Ted青少年演讲课 2
Part 1 演 讲 视 频
Pre-watching 带着问题听演讲
What does April mean by saying "To read is to voyage to time, to visit places you would never otherwise know, to experience a world of imagination, adventure, and discovery"?
April说“阅读是时间的航行,是寻访你未知的地方,是经历想象力、冒险和发现的世界”指的是什么?
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Part 2 重 点 解 析
Key Points 演讲重点
Key Points 演讲重点
To read is to voyage to time, to visit places you would never otherwise know, to experience a world of imagination, adventure, and discovery.
阅读是时间的航行,是寻访你未知的地方,是经历想象力、冒险和发现的世界。
voyage /ˈvɔɪ.ɪdʒ/
(n.) 长时间的旅行,尤指航行
Bon voyage. 旅途愉快。
(v.) literary尤指文学上的,旅行
=to travel
In their little boat they planned to voyage to distant lands. 他们计划划小船航行到遥远的岛屿上。
otherwise /ˈʌð.ə.waɪz/
(adv.) 别样地,以另外的方式
Samuel Clemens, otherwise known as Mark Twain. 塞缪尔·克莱门斯(Samuel Clemens),也称为马克·吐温(Mark Twain)
experience /ɪkˈspɪə.ri.əns/
(v.)经历,历经
We experienced a lot of difficulty in selling our house. 我们买房子的时候经历了许多困难。
imagination /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
(n.)想象力
My younger son has a very vivid (= active) imagination. 我的小儿子有生动的想象力。
adventure /ədˈven.tʃər/
(n.)冒险
She had some exciting adventures in Egypt. 她在埃及有一些激动人心的冒险经历。
discovery /dɪˈskʌv.ər.i/
(n.)发现
the discovery of electricity 电的发现
a journey/voyage of discovery 发现之旅
Many scientific discoveries have been made by accident. 有许多科学上的发现是偶然产生的。
Key Points 演讲重点
Take Alice in Wonderland as an example. When I read that book, I fell with Alice into her Wonderland. It’s so weird, so visual.
以《爱丽丝漫游仙境》为例。当我读那本书的时候,我和爱丽丝一起掉进了她的仙境。感觉太奇怪,太直观了。
example /ɪɡˈzɑːm.pəl/
(n.)例子
for example, 举个例子
take ... as an example 以……为例
Let me give you an example of what I mean. 让我举个例子来说明我的意思吧。
weird /wɪəd/
(adj.) 怪异的,不寻常的
I heard some weird noises coming from outside. 我听到外面传来一些奇怪的声音。
visual /ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/
(adj.) 视觉的
The mirrors provide a visual stimulus for the babies. 镜子为婴儿提供了视觉刺激。
Key Points 演讲重点
So you can see, in the book, bored Alice followed a rabbit and tumbled down to Wonderland, whereas in the real world, a book can always lead you to escape the boredom of everyday life and enter a magic world.
所以你发现,在书中,无聊的爱丽丝跟随一只兔子跌落到了仙境,而在现实世界中,一本书总是可以带您摆脱日常生活的无聊,进入一个神奇的世界。
bored /bɔːd/
(adj.) 感到无聊的,感到厌烦的
注意bored和boring用法的区别,bored用来形容人的感受,boring用来形容某事或某物无趣。
Someone is bored. 某人感到无聊。
Something is boring. 某事很无聊。
boredom,名词,厌烦、乏味。
They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.他们出于无聊开始吵架。
tumble /ˈtʌm·bəl/
(vi.) (快速,失去控制地)跌落
tumble down 跌落,陷入
Stock prices tumbled. 股价暴跌。
whereas /weərˈæz/
(conjunction连词), 然而,但是,表示两种情况或观点的对比
Your hair has a natural wave whereas mine's just straight and boring. 你的头发自然卷,而我的头发直而无趣。
lead /liːd/
(v.) 带领,引领
lead sb. to do sth. 带某人做某事
I've asked Gemma to lead the discussion. 我邀请Gemma来主持讨论。escape /ɪˈskeɪp/
=get away (v.) 逃离;逃避
escape from a place 逃离某地
A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England. 一个囚犯从英格兰北部的监狱里逃脱了。
enter /ˈen.tər/
=come, go in/into, arrive 进入
名词形式 entrance,入口,大门(口)
He entered the room briskly and stood near the door. 他轻快地走进房间,站在门边。
Part 3 句 子 演 练
Sentence Practice 句子演练
To read is to voyage to time, to visit places you would never otherwise know, to experience a world of imagination, adventure, and discovery. 阅读是时间的航行,是寻访你未知的地方,是经历想象力、冒险和发现的世界。

