跟读练习: Sea Sponges #Short - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 14 个句子、146 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:58。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 151 个词，接近日常对话。 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• sponge /spʌnd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 海綿 /海绵. Any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica.
• mask /mæsk/ (名词) — 面具, 面罩. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.
• pump /pʌmp/ (名词) — 泵, 唧筒. A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
• oxygen /ˈɑksɪd͡ʒən/ (名词) — 氧. The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. Sometimes called elemental…
• particle /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/ (名词) — 粒子. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
• brainless (形容词) — 瞎頭子 /瞎头子, 無頭腦的 /无头脑的. Having no brain.
• fascinate /ˈfæsɪneɪt/ (动词) — 誘惑 /诱惑, 迷住. To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
• snorkel (名词) — 呼吸管. A hollow tube, held in the mouth, or mounted on and opening into a diving mask, used by swimmers for breathing underwater.
• tiny /ˈtaɪni/ (形容词) — 細小 /细小, 微細 /微细. Very small.
• grab /ˈɡɹæb/ (动词) — 抓住. To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
• flow /ˈfloʊ̯/ (动词) — 流. To move as a fluid from one position to another.
• hole /hoʊl/ (名词) — 孔, 洞. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
• incredible /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/ (形容词) — 難以置信 /难以置信. Too implausible to be credible; beyond belief.
• wave /weɪv/ (动词) — 招手, 揮手 /挥手. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, they're, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• 长单词——注意重音位置: regenerate /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/, incredible /ɪŋˈkɹɛdəbəl/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 sponge, mask, pump 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：