跟读练习: 'Calvin Can't Fly' read by Jonathan Pryce - 通过视频学习英语口语

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The SAG -AFTRA Foundation Welcome to Storyline Online.

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I'm Jonathan Price.

And today I'm going to read Calvin Can't Fly.

Written by Jennifer Byrne and illustrated by Keith Bendis.

Calvin is a Starling.

He was born under the eaves of an old barn,

with his three brothers, four sisters, and 67 ,432 cousins.

Starlings have big families.

Right from the beginning, Calvin was different.

Right from the day all the little starlings tumbled out of their nests to discover the world, Charlie discovered worms.

Adeline discovered grass.

Clement discovered dirt.

Aubrey discovered water.

And Calvin… Well, Calvin discovered a book.

While all of Calvin's cousins chased beetles,

bugs and ants, Calvin was learning to read letters, words and sentences.

At night, his cousins dreamed of insect -eating and garbage -picking.

Calvin dreamed of adventure stories, legends, and poetry.

He even dreamed that someday he'd become a great writer himself.

On June 1st, when all the little starlings lined up for flying lessons with their teacher, Mr. Wingstead, Calvin was nowhere to be seen.

Where is that bird?

Actually, Calvin was in the library.

As the other little starlings were learning to swoop and hover and fly figure eights,

Calvin buried his beak in books.

And there his mind soared.

Calvin read about pirates and cavemen,

volcanoes and rainbows, whales and dinosaurs.

Calvin especially loved dinosaurs.

He learned how the planets circle the sun, what makes the wind blow, and amazing facts like how caterpillars grow up to become butterflies.

His books took him to places wings never could, and his heart fluttered with excitement.

Calvin's cousins called him Nerdy Birdie, Geeky Beeky, and Bookworm.

And when you're a bird, being called a worm is a very bad thing.

Calvin ruffled his feathers and mumbled, Oh, how the wounding words of scorn do sting.

Then he sadly waddled back to the library, the only place where he was happy.

And so he spent all summer reading, learning, and absorbing everything his little starling mind could,

until the first leaf turned orange and fell to the ground.

The fall winds sent a chill through the old barn.

Summer's nests blew to the floorboards.

It was time to head south.

His cousins warned, Calvin, you better learn to fly.

In a couple of days, we gotta be out of here.

Calvin said, ah, yes, migration.

I've read about that.

His sister asked, Calvin, can you fly?

Calvin had to admit he couldn't.

All the other starlings took off in a giant formation, but Calvin could only stand and watch.

A big, lonely tear rolled down his cheek.

Calvin turned and trudged back toward the old barn.

He was so upset, he didn't even notice his brothers and sisters and cousins coming back to get him.

All of a sudden, they were tying up Calvin's middle with string and scraps of cloth they'd found in the garbage.

They grasped the other ends with their beaks, and off they flew, with Calvin, somewhat embarrassed, safely in tow.

For days and days they flew.

Calvin recognized the rivers, mountains, and towns he'd read about all summer.

Excitedly, he pointed them out to his brothers sisters and cousins

but the other little starlings just flapped their wings and headed south

soon there came a day when the winds blew especially hard.

Trees bent sideways, leaves scattered wildly, flying became harder and harder.

The air had an odd smell to it.

The smell of danger.

Calvin, remembering back to his favorite weather book, warned the rest of his family.

A hurricane!

A hurricane is coming!

All his brothers and sisters and cousins asked, What's a hurricane?

Calvin explained as quickly as his little beak could.

We need to get out of the path of a violent tropical weather system,

which is storming up the coast at a tremendous speed and will not diminish until it encounters large stretches of land mass.

Everybody, make haste into that cave!

They'd no idea what Calvin was saying, but they had to admit it did sound real.

So the flock made a loop -de -loop left, a dipsy -doodle right, and dove into the cave.

They did everything Calvin told them to.

To their amazement, a great storm did blow across the land.

It thundered over the mountains.

It roared through the villages.

It smashed and crashed, rumbled and raged.

