跟读练习: Unit 2 This is my day, lesson 1, Audio 16 - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 24 个句子、230 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:01。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 114 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 80% 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 12 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• uniform /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ (名词) — 制服, 校服. A distinctive outfit that serves to identify members of a group, company, prison inmates, etc.
• butter /ˈbʌtɚ/ (名词) — 牛油, bá-tah. A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk).
• routine /ɹuˈtin/ (名词) — 常規 /常规, 慣例 /惯例. A course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
• alarm /əˈlɑɹm/ (名词) — 警報 /警报. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
• shoe /ˈʃu/ (名词) — 鞋子, 鞋. A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
• brush /bɹʌʃ/ (名词) — 刷子, 刷. An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
• cloth /klɒθ/ (名词) — 布, 布料. A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• toast /toʊst/ (名词) — 烤麵包 /烤面包, 吐司. Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
• upstairs /ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/ (副词) — 樓上 /楼上. Up the stairs; on or to a higher floor or level.
• cereal /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ (名词) — 穀物 /谷物, 穀類 /谷类. A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
• downstairs /daʊnˈstɛɹz/ (副词) — 樓下 /楼下. Down the stairs.
• tidy /ˈtaɪ.di/ (形容词) — 整齊 /整齐, 整潔 /整洁. Arranged neatly and in order.

视频中出现的短语动词

• put on /ˌpʊt ˈɒn/ (动词) — 穿上, 穿. To don (clothing, equipment, or the like).
• turn on (动词) — 打開 /打开, 開 /开. To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
• 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 10 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, don't, we've。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/

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 uniform, butter, routine 这类单词。