跟讀練習: Twelve Months in Antarctica - 通過影片學習英語口語
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27 句
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1
Minus thirty degrees! That's what greeted me when I stepped off the plane.
零下三十度！這就是我走下飛機時迎接我的溫度。
2
I'd signed up for twelve months at a research station in Antarctica.
我報名在南極的一個科考站工作十二個月。
3
My job was to study the ice, and how quickly it's changing.
我的工作是研究冰層，以及它變化得有多快。
4
In summer, the sun never sets, not even at midnight!
夏天太陽從不落下，連半夜都不會！
5
We worked around the clock, drilling ice cores thousands of years old!
我們晝夜不停地工作，鑽取幾千年前的冰芯！
6
Each layer is like a page in the planet's diary.
每一層都像是地球日記裡的一頁。
7
Holding that ancient ice, I felt incredibly privileged.
捧著那塊古老的冰，我覺得自己無比幸運。
8
Then, in February, the last plane left.
後來到了二月，最後一班飛機離開了。
9
After that, there was no way in or out for eight months.
從那以後，整整八個月都沒法進出。
10
By May, the sun had vanished altogether.
到了五月，太陽已經徹底消失了。
11
Total darkness... for weeks on end.
完全的黑暗……一連好幾個星期。
12
Well... people often ask me what the hardest part was.
嗯……常有人問我，最難熬的是什麼。
13
Honestly, it wasn't the cold. It was the isolation.
說實話，不是寒冷，而是與世隔絕。
14
There were just fourteen of us, cut off from the world.
我們只有十四個人，與外界完全隔絕。
15
Some nights, I'd stare at photos of my family for hours.
有些夜晚，我會盯著家人的照片看上好幾個小時。
16
But winter had its own kind of magic, too.
但冬天也有它獨特的魔力。
17
One night, the sky exploded into green and purple light!
有一天晚上，天空突然綻放出綠色和紫色的光芒！
18
And not far from the station lived a colony of emperor penguins.
離科考站不遠的地方，住著一群帝企鵝。
19
Thousands of fathers huddled together, keeping their eggs warm through the storms.
成千上萬的企鵝爸爸擠在一起，在暴風雪中為蛋保暖。
20
Then, one August morning, I heard someone shouting in the corridor.
後來，八月的一個早晨，我聽見有人在走廊裡大喊。
21
The sun was back! A thin orange line on the horizon!
太陽回來了！地平線上一道細細的橙色光線！
22
We all ran outside and just stood there, laughing and crying.
我們全都跑到外面，就站在那裡，又笑又哭。
23
I'd never been so grateful for an ordinary sunrise.
我從來沒有這樣感激過一次普通的日出。
24
When I finally flew home, well... everything felt overwhelming.
當我終於飛回家時，嗯……一切都讓我應接不暇。
25
Traffic, crowds, fresh fruit... it was all too much!
車流、人群、新鮮水果……一切都太多了！
26
But Antarctica taught me something I'll never forget.
但南極教會了我一件永遠不會忘記的事。
27
Light means far more when you've lived without it.
當你經歷過沒有光的日子，光的意義就大得多。
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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“Twelve Months in Antarctica”為素材。 這段影片共有 27 個句子、270 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 1:58。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 137 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 80% 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 14 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| overwhelm 動詞 | /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/ | 吞沒 /吞沒 |
| vanish 動詞 | /ˈvænɪʃ/ | 消失 |
| greet 動詞 | /ɡɹiːt/ | 迎接, 打招呼 |
| penguin 名詞 | /ˈpɛŋ.ɡwɪn/ | 企鵝 /企鵝 |
| explode 動詞 | /ɪkˈsploʊd/ | 爆炸, 爆發 /爆發 |
| sunrise 名詞 | /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/ | 日出 |
| corridor 名詞 | /ˈkɒɹɪdɔː/ | 走廊, 甬道 |
| stare 動詞 | /stɛɚ/ | 凝視 /凝視, 瞪眼 |
| minus | /ˈmaɪ.nəs/ | 減 /減 |
| isolation 名詞 | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | 隔離 /隔離, 隔斷 /隔斷 |
| shout 動詞 | /ʃaʊt/ | 喊叫, 呼喊 |
| horizon 名詞 | /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ | 地平線 /地平線, 天際 /天際 |
| drill 名詞 | /dɹɪl/ | 鑽 /鑽 |
| diary 名詞 | /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ | 日記 /日記 |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'd, I'll, wasn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, shout /ʃaʊt/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/, altogether /ɔl.tuˈɡɛð.ɚ/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: overwhelm /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/, vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: vanish /ˈvænɪʃ/, greet /ɡɹiːt/, explode /ɪkˈsploʊd/, sunrise /ˈsʌnɹaɪz/, minus /ˈmaɪ.nəs/
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 overwhelm, vanish, greet 這類單詞。
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