跟读练习: RECAP: First Punic War - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 24 个句子、170 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:44。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 98 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 76% 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• fleet /ˈfliːt/ (名词) — 艦隊 /舰队, 船隊 /船队. A group of vessels or vehicles.
• scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/ (动词) — 抓, 划. To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
• wage /weɪd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 工資 /工资, 薪金. An amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
• disaster /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ (名词) — 災難 /灾难, 災害 /灾害. An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent…
• revenge /ɹəˈvɛnd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 報仇 /报仇, 復仇 /复仇. Any form of personal, retaliatory action against an individual, institution, or group for some alleged or perceived harm or injustice.
• invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ (名词) — 侵占, 佔領 /占领. A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the…
• determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/ (名词) — 測定 /测定, 測量 /测量. The act, process, or result of any accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight, intensity, etc.
• inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/ (形容词) — 不可避免, 總會 /总会. Impossible to avoid or prevent.
• unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/ (形容词) — 不可思議 /不可思议. Not to be believed.
• surround /səˈɹaʊnd/ (动词) — 包圍 /包围, 圍繞 /围绕. To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
• vengeance /ˈvɛnˌd͡ʒəns/ (名词) — 復仇 /复仇. Revenge taken for an insult, injury, or other wrong.
• heartland /ˈhɑɹtlənd/ (名词) — 心臟地帶 /心脏地带. Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”).
• ingenious /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/ (形容词) — 有发明才能的. Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
• superpower (名词) — 超級大國 /超级大国. A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come back (动词) — 回來 /回来, 返回. To return to a place.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (动词) — 請便 /请便. To proceed with; to begin.
• 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 4 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 aren't, don't, gonna。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: determination /dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən/, inevitable /ɪˈnɛvɪtəbəl/, unbelievable /ˌʌnbɪˈliːvəbl̩/

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 fleet, scratch, wage 这类单词。