跟读练习: How ADHD Medication Works - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 12 个句子、202 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:10。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 173 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 79% 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/ (名词) — 藥物 /药物. A medicine, or all the medicines regularly taken by a patient.
• reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ (名词) — 報酬 /报酬, 獎勵 /奖励. Something of value given in return for an act.
• everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ (形容词) — 日常的. Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
• gap /ɡæp/ (名词) — 間隙 /间隙. An opening in anything, made by breaking or parting.
• chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (动词) — 追逐, 追. To follow at speed.
• suck /sʌk/ (动词) — 吸吮, 咂. To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
• supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/ (形容词) — 支持的. Providing support.
• bore /boɹ/ (动词) — 煩擾 /烦扰. To inspire boredom in somebody.
• spit /spɪt/ (动词) — 吐痰, 吐. To evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.
• distract /dɪˈstɹækt/ (动词) — 分心. To divert the attention of.
• stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 刺激. A pushing or goading toward action.
• dopamine /ˈdoʊ.pəˌmin/ (名词) — 多巴胺. A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
• amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/ (名词) — 安非他明, 安非他命. The racemic freebase of 1-phenylpropan-2-amine; an equal parts mixture of levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine in their pure amine forms.
• methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/ (名词) — 哌甲酯, 哌醋甲酯. A stimulant used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy, better known by the trade name Ritalin

需要注意的发音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: medication /mɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/, stimulation /stɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/, amphetamine /æmˈfɛt.ə.miːn/, methylphenidate /ˌmɛθ əlˈfɛn ɪˌdeɪt/

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 medication, reward, everyday 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：