英语口语大赢家Topic117:遛鸟Pet Bird

社区里的老爷爷克劳斯早上出来遛鸟，碰到了在晨读的阿美，又会有什么好玩的事情发生呢？一起来看吧！

 

Listen Read Learn
 
Klas: Good morning, May. Good girl, you are reading² English books again.

May: Good morning. There is no reason³ to miss so beautiful a morning. Is that a new bird?

Klas: Oh, yes, my daughter bought it yesterday. We call her Lulu.

May: It looks so cute. Is it a parrot⁴?

Klas: Yes. Just look at her colorful⁵ feathers⁷. What else can it be?

May: I see. It's interesting that there is also a parrot in my English book. His mane is Polly.

Klas: Really? A foreign⁸ parrot!

May: He can speak English, too.

Klas: Maybe you can teach Lulu some English words.

May: Lulu. Lulu. Say “hello”. “hello”. Oh, she is so smart. Good bird.

Klas: You are a good teacher. Okay⁹, I am gonna play some chess now. Just go back to your book.

Lulu: Hello. Hello. Hello.

Klas: Haha. After all, she is just a bird.

 

听看学
克劳斯：阿美，早上好。真是好孩子，又在读英语了！

阿美：早上好。没有理由错过这么美丽的早晨。那是只新鸟吗？

克劳斯：哦，是的，我女儿昨天给我买的。我们叫它鲁鲁。

阿美：它看起来真可爱。它是只鹦鹉吗？

克劳斯：是的。你看它多彩的羽毛，还能是别的什么鸟吗？

阿美：知道了。真有趣，我的英语书里也有一只鹦鹉。它的名字是波利。

克劳斯：真的吗？一只外国鹦鹉！

阿美：它也会说英语哦。

克劳斯：也许你可以教鲁鲁几个英语单词啊。

阿美：鲁鲁，鲁鲁，说“哈喽”“哈喽”。哦，它真聪明。真是只好鸟。

克劳斯：你是个好老师。好了，我要去下象棋了。你继续读书吧。

鲁鲁：“哈喽”“哈喽”“哈喽”。

克劳斯：哈哈，它毕竟只是一只鸟啊。

 

经典背诵 Recitation
Klas: I like birds especially¹⁰ the parrot which is really cute and smart. My daughter just got¹¹ me a parrot days ago. We call her Lulu. Lulu is so smart that she can even¹² say some English words. The only problem¹³ is that Lulu can't find the right time to say these words, but it also brings us a lot of fun.

 

生词小结
reason n. 理由

parrot n. 鹦鹉

feather⁶ n. 羽毛

after all 毕竟

chess n. 象棋

 

Pronunciation¹⁴ 语音小结
 

连续（一）

 

1.辅音+元音连续

前一个字以辅音结尾，后一词以元音开头：bought it; look at; put off¹⁵; speak English

朗读练习：put it off and take it off; not at all and good afternoon

 

2.r音结的连续

如果单词r 或re 结尾，r一般不发音，但当后面又一个元音开头的单词时，r 要发音，并与后面的单词元音连读：after all; answer it; cheer¹⁶ up; for ever¹⁷

朗读练习：after all and answer it; cheer up and for ever

——Can I take your order¹⁸?

——Yes, a bottle of beer please!

——You have a good taste! The beer is good.

——Thanks, please be quick as¹ soon as possible¹⁹.

——OK, wait a minute!

 

1 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

2 reading   

n.阅读，知识，读物，表演，对法律条文的解释；adj.阅读的

参考例句：

• Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
• He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。

3 reason   

n.原因，理由，理智，道理；v.劝说，推理

参考例句：

• That is the reason why we must go now.那就是我们现在必须走的理由。
• The reason for the flood was that heavy rain.水灾是那场大雨造成的。

4 parrot   

n.鹦鹉，鹦鹉学舌般地复述

参考例句：

• he boy had a parrot on his right shoulder.男孩把一只鹦鹉放在右肩上。
• It is a parrot.My brother and I love it very much.它是只鹦鹉。我哥哥和我都非常喜欢它。

5 colorful   

adj.色彩鲜艳的，华美的，富有色彩的，有趣的

参考例句：

• That bag is very colorful.那个书包非常鲜艳。
• I love the colorful paintings.我喜欢那些色彩斑斓的图画。

6 feather   

n.羽毛；翎毛；羽状物

参考例句：

• She is as light as a feather.她轻得象羽毛。
• It has a black feather.它有一身黑色的羽毛。

7 feathers   

n.羽毛( feather的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a bird with iridescent blue feathers 蓝色羽毛闪烁的鸟
• All this talk of a strike has clearly ruffled the management's feathers. 所有这些关于罢工的闲言碎语显然让管理层很不高兴。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 foreign   

adj.外国的；在外国的；来自外国的

参考例句：

• Are you interested in foreign languages? 你对外语感兴趣吗？
• To welcome our foreign friends. 欢迎我们的外国朋友。

9 Okay   

(=okey，O.K.)adj./adv.好，行，不错；n.同意

参考例句：

• The play is okay,but I still prefer the book.戏还可以，可我仍愿读原著。
• Is it okay with you if I borrow this book?我借这本书你不在意吧？

10 especially   

adv.特别，尤其，格外；专门地，主要地

参考例句：

• I like to swim,especially in the sea.我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
• I am especially by math problems.我对数学问题特别感兴趣。

11 got   

v.(get的过去式)得到，猜到，明白

参考例句：

• I just got some bad news.我刚得到一些坏消息。
• I have got far too much work to do.我要做的事太多了。

12 even   

adj.平坦的，偶数的，相等的；adv.甚至，恰好，正当

参考例句：

• It was cold yesterday,but it's even colder today. 昨天冷，今天更冷了。
• He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.尽管他经验最少，但教得最好。

13 problem   

n.问题；难题

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• This problem is too hard for me to solve.这个问题太难，我解决不了。

14 pronunciation   

n.发音，发音法

参考例句：

• Please correct my pronunciation.请纠正我的发音。
• She speaks English with a good pronunciation.她的英语发音很正确。

15 off   

adj.远的；休假的，空闲的；adv.走开，出发，隔断；prep.离开，脱落，在...之外

参考例句：

• You'd better cool off first.你最好先冷静下来。
• I need some time off.我需要一些时间休息。

16 cheer   

n.愉快，激励，欢呼；v.加油，鼓舞，快活起来

参考例句：

• A cheer went up in the room.房间里响起了欢呼声。
• Cheer up!The news isn't too bad.振作起来吧！消息还不算太坏。

17 ever   

adv.曾经；永远；不断地；在任何时候；究竟

参考例句：

• Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗？
• I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮，永远漂亮。

18 order   

n.订单；命令；n.顺序，整齐；勋章；阶级，决议；vt.命令； 调整；定购

参考例句：

• His desk is always in order.他的书桌上总是整整齐齐的。
• You pay for it at the time you order it.订购时就得付款。

19 possible   

adj.可能的

参考例句：

• It is possible to go to the moon now.现在有可能登上月球。
• They got the work over as quickly as possible.他们尽快地结束了工作。