跟讀練習: READING EXPLORER 1 UNIT 5A GLOBAL CITIES - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 35 個句子、369 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:42。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 137 個詞，很適合跟讀。 87% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 11 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• resident /ˈɹɛzɪdənt/ (名詞) — 居民, 居住者. A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
• creator /kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/ (名詞) — 造物主. Something or someone which creates or makes something.
• talented /ˈtæləntɪd/ (形容詞) — 天才. Endowed with one or more talents.
• attract /əˈtɹækt/ (動詞) — 吸引. To pull toward without touching.
• embassy /ˈɛmbəsi/ (名詞) — 大使館 /大使館. The function or duty of an ambassador.
• predict /pɹɪˈdɪkt/ (動詞) — 預言 /預言. To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of…
• graph /ɡɹæf/ (名詞) — 圖表 /圖表. A data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or…
• index /ˈɪndɛks/ (名詞) — 索引, 引得. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
• entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/ (名詞) — 娛樂 /娛樂. An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as…
• 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.
• urban /ˈɝ.bən/ (形容詞) — 城市的, 都市的. Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially when…

影片中出現的短語動詞

• look at (動詞) — 觀察 /觀察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的發音

• 長單詞——注意重音位置: organisation /ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪˌzeɪ.ʃən/, entertainment /ˌɛn.tɚˈteɪn.mənt/

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 resident, creator, talented 這類單詞。