跟讀練習: A Toothpick Changed My Life Forever - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Why don't you go play with the other kids?

They seem like a fun bunch.

Why should I?

I have all the invisible friends I need.

Meet Sam, Ram, and Cam.

My parents got so worried about my attitude, they even took me to see a doctor.

Nope, it's not autism, but he leans towards being quite unfriendly.

Could end up being a very lonely old man.

Maybe a little exercise would do him some good?

Or a dance class?

Something to make him more sociable?

My parents became obsessed about trying to engage me and trigger some kind of excitement.

They would take me with them wherever they were going, but all their efforts were like water on stone.

Until, one day, when I was six, they were invited to service some go-karts in a karting arena.

The moment the race started, I felt so jittery I could faint.

Dad, Mom, I want a ride in one too.

Want to join the race?

Be with the other kids?

Holla, he's never been this excited.

This is huge!

Mom and Dad were astonished, and of course, just to keep me talking, they rushed me to the sports manager and begged him to make me part of the race somehow.

This little girl, it takes months to learn how to drive a cart, years before she can get to race in a competition like this.

First off, he's a boy.

Please, you don't understand, our son has never shown interest.

Let me handle this.

Mr. Man, get my son in there, or I promise you this arena of yours will mysteriously turn into a place of rebels tomorrow.

Mysteriously.

Paula Rodriguez?

I.. um...

I can arrange something!

Note about my mom.

She was a wrestler before she met my dad.

Note end.

Thanks to my mom's former reputation as a female wrestler, I was put in a cart for the first time and everything was like magic.

I had never felt the burst of energy racing gave me that day, and the experience was enough for me to find my passion.

Ten years later, I was ready to be a full-time car racer, But Dad took a stab at my heart with what he presented as his support.

Ta-da!

Look at this sweet baby.

That is.. a sweet baby?

I spent months secretly working on this car, Diego.

It may look rough, but it will do the job.

This car wasn't just rough.

It was straight up ugly.

I could imagine how much I would be laughed at if I was caught in it.

I can't.

I can't use that to race.

Well, it's what we can afford.

Take it or leave it.

Besides, this car might look throwaway worthy, but you will have a blast on the road with it.

Diego, trust me, this car will serve- No, don't worry, it's cool.

I will just have to wait until I start earning my own cash, I guess.

Save up enough to buy a good car.

Whenever that'll be.

That night, I laid awake thinking of something

that could fetch me money in addition to the little I earned helping my parents out.

I decided to start washing cars for my parents' clients.

But Dad couldn't take seeing me exert myself so much.

Diego, so you would pause your dreams to be a racer because you don't have a sleek ride?

That thing in there, Dad, is hideous.

No offense.

I guess this is my last resort.

Our family heirloom.

Yeah.

There is this man in Mexico that is popular for collecting precious antiques such as this.

Perhaps if I sell this to him, he can help us afford a car that is to your taste.

It is worth a good number of bucks, you know.

My heart practically melted at Dad's gesture.

Thanks, Dad.

I know how special this heirloom is to you.

I will make selling it worth it.

I promise.

I am trusting you, son.

I'll be back in a couple of days.

A couple of days turned to weeks, and Dad didn't come back.

It was like he had disappeared into thin air.

The police kept telling us to be patient, that he could be found, but it was hard to just wait and hope that he was okay.

To make things worse, Mom turned into a shadow of herself.

It got so bad I began to fear for her.

One morning, I woke to the smell of burning food.

I rushed to the kitchen and saw Mom stirring a pot that was turning to charcoal.

Mom, what are you doing?

What a silly question.

Cooking of course.

Cooking?

Or trying to turn the kitchen into an incinerator?

Oh, so sorry.

Now don't you go worrying about me, boy.

Of course, I did worry.

Seeing Mom so out of it scared me.

I couldn't sit and wait for Dad to come home anymore.

So after Mom slept, I got ready to go to Mexico and find Dad, or at least know what happened to him.

We needed some closure somehow.

And for that, I had no choice but to use our only means of mobility, the battered buggy I had rejected.

Hey, I know you may hold a grudge against me from last time.

Today, I ask for your forgiveness and pray that you please cooperate and not break down on the road.

A few hours after I left the U.S border for Mexico...

Stop!

Are you crazy?

100

I nearly hit you!

101

You're on your way to Mexico, right?

102

Hurry up and drive!

103

Make hay while the sun shines, yo!

104

She really was crazy.

105

I'm sorry, what?

106

Please, just drive!

107

Help a fellow woman out here!

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Fellow woman?

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That's it!

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Please, get out of my car!

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I didn't know what her hurry was, but there was no way I was traveling with a crazy woman to Mexico.

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Oh, sorry.

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That was an easy mistake, yo.

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But believe me, if you don't step on that pedal, you and I are gonna...

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My heart stopped at the sight of a very unfriendly looking guy speeding towards us.

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Please drive!

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They're after me!

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No way!

119

They're businesses with you, not me!

