跟读练习: Seinfeld: The Opposite (Clip) | TBS - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 33 个句子、306 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:11。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 140 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 81% 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：

• tuna /ˈtjuː.nə/ (名词) — 金槍魚 /金枪鱼. Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
• salad /ˈsæl.əd/ (名词) — 色拉, 沙拉. A food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often…
• toast /toʊst/ (名词) — 烤麵包 /烤面包, 吐司. Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
• swim /swɪm/ (动词) — 游泳. To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
• instinct /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ (名词) — 本能, 天性. A natural or inherent impulse or behaviour.
• aspect /ˈæspɛkt/ (名词) — 方面. Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (动词) — 後悔 /后悔, 遺憾 /遗憾. To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• potato /pəˈteɪ.təʊ/ (名词) — 土豆, 馬鈴薯 /马铃薯. The edible starchy tuber of the plant species Solanum tuberosum.
• unemployed /ˌʌnɪmˈplɔɪd/ (形容词) — 失業的 /失业的. Having no job despite being able and willing to work.
• bald /bɔːld/ (形容词) — 禿頭的 /秃头的, 光禿禿的 /光秃秃的. Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.
• coleslaw /ˈkoʊlslɔ/ (名词) — 涼拌捲心菜 /凉拌卷心菜. A salad of finely shredded raw cabbage and sometimes shredded carrots, dressed with mayonnaise (white slaw) or a vinaigrette (red slaw).
• intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/ (动词) — 威脅 /威胁, 恐嚇 /恐吓. To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

视频中出现的短语动词

• 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 5 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, couldn't, don't。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 tuna, salad, toast 这类单词。