海羽每週電子報

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.

Eighty six:
缺貨，或丟掉、幹掉的意思

A certain item is no longer available. Or this idiom can also mean, to throw away.

Elvis has left the building: 
表演結束了，完成了的意思

The show has come to an end. It's all over.

Ethnic cleansing: 
大屠殺，種族清洗

Killing of a certain ethnic or religious group on a massive scale.

Every cloud has a silver lining:
否極泰來，總是有希望的

Be optimistic, even difficult times will lead to better days.

Everything but the kitchen sink: 
帶的東西太多了

Almost everything and anything has been included.