跟读练习: 'Comparing Business Cards' Scene | American Psycho - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 127 个句子、519 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:02。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 103 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 75% 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 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (形容词) — 飢餓 /饥饿, 餓 /饿. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/ (形容词) — 令人印象深刻. Making, or tending to make, a positive impression; having power to impress.
• subtle /ˈsʌtəl/ (形容词) — 微妙. Of an action or movement: very delicate or slight, and thus barely noticeable; not obvious; inconspicuous, unintrusive.
• thickness /ˈθɪknəs/ (名词) — 厚度. The property of being thick (in dimension).
• mister /ˈmɪstəɹ/ (名词) — 先生. Alternative spelling of Mister, especially when used as a form of address without a name.
• bone /boʊn/ (名词) — гўдў, гўдўзы. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/ — 恭喜, 恭喜恭喜. Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
• swing /ˈswɪŋ/ (动词) — 擺動 /摆动, 搖擺 /摇摆. To rotate about an off-centre fixed point.
• pension /ˈpɛnʃən/ (名词) — 養老金 /养老金, 退休金. An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but…
• sweat /swɛt/ (动词) — 流汗, 發汗 /发汗. To emit sweat.
• pale /peɪl/ (形容词) — 蒼白 /苍白, 白皙. Light in color.
• loser /luzɚ/ (名词) — 輸家 /输家. A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
• reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 保留. The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
• printer /ˈpɹɪntɚ/ (名词) — 印刷者. One who makes prints.
• compliment /ˈkɑmpləmənt/ (名词) — 稱讚 /称赞, 道賀 /道贺. An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.

视频中出现的短语动词

• look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• look after (动词) — 關照 /关照, 照顧 /照顾. To follow with the eyes; to look in the direction of (someone or something departing).

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 25 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'm, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, sufficient /səˈfɪʃənt/, pension /ˈpɛnʃən/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/, squash /skwɔʃ/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, reservation /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.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 hungry, impressive, subtle 这类单词。