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:母音/æ/、/ə/、/e/、流暢度、韻律感等。
Adam ate an apple, and Amanda ate an apricot.
逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓;「-」表示連音。
Adam△ate△an apple△and△Amanda△ate△an apricot
Adam-ate-an-apple△and-Amanda△ate-an-apricot
中譯:亞當吃了一個蘋果,而亞曼達吃了一個杏桃。
單字解析
Adam
名詞 /ˈædəm/ 亞當
自然發音:A-dam
英解:a character in the Bible who was the first man made by God
例句:Adam and Eve dwelt in paradise.(亞當和夏娃住在伊甸園裡。)
apricot
名詞 /ˈæprəˌkɑt/ 杏桃
自然發音:A-pri-cot
英解:a small, round, soft fruit with a pale orange, furry skin
例句:Tomatoes, cucumbers, apricots, beans, and citrus are the most cultivated crops.(番茄、小黃瓜、杏桃、豆子和柑橘類是最常見的栽種作物。)
單元2. Idioms of the Week (俗諺俚語)
跳上樂隊花車?
Jump on the bandwagon
Meaning:to become involved in an activity that is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself
解釋:跟風(順應潮流)
例句:The booming of the stock market has led many people to jump on the bandwagon.(股市的蓬勃發展,促使許多人紛紛跟風投資。)
單元3. Puns of the Week(雙關笑語)
A: Knock, knock.
B: Who's there?
A: Luke.
B: Luke who?
A: Luke through the peep hole and find out.
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“Luke”。應門者需知道是哪位「盧克」,因此詢問對方姓氏:Luke who?
笑點即從本處開始,因為“Luke”唸起來像是“look”,於是拜訪者刻意將句子回覆成:Luke(Look) through the peep hole and find out.(透過門上的貓眼看看,你就知道是誰了。)
單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
Deceased vs. Diseased
deceased
英譯:dead(死亡的)
例句:The identity of the deceased has now been confirmed.(死者的身分現已確認。)
注:the deceased,死者。
diseased
英譯:suffering from a disease(患病的;病態的)
例句:Farmers are burying the diseased animals.
(農夫正在掩埋患病的動物。)◇


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