Now, in TOEIC speaking, you have to read a short text out loud.

在多益口說考試中，你必須大聲朗讀一篇短文。

It doesn't sound too hard, does it?

聽起來不難吧？

But you'd be surprised that lots of students make mistakes in this task.

但你會驚訝地發現，很多學生在這項任務中都會犯錯。

In this video, I'll tell you about two key things you need to remember when doing read aloud in TOEIC speaking.

在這部影片中，我將告訴你在進行多益口說朗讀時需要記住的兩個關鍵事項。

Before we begin, don't forget to hit that subscribe button for the latest TOEIC videos.

在我們開始之前，別忘了按下訂閱按鈕，獲取最新的多益影片。

Now, in the read aloud task of TOEIC speaking, you'll have 45 seconds to prepare to read and then 45 seconds to read a short text out loud.

在多益口說的朗讀任務中，你將有 45 秒的時間準備，然後有 45 秒的時間大聲朗讀一篇短文。

It doesn't sound too hard, right?

聽起來不難吧？

But one issue that a lot of people have is flat delivery.

但很多人都有一個問題，那就是語調太平淡。

Let's have a closer look at a sample task.

讓我們仔細看看一個示範例題。

And if you want, pause the video and read it out loud first.

如果你願意，可以暫停影片，先大聲朗讀一遍。

"I'd like to thank you all for coming along today to hear our talk on fat and sugar in the diet.

「感謝大家今天前來聆聽我們關於飲食中脂肪和糖分的講座。

Our speaker is well-known kidney doctor, Alan Fung.

我們的演講者是著名的腎臟病醫生 Alan Fung。

He has been..."

他一直都是...」

That was really poor.

唸得真糟。

You'll notice here that my delivery was very flat, and a bit awkward with unnatural pauses.

你會注意到，我的表達非常平淡，停頓不自然，有點尷尬。

I pronounced the words correctly, and that's important.

我發音正確，這一點很重要。

But you're not just scored on the pronunciation of the words, but the delivery as well.

但你不僅要在發音上得分，還要在表達上得分。

How natural does it sound?

聽起來有多自然？

When practicing, if you have any problems with the pronunciation of specific words, do be sure to learn the correct pronunciation.

在練習時，如果你對特定單詞的發音有任何問題，請務必學習正確的發音。

Generally, the words on test day won't be too difficult.

一般來說，考試當天的單詞不會太難。

So the first thing we're going to look at is connected speech.

我們首先要看的是連音。

Let's look more closely at this first sentence.

讓我們再仔細看看這第一句話。

Listen to this.

聽聽這個。

"I'd like to thank you all for coming along today to hear our talk on fat and sugar in the diet."

「感謝大家今天前來聆聽我們關於飲食中脂肪和糖分的講座。」

Notice how I've linked the words together into small chunks.

請注意，我是如何將單詞連音，變成一小塊一小塊發音。

It's not "I'd like to thank you all."

不要一個字一個字念「我不是要感謝大家。」

It's "I'd like to thank you all."

而是要連在一起說「我要感謝大家。」

The words are linked together.

這兩個詞是連在一起的。

This is one thing you will want to practice.

這是你需要練習的一件事。

Now, let's look at sentence stress.

現在我們來看看句子的重音。

Sentence stress is adding emphasis or stress to certain words to enhance the meaning.

句子重音是在某些詞語上加上強調或重音，以增強其含義。

This will actually help you to do well on the entire TOEIC speaking test.

這實際上有助於你在整個多益口語考試中取得好成績。

The first way to approach sentence stress is stressing key words, words that carry the main meaning of the text.

句子重音的第一種方法是強調關鍵詞，即承載文章主要意思的詞語。

Listen to the way I add stress to key words.

聽我強調關鍵詞的方式。

"I'd like to thank you all for coming along today to hear our talk on fat and sugar in the diet.