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Did you rob them or something?

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Tell me what you did!

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I am not a thief!

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They are the ones that want to rob a helpless Mr. Worryberry-o!

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Did you say Mr. Worryberry?

125

That's my dad!

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How do you know him?

127

Where did you see him?

128

No way!

129

Are you Diego?

130

Of all the things your family could have as a special family item, a golden toothpick?

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Really?

132

You know about our toothpick?

133

That sounded wrong.

134

Who are you?

135

Who are those men?

136

What do they have to do with my father?

137

I'm Adaku.

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They're gaining on us.

139

We need to throw them off somehow.

140

I'll explain later, yo.

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As much as I wanted to stop the car and get my answers, I knew I had to survive first.

142

Find something to throw at them.

143

Not my drink!

144

Dang!

145

He's down.

146

You can slow down now.

147

Oh no. What now?

148

His colleagues are behind us now, with a car!

149

I nearly gave up when I saw that they were pursuing us with a Saline S7, one of the fastest cars I dreamed of driving.

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This clunky box has no chance, but I have no choice.

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It's this or nothing.

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We're not gonna make it!

153

Quit screaming and start praying!

154

Lord of the skies!

155

Please tell me there's enough space for me in heaven, yo!

156

Not that kind of prayer, you blockhead!

157

We're still gonna get you!

158

It's a promise!

159

When we had driven for some hours without any sight of our pursuers, I deemed it safe to rust from all the driving and finally talk to the stranger in my car.

160

But that idea flew out the window the moment Atticus spoke first.

161

Man, that was some awesome driving you did back there.

162

It was like a Fast and Furious scene.

163

Are you a racer or something?

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I used to be a kart racer.

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Haven't really raced with a car before.

166

Well, that's a shame.

167

What's stopping you?

168

Look at what you did with this old car, yo.

169

What was stopping me indeed?

170

I realized then that I had put my career on hold for a stupid reason.

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I haven't even given this car a chance to prove its worth.

172

And now my dad was missing because I couldn't be content with what we had.

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Let's focus at the matter at hand.

174

You said you know my father.

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I ain't so sure he's your father yet, yo.

176

What if you're another of Boss's boys?

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Is this the worry-bear you know?

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Yes, I was actually on my way to see you and your mom.

179

On your way?

180

From the US?

181

To see me in Mexico?

182

When he told me your name was Diego and your mom Paula, I just assumed you lived in Mexico, yo.

183

Wait, my dad is not in Mexico?

184

Nope, he's in California.

185

My head swam with her words and I rushed out to get some air.

186

Hey, what's wrong?

187

I thought he went to Mexico.

188

You mean I've driven for over 13 hours in the opposite direction?

189

Hey, going back to California is still closer than continuing to Mexico.

190

And you wouldn't have met me, yo.

191

Your dad came to sell this to my boss, Mr. Beephorn.

192

What happened to him?

193

Your dad came down with the flu the same day he arrived at Beephorn's place.

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Beephorn took the golden toothpick.

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Wouldn't pay.

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Your dad was too weak to get it back, and Beephorn wouldn't let him go.

197

I was assigned to monitor him, yo, but we became friends, and he begged me to retrieve the toothpick.

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Correction.

199

Family heirloom?

200

Yeah, family heirloom in the form of a toothpick.

201

My ears seemed to ache from hearing my father's ordeal, but at least there was hope.

202

This bee porn?

203

You will have to take me to him.

204

It's hard to get the police on him.

205

He's slippery like a fish, deep in the mafia.

206

And if he sees me again, he will- Even if he's the devil, no one is going to keep me from my dad now I know he's alive.

207

You took a big risk to help my dad, and I can't be grateful enough, and I won't let anything happen to you.

208

Promise.

209

Okay, that was way too corny.

210

Not my style.

211

Well, don't blame me.

212

It's not like I ever had interest in a girl before, or anybody other than my parents for that matter.

213

Between me and you, I was just winging it.

214

But the heavens were on my side because we found our pursuers in a predicament that proved very advantageous for us.

215

Look what we have here, stuck in the quicksand.

216

I think this is the situation where we say the predator has become the prey.

217

Please help us, please!

218

Oh, I'm willing to help alright, but it's gonna come with a prize.

219

You're going to tell us where to find your boss, give us your phones, and we're gonna need your suits.

220

No way in hell!

221

I heard that there's a music that makes quicksand swallow people faster.

222

Oh, wanna try it out?

223

Sure.

224

Yaddle-ay, yaddle-ay, yaddle-ay, ee-hoo!

225

Told ya!

226

Beautiful medley.

227

I think I wanna hear it again.

228

No!

229

No, please!

230

You fools!

231

How did you let out Aku escape?

232

Who knows where she will go screaming to?

233

Well, it's not like she has the evidence to prove it.

234

No one will search the house for a missing nobody.

235

That is reference to whom I guessed should be my dad.

236

I couldn't keep up the disguise anymore.

237

I'm interested in that missing nobody.

