跟讀練習: Unit 11 Smile Trial - 通過影片學習英語口語

這段影片共有 40 個句子、367 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:13。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 114 個詞，很適合跟讀。 89% 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 12 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

• muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (名詞) — 肌肉, 筋肉. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
• scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ (名詞) — 科學家 /科學家. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
• trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (名詞) — 詭計 /詭計, 騙術 /騙術. Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
• compare /kəmˈpɛɚ/ (動詞) — 比, 比較 /比較. To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it…
• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (動詞) — 發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺. To find or learn something for the first time.
• experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ (名詞) — 實驗 /實驗. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
• genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ (形容詞) — 真正, 真誠 /真誠. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
• emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ (名詞) — 感情, 情感. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
• facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ (形容詞) — 面, 顏面的 /顏面的. Of or affecting the face.
• participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (名詞) — 參加者 /參加者, 參與者 /參與者. One who participates.
• cortex /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ (名詞) — 皮質. The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
• crinkle /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ (動詞) — 皺 /皺. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

需要注意的發音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
• 長單詞——注意重音位置: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/

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 muscle, scientist, trick 這類單詞。