跟读练习: Dozens of Nukes Are Missing. Why? HOW? - 通过视频学习英语口语

正在创建课程...
1
Around 50 nukes have been lost across the world.
2
How did that happen?
3
During the Cold War, the US and the Soviets had ready-to-fire nuclear weapons loaded onto submarines and airplanes.
4
At one point, the US had 12 in the air at once.
5
And the more nukes on the move, the higher the chances of losing one.
6
Inevitably, over the years, nukes went missing mostly due to technical failures and careless mistakes.
7
And this could be just the tip of the iceberg.
8
Luckily, some have been found.
9
However, recovering them is a huge effort as thousands of square kilometers have to be searched.
10
These nuke hunts can go on for years and cost more than a moon mission, and there's no guarantee of success.
11
Today, the US alone is missing six nukes.
12
The detonation of just one could have catastrophic consequences.
13
There are multiple safety mechanisms designed to prevent this, but the best way to stop any of this from happening is to reduce the number of nukes altogether.
14
With a new nuclear arms race on the cards, these incidents would only get more likely.
15
We'd rather not make another video to tell you that

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 15 个句子、195 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:00。 说话人语速较快,每分钟约 196 个词,会出现较多连读和弱读。 85% 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 13 个不太常见的单词,附发音和释义:

  • guarantee /ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/ (名词) — 保證 /保证. Anything that assures a certain outcome.
  • recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/ (动词) — 追回, 收复. To get back, to regain (a physical thing; in astronomy and navigation, sight of a thing or a signal).
  • mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ (名词) — 機械 /机械, 機構 /机构. Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
  • consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ (名词) — 後果 /后果, 結果 /结果. An effect; something that follows a cause as a result.
  • airplane /ˈɛɹˌpleɪ̯n/ (名词) — 飛機 /飞机, 飛行機 /飞行机. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings: a fixed-wing aircraft with at least one engine or electric motor.
  • luckily /ˈlʌk.ɪ.li/ (副词) — 好在, 所幸. In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately.
  • inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/ (副词) — 必將 /必将, 必然. In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
  • submarine /sʌb.məˈɹiːn/ (名词) — 潛艇 /潜艇, 潛水艇 /潜水艇. A boat that can go underwater.
  • careless /kɛɹ.ləs/ (形容词) — 輕率 /轻率, 大意. Not concerned or worried (about).
  • catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/ (形容词) — 災難的 /灾难的, 災難性的 /灾难性的. Of or pertaining to a catastrophe.
  • nuke /n(j)uk/ (动词) — 核平, 核炸. To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
  • detonation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/ (名词) — 爆炸. An explosion or sudden report made by the near-instantaneous decomposition or combustion of unstable substances. Specifically, combustion that spreads…
  • iceberg /ˈaɪsbɝɡ/ (名词) — 冰山. A huge mass of ocean-floating ice which has broken off a glacier or ice shelf

需要注意的发音

  • 长单词——注意重音位置: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, inevitably /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/, catastrophic /ˌkætəˈstɹɑfɪk/, detonation /dɛtəˈneɪʃən/

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 guarantee, recover, mechanism 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have been lost · have been found · be searched
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事have been lost · have been found

什么是跟读法?

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧,最初开发用于专业口译员的培训,并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大:您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同,跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性,语调,节奏,连读,听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

影子跟读法: 阅读完整分步指南 →