时间:2019-02-06 作者:英语课 分类:实用英语


英语课

   有一塊寓學于嘻的天地往往為英語自學者所忽視。 這塊天地就是發表在英語刊物邊邊角角里的英語 繞口令、謎語和幽默。任何語言大致都有三個層 次:語音、詞匯和語法。狹義而言,學習語言實 際上就是要掌握語言的這三個層次。而英語繞口令。謎語和幽默對于英語的每個層次都有涉及, 堪稱英語自學者的良師益友。


  許多同學在學習英語語音的時候,往往受方言的影響,發不準這個或那個音素。要糾正這些發得 不準的音,練習繞口令無疑是一種有趣并且有效的方法。 Eg. She sels seashells on the seashore. Eg. Six silly sleepers 1 slept softly on silk sheets. 繞口令是可以自編的,從詞典中找出一些含有同音素的詞來構成一句有趣的句子即成。
  有些英語謎語也有助于我們掌握語音。 Eg. What twoletters mean nothing? 答案是MT。MT的發音是,酷似empty的發音。這則謎語不僅幫助我們學會并且記牢empty 的發音,也可以加深我們對于失去爆破現象的理解。
  能夠說明詞匯問題的謎語,幽默可謂俯抬皆是,給我們提供的幫助也是多方面的。
  1.拼寫: What is the smallest room in the world? 答案是a mushroom。這則謎語幫助我們記住 mushroom(蘑菇)的拼寫,因為這單詞有一部分是room。
  A: Which seven-lettered word has three "u"s in it?  B: I don't know. But it must be unusual. B沒猜著卻說對了。這種戲劇性的幽默會使我們記住unusual的拼寫中有三個"u"。
  2.同音異形詞: Peter:Tom,why do you prefer a pear to an apple? Tom: Because it takes tow apples to make a pair(pear).
  3.一詞多義: Teacher:Tom, how many states are there in the US? Tom: Fifty. Teacher:Enumerate them. Tom: One, two, three, ... enumerate既有"數、點"的意思,又有"枚舉、列舉" 的意思。
  4.習慣用法: Teacher: Jim,why can't we lose our heads? Jim: If we lose our heads, we will have nothing to put our hats on. to lose one's head當作成語用時,意思是"失 去理智,驚慌失措",只有了解這一點,才能明白此中幽默所在。
  謎語、幽默說明語法問題的也不乏其例。例如: The Mother: My daughter has been learning piano lessons under you for quite a long time. What do you think of her execution now? The pianist: That could be a nice thing to do.
  execution既有"演奏",又有"處死刑"的意思,而物主代詞和它所限定的表示動作的名詞之間既可以是 主謂關系,也可以是動賓關系, 因此, her execution既可理解為"她的演奏",也可理解為"處她以死刑",顯然,鋼琴家理解的是后一種意思。又如:
  Willy:I thought I told you to come after supper. Milly:That's what I come after. Wiliy的本意是:我想我是讓你晚飯后再來的。然而如果我們不把 after supper看作狀語,而將come after看作是表示"尋求"的詞組,把supper看成這個動詞詞組的賓語,同樣的一句話就會變為"我想我是 讓你來找晚飯吃"的意思。顯然,這里的幽默產生于 對于句子結構的不同理解。
  的確,英語繞口令、謎語、幽默對于英語自學的幫助是多方面的,充分地利用這塊天地,寓學于嬉,定能 收到事半功倍的效果。

n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环
  • He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步,以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
  • The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了,只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句
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