跟讀練習: Silence is Power - 通過影片學習英語口語
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16 句
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The person who talks less always gives off a greater aura of power than the people
話少的人總是比其他人散發出更強大的氣場。
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that are yabbering all the time that are talking, that can't control their tongue.
那些整天喋喋不休、管不住自己嘴巴的人。
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And the idea is, if you can't control your mouth, if you just keep talking and talking,
道理很簡單，如果你管不住自己的嘴，一直說個不停，
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it gives an aura to other people that you can't control anything else.
這會給別人一種你什麼都掌控不了的感覺。
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You have no self-control.
你一點自制力都沒有。
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And that is very unpowerful aura.
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And obviously, the more you talk, the more you are prone to say something kind of stupid and irrational that you're going to regret.
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And so powerful people know to command an audience, they sit there, they let other people talk and argue,
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and then occasionally they utter something that's maybe a little bit ambiguous.
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It goes, whoa, whoa, that's very interesting.
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Robert said that, what does that mean?
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You look powerful, right?
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You give off an air of mystery, you give off an air of control.
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Learn to control what you talk and learn that there are moments
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that saying less is actually much more powerful than just yammering on and on.
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Thank you.
FOR YOU
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Silence is Power”為素材。 這段影片共有 16 個句子、186 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 0:59。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 189 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 90% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。
影片中的重點詞彙
影片中 9 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| aura 名詞 | /ˈɔːɹə/ | 靈氣 /靈氣 |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | 籲 |
| argue 動詞 | /ˈɑɹ.ɡju/ | 辯論 /辯論, 爭辯 /爭辯 |
| mystery 名詞 | /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ | 謎 /謎, 謎團 /謎團 |
| occasionally 副詞 | /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ | 偶爾 /偶爾, 偶然 |
| regret 動詞 | /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ | 後悔 /後悔, 遺憾 /遺憾 |
| utter 動詞 | /ˈʌtəɹ/ | 發出 /發出, 說出 /說出 |
| ambiguous 形容詞 | /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/ | 模稜兩可 /模稜兩可, 歧義 /歧義 |
| irrational 形容詞 | /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/ | 不合理 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| give off 動詞 | /ɡɪv ɒf/ | 散發 /散發, 發出 /發出 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | person who talks |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 4 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, you're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/
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: regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/, ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: ambiguous /æmˈbɪɡ.ju.əs/, irrational /ɪˈɹæʃ.(ə.)nəl/, yabber /ˈjæb.ə(ɹ)/, yammer /ˈjæm.ɚ/
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 aura, whoa, argue 這類單詞。
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