跟读练习: Grade 9- unit 4- Getting started - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 23 个句子、167 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:26。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 116 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 81% 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：

• castle /ˈkɑːsəl/ (名词) — 城堡. A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or…
• heritage /ˈhɛɹ.ɪ.tɪd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 遺產 /遗产. An inheritance; property that may be inherited.
• temple /ˈtɛm.pl̩/ (名词) — 寺廟 /寺庙, 寺. A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.
• magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/ (形容词) — 壯麗 /壮丽, 堂皇. Grand, elegant or splendid in appearance.
• preservation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 保存. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
• visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ (名词) — 訪客 /访客, 客人. Someone who visits someone else; someone staying as a guest.
• occupy /ˈɑkjəpaɪ/ (动词) — 花費 /花费, 佔 /占. To fill.
• monument /ˈmɑnjʊmənt/ (名词) — 紀念碑 /纪念碑. A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.
• historic /hɪˈstoɹɪk/ (形容词) — 有歷史意義的 /有历史意义的, 歷史性的 /历史性的. Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
• effort /ˈɛf.ɚt/ (名词) — 努力, 費力 /费力. The work involved in performing an activity; exertion.
• complex /kɑmˈplɛks/ (形容词) — 繁複 /繁复, 複雜 /复杂. Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
• queen /kwiːn/ (名词) — 王后. The wife, consort, or widow of a king.
• religious /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/ (形容词) — 宗教. Concerning religion.
• generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/ (名词) — 生, 生育. The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation.
• fantastic /fænˈtæs.tɪk/ (形容词) — 奇妙. Wonderful; marvelous; excellent; extraordinarily good or great (used especially as an intensifier).

视频中出现的短语动词

• look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的发音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: preservation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfəsənt/, preservation /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, generation /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃən/

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 castle, heritage, temple 这类单词。