跟读练习: Sub Urban - Cradles (Lyrics) - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 20 个句子、232 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:28。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 67 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 75% 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 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• breathe /bɹiːð/ (动词) — 呼吸, 吸. To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• scream /skɹiːm/ (动词) — 叫喊, 嗷叫. To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
• cradle /ˈkɹeɪdəl/ (名词) — 搖籃 /摇篮. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or swinging on pivots.
• pocket /ˈpɑ.kɪt/ (名词) — 口袋, 荷包. A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
• gate /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ (名词) — 門口 /门口, 門 /门. A doorlike structure outside a house.
• belong /bɪˈlɒŋ/ (动词) — 屬於 /属于. To have its proper place.
• consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/ (名词) — 消費 /消费. The act of eating, drinking or using.
• 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…
• tension /ˈtɛnʃən/ (名词) — 緊張 /紧张, 不安. The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
• sheep /ˈʃiːp/ (名词) — мянён, ён. A woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis.
• lens /lɛnz/ (名词) — 透鏡 /透镜, 鏡片 /镜片. An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
• whip /ˈwɪp/ (名词) — 鞭子, 鞭. A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a…
• skinny /ˈskɪni/ (形容词) — 瘦, 枯瘦. Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
• nursery /ˈnɝsəɹi/ (名词) — 托兒所 /托儿所, 幼兒園 /幼儿园. Especially in European countries: a room or area in a household set apart for the care of children.
• aloud /əˈlaʊd/ (副词) — 大聲地 /大声地. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

视频中出现的短语动词

• cross out (动词) — 劃掉 /划掉. To strike out (something); to draw a line through (something).

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 5 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 wanna, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: consumption /kənˈsʌmp.ʃən/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/, sheep /ˈʃiːp/, redemption /ɹɪˈdɛmpʃən/, hush /hʌʃ/

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 breathe, scream, cradle 这类单词。