跟读练习: The Last Leaf by O. Henry | Learn English Through Story - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Learn English through stories with shadowing and conversation.
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In a small district in New York, many artists lived in a building.
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Two young women, Sue and Johnsy, shared a studio on the top floor.
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They had come from different places, but they both loved art and food, so they became great friends.
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In November, a cold and invisible visitor arrived in the city, pneumonia.
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It struck many people and poor Johnsy became very ill.
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She lay in her bed, barely moving, and looked through the small window at the brick wall of the house next door.
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One morning, the doctor spoke to Sue in the hallway.
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She has one chance in ten, he said.
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But that chance depends on her desire to live.
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Your friend has decided that she is not going to get better.
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Is she worrying about something?
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She wanted to paint the Bay of Naples one day, Sue said.
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but she has nothing else on her mind.
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Does she have anything worth living for?
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the doctor asked.
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A man, perhaps?
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A man?
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Sue said, sounding annoyed.
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Is a man worth more than the sun?
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No, doctor, there is nothing like that.
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After the doctor left, Sue went into the room with her drawing board.
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She was whistling, trying to be cheerful.
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Suddenly she heard a low sound johnsy was whispering.
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She counted backwards.
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Eleven, ten, nine.
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Sue looked out of the window.
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She saw an old ivy vine climbing the brick wall.
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The cold autumn wind had blown almost all the leaves away.
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What is it, dear?
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Sue asked.
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Six, Johnsy said, her voice weak.
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They are falling faster now.
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Three days ago there were almost a hundred.
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It makes my head ache to count them.
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But now it's easy.
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There goes another one.
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Only five left now.
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Five what, sweetheart?
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Leaves on the ivy vine.
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When the last one falls, I must go too.
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I've known it for three days.
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Oh, what a load of rubbish, Sue said, trying to sound firm.
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The doctor said you have a good chance of getting better.
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Try to eat some soup.
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There goes another one, Johnsy said.
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No, I don't want any soup.
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Only four left now.
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I want to see the last one fall before it gets dark.
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Then I'll go too.
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Sue went downstairs to visit Mr. Bearman, an old painter who lived on the ground floor.
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He was a fierce-looking little man who was a failure in art.
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For 40 years he had talked about painting a masterpiece, but he had never started it.
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Sue told him about Johnsy's silly idea.
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Behrman shouted, Are you mad?
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Is it possible that anyone could be so stupid as to die because leaves fall from a vine?
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I will not paint.
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I am going up to see Johnsy.
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They went upstairs.
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Johnsy was sleeping.
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They went into the other room and looked out of the window at the ivy vine.
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They looked at each other for a moment without speaking.
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A cold rain was falling, mixed with snow.
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Behrman sat down and started to paint.
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The next morning, Johnsy woke up and immediately asked Sue to pull up the curtain.
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Sue was afraid, but she did it.
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The ivy vine was still there and look.
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On the wall against the brick there was still one leaf.
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It was the last one.
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It was still dark green near the stem but its edges were yellow.
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It hung bravely from a branch, twenty feet above the ground.
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It is the last one, said Johnsy.
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I thought it would fall during the night.
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I heard the wind.
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But the day passed and even through the night the wind blew but the leaf stayed.
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The next morning, Johnsy looked out again.
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The leaf was still there.
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She called Sue to her side.
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I've been a bad girl, Sue, Johnsy whispered.
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Something made that last leaf stay there to show me how wicked it was to want to die.
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It is a sin to want to die.
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Please, bring me some soup.
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An hour later, the doctor arrived.
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You are doing well, he said.
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In a few days, you will be out of danger.
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Later that day, Sue went to see Behrman.
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He was in his room, very sick.
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He only had pneumonia for two days.
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The janitor found him in his room, helpless and in pain.
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His shoes and clothes were soaking wet and cold.
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They couldn't understand where he had been on such a terrible night.
