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This is 6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, I'm Rob and this is 6 Minute English.
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I'm joined today by Alice.
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Hello Alice.
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Hi Rob.
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Today we're talking about alien life form and who on planet Earth would aliens speak to if they one day made contact.
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Alien life form.
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This is something that's written about in science fiction books but nobody has actually discovered anything extraterrestrial yet.
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Extraterrestrial.
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That's something that's not from our planet.
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Now, Alice, I've got a question for you.
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OK.
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What was the year that man first walked on the moon?
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Hmm, I'm not sure.
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Can I have a think? Of course.
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You can give me the answer at the end of the programme.
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But back to the subject of contact from aliens.
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If someone from another planet did land on Earth, what do you think they might say?
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Would they say, take me to your leader?
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That's a nice thought.
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But who would our leader be?
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Who would be the first person they should speak with?
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That's difficult.
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Maybe the President of the United States of America?
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The leaders of China or Russia?
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What about me?
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Well, the answer, according to one expert, is a space ambassador.
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A space ambassador.
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What would they do?
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Well, they would be the first point of contact for aliens trying to communicate with us.
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So they would be the first person to talk to, a point of contact.
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And would they meet and greet these aliens when they land in their UFOs, their unidentified flying objects?
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Not exactly.
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A space scientist called Professor John Zanicki, who has suggested the idea of a space ambassador, can explain.
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He thinks it's unlikely to be a face-to-face meeting.
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The likelihood is not that aliens will suddenly appear in Guildford or Manchester or somewhere like that.
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The contact, if it does happen, is most likely to be through radio signals.
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Because, you know, in the last decade we've discovered something like 500 planets orbiting other stars like our sun.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think about the possibility of life on distant planets.
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Ah, so Professor Zanecki doesn't think aliens will land in a town or a city.
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Our contact will be through radio signals.
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Yes, radio signals.
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We will pick up some kind of sound.
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He believes it might really happen one day and the idea is no longer fanciful.
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Fanciful.
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That's something that's unreal or imagined.
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But, he says, this is no longer fanciful.
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Yes, that's because in the last decade, 500 new planets orbiting other stars have been discovered.
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So it's no longer fanciful to think that there may be life on distant planets.
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I see.
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So he wants us to be prepared for a possible contact from aliens.
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Yes.
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And who might this space ambassador be?
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Well, next week a meeting at the Royal Society in London will be discussing the appointment of someone, and a likely candidate is an astrophysicist called Maslan Othman.
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She already heads the Office of Outer Space Affairs for the United Nations.
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So the UN has an Office of Outer Space Affairs.
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It deals with issues that are literally out of this world.
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That's right.
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Professor Zaneki can explain a bit more about the things it looks after.
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There are laws and regulations
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that have been signed up by many countries about what we can and can't do on the moon, you know, who owns the moon,
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and also concerning the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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So the Office of Outer Space Affairs oversees laws and regulations about which activities can take place on the moon,
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who owns it, and also the non-proliferation of weapons in outer space.
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Non-proliferation.
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That's a limit on the use of weapons in space and keeping it a peaceful place.
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Well, having a space ambassador seems like a good idea, but they may have a lot of waiting to do.
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Hmm, possibly.
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Professor Zaneki says alien contact could happen next week, next year, next century or maybe even never.
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But it would be really unfortunate to miss their call.
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Now Alice, what's the first thing you would say if you were contacted by aliens?
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I would ask them if they knew the answer to your question.
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What year did man first walk on the moon?
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And what do you think their answer might be?
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1969?
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Yes, that's correct.
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American Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.
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And what do you think he said?
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After such a long journey, I'd like a cup of tea.
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No, not quite.
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His famous words were, that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
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It really was a big step, but he didn't encounter any aliens.
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OK, Alice, we've taken a small step in learning English today.
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Could you remind us of some of the words that we've learnt, please? Of course.
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Alien life form Science fiction Extraterrestrial Ambassador
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Fanciful Orbiting Appointment Non-proliferation
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Weapons Thank you.
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That's all we've got time for today, so thanks for joining us and see you next time.
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Bye!
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That was 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“Alien Contact”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：alien, space, contact, planet, fanciful。 這段影片共有 88 個句子、861 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 6:06。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 141 個詞，很適合跟讀。 85% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。 全部 88 個句子中有 17 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中最難的 14 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| proliferation 名詞 | /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ | 增殖 |
| extraterrestrial 形容詞 | /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/ | 地球外的, 外星的 |
| orbit 名詞 | /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/ | 軌道 /軌道, 軌跡 /軌跡 |
| astrophysicist 名詞 | /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/ | 天體物理學家 /天體物理學家 |
| oversee 動詞 | /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/ | 調查 /調查 |
| unreal 形容詞 | /ʌnˈɹi.əl/ | 不真實的 /不真實的 |
| greet 動詞 | /ɡɹiːt/ | 迎接, 打招呼 |
| mankind 名詞 | /mænˈkaɪnd/ | 人類 /人類, 芸芸眾生 /芸芸眾生 |
| likelihood 名詞 | /ˈlaɪklihʊd/ | 可能性 |
| leap 動詞 | /ˈliːp/ | 跳躍 /跳躍, 飛躍 /飛躍 |
| unfortunate 形容詞 | /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/ | 不幸 |
| scientist 名詞 | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | 科學家 /科學家 |
| encounter 動詞 | /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/ | 遇到, 遇見 /遇見 |
| unlikely 形容詞 | /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ | 不可能的 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
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| pick up 動詞 | 拾取, 撿 /撿 |
| sign up 動詞 | 報名 /報名, 註冊 /註冊 |
值得反覆跟讀的句子
影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：
- That's something that's not from our planet.
- Can I have a think?
- Would they say, take me to your leader?
影片中的語法
說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：
| 結構 | 影片中的用法 |
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| 現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事 | has actually discovered · has suggested · we've discovered |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | have been discovered · have been signed · were contacted |
| 用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 動詞 — 有可能但不確定的事 | might say · might really happen · may be |
| “will” 表將來 will + 動詞 — 決定、承諾或預測 | will suddenly · will land · will be |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 13 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 we've, I'm, can't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: orbit /ˈɔɹ.bɪt/, distant /ˈdɪstənt/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, unidentified /ˌʌnaɪˈdɛntɪfaɪd/, greet /ɡɹiːt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: proliferation /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, extraterrestrial /ˌɛk.stɹə.təˈɹɛs.tɹi.əl/, unreal /ʌnˈɹi.əl/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: fanciful /ˈfænsɪfl̩/, astrophysicist /ˌæstɹəʊˈfɪzɪsɪst/, mankind /mænˈkaɪnd/
如何用這段影片練習
- 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 proliferation, extraterrestrial, orbit 這類單詞。
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跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。