跟读练习: DRUSKI: A GUN TO MY HEAD CHANGED MY LIFE - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 42 个句子、412 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:48。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 228 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 只有 80% 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：

• legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ (名词) — 傳說 /传说. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
• insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ (形容词) — 精神失常, 精神錯亂 /精神错乱. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
• sheet /ʃit/ (名词) — 篇, 張 /张. A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
• connect /kəˈnɛkt/ (动词) — 連接 /连接. To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
• rob /ɹɑb/ (动词) — 抢, 搶劫 /抢劫. To steal from, especially using force or violence.
• 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.
• pursue /pɚˈsu/ (动词) — 追求. To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
• accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ (副词) — 偶然. In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
• sue /sjuː/ (动词) — 起訴 /起诉. To file a legal action against someone, generally a non-criminal (civil) action.
• barrel /ˈbæɹəl/ (名词) — 桶. A round (cylindrical) vessel, such as a cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends…
• heal /ˈhiːl/ (动词) — 醫治 /医治. To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
• comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ (名词) — 喜劇演員 /喜剧演员. An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
• mattress /ˈmætɹɪs/ (名词) — 床墊 /床垫. A pad on which a person can recline and sleep, usually having an inner section of coiled springs covered with foam or other cushioning material then enclosed…
• embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/ (动词) — 使…尷尬 /使…尴尬, 使…困窘. To disrupt someone's composure or comfort with acting publicly or freely.
• skit (名词) — 小品, 喜劇小品 /喜剧小品. A short comic performance done by amateurs.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come from (动词) — 來自 /来自. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
• end up (动词) — 到达. To bring to a conclusion.
• figure out (动词) — 弄清楚. To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
• look forward to (动词) — 期待, 向往. To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure; to be excited or eager to.
• look up to (动词) — 崇拜, 钦佩. To show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 15 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, didn't, gonna。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• 长单词——注意重音位置: mechanism /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, comedian /kəˈmiː.di.ən/

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 legend, insane, sheet 这类单词。