跟讀練習: Why Is Fire Hot? - 通過影片學習英語口語

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The weather has been getting pretty cold around here lately!
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It’s almost winter, and there’s already lots of snow on the ground.
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One of the things we like to do when it’s cold and snowy outside is sit around the Fort’s fireplace.
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We can drink hot chocolate, tell stories, and sometimes we even roast marshmallows.
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It’s so nice and warm!
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But we have some /very/ important rules about being around fires, don’t we, Squeaks?
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We know to never get too close to any kind of fire, or play with matches or the stove.
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I’m sure a lot of you know these rules too!
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Some of you wanted to know more, and asked us why fire is so hot.
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That’s a really good question!
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Fire is very hot, which is one of the reasons we don’t go near it.
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And that heat comes from energy.
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You might already know a little bit about energy.
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It’s the reason things move and change.
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Like, when Squeaks starts bouncing all over the Fort, I like to say that he has a lot of energy!
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We get the energy we need from the food we eat, and we use that energy to move and change when we do things like playing and growing.
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The energy we use when we move is one type of energy.
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And heat is a type of energy, too.
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That’s why we get so warm sometimes when we’re running around a lot!
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As we run, we use up some of the energy we got from our food, and we get warmer at the same time.
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Fire is kind of like that, too.
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When something burns, like wood in a fireplace, it changes.
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It starts out looking like regular wood from a tree, and then after it burns it becomes all black.
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Sometimes it also gets broken up into smaller pieces we call charcoal.
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As the wood changes, it uses up energy, and at the same time, it gives off heat.
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The heat that comes from a fire happens because of something called combustion.
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That’s a big word, but it just means what’s going on when something is burning.
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For something to burn, or combust, three things need to happen.
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First, there has to be something to burn, like the wood in the fireplace.
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We call the stuff that burns in a fire fuel.
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Second, there needs to be something called oxygen, which is a part of the air that’s all around us.
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You’re right, Squeaks!
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Fire isn’t the only thing that needs oxygen.
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We do, too!
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We take oxygen into our bodies every time we take a breath of air.
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The third thing that fire needs is actually … heat!
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Yeah, fire needs a little bit of heat to get started.
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If you’ve ever watched a grown-up light a candle on a birthday cake or start a campfire, they might have used a match.
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It’s the heat from the match that gets combustion, and the fire, started!
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Then the fuel burns, and changes, and gives off much, much more heat than it started with from that tiny match.
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It’s using up lots of energy as it burns, and some of that energy comes out as heat.
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But when the fuel in a fire is all burned up, there’s nothing left to change and give off heat.
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So, if all the wood burns up in our fireplace, the fire will go out.
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But while it’s burning, it’s very hot!
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And now you know why: it’s because it’s giving off energy.
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You’re right Squeaks! It is amazing!
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Now, I’m out of hot chocolate, so I’m gonna go fill it up, and I’ll meet you back by the fireplace!
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Thanks for joining us!
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Do you have questions about things that happen in the world around you?
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We have a website where you can send them to us!
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Just ask a grown-up to help you go to patreon.com/scishowkids to check it out.
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And we’ll see you next time here at the Fort!

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  1. 聽辨關鍵資訊:先完整聽一遍,注意“combustion”“oxygen”等術語的發音,以及“it’s because it’s giving off energy”這類因果句的語調。
  2. 逐句跟讀模仿:暫停影片,逐句重複,重點練習“we use up some of the energy we got from our food”的連讀與弱讀,感受自然語速。
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