跟读练习: Fluency - day 5 - How to become a really good listener - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 13 个句子、148 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:58。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 154 个词，接近日常对话。 89% 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 9 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• silent /ˈsaɪ̯lənt/ (形容词) — 安靜 /安静, 恬靜 /恬静. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (动词) — 證實 /证实, 確認 /确认. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• visible /ˈvɪzɪb(ə)l/ (形容词) — 看得見 /看得见, 可看見的 /可看见的. Able to be seen.
• dive /daɪv/ (动词) — 潛水 /潜水. To swim under water.
• pause /pɔːz/ (名词) — 停頓 /停顿, 暫停 /暂停. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
• curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ (名词) — 好奇, 好奇心. Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
• headphones /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ (名词) — 耳機 /耳机, 耳筒. A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
• fulfill /fʊlˈfɪl/ (动词) — 履行. To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
• interrupt /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ (动词) — 打斷 /打断, 插嘴. To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.

视频中出现的短语动词

• look for (动词) — 找, 找尋 /找寻. To seek.
• take off (动词) — 脫 /脱. To remove.
• turn off (动词) — 關 /关, 關掉 /关掉. To power down, to switch off, to put out of operation, to deactivate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 doesn't, they're, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

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 silent, confirm, visible 这类单词。