听一分钟英文：English-英语

I’m a bit¹ shy² when I have to speak in English. I’m a little worried³ about making mistakes⁴. I also still lack⁵ confidence⁶. Many of my friends don’t worry about mistakes. They just talk and talk. They always get their message across⁷, even⁸ if their grammar⁹ is wrong. I think this is the best thing to do. My teacher always says it’s best to learn by doing. If I don’t try to speak English, I’ll never be able¹⁰ to use it when I need it. One thing I started doing recently¹¹ was¹² talking to myself¹³. I have short conversations¹⁴ with myself. I think it works¹⁵. I also make short stories about people and say them aloud¹⁶. I do this in my room, of course¹⁷. People would¹⁸ think I’m crazy¹⁹ if I did²⁰ it in class or on the train.

1 bit   

n.一点儿，少量；钻头；马嚼子；辅币，位，比特(二进位制信息单位)；v.控制

参考例句：

• I'm just going out for a bit.我正打算出去一会儿。
• When did you change the bit?什么时候换的钻头？

2 shy   

adj.害羞的，胆怯的，迟疑的；vi.惊退，畏缩，乱投；vt.乱投；n.投掷；惊避

参考例句：

• She is too shy to go to parties.她很怕羞，不敢去参加舞会。
• Mary is a shy girl.玛丽是一个害羞的女孩。

3 worried   

adj.烦恼的，为难的，焦虑的

参考例句：

• He was worried about the safety of me.他为我的安全担心。
• He worried his father to buy a new car.他苦苦缠着父亲要买一辆新车。

4 mistakes   

n.错误( mistake的名词复数 )；过失；误解；（用词或数字上的）错误v.弄错，误解( mistake的第三人称单数 )；认不出；误会；看错

参考例句：

• In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes. 她急急忙忙想按时完工，结果出了不少错。
• Be humble enough to learn from your mistakes. 要虚心地从自己的错误中学习。

5 lack   

n.缺乏，不足；vi.缺乏，短少，没有缺乏，短少，没有；需要

参考例句：

• He is unable to do the job for lack of experience.他缺少经验不能胜任这项工作。
• I think a lack of confidence underlies his manner.我认为他表现出的态度是因为他缺乏信心。

6 confidence   

n.信任，信托，自信，信心，把握，大胆，厚颜，过于自信，狂妄

参考例句：

• We have full confidence in our victory.我们有必胜的把握。
• I should like to exchange a few words with you in confidence.我想私下和你交换点意见。

7 across   

adv.横过，使...被理解(或接受)；prep.穿过，横过

参考例句：

• He walked across the road carefully.他小心地过马路。
• You can go across the bridge.你可以越过这座桥。

8 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

9 grammar   

n.语法，语法规则

参考例句：

• I find German grammar very difficult.我发现德语语法很难学。
• He spent much time correcting my grammar.他花了很多时间来改我的语法错误。

10 able   

adj.能...的，有才能的，能干的，能够的

参考例句：

• How good and able he is!瞧他多能干啊！
• He is able to do this job well.他有能力做好这件工作。

11 recently   

adv.近来，最近

参考例句：

• The book was published as recently as last week.这本书上周刚出版。
• The weather has been very snowy recently.近来天气多雪。

12 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

13 myself   

pron.我自己

参考例句：

• Should I do it myself?我应该自己做吗？
• I woke up to find myself in the hospital.我醒来发现自己在医院里。

14 conversations   

n.交谈( conversation的名词复数 )；交往；谈话技巧；[自动数据处理]（特指通过键盘和计算机进行的）人机对话

参考例句：

• I had two conversations with him. 我和他谈了两次话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They had several surreptitious conversations. 他们有过几次秘密会谈。 来自辞典例句

15 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

16 aloud   

adv.出声地；高声地

参考例句：

• He called aloud for help.他高声喊叫救命。
• Read it aloud before you write it down.抄写前，大声读出来。

17 course   

n.课程，讲座，过程，路线，一道(菜)

参考例句：

• The college course was then cut to three years.大学学制那时缩短到三年。
• Of course,I don't always sleep in the afternoons.当然，我并不总是在下午睡觉。

18 would   

aux.will的过去式；愿，要；常常；大概；将要，会

参考例句：

• Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说？
• Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗？

19 crazy   

adj.发疯的，荒唐的，古怪的；(about)狂热爱好的

参考例句：

• It is a crazy idea.那是一个疯狂的想法。
• He is crazy about that girl.他迷上了那位女孩。

20 did   

v.动词do的过去式

参考例句：

• How many goals did you score in the last game?上一场比赛你们进了几个球？
• Why did you choose basketball in the first place?你为何首先选择篮球呢？