跟读练习: Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition: The One You Can't Get Wrong #Shorts - 通过视频学习英语口语
Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This C1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Sleep, Exercise, Nutrition: The One You Can't Get Wrong”. This video has 17 sentences and 235 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:01. The speaker talks fast, about 232 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| deprive verb | /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ | Used with “of”, to take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something. |
| chronically adverb | In a chronic manner, or to a chronic degree. | |
| cognition noun | /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ | The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses. |
| cognitively adverb | /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/ | Relating to thinking (cognition). |
| inflame verb | /ɪnˈfleɪm/ | To set (someone or something) on fire; to cause (someone or something) to burn, flame, or glow; to kindle. |
| prioritize verb | /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ | To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things. |
| reparation noun | /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ | A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s). |
| parameter noun | /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/ | A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc. |
| metabolic adjective | /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/ | Of or pertaining to metabolism. |
| inflammation noun | /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/ | The state of being inflamed. |
| comparative adjective | /kəmˈpæɹətɪv/ | Of or relating to comparison. |
| hygiene noun | /ˈhaɪˌd͡ʒiːn/ | The science of health, its promotion and preservation. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get up to verb | To do something, especially something that is forbidden or improper. | |
| step back verb | /stɛp ˈbæk/ | To stop what one is doing and evaluate the current situation. |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构,并附上视频中的原话:
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| “used to” used to + 动词 — 过去的习惯或状态,现在已不再如此 | used to be |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么,而不是谁做的 | be done |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: cognition /kɑɡˈnɪʃ.ən/, reparation /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/, inflammation /ɪnfləˈmeɪ̯ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: cognitively /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv.li/, prioritize /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/, reparation /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/, parameter /pəˈɹæm.ə.tɚ/, metabolic /mɛtəˈbɒlɪk/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like deprive, chronically, cognition.
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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