跟讀練習: Unit 20 Weird Inventions - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Unit 20 Weird Inventions Have you ever thought about inventing something?

Did you worry that your idea was too strange or unrealistic?

Well, maybe you should think again.

Strange or unrealistic ideas never stopped Arthur Pedrick.

Pedrick was a British inventor.

Originally a government clerk, he spent his retirement in the 1960s and 1970s developing new and unusual ideas.

Some of these ideas contradicted basic physics, but that didn't stop Pedrick.

One of his strangest ideas was a plan to connect large tubes from the continent of Australia all the way to Antarctica, a distance of 10,000 kilometers.

These tubes would carry giant ice balls from Antarctica to Australia.

This ice would then melt in the Australian desert, and the water would be used in irrigation.

Another of Pedrick's inventions was a radio-controlled golf ball.

A golfer could change the speed and direction of the golf ball by small flaps, controlled by computer chips.

Using radio waves, the golfer could also find lost golf balls.

Arthur Pedrick had thousands of bizarre ideas for inventions, most of which were never built.

Though many of Pedrick's inventions were never developed, a lot of other strange ideas were.

In 1989, a company designed and sold a theft prevention device for expensive cars.

As part of this device, several tubes were attached to the bottom of a car.

If someone tried to steal the car, super hot flames would come out of the tubes and burn the car thief.

Some people who were not thieves, however, were seriously injured.

They accidentally set off the device by walking past the car.

Other strange inventions include underwear for dogs and pens with drinkable ink.

The underwear keeps dogs from making a mess when they go out for a walk.

Also, if you are ever thirsty during a test, a pen with drinkable ink would be very handy.

If you have an idea that seems a little out in left field, don't let that stop you from trying it.

You'll be in good company.

Listening.

I didn't know that.

Listen to the dialogue and complete each sentence.

Have you ever heard of Thomas Edison?

Of course I have.

Didn't he invent the light bulb?

Actually, he didn't invent it.

He just made it practical to use.

Really?

Yes, but he did invent many other things.

He invented the first movie camera and record player, for example.

So without him, we wouldn't have movies or recorded music.

That's right, or electric companies or batteries.

Wow!

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“Unit 20 Weird Inventions”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：inventions, Pedrick, tubes, strange, ball。這段影片共有 39 個句子、415 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 2:51。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 146 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 78% 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 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
invent 動詞	/ɪnˈvɛnt/	發明 /發明
invention 名詞	/ɪnˈvɛnʃən/	發明 /發明
drinkable 形容詞	/ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/	可飲用的 /可飲用的
thief 名詞	/ˈθiːf/	賊 /賊, 盜賊 /盜賊
underwear 名詞	/ˈʌndɚˌwɛɹ/	內衣 /內衣, 襯衣 /襯衣
injure 動詞	/ˈɪn.d͡ʒɚ/	傷害 /傷害, 損傷 /損傷
inventor 名詞	/ɪnˈvɛntɚ/	發明家 /發明家
bulb 名詞	/ˈbʌlb/	鱗莖 /鱗莖
irrigation 名詞	/ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/	灌溉
thirsty 形容詞	/ˈθɝs.ti/	渴, 口渴
attach 動詞	/əˈtæt͡ʃ/	附上, 附
melt 動詞	/mɛlt/	融化, 熔化
clerk 名詞	/klɝk/	書記 /書記, 店員 /店員
bizarre 形容詞	/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/	奇怪, 不可思議 /不可思議
flame 名詞	/fleɪm/	火焰, 火舌

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
set off 動詞	出發 /出發

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：

Did you worry that your idea was too strange or unrealistic?
You'll be in good company.
Didn't he invent the light bulb?

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 7 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 didn't, don't, wouldn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: thief /ˈθiːf/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/, theft /θɛft/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, irrigation /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: irrigation /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, invention /ɪnˈvɛnʃən/, inventor /ɪnˈvɛntɚ/, prevention /pɹɪˈvɛnʃən/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, thief /ˈθiːf/, contradict /ˌkɑn.tɹəˈdɪkt/, bulb /ˈbʌlb/, attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: drinkable /ˈdɹɪŋk.ə.bəl/, golfer /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/

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 invent, invention, drinkable 這類單詞。

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