跟讀練習: World War I Overview | Learn some interesting facts about WWI - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Music Wars are begun and waged for many reasons.
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For example, many squabbles broil over land ownership and border disagreements.
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Fighting over resources like water,
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food, and fuel are not uncommon.
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Feuds may arise because of cultural differences or religious friction,
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as well as battles fought in the defense of liberty against tyrannical dictators.
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Sometimes these skirmishes remain local and regional.
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Sometimes these conflicts become so huge as to involve many countries and millions of people around the world.
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The swath of destruction is enormous.
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The loss of life and pain of injury from war is massive.
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and the memories and the sadness lingers for generations.
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It was the year 1914.
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The Boston Braves have just won the World Series.
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The Panama Canal was completed and opened.
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Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs was first published.
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But in Europe, the tension was boiling,
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especially in Southern Europe, the Balkan region.
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Some countries were afraid of losing economic or political position in the world.
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Some countries were concerned that other countries had too much military strength and felt threatened.
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The French were upset about losing land in a previous war.
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Europe was a hotbed of insecurity,
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of paranoia, of fear and anger.
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On the 28th day of June 1914,
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a Serbian, Gavirilo Princip, a member of a terrorist group called the Black Hand,
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assassinated Franz Ferdinand, Archduke, an heir to the throne of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo,
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capital of Bosnia.
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This action fueled the spark which ignited World War I,
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also known as the Great War,
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also known as the War to End All Wars.
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Austria-Hungary declared war against Serbia.
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Quickly, alliances were made, and countries throughout the region began aligning themselves and taking sides.
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They would poise themselves with the group of countries they felt would provide them with the greatest economic advantage and political power.
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Basically, two divisions were formed.
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The Central Powers, as they were called,
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formed by the Union of Austria-Hungary,
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Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
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In opposition, the Allied Powers were formed with Serbia,
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the British Empire, the Russian Empire,
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France, Belgium, Italy, and Japan.
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The United States did not enter the war until later.
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During the war, German submarines,
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or U-boats, patrolled and hunted in the waters around Great Britain.
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The Germans warned that any vessel caught in these waters would be sunk.
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A year into the war,
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a British passenger cruise ship,
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the Lusitania, was attacked and sunk by a German U-boat.
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Of the passengers who were killed, 128 were Americans.
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Two years later, the United States declared war on Germany.
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The world was at war,
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and a nasty, bloody, terrible war it was.
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With the invasion of Germany into Belgium and Luxembourg,
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this became the Western Front,
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and hundreds of miles of trenches would be dug by the Allies from the North Sea way down to Switzerland.
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Infantrymen would hunker down and fire from these trenches in order to halt or hinder the advance of the enemy.
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This western front was the main theater of World War I.
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Advances in technology like the machine gun,
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flamethrowers, airplanes, the zeppelin, the telephone,
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radio communication, armored trucks, tanks,
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and poison gas all combined to make the work of destruction in human lives and property greater than could ever be imagined.
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During one attack, by British soldiers using poison gas,
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a shift in the wind caused the plan to backfire,
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causing either death or suffering of 60,000 British troops.
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Along with the massive human injury,
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medical advances improved in treatment,
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plastic surgery was developed and blood banks created.
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World War I lasted only four years,
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but the toll would be mind-boggling.
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In all, 11 million military personnel would die,
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plus an additional 7 million innocent civilians.
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20 million wounded would be counted.
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World War I ranks among the deadliest conflicts in human history.
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Ultimately, the plan of the Central Powers would fail.
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Germany would be unable to overtake France.
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The Allied Powers would be victorious.
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However, the cost would be enormous.
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As a result, the Russian Empire collapsed,
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as well as the fall of the Ottoman Empire,
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the German Empire, as well as the failure of Austria-Hungary.
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Treaties of Promises would be signed.
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Promises of Peace The Versailles Treaty would require Germany to take full responsibility for the loss of life and property.
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Eventually, this burden would be too great for Germany to carry.
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What could have been the war to end all wars would only be in history as another great and terrible world conflict,
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as another terrible world conflict was looming just around the corner.
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關於本課
在本節課中,您將通過觀看影片瞭解第一次世界大戰的歷史背景和相關事件。您將練習聽力和口語,掌握與戰爭相關的關鍵詞彙和短語。通過對影片的反覆學習,您可以提高您的英語水平,尤其是在看YouTube學英語時,增強對戰爭主題的理解和表達能力。
關鍵詞彙與短語
- 戰爭 (War) - 指的是國家之間或國家內部的武裝衝突。
- 同盟國 (Allied Powers) - 一次世界大戰中反對中央權力的國家聯合體,包括英國、法國等國。
- 中央權力 (Central Powers) - 一次世界大戰中由德國、奧匈帝國等國組成的聯合體。
- 潛艇 (U-boat) - 特指德國潛水艇,在戰爭中起到了重要的戰鬥作用。
- 刺殺 (Assassination) - 指有針對性地殺害某個重要人物,這一事件通常引起重大政治影響。
- 經濟利益 (Economic Advantage) - 指在戰爭或衝突中,各國為了經濟利益而形成的聯盟。
- 緩和局勢 (Ease Tension) - 指的是通過某種方式減輕國際衝突或緊張關係。
- 文化差異 (Cultural Differences) - 不同文化之間的差別,有時會導致誤解或衝突。
練習建議
在觀看影片時,建議您採用shadow speak的方式進行練習。這意味著您可以嘗試跟隨影片中的講話者的語速和語調。這種方法有助於您更好地掌握口語發音和節奏。建議您重複以下幾點:
- 在觀看影片時,注意講話者的停頓和重音,不要急於模仿,全神貫注於每一個句子的語調。
- 可選擇將影片的播放速度調整到適合自己的節奏,從而進行有效的複述。
- 嘗試在每個段落結束後暫停影片,重複剛聽到的內容,以加強記憶並提升口語流利度。
- 利用shadowing site提供的資源,找到相似主題的內容,進行多樣化的練習,提升自己的交流能力。
通過不斷的練習,並結合雅思口語練習的技巧,您將能更自信地用英語表達出關於戰爭及其歷史故事的看法。
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