跟讀練習: SE-Ed: Why Do Cats Purr? - 通過影片學習英語口語

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1
Imagine a warm cat sleeping on your lap.
想像有一隻溫暖的貓睡在你的腿上。
2
You stroke its soft fur, and it starts to rumble.
你撫摸牠柔軟的毛，牠就開始發出低沉的咕嚕聲。
3
It sounds like a tiny engine!
聽起來像一臺小引擎耶！
4
We call this sound purring.
我們稱這種聲音為呼嚕聲。
5
But how do cats make it, and why do they do it?
但貓是怎麼發出這個聲音的，又為什麼要這麼做呢？
6
For a long time, nobody really knew the answer.
很長一段時間，沒有人真正知道答案。
7
Today, most scientists think it starts in the voice box.
如今，多數科學家認為它的發病部位是喉嚨。
8
That's the part of the throat that makes sounds.
那是喉頭負責發出聲音的部位。
9
Tiny muscles there open and close it very quickly,
該處的微小肌肉會非常快速地使其開合。
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about twenty to thirty times every second.
每秒大約二十到三十次。
11
This happens when the cat breathes in and when it breathes out.
這種狀況會發生在貓吸氣以及呼氣的時候。
12
That's why the purr never seems to stop!
難怪那呼嚕聲好像永遠停不了！
13
Kittens start purring when they're only a few days old.
小貓出生沒幾天就會開始發出呼嚕聲。
14
They're born blind and deaf,
牠們出生時既看不見也聽不見。
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so they can't see or hear their mother.
所以牠們看不到也聽不到自己的母親。
16
But they can feel her purr through their bodies.
但他們可以透過身體感受到她的呼嚕聲。
17
And when they drink her milk, they purr back.
而當牠們喝她的奶時，牠們也會發出呼嚕聲回應。
18
It's their way of saying that everything is fine.
這是他們用來表示一切都很好的方式。
19
So does purring always mean that a cat is happy?
那麼，貓發出呼嚕聲就一定代表牠們很高興嗎？
20
Not always!
不一定總是這樣！
21
Cats also purr when they're hurt, scared or sick.
貓咪在受傷、害怕或生病的時候也會發出呼嚕聲。
22
Some purr at the vet, and some even purr while giving birth.
有些貓在獸醫那裡會發出呼嚕聲，有些甚至在生產時也會發出呼嚕聲。
23
Scientists believe purring helps them calm down.
科學家認為，發出呼嚕聲能幫助牠們冷靜下來。
24
It may also help them feel less pain.
這也可能幫助他們減輕疼痛感。
25
Have you ever been woken up by a hungry cat?
你曾經被一隻肚子餓的貓叫醒過嗎？
26
In 2009, a team at the University of Sussex studied this.
2009年，薩塞克斯大學的一個研究團隊針對此進行了研究。
27
They found that hungry cats use a special purr.
他們發現飢餓的貓會發出一種特殊的呼嚕聲。
28
It has a high cry hidden inside it.
它內心深處藏著一聲高亢的吶喊。
29
This cry sounds a bit like a human baby,
這個叫聲聽起來有點像人類嬰兒的聲音。
30
and people find it very hard to ignore!
人們很難對它置之不理！
31
Clever cats have learned this, and they use it at breakfast!
聰明的貓學會了這一招，專門在早飯時間用！
32
What about big cats?
那大型貓科動物呢？
33
Cheetahs and pumas purr just like house cats,
獵豹和美洲獅會像家貓一樣打呼嚕，
34
but lions and tigers don't really purr.
但獅子和老虎其實不太會打呼嚕。
35
Instead, they roar,
它們會吼叫，
36
and you can hear a lion from eight kilometres away!
獅子的吼聲在8公里外都聽得到！
37
In 2023, scientists found tiny soft pads inside cats' voice boxes!
2023年，科學家在貓的喉頭裡發現了柔軟的小墊子！
38
These pads may help cats make such a deep sound,
這些小墊子也許能幫貓發出這麼低沉的聲音，
39
even though their voice boxes are so small.
儘管它們的喉頭那麼小。
40
One thing is clear, though.
不過，有一點是肯定的。
41
If a cat purrs on your lap, it trusts you.
如果貓在你腿上打呼嚕，說明它信任你。
42
Just don't expect to stand up any time soon!
只是，別指望能很快站起來了！

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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“SE-Ed: Why Do Cats Purr?”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：cat, purr, sound, purring, scientists。 這段影片共有 42 個句子、352 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:11。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 161 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 81% 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

影片中最難的 14 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞發音釋義
purr 動詞/pɝ/發出喉音 /發出喉音, 咕嚕咕嚕叫 /咕嚕咕嚕叫
scientist 名詞/ˈsaɪəntəst/科學家 /科學家
pad 名詞/pæd/墊 /墊, 墊子 /墊子
lion 名詞/ˈlaɪən/сызы, 獅 /獅
breathe 動詞/bɹiːð/呼吸, 吸
cheetah 名詞/ˈt͡ʃiːtə/獵豹 /獵豹
kilometre 名詞/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/千米, 公里
rumble 名詞/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/轟隆 /轟隆, 隆隆聲 /隆隆聲
kitten 名詞/ˈkɪtən̩/小貓 /小貓
roar 動詞/ˈɹoɹ/咆哮, 怒吼
deaf 形容詞/diːf/聾 /聾, 耳聾 /耳聾
scare 動詞/skɛɚ/嚇唬 /嚇唬, 使害怕
tiger 名詞/ˈtaɪɡə/лохў, хў
throat 名詞/ˈθɹoʊt/嗓子, 喉嚨 /喉嚨

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞發音釋義
calm down 動詞冷靜下來 /冷靜下來, 平靜下來 /平靜下來
stand up 動詞站起來 /站起來, 起來 /起來
wake up 動詞/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/醒, 醒來 /醒來

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 you ever been woken · have learned
用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 動詞 — 有可能但不確定的事may also help · may help

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 6 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 they're, don't, can't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

  • “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

  • 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, pad /pæd/, deaf /diːf/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, rumble /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/

如何用這段影片練習

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

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