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Hello and welcome to another episode of Wildlife Crystal.
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I'm your host, Wildlife Crystal, a wild animal specialist.
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As you know, on this show Wildlife Crystal,
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we are going to be learning fun facts about one animal and their environment every episode.
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I'm here with my very special co-host,
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the one and only Kaya the Koala.
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Oh, hey guys!
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I was thinking, can we talk about an animal that has broken a world record?
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You know, because I've broken the world record of being one of the cutest hosts on the planet.
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Oh, yes, you are extremely cute.
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The cutest in the world?
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I love your confidence, Kaya,
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and I think it's a great idea.
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Let's discuss an animal who has a world record-breaking skill.
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I have just the animal in mind.
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Try and guess.
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The animal we are going to discuss today is the fastest land animal on Earth.
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Hmm, is it a horse?
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That's a great guess, but nope.
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The fastest land animal in the world is the cheetah.
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I knew that.
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How fast do they run?
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Cheetahs can reach speeds up to 70 miles per hour.
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To put that in perspective,
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the fastest human in the world ran 28 miles per hour.
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So cheetahs are really fast.
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They can accelerate from 0 to 68 miles per hour in just 3 seconds.
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And cheetahs are the only big cat that can turn in midair while sprinting.
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Also, another fun fact, when cheetahs are running full speed,
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their stride, which is the length between their steps, is 21 feet.
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That's like jumping over the length of two small cars.
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Their feet only touch the ground twice during each stride.
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That's incredible!
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Cheetahs are really amazing.
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And I heard their bodies are built for speed.
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Is that true?
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Oh, yes.
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For many reasons.
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First, the cheetah has a long muscular tail that is flat-shaped.
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The tail is like a rudder on a boat
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because they use it to help control their steering and keep their balance when they're running very fast.
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Second, the cheetahs have special cleat feet.
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The cheetah has what's called semi-non-retractable claws,
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a lot like a dog's claws
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that work like cleats on a football shoe to give the cheetah lots of traction while running.
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The pads on most cats' paws are very soft,
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but the cheetah's pads are hard,
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kind of like rubber tires.
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This also helps them grip the ground when they're running super fast.
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These cats sound cool.
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Do you think they would ever hang out with me?
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Well, maybe male cheetahs.
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Male cheetahs live in small family groups of two to three brothers called coalitions.
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But female cheetahs are solitary.
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That means that they spend most of their life alone.
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If they're not alone, they are living with their babies,
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also known as cubs.
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Yay!
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Tell us about cheetah cubs.
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Like I was saying before,
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male cheetahs don't remain with the females after mating and do not help take care of the cheetah babies either.
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Female cheetahs, on the other hand,
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are caring, affectionate and dedicated mothers.
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Female cheetahs give birth to a litter of 2-8 cubs in a secluded spot like a hidden rocky area
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or a marshy area with tall grass.
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They do this because the cubs are very vulnerable to predators and many do not survive their first year.
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When the baby cubs are very young,
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the mother cheetah will leave her cubs hidden while she hunts for food.
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But around six weeks old,
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mom will start teaching the essential survival skills like hunting.
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But don't worry, the young cubs do have some traits
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that help them camouflage in with their surroundings when mom is off hunting.
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Cheetah cubs have long hair
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that runs down the back of their neck all the way down to the base of their tail called the mantle.
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The The mantle helps the cheetah cubs blend into the tall grass,
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which helps keep them safe from threats like lions or hyenas.
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Very interesting, and I love cheetah moms.
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They're the best.
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What do cheetahs hunt for?
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Cheetahs are carnivores, which means they need meat mainly to survive.
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Their diet is made up of primarily smaller mammals such as antelopes, gazelles, and impalas.
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They will also feed on wildebeest calves,
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babies, and sometimes smaller animals like rabbits and birds.
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Did you know that while lions and leopards usually do their hunting at night,
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cheetahs hunt for food during the day?
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Here's an interesting fact about cheetahs.
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Because they live in an environment where water is hard to come by,
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cheetahs can survive on one drink of water every three or four days.
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Not humans.
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We need to constantly be drinking water every day.
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Wow, that's interesting.
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Tell us more fun facts about cheetahs.
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Let's talk about their beautiful spotted fur.
