跟读练习: The California Roll Was Invented in Canada - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 28 个句子、211 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:02。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 104 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 只有 76% 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 14 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• sushi /ˈsuːʃi/ (名词) — 壽司 /寿司, 日本壽司 /日本寿司. A Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or…
• cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ (名词) — 烹飪法 /烹饪法, 餐. A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
• invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/ (动词) — 發明 /发明. To design a new process or mechanism.
• wooden /ˈwʊdn̩/ (形容词) — 木製 /木制. Made of wood.
• partly /ˈpɑɹtli/ (副词) — 部分地. In part, or to some degree, but not completely.
• nope /noʊp/ — 不啊, 不是啊. No.
• wrap /ɹæp/ (动词) — 包裝 /包装, 包. To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
• mold /moʊld/ (名词) — 霉菌, 霉. A natural substance in the form of a furry or woolly growth of tiny fungi that appears when organic material lies for a long time exposed to (usually warm and…
• ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/ (名词) — 成份, 材料. One of the substances present in a mixture, especially food.
• notebook /ˈnoʊtˌbʊk/ (名词) — 筆記本 /笔记本, 本子. A book (physical or digital) in which notes or memoranda are written.
• sticker /ˈstɪkə/ (名词) — 貼紙 /贴纸. Something or someone that sticks (pierces, or adheres).
• appoint /əˈpɔɪnt/ (动词) — 約定 /约定, 預約 /预约. To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
• beginner /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ (名词) — 初學者 /初学者, 新手. Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started.
• seaweed /ˈsiwid/ (名词) — 海帶 /海带, 海藻. Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp.

视频中出现的短语动词

• look back (动词) — 回顧 /回顾. To think of (past events) in retrospect (in hindsight).
• turn out (动词) — 原來 /原来. To end up; to result.

需要注意的发音

• 长单词——注意重音位置: differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, ingredient /ɪnˈɡɹiːdi.ənt/

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 sushi, cuisine, invent 这类单词。