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:s、sh、字詞串組、流暢度。
She saw Sharif's shoes on the sofa. But was she so sure those were Sharif's shoes she saw?
分段練習:符號「△」表示停頓。「大寫字母」表示重音處。
She saw△Sharif's shoes△on the sofa
But△was she△so sure△those were△ Sharif's shoes△she saw
She saw Sharif's shoes△on the sofa
But△was she so sure△those were Sharif's shoes△she saw
單字解析
shoe,名詞 /ʃuː/ 鞋
自然發音:sh-oe
英解:one of a pair of coverings for your feet
例句:She can lace up her shoes and she's only five!(她才五歲就已經會繫鞋帶了!)
用法:be in sb's shoes,設身處地。Can you try to be in my shoes?(你能試著站在我的立場想嗎?)
sure,形容詞 /ʃʊr/ 確定的
自然發音:su-re
英解:certain
例句:I'm sure that I left my phone on the table.(我確定我把手機放在桌上。)
用法:be sure to,肯定會。I'm sure to win. (我肯定會贏。)◇