「『感謝』大家今天前來聆聽我們關於飲食中『脂肪』和『糖分』的講座。

Our speaker is well-known kidney doctor Alan Fung.

我們的演講者是知名『腎臟』病醫生 Alan Fung。

He has been delivering lectures such as this for many years and he spends a lot of his time reading research papers.

多年來，他一直從事此類講座，並花費大量時間閱讀『研究』論文。

One of his strengths is his ability to identify problems with research.

他的『強項』之一是善於發現研究中的問題。

He looks at both what is included in the study and what is not included.

他審視了研究中包含的內容和未包含的內容。

I'm sure you will learn a lot today. Please join me in welcoming Alan Fung."

我相信你們今天會學到很多東西。『請』和我一起『歡迎』 Alan Fung。」

So when you're practicing, you can use the preparation time to note key words.

所以，在練習時，可以利用準備時間記下關鍵詞。

Another technique is to stress repetitive words.

另一種技巧是強調重複的詞語。

These are common words that appear a lot, not only in TOEIC speaking, but everyday English.

這些常用單詞不僅在多益口說考試中經常出現，在日常英語中也經常出現。

By adding stress to some of these, you'll add more rhythm to your delivery.

通過強調其中這些單詞，你就能讓自己的表達更有節奏感。

Emphasis words such as really, very, and so.

強調諸如「really」、「very」還有「so」等字眼。

Negative words such as not, isn't, or doesn't.

否定詞，例如「not」、「isn't」或「doesn't」。

Connectors such as and, but, if, or then.

連接詞，例如「and」、「but」或「then」。

You can also add stress to lists like dogs, cats, and monkeys.

你還可以強調「狗」、「貓」還有「猴子」等清單。

You can add stress when you make contrasts, dim or bright, fast and slow.

當你進行對比時，強調「昏暗或明亮」、「快或慢」等字。

Reference words can also be stressed, this, that, or those.

參考詞語也可以強調「這個」、「那個」或「那些」。

And finally, emotional words, disgusting, awkward, or awful.

最後是情緒化的詞語，「噁心」、「尷尬」或「可怕」。

So let's try stressing repetitive words.

讓我們試著強調重複的詞語。

"I'd like to thank you all for coming along today to hear our talk on fat and sugar in the diet.

「感謝大家今天前來聆聽我們關於飲食中脂肪和糖分的講座。

Our speaker is well-known kidney doctor Alan Fung.

我們的演講者是『知名』腎臟病醫生 Alan Fung。

He has been delivering lectures such as this for many years, and he spends a lot of time reading research papers.

『多年』來，他一直從事『此類』講座，並花費『大量』時間閱讀及研究論文。

One of his strengths is the ability to identify problems with research.

他的強項之一是善於發現研究中的問題。

He looks both at what is included in the study and what is not included.

他『既』研究了研究中『包含』的內容，也研究了『未包含』的內容。

I'm sure you will learn a lot today. Please join me in welcoming Alan Fung."

我相信你們今天會學到『很多』東西。請和我一起歡迎 Alan Fung。

In this reading, I stressed repetitive words, many, lot, well known.

在這次朗讀中，我強調了重複的詞語，像是「許多」、「很多」、「眾所周知」。

I stressed negative words like not and contrasts included and not included.

我強調了「不」等否定詞，並將「包括」和「不包括」進行了對比。

My recommendation is that you practice right now.

我建議你現在就開始練習。

Feel free to pause the video and try it yourself.

請隨意暫停影片並親自嘗試。

Keep in mind, there's no perfect way to do this.

請記住，沒有完美的方法。

But if you practice this regularly before test day, your delivery will be relaxed and natural.

但是，如果你在考試前經常這樣練習，你的表達就會輕鬆自然。

You can stress some keywords and some repetitive words.

你可以強調一些關鍵詞和重複性詞語。

Remember, 45 seconds to prepare and then 45 seconds to deliver.

記住，45 秒準備，45 秒朗讀。

Practice.

