本周英語短篇,向我的偶像Ellen致敬! 幽默感是天生,真der。聲音檔1&2重新上傳囉!


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Ellen DeGeneres 是我的偶像之一。所有的美國人我大概只喜歡她跟已故影評人Roger Ebert。這兩個人也是影響我的英語學習至深的人,跟著Ellen學講俏皮話,閱讀Roger的影評學寫文章。我喜歡Ellen的髮型,非常想要剪個俐落的短髮,不過髮型可以學,她的幽默感真的是渾然天成。看過今年奧斯卡頒獎典禮的人,應該對他都不陌生。我在美國念書的時候,恰巧有機會看到她演出的Ellen影集,當時就覺得怎麼會有人講話這麼好笑。她是個非常磊落不作做的人,出櫃後,Ellen的人氣更旺。能當她的伴侶非常幸運,因為除了每天生活中都能充滿歡笑之外,Ellen肯定是個非常體貼有魅力的情人。

英文的短篇練習,大家可以聽幾次之後,試著寫筆記,然後看著筆記再複述一次內容。周末的英語短篇內容都不難,所以是練習筆記與口說的好素材。有興趣的同學,歡迎下載之前上傳過的內容,(累積至今應該有三十幾篇吧)。多練習多寫筆記,學英文也可以很快樂。

最後分享Ellen講過一句讓我印象很深刻的話,那是是每次搞笑之後,她都會說:
「Seriously, I'm kidding。」

這句話好笑,是因為嚴肅與開玩笑這兩件事情,其實是個Oxymoron(也就是矛盾語),之前我曾在部落格介紹過Oxymoron,中文當然也會有這種矛盾語例,如前陣子小鴨來台灣展出,很多人看到小鴨,都會說:「哇,好大的小鴨!」這就是個好例子。


Comedian, Talk Show Host, and Humanitarian


能說能演的慈善家——艾倫.狄珍妮

1.
Her voice is distinctive and comical, with many people recognizing her speaking whale as Dory in Finding Nemo. She does stand-up comedy, acts, hosts her own talk show, runs her own record label, and raises money and awareness to help people and animals all over the world.
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana in January 1958, Ellen DeGeneres is a pioneer in the entertainment industry. She has been included in Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women and Time’s 100 Most Influential People. With many awards and honors under her belt, DeGeneres is now happily hosting her own daytime talk show that is in its 10th season.
中譯
她的聲音不但有特色、聽起來也十分滑稽,許多人都知道她是動畫片《海底總動員》中愛學鯨魚說話的多莉。她所涉獵的領域包括了單人脫口秀、演戲、主持自己的談話性節目、自營唱片公司,還有透過募款及提高公眾意識來幫助世界各地的人和動物。
艾倫狄珍妮於1958年一月出生在路易斯安納州的紐奧良市,可謂是娛樂界的一名先驅。她曾名列《富比士雜誌》一百位最有影響力女性以及《時代雜誌》一百位最有影響力人士的榜上。坐擁無數獎座與榮耀的狄珍妮,目前仍樂在主持迄今已來到第十季、屬於她自己的日間脫口秀節目。 
生活必備字詞

distinctive  a. 與眾不同的,有特色的
The church’s stained glass windows are its most distinctive feature.
awareness n.
意識,認識,認知
influential  a.
有影響力的
Oprah Winfrey is considered to be one of the most influential women in the world.
under +
所有格 + belt  (榮譽、經驗等)為某人所擁有
Gary needed to have some work experience under his belt, so he got a job. 


2.
Ellen DeGeneres strives to be funny, encouraging, and inspiring both on and off the screen. She has entertained millions with her warmth and touching humor in her best-selling books. She has also helped launch the musical careers of young, up-and-coming artists with her record label, eleveneleven.
Through her show, DeGeneres has raised more than US$50 million and increased awareness for various causes, including global warming and poverty. There is no doubt about it─Ellen DeGeneres has brightened the world with her humor and her kindness.


艾倫.狄珍妮一直努力讓自己在幕前幕後都一樣搞笑、鼓舞和啟發人心。她在自己撰寫的各大暢銷書中都用她的溫暖及令人會心一笑的幽默娛樂了百萬讀者。她也藉由eleveneleven這個自創的唱片公司為唱片界的後起之秀開拓音樂生涯。
透過自己的節目,狄珍妮已經為全球暖化及貧窮等多種議題募得五千多萬美元,同時更喚醒大眾的相關意識。透過她的詼諧與善良,艾倫.狄珍妮著實點亮了這個世界。 
生活必備字詞

strive to + 原形動詞 努力(做)……
The athlete strove to get herself into the best shape possible before the Olympics.
launch vt.
推動;發起,開始進行
The man launched a campaign that encouraged people to do more to improve their communities.
up-and-coming a.
有前途的,有希望的
This amazing line of clothing is the work of an up-and-coming fashion designer.
poverty n.
貧窮,貧困 

留言

  1. 老師,
    請幫我確認第一句:Her voice is distinctive and comical, with many people recognizing her speaking "whale" as Dory in Finding Nemo. 我怎麼聽都是聽成her speaking "voice" as Dory in Finding Nemo.

    謝謝.

    Amy

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  2. Hi Amy,

    你聽得沒錯,那個文字檔是長春藤美語犯的錯誤,我會把這些文字檔修改後再上傳
    也感謝你來信跟我講這件事情(我自己竟然沒發現......)

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