跟讀練習: Robert De Niro & Anne Hathaway - The Intern (2015) - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 53 個句子、388 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:26。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 113 個詞，很適合跟讀。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 10 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• intern /ˈɪntɝn/ (名詞) — 實習生 /實習生. A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.
• commitment /kəˈmɪtmənt/ (名詞) — 承諾 /承諾. The act of sending a legislative bill to committee for review.
• worker /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ (名詞) — 工人, 工作者. One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
• congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — 恭喜, 恭喜恭喜. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
• fold /ˈfəʊld/ (動詞) — 摺 /折, 折疊 /摺疊. To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
• warehouse /ˈwɛə(ɹ)haʊs/ (名詞) — 倉庫 /倉庫. A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (名詞) — 布, 布料. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• bury /ˈbɛɹi/ (動詞) — 掩埋, 埋藏. To outlive.
• sentimental /ˌsɛntiˈmɛntl̩/ (形容詞) — 感傷 /感傷, 多愁善感. Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion; appealing to the emotions (especially tender emotions) rather than reason, morality, aesthetic…
• excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ (動詞) — 激動 /激動. To stir the emotions of; to cause to feel excitement.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• count on /kaʊnʌn/ (動詞) — 指望, 靠. To rely on, trust, or expect.
• end up (動詞) — 到達. To bring to a conclusion.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 15 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, gonna, I'd。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, potentially /pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/

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 intern, commitment, worker 這類單詞。