跟讀練習: This Lunatic Stole a Helicopter - 通過影片學習英語口語

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Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd be willing to break them out of prison?

Because I haven't.

Now this all starts with this woman, Samantha.

And Samantha is about 31 during this time, living in Valdosta, Georgia.

And Samantha has a problem.

It's 1981, and she recently got busted for robbing a bank.

And she's been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

So now she's in Dublin, California, locked up, waiting for this 50 -year sentence to pass.

But then, one day, in 1985, her life changes forever.

Because this guy enters the picture, Ronald.

And Ronald recently got busted for investment fraud, and he scammed about $18 million, and he was sentenced to four years in prison.

Prison in Dublin, California.

Same prison Samantha was sentenced to.

And so these two end up meeting, and Ronald thinks he can't afford, and Samantha thinks he can't afford, and they start spending time together,

and eventually they start dating.

Now, how are a man and a woman allowed to date in the same prison?

Well, I'm so glad you asked.

So in the 1970s and 80s, the Federal Bureau of Prisons experimented with co -ed prisons, which would house both male and female inmates.

And And they would have separate units for sleeping and showering and stuff, but they were allowed to co -mingle outside of that.

The prisoners were even allowed to date and like hold hands and stuff.

But obviously they aren't allowed to smash.

So Ronald and Samantha are at one of those kinds of prisons, and they're taking full advantage of that.

They hang out in the prison yard together, they eat meals together, they take classes together, they even watch movies together during this time.

And these two fall super duper in love.

And in just six months after they meet, Ronald is so into her that he gets down on one knee and he proposes to her.

And Samantha says yes.

So now they're engaged.

However, there's a major issue they're going to need to address.

Ronald is scheduled for parole in 15 months while Samantha still has 45 more years of her sentence left to serve.

And so that is when they come up with a wild idea.

Ronald is going to escape from prison, steal a helicopter, then come back and rescue Samantha.

Perfect plan.

I can't imagine how this could possibly fail.

And so Ronald gets to work on this plan.

He puts in a request to the prison admins to be transferred to this federal prison camp in Lomho, California.

Sometimes they allow prisoners to transfer there to work and stuff.

And because he's considered a low -risk, non -violent inmate, they not only grant him the transfer,

but he's allowed to travel there on a Greyhound bus without an armed escort.

So Ronald gets taken to the bus station, where he's supposed to catch the bus to this new prison.

Except, instead of boarding the bus, Ronald just leaves the bus station and he walks away.

And he goes and he hides out, I don't know, somewhere.

But now, he's officially a fugitive.

But, here's the thing.

Ronald has plenty of resources left over from his former civilian life where he was scamming money.

Like, he still owns a car, he owns a yacht, he has several fake IDs, he even has an apartment waiting for him outside of Sacramento.

Plus, not all of that $18 million he scammed was recovered by the government,

so it's speculated that he still has access to about $1 .7 million of it.

All that is to say, Ronald could take these resources and go and like fuck off and live a quiet, happy life somewhere.

But that's not what he's about to do.

The guy is in love with Samantha, and he's committed to busting her out with a helicopter.

Now, Ronald was actually a former helicopter pilot in the army.

He flew in the Vietnam War.

So he actually has a lot of experience.

So three days after he escaped, he goes to a helicopter rental company in San Jose, and he gives them a fake name and he pretends

that he's a real estate developer who wants to rent a copter to inspect some land from the air.

And these guys, they buy it.

They're like, cool.

Then the big day comes, the day of the prison escape.

And Ronald, he shows up to the helicopter rental company, ready to take one of their copters.

Now, these companies, they don't just let you take one of these things willy nilly all on your own.

No, no. One of their staff.

has to fly with you.

So the company staff pilot climbs into the helicopter with Ronald, and they take off, and they fly around,

and suddenly, boom, Ronald pulls out a gun, and he orders the pilot to land.

And the pilot lands kind of in the middle of nowhere.

Then Ronald kicks him out, and he flies the copter himself, and he heads toward Dublin, California, his old prison where Samantha is being held.

Meanwhile, Samantha is outside in the prison yard, exactly where Ronald had previously told her to be.

And so suddenly, she hears a whirlybird approaching, and it flies right over the prison fence, and it lands in the prison yard.

And Samantha knows exactly what to do.

She runs across the yard, and she gets in.

And reportedly, all the other inmates are out there watching, and they realize what's happening and they like start applauding and cheering them on.

