單元1. Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)
練習英文繞口令的目的,主要希望能增進口條,例如在「發音準確度」、「速率流暢」與「音調韻律感」等表現。此外,學習把字詞合理串在一塊,知道何時停頓、連音辨識,何時加重音調,以便掌握更有效的溝通技巧。
今天的繞口令主要練習:"cr"(/kr/)、"c"(/k/)。
Crouching cautiously, Carmen collected curious crickets.
逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓;「-」表示連音。
Crouching△cautiously△Carmen△collected△curious△crickets
Crouching cautiously△Carmen collected△curious crickets
中譯:卡門小心翼翼蹲下,撿拾好奇的蟋蟀。
單字解析
crouch,動詞 /kraʊtʃ/ 蹲伏
自然發音:cr-ouch
英解:to adopt a position where the knees are bent and the upper body is brought forward and down, typically in order to avoid detection or to defend oneself
例句:The thief crouched down behind the bushes to avoid detection.(小偷蹲伏在灌木叢後面避免被發現。)
curious,形容詞 /ˈkjʊriəs/ 好奇的
自然發音:CU-ri-us
英解:interested in learning about people or things around you
例句:Everyone was curious to know what would happen next.(每個人都很好奇接下來會發生什麼事。)◇