跟读练习: Unit 9.The blue sky - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 21 个句子、145 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:08。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 128 个词，很适合跟读。 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 11 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• molecule /ˈmɑ.lɪ.kjul/ (名词) — 分子. The smallest particle of a specific element or compound that retains the chemical properties of that element or compound; two or more atoms held together by…
• reflect /ɹɪˈflɛkt/ (动词) — 反映, 反射. To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.
• leaf /lif/ (名词) — еезы, еер. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
• absorb /æbˈsɔɹb/ (动词) — 吸收. To include so that it no longer has separate existence; to overwhelm; to cause to disappear as if by swallowing up; to incorporate; to assimilate; to take in…
• scatter /ˈskætɚ/ (动词) — 散佈 /散布. To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.
• wave /weɪv/ (动词) — 招手, 揮手 /挥手. To move back and forth repeatedly and somewhat loosely.
• shirt /ʃɜɹt/ (名词) — 襯衫 /衬衫, 襯衣 /衬衣. An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
• color /ˈkʌl.ə/ (名词) — янсый, 色. The spectral composition of visible light.
• unit /ˈjuː.nɪt/ (名词) — 單位 /单位. Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
• direction /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ (名词) — 方向. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal)…
• explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ (动词) — 解釋 /解释, 說明 /说明. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 3 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 didn't, I'll, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shirt /ʃɜɹt/, direction /dɪˈɹɛk.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. 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 molecule, reflect, leaf 这类单词。