跟读练习: i made a tiny cake! - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 14 个句子、196 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:45。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 261 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 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：

• clay /kleɪ/ (名词) — 黏土. A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
• afterwards /ˈæf.tɚ.wɚdz/ (副词) — 然後 /然后. At a later or succeeding time; after that;
• smooth /smuːð/ (形容词) — 平穩 /平稳, 順利 /顺利. Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
• 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…
• maker /ˈmeɪk.ɚ/ (名词) — 製造者 /制造者. Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
• stack /stæk/ (名词) — 堆. A large pile of hay, grain, straw, or the like, larger at the bottom than the top, sometimes covered with thatch.
• slice /slaɪs/ (名词) — 片. That which is thin and broad.
• satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (动词) — 滿足 /满足. To be enough (for)
• squeeze /skwiːz/ (动词) — 壓榨, 擠壓 /挤压. To apply pressure (to something) from two or more sides at once.
• texture /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (名词) — 質地 /质地, 材質 /材质. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
• topping /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ (名词) — 澆頭 /浇头. Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
• crumb /kɹʌm/ (名词) — 渣, 渣兒 /渣儿. A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
• glaze /ɡleɪz/ (名词) — 釉. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
• keychain /ˈkiːˌt͡ʃeɪn/ (名词) — 鑰匙扣 /钥匙扣, 鑰匙鏈 /钥匙链. A chain or ring to which a key may be attached.

视频中出现的短语动词

• end up (动词) — 到达. To bring to a conclusion.
• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (动词) — 穿上, 穿. To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).

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 clay, afterwards, smooth 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：