單元1:Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)
She sells seashells by the seashore.
The shell she sells are seashells I am sure.
分段練習:
(-符號為斷點:請停頓一下)
She-sells-seashells-by the seashore.
She sells-seashells-by the seashore.
The shell-she sells-are seashells-I am-sure.
The shell she sells-are seashells-I am sure.
She sells-seashells-by the seashore.
The shell she sells-are seashells-I am sure.
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中譯:她在海邊賣貝殼。我確定她賣的貝殼是海貝殼。
單字解析:
shell,名詞 /ʃel/ 殼
自然發音:shell
英解:the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals
例句:I found a small piece of egg shell in my cake.(我在蛋糕上發現了一小塊蛋殼。)
seashell,名詞 /ˈsiː.ʃel/ 海貝
自然發音:SEA-shell
英解:the empty shell of a sea animal
例句:John loves collecting seashells.(約翰喜歡收集貝殼。)
seashore,名詞 /ˈsiː.ʃɔːr/ 海岸
自然發音:SEA-shore
英解:the land along the edge of the sea
例句:As we walked along the seashore we saw several different sorts of seaweed.(我們在岸邊散步時,看到好幾種不同的海草。)◇