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Hi, welcome to Storyline Online Brought to you by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation I’m Meryl Streep and today we’re going to read The Three Questions Based on a story by Leo Tolstoy Written and illustrated by Jon J Muth There once was a boy named Nikolai who sometimes felt uncertain about the right way to act.
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“I want to be a good person,” he told his friends.
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“But I don’t always know the best way to do that.” Nikolai’s friends understood and they wanted to help him.
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“If only I could find the answers to my three questions,” Nikolai continued, “then I would always know what to do.” When is the best time to do things?
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Who is the most important one?
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What is the right thing to do?
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Nikolai’s friends considered his first question.
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Then Sonya, the heron, spoke.
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“To know the best time to do things, one must plan in advance,” she said.
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Gogol, the monkey, who had been rooting through some leaves to find something good to eat, said, “You will know when to do things if you watch and pay close attention.” Then Pushkin, the dog, who was just dozing off, rolled over and said, “You can’t pay attention to everything yourself.
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You need a pack to keep watch and help you decide when to do things.
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For example, Gogol, a coconut is about to fall on your head!” Nikolai thought for a moment.
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Then he asked his second question.
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“Who is the most important one?” “Those who are closest to heaven,” said Sonya, circling up into the sky.
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“Those who know how to heal the sick,” said Gogol, stroking his bruised noggin.
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“Those who make the rules,” growled Pushkin.
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Nikolai thought some more.
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Then he asked the third question.
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“What is the right thing to do?” “Flying,” said Sonya.
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“Having fun all the time,” laughed Gogol.
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“Fighting,” barked Pushkin right away.
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Then the boy thought for a long while.
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He loved his friends.
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He knew they were all trying their best to help him answer his questions.
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But their answers didn’t seem quite right.
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Then, an idea came to him.
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I know! he thought.
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I will ask Leo, the turtle.
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He has lived a very long time.
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Surely he will know the answers I am looking for.
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Nikolai hiked high up into the mountains where the old turtle lived all alone.
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When Nikolai arrived, he found Leo digging a garden.
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The turtle was old, and digging was hard for him.
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“I have three questions and I came to ask your help,” Nikolai said.
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“When is the best time to do things?
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Who is the most important one?
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What is the right thing to do?” Leo listened carefully, but he only smiled.
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Then he went on with his digging.
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“You must be tired,” Nikolai said at last.
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“Let me help you.” The turtle gave him his shovel and thanked him.
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And because it was easier for a young boy to dig than it was for an old turtle, Nikolai kept on digging until the rows were finished.
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But just as he finished, the wind blew wildly and rain burst from darkened clouds.
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As they moved toward the cottage for shelter, Nikolai suddenly heard a cry for help.
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Running down the path, he found a panda whose leg had been injured by a fallen tree.
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Carefully, Nikolai carried her into Leo’s house and made a splint for her leg with a stick of bamboo.
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The storm raged on, banging at the doors and windows.
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The panda woke up.
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“Where am I?” she said.
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“And where is my child?” The boy ran out of the cottage and down the path.
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The roar of the storm was deafening.
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Pushing against the howling wind and drenching rain, he ran farther into the forest.
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There he found the panda’s child, cold and shivering on the ground.
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The little panda was wet and scared, but alive.
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Nikolai carried her inside and made her warm and dry.
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Then he laid her in her mother’s arms.
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Leo smiled when he saw what the boy had done.
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The next morning the sun was warm, birds sang, and all was well with the world.
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The panda’s leg was healing nicely, and she thanked Nikolai for saving her and her baby from the storm.
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At that moment, Sonya, Gogol, and Pushkin arrived to make sure everyone was all right.
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Nikolai felt great peace within himself.
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He had wonderful friends.
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And he had saved the panda and her child.
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But he also felt disappointed.
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He still had not found the answers to his three questions.
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So he asked Leo one more time.
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The old turtle looked at the boy.
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“But your questions have been answered!” he said.
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“They have?” asked the boy.
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“Yesterday, if you had not stayed to help me dig my garden, you wouldn’t have heard the panda’s cries for help in the storm.
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Therefore, the most important time was the time you spent digging the garden.
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The most important one at that moment was me, and the most important thing to do was to help me with my garden.
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“Later, when you found the injured panda, the most important time was the time you spent mending her leg and saving her child.
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The most important ones were the panda and her baby.
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And the most important thing to do was to take care of them and make them safe.
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“Remember then that there is only one important time, and that time is now.
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The most important one is always the one you are with.
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And the most important thing is to do good for the one who is standing at your side.
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For these, my dear boy, are the answers to what is most important in this world.
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“This is why we are here.” It's such an, it’s such an interesting book because it raises very big questions in a very small story, small space and it made me think about in my own life when I try to figure out difficult things, I ask advice from friends, and everybody always has different advice, but the heron speaks for what’s important to her, and the monkey says, what’s what’s what’s fun and important to him.
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And the dog is, uh, you know, has a different point of view, but I feel like the turtle says to Nikolai, look inside yourself and to your own experience and what, what that’s taught you and what you feel, what happened to you teaches you something, and uh, teaches him and says be, be aware of the lessons life is teaching you every second you go along.
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And so I love that. I love that little message, but it is a mystery how to answer the three questions, and I guess we answer them every day.
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背景与情境
在这部由梅莉尔·斯特里普朗读的短篇故事《三个问题》中，故事的主人公是一个名叫尼古拉伊的小男孩。他在生活中常常感到不确定，特别是在如何成为一个好人这一点上。他向朋友们提出了三个关键问题，这不仅反映了儿童的思维方式，也引发了深层次的伦理讨论。在这个视频中，观众能够听到梅莉尔·斯特里普富有表现力的朗读，帮助学习者更好地理解故事情节及其内涵，进而通过看YouTube学英语来提升自己的英语沟通能力。
日常交流的五个重要短语
- “我想成为一个好人。” - 表达自己对道德的理解和追求。
- “那我该什么时候做事情？” - 询问行动时机，为计划和决策提供依据。
- “谁是最重要的人？” - 强调人际关系的重要性。
- “正确定义是什么？” - 讨论何为合乎道德的行为。
- “我能帮你吗？” - 表达愿意提供帮助，这是建立良好任何关系的基石。
逐步跟读指南
跟读这段故事的过程可以帮助提高英语发音和口语能力。以下是逐步 shadowing 指南，帮助您有效掌握发音技巧：
- 初步理解: 首先，看得懂整个句子结构和内容。可以重复观看视频，确保对故事的理解。
- 模仿发音: 选择一小段，暂时停止，启动阴影说话。尽量和梅莉尔·斯特里普的语音、语调和节奏保持一致。通过听不同的部位，来提高英语发音。
- 反复练习: 尝试多次跟读，每次关注不同的发音、重音和韵律。可以使用“shadowspeaks”技术，从而强化记忆。
- 增加难度: 在熟悉的基础上，逐步做到不看字幕进行练习，这样能够更有效地提高自信心和口语流利度。
- 反馈与修正: 可以录下自己的声音，与原声对比，发现差别，并进行改进，确保你的发音更加自然。
通过这个精彩故事，我们不仅能享受文学的魅力，还能在轻松的氛围中不断提高英语水平。让我们一起在跟读中探索和成长吧！
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 |
|---|---|
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | Those who are · Those who know · Those who make |
| 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 lived · have been answered |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | had been injured · have been answered |
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | the best · the most important · their best |
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。