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Imposters!

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Hello, boss.

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You traitor.

241

I gave you everything.

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Raised you like my own daughter.

243

Why would you bite the finger that fed you?

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I can't watch you do the things you do anymore.

245

I can't.

246

Mr. Beef Horn, why would you take my family's heirloom from my dad, refuse to pay him, and still hold him hostage for months?

247

No comment.

248

I knew getting him to cooperate that way would be hard, but I had planned two.

249

Paula Rodriguez!

250

Ready to start talking?

251

Let's go for a ride.

252

Beef Horn kept his lips sealed, but by the time we got him to the police station and he saw his boys, he had little choice.

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With his exposure, the police got to search his house and found my dad.

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I couldn't have been happier.

255

Dad, a sport.

256

Miss me.

257

I'm so sorry.

258

I was selfish.

259

I shouldn't have let you leave to sell your precious toothpick for my sake.

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Precious toothpick?

261

That sounds so wrong.

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Family heirloom.

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Family heirloom.

264

Sorry.

265

Got bad influence.

266

Hey, old man.

267

You should have just told me your family was right here in Callio.

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You ran off the moment I mentioned their names.

269

Ha!

270

Figures.

271

Thank you, Araku and Diego.

272

I don't regret trying to sell it.

273

Why would I hold on to something that could help my son achieve his dreams?

274

Did you sell it?

275

I don't have to.

276

Yesterday, I realized that I already have what I need.

277

Thanks to that experience, I learned that I didn't even need the fanciest car to be the best racer.

278

My skills were what mattered most.

279

Formula One was a sure goal for me, and I had the best support team.

280

Life couldn't possibly get better.

281

What was that for you?

282

You don't...

283

I thought we...

284

Just messing with you.

285

Come here.

286

I learned that success is not always dependent on having the fanciest or most expensive equipment or resources.

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If small is what you have, start small.

288

Focus on your skills rather than overreaching or trying to make a big splash at the onset.

289

And hey, drive carefully, yo.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“A Toothpick Changed My Life Forever”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：dad, Mexico, mom。這段影片共有 289 個句子、2340 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 12:07。說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 193 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。只有 81% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。全部 289 個句子中有 53 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
heirloom 名詞	/ˈɛɚ.lum/	傳家寶 /傳家寶
pursuer 名詞		追趕者 /追趕者
quicksand 名詞	/ˈkwɪkˌsænd/	流沙
unfriendly 形容詞	/ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/	不友好
wrestler 名詞		摔跤選手 /摔跤選手, 摔角手
cooperate 動詞	/kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/	合作, 協力 /協力
cart 名詞	/kɑɹt/	手推車 /手推車, 手拉車 /手拉車
scream 動詞	/skɹiːm/	叫喊, 嗷叫
hurry 動詞	/ˈhʌ.ɹi/	趕工 /趕工, 忙
nope	/noʊp/	不啊, 不是啊
astonish 動詞	/əˈstɑnɪʃ/	震驚 /震驚
blockhead 名詞		傻子, 傻瓜
grudge 名詞	/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/	怨恨
incinerator 名詞		焚屍爐 /焚屍爐, 焚燒爐 /焚燒爐
medley 名詞	/ˈmɛdli/	整合曲, 混成曲

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
come back 動詞	回來 /回來, 返回
end up 動詞	到達
give up 動詞	投案, 自首
slow down 動詞	減速 /減速, 放慢

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

Why don't you go play with the other kids?
Mom, what are you doing?
Did you rob them or something?
How do you know him?
Where did you see him?

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	he's never been · has never shown · Haven't really raced
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	were invited · was put · would be laughed
過去進行時 was/were + -ing — 過去某一時刻正在進行的動作	were going · was turning · was traveling
動詞 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 後接 -ing 形式的動詞	start earning · start washing · kept telling

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 58 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, couldn't, can't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: thief /ˈθiːf/, worthy /ˈwɝ.ði/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: astonish /əˈstɑnɪʃ/, sociable /ˈsoʊʃəbəl/, splash /splæʃ/, correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/, selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: cooperate /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/, advantageous /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/, predicament /pɹɪˈdɪkəmənt/, mobility /mə(ʊ)ˈbɪlɪti/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: advantageous /ˌædvənˈteɪd͡ʒ(i)əs/, overreach /ˌoʊvə(ɹ)ˈɹit͡ʃ/, retrieve /ɹɪˈtɹiːv/, forgiveness /fɚˈɡɪvnəs/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: kart /kɑɹt/, quicksand /ˈkwɪkˌsænd/, cooperate /kəʊˈɒp.ə.ɹeɪt/, cart /kɑɹt/, nope /noʊp/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: unfriendly /ʌnˈfɹɛn(d)li/, charcoal /ˈt͡ʃɑɹ.koʊl/, slippery /ˈslɪpəɹi/, secretly /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/, rebel /ˈɹɛb.əl/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 heirloom, pursuer, quicksand 這類單詞。

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