Improve Your English with Heartwarming News Stories · English with Jennifer
通过两个暖心新闻故事，练习听力理解、词汇和表达。适合中级以上英语学习者，提升沟通能力和语言运用技巧。
Reading the news can be upsetting, but not all news is bad news.
阅读新闻可能会让人感到不安，但并非所有新闻都是坏消息。
Hi, I'm Jennifer, and in this video, I'll share heartwarming news stories to boost your mood.
大家好，我是詹妮弗。在这段视频中，我会分享一些温暖人心的故事，希望能让大家的心情变得更好。
We'll also be studying the vocabulary and grammar from these articles to boost your English.
我们还将学习这些文章中的词汇和语法，以帮助你提高英语水平。
I'm going to share two short articles from The Week magazine.
我打算分享两篇来自《The Week》杂志的短文。
I saved this issue from April 17th, 2026 just for you.
我专门为你保存了这份发行于2026年4月17日的期刊。
You'll get to hear each story two times.
每个故事你都会听到两次。
Listen to the first news story and answer these questions.
请听第一个新闻报道，然后回答以下问题。
One, who is the article about?
这篇文章是关于谁的呢？
Two, what problem did he face?
其次，他遇到了什么问题？
Three, what did others do to help him?
第三，其他人做了什么来帮助他？
Deaf seven-year-old Ben O'Reilly no longer feels lonely after his entire elementary school decided to learn sign language.
七岁的聋哑男孩本·奥莱利（Ben O’Reilly）不再感到孤独了，因为他的整个小学都决定学习手语。
When the first grader started at Campton Elementary in Campton, New Hampshire, he could only communicate with his aid,
当这个一年级学生开始在新罕布什尔州坎普顿市的坎普顿小学就读时，他只能通过自己的助教来与他人交流。
Cheryl Ulicny, and had trouble forming relationships with his teacher or the other kids.
谢丽尔·乌利奇尼（Cheryl Ulicny）在与人建立关系方面遇到了困难——她既难以与老师建立良好的关系，也难以与其他孩子相处融洽。
But after classmate Reid Spring picked up
但在同学里德·斯普林（Reid Spring）接电话之后……
a few signs so he could play with Ben, the rest of the class followed and then the whole school.
起初只有几个学生表现出兴趣，愿意和本一起玩耍；随后其他同学也加入了进来，最后整个学校的人都参与了这项活动。
"His world opened up," said Ulicny.
他的世界从此变得广阔起来，”乌利奇尼说道。
"It was amazing.
真是太棒了。
Who is this article about?"
这篇文章是关于谁的？
A boy.
一个男孩。
A 7-year-old boy.
一个7岁的男孩。
His name is Ben O'Reilly.
他的名字是本·奥赖利（Ben O’Reilly）。
What problem did he face?
他遇到了什么问题？
Well, being deaf wasn't necessarily a problem, but because he was deaf, he could only communicate with his aide,
嗯，失聪本身并不一定是个问题，但由于他听不见声音，他只能通过自己的助手来与他人交流。
his helper, so he felt lonely because his communication at school was limited.
他的帮手不在身边，因此他感到孤独；因为在学校里，他与他人的交流机会非常有限。
What did others do to help him?
其他人做了什么来帮助他？
The other students at his school learned sign language.
他学校里的其他学生都学会了手语。
Don't you think that's a wonderful reason to learn sign language?
你不觉得这是一个学习手语的绝佳理由吗？
I learned some words as a kid, and I still remember how to spell my name.
我小时候学过一些单词，至今仍然记得自己名字的拼写方法。
J E N N I F E R.
詹妮弗（Jennifer）
I think if I'm wrong, someone can correct me.
如果我的观点有误，希望有人能指正我。
I believe we can bounce or tap for a double N or slide.
我认为我们可以选择“反弹”（bounce）或“轻触”（tap）来输入字母“N”，或者选择“滑动”（slide）来输入其他字符。
So, J E N N I F E R.
那么，詹妮弗（JENNIFER）。
Do you know how to sign?
你会写字吗？
Have you learned any sign language?
你学过任何手语吗？
Tell me in the comments.
请在评论区告诉我你的想法。
Okay, first let's talk about the word "deaf."
好的，首先我们来谈谈“deaf”这个词。
This is the medical definition for someone who is not able to hear.
这是医学上对“无法听见声音的人”的定义。
Some people are not completely deaf.
有些人其实并没有完全失聪。
So, I've also heard people use the expression "hard of hearing."
我也听说过人们使用“听力不佳”这个表达。
From what I've read online and what I've heard, the term "hearing impaired" was once used, but it's become outdated.
根据我在网上阅读的内容以及他人的说法，“听力受损”这个术语曾经被使用过，但现在已经过时了。