跟讀練習: In search of monsters - 通過影片學習英語口語

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In Search of Monsters

Outside the International Cryptozoology Museum an eight -foot replica of Bigfoot stands guard.

Glancing around the two rooms, visitors see plastic casts of Bigfoot and Yeti footprints,

hair samples, and a life -size model of a koala canth.

Most of the 2 ,300 specimens of the weird and wonderful

that can be found here come from the personal collection of Lauren Coleman, the museum's owner and the world's leading cryptozoologist.

Loren first became fascinated by the study of cryptids, or hidden animals, when he was 12 years old after seeing a documentary on yetis.

But his teacher told him that it was all just nonsense.

Unconvinced, he set out to find all there was to know about legendary beasts such as yetis,

lake monsters, giant snakes, and chupacabras.

His interest led to a lifelong passion for monster hunting and cryptozoology.

To date, he has written over 30 books

and has spent countless hours traveling and camping out all over the American continent and abroad,

interviewing witnesses and examining possible evidence of cryptids' existence, such as footprints, hair samples,

scratches, audiotapes of screeches, and videos and photos.

Not surprisingly, Loren is often the first person TV producers turn to when they want an expert on the unexplained.

He holds a BA in Zoology and Anthropology, an MA in Social Work,

and has done postgraduate work in Sociology and Anthropology.

His opinion is valued because even though he firmly believes cryptids exist, he still demands hard evidence.

Until I have a hair sample or footprint or twisted branch, I'm really kind of skeptical, he says.

80 % of all accounts are ordinary animals.

A few fakes, a few hoaxes.

But it's that 20 % of unknowns that keeps me going.

A particular interest of Coleman's is one of the most famous cryptids of all,

Bigfoot or Sasquatch, which is said to inhabit forests mainly in the northwestern United States.

He believes that there is lots of convincing evidence of its existence,

including the famous 1967 Patterson -Gimlin footage of a Bigfoot walking into the forest.

Despite many people claiming they were the person in the suit, Lauren points out that the creature walks the way an ape does,

with little mobility in the hips and neck.

So why hasn't anyone found a real Bigfoot yet?

Well, Lauren points out that until 150 years ago,

it was believed by most people in the Western world that mountain gorillas didn't exist.

And before that, the giant panda was virtually unknown.

Tales of sightings were taken with a grain of salt.

They were thought to be legends told by native tribes.

Respected scientists had to change their opinions, though, when these creatures were found high up in the mountains and deep in the forests.

Similarly, the koala canth is a huge five -foot fish

that was thought to have become extinct about 65 million years ago until it was rediscovered in 1938.

But no one had mentioned this to islanders in the Indian Ocean who had been happily eating it for ages.

So if a fish from prehistoric times is still swimming around, Why can't Bigfoot and other strange creatures be hidden away in a forest somewhere?

Loren argues that cryptids are not monsters at all, just species of animals that are few in number,

live far from human settlements, and are highly secretive.

Cryptozoology is definitely Loren's life, but has he ever seen a cryptid himself?

He admits that one dark night on the way home, he glimpsed a large, panther -like creature, but he's reluctant to call it a cryptid.

Western science decides if animals exist or don't exist, he says.

Lauren isn't trying to prove anything to the world.

He just wants to find out the truth.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這段影片共有 47 個句子、617 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 4:40。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 132 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 75% 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 15 個不太常見的單詞，附發音和釋義：

footprint /ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/ (名詞) — 腳印 /腳印, 足印. The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
argue /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ (動詞) — 辯論 /辯論, 爭辯 /爭辯. To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply.
hip /hɪp/ (名詞) — 髖 /髖. The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
legend /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ (名詞) — 傳說 /傳說. The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
passion /ˈpæʃən/ (名詞) — 激情, 熱情 /熱情. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
producer /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ (名詞) — 製作者 /製作者. An individual or organization that creates goods and services.
ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ (形容詞) — 普通, 平常. Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
abroad /əˈbɹɔːd/ (副詞) — 國外 /國外, 海外. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ (名詞) — 紀錄片 /紀錄片, 記錄片 /記錄片. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
footage /ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/ (名詞) — 影片, 錄影 /錄影. An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something, or the content of the recording.
similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/ (副詞) — 類似地 /類似地, 同樣地 /同樣地. In a like style or manner.
beast /biːst/ (名詞) — 四足獸 /四足獸, 獸 /獸. Any four-footed land mammal.
tale /ˈteɪl/ (名詞) — 故事, 神話 /神話. A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
convince /kənˈvɪns/ (動詞) — 說服 /說服. To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
snake /sneɪk/ (名詞) — шә, чончун. Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.

影片中出現的短語動詞

point out (動詞) — 指, 指出. To identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
come from (動詞) — 來自 /來自. To have as one's origin, birthplace or nationality.
find out (動詞) — 找出, 查明. To discover, as by asking or investigating.

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, didn't, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: northwestern /nɔːθˈwɛstn̩/, panther /ˈpænθəɹ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, similarly /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/, virtually /ˈvɚ.t͡ʃə.wə.li/, legendary /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/

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 footprint, argue, hip 這類單詞。

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	can be found · is valued · is said
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 written · has spent · has done

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