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Welcome to Spotlight Advanced.
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I'm Andrew Devis.
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And I'm Megan Nolet.
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Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
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It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
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St. Patrick's Day is one of the biggest celebrations of the year in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The day honors St. Patrick.
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He helped bring
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Christianity to Ireland.
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Many people who are not
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Irish still have parties.
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They play loud music and drink alcohol.
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For a few hours, they forget the worries of their everyday lives.
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People are not paying attention to much else happening around them.
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They assume everything is fine and can wait until morning.
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But one night following
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St Patrick's Day, everything was not fine.
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People did not know that some things would be gone in the morning.
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They had no idea that 13 famous works of art worth hundreds of millions of dollars would be missing.
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Today's Spotlight looks at a robbery.
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A robbery is when someone takes something that does not belong to them.
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This robbery took place on March 18, 1990, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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St. Patrick's Day has just ended.
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It was 12 .30 in the morning.
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A few people leaving a party walked home near the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in downtown Boston.
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They passed a car that was sitting 100 feet from the side door to the museum.
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Two men wearing police uniforms sat in the car.
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The people kept walking without saying anything to the men.
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The two men in police clothing did not get out of their car for another 50 minutes.
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At 1 .20 in the morning, the two men in police clothing walked to the museum's side door.
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They flipped a switch to speak to the security guards sitting inside the museum.
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Two security guards were on duty that night.
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The two men told the guards that someone had reported a problem at the museum.
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They needed to come in to investigate.
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One of the guards, Richard Abath, saw on his security television screen that the men outside were wearing police uniforms.
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Abath had not heard there was a problem at the museum, but he let the men in.
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The policemen entered a waiting area.
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Abeth still had to let them into the main museum.
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The men said Abeth looked like a criminal for whom they had been looking.
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They demanded Abeth let them in.
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When Abeth did, the men caught Abeth and the other security guard and handcuffed them.
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Handcuffs are metal restraint devices designed to hold a person's wrists together.
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One of the men wearing police clothing said, This is a robbery.
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The two robbers, or thieves, were just acting like policemen.
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They put the security guards in the museum's basement, the floor below ground level.
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They tied fabric around the guards' heads and eyes.
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The thieves handcuffed the guards to a pipe.
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The thieves told the guards that if they did not tell the police about them later, they would send them money in a year.
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It was now 1 .35 in the morning.
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The Boston Police Department did not know that two thieves were inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
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The thieves walked to the Dutch Room on the second floor.
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This room held many great works of art by Dutch artists.
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The thieves destroyed the alarm that sounded when someone got too close to a painting.
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The thieves took two paintings off the wall.
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They cut the glass around the paintings.
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The paintings were Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee and A Lady and Gentleman in Black,
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both by the painter Rembrandt.
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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is Rembrandt's only seascape painting.
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The thieves used knives to cut the paintings out of their frames.
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They took other famous works of art from the Dutch Room, including the Concert by Vermeer.
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The concert is one of only 34 paintings Vermeer completed.
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He is considered a master.
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The concert is worth $250 million.
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It is the world's most valuable stolen object.
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The thieves moved to a room called the Short Gallery.
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They stole six things, including five pieces by the French artist Degas.
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The final painting stolen was Chez Tortoni by the French artist Monet.
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It hung in the blue room.
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The thieves then visited the guards in the basement and asked if they were okay.
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The thieves left the outer wooden frame for Chey Tortonie at the security director's workstation.
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They carried the stolen artwork through the museum's side door to their car.
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The thieves left at 2 .45 in the morning.
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They stole 13 works of art valued at over 500 million dollars.
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The thieves spent 81 minutes in the museum.
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It is considered the biggest museum robbery in history.
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A few hours later, other museum security guards arrived for their shift.
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They could not find anyone to let them in.
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They called the security director, who came to the museum with his keys.
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When they went inside and did not find
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Abbott and the other guard, the director called the police.
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Boston Police Department officers came and searched inside the building.
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They found Abbott and his co -worker blindfolded and handcuffed in the basement.
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, took control of the case.
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They questioned Abath and his co -workers many times.
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The FBI talked to the people who walked by the two thieves sitting in their car before the robbery.
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The FBI made images of the thieves' faces based on what the witnesses remembered.
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Investigators searched the museum for fingerprints and other evidence that could identify the thieves.
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They found none.
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They questioned members of local gangs connected to a criminal organization called the Boston Mafia.
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But no one told the FBI anything about the Gardner Museum robbery.
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For many years, the FBI suspected a bath had been involved in the robbery.
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Several strange things happened involving a bath.
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The Gardner Museum's rules for workers clearly stated that security guards were not to let anyone in without official permission, including police.
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Abath said he did not know about that rule.
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That was why he let the two thieves in who were wearing police clothing.
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On the night of the robbery, before the thieves arrived, Abath walked through the museum, making sure everything was okay.
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This was part of his job.
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Twice, Abath walked through a room room called the Blue Room.
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The museum used motion sensors in each room.
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The FBI later reviewed the records for the motion sensors
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that showed no one entered the Blue Room during the 81 minutes of the robbery.
