跟读练习: "The Schuyler Sisters" from HAMILTON - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 36 个句子、487 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:01。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 162 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 77% 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：

• whoa /woʊ/ — 吁. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
• downtown /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ (名词) — 市中心, 中央商業區 /中央商业区. The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center.
• disgust /dɪsˈɡʌst/ (名词) — 厭惡 /厌恶. An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
• rush /ɹʌʃ/ (动词) — 急速去, 急速做. To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
• ideal /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ (形容词) — 理想的. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
• passion /ˈpæʃən/ (名词) — 激情, 熱情 /热情. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
• insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ (形容词) — 精神失常, 精神錯亂 /精神错乱. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.
• remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (动词) — 提醒. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
• shore /ʃɔɹ/ (名词) — 岸, 海濱 /海滨. Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
• declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 報單 /报单. An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
• shout /ʃaʊt/ (动词) — 喊叫, 呼喊. To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc.
• sneak /sniːk/ (动词) — 爬, 潛行 /潜行. To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.
• revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/ (名词) — 洩露 /泄露, 揭發 /揭发. The act of revealing or disclosing.
• heel /hil/ (名词) — 腳跟 /脚跟, 後跟 /后跟. The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
• perfume /ˈpɝfjuːm/ (名词) — 香味, 芬芳. A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.

视频中出现的短语动词

• look around (动词) — 環顧 /环顾. To inspect a building or area.
• look for (动词) — 找, 找尋 /找寻. To seek.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 23 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, we're, you're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: rush /ɹʌʃ/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, shore /ʃɔɹ/, declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: declaration /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, revelation /ˌɹɛv.əˈleɪ.ʃən/

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. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 whoa, downtown, disgust 这类单词。