Just as Calvin had predicted the whole big Starling family gathered together, watching in fear and awe.

The storm finally ended.

The sun came out in the sky, and the Starlings came out of their cave.

They were safe and sound, all because of Calvin.

They celebrated with a great Starling party in honor of Calvin.

They ate big, juicy worms and yummy, crunchy beetles.

They danced and sang songs about how Calvin had saved their lives.

They toasted Calvin with acorn caps filled with fresh, clear mountain water.

Calvin was so happy and felt so good deep down inside that he jumped and hopped and danced and flapped his wings.

And flapped his wings. and flapped his wings.

All the other starlings looked at him in amazement.

Calvin, you can fly!

They exclaimed, and Calvin, the happiest starling in the whole wide world, chirped.

Why, yes, I do believe I can.

And they all flew south, with big, wide smiles on their little starling faces.

especially Calvin.

I suppose the main story to come out of Calvin Can't Fly is that it's okay to be different.

It's okay to be the kid who reads books and doesn't play football and doesn't play basketball.

But by reading, you gain knowledge, you learn about other people, and you learn how to behave in society,

how to be a good member of society.

And I think that's what happens to Calvin.

He's accepted because he knows things, and he can warn people about things and lead them out of danger.

And that's why it's a good thing to read, gain knowledge.

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节口语课以视频“'Calvin Can't Fly' read by Jonathan Pryce”为素材。视频中反复出现的词有：Calvin, starling, cousins, fly, wings。这段视频共有 97 个句子、1034 个单词可供跟读。讲话部分时长为 8:52。说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 117 个词，很适合跟读。只有 72% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。

视频中的重点词汇

视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：

单词	发音	释义
cousin 名词	/ˈkʌz(ə)n/	堂兄, 堂哥
discover 动词	/dɪˈskʌvə/	發現 /发现, 發覺 /发觉
cave 名词	/keɪv/	洞穴, 洞
hurricane 名词	/ˈhʌɹɪkeɪn/	颶風 /飓风
warn 动词	/woɹn/	警告, 提醒
barn 名词	[ˈbɑɹn]	穀倉 /谷仓, 糧倉 /粮仓
worm 名词	/wɝm/	蠕蟲 /蠕虫
loop 名词	/luːp/	圈, 環 /环
leaf 名词	/lif/	еезы, еер
garbage 名词	/ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/	垃圾, 廢物 /废物
nest 名词	/nɛst/	вә, 岫
dinosaur 名词	/ˈdaɪnəsoɹ/	恐龍 /恐龙
beetle 名词	/ˈbiːtəl/	甲蟲 /甲虫, 甲殼蟲 /甲壳虫
lesson 名词	/ˈlɛs.ən/	課業 /课业, -課 /-课
adventure 名词	/ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/	奇遇, 冒險 /冒险

视频中出现的短语动词

单词	释义
check out 动词	退房

视频中的语法

说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：

结构	视频中的用法
被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的	was born · be seen · being called
过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作	was learning · were learning · were tying
义务：must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的	had to admit · need to get
现在进行时 am/is/are + -ing — 此刻或近期正在发生的事	is coming · is storming

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 12 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 can't, doesn't, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。

“th” 音: thirty /ˈθɝti/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, thunder /ˈθʌndɚ/, cloth /klɒθ/, feather /ˈfɛðə/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: migration /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/, smash /smæʃ/, diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

/v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, cave /keɪv/, adventure /ədˈvɛn.t͡ʃə/, violent /ˈvaɪ.ə.lənt/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/
词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: cave /keɪv/, loop /luːp/, leaf /lif/, garbage /ˈɡɑɹ.bɪd͡ʒ/, nest /nɛst/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: tropical /ˈtɹɑ.pɪ.kəl/, butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/, illustrate /ˈɪl.əˌstɹeɪt/, starling /ˈstɑɹlɪŋ/, ruffle /ˈɹʌfəl/

如何用这段视频练习

先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 cousin, discover, cave 这类单词。

什么是跟读法？

跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。

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