跟读练习: Caught Shoplifting At Target - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 37 个句子、453 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:28。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 184 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 90% 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• steal /stiːl/ (动词) — 偷, 盜 /盗. To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
• moral /ˈmoɹəl/ (形容词) — 道德的. Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially conforming to principles of rectitude.
• shock /ʃɔk/ (名词) — 衝擊 /冲击. A sudden, heavy impact.
• horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ (形容词) — 可怕的, 可畏. Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
• rude /ɹuːd/ (形容词) — 粗暴, 無禮 /无礼. Lacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
• apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ (动词) — 道歉. To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends
• lecture /ˈlɛk.t͡ʃə/ (名词) — 演講 /演讲. A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.
• booth /buθ/ (名词) — 攤子 /摊子, 貨攤 /货摊. A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
• cute /kjuːt/ (形容词) — 可愛 /可爱. Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair…
• cream /kɹiːm/ (名词) — 奶油, 乳脂. The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
• dollar /ˈdɑ.lɚ/ (名词) — 圓 /圆, 元. Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, and elsewhere…
• item /ˈaɪ.təm/ (名词) — 項目 /项目, 東西 /东西. A distinct physical object.
• somehow /ˈsʌmhaʊ/ (副词) — 不知何故. In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
• employee /ˌɛm.plɔɪˈiː/ (名词) — 僱員 /雇员, 職員 /职员. A person who provides labor to a company or another person.

视频中出现的短语动词

• find out (动词) — 找出, 查明. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
• come back (动词) — 回來 /回来, 返回. To return to a place.
• end up (动词) — 到达. To bring to a conclusion.
• look around (动词) — 環顧 /环顾. To inspect a building or area.
• show up (动词) — 露面. To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 13 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, gonna, I'm。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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 steal, moral, shock 这类单词。