跟读练习: Unit 1: An Interview with Annie Griffiths - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 63 个句子、628 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:32。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 178 个词，接近日常对话。 87% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。

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：

• photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/ (名词) — 攝影師 /摄影师. One who takes photographs, typically as an occupation.
• wildlife /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ (名词) — 野生動物 /野生动物, 野生生物. undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.
• viewer /ˈvju.ɚ/ (名词) — 觀眾 /观众, 看客. Someone who views a spectacle; an onlooker or spectator.
• adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/ (名词) — 奇遇, 冒險 /冒险. A feeling of desire for new and exciting things.
• ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (形容词) — 普通, 平常. Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
• skill /skɪl/ (名词) — 技巧, 技能. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
• silly /ˈsɪl.i/ (形容词) — 愚蠢, 笨. Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance.
• landscape /ˈlan(d)skeɪp/ (名词) — 風景 /风景, 景色. A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.
• explore /ɪkˈsploɹ/ (动词) — 探索, 探險 /探险. To examine or investigate something systematically.
• relax /ɹɪˈlæks/ (动词) — 鬆開 /松开, 放鬆 /放松. To make something loose.
• assignment /əˈsaɪn.mənt/ (名词) — 分配, 布置. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
• jungle /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ (名词) — 叢林 /丛林, 密林. A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
• goat /ɡoʊt/ (名词) — җүлү, 山羊. Any ruminant of the genus Capra.
• curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/ (名词) — 好奇, 好奇心. Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
• gesture /ˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃɚ/ (名词) — 手勢 /手势, 姿勢 /姿势. A motion of the limbs or body, especially one made to emphasize speech.

视频中出现的短语动词

• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (动词) — 醒, 醒來 /醒来. To stop sleeping; to awake.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 11 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, don't, you've。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• 长单词——注意重音位置: photographer /fəˈtɑ.ɡɹə.fɚ/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, curiosity /ˌkjʊɹ.iˈɑ.sə.ti/, unforgettable /ˌʌnfə(ɹ)ˈɡɛtəbəl/

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 photographer, wildlife, viewer 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：