Learn English Through Action Verbs

2026-07-03Volka EnglishFull episode

Full episode (~29 min)

Level: A2-B1 — focus on common action verbs & grammar patterns

一、俚语 & 非正式用语

low key slang
悄悄地、有点 — quietly, secretly, or moderately
"Low key, I could fall asleep here."
smelt it / dealt it slang
谁提谁干的好事 — a joking rhyme about who gets blamed
"If you smelt it, you dealt it."
stirring the pot idiom
挑事、故意制造矛盾 — causing trouble or creating conflict
"Stirring the pot means to cause trouble or create unnecessary conflict."
dude informal
老兄 — a casual way to address someone
"Dude, that hurts my butt."
lock in slang
集中注意力 — to focus and concentrate fully
"Let me lock in for a second here."
chill v/informal slang
冷静、放松 — relax, calm down
"Chill, chill. We can learn two action verbs here."
spam the chat slang
刷屏 — send the same message many times in chat
"L in the chat. Spam that."

二、日常动作动词

sneeze v
打喷嚏 — to suddenly force air out of nose/mouth
"To sneeze. I'm going to sneeze."
spit v
吐口水 — to force liquid out of your mouth
"To spit. Don't spit, it's kind of gross."
ask v
— to say a question to get information
"To ask means to say a question because you want information."
answer v
回答 — to give a reply to a question
"I'm going to answer the question. I answered the question."
explain v
解释 — to make something clear by giving details
"To explain means to make something clear."
teach v
— to help someone learn by giving a lesson
"To teach means to help someone learn."
learn v
学习 — to get new knowledge through study
"To learn means to get new knowledge through study."
carry v
携带、搬运 — to hold and take from one place to another
"She carried her laptop in her backpack."
touch v
触摸 — to put your hand on something or someone
"Please don't touch the wet paint."
balance v
保持平衡 — to stay steady and not fall
"He balanced the tray in one hand."
squeeze v
挤压 — to press something firmly together
"She squeezed the toothpaste carefully."
count v
数数 — to say numbers in order
"She counted the number of students twice."
enter v
进入 — to go into a place
"I'm going to enter the mall."
exit v
出去、退出 — to leave a place
"He exited the ride early because he was scared."
leave v
离开 — to go away from a place or person
"I left the house quietly."

三、身体动作动词

hit v
打、击 — to strike with hand or object
"He hit the ball hard and it went over the fence."
punch v
用拳击打 — to hit with a closed fist
"She punched the air in joy."
bend v
弯曲 — to move so it is not straight
"I'm bending over to pick something up."
kneel v
— to put one or both knees on the ground
"I'm going to kneel. I'm kneeling."
stretch v
伸展 — to extend your body or arm
"I stretched my arm out as far as I could."
press v
按压 — to push with finger or hand
"I pressed the button to go up."
spin v
旋转 — to turn around quickly
"I'm going to spin. I spun."
swing v
摆动、荡 — to move back and forth
"I'm swinging my feet forward and backward."
sleep v
睡觉 — to rest with eyes closed
"I slept for five hours last night."
smell v
闻、嗅 — to notice something with your nose
"I smelled the scent of fresh bread."

四、生活实用动词

borrow v
借入 — to take something and give it back
"I'm borrowing this from Leon."
lend v
借出 — to give something for a short time
"I lent him $500."
send v
发送 — to make a message go to someone
"He sent me many photos."
receive v
收到 — to get something someone sends you
"I received a card yesterday."
search v
寻找、搜寻 — to look carefully for something
"I'm searching my fridge for leftovers."
find v
找到 — to discover after looking
"I found my leftovers."
pack v
收拾、打包 — to put things into a bag
"I'm packing my laptop before work."
lock v
— to close with a key
"I just locked my door."
paint v
粉刷、绘画 — to cover a surface with paint
"I painted my friend's room bright pink."
improve v
提高、改进 — to become better at something
"You can improve your English."

五、烹饪 & 其他实用词

bake v
— to cook food in an oven
"I baked a cake."
steam v
— to cook using hot steam
"I'm going to steam these vegetables."
stir v
搅拌 — to mix with a spoon
"I'm stirring the water in this pot."
lick v
— to touch with tongue
"The dog licked his paw."
gather v
收集、聚集 — to bring things together
"I'm gathering the ingredients for dinner."
decorate v
装饰 — to make a place more attractive
"I'm decorating my wall with this painting."
propose v
求婚 — to ask someone to marry you
"I proposed three years ago."
exercise v
锻炼 — to do physical activities to stay healthy
"He exercises a lot to get into shape."
travel v
旅行 — to go from one place to another
"I traveled to many countries this year."
study v
学习、研究 — to spend time learning a subject
"I studied a lot."
1. Present Continuous -- I'm + -ing
用现在进行时描述正在发生的动作。句子结构:I + am + 动词-ing
I am sneezing.
I am spitting.
I am teaching him how to swim.
I am exercising.
I am working.
2. Future with 'going to' -- I'm going to + verb
用 going to + 动词原形表示将要做的动作。口语中常缩写为 I'm gonna。
I am going to sneeze.
I am going to ask him a question.
I am going to propose to my girlfriend.
I am going to hit this tree.
I am going to enter the mall.
3. Past Simple -- I + verb + ed / irregular
用过去式描述已经发生的动作。规则动词加 -ed,不规则需要单独记忆。'just' 表示'刚刚'。
I just sneezed.
I answered the question.
I just hit this tree.
I just punched this tree.
I borrowed.
4. 不规则动词过去式
很多常用动词的过去式是不规则的。以下是视频中出现的不规则动词:
I just taught you how to take a picture.
I slept for five hours last night.
I spun.
I bent this leaf.
I found my leftovers.
teach/taught | sleep/slept | leave/left | smell/smelt/smelled | spin/spun | swing/swung | send/sent | bend/bent | find/found | lend/lent | hang/hung | hit/hit(不变) | spit/spit(不变)
5. 情态动词 can / could / would
can表示能力或请求,could比can更礼貌,would用于假设或委婉请求。
Can you help me?
Can you skate?
Could you tell me where the station is?
6. 常用口语表达
视频中使用了大量日常口语表达:
It is kind of gross and a little rude.
You are not even going that fast.
give it back
Dude, that hurts my butt.

六、听力难点提示

1. 'going to' -> 'gonna' 的连读
写法口语发音例子
I'm going to"I'm gonna""I'm gonna sneeze."
going to"gonna""It's gonna crack open."

说话人把 I'm going to 读成 I'm gonna,这是最常见的口语连读。

在视频中几乎每次用到 I'm going to 时实际都是 I'm gonna。对A2学习者来说容易听错。

2. -ing 末尾的 g 被吞掉
书写口语发音例子
swinging"swingin'""I'm swinging my feet"
balancing"balancin'""I'm balancing on one foot"
kidding"kiddin'""I'm kidding"

-ing 末尾的 /g/ 口语中常被弱化,听起来像 -in'(如 runnin'、swingin')。

例如:I'm swingin' my feet、I'm balancin'。这不是错误,是自然的发音习惯。

3. 弱读:to /t@/ 和 the /D@/
完整发音实际发音说明
to /tu://t@/ (类似'特')I'm going t@ exercise
the /Di://th@/ (类似'则')Open th@ door
to the/t@ th@/Go t@ th@ mall

to 在句子中不读 /tu:/,弱化为 /t@/(类似中文短促的'特')。the 在辅音前读 /th@/ 而非 /thi:/。

这是母语者的自然模式--功能词(to, the, a, of, and)都会被弱化。

例如:Explain the rules -> 实际听起来像 'splain th' rules