跟读练习: challenging myself to speak on a random topic for 1 minute! #communicationskills - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 13 个句子、179 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:01。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 175 个词，接近日常对话。 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• tune /tjuːn/ (名词) — 曲調 /曲调, 曲子. A melody.
• silence /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ (名词) — 沉默. The absence of any sound.
• compete /kəmˈpiːt/ (动词) — 競爭 /竞争, 高下. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
• controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/ (形容词) — 有爭議 /有争议. Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.
• spill /spɪl/ (动词) — 潑掉 /泼掉, 潑 /泼. To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour.
• refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/ (动词) — 提神. To renew or revitalize.
• meltdown /ˈmɛltˌdaʊn/ (名词) — 堆芯熔毀 /堆芯熔毁. An act or process of melting.
• archery /ˈɑɹt͡ʃəɹiː/ (名词) — 箭術 /箭术, 射箭. The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.
• exercise /ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ (名词) — 練習 /练习. Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
• noise /ˈnoɪ̯z/ (名词) — 噪音, 響聲 /响声. Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
• flow /ˈfloʊ̯/ (动词) — 流. To move as a fluid from one position to another.
• joke /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ (名词) — 笑話 /笑话. An amusing story.
• ourselves /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ — 我們自己 /我们自己, 我们自己. Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
• external /ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/ (形容词) — 外部的. Outside of something; on the exterior.

视频中出现的短语动词

• tune out (动词) — 换台, 调台. To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.

需要注意的发音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: controversial /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.ʃəl/, distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, refresh /ɹɪˈfɹɛʃ/

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 tune, silence, compete 这类单词。