跟读练习: Unit 11 Smile Trial - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 40 个句子、367 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 3:13。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 114 个词，很适合跟读。 89% 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 12 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• muscle /ˈmʌs.əl/ (名词) — 肌肉, 筋肉. A contractile form of tissue which animals use to effect movement.
• scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/ (名词) — 科學家 /科学家. One whose activities make use of the scientific method to answer questions regarding the measurable universe. A scientist may be involved in original research…
• trick /ˈtɹɪk/ (名词) — 詭計 /诡计, 騙術 /骗术. Something designed to fool, dupe, outsmart, mislead or swindle.
• compare /kəmˈpɛɚ/ (动词) — 比, 比較 /比较. To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things [“to compare X with Y”]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it…
• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (动词) — 發現 /发现, 發覺 /发觉. To find or learn something for the first time.
• experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ (名词) — 實驗 /实验. A test under controlled conditions made to either demonstrate a known truth, examine the validity of a hypothesis, or determine the efficacy or likelihood of…
• genuine /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ (形容词) — 真正, 真誠 /真诚. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
• emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ (名词) — 感情, 情感. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
• facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/ (形容词) — 面, 顏面的 /颜面的. Of or affecting the face.
• participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ (名词) — 參加者 /参加者, 參與者 /参与者. One who participates.
• cortex /ˈkɔɹtɛks/ (名词) — 皮质. The outer layer of an internal organ or body structure, such as the kidney or the brain.
• crinkle /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ (动词) — 皺 /皱. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

需要注意的发音

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, facial /ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/

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 muscle, scientist, trick 这类单词。