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第30章 英语绕口令

绕口令(Tongue Twister)是一种语言游戏,是英语文学中一种比较独特的语言艺术形式,它结构巧妙,诙谐有趣,富有音乐性,非常适合口头背诵,深受广大英语爱好者的喜爱。学说英语绕口令,无论从练习口齿的伶俐性还是了解英语语言的特点来说,都是一个极好的素材。经常朗读之,不仅能矫正发音,而且能锻炼口才,提高语言表达能力。绕口令是多少代人创作、提炼、升华而成的,可以说是群众集体智慧的结晶。因此,英美国人所说的绕口令,也不乏有看了或读来令人忍俊不禁的佳句。相信在你耐心地读,细心地品味后,最终会发出会心的笑声,感叹英美国人的睿智的。本节按A-Z的字母顺序编排,希望儿童学习者能从中受益,并通过练说、背诵,轻松地通过语音难关,说得一口标准、流利的漂亮英语。

2.1 字母A打头的绕口令

1.A big black bug bit a big black bear, made the big black bear bleed blood。

2.A bloke's back bike brake block broke。

3.A box of biscuits, a batch of mixed biscuits。

4.A flea and a fly flew up in a flue。Said the flea,“Let us fly!”Said the fly,“Let us flee!”So they flew through a flaw in the flue。

5.Ann sent Andy ten hens and Andy sent Ann ten pens。

6.A noisy noise annoys an oyster。

7.A pleasant place to place a plaice is a place where a plaice is pleased to be placed。

8.A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk

stunk。

9.A tidy tiger tied a tie tighter to tidy her tiny tail。

10.A Finnish fisher named Fisher failed to fish any fish one Friday afternoon and finally he found out a big fissure in his fishing-net。

11.A snow-white swan swiftly to catch a slowly-swimming snake in a lake。

12.A writer named Wright was instructing his little son how to write Wright right。He said:“It is not right to write Wright as‘rite'—try to write Wright aright!”

2.2 B打头的绕口令

1.Betty and Bob brought back blue balloons from the big bazaar。

2.Betty beat a bit of butter to make a better batter。

3.Betty better butter Brad's bread。

4.Bill's brother is building a beautiful building between two big brick blocks。

5.Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood。6.Blake's black bike's back brake bracket block broke。

7.Bright blows the broom on the brook's bare brown banks。

8.Bob bought a big bag of buns to bait the bears'babies。

2.3 C打头的绕口令

1.Canners can can what they can can but can not can things can't be canned。2.Cheap ship trip。

3.Cheryl's chilly cheap chip shop sells Cheryl's cheap chips。4.Chop shops stock chops。

5.Crisp crusts crackle crunchily。

2.4 D打头的绕口令

1.Don't pamper damp scamp tramps that camp under ramp lamps。

2.Double bubble gum bubbles double。

3.Dust is a disk's worst enemy in the dining hall。

2.5 E打头的绕口令

1.Each Easter Eddie eats eighty Easter eggs。

2.Ed had edited the essay。

3.Elizabeth has eleven elves in her elm tree。

2.6 F打头的绕口令

1.Flee from fog to fight flu fast。

2.Fred fed Ted bread, and Ted fed Fred bread。

3.Freshly fried fresh flesh。

4.Freshly-fried flying fish。

5.Friendly Frank flips fine flapjacks。

6.Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear。Fuzzy wuzzy had no hair。Fuzzy wuzzy wasn't fuzzy。Was

he?

2.7 G打头的绕口令

1.Gertie's great-grandma grew aghast at Gertie's grammar。

2.Give me the gift of a grip top sock:a drip-drape, ship-shape, tip-top sock。

3.Good cookies could be cooked by a good cook if a good cook could cook good

cookies。

4.Greek grapes。

5.Green glass globes glow greenly。

2.8 H打头的绕口令

1.He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts。2.He threw three free throws。

3.Here's an easy game to play。Here's an easy thing to say:

How many cookies could a good cook cook if a good cook could cook cookies?A

good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies。 How may saws could a see-saw saw if a see-saw could saw saws?

2.9 I打头的绕口令

1.I slit a sheet, a sheet I slit。Upon the slitted sheet, I sit。

2.I thought a thought。But the thought I thought wasn't the thought I thought I thought。If the thought I thought I thought had been the thought I thought, I wouldn't have

thought so much。

3.I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am。

4.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish。If two witches would watch two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

5.I wish you were a fish in my dish。

6.If Stu chews shoes, should Stu choose the shoes he chews?

7.If you notice this notice you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing。

8.If a shipshape ship shop stocks six shipshape shop-soiled ships, how many shipshape shop-soiled ships would six shipshape ship shops stock?

9.Irish wristwatch。

10.Is there a pleasant peasant present?

11.Is this your sister's sixth zither, sir?

