跟讀練習: Streamline English Destinations 05 - 通過影片學習英語口語
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38 句
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Out of work.
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In Britain, a lot of people are out of work.
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Tracy Chapman is 18 and she left school a year ago.
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She lives in the North East, an area of high youth unemployment.
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She hasn't been able to find a job yet.
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Me dad just doesn't understand.
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He started working in a steel mill when he was 15.
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Things are different now, but he thinks I should start bringing home some money.
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Oh, I get me an employment benefit, but that isn't much, and I'm fed up with queuing for it every Thursday.
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I hate having to ask me mum and dad for money.
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Oh, me mum gives me a couple of pounds for tights now and then, but she can't stand seeing me at home all day.
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I've almost given up looking for a job.
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I buy the local paper every day, but I'm really tired of looking through the situation's vacant column.
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There are fifty applicants for every job.
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I was interested in being a dentist receptionist, because I like meeting people, but now I take any job at all.
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People ask me why I don't move to London, but I don't want to leave me family and friends.
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Anyway, I'm scared of living on me own in a big city.
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George Morley is 54.
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Until last year, he was a production manager in the textile industry.
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He had worked for the same company since he left school.
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He had a good job, a four -bedroomed house and a company car.
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When his company had to close because of economic difficulties, He became redundant.
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It's funny, really.
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I don't feel old, but it isn't easy to start looking for a job at my age.
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I've had so many refusals.
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Now I'm frightened of applying for a job.
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All the interviewers are twenty years younger than me.
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You see, I'm interested in learning a new skill, but nobody wants to train me.
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I can see their point of view.
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I'll have to retire in ten years.
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It's just, well, I'm tired of sitting around the house.
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I've worked hard for nearly forty years, and now I'm terrified of having nothing to do.
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When I was still with Lancastrian Textiles, I was bored with doing the same thing day after day,
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but now I'd really enjoy doing a job again.
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Any job, really.
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It's not the money.
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I got good redundancy pay and the house is paid for and I've given up smoking no,
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it's not just money I just need to feel well useful that's all
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Streamline English Destinations 05”為素材。 這段影片共有 38 個句子、427 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:37。 說話人語速自然,每分鐘約 163 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 15 個值得學習的單詞,附發音和釋義:
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| skill 名詞 | /skɪl/ | 技巧, 技能 |
| mill 名詞 | /mɪl/ | 磨坊, 磨機 /磨機 |
| column 名詞 | /ˈkɒləm/ | 柱子, 柱 |
| difficulty 名詞 | /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/ | 困難 /困難 |
| unemployment 名詞 | /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/ | 失業 /失業 |
| scare 動詞 | /skɛɚ/ | 嚇唬 /嚇唬, 使害怕 |
| retire 動詞 | /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/ | 退休, 引退 |
| bore 動詞 | /boɹ/ | 煩擾 /煩擾 |
| dentist 名詞 | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | 牙醫 /牙醫, 牙科醫生 /牙科醫生 |
| refusal 名詞 | /ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/ | 拒絕 /拒絕 |
| vacant 形容詞 | /ˈveɪkənt/ | 空的 |
| queue 名詞 | /kju/ | 佇列 /佇列 |
| textile 名詞 | /ˈtɛk.staɪl/ | 紡織 /紡織, 紡織品 /紡織品 |
| applicant 名詞 | /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/ | 申請人 /申請人, 求職者 /求職者 |
| redundant 形容詞 | /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ | 冗雜 /冗雜, 冗餘 /冗餘 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| give up 動詞 | 投案, 自首 |
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:
- Me dad just doesn't understand.
- I've almost given up looking for a job.
- I've had so many refusals.
- I'll have to retire in ten years.
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 21 次縮略和弱讀形式,例如 I'm, I've, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, unemployment /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/, receptionist /ɹɪˈsɛp.ʃə.nɪst/, redundancy /ɹɪˈdʌndən(t)si/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音:
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/,上齒輕觸下唇: vacant /ˈveɪkənt/, interviewer /ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚,後面不要加母音: pound /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, unemployment /ʌn.ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/, dentist /ˈdɛntɪst/, vacant /ˈveɪkənt/, applicant /ˈæp.lə.kɪnt/
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 skill, mill, column 這類單詞。
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