【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 238 】 繞口令、俚語、笑話、易混淆字詞
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:ch、sh、ew/oe/oo、流暢度、韻律感等。
If a dog chews shoes, whose shoes does he choose?
逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓;「-」表示連音。
If-a dog△chews△shoes△whose shoes△does he△choose
If-a dog chews-shoes△whose-shoes△does-he choose
中譯:如果一隻狗啃鞋子,它會選擇啃誰的鞋子?
單字解析
chew,動詞 /tʃuː/ 咀嚼
自然發音:ch-oo
英解:to crush food into smaller, softer pieces with the teeth so that it can be swallowed
例句:This overcooked steak is difficult to chew.(這塊煎過頭的牛排很難咀嚼。)
choose,動詞 /tʃuːz/ 選擇
自然發音:ch-oo-z
英解:to decide what you want from two or more things
例句:I have chosen a present for you.(我幫你挑了個禮物。)
單元2. Idioms of the Week (俗諺俚語)
用耳朵聽,然後演奏?
Play it by ear
Meaning:to decide or act based on the situation as it develops, rather than having a fixed plan.
解釋:隨機應變
例句:We don’t have a specific travel plan; we’ll just play it by ear and see what we feel like doing.(我們沒有具體的旅行計畫;我們會視情況而定,看看我們當下想做什麼。)
單元3. Puns of the Week(雙關笑語)
A: Knock, knock.
B: Who's there?
A: Cheese.
B: Cheese who?
A: Cheese a really nice person. You should let her in!
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“Cheese”。應門者需知道是哪位「綺思」,因此詢問對方姓氏:Cheese who? 笑點即從本處開始,因為“Cheese”念起來像是“She's”,於是拜訪者刻意將句子回覆成:Cheese(She's)a really nice person. You should let her in!(她人真的很好。你應該讓她進來!)
單元4. Tricky Words(容易混淆的字詞)
Vintage vs. Vantage
vintage
英譯:Refers to something old, classic, or of high quality(有年代感的經典老物)
例句:This is a vintage car made in 1917.(這是一輛1917年生產的古董車。)
注:vintage,指的是真正過去某個年代製造的物品(正宗老物);retro,指的是現代製造,模仿過去風格的全新商品(仿古物)。
vantage
英譯:Refers to a position, place, or perspective that gives you a clear view(有利位置、視野)
例句:From this vantage point, we can see the whole city.
(從這個最佳視角,我們可以完整看見整座城市。)
注:源自advantage,優勢。◇













