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【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 229 】單元1~4

【English Corner 快樂英語角】(123RF)
【English Corner 快樂英語角】(123RF)
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單元1. Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)

英文趣味繞口令,主要希望增強口條能力,例如在「發音準確」、「流暢度」與「音調韻律感」等表現。此外,學會把字詞合理串在一塊,了解何時停頓、何時加重語調,以及連音辨識,方能更有效掌握溝通技巧。

今天的英文趣味繞口令主要練習:長母音/e/、流暢度、韻律感等。

I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I'll see you at the gate, so don't be late.

逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓;「-」表示連音。

I've△got-a date△at-a quarter to eight△I'll see you at the gate△so△don't be late

I've got-a date△at-a quarter to eight△I'll see you at the gate△so don't be late

中譯:我七點四十五分有個約會;我們在門口見,所以別遲到喔!

單字解析

date

名詞 /ˈdet/ 約會

自然發音:d-ate

英解:a social meeting planned before it happens, especially one between two people who have or might have a romantic relationship

例句:I want to ask Yvonne out on a date.(我想約伊馮一起出去約會。)

quarter

名詞 /ˈkwɔ(r)tɚ/ 一刻鐘(十五分鐘)

自然發音:QUAR-ter

英解:15 minutes

例句:I'll meet you at a quarter past five.(我們約五點十五分碰面。)

我七點四十五分有個約會;我們在門口見,所以別遲到喔!I have got a date at a quarter to eight; I'll see you at the gate, so don't be late.我七點四十五分有個約會;我們在門口見,所以別遲到喔!(123RF)

單元2. Idioms of the Week (俗諺俚語)

在熱水裡???

In hot water

Meaning: being in trouble, facing a difficult situation, or being in danger of being criticized or punished for something you did.

解釋:惹上麻煩;陷入困境

例句:You will be in hot water if you continue to be late for school.(如果你上學繼續遲到,那可就麻煩大了。)

In hot water 在熱水裡???喔!不!是惹上麻煩;陷入困境。In hot water 在熱水裡???喔!不!是惹上麻煩;陷入困境。(123RF)

單元3. Puns of the Week(雙關笑語)

A: Knock, knock.

B: Who's there?

A: Yvette.

B: Yvette who?

A: Yvette is a doctor for animals.

背景知識:

「Knock Knock 笑話」是家喻戶曉的美式幽默,起因於有人拜訪敲門(Knock Knock!),應門者回應 Who's there(是誰在門外?)拜訪者會回答自己的名字。

本文是回答Yvette”。應門者需知道是哪位「伊維特」,因此詢問對方姓氏:Yvette who? 笑點即從本處開始,因為Yvette”起來像是a vet”,於是拜訪者刻意將句子回覆成:Yvette (A vet) is a doctor for animals.(伊維特是位獸醫。)(獸醫就是動物醫生。)

【快樂英語角】美式幽默——敲門Knock Knock。【快樂英語角】美式幽默——敲門Knock Knock。(123RF)

單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)

Edition  vs. Addition

edition

英譯:the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published(版本)

例句:It was too late for the morning edition.(這已經來不及刊登在早報上了。)

addition

英譯:a component that is added to something to improve it(添加)

例句:The addition of a bathroom was a major improvement.

(增設浴室是一項重大改善。)◇

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