跟读练习: Imagine Dragons - Bones (Lyrics) - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 22 个句子、340 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:06。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 110 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 77% 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 11 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• bone /boʊn/ (名词) — гўдў, гўдўзы. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• patience /ˈpeɪ̯.ʃəns/ (名词) — 耐性, 忍耐. The quality of being patient.
• mirror /ˈmiɹɚ/ (名词) — җинзы, 鏡 /镜. A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
• gray /ɡɹeɪ/ (形容词) — 灰色. Of a color between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
• pace /peɪs/ (名词) — 步伐, 步幅. A step taken with the foot.
• bullet /ˈbʊlɪt/ (名词) — 子彈 /子弹, 槍子 /枪子. A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
• flame /fleɪm/ (名词) — 火焰, 火舌. The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
• dynamite /ˈdaɪ.nəˌmaɪt/ (名词) — 炸藥 /炸药. A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.
• darken /ˈdɑɹkən/ (动词) — 变暗. To make dark or darker by reducing light.
• hurdle /ˈhɝd(ə)l/ (名词) — 跨欄 /跨栏. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.
• vulture /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/ (名词) — 兀鷹 /兀鹰, 鵰 /雕. Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (动词) — 請便 /请便. To proceed with; to begin.
• look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.
• play with (动词) — 玩. To fiddle with; make small adjustments to, for example to something mechanical in order to improve its performance.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 6 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, gonna。请按听到的简短形式来说。

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 bone, patience, mirror 这类单词。