跟读练习: Characteristics of Organisms - 通过视频学习英语口语

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All of the living things around us like microscopic protists,
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fungi, plants and animals are called organisms.
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We can tell if something is an organism by looking at its needs and characteristics.
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All organisms need the same things to live and survive in their environment.
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Animals need water, food and nutrients and a place to live.
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They also need the gas, oxygen.
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Plants are organisms that produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
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To do this, plants need sunlight and a gas called carbon dioxide.
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Fungi are decomposers.
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They don't eat other organisms and they can't photosynthesise.
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They obtain energy by breaking down the remains of organisms and absorb organic compounds from the broken down remains.
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In doing so, fungi play an important role in nutrient cycling in ecosystems.
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From microscopic amoebas to giant blue whales,
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all organisms are made up of cells.
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Cells are the smallest units within an organism that can carry out life processes.
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They are often referred to as the building blocks of life.
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All organisms grow as they get older.
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When organisms grow they usually get taller and heavier.
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As organisms get older they develop to look a lot more like their parents.
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All organisms can reproduce.
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This means they are able to produce young of the same kind.
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An oak tree will produce seeds from which an oak sapling will emerge.
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A female zebra will give birth to a baby zebra
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that will grow and go on to reproduce new young of its own.
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Organisms also respond to changes around them.
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When an animal senses danger, it may respond by running away.
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Some plants open and close their leaves or flowers in response to the change from day to night.
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Many plants grow or bend in the direction of sunlight.
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to changes around them helps all organisms to meet their needs and survive in their environment.
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See ya!

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 30 个句子、316 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:02。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 104 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 81% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
organism 名词/ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/生物, 有機體 /有机体
sunlight 名词/ˈsʌnˌlaɪt/陽光 /阳光, 日光
reproduce 动词/ˌɹi.pɹəˈdus/複製 /复制
nutrient 名词/ˈnuː.tɹi.ənt/養分 /养分, 營養素 /营养素
refer 动词/ɹɪˈfɜː/談到 /谈到
flower 名词/ˈfloʊɚ/хуа, хуар
obtain 动词/əbˈteɪn/獲得 /获得
organic 形容词/ɔːˈɡænɪk/生物的
seed 名词/siːd/種子 /种子, 種 /种
oxygen 名词/ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/氧
leaf 名词/lif/еезы, еер
compound 名词/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/化合物
bend 动词/bɛnd/彎 /弯
whale 名词/ˈweɪl/鯨魚 /鲸鱼
characteristic 名词/ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/特性, 特質 /特质

视频中出现的短语动词

单词发音释义
break down 动词壞了 /坏了, 出故障
carry out 动词/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/進行 /进行
run away 动词逃跑

需要注意的发音

  • 长单词——注意重音位置: organism /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, ecosystem /ˈikoʊˌsɪstəm/, microscopic /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/, decomposer /diːkəmˈpəʊzə(ɹ)/

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 organism, sunlight, reproduce 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:

结构视频中的用法
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的are called · are made · are often referred
“will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测will produce · will give · will grow

什么是跟读法?

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