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【English Corner 快樂英語角Week 28】

單元1:Tongue Twisters趣味繞口令

whether the weather is hot.(Shutterstock)
whether the weather is hot.(Shutterstock)
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單元1:Tongue Twisters 趣味繞口令

今天的繞口令主要練習「齒間音」th的發音。請將舌尖放在兩齒間發音。特別需要注意的是,Wh在whether裡,只發W的音/w/。

Whether the weather is warm, whether the weather is hot,

we'll weather the weather whatever the weather, whether we like it or not.

分段練習:

Whether the-weather is-warm, whether the-weather is-hot,

we'll weather the-weather whatever the-weather,

whether we like-it or-not

(先慢慢念一遍,再試試加快速度念二遍!)

中譯:

不管天氣溫暖,不管天氣炎熱,不管什麼天氣,我們都將安然度過,不管我們喜歡不喜歡。

單字解析:

☆whether,連接詞 /ˈweðər/ 無論

自然發音:WE-ther

英解:to say that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because the situation will be the same

例句:The journey, whether by road or rail, takes under four hours.(無論是開車還是搭火車,整個旅程需要近4個小時。)

用法:Whether we win or whether we lose, we shall respect the democratic process.(無論我們贏還是輸,我們都將尊重民主過程。)

☆weather,名詞 /ˈweð.ɚ/ 天氣

自然發音:WEA-ther

英解:the conditions that exist in the atmosphere relating to temperature, rain, snow, hail, and other features

例句:Fair weather was forecast tomorrow.(明天天氣預報晴朗。)

用法:當動詞是「平安度過」之意。The company has managed to weather the storm.(公司努力度過難關。)◇