2.10 J打头的绕口令

1.Jenny and Jimmy went to Jamaica and Germany in January, but Joan and John went to Jordan and Japan in June and July。

2.Jenny and Jimmy are just jumping, yet Joan and John are jogging。3.Just judge the the gesture of the judge。

2.11 K打头的绕口令

1.Knapsack straps。

2.Knife and a fork, bottle and a cork, that is the way you spell New York。3.Kidnapping the kind cab-driver is kind of cruel。

2.12 L打头的绕口令

1.Lily ladles little Letty's lentil soup。

2.Listen to the local yokel yodel。

2.13 M打头的绕口令

1.Mrs。Smith's Fish Sauce Shop seldom sells shellfish。

2.My dame hath a lame tame crane。My dame hath a crane that is lame。

3.Mr。Cook said to a cook:“Look at this cook-book。It's very good。”So the cook took the advice of Mr。Cook and bought the book。

2.14 N打头的绕口令

1.Never trouble about trouble until trouble troubles you!2.Nine nice night nurses nursing nicely。

3.No nose knows like a gnome's nose knows。4.Nothing is worth thousands of deaths。

2.15 O打头的绕口令

1.Of all the felt I ever felt, I never felt a piece of felt which felt as fine as that felt felt, when first I felt that felt hat's felt。

2.Old oily Ollie oils old oily autos。

3.One smart fellow, he felt smart。Two smart fellows, they felt smart。Three smart fellows, they all felt smart。

2.16 P打头的绕口令1.Please pay promptly。

2.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper prepared by his parents and put them in a big paper plate。

3.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers。

4.Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers?

5.If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers

Peter Piper picked?

6.Picky people pick Peter Pan Peanut Butter。Peter Pan Peanut is the peanut picky

people pick。

2.17 Q打头的绕口令

1.Quick kiss。Quicker kiss。

2.Quentin quit his job quite quickly。

2.18 R打头的绕口令

1.Real weird rear wheels。

2.Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry。

3.Ripe white wheat reapers reap ripe white wheat right。

4.Robin Redbreast's bad breath。

2.19 S打头的绕口令

1.Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks。

2.Sarah sitting in her sitting room, all she does is sits and shifts, all she does is sits and shifts。

3.Say this sharply, say this sweetly, Say this shortly, say this softly。Say this sixteen times in succession。

4.Selfish shellfish。

5.She said she should sit。

6.She sees cheese。

7.She sells seashells by the sea shore。The shells she sells are surely seashells。So if she sells shells on the seashore, I'm sure she sells seashore shells。

8.She sifted thistles through her thistle-sifter。

9.Sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack。Sheep should sleep in a shed。

10.Shelter for six sick scenic sightseers。

11.Shredded Swiss cheese。

12.Shy Shelly says she shall sew sheets。

13.Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep。The seven silly sheep Silly Sally

shooed shilly-shallied south。 These sheep shouldn't sleep in a shack;sheep should sleep in a shed。

14.Silly sheep weep and sleep。

15.Six sharp smart sharks。

16.Six shimmering sharks'sharply striking shins。

17.Six short slow shepherds。

18.Six silly sisters sell silk to six sickly senior citizens。

19.Six slippery snails, slid slowly seaward。

20.Six sticky sucker sticks。

2.20 T打头的绕口令

1.Thank the other three brothers of their father's mother's brother's side。

2.The blue bluebird blinks。

3.The cat catchers can't catch caught cats。

4.The crow flew over the river with a lump of raw liver。

5.The sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick。

6.The soldiers shouldered shooters on their shoulders。

7.The sun shines on shop signs。

8.The two-twenty-two train tore through the tunnel。

9.There those thousand thinkers were thinking how did the other three thieves go through。

10.Thieves seize skis。

11.Three gray geese in the green grass grazing。Gray were the geese and green was the grass。

12.Tim, the thin twin tinsmith。

13.Tiny orangutan tongues!

14.Toy boat。Toy boat。Toy boat。

15.Tragedy strategy。

2.21 U打头的绕口令

1.Unique New York。

2.Urgent detergent!

3.Universally united universities used to use the unique used utensils。4.Usually, the first unit is useful。

2.22 V打头的绕口令

1.Very well, very well, very well……

2.Victor's vest is very valuable。

3.Varsities vary from venturing veterans。

2.23 W打头的绕口令

1.We surely shall see the sun shine soon。

2.What noise annoys an oyster most?A noisy noise annoys an oyster most。

3.Which wristwatches are Swiss wristwatches?

4.While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's

windows with warm washing water。

5.Willie's really weary。

6.Who washed Washington's white woollen underwear when Washington's washer woman went west?

7.Where is the watch I put in my pocket to take to the shop because it had stopped?

2.24 X打头的绕口令

1.Xero the X-ray of the Xylophone。

2.Xoes are the exports from the exceptionally excellent exhibition。

2.25 Y打头的绕口令

1.Yellow yearlings yelped in the yard yesterday。

2.Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread。

Spread it thick, say it quick!

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread。

Spread it thicker, say it quicker!

Yellow butter, purple jelly, red jam, black bread。

Don't eat with your mouth full!

3.Yolk or yogurt, yoga or yoyo?

4.You were yawning or yelling when your tooth was being yanked out?5.You sent me your bill, Berry,

Before it was due, Berry;

Your father, the elder Berry,

Isn't such a goose, Berry?

2.26 Z打头的绕口令

1.Zigzag at the zenith below zero with the zebra。

2.Zealous zebras are full of zing in the zoo。

3.Zephyr in the zone is zipping and zooming。