現在練習吧。

All right, now I'm going to do this and I'm going to use stress on a mix of keywords and repetitive words.

好了，現在我要這樣做，我要強調關鍵詞和重複詞。

Listen carefully.

仔細聽。

"I'd like to thank you all for coming along today to hear our talk on fat and sugar in the diet.

「『感謝』大家今天前來聆聽我們關於飲食中『脂肪』和『糖分』的講座。

Our speaker is well-known kidney doctor Alan Fung.

我們的演講者是『知名』腎臟病醫生馮家倫。

He has been delivering lectures such as this for many years, and he spends a lot of his time reading research papers.

『多年』來，他一直在做這樣的講座，他花了『很多』時間閱讀『研究』論文。

One of his strengths is his ability to identify problems with research.

他的『強項』之一是善於發現研究中的問題。

He looks at both what is included in the study and what is not included.

他審視了研究中包含的內容和『未』包含的內容。

I'm sure you will learn a lot today. Please join me in welcoming Alan Fung."

我『相信』你們今天會學到『很多』東西。請和我一起歡迎 Alan Fung。

Here's another one.

這裡還有一個題目。

Now I want you to practice.

現在我要你們練習。

When you're done, I'll show you my model answer.

完成後，我會給你看我的示範答案。

You now have 45 seconds to prepare.

你現在有 45 秒的準備時間。

Now, you have 45 seconds to read out loud.

現在你有 45 秒大聲朗讀。

How did you go?

唸得怎麼樣？

Which words did you add stress to?

你強調了哪些詞？

Here's how I might do it.

我可能會這樣念。

"Let us help you to make your next advertising campaign a success.

「讓『我們』幫助『你』『成功』開展下一次廣告宣傳活動。

Look at one of our most recent campaigns.

看看我們『最近』的一次活動。

Here, you can see that Eskimo brand is promoted as a premium ice-cream through the use of beautiful, high definition shots of their vanilla, peppermint, and chocolate flavors.

『這裡』可以看到，Eskimo 品牌透過使用『美麗』、『高清晰度』的照片來展示其『香草』、『薄荷』和巧克力口味，將其推廣為『高檔』冰淇淋。

And then with these images, you can see a craftsman creating fine handmade guitars.

『通過』這些圖片，你可以看到一位工匠正在製作『精美的』『手工』吉他。

The text tells us that extraordinary things are created through passion and expertise, but are born of simple beginnings.

這篇文章告訴我們，『非凡的事物』是通過『熱情和專業』知識創造出來的，『但』其誕生的起點卻很簡單。

Eskimo brand is thus associated with luxury, class and heritage."

『因此』，Eskimo 品牌與『奢華、品味和傳統』聯繫在一起。」

So here you noticed using stress helped keep my rhythm.

所以在這裡，你注意到了利用強調這些字來保持我的節奏。

I had good intonation, and there were good pauses, which added more emphasis.

我的音調很棒，停頓也很好，這就更加突出了重點。

Be sure to practice with a few of our activities.

請務必通過我們的一些活動進行練習。

And don't be afraid to come back and watch this video again after practicing a few times.

練習了幾次之後，不要害怕回來再看一遍這部影片。

It might feel a little strange the first few times you try.

剛開始嘗試的時候可能會感覺有點奇怪。

And the main thing to remember is there's no perfect way to do it.

最重要的是要記住，沒有完美的方法。

Even if you just add stress to some of these words on test day, you're going to do well.

即使只是在考試當天強調其中一些單詞，你也會做得很好。

To summarize, remember to check pronunciation if you're not sure.

總之，如果你不確定，請記得檢查發音。

Practice linking words together effectively.

練習有效地將單詞連在一起。

Add sentence stress to enhance your meaning.

強調句子，以增強你的意思。

And of course, practice and get feedback.

當然，也要多練習，多獲得反饋。

Well done.

幹得好。