跟读练习: 5 simple habits to be a better communicator - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 15 个句子、158 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:04。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 149 个词，很适合跟读。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 10 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• quietly /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ (副词) — 悄悄地, 安靜地 /安静地. Producing little or no noise.
• pause /pɔːz/ (名词) — 停頓 /停顿, 暫停 /暂停. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (名词) — җинзы, 鏡 /镜. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• skill /skɪl/ (名词) — 技巧, 技能. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ (名词) — 職業 /职业. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a…
• adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ (动词) — 調整 /调整. To modify.
• recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/ (名词) — 娛樂 /娱乐, 遊藝 /游艺. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.
• communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 通信, 溝通 /沟通. The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
• comfortable /ˈkʌm(p)f.tə.bəl/ (形容词) — 舒適 /舒适. Providing physical comfort and ease; agreeable.
• sentence /ˈsɛn.təns/ (名词) — 判刑, 判決 /判决. The judicial order for a punishment to be imposed on a person convicted of a crime.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 4 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you'll, don't, I'll。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: occupation /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/, recreation /ɹiːkɹiˈeɪʃən/, communication /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

如何用这段视频练习

1. 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
2. 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 quietly, pause, mirror 这类单词。

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：