跟读练习: what summer looks like in my 20s - 通过视频学习英语口语

这段视频共有 173 个句子、1705 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 11:30。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 148 个词，很适合跟读。 只有 81% 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 15 个不太常见的单词，附发音和释义：

• vintage /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/ (名词) — 年份. The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
• strawberry /ˈstɹɔˌbɛɹi/ (名词) — 草莓. The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
• panic /ˈpænɪk/ (名词) — 恐慌. Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare.
• cheat /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ (动词) — 作弊, 使诈. To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.
• bikini /bɪˈki.ni/ (名词) — 比基尼. A brief, often minimalistic two-piece bathing suit worn by women, especially one that exposes the midriff and navel.
• ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (动词) — 無視 /无视, 忽略. To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
• 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…
• hungry /ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/ (形容词) — 飢餓 /饥饿, 餓 /饿. Affected by hunger; having the physical need for food.
• bother /ˈbɑðɚ/ (动词) — 煩擾 /烦扰, 麻煩 /麻烦. To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
• discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (动词) — 發現 /发现, 發覺 /发觉. To find or learn something for the first time.
• pregnancy /ˈpɹɛɡnənsi/ (名词) — 懷孕 /怀孕, 妊娠. The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
• announcement /əˈnaʊns.mənt/ (名词) — 公告, 發表 /发表. An act of announcing, or giving notice.
• convince /kənˈvɪns/ (动词) — 說服 /说服. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
• instantly /ˈɪnstəntli/ (副词) — 立即. At once; without delay.
• outfit /ˈaʊtfɪt/ (名词) — 服裝 /服装, 穿搭. A set of clothing (with accessories).

视频中出现的短语动词

• cover up (动词) — 掩蓋 /掩盖, 掩飾 /掩饰. To conceal or disguise.
• check out (动词) — 退房. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
• come out /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ (动词) — 出, 出來 /出来. To be discovered; to be revealed.
• get on (动词) — 上, 上車 /上车. To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
• go up (动词) — 上昇 /上升, 上去. To move upwards.
• look at (动词) — 觀察 /观察, 看. To observe or watch.
• sleep in /ˌsliːp ˈɪn/ (动词) — 睡懶覺 /睡懒觉, 睡過頭 /睡过头. To sleep late; to go on sleeping past one's customary or planned hour.

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 74 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, don't, we're。请按听到的简短形式来说。

• “th” 音: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thrift /ˈθɹɪft/
• “sh” 和 “zh” 音: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, mesh /mɛʃ/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, mush /mʌʃ/, curation /kjəˈɹeɪʃən/
• 长单词——注意重音位置: individually /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/, accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, romanticize /roʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/, counterintuitive /ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv/

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 vintage, strawberry, panic 这类单词。

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：