跟讀練習: 'Calvin Can't Fly' read by Jonathan Pryce - 通過影片學習英語口語

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The SAG -AFTRA Foundation Welcome to Storyline Online.

Brought to you by the SAG -AFTRA Foundation.

I'm Jonathan Price.

And today I'm going to read Calvin Can't Fly.

Written by Jennifer Byrne and illustrated by Keith Bendis.

Calvin is a Starling.

He was born under the eaves of an old barn,

with his three brothers, four sisters, and 67 ,432 cousins.

Starlings have big families.

Right from the beginning, Calvin was different.

Right from the day all the little starlings tumbled out of their nests to discover the world, Charlie discovered worms.

Adeline discovered grass.

Clement discovered dirt.

Aubrey discovered water.

And Calvin… Well, Calvin discovered a book.

While all of Calvin's cousins chased beetles,

bugs and ants, Calvin was learning to read letters, words and sentences.

At night, his cousins dreamed of insect -eating and garbage -picking.

Calvin dreamed of adventure stories, legends, and poetry.

He even dreamed that someday he'd become a great writer himself.

On June 1st, when all the little starlings lined up for flying lessons with their teacher, Mr. Wingstead, Calvin was nowhere to be seen.

Where is that bird?

Actually, Calvin was in the library.

As the other little starlings were learning to swoop and hover and fly figure eights,

Calvin buried his beak in books.

And there his mind soared.

Calvin read about pirates and cavemen,

volcanoes and rainbows, whales and dinosaurs.

Calvin especially loved dinosaurs.

He learned how the planets circle the sun, what makes the wind blow, and amazing facts like how caterpillars grow up to become butterflies.

His books took him to places wings never could, and his heart fluttered with excitement.

Calvin's cousins called him Nerdy Birdie, Geeky Beeky, and Bookworm.

And when you're a bird, being called a worm is a very bad thing.

Calvin ruffled his feathers and mumbled, Oh, how the wounding words of scorn do sting.

Then he sadly waddled back to the library, the only place where he was happy.

And so he spent all summer reading, learning, and absorbing everything his little starling mind could,

until the first leaf turned orange and fell to the ground.

The fall winds sent a chill through the old barn.

Summer's nests blew to the floorboards.

It was time to head south.

His cousins warned, Calvin, you better learn to fly.

In a couple of days, we gotta be out of here.

Calvin said, ah, yes, migration.

I've read about that.

His sister asked, Calvin, can you fly?

Calvin had to admit he couldn't.

All the other starlings took off in a giant formation, but Calvin could only stand and watch.

A big, lonely tear rolled down his cheek.

Calvin turned and trudged back toward the old barn.

He was so upset, he didn't even notice his brothers and sisters and cousins coming back to get him.

All of a sudden, they were tying up Calvin's middle with string and scraps of cloth they'd found in the garbage.

They grasped the other ends with their beaks, and off they flew, with Calvin, somewhat embarrassed, safely in tow.

For days and days they flew.

Calvin recognized the rivers, mountains, and towns he'd read about all summer.

Excitedly, he pointed them out to his brothers sisters and cousins

but the other little starlings just flapped their wings and headed south

soon there came a day when the winds blew especially hard.

Trees bent sideways, leaves scattered wildly, flying became harder and harder.

The air had an odd smell to it.

The smell of danger.

Calvin, remembering back to his favorite weather book, warned the rest of his family.

A hurricane!

A hurricane is coming!

All his brothers and sisters and cousins asked, What's a hurricane?

Calvin explained as quickly as his little beak could.

We need to get out of the path of a violent tropical weather system,

which is storming up the coast at a tremendous speed and will not diminish until it encounters large stretches of land mass.

Everybody, make haste into that cave!

They'd no idea what Calvin was saying, but they had to admit it did sound real.

So the flock made a loop -de -loop left, a dipsy -doodle right, and dove into the cave.

They did everything Calvin told them to.

To their amazement, a great storm did blow across the land.

It thundered over the mountains.

It roared through the villages.

It smashed and crashed, rumbled and raged.

Just as Calvin had predicted the whole big Starling family gathered together, watching in fear and awe.

The storm finally ended.

The sun came out in the sky, and the Starlings came out of their cave.

They were safe and sound, all because of Calvin.

They celebrated with a great Starling party in honor of Calvin.

They ate big, juicy worms and yummy, crunchy beetles.

They danced and sang songs about how Calvin had saved their lives.

They toasted Calvin with acorn caps filled with fresh, clear mountain water.

Calvin was so happy and felt so good deep down inside that he jumped and hopped and danced and flapped his wings.

And flapped his wings. and flapped his wings.

All the other starlings looked at him in amazement.

Calvin, you can fly!

They exclaimed, and Calvin, the happiest starling in the whole wide world, chirped.

Why, yes, I do believe I can.

And they all flew south, with big, wide smiles on their little starling faces.

especially Calvin.

I suppose the main story to come out of Calvin Can't Fly is that it's okay to be different.

It's okay to be the kid who reads books and doesn't play football and doesn't play basketball.

But by reading, you gain knowledge, you learn about other people, and you learn how to behave in society,

how to be a good member of society.

And I think that's what happens to Calvin.

He's accepted because he knows things, and he can warn people about things and lead them out of danger.

And that's why it's a good thing to read, gain knowledge.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“'Calvin Can't Fly' read by Jonathan Pryce”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：Calvin, starling, cousins, fly, wings。這段影片共有 97 個句子、1034 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 8:52。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 117 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 72% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
cousin 名詞	/ˈkʌz(ə)n/	堂兄, 堂哥
discover 動詞	/dɪˈskʌvə/	發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺
cave 名詞	/keɪv/	洞穴, 洞
hurricane 名詞	/ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/	颶風 /颶風
warn 動詞	/woɹn/	警告, 提醒
barn 名詞	[ˈbɑɹn]	穀倉 /穀倉, 糧倉 /糧倉
worm 名詞	/wɝm/	蠕蟲 /蠕蟲
loop 名詞	/luːp/	圈, 環 /環
leaf 名詞	/lif/	еезы, еер
garbage 名詞	/ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/	垃圾, 廢物 /廢物
nest 名詞	/nɛst/	вә, 岫
dinosaur 名詞	/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/	恐龍 /恐龍
beetle 名詞	/ˈbiːtəl/	甲蟲 /甲蟲, 甲殼蟲 /甲殼蟲
lesson 名詞	/ˈlɛs.ən/	課業 /課業, -課 /-課
adventure 名詞	/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/	奇遇, 冒險 /冒險

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	釋義
check out 動詞	退房

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
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	was born · be seen · being called
過去進行時 was/were + -ing — 過去某一時刻正在進行的動作	was learning · were learning · were tying
義務：must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的	had to admit · need to get
現在進行時 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在發生的事	is coming · is storming

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 12 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 can't, doesn't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: thirty /ˈθɝti/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, smash /smæʃ/, diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, cave /keɪv/, adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: cave /keɪv/, loop /luːp/, leaf /lif/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, nest /nɛst/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: tropical /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/, butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/, illustrate /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/, starling /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/, ruffle /ˈɹʌfəl/

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。
用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 cousin, discover, cave 這類單詞。

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