[00:01.38]Vol. 8 【关于介绍】你笑起来真好看。你的【夸赞】走心了吗？ - 刘薇
[00:07.55]情景对话：
[00:42.51]Vicky: Hi, Alan. You look disappointed, what’s wrong with you?
[00:45.93]Alan: I flunked my mid-term exam in math.
[00:49.07]Vicky: It happens. I believe you can do better next time.
[00:53.14]Alan: I heard you did well in this mid-term exam.
[00:55.70]Congratulations! You really did a good job!
[00:58.83]Could you tell me how you make it?
[01:01.42]Vicky: Sure. Before the exam,
[01:02.96]I well planned my review by setting up a rigid schedule.
[01:07.14]Also, I practiced a lot to examine whether I mastered the knowledge.
[01:12.98]Alan: Did you run into some trouble during your daily study?
[01:16.64]Vicky: Yes. When I met something I couldn’t figure out,
[01:20.16]I firstly try to discuss it with my study group members.
[01:24.16]If we couldn’t work the problems out, we would resort to our teachers.
[01:29.69]Alan: May I join your study group?
[01:31.78]Vicky: Why not?
[01:32.99]Alan: I feel worried about not being accepted because I fall so far behind.
[01:38.81]Vicky: No big deal. All of us will help you with your problems.
[01:42.06]If you keep it up with us,
[01:43.75]you can make great progressand catch up with our pace. Cheer up!
[01:47.97]Alan: Cheep up! I won’t give it up! Thank you, Vicky. You saved my life.
[01:53.14]Vicky: No problem.
[01:54.88]拓展句子：
[01:57.17]Good luck! 祝你好运！
[01:59.54]Good job! 好样的！
[02:01.67]Go for it. 加油哇！
[02:04.70]Way to go. 做得好！
[02:07.48]You deserve it. 这是你应得的。
[02:11.06]Hang in there. 坚持住！
[02:14.09]Pull yourself together. 控制住！振作起来！
[02:18.26]Suck it up! 振作起来！
[02:21.09]I’m on your side. 我支持你。
[02:24.90]音标讲解：
[02:26.24]我们平时总说的“恭喜”congratulations中有一个中元音/ə/。
[02:32.74]它的发音规则是舌头中间部分抬起，舌、唇和牙床都很自然，
[02:38.40]肌肉相对放松；声带振动。
[02:41.93]visa /ˈviːzə/ 签证
[02:44.43]protect /prəˈtekt/ 保护
[02:46.91]terrible /ˈterəbl/ 可怕的
[02:49.37]worker /ˈwɜːrkər/ 工人
[02:51.91]water /ˈwɔːtər/ 水