跟读练习: What is Happiness? - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 6 个句子、107 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 0:30。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 213 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 92% 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 8 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• happiness /ˈhæpinɪs/ (名词) — 幸福, 快樂 /快乐. The emotion of being happy; joy; elation.
• principle /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ (名词) — 原理, 原則 /原则. A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief.
• conjunction /kənˈd͡ʒʌŋk.ʃn̩/ (名词) — 結合 /结合, 連接 /连接. The act of joining, or condition of being joined.
• guest /ɡɛst/ (名词) — 客人, 來賓 /来宾. A recipient of hospitality, especially someone staying by invitation at the house of another.
• teach /ˈtiːt͡ʃ/ (动词) — 教, 教授. To pass on knowledge to.
• ourselves /aʊɚˈsɛlvz/ — 我們自己 /我们自己, 我们自己. Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
• speaker /ˈspikɚ/ (名词) — 說話者 /说话者, 發話者 /发话者. One who speaks.
• healthy /ˈhɛl.θi/ (形容词) — 健康. Enjoying good health; free from disease or disorder.

视频中出现的短语动词

• come from (动词) — 來自 /来自. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.

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 happiness, principle, conjunction 这类单词。