跟读练习: SE-Ed: Why Do Cats Purr? - 通过视频学习英语口语

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1
Imagine a warm cat sleeping on your lap.
想象一只暖乎乎的猫正睡在你的腿上。
2
You stroke its soft fur, and it starts to rumble.
你轻轻抚摸它柔软的毛，它就开始发出呼噜声。
3
It sounds like a tiny engine!
听起来就像一台小小的发动机！
4
We call this sound purring.
我们把这种声音叫作“打呼噜”。
5
But how do cats make it, and why do they do it?
可是，猫是怎么发出这种声音的？又为什么要这样做呢？
6
For a long time, nobody really knew the answer.
很长一段时间里，没有人真正知道答案。
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Today, most scientists think it starts in the voice box.
如今，大多数科学家认为它来自喉头。
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That's the part of the throat that makes sounds.
那是喉咙里负责发声的部位。
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Tiny muscles there open and close it very quickly,
那里的细小肌肉让它飞快地一开一合，
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about twenty to thirty times every second.
大约每秒20到30次。
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This happens when the cat breathes in and when it breathes out.
猫吸气时会这样，呼气时也会这样。
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That's why the purr never seems to stop!
这就是为什么呼噜声好像永远停不下来！
13
Kittens start purring when they're only a few days old.
小猫出生才几天，就开始打呼噜了。
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They're born blind and deaf,
它们生下来时看不见也听不见，
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so they can't see or hear their mother.
所以看不到妈妈，也听不到妈妈的声音。
16
But they can feel her purr through their bodies.
但它们能用身体感受到妈妈的呼噜声。
17
And when they drink her milk, they purr back.
吃奶的时候，小猫也会用呼噜声回应。
18
It's their way of saying that everything is fine.
这是它们表示“一切都好”的方式。
19
So does purring always mean that a cat is happy?
那么，猫打呼噜就一定代表它很开心吗？
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Not always!
不一定哦！
21
Cats also purr when they're hurt, scared or sick.
猫在受伤、害怕或生病的时候也会打呼噜。
22
Some purr at the vet, and some even purr while giving birth.
有的猫在宠物医院会打呼噜，有的甚至在生小猫时也会。
23
Scientists believe purring helps them calm down.
科学家认为，打呼噜能帮它们平静下来。
24
It may also help them feel less pain.
它也可能帮它们减轻疼痛。
25
Have you ever been woken up by a hungry cat?
你有没有被饿肚子的猫叫醒过？
26
In 2009, a team at the University of Sussex studied this.
2009年，University of Sussex的一个团队研究了这件事。
27
They found that hungry cats use a special purr.
他们发现，饿了的猫会用一种特别的呼噜声。
28
It has a high cry hidden inside it.
里面藏着一种尖细的叫声。
29
This cry sounds a bit like a human baby,
这种叫声有点像人类婴儿的哭声，
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and people find it very hard to ignore!
人们很难对它置之不理！
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Clever cats have learned this, and they use it at breakfast!
聪明的猫学会了这一招，专门在早饭时间用！
32
What about big cats?
那大型猫科动物呢？
33
Cheetahs and pumas purr just like house cats,
猎豹和美洲狮会像家猫一样打呼噜，
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but lions and tigers don't really purr.
但狮子和老虎其实不太会打呼噜。
35
Instead, they roar,
它们会吼叫，
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and you can hear a lion from eight kilometres away!
狮子的吼声在8公里外都听得到！
37
In 2023, scientists found tiny soft pads inside cats' voice boxes!
2023年，科学家在猫的喉头里发现了柔软的小垫子！
38
These pads may help cats make such a deep sound,
这些小垫子也许能帮猫发出这么低沉的声音，
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even though their voice boxes are so small.
尽管它们的喉头那么小。
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One thing is clear, though.
不过，有一点是肯定的。
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If a cat purrs on your lap, it trusts you.
如果猫在你腿上打呼噜，说明它信任你。
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Just don't expect to stand up any time soon!
只是，别指望能很快站起来了！

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本课的词汇与口语要点

这节 B1 级别的口语课以视频“SE-Ed: Why Do Cats Purr?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：cat, purr, sound, purring, scientists。 这段视频共有 42 个句子、352 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 2:11。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 161 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 81% 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

视频中最难的 14 个单词，附发音和释义：

单词发音释义
purr 动词/pɝ/發出喉音 /发出喉音, 咕嚕咕嚕叫 /咕噜咕噜叫
scientist 名词/ˈsaɪəntəst/科學家 /科学家
pad 名词/pæd/墊 /垫, 墊子 /垫子
lion 名词/ˈlaɪən/сызы, 獅 /狮
breathe 动词/bɹiːð/呼吸, 吸
cheetah 名词/ˈt͡ʃiːtə/獵豹 /猎豹
kilometre 名词/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/千米, 公里
rumble 名词/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/轟隆 /轰隆, 隆隆聲 /隆隆声
kitten 名词/ˈkɪtən̩/小貓 /小猫
roar 动词/ˈɹoɹ/咆哮, 怒吼
deaf 形容词/diːf/聾 /聋, 耳聾 /耳聋
scare 动词/skɛɚ/嚇唬 /吓唬, 使害怕
tiger 名词/ˈtaɪɡə/лохў, хў
throat 名词/ˈθɹoʊt/嗓子, 喉嚨 /喉咙

视频中出现的短语动词

单词发音释义
calm down 动词冷靜下來 /冷静下来, 平靜下來 /平静下来
stand up 动词站起來 /站起来, 起來 /起来
wake up 动词/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/醒, 醒來 /醒来

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
现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事Have you ever been woken · have learned
用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 动词 — 有可能但不确定的事may also help · may help

需要注意的发音

说话人用了 6 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 they're, don't, can't。请按听到的简短形式来说。

  • “th” 音: breathe /bɹiːð/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/

中文母语者容易读错的音：

  • 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: scientist /ˈsaɪəntəst/, pad /pæd/, deaf /diːf/, throat /ˈθɹoʊt/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: kilometre /kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/, rumble /ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/

如何用这段视频练习

  1. 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
  2. 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
  3. 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 purr, scientist, pad 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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