跟读练习: English in a Minute: Break Even - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 16 个句子、142 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:56。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 152 个词，接近日常对话。 94% 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 12 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• earn /ɝn/ (动词) — 掙 /挣, 賺 /赚. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
• earnings (名词) — 收益, 收入. Wages, money earned, income.
• bankrupt /ˈbæŋk.ɹəpt/ (形容词) — 破產著 /破产着. In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent.
• rethink /ɹiːˈθɪŋk/ (动词) — 再想, 重想. To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
• angry /ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/ (形容词) — 恼怒的, 憤怒的 /愤怒的. Displaying or feeling anger.
• equal /ˈiːkwəl/ (形容词) — 平等, 同等. The same in one or more respects.
• barely /ˈbeɹ.li/ (副词) — 僅僅 /仅仅. By a small margin.
• profit /ˈpɹɑfɪt/ (名词) — 贏利 /赢利, 利潤 /利润. Total income or cash flow minus expenditures. The money or other benefit a non-governmental organization or individual receives in exchange for products and…
• welcome /ˈwɛl.kəm/ — хуанйин, 歡迎光臨 /欢迎光临. Greeting given upon someone's arrival.
• shop /ʃɑp/ (名词) — пузы, 商店. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
• coffee /ˈkɑfi/ (名词) — 咖啡豆. A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
• ill /ɪl/ (形容词) — 病. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

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 earn, earnings, bankrupt 这类单词。