2015-10-12 VOL:20

海羽每週電子報

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Exercise 1: Listening exercise

1. Listen to the audio file and see how much you understand.

2. Check your understanding by going to the article to read the transcript.

3. Listen again a few times to build the ability to recognize the words.

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Exercise 2: Movie trailer

1. Watch the entire trailer and see how much you could understand and follow.

2. Now, try to listen to every detail in the trailer. Take your time, do it piece by piece, and write down what you think you hear.

3. Compare what you have written down with the correct text, and take note of any mistakes or new words.

4. Listen to the same section again to make sure that now you have the correct understanding.

5. After you got the whole trailer done, listen to it a few times during the week to strengthen the understanding and build the experience to understand the trailer.

Correct Text

It'll probably start on a Friday.

What will seem like an attack on America

by terrorists or Russia,

driven by a well-oiled, well-armed

and multinational group of elites

using alien technology that governments have been hiding for 70 years.

Like yourself, I'm a true believer.

What I need is your expertise.

You said if I ever put the pieces together than you would confirm.

And have you?

I've seen something.

You're nearly there.

You're close.

I can't do this alone.

Yeah.

I'm here.

They police us and spy on us,

tell us that makes us safer,

– we've never been in more danger.

– Then do something about it, Mulder.

I have seen this before!

You're on fire!

Believing that you're onto some truth,

that you can save the world.

This is my life.

This is everything I believe in!

You are on dangerous ground here.

I know what I'm doing.

We have a small problem.

Exercise 3: Idioms

1. Check out the idioms of the week.

2. Try to remember them and use them when you need to say something like that.

A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In The Bush:
一鳥在手勝於二鳥在林

Having something that is certain is much better than taking a risk for more, because chances are you might lose everything.

A Blessing In Disguise:
塞翁失馬焉知非福

Something good that isn't recognized at first.

A Chip On Your Shoulder:
心裡有陰影

Being upset for something that happened in the past.

A Dime A Dozen:
「家常便飯」或「很平常的事」

Anything that is common and easy to get.

A Doubting Thomas:
多疑的人

A skeptic who needs physical or personal evidence in order to believe something.

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