跟讀練習: Putin's war on Ukraine, explained - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Putin called this a special military operation, but it's clear this is a full -scale invasion.

Russian troops and tanks have entered Ukraine on all fronts.

All these cities are under attack, including the capital of Kyiv, which has become Putin's main target.

Many are sheltering in basements and metro stations across Ukraine.

There have been hundreds of casualties, and over half a million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes.

This is one of Europe's largest wars since World War II.

Since then, Europe's map has been shaped by political alliances.

But now Putin wants to redraw Europe's map — by force.

Putin has long claimed Ukraine belongs to Russia and they are one people.

We're not just close neighbors.

We're one nation.

But Ukraine is a sovereign nation with its own language, culture, and political system.

And while the two countries do have a shared history, Ukraine has fought hard for its own identity.

Ukraine was part of the Russian Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries.

In 1917, the Russian Revolution brought down the empire and the region spiraled into a civil war.

Ukraine briefly gained independence from Russian rule, but was quickly taken over by the newly created

Soviet Union as one of its first republics.

Over the next decade, the Soviet Union brutally expanded its control.

And by the end of World War II, it forged a sphere of influence over here, while the West held its influence over here,

essentially dividing Europe and marking the beginning of the Cold War.

The Soviet Union installed communist governments on their side, which were easy for them to control.

But the West developed into democracies with capitalist economies.

The deep ideological divide fueled distrust and tensions between the two sides, and soon these fears hardened into military alliances.

In 1949, these countries, along with the U .S and Canada, formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization,

or NATO, and promised to defend each other from invasion.

A few years later, these countries joined the Soviet -led

Warsaw Pact alliance, and each side built up its military to protect itself from the other.

Europe remained this way for decades, until one side finally collapsed.

By late 1991, republics like Ukraine began declaring independence from Soviet domination.

The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 independent countries, including a much weaker Russia.

And the Soviet sphere of influence disappeared as many countries overthrew their communist governments.

Even though the Cold War ended, the alliance on the other side of Europe was still going strong.

In fact, it was expanding.

In 1999, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic joined NATO.

In 2004, seven more countries joined.

That moved NATO into the old

Soviet sphere of influence, making NATO's border with Russia the longest it's ever been.

Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia were now the last post -Soviet countries left between

Russia and NATO.

But Ukraine and Georgia both wanted to join NATO for a long time.

And that made them prime targets for Russia.

Ukraine became a NATO partner in 1994, which brought them a step closer to becoming a member.

And in 2013, they reached an association agreement with the European Union.

But when it came time to sign the deal, Ukraine's pro -Russian government refused.

Instead, they chose to strengthen ties with Russia.

After the decision was announced, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets to demand the agreement be signed.

Ukraine!

Europe!

Ukraine!

Europe!

After months of peaceful protests, the Ukrainian president cracked down and killed more than 100 people sparking more protests,

which eventually drove the president out of office and the country.

This meant Putin was losing political influence over Ukraine.

So he decided to use force instead.

First, he invaded and annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.

Then, Russia -backed separatists captured the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk and declared them independent of Ukraine.

Since then, Ukraine has been locked in a conflict with Russia that has killed 14 ,000 people and displaced nearly 2 million.

For nearly eight years, Putin has held on to these regions, destabilizing Ukraine and keeping it from moving closer to the West.

But in November 2021, Putin decided to go all in.

Satellite images showed at least 100 ,000 Russian troops and military equipment piling up along the border of Ukraine.

Putin repeatedly denied any plans to invade.

But weeks later, he presented his demands to the West.

His main demand was that NATO stop expanding and move its military borders back to where they were in 1997, away from Russia's.

Western leaders rejected his demands.

Instead, they put forces on standby and reinforced their military presence in Eastern Europe.

Back at Ukraine's border, Russian troops continued to gather.

And over here, along its border with Belarus, Russia began conducting huge military drills.

On February 21st, the threat of war became real.

