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:X在字首/z/和字尾/ks/的發音。
Xander the xylophonist played his xylophone for the fox.
逐步練習:符號「△」表示停頓;「-」表示連音。
Xander △ the xylophonist △ played △ his xylophone △ for the foxXander the xylophonist △ played his-xylophone △ for the fox
中譯:木琴演奏家桑德為狐狸演奏木琴。
單字解析
xylophone,名詞 /ˈzaɪ.lə.fon/ 木琴
自然發音:XY-lo-fone
英解:a musical instrument consisting of flat wooden bars of different lengths that are hit with sticks
例句:The length of the bars of the xylophone determines the different notes of the scale.(木琴的琴鍵長度決定不同音階的音符。)
xylophonist,名詞 /ˈzaɪ.lə.fon.ɪst/ 木琴演奏家
自然發音:XY-lo-fone-ist
英解:someone who plays a xylophone
例句:Daphnie is one of the toppest xylophonist in the world.(達芙妮是世界上最頂尖的木琴演奏家之一。)◇