跟读练习: Where do bugs go in winter? - 通过视频学习英语口语
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Hi, it's Doug.
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What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
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Well, a couple years ago, I visited the state of Florida, and I was amazed to see these things.
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They're some of the most colorful grasshoppers I've ever seen.
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It's called a lubber.
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And what was strangest of all?
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It was the middle of December when I saw them.
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Florida doesn't ever get very cold in wintertime, so you can see lots of insects there all year someone
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named Kylie has a question about insects let's give her a
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call now hi hi Kylie I have a question for you
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where do bugs go in winter that's a great question
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if you live somewhere with cold snowy winters you might have noticed this too just a few months earlier in the year,
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you could find all kinds of insects around you, butterflies, ants, bees, and lots more.
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But then winter comes, and they're just gone.
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And it's weird, too.
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I mean, it's not like there are no animals out in winter.
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For example, you might still see deer, or squirrels, even a few birds, like if you get a chance to watch a bird feeder.
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So, where do all the insects go?
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What do you think?
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Now would be a good time to pause the video and discuss.
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Well, I grew up somewhere cold and snowy, and I used to wonder this myself.
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But before I tell you about where insects go in winter, let me give you a clue involving a very different kind of animal.
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These frogs.
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You see, I'm kind of obsessed with frogs, and one of my favorite places to visit when I was younger was this pond that was near where I lived.
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I'd look for frogs there.
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I actually got to be pretty good at catching the frogs, showing them to my friends and family, and then releasing them again into the pond.
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But every winter, the pond would freeze over, and the frogs would disappear.
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It wasn't just the frogs, either.
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I started to notice there'd never be any turtles in winter.
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and never any snakes, too.
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It was kind of sad for me, actually.
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I missed seeing all these creatures I would find in the summer.
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One winter, while walking around the edge of the frozen pond, I was bored.
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I saw this rotten log sitting there, nothing too unusual.
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But since I was bored, I decided to flip it over.
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As I flipped it over, I was totally shocked by what I saw.
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There, under the log, nestled into the freezing cold mud, was this frog in the middle of winter.
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It was just laying there, barely moving.
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Whoa, wait a second.
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The frogs were there the whole time?
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That's when I learned that frogs do something kind of like hibernation.
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They go into a long sleep in winter, burying themselves in the mud when it first starts to get cold in the fall.
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I'd heard of hibernation before, but thought it was something that only bears did.
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And it turns out, it's not just frogs and bears but turtles do this as well, and snakes.
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In fact, some snakes, like these, will actually all gather in a big pile, like in a cave underground, which helps them to stay warm.
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Oh yeah, I never thought about where the snakes went.
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So now, what about insects?
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Could it be that they hibernate during the winter too?
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I'll be honest with you, when I first heard this question, where do bugs go in winter, I thought you might be really disappointed by the answer.
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Because the first thing I thought of were insects like these, praying mantises.
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Praying mantises are one of many insects that, well, the answer is, they don't survive the winter.
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They die.
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While it's sad, it's part of their life cycle.
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Every fall, praying mantises, and lots of other insects too, will lay eggs that do survive.
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So even though the adults don't survive the winter, by spring, babies will be born and their life cycle will go on.
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But as I started to research more about this question, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that not all insects die in the winter.
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Now, I'd known that some insects,
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like monarch butterflies, will actually escape the cold by flying thousands of miles farther south to reach warmer places.
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They migrate, just like many birds do.
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But what about hibernation?
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Are there any insects that can do something similar to what frogs, turtles, and bears do, where they stay alive all winter but just aren't very active?
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In fact, there are.
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Like these, ladybugs are a good example.
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And just like the snakes you saw earlier, ladybugs will often gather together in a big pile in a warm place.
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Sometimes they even try to stay warm by sneaking their way into people's houses.
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If you live somewhere cold in winter, you might be able to notice ladybugs doing this too.
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So in summary, insects and other bugs have different ways of surviving cold, snowy winters.
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Some of them fly south to warmer places.
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Others die, but lay eggs.
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And still others are able to survive all winter.
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They do something similar to hibernation.
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That's all for this week's question.
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Thanks, Kylie, for asking it.
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Now, for the next episode, I reached into my question jar and chose three questions submitted to me that I'm thinking about answering.
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When this video is done playing, you'll get to vote on one.
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You can choose from Why do people throw confetti? Who invented the alphabet?
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Or, how is glass made?
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So submit your vote when the video is over.
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I want to hear from all of you watching.
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There are mysteries all around us.
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Stay curious and see you next week.
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Thank you.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Where do bugs go in winter?”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：winter, insect, frog, cold, snakes。 这段视频共有 81 个句子、975 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 5:58。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 164 个词，接近日常对话。 只有 80% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇难度较高。 全部 81 个句子中有 13 个是问句，适合练习疑问语调和简短回答。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| insect 名词 | /ˈɪn.sɛkt/ | 昆蟲 /昆虫, 蟲子 /虫子 |
| snake 名词 | /sneɪk/ | шә, чончун |
| pond 名词 | /pɑnd/ | 池塘, 池 |
| bug 名词 | /bʌɡ/ | 臭蟲 /臭虫 |
| freeze 动词 | /ˈfɹiːz/ | 凍結 /冻结, 凍 /冻 |
| turtle 名词 | /ˈtɝtl̩/ | 龜 /龟, 烏龜 /乌龟 |
| egg 名词 | /ɛɡ/ | 卵, 卵子 |
| pray 动词 | /pɹeɪ/ | 祈禱 /祈祷, 禱告 /祷告 |
| submit 动词 | /səbˈmɪt/ | 讓步 /让步, 屈服 |
| pile 名词 | /paɪl/ | 堆 |
| bore 动词 | /boɹ/ | 煩擾 /烦扰 |
| butterfly 名词 | /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/ | хўте, 蝶仔 |
| colorful 形容词 | /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/ | 豔 /艳 |
| shock 名词 | /ʃɔk/ | 衝擊 /冲击 |
| curious 形容词 | /ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/ | 好奇, 有好奇心 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| find out 动词 | 找出, 查明 |
| grow up 动词 | 長大 /长大 |
| turn out 动词 | 原來 /原来 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- What's the most colorful insect you've ever seen?
- Let's give her a call now.
- What do you think?
- I'd look for frogs there.
- You can choose from, why do people throw confetti?
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 amazed · might be really disappointed · will be born |
| 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 | you've ever seen · I've ever seen |
| 用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 动词 — 有可能但不确定的事 | might have · might still see · might be |
| 最高级 the -est / the most … — 一组中最高或最低的 | the most colorful |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 18 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'd, don't, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shock /ʃɔk/, unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: unusual /ʌnˈjuːʒ(u)əl/, disappointed /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪnɪd/, hibernation /ˌhaɪ.bəɹˈneɪ.ʃən/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/, cave /keɪv/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: insect /ˈɪn.sɛkt/, snake /sneɪk/, pond /pɑnd/, bug /bʌɡ/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: butterfly /ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/, colorful /ˈkʌl.əɹ.fl̩/, squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/, lubber /ˈlʌbə(ɹ)/
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 insect, snake, pond 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。