跟读练习: Vocabulary for IELTS - 19b - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 21 个句子、265 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 1:41。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 157 个词，接近日常对话。 88% 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：

• nowadays /ˈnaʊ.ə.deɪz/ (副词) — 現在 /现在, 現今 /现今. At the present time; in the current era.
• encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ (动词) — 鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励. To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
• privacy /ˈpɹaɪ.və.si/ (名词) — 隱私 /隐私. The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
• celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/ (名词) — 聲譽 /声誉, 名聲 /名声. Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.
• artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/ (形容词) — 人造的. Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.
• convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/ (形容词) — 方便. Serving to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
• behave /bɪˈheɪv/ (动词) — 為人 /为人. To conduct (oneself) well, or in a given way; to conform.
• cord /ˈkoɹd/ (名词) — 繩 /绳, 繩子 /绳子. A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fibre (a rope, for example).
• superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/ (形容词) — 表面的. Existing, occurring, or located on the surface.
• glamorous /ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs/ (形容词) — 魅力十足的. Having glamour; stylish, attractive.
• distort /dɪsˈtɔːt/ (动词) — 歪曲. To bring something out of shape, to misshape.
• paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/ (名词) — 狗仔隊 /狗仔队. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 6 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, you're, I'd。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: celebrity /səˈlɛb.ɹɪ.ɾi/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, superficial /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/, paparazzo /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/

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 nowadays, encourage, privacy 这类单词。