跟讀練習: This Is a Good Spot - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 14 個句子、230 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:57。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 118 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 80% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

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：

• steady /ˈstɪdi/ (形容詞) — 穩定 /穩定. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
• tone /ˈtəʊn/ (名詞) — 全音. A specific pitch.
• guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (名詞) — 吉他, 六絃琴. A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
• shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ (名詞) — йинзы, йинйинзы. A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
• spin /spɪn/ (動詞) — 轉動 /轉動, 自轉 /自轉. To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.
• stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ (動詞) — 伸展, 拉. To lengthen by pulling.
• swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (動詞) — 擺動 /擺動, 搖擺 /搖擺. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• slide /ˈslaɪ̯d/ (名詞) — 滑梯. An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again.
• bass /beɪs/ (名詞) — 低音. A low spectrum of sound tones.
• urgent /ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/ (形容詞) — 緊急 /緊急, 緊迫 /緊迫. Requiring immediate attention.
• lean /ˈliːn/ (動詞) — 傾斜 /傾斜. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• scout /ˈskaʊ̯t/ (名詞) — 斥候, 偵察兵 /偵察兵. A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
• chord /kɔɹd/ (名詞) — 和音, 弦. A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 8 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 didn't, I'm, doesn'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 steady, tone, guitar 這類單詞。