跟读练习: Lana Del Rey || Off to the Races || (Lyrics) - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 35 个句子、591 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:24。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 134 个词，很适合跟读。 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 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• coin /ˈkoɪ̯n/ (名词) — 硬幣 /硬币, 銅錢 /铜钱. A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
• scarlet /ˈskɑɹlɪt/ (名词) — 深紅色 /深红色, 緋紅 /绯红. A brilliant red colour sometimes tinged with orange.
• swim /swɪm/ (动词) — 游泳. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (名词) — 門口 /门口, 門 /门. A doorlike structure outside a house.
• chase /t͡ʃeɪs/ (动词) — 追逐, 追. To follow at speed.
• crystal /ˈkɹɪstəl/ (名词) — 結晶 /结晶. A solid composed of an array of atoms or molecules possessing long-range order and arranged in a pattern which is periodic in three dimensions.
• pray /pɹeɪ/ (动词) — 祈禱 /祈祷, 禱告 /祷告. To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
• deny /dəˈnaɪ/ (动词) — 否認 /否认, 否定. To disallow or reject.
• polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/ (动词) — 擦亮. To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
• chaos /ˈkeɪˌɑs/ (名词) — 混沌. The unordered state of matter in classical accounts of cosmogony.
• 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.
• nail /neɪl/ (名词) — зыҗя, җиҗя. The horny plate or appendage at the ends of the digits of various animals, including most reptiles, birds, and mammals (both nonhuman and human).
• basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/ (名词) — 地下室. A floor of a building below ground level.
• casino /kəˈsiːnəʊ/ (名词) — 賭場 /赌场, 卡西諾 /卡西诺. A public building or room for gambling.
• lip /lɪp/ (名词) — зуйчунзы, зуйчур. Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

视频中出现的短语动词

• break down (动词) — 壞了 /坏了, 出故障. To stop functioning.
• fall down /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ (动词) — 落下, 倒下. To fall to the ground. To collapse.
• go down (动词) — 下降, 下去. To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
• watch over (动词) — 守护. To guard and protect.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 34 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, won't, doesn't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, thief /ˈθiːf/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: polish /ˈpɑ.lɪʃ/, shameless /ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/

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 coin, scarlet, swim 这类单词。