跟读练习: Inside Costco’s Growing 'Cool Factor' With Younger Shoppers - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 60 个句子、594 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:32。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 168 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 81% 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：

• membership (名词) — 會籍 /会籍, 會員身份 /会员身份. The state of being a member of a group or organization.
• clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ (名词) — 衣服, 衣裳. Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to…
• designer /dɪˈzaɪnɚ/ (名词) — 設計師 /设计师, 設計家 /设计家. A person who designs something, or who designs things as a profession.
• whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/ — 然而. In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.
• decline /dɪˈklaɪn/ (动词) — 惡化 /恶化. To move downwards, to fall, to drop.
• luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/ (名词) — 豪華 /豪华. Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings; the state of being that they create.
• flood /flʌd/ (名词) — 洪水, 洪災 /洪灾. An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
• wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ — 無論何處 /无论何处. Regardless of the place in, at or to which.
• lean /ˈliːn/ (动词) — 傾斜 /倾斜. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
• teenager /ˈtiːnˌeɪ̯d͡ʒə/ (名词) — 少年, 青少年. A person between thirteen and nineteen years old (inclusive).
• hint /hɪnt/ (名词) — 暗示. A clue.
• subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/ (名词) — 訂閱 /订阅, 預訂 /预订. Access to a resource for a period of time, generally for payment.
• buzz /bʌz/ (名词) — 嗡, 嗡嗡. A continuous humming noise, as of bees; a confused murmur, as of general conversation in low tones.
• cloth /klɒθ/ (名词) — 布, 布料. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• suburban /səˈbɜː(ɹ)bən/ (形容词) — 郊區的 /郊区的, 市郊的. Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city; of or relating to suburbia or the suburbs.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come from (动词) — 來自 /来自. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
• grow up (动词) — 長大 /长大. To mature and become an adult.
• look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 18 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, they're, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “th” 音: clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, cloth /klɒθ/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: luxury /ˈlʌk.ʃə.ɹi/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: capitalize /ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/, embroidery /ɪmˈbɹɔɪdəɹi/

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 membership, clothing, designer 这类单词。