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Cheetah's fur is covered in solid black spots,
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and so is their skin.
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The black fur actually grows out of the black spots of their skin.
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And if you're curious, cheetahs have about 2,000 to 3,000 spots,
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which help them camouflage themselves.
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Also, like football players, cheetahs have built-in sun glare protection around their eyes.
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The cheetah's tear mask is made of black fur,
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and it runs from the inside corners of their eyes down the outside edges of their mouth.
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These marks help reflect the glare of the sun when they're hunting during the day.
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They work just like the black marks that football players put under their eyes during their games.
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Super cool!
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Where do cheetahs live?
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Before, cheetahs were widespread across Africa and Asian continents,
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but now they are confined mostly to dry,
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open grasslands of sub-Saharan Africa,
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with the majority living in natural reserves or parks.
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This leads me to my next topic, which is very sad.
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Did you know that there are fewer than 7,500 cheetahs left in the wild,
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making the cheetah Africa's most endangered big cat?
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Years ago, cheetahs were hunted for their beautiful spotted fur, which is awful.
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And today, one of the biggest threats to their survival is loss of habitat.
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As we've learned in previous episodes of Wildlife Crystal,
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this means humans are building homes and roads where cheetahs and other animals live and hunt for survival.
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While humans need these things,
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it's important to build them where animals are not already living.
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Another thing you and your family can do right now to help cheetahs
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and all animals with fur is to never buy clothing that is made out of the fur of another animal.
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There is no humane way to take fur from an animal.
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Animals like cheetahs will suffer very painful death if they're killed for their own fur.
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Humane means having sympathy and consideration for people and animals.
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You are amazing if you are a humane person.
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The fur of an animal belongs to them, not us.
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Let's all work together to make sure that animals and humans live in harmony.
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Let's always be kind and respectful to every creature on this planet.
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And now it's question time!
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Yes, yes, yes.
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Kaya, are you as excited as I am to put the knowledge we just learned today to the test?
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I sure am!
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What traits make the cheetah built for speed?
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Is it A, their cleat-like semi-retractable claws,
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B, their strong flat tail that helps them balance,
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C, the thick rubber-like pads on the bottom of their feet,
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or D, all of the above?
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The correct answer is D, all of the above.
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Cheetahs are definitely built for speed.
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True or false, cheetahs are the fastest land mammal on earth.
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The answer is true, cheetahs can run up to 70 miles per hour.
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What is a baby cheetah called?
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Is it A, a puppy?
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B, a cub?
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C, a kit?
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Or D, a calf?
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The correct answer is B, a cub.
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You guys did perfect.
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Kaya and I have to go,
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but we will be learning fun facts about another animal next week.
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See you next time on Wildlife Crystal.
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Bye.
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Thanks, guys.
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Thanks for coming.
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Toodles.
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Bye.
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日常交流的五大短語
- 你好，歡迎來到我的節目！ - 一個友好的開場白。
- 你知道嗎？ - 用於引入有趣的事實或資訊。
- 猜猜看，這是什麼動物？ - 可以用來提問，引起觀眾興趣。
- 獵豹的速度非常驚人。 - 描述獵豹的特徵時常用的話。
- 這種動物是在記錄上創下了新紀錄。 - 用於討論動物的成就。
逐步影子跟讀指南
如果你想通過看YouTube學英語並提高你的英語口語能力，可以嘗試以下的影子跟讀（shadowspeak）技巧來理解和練習這期影片的內容：
- 選擇時刻：從影片中選擇一段句子，比如“獵豹能夠以每小時70英里的速度奔跑。”選擇一小段是練習的關鍵。
- 初步聆聽：第一次觀看影片時，專注聽主持人的發音和語調，嘗試捕捉每個單詞。
- 逐句跟讀：暫停影片，重複主持人的句子。可以使用英語影子跟讀（英語影子跟讀）的方法，努力模仿語音語調和節奏。
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- 錄音比較：將自己的朗讀錄音與原影片進行對比，找出差距，並進行相應的調整。
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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 | are built · is made · is covered |
| 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 | has broken · I've broken · have built |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | stride, which is · carnivores, which means · topic, which is |
| 最高階 the -est / the most … — 一組中最高或最低的 | the cutest · the fastest · the best |
什麼是跟讀法？
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