Hello, everyone. And welcome back to English with Lucy. I've got a nice, relaxing video for you today. I'm going to talk about 10 words in the English language that I find exceptionally beautiful. Let's get started.
哈囉，大家。歡迎回到「跟 Lucy 一起學英文」。今天要帶給你們一部美好又放鬆的影片。我要告訴你們十個我覺得特別美麗的英文單字。讓我們開始吧。
The first word is "demure." Demure. And this means shy or reserved. She gave him a demure smile.
第一個字是「demure（嫻靜的）」。Demure。意思是害羞或是矜持的。她對他露出羞答答的微笑。
The next word is "elision." Elision. Elision is the omission of a sound or a syllable. If you want to speak fluently, it's important to learn to use elision.
下一個字是「elision（發音省略）」。Elision。Elision 是指發音或音節的省略。如果你想要說得流暢，運用發音省略就很重要。
Number three is "effervescent." Effervescent. And effervescent means bubbly or fizzy. This wine is effervescent.
第三個是「effervescent（冒泡的）」。Effervescent。Effervescent 的意思是起泡的或起泡沫的。這瓶酒會起泡。
Word number four isn't so commonly used nowadays, but I really love this one. It's "inglenook." Inglenook. It's a partly closed space, located near a fire so that you can sit near the open fire and receive the warmth. My dream is to have a house with an inglenook.
第四個字現在已經不怎麼常用了，但我很愛這個字。叫做「inglenook（壁爐邊）」。Inglenook。這是指在壁爐旁邊的半封閉的空間，好讓你坐在壁爐邊並擁抱溫暖。我的夢想是擁有一個有壁爐的屋子。
Word number five is "lagoon." Lagoon. A lagoon is an area of sea separated from the rest of the water by sand and rocks. Many fish live in this lagoon.
第五個單字是「lagoon（潟湖）」。Lagoon。Lagoon 是海的一部份，但被沙子與石頭隔開而產生的一個區域。許多魚生活在這座潟湖裡。
Word number six is "lithe." Lithe means young, healthy, attractive, and able to move and bend smoothly. Ballet dancers have lithe bodies.
第六個字是「lithe（柔韌優雅的）」。Lithe 的意思是年輕、健康、有魅力，且能移動並彎曲自如。芭蕾舞者擁有很柔軟的身軀。
Word number seven is "mellifluous." Mellifluous. And this is an adjective meaning having a pleasant and flowing sound. He had a deep, mellifluous voice.
第七個單字是「mellifluous（悅耳流暢的）」。Mellifluous。這個形容詞是指有悅耳且流暢的聲音。他有渾厚磁性的聲音。
Word number eight is "opulent." Opulent. And this is an adjective, meaning expensive and luxurious. She lives an opulent lifestyle.
第八個單字是「opulent（奢華的）」。Opulent。這是個形容詞，意思是昂貴又奢侈的。她過著很奢華的生活。
Word number nine is "quintessential." Quintessential. This is an adjective, meaning being the most typical or important part of something. Watermelon is the quintessential fruit on a hot summer's day.
第九個單字是「quintessential（精髓的、典型的）」。Quintessential。這是個形容詞，意思是某件事物最典型且重要的部分。西瓜是炎熱夏天中的經典水果。
And the final word is "serendipity." Serendipity. And this is the act of finding interesting or valuable things by chance. We stumbled into it through serendipity.
最後一個字是「serendipity（偶然遇見的美好事物）」。Serendipity。而這個行動就是指意外發現有趣或有價值的事情。我們在奇特的機緣下做了這件事。
All right, guys, those were your 10 beautiful English words. I would love to hear the words that you find beautiful. So please put them in the comments below. If you like the video, don't forget to share it and connect with me on all of my social media.
好啦，大家，那些就是給你們的十個美麗的英文單字。我很想聽聽你們覺得很美的單字。所以請在下面留言。如果你喜歡這部影片，別忘了分享並在所有社群媒體上追蹤我喔。
- 「開始」- Get Started
Let's get started.
讓我們開始吧。 - 「以便、好讓」- So That
It's a partly closed space, located near a fire so that you can sit near the open fire and receive the warmth.
這是指在壁爐旁邊的半封閉的空間，好讓你坐在壁爐邊並擁抱溫暖。 - 「偶然做某事、偶然遇見」- Stumble Into
We stumbled into it through serendipity.
我們在奇特的機緣下做了這件事。
