跟读练习: Long Distance Love Birds - 通过视频学习英语口语
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DeepEnglish.com Every August, Klepetan says goodbye to his lover Malena,
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before going to South Africa where he spends the spring and summer.
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Every March, like clockwork, he flies back to Croatia to be with his partner.
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Klepetan and the love of his life Malena are birds, storks to be more specific, and they have been continuing their long-distance romance for the past 16 years.
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Klepetan is one of millions of birds that travel thousands of kilometers between South Africa and Croatia as the weather warms.
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But his relationship with Malina is one of a kind.
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In 1993, Malina was shot by a hunter in Croatia.
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A school caretaker named Stepan Vokic found the wounded bird and took her home.
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He cared for the bird until she was healthy and named her Malina, which means little one.
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Stepan nursed Malina back to health, but she still cannot fly properly.
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He wanted to make sure that Malina didn't miss out on the joys of motherhood.
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To help her find a mate, Stepan built her a nest on top of his house.
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In that nest, Malina and Klepeton first met, fell in love, and have raised many baby storks.
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The local media celebrate Klepiton's yearly visits.
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There is a 24-hour live video feed of Malina's Nest playing in the capital of Croatia.
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Klepiton not only arrives on the same day, but often at the same hour.
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In 2016, he broke the pattern and arrived six days late.
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It was so out of character that people panicked that something terrible must have happened to him him.
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When another suitor arrived in his place, Malina would accept no substitutes for Klepetan.
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She attacked the new bird until he flew off.
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Klepetan and Malina have four to five baby storks every year.
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Since Malina can only fly short distances, Klepetan handles the flight training of their children.
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In March, Klepetan departs again on his 13,000 kilometer flight home, leaving Malina behind.
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This is when Stepan steps in again to keep Malina from getting lonely.
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He says that after Klepetan leaves Malina, she mourns for ten days.
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Then I take her in the car to the meadows for fishing, to take her mind off it.
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During the cold winter months, he brings Malina into his house to live with him.
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The ever-caring Stepan feeds her fish, and the unlikely pair watch nature documentaries together on TV.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 28 个句子、398 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:32。 说话人语速自然,每分钟约 157 个词,接近日常对话。 只有 78% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| arrive 动词 | /əˈɹaɪv/ | 到達 /到达, 到 |
| nest 名词 | /nɛst/ | вә, 岫 |
| nurse 名词 | /nɝs/ | 護士 /护士, 看護 /看护 |
| hunter 名词 | /ˈhʌntɚ/ | 獵犬 /猎犬 |
| romance 名词 | /roʊˈmæn(t)s/ | 戀愛 /恋爱, 浪漫 |
| documentary 名词 | /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ | 紀錄片 /纪录片, 記錄片 /记录片 |
| unlikely 形容词 | /ʌnˈlaɪkli/ | 不可能的 |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | 再見 /再见, 再會 /再会 |
| lover 名词 | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | 戀人 /恋人, 情人 |
| panic 名词 | /ˈpænɪk/ | 恐慌 |
| lonely 形容词 | /ˈloʊnli/ | 寂寞, 孤獨 /孤独 |
| wound 名词 | /ˈwund/ | 傷口 /伤口, 傷害 /伤害 |
| leaf 名词 | /lif/ | еезы, еер |
| yearly 形容词 | /ˈjɪɹli/ | 每年的 |
| depart 动词 | /dɪˈpɑɹt/ | 離開 /离开, 啟程 /启程 |
需要注意的发音
- 长单词——注意重音位置: documentary /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/, kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
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。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读,熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比,特别注意 arrive, nest, nurse 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。













