 只有 80% 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：

• spotlight /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/ (名詞) — 聚光燈 /聚光燈. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
• knee /ni/ (名詞) — 膝, 膝蓋 /膝蓋. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
• slip /ˈslɪp/ (動詞) — 滑. To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• pale /peɪl/ (形容詞) — 蒼白 /蒼白, 白皙. Light in color.
• confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ (名詞) — 自白, 承認 /承認. The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
• 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…
• sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (動詞) — 唱歌, 唱. To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• plate /ˈpleɪ̯t/ (名詞) — дезы, 碟仔. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• blind /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ (形容詞) — ха, хазы. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
• fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ (名詞) — 幻想, 空想. That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
• dream /ˈdɹim/ (動詞) — 做夢 /做夢, 夢見 /夢見. To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
• consider /kənˈsɪd.ə/ (動詞) — 考慮 /考慮, 熟慮 /熟慮. To think about seriously.
• corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ (名詞) — 角落, 拐角. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
• religion /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/ (名詞) — 宗教. Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
• link /ˈlɪŋk/ (名詞) — 連結 /連結. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 8 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, haven'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 spotlight, knee, slip 這類單詞。