跟读练习: Reading Explorer Foundation, Unit-11 Ichthyosaurs - 通过视频学习英语口语

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While dinosaurs walked the Earth,
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sea monsters called ichthyosaurs ruled the world's oceans.
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Icthyosaurs were ancient reptiles.
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They first appeared about 251 million years ago,
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during the Triassic period, about 20 million years before dinosaurs came about.
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True to their name, which means fish lizards in Greek, the earliest ichthyosaurs looked much like lizards with fins.
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Over a period of 100 million years, their bodies changed and they developed fish-like tails.
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They had long, narrow skulls and jaws with sharp teeth.
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These teeth were used to catch and eat animals like fish and squid.
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Their eyes were the largest ever recorded of any animal.
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In fact, one species, Temnodontosaurus, had eyes that were over 10 inches wide.
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Large eyes helped ichthyosaurs see through the dark waters of the deep ocean.
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Icthyosaurs were different sizes.
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Some were only around 60 centimeters long, but the longest were about 26 meters long.
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Icthyosaurs had paddle-like fins and a large tail,
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which helped them swim at speeds of around 35 kilometers per hour.
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Altogether, these qualities put ichthyosaurs at the top of the food chain.
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By the late Cretaceous period,
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about 25 million years before an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs, ichthyosaurs became extinct.
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Some scientists believe it may have been a result of climate change.
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But the exact reason why these early sea monsters died out is still a mystery.

本课的词汇与口语要点

这段视频共有 21 个句子、221 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:28。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 90 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 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 15 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:

单词发音释义
dinosaur 名词/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/恐龍 /恐龙
tail 名词/ˈteɪ̯l/йиба, 尾
fin 名词/fɪn/鰭 /鳍, 魚鰭 /鱼鳍
lizard 名词/ˈlɪzɚd/蜥蜴
sharp 形容词/ʃɑɹp/銳利 /锐利, 尖銳 /尖锐
mystery 名词/ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/謎 /谜, 謎團 /谜团
narrow 形容词/ˈnæɹəʊ/窄
scientist 名词/ˈsaɪəntəst/科學家 /科学家
swim 动词/swɪm/游泳
meter 名词/ˈmitəɹ/計量表 /计量表
skull 名词/ˈskʌl/頭骨 /头骨, 頭蓋骨 /头盖骨
wipe 动词/waɪp/擦, 擦拭
jaw 名词/d͡ʒɔː/顎 /颚, 下顎 /下颚
asteroid 名词/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/小行星
ichthyosaur 名词/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/魚龍 /鱼龙

视频中出现的短语动词

单词释义
see through 动词看透

需要注意的发音

  • “th” 音: altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/, ichthyosaur /ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹ/

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 dinosaur, tail, fin 这类单词。

什么是跟读法?

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧,最初开发用于专业口译员的培训,并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大:您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同,跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性,语调,节奏,连读,听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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