[六分鐘英語] -- Pretty in pink ? / 紅粉佳人 ? ( 問題篇 )－看BBC學英文

[六分鐘英語] -- Pretty in pink ? / 紅粉佳人 ? ( 問題篇 )

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I hate pink !!

I also hate Hello Kitty !!

但是其實大多數的女生是喜歡粉紅色的，甚至著迷到BBC要出一篇文章特別討論女孩兒們對粉紅物品的喜愛。

還ˊ有，不知粉絲們有沒有留意過，英語和美語除了腔調不同之外，還有著一個很大的差別.......

字的拼法

今天的新聞裡就有幾個很好的例子。

美式英文裡，顏色的拼法是 " color " ，但英式英文裡是 " colour "。

還有 favorite 及 favourite 的差別。

可別以為是打錯字喔~~~

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Click here for the news. / 點這聽新聞。

(一) 重點單字

1. favourite [adj.] / [n.] = 特別喜愛的 (東西)、最愛的 (物品)

2. have a preference for ( s.t. ) = 偏愛某物

3. obsession [n.] = 著迷、擺脫不了的思想

4. dizzy [adj.] = 頭暈目眩的

5. faint [v.] = 昏厥、暈倒

6. concentrate [v.] = 集中、全神貫注

7. retailer [n.] = 零售商、零售店

8. manufacturer [n.] = 製造業者、廠商

9. merchandising [n.] = 推銷規劃

10. trick [v.] = 哄騙、戲弄

(二) 聽力填空題

1. Yes, Imogen says she feels quite 'dizzy' - __________ and __________ as though she might faint.

2. Well, she imagines things and situations and can't __________ or __________ on what's actually happening around her.

3. You wouldn't __________ me __________ pink!

4. ___________ and ___________ - the people who sell and make goods - try to get children to buy things that their parents like and as we'll all have noticed, a lot of it is pink.

5. So do girls prefer pink for __________ or __________ reasons?

(三) 聽力問答題

1. What has Rob's daughter convinced him to buy ?

2. Why did Mrs Davies' grandson refuse to take his medicine ?

3. Why was " blue " the most suitable color for girls in 1918 ?

(四) 討論題

What's your favorite color ?

Mine is purple.

I like it so much that some of my friends call me " 小紫 ".

I have also grown fond of bright red.

It's a very festive color.

Tell us your favorite color by commenting below.....

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