跟讀練習: Rewilding: Should We Bring Back Wolves? - 通過影片學習英語口語
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33 句
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1
Right, everyone, let's make a start, shall we?
好了，各位，我們開始吧？
2
Tonight's question is whether wolves belong back here.
今晚的問題是：狼該不該回到這裡。
3
Belong? They've been gone three hundred years, and good riddance.
該回來？它們都消失三百年了，走了正好。
4
Well, that's one way to open a debate!
嗯，這倒是個開啟辯論的方式！
5
But hear me out before you reach for the pitchforks.
不過在你們抄起草叉之前，先聽我說完。
6
In Yellowstone, wolves were reintroduced in the mid-nineties.
在黃石公園，狼在九十年代中期被重新引入。
7
Elk stopped lingering by the rivers, and willows bounced back!
馬鹿不再在河邊逗留，柳樹也恢復了！
8
Then the beavers returned and started building dams again.
接著河狸回來了，又開始築壩。
9
And how much of that is wishful thinking?
那其中有多少是一廂情願？
10
Well... fair point. The scale of the cascade is still debated.
嗯……說得有道理。這種連鎖效應有多大，至今仍有爭議。
11
Hunters, bears and drought played their part too.
獵人、熊和乾旱也起了作用。
12
So the wolves get all the credit. Typical.
所以功勞全歸狼。老一套。
13
Look, I've got four hundred ewes on that hillside.
聽著，我在那片山坡上有四百隻母羊。
14
Lambing's hard enough without a predator at the gate.
產羔季已經夠難熬了，再來個猛獸守在門口可受不了。
15
You won't be the one finding carcasses at dawn!
天亮時發現屍體的可不是你！
16
I'm not dismissing that. Losses do happen, and they hurt.
我不是不當回事。損失確實會發生，而且很傷人。
17
But in most of Europe, disease and weather kill far more sheep.
但在歐洲大部分地區，疾病和天氣害死的羊要多得多。
18
Ugh, statistics won't console me when it's my flock!
唉，輪到我的羊群時，統計數字可安慰不了我！
19
Perhaps we could talk about what would actually help?
也許我們可以談談什麼才真正有幫助？
20
In parts of Europe, farmers are compensated for verified kills.
在歐洲部分地區，經核實的捕殺損失會給農民補償。
21
Compensated? And who decides what counts as verified?
補償？那誰來決定什麼算經過核實？
22
Independent assessors... and frankly, payouts can be painfully slow.
由獨立評估員來定……而且坦白說，賠付可能慢得要命。
23
Prevention works better, though! Guardian dogs, night enclosures, fladry!
不過預防更有效！護衛犬、夜間圍欄、彩旗繩！
24
Fladry? That sounds like something you'd order at a pub.
彩旗繩？聽著像是在酒吧點的東西。
25
Ha! It's a line of flapping flags along a fence.
哈！是沿著圍欄掛的一排飄動的小旗子。
26
Wolves are wary of it, at least for a while.
狼會對它有所忌憚，至少一段時間內。
27
Hmm... and who pays for the dogs and the fencing?
嗯……那狗和圍欄的錢誰出？
28
Any serious scheme should fund that upfront. Non-negotiable.
任何認真的方案都應該預先出這筆錢。沒得商量。
29
Well... I'm not saying yes. I'm saying I'd listen.
嗯……我可沒說同意。我是說我願意聽聽。
30
That's more than I expected from tonight, honestly!
說實話，這比我對今晚的期望還多！
31
I'll take it! Shall we visit some shepherds in Italy together?
我接受！要不要一起去義大利拜訪幾位牧羊人？
32
Only if you're paying for lunch.
除非你請午飯。
33
Right, on that note, tea and biscuits are at the back!
好，說到這兒，茶和餅乾在後面！
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 C1 級別的口語課以影片“Rewilding: Should We Bring Back Wolves?”為素材。 這段影片共有 33 個句子、304 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:16。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 134 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 74% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。 全部 33 個句子中有 9 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 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| compensate 動詞 | /ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/ | 報酬 |
| verify 動詞 | /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/ | 校驗 /校驗, 驗證 /驗證 |
| biscuit 名詞 | /ˈbɪs.kɪt/ | 餅乾 /餅乾 |
| carcass 名詞 | /ˈkɑɹkəs/ | 屍體 /屍體, 胴體 /胴體 |
| cascade 名詞 | /kæsˈkeɪd/ | 瀑布 |
| hillside 名詞 | /ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/ | 半山腰 |
| linger 動詞 | /ˈlɪŋɡɚ/ | 逗留, 流連 /流連 |
| pitchfork 名詞 | /ˈpɪt͡ʃˌfɔɹk/ | 杈, 叉 |
| wary 形容詞 | /ˈwɛɚ.i/ | 小心翼翼, 謹慎 /謹慎 |
| enclosure 名詞 | /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/ | 附件 |
| beaver 名詞 | /ˈbivɚ/ | 海狸, 河狸 |
| willow 名詞 | /ˈwɪloʊ/ | 柳, 柳樹 /柳樹 |
| flock 名詞 | /flɑk/ | 群 |
| predator 名詞 | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | 掠食者, 天敵 /天敵 |
| dismiss 動詞 | /dɪsˈmɪs/ | 解僱 /解僱 |
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：
- Right, everyone, let's make a start, shall we?
- Look, I've got four hundred ewes on that hillside.
- You won't be the one finding carcasses at dawn!
- Ugh, statistics won't console me when it's my flock!
- Perhaps we could talk about what would actually help?
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 11 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, won't, I'd。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: negotiable /nɪˈɡoʊʃəbəl/, wishful /ˈwɪʃfəl/, enclosure /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/, shepherd /ˈʃɛpəɹd/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: verify /ˈvɛɹɪfaɪ/, beaver /ˈbivɚ/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: compensate /ˈkɑm.pənˌseɪt/, biscuit /ˈbɪs.kɪt/, carcass /ˈkɑɹkəs/, cascade /kæsˈkeɪd/, hillside /ˈhɪlˌsaɪd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: enclosure /ɛnˈkloʊʒəɹ/, frankly /fɹæŋkli/
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 compensate, verify, biscuit 這類單詞。
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