單元1. Tongue Twisters(趣味繞口令)
練習英文繞口令的目的,主要是能增進口說時:「發音標準」、「流暢度」與「韻律感」。學習合理的把字詞串組在一塊,何時停頓,何時加重音量,以便掌握更有效的溝通技巧。
今天的繞口令主要練習:母音、字詞串組、流暢度。
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter is bitter.
If I put it in my batter, it will make my batter bitter.
(貝蒂·波特買了些奶油,但她說,奶油很苦。如果把奶油放進麵糊,麵糊就會變苦。)
逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓。「大寫字母」表示重音處。
Betty Botter△Bought some butter△But She said△the Butter is Bitter△If I Put it△in my Batter△it will Make△my Batter Bitter
Betty Botter Bought-some Butter△But She said△the Butter's Bitter△If I Put-It-in my Batter△It will Make my Batter△Bitter
單字解析:
bitter,形容詞 /ˈbɪt̬.ɚ/ 有苦味的
自然發音:BI-tter
英解:with an unpleasantly sharp taste
例句:Good medicine tastes bitter.(良藥苦口。)
用法:亦作「充滿恨意的」。She gave me a bitter look.(她狠狠瞪了我一眼。)
batter,名詞 /ˈbæt̬.ɚ/ 麵糊
自然發音:BA-tter
英解:a mixture of flour, eggs, and milk, used to make pancakes or to cover food before frying it
例句:The batter was a bit sloppy, so I added some more flour.(麵糊有點稀,所以我又加了些麵粉。)
用法:當動詞作「連續猛打」。The police had to batter the door down.(警察不得不破門而入。)◇