跟讀練習: The thing about depression - Multifandom - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 41 個句子、363 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:11。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 114 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 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• twin /twɪn/ (名詞) — 雙胞胎 /雙胞胎, 雙生子 /雙生子. Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
• odd /ɑd/ (形容詞) — 奇怪. Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
• funeral /ˈfju.nəɹ.əl/ (名詞) — 葬禮 /葬禮, 喪事 /喪事. A ceremony to honor and remember a deceased person, often distinguished from a memorial service by the presence of the body of the deceased.
• loop /luːp/ (名詞) — 圈, 環 /環. A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
• twist /twɪst/ (動詞) — 扭, 搓. To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force.
• collapse /kəˈlæps/ (動詞) — 倒坍, 崩潰 /崩潰. To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
• endless /ˈɛndlɪs/ (形容詞) — 無窮 /無窮, 不盡 /不盡. Having no end.
• crush /kɹʌʃ/ (動詞) — 擠壓, 擠. To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.
• depressed /dɪˈpɹɛst/ (形容詞) — 沮喪 /沮喪, 鬱悶 /鬱悶. Unhappy; despondent.
• scare /skɛɚ/ (動詞) — 嚇唬 /嚇唬, 使害怕. To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
• cluster /ˈklʌstɚ/ (名詞) — 串, 叢 /叢. A bunch or group of several discrete items that are close to each other.
• float /fləʊt/ (動詞) — 浮, 漂浮. To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
• erase /ɪˈɹeɪs/ (動詞) — 拭除, 抹去. To remove (markings or information).
• overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ (動詞) — 吞沒 /吞沒. To engulf, surge over and submerge.
• suffocate /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ (動詞) — 窒息, 使窒息. To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

影片中出現的短語動詞

• find out (動詞) — 找出, 查明. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• go away (動詞) — 離開 /離開, 走. To depart or leave a place.
• go up (動詞) — 上昇 /上升, 上去. To move upwards.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 22 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, can't, gonna。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 twin, odd, funeral 這類單詞。