跟读练习: Streamline English Connections 17 - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 28 个句子、189 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:42。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 111 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：

• qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (名词) — 資格 /资格. The act or process of qualifying for a position, achievement etc.
• earn /ɝn/ (动词) — 掙 /挣, 賺 /赚. To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work.
• bureau /ˈbjʊ.ɹoʊ/ (名词) — 署, 局. An administrative unit of government; office.
• handsome /ˈhæn.səm/ (形容词) — 俊, 俊美. Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
• immigrant /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ (名词) — 移民, 移民者. A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
• pardon /ˈpɑːdn̩/ (名词) — 原諒 /原谅. Forgiveness for an offence.
• emigrate /ˈɛmɪɡɹeɪt/ (动词) — 移民, 移居. To leave the country in which one lives, especially one's native country, in order to reside elsewhere.
• hostel /ˈhɑstəl/ (名词) — 招待所, 宿舍. An overnight lodging place for travelers, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.
• tall /tɔl/ (形容词) — 高. Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of…
• marriage /ˈmæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 婚姻, 結婚 /结婚. The state of being married.
• seat /siːt/ (名词) — 座位, 位子. Something to be sat upon.
• promise /ˈpɹɑmɪs/ (名词) — 諾言 /诺言, 答應 /答应. An oath or affirmation; a vow.

视频中出现的短语动词

• do in (动词) — 幹掉 /干掉, 弄死. To kill or end; to defeat.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 10 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I've, don't, can'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 qualification, earn, bureau 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：