跟读练习: Hummingbirds – A Closer Look - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 17 个句子、169 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:38。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 104 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 76% 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：

• finger /ˈfɪŋɡɚ/ (名词) — 手指, 指頭 /指头. A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other…
• flower /ˈfloʊɚ/ (名词) — хуа, хуар. A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or may not be used for sexual…
• liquid /ˈlɪk.wɪd/ (名词) — 液體 /液体, 液態 /液态. A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those…
• tail /ˈteɪ̯l/ (名词) — йиба, 尾. The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus or cloaca.
• weigh /weɪ/ (动词) — 稱重 /称重. To determine the weight of an object.
• needle /ˈniː.dəl/ (名词) — җын, 針 /针. A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a…
• gram /ˈɡɹæm/ (名词) — 克, 公克. A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
• insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ (名词) — 昆蟲 /昆虫, 蟲子 /虫子. An arthropod (in the Insecta class) characterized by six legs, up to four wings, and a chitinous exoskeleton.
• backward /ˈbækwɚd/ (形容词) — 逆向. Situated toward or at the rear of something.
• hum /ˈhʌm/ (动词) — 哼, 哼唱. To make a sound from the vocal cords without pronouncing any real words, with one's lips closed.
• hummingbird /ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜɹd/ (名词) — 蜂鳥 /蜂鸟. Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
• beak /biːk/ (名词) — 鳥嘴 /鸟嘴, 嘴. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
• fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ (动词) — 誘惑 /诱惑, 迷住. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
• nectar /ˈnɛk.təɹ/ (名词) — 瓊漿 /琼浆, 神酒. The drink of the gods.

视频中出现的短语动词

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

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 finger, flower, liquid 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：