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【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 106】

單元1. Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)

I want a cup of coffee from a proper copper pot.(123RF)
I want a cup of coffee from a proper copper pot.(123RF)
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單元1. Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)

練習英文繞口令的目的,主要是能增進口說時:「發音標準」、「流暢度」與「韻律感」。學習合理的把字詞串組在一塊,何時停頓,何時加重音量,以便掌握更有效的溝通技巧。

今天的繞口令主要練習:字詞串組、流暢度。

I want a cup of coffee from a proper copper pot.
(我想要喝一杯正統銅壺煮的咖啡。)

逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓。「大寫字母」表示重音處。

I want△a cup of△coffee△from a△proper△copper△pot

I want-a cup-of coffee△from-a proper△copper pot

單字解析:
proper,形容詞 /ˈprɑː.pɚ/ 講究

自然發音:PRO-per

英解:showing standards of behaviour that are socially and morally acceptable

例句:My grandma was very proper. She never went out without wearing makeup. (我祖母非常講究儀表。她出門一定化妝。)

copper,名詞  /ˈkɑː.pɚ/ 銅

自然發音:CO-pper

英解:a chemical element that is a reddish-brown metal, used especially for making wire and coins

例句:One of the properties of copper is that it conducts heat and electricity very well.(銅的一項特性是導熱和導電非常好。)

用法:作俚語時,意思是「警察」。◇