His troops immediately crossed the Ukrainian border into Russian -backed separatist regions under the pretense of peacekeeping.

Ukraine announced a state of emergency, and President Zelenskyy made a direct appeal to the Russian people.

Hours later, on February 24th, Putin launched a full -scale invasion in Ukraine.

World leaders have spoken out against Russia's invasion.

We condemn this barbaric attack and the cynical arguments to justify it.

This hideous and barbaric venture of Vladimir Putin must end in failure.

Putin chose this war, and now he and his country will bear the consequences.

Anti -war protests have broken out around the world, including in Russia, despite the risk of arrest.

Neighboring nations have opened their borders as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians attempt to flee.

NATO's response force has been activated for the first time in history.

And the U .S has sent additional troops to Eastern Europe.

But in many ways, the world is treading carefully.

Putin controls the world's largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, and has already threatened anyone who might interfere.

So countries around the world are imposing some of the harshest economic sanctions to slow Putin down, and sending tons of military aid to support Ukraine.

For now, Russian forces keep pushing deeper, but Ukraine is fighting back.

our independence, our state.

And so it will continue.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“Putin's war on Ukraine, explained”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：Ukraine, Putin, Russia, Russian, Soviet。這段影片共有 78 個句子、1172 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 8:29。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 138 個詞，很適合跟讀。只有 79% 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
alliance 名詞	/əˈlaɪ.əns/	同盟
invasion 名詞	/ɪnˈveɪʒən/	侵佔, 佔領 /佔領
sphere 名詞	/sfɪɚ/	球體 /球體
protest 名詞	/ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/	抗議 /抗議
expand 動詞	/ɪkˈspænd/	擴充套件 /擴充套件, 擴張 /擴張
guarantee 名詞	/ˌɡæɹ.ənˈtiː/	保證 /保證
communist 名詞	/ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/	共產主義者 /共產主義者
announce 動詞	/əˈnaʊn(t)s/	通告, 公佈
divide 動詞	/dɪˈvaɪd/	分, 分裂
consequence 名詞	/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/	後果 /後果, 結果 /結果
declare 動詞	/dɪˈklɛɚ/	宣佈
flee 動詞	/ˈfliː/	逃, 奔逃
invade 動詞	/ɪnˈveɪd/	入侵, 侵入
defend 動詞	/dɪˈfɪnd/	保衛 /保衛, 守衛 /守衛
carefully 副詞	/ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/	小心地

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
break out 動詞		逃出
carry out 動詞	/ˈkæ.ɹi aʊt/	進行 /進行
crack down 動詞	/kɹæk ˈdaʊn/	嚴厲打擊 /嚴厲打擊
take over 動詞		接管, 接手

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	have entered · has become · have been
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	have been forced · has been shaped · was quickly taken
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	Kyiv, which has · side, which were · anyone who might

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 5 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 we're, doesn't, I'm。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, strengthen /ˈstɹɛŋ(k)θən/, threaten /ˈθɹɛt.n̩/, overthrow /ˌoʊvɚˈθɹoʊ/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, capture /ˈkæp.(t)ʃɚ/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, tension /ˈtɛnʃən/
長單詞——注意重音位置: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/, sovereignty /ˈsɑv(ə)ɹənti/, capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/, ideological /ˌaɪ.di.əˈlɑ.d͡ʒɪ.kəl/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: invasion /ɪnˈveɪʒən/, divide /dɪˈvaɪd/, invade /ɪnˈveɪd/, whoever /huˈɛvɚ/, venture /ˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: troop /tɹup/, alliance /əˈlaɪ.əns/, protest /ˈpɹoʊ.tɛst/, expand /ɪkˈspænd/, communist /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, briefly /ˈbɹiːfli/, repeatedly /ɹɪˈpiːtɪdli/, drill /dɹɪl/, spiral /ˈspaɪɹəl/

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 alliance, invasion, sphere 這類單詞。

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