跟读练习: R.E.M - Losing My Religion (Lyrics) - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 21 个句子、279 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 4:06。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 68 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 80% 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：

• spotlight /ˈspɒtˌlaɪt/ (名词) — 聚光燈 /聚光灯. A bright, directional light or lamp, especially one used to illuminate the focus or center of attention on a stage.
• knee /ni/ (名词) — 膝, 膝蓋 /膝盖. In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
• slip /ˈslɪp/ (动词) — 滑. To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
• pale /peɪl/ (形容词) — 蒼白 /苍白, 白皙. Light in color.
• confession /kənˈfɛʃən/ (名词) — 自白, 承認 /承认. The open admittance of having done something (especially something bad).
• laugh /læf/ (动词) — щё, 笑. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
• sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (动词) — 唱歌, 唱. To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• plate /ˈpleɪ̯t/ (名词) — дезы, 碟仔. A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
• blind /ˈblaɪ̯nd/ (形容词) — ха, хазы. Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
• fantasy /ˈfæntəsi/ (名词) — 幻想, 空想. That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
• dream /ˈdɹim/ (动词) — 做夢 /做梦, 夢見 /梦见. To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
• consider /kənˈsɪd.ə/ (动词) — 考慮 /考虑, 熟慮 /熟虑. To think about seriously.
• corner /ˈkɔɹnɚ/ (名词) — 角落, 拐角. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
• religion /ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒ.ən/ (名词) — 宗教. Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief.
• link /ˈlɪŋk/ (名词) — 連結 /连结. A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 8 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, haven'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 spotlight, knee, slip 这类单词。