跟读练习: How to Brush Your Teeth - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 26 个句子、238 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:21。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 101 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 78% 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：

• brush /bɹʌʃ/ (名词) — 刷子, 刷. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
• rush /ɹʌʃ/ (动词) — 急速去, 急速做. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
• angle /ˈæŋ.ɡəl/ (名词) — 角, 角度. A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
• coat /ˈkoʊ̯t/ (名词) — 外衣, 大衣. An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
• tube /tuːb/ (名词) — 筒. Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (动词) — 呼吸, 吸. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• dental /ˈdɛn.təl/ (形容词) — 牙齒的 /牙齿的, 牙的. Of or concerning the teeth.
• subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/ (动词) — 簽署 /签署. To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name).
• circular /ˈsɜɹ.kjə.ləɹ/ (形容词) — 圓 /圆. Of or relating to a circle.
• squeeze /skwiːz/ (动词) — 壓榨, 擠壓 /挤压. To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
• indicator /ˈɪn.dɪˌkeɪ.tə(ɹ)/ (名词) — 指示符. A pointer or index that indicates something.
• hygiene /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ (名词) — 衛生學 /卫生学. The science of health, its promotion and preservation.
• toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/ (名词) — 牙刷. A brush, used with toothpaste, for cleaning the teeth.
• toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/ (名词) — 牙膏. A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.
• bacterium /bækˈtɪəɹ.ɪəm/ (名词) — 細菌 /细菌. A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 5 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, we're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/, toothpaste /ˈtuθpeɪst/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: brush /bɹʌʃ/, rush /ɹʌʃ/, toothbrush /ˈtuːθ.bɹʌʃ/

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 brush, rush, angle 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：