跟读练习: Shorts - Edinburgh Castle - 通过视频学习英语口语
正在创建课程...
1
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland.
2
It is a very beautiful old city.
3
About 400,000 people live in the city and 6 million people visit every year.
4
Every year in August there is a festival in the city with a lot of theatre, music, dance and comedy.
5
The original city was built on the Royal Mile.
6
This is a street in Edinburgh's old town.
7
The Royal Mile is about 1.6 kilometres long.
8
It starts at Holyrood Palace and finishes at Edinburgh Castle.
9
It is called the Royal Mile because it connects two royal homes.
10
The castle is nearly a thousand years old.
11
It stands on an enormous piece of volcanic rock and it looks down on the rest of the city.
12
King David I of Scotland was the first king who built on the rock in about 1130.
13
He built this chapel and named it Queen Mary's Chapel, after his mother.
14
For the next 300 years, the castle was at the centre of wars between England and Scotland.
15
In the 15th century, the castle became the home of the King of Scotland.
16
Each new king added to the castle.
17
In 1511, James IV built the Great Hall.
18
In the 16th century, James VI added extra defences to the castle entrance.
19
In the 18th century, Scotland officially became part part of the United Kingdom.
20
The last battle at the castle was in 1745 when Prince Charles Edward Stuart, who was nicknamed Bonnie Prince Charlie,
21
tried to capture the castle.
22
In the early 19th century, the castle was a prison, but it is now a tourist attraction.
23
About one and a quarter million people visit the castle every year.
24
They come to see the buildings and to hear the stories.
25
They also come to see and hear the one o'clock gun.
26
Soldiers fire this every day at exactly one o'clock.
27
But they really come for the views of the city of Edinburgh.
📺 同频道
✨ 推荐视频
本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 A2 级别的口语课以视频“Shorts - Edinburgh Castle”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有:castle, Scotland, royal, century, built。 这段视频共有 27 个句子、314 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:38。 说话人语速较慢,每分钟约 86 个词,你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 84% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词,其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 9 个值得学习的单词,附发音和释义:
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| castle 名词 | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | 城堡 |
| chapel 名词 | /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/ | 禮拜堂 /礼拜堂 |
| capture 动词 | /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/ | 捕獲 /捕获, 佔領 /占领 |
| entrance 名词 | /ˈɛn.tɹəns/ | 入口, 門口 /门口 |
| connect 动词 | /kəˈnɛkt/ | 連接 /连接 |
| enormous 形容词 | /ɪˈnɔː.məs/ | 巨大的 |
| attraction 名词 | /əˈtɹækʃn̩/ | 吸引力 |
| nickname 名词 | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | 綽號 /绰号, 外號 /外号 |
| kilometre 名词 | /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/ | 千米, 公里 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| look down on 动词 | 看不起, 瞧不起 |
需要注意的发音
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, officially /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, officially /əˈfɪʃ.(ə.)li/
中文母语者容易读错的音:
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚,后面不要加元音: entrance /ˈɛn.tɹəns/, connect /kəˈnɛkt/, enormous /ɪˈnɔː.məs/, volcanic /vɔlˈkænɪk/, defence /dɪˈfɛns/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大,不要读成 /e/: chapel /ˈt͡ʃæp.əl/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, attraction /əˈtɹækʃn̩/, volcanic /vɔlˈkænɪk/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频,不要开口,记下不认识的单词。
- 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。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 castle, chapel, capture 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。