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The final painting that was stolen was named Chey Tortonie from the Blue Room.
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If the thieves did not enter the Blue Room, who took Chey Torton?
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Only one person had been in the Blue Room that night.
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Abbath.
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Also, while walking through the museum, Abbath opened and closed the side door to the museum.
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Abbath said he had done this to make sure the door was working correctly.
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But investigators considered two other possibilities.
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One was that Abath opened the side door to signal to the thieves sitting in their car
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that it was time to enter the museum.
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The other was that Abath opened the door to take the painting Shaito Tony out to the two thieves in their car.
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Finally, the FBI questioned how nicely the two thieves had treated Abath and his fellow guard.
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It seemed strange to the FBI that the thieves were so concerned with the guards' well -being, unless they were working with Abbott.
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Abath denied any involvement in the robbery.
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For years he remained a suspect and was questioned again many times,
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but Abath promised he was not working with the thieves and did not know them.
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Abath said, The investigators wanted to know if I had taken the painting, Shea Tortoni, and hid it somewhere.
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I told them.
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As I have said a hundred times before and since, I had nothing to do with the robbers or the robbery.
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Abbott spent the rest of his life in Vermont with his wife.
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They lived in a small home.
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Abbott worked as a teacher's assistant.
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If he had been involved in the robbery, Abbott's life didn't show any signs of wealth from selling the stolen artwork.
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It has been more than 35 years since the robbery at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, but the FBI still has not arrested anyone.
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None of the 13 stolen works of art have been found or returned.
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Many questions remain unanswered.
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Who were the thieves?
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Why did they take the paintings?
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Where is the artwork now?
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Why did the thieves leave the frame for Shait or Tony on the security director's workstation?
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Why did they steal some pieces but not take other valuable paintings?
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The Gardner Museum has offered a $10 million prize for information leading to the recovery of the stolen artwork.
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Until then, the museum still believes in the power of art to change people's lives and better the world.
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The Gardner Museum proudly displays its remaining artwork, alongside empty frames where the stolen paintings were once hung.
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The empty frames will not be taken down until the paintings are returned.
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Who are some of your favourite painters?
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Why do you think the robbers who stole the paintings from the Gardner Museum have never been caught?
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Do you think anyone will ever find the missing paintings?
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You can leave a comment on our website at www .spotlightenglish .com.
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Spotlight English app.
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The writer of this episode was Peter Anderson.
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The producer was Michio Ozaki.
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The voices you heard were from the United Kingdom and the United States.
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All quotes were adapted for this episode and voiced by Spotlight.
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No AI or artificial intelligence was used in this episode.
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Spotlight episodes are written, voiced, and produced by real people for real people,
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no matter where in the world they live.
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This episode is called Stealing Rembrandt.
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We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight episode.
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Goodbye!
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Stealing Rembrandt”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：thieves, museum, painting, guard, robbery。 這段影片共有 153 個句子、1686 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 12:52。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 131 個詞，很適合跟讀。 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 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| thief 名詞 | /ˈθiːf/ | 賊 /賊, 盜賊 /盜賊 |
| robbery 名詞 | /ˈɹɑbəɹi/ | 搶劫 /搶劫 |
| steal 動詞 | /stiːl/ | 偷, 盜 /盜 |
| clothing 名詞 | /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/ | 衣服, 衣裳 |
| worker 名詞 | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | 工人, 工作者 |
| basement 名詞 | /ˈbeɪsmənt/ | 地下室 |
| investigator 名詞 | /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/ | 調查者 /調查者 |
| bath 名詞 | /bɑːθ/ | 浴缸, 浴盆 |
| arrive 動詞 | /əˈɹaɪv/ | 到達 /到達, 到 |
| uniform 名詞 | /ˈjunɪˌfɔɹm/ | 制服, 校服 |
| painter 名詞 | /ˈpeɪntɚ/ | 畫家 /畫家 |
| sensor 名詞 | /ˈsɛn.sɚ/ | 感測器 /感測器 |
| everyday 形容詞 | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | 日常的 |
| alongside | /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ | 旁邊 /旁邊 |
| producer 名詞 | /pɹəˈdjuːsə/ | 製作者 /製作者 |
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 | is considered · had been involved · was stolen |
| 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 just ended · have said · has been |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | people who are · people who walked |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 3 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, didn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: thief /ˈθiːf/, clothing /ˈkloʊðɪŋ/, bath /bɑːθ/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/, workstation /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, artificial /ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: investigator /ɪnˈvɛs.tɪˌɡeɪ̯.təː/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, everyday /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/, investigate /ɪnˈvɛs.tə.ɡeɪt/, involvement /ɪnˈvɑlv.mənt/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: thief /ˈθiːf/, artwork /ˈɑɹtˌwɝk/, basement /ˈbeɪsmənt/, bath /bɑːθ/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, alarm /əˈlɑɹm/, correctly /kəˈɹɛk(t).li/, proudly /ˈpɹaʊdli/
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 thief, robbery, steal 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。