跟讀練習: Usborne First Reading - Level 04 - The Hare and the Tortoise - 通過影片學習英語口語
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The hare and the tortoise.
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Harry Hare loved running more than anything in the world.
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Every morning he woke up and went for a run.
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Then he ran to work.
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Ran around all day.
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Harry, you are early. And ran home.
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Everyone said he was the fastest hair around.
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Maybe the fastest hair in history.
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Harry, you are amazing!
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Harry was sure of it.
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Well, you know, I do a lot of training.
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Tom's daughters worked with Harry.
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All day long, he heard Harry boasting.
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He didn't think Harry was so special.
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I beat my own record again!
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Harry was always laughing at him.
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Take your time, Tommy.
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I'll just run on the spot until you are ready.
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One morning, Harry was feeling very pleased with himself.
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He ran to work in record time.
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I really need some extra heavy shoes to slow me down.
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I must be the fastest creature in the world, he boasted.
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Let's have a race to prove it.
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Come on, who wants to race?
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Harry couldn't believe it when Tom Todders plotted over.
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I will raise you, Harry, he said quietly.
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Tommy's low coach?
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Are you serious?
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Asked Harry.
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You wouldn't even get started.
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That's a good one.
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I mean it, said Tom.
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Let's have the race next Saturday at 10 o'clock.
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You choose where to race.
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Well, we'll all have a good laugh anyway.
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For the next few days,
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the animals talked about nothing else. Has Tommy gone crazy?
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The story was in all newspapers.
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It was even on television.
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Harry trained extra hard.
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He woke up early in the mornings and went running in the evenings.
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He knew he would win,
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but he wanted to win by miles.
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He chose a good long course for the race.
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Tom Totters didn't seem to be training at all.
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Perhaps he thought there was no point.
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Don't you think you should exercise a little? At last, Saturday arrived.
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All Harry's friends came to watch him race.
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Tom's friends were there too.
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But they didn't look quite so happy.
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It was a beautiful day.
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Harry saw some television cameras and did a little running special for them.
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Tom just kept on talking to his friends.
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Soon it was time for the race to begin.
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Harry was already at the starting line.
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Tom slowly ambled over.
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Come on, Tommy!
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Let's not start late!
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On your marks, get set, go! shouted the umpire.
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Harry raised off and disappeared almost at once.
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Everyone laughed as poor Tom plodded over the line.
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As soon as he was out of sight,
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Harry stopped beside a tree to rest.
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Just need to catch my breath.
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After all his early morning training, Harry was very tired.
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Nobody was looking.
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He had plenty of time to sit down for a while.
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He would still win this race easily.
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His eyes started closing.
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Why not have a nap?
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That would make it even funnier when he won the race.
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He sat down in the shade.
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Soon he was asleep.
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Meanwhile, Tom's tortoise was slowly making his way along the course.
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Most of the animals had gone straight to the finish line.
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Only Tom's friends stayed with him.
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Nobody saw Harry sleeping under his tree.
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Hours passed.
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The sun was setting and the air was cool.
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Harry woke up with a start.
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Where was he?
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Suddenly, he remembered the race.
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He hadn't meant to slap for so long,
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but he could still beat Tom.
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Harry felt much better after his nap.
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He did a few stretches, then raised off.
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He could see the finish line now.
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There was a huge crowd.
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They were already cheering.
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At that moment, he saw a small brown shell shape coming up to the line.
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Harry felt cold all over.
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Surely that wasn't Tom?
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He rang faster than ever before.
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Yes, he could do it!
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Then the cheering grew louder and louder.
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Look, it's Harry!
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Whatever happened to him?
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Harry died over the line.
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But he was too late.
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Well done, Tommy!
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Tommy's the winner!
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Tom Tottors had won, and he didn't even look out of breath.
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About the story The hare and the Tottors as one of the Aesop fables.
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These are a collection of short stories first told in the ancient Greece around 4,000 years ago.
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Nobody knows exactly who Aesop was,
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but the stories are still popular today,
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and they are known all over the world.
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The stories are often about animals,
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and they always have a moral,
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a message or lesson at the end.
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The moral of the story about the hare and the tortoise is,
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slow and steady wins the race.
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Thank you.
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語法與表達的上下文
- 進行時態的使用:影片中多次使用了"was running"等進行時態,強調動作的進行。這種用法能幫助學習者理解過去正在發生的事,比如“Harry正在工作的時候,一直在跑。”
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常見發音陷阱
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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 |
|---|---|
| 過去進行時 was/were + -ing — 過去某一時刻正在進行的動作 | was always laughing · was looking · was setting |
| 最高階 the -est / the most … — 一組中最高或最低的 | the fastest |
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 後接 -ing 形式的動詞 | loved running · started closing |
| “will” 表將來 will + 動詞 — 決定、承諾或預測 | I'll just run · will raise · we'll all |
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