Go!

Then the two of them take off and they fly out of there.

Minutes later, they land the helicopter in a nearby field and they abandon it.

And Ronald has an escape vehicle set up there and they flee in that.

And from there, they go to Ronald's secret apartment in the Sacramento area and they hide out there.

But this means that they're both now officially wanted and on the run.

Now, instead of immediately fleeing the country like they should have done, like a smart person would do, Ronald and Samantha start planning their wedding.

Because remember, they got engaged back in prison.

So a few days after hiding out,

they go to a local shopping mall and they hit up a jewelry store and there they order engagement and wedding rings.

But you can't just like buy expensive rings and leave.

You have to wait a few days for them to be sized or whatever.

And so Ronald is going to have to come back.

But before they leave, he pays by check

and the check he uses has the same fake name that he used when he rented the helicopter.

So the feds have been waiting for him to use

that bank account again so that they can use it to track him.

And so now they know that he's trying to buy jewelry from this mall jewelry store.

And so 10 days after the prison escape, Ronald and Samantha come back to the mall to pick up the rings.

And the feds are waiting there for them.

And so, bam, Ronald is arrested.

Also, bam, Samantha is arrested.

And I don't have mug shots, but here is Ronald in custody.

And in that same photo, here is Samantha in custody.

Here's the crazy thing, though.

While they're both at the federal courthouse waiting on their sentencing, they secretly get married.

So now they're officially husband and wife for about an hour.

And then they each get sentenced.

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And the court splits them up and sends them to different separate prisons.

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And they're allowed to, you know, write each other letters and whatnot.

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But they're not allowed to talk on the phone or, of course, see each other.

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And from here, these two stay married for the rest of their lives.

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Regardless, ultimately, Ronald gets an additional 25 years in federal prison for stealing the helicopter and helping Samantha escape.

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But then later, he gets sentenced to life in prison when they find out that he was connected to a murder.

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But that's a completely different story.

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Regardless, he gets life in prison, while Samantha gets another five years added on to her previous 50 -year sentence.

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And from what I read, they communicated, they kept writing each other, but they never got to see each other again.

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However, they stayed married for like the rest of their lives.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“This Lunatic Stole a Helicopter”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：Ronald, prison, Samantha, helicopter, allowed。這段影片共有 109 個句子、1407 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 8:42。說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 162 個詞，接近日常對話。 84% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。

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
helicopter 名詞	/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/	直升機 /直昇機 /直升機
mall 名詞	/mɔːl/	步行街
scam 名詞	/ˈskæm/	詭計 /詭計, 騙局 /騙局
jewellery 名詞	/ˈd͡ʒʊ-/	首飾 /首飾, 珠寶 /珠寶
inmate 名詞	/ˈɪn.meɪt/	囚犯, 病人
steal 動詞	/stiːl/	偷, 盜 /盜
resource 名詞	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	資源 /資源
custody 名詞	/ˈkʌstədiː/	撫養權 /撫養權, 監護權 /監護權
prisoner 名詞	/ˈpɹɪzənə/	囚犯
flee 動詞	/ˈfliː/	逃, 奔逃
meal 名詞	/ˈmiːl/	餐, 飯 /飯
meanwhile 副詞	/ˈmiːnwaɪl/	同時 /同時
rescue 動詞	/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/	拯救, 救援
violent 形容詞	/ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/	暴力, 強烈 /強烈
nowhere 副詞	/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/	無處 /無處

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
come back 動詞		回來 /回來, 返回
take off 動詞		脫 /脫
come up with 動詞		想出, 提出
end up 動詞		到達
find out 動詞		找出, 查明
lock up 動詞	/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/	鎖上 /鎖上, 鎖定 /鎖定
pick up 動詞		拾取, 撿 /撿

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	been sentenced · was sentenced · were allowed
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 loved · she's been sentenced
動詞 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 後接 -ing 形式的動詞	start spending · start dating · start applauding
現在進行時 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在發生的事	they're taking · is being · he's trying

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 20 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 they're, can't, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

長單詞——注意重音位置: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/, civilian /sɪˈvɪl.jən/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, fugitive /ˈfjuːd͡ʒɪtɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: bust /bʌst/, inmate /ˈɪn.meɪt/, regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/, resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, regardless /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/, rental /ˈɹɛntəl/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/, secretly /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/

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 helicopter, mall, scam 這類單詞。

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