跟读练习: Lesson 20-1 - What Can You Do - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 85 个句子、430 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:02。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 107 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 78% 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 12 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• skill /skɪl/ (名词) — 技巧, 技能. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• ton /tʌn/ (名词) — 噸 /吨, 公噸 /公吨. The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.
• follower /ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/ (名词) — 追隨者 /追随者. One who follows, comes after another.
• asleep /əˈsliːp/ (形容词) — 睡著的, 睡着的. In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• chef /ʃɛf/ (名词) — 廚師 /厨师. The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
• taxi /ˈtæksi/ (名词) — 出租汽車 /出租汽车, 出租車 /出租车. A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.
• beard /bɪɹd/ (名词) — хўзы, 喙鬚 /喙须. Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck.
• writer /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ (名词) — 作家, 作者. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
• teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (动词) — 教, 教授. To pass on knowledge to.
• cook /kʊk/ (动词) — 做飯 /做饭, 做菜. To prepare food for eating, typically by heating it, combining it with other ingredients, seasoning it, preparing it for serving, etc.
• restaurant /ˈɹɛst(ə)ˌɹɑnt/ (名词) — 餐廳 /餐厅, 餐館 /餐馆. An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.
• excuse /ɪksˈkjuz/ (动词) — 原諒 /原谅. To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 15 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 can't, don't, I'm。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 skill, ton, follower 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：