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Then they found a lantern that was still lit A ladder
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that had been moved And some brushes with green and yellow paint on them Look out of the window,
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dear, Sue said to Johnsy Look at that ivy leaf on the wall
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Didn't you wonder why it never fluttered or moved when the wind blew?
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Oh, darling, it is Behrman's masterpiece.
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He painted it there the night the last leaf fell.
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District In the story, Sue and Johnsy lived in a small district of New York.
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A district is an area or neighbourhood within a city.
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Different districts often have different characteristics.
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This particular district was known for artists and small studios.
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They lived in a quiet district where many painters and writers worked.
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What a load of rubbish!
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When Sue says, what a load of rubbish, she doesn't mean actual rubbish or garbage.
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means that's nonsense don't be silly it's a very common British expression used
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when you strongly disagree with what someone has said example I'm
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going to fail the exam what a load of rubbish you've studied really hard.
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Fierce looking.
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The story describes Behrman as a fierce-looking old man.
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Fierce looking means someone looks tough, strict or a little frightening.
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However, it describes appearance, not personality.
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In many stories, a fierce-looking character turns out to be kind-hearted.
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The old man looked fierce-looking with his thick beard and serious face, but he was very kind to the children.
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In this story, Behrman looked rough and intimidating, but inside he was caring, brave and generous.
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O. Henry was an American short story writer famous for his emotional stories and surprising endings.
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His real name was William Sidney Porter.
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The Last Leaf is one of his most famous works and is still loved by readers around the world.
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And that brings us to the end of The Last Leaf by O.
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Henry.
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This touching story reminds us that hope can appear in the darkest moments
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and that even a small act of kindness can change someone's life forever.
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Thank you for listening and I'll see you in the next story.
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Goodbye for now.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这段视频共有 123 个句子、1113 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 10:23。 说话人语速较慢，每分钟约 107 个词，你有足够的时间模仿每一个音。 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 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
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| leaf 名词 | /lif/ | еезы, еер |
| fierce 形容词 | /fɪɹs/ | 殘忍 /残忍, 兇猛 /凶猛 |
| rubbish 名词 | /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/ | 胡扯, 瞎掰 |
| brick 名词 | /ˈbɹɪk/ | 磚仔 /砖仔, 磚 /砖 |
| soup 名词 | /sup/ | 湯 /汤 |
| silly 形容词 | /ˈsɪl.i/ | 愚蠢, 笨 |
| arrive 动词 | /əˈɹaɪv/ | 到達 /到达, 到 |
| painter 名词 | /ˈpeɪntɚ/ | 畫家 /画家 |
| masterpiece 名词 | /ˈmæstɚˌpis/ | 傑作 /杰作, 名作 |
| pneumonia 名词 | /njuˈməʊniə/ | 肺炎 |
| thick 形容词 | /θɪk/ | ху, 厚 |
| shadow 名词 | /ˈʃædəʊ̯/ | йинзы, йинйинзы |
| remind 动词 | /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ | 提醒 |
| reader 名词 | /ˈɹi.dɚ/ | 讀者 /读者 |
| brave 形容词 | /bɹeɪv/ | 勇敢 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| look out 动词 | 当心, 小心 | |
| sit down 动词 | 坐下, 坐 | |
| 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 | has decided · I've known · I've been |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | had been moved · was known · is still loved |
| 过去进行时 was/were + -ing — 过去某一时刻正在进行的动作 | was whistling · was whispering · was sleeping |
| “will” 表将来 will + 动词 — 决定、承诺或预测 | I'll go · will not paint · will be |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 11 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 don't, I'll, I've。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: thick /θɪk/, cloth /klɒθ/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: rubbish /ˈɹʌbɪʃ/, shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/, brush /bɹʌʃ/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: examination /ɪɡˌzæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/, invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəb(ə)l/, characteristic /ˌkæɹ(ə)ktəˈɹɪstɪk/, intimidate /ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/
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 leaf, fierce, rubbish 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。