跟讀練習: The Mentalist - The best filicidal confession...EVER! - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 40 個句子、275 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:10。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 126 個詞，很適合跟讀。 82% 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 12 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (動詞) — 保衛 /保衛, 守衛 /守衛. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
• bone /boʊn/ (名詞) — гўдў, гўдўзы. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (動詞) — 透露, 顯示 /顯示. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (動詞) — 證實 /證實, 確認 /確認. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• spell /spɛl/ (名詞) — 咒語 /咒語, 咒文. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ (名詞) — 紙巾. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — 再見 /再見, 再會 /再會. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
• denial /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ (名詞) — 否認 /否認. An assertion of untruth.
• dense /ˈdɛns/ (形容詞) — 密, 稠密. Having relatively high density.
• circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ (名詞) — 情況 /情況, 狀態 /狀態. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
• clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ (形容詞) — 粗笨, 笨. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
• fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ (名詞) — 指紋 /指紋. The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• shut up /ʃʌt ʌp/ — 閉嘴 /閉嘴, 住口. Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
• throw away (動詞) — 棄置 /棄置, 扔. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 12 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, wouldn't, didn't。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 defend, bone, reveal 這類單詞。