跟讀練習: Stop Taking Everything Personally | Mel Robbins #shorts - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 32 個句子、406 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:33。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 159 個詞，接近日常對話。 90% 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 13 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• mood /muːd/ (名詞) — 心情, 情緒 /情緒. A mental or emotional state, composure.
• boundary /ˈbaʊndɹi/ (名詞) — 邊界 /邊界. The dividing line or location between two areas.
• theirs /ðɛɚz/ — 他們的 /他們的, 她們的 /她們的. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
• compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/ (名詞) — 同情, 愛心 /愛心. Deep awareness of the suffering of others that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such states.
• tone /ˈtəʊn/ (名詞) — 全音. A specific pitch.
• disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/ (形容詞) — 敗興 /敗興, 失望. Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.
• twist /twɪst/ (動詞) — 扭, 搓. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ (形容詞) — 不舒服. Not comfortable; causing discomfort.
• bend /bɛnd/ (動詞) — 彎 /彎. To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
• expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ (名詞) — 等待. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an event as about to happen.
• spiral /ˈspaɪɹəl/ (名詞) — 螺線 /螺線. A curve that is the locus of a point that rotates about a fixed point while continuously increasing its distance from that point.
• absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ (動詞) — 吸收. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
• knot /nɑt/ (名詞) — 結 /結, 繩結 /繩結. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its…

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, you're, doesn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 mood, boundary, theirs 這類單詞。