跟读练习: Alex Warren - First Time On Earth (Official Audio) - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 18 个句子、293 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:35。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 114 个词，很适合跟读。 86% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 11 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/ (动词) — 原諒 /原谅, 寬恕 /宽恕. To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
• habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/ (名词) — 習慣 /习惯. An action performed on a regular basis.
• rope /ɹoʊp/ (名词) — 繩子 /绳子, 繩索 /绳索. Thick strings, yarn, monofilaments, metal wires, or strands of other cordage that are twisted together to form a stronger line.
• juggling /ˈd͡ʒʌɡəlɪŋ/ (名词) — 變戲法 /变戏法, 雜技 /杂技. The art of moving objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner.
• blame /bleɪm/ (动词) — 責備 /责备, 責怪 /责怪. To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing…
• angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (形容词) — 恼怒的, 憤怒的 /愤怒的. Displaying or feeling anger.
• orange /ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 橙樹 /橙树, чынзы. An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
• bottle /ˈbɒt.l̩/ (名词) — пинзы, 矸仔. A container, typically made of glass or plastic and having a tapered neck, used primarily for holding liquids.
• mess /mɛs/ (名词) — 混亂 /混乱, 雜亂 /杂乱. A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation.
• shoulder /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ (名词) — 肩, 肩膀. The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
• cabinet /ˈkæb.ɪ.nɪt/ (名词) — 櫃子 /柜子. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall.

视频中出现的短语动词

• grow up (动词) — 長大 /长大. To mature and become an adult.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 15 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

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 forgive, habit, rope 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：