跟读练习: The Mentalist - The best filicidal confession...EVER! - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 40 个句子、275 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:10。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 126 个词，很适合跟读。 82% 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 12 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• defend /dɪˈfɪnd/ (动词) — 保衛 /保卫, 守衛 /守卫. To ward off attacks against (something or someone).
• bone /boʊn/ (名词) — гўдў, гўдўзы. A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
• reveal /ɹɪˈviːl/ (动词) — 透露, 顯示 /显示. To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden.
• confirm /kənˈfɝm/ (动词) — 證實 /证实, 確認 /确认. To strengthen; to make firm or resolute.
• spell /spɛl/ (名词) — 咒語 /咒语, 咒文. Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
• tissue /ˈtɪʃ.(j)u/ (名词) — 纸巾. Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
• goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ — 再見 /再见, 再會 /再会. Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
• denial /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ (名词) — 否認 /否认. An assertion of untruth.
• dense /ˈdɛns/ (形容词) — 密, 稠密. Having relatively high density.
• circumstance /ˈsɝ.kəmˌstæns/ (名词) — 情況 /情况, 狀態 /状态. Something which is related to, or in some way affects, a fact or event.
• clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ (形容词) — 粗笨, 笨. Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.
• fingerprint /ˈfɪŋɡɚˌpɹɪnt/ (名词) — 指紋 /指纹. The natural pattern of ridges on the tips of human fingers, unique to each individual.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — 加油. Come along with me; join me in going.
• shut up /ʃʌt ʌp/ — 閉嘴 /闭嘴, 住口. Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)…
• throw away (动词) — 棄置 /弃置, 扔. To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 12 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, wouldn't, didn'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 defend, bone, reveal 这类单词。