慢速英语短文听力 爱鸟一族

He Loves Birds

爱鸟一族

He turned on the TV. He watched the 6 o’clock news. The news was about an airplane. The airplane had two engines. A big bird flew into each engine. The engines stopped working. The pilot landed the plane in a river. All the passengers climbed out onto the wings. Boats pulled up next to the plane. The plane was floating in the river. The people on the boats rescued all the passengers and crew. Everyone on the plane survived. No one died. No one was injured. Everyone said it was a miracle¹. The pilot was a national hero. Everyone in America knew his name. The passengers said he was a hero. The press said he was a hero. The president of the United States said he was a hero. His wife said he was a hero. They had a parade for the pilot in his hometown. The governor² made a speech. The mayor³ made a speech. The pilot’s teacher when he was in third grade made a speech. The pilot made a speech. It was a short speech. He was an animal lover4. He didn’t eat meat. He didn’t eat fish. He didn’t eat chicken. He only ate vegetables and fruit, because he loved animals. The pilot said he felt sorry for the two dead birds.

他打开电视。观看六点新闻。新闻与飞机有关。飞机有两个引擎。两只大鸟钻进了两个引擎中。引擎停止工作。飞行员将飞机降落在湖面上。所有乘客从机翼上爬出来。飞机旁边有几艘船。飞机在海面上漂浮。船员营救了所有机组人员和乘客。机上所有人成功获救。无人遇难。无人受伤。人们都说这是