跟讀練習: Remember, You Are Mortal - 通過影片學習英語口語
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As they led a Roman emperor or general through a triumphal arch, the greatest accomplishment and honor that you could receive in the ancient world, to march in triumph.
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Supposedly on the chariot of the great general or the emperor was a person whose job was to whisper in their ear, memento mori, memento mori, remember you are mortal.
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It wasn't a threat so much as a reminder that ego is the enemy, that you are not a god, that you are not invincible,
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that you may have achieved this great incredible thing.
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You are not that special and the rules still apply.
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And it's a great little whisper, a great little reminder
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that we can practice in our own lives in our great moments of accomplishment to remember not just
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that we are mortal and that life is short, but that the rules still apply, that ego is the enemy, that gravity is still there, that we are not exempt.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“Remember, You Are Mortal”為素材。 這段影片共有 8 個句子、161 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 0:50。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 192 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 只有 79% 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 9 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| memento 名詞 | /məˈmɛntoʊ/ | 紀念品 /紀念品 |
| accomplishment 名詞 | /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/ | 成就, 成果 |
| mortal 形容詞 | /ˈmɔɹ.təl/ | 不免一死, 必死的 |
| reminder 名詞 | /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/ | 提醒物, 提醒 |
| chariot 名詞 | /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/ | 雙輪戰車 /雙輪戰車, 戰車 /戰車 |
| invincible 形容詞 | /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/ | 無敵 /無敵, 不敗 /不敗 |
| triumph 名詞 | /ˈtɹaɪ̯əmf/ | 凱旋 /凱旋, 勝利 /勝利 |
| supposedly 副詞 | /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/ | 應該 /應該 |
| arch 名詞 | /ɑɹt͡ʃ/ | 拱形, 拱 |
需要注意的發音
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, invincible /ɪnˈvɪn.sə.bəl/, supposedly /səˈpoʊ̯.zɪd.li/
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: accomplishment /əˈkɑm.plɪʃ.mənt/, chariot /ˈt͡ʃæɹi.ət/, exempt /ɪɡˈzɛmpt/, triumph /ˈtɹaɪ̯əmf/, arch /ɑɹt͡ʃ/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: mortal /ˈmɔɹ.təl/, triumphal /tɹaɪˈʌmfəl/
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 memento, accomplishment, mortal 這類單詞。
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