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My name is Renske Terwiska van Scheltinga.
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I am a PhD student.
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I was born in the Netherlands.
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We are in the hydraulic engineering laboratory of the University of Auckland where we just recorded a video of my flume experiment.
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This is one of the top places to do research around the world
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because of its facilities and because of the big variety of people that work and study here.
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In New Zealand you still have natural rivers, so it's a really great place to study rivers.
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This lab has about 10 different flumes, really large ones and also a lot of smaller ones.
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We have a basin of water downstream with pumps.
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We move the water and the sediment upstream and then we recirculate it.
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And because the walls are glass, we can study it from the side and from the top.
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We are able to create any feature we find in nature, so a tsunami, a river, a river flood.
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We can study the transport of really big rocks and also of small particles.
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The rocks, pebbles, the gravels.
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There are actually a lot of names for different sizes of stones.
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So if we're going to expect with climate change flooding to be more common and to have bigger floods, we need to adjust.
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We can't stop floods from happening, but if we understand them better, we can limit the consequences.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Never Stop Discovering”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：river, study, flood。 這段影片共有 17 個句子、232 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:23。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 168 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 81% 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 14 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| flood 名詞 | /flʌd/ | 洪水, 洪災 /洪災 |
| experiment 名詞 | /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/ | 實驗 /實驗 |
| laboratory 名詞 | /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/ | 實驗室 /實驗室 |
| pump 名詞 | /pʌmp/ | 泵, 唧筒 |
| basin 名詞 | /ˈbeɪsɪn/ | 洗滌槽 /洗滌槽 |
| adjust 動詞 | /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ | 調整 /調整 |
| consequence 名詞 | /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/ | 後果 /後果, 結果 /結果 |
| particle 名詞 | /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/ | 粒子 |
| hydraulic 形容詞 | /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/ | 水力的 |
| gravel 名詞 | /ˈɡɹævəl/ | 礫石 /礫石 |
| upstream 形容詞 | /ʌpˈstɹiːm/ | 上游 |
| tsunami 名詞 | /(t)suːˈnɑːmi/ | 海嘯 /海嘯 |
| pebble 名詞 | /ˈpɛbəl/ | 礫石 /礫石, 石子 |
| sediment 名詞 | /ˈsɛd.ɪ.mənt/ | 沉積物 /沉積物, 沉積 /沉積 |
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 | was born |
需要注意的發音
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/
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: flood /flʌd/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, pump /pʌmp/, adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/, consequence /ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, particle /ˈpɑɹtək(ə)l/, hydraulic /haɪˈdɹɔːlɪk/, gravel /ˈɡɹævəl/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: laboratory /ˈlæb(ə)ɹəˌtɔɹi/, gravel /ˈɡɹævəl/
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 flood, experiment, laboratory 這類單詞。
什麼是跟讀法？
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。