跟讀練習: Can You Guess These Victorian Slang Words? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Let's play a game of guess the Victorian slang word.
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So I'm going to say different words from Victorian era Britain, and you're going to try and guess what they mean.
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Tickety-boo.
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It just means good.
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Something that is in perfect order or a satisfactory condition.
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Muffin walloper.
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It's a sort of rather stout gentleman who enjoys muffins.
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It's an idle person who sits at home eating cakes and gossiping instead of cooking.
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Muffin walloper.
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So you should be cooking, but instead you're sitting at home eating cakes and gossiping.
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Church bell.
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Would it be an ugly person?
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Like you've been hit by the church bell, like a Quasimodo reference.
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Oh, that's clever, but no. Church bell, I'm thinking a young sort of, to the left of the organ master, there's the man who rings the church bell, a young 14.
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Oh, okay.
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That's actually probably way too clever.
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A woman who talks so much, her voice is reminiscent of the ringing of a church bell.
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Next one.
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Butter upon bacon.
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Is it like a hat on a hat?
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It's too much of a good thing?
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Yes.
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She's doing too much.
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Giggle mug.
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Someone who's always smiling.
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Evening wheezes.
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This should be brought back.
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Evening wheezes should be brought back.
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It's fake news.
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It's evening wheezes.
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And apparently it's champagne weather means it's pouring or raining.
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Coffee sisters mean besties.
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There we go.
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Some Victorian slang for you.
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Well, it is interesting language to talk about this because that's the same language.
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That's the English language that we still use.
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And those words have gone.
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You never notice when something disappears because it disappears.
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It kind of becomes forgotten.
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But the idea that it's the best example of anarchy, the political system of anarchy, is the English language.
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There's no central system for it.
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No one sits down and goes, that's a word, that's not a word we're changing the meaning of that.
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It's just organically emergent from the group.
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It's perfect.
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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“Can You Guess These Victorian Slang Words?”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：bell, church, word, language, muffin。 這段影片共有 44 個句子、332 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:35。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 211 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 只有 80% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| muffin 名詞 | /ˈmʌf.ɪn/ | 瑪芬 /瑪芬, 鬆餅 /鬆餅 |
| wheeze 名詞 | /ʍiːz/ | 喘息 |
| sling 名詞 | /ˈslɪŋ/ | 投石索 |
| anarchy 名詞 | /ˈæn.ɚ.ki/ | 無政府狀態 /無政府狀態 |
| gossip 名詞 | /ˈɡɑsɪp/ | 閒話 /閒話, 山海經 /山海經 |
| disappear 動詞 | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | 消失 |
| giggle 動詞 | /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ | 傻笑, 痴笑 |
| satisfactory 形容詞 | /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/ | 完滿的 /完滿的, 滿足的 /滿足的 |
| idle 形容詞 | /ˈaɪd(ə)l/ | 閒 /閒 |
| champagne 名詞 | /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ | 香檳酒 /香檳酒, 香檳 /香檳 |
| pour 動詞 | /poɹ/ | 倒 |
| organ 名詞 | /ˈɔːɡən/ | 器官 |
| bacon 名詞 | /ˈbeɪ.kən/ | 燻鹹肉, 培根 |
| gentleman 名詞 | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ | 先生 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| sit down 動詞 | 坐下, 坐 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | you've been hit · should be brought |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | person who sits · man who rings · woman who talks |
| 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 | you've been hit · have gone |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, you're, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: organically /ɔːˈɡænɪkli/, satisfactory /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
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: wheeze /ʍiːz/, gossip /ˈɡɑsɪp/, emergent /ɪˈmɝd͡ʒənt/, reminiscent /ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: anarchy /ˈæn.ɚ.ki/, organically /ɔːˈɡænɪkli/, satisfactory /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/, champagne /ʃæmˈpeɪn/
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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 muffin, wheeze, sling 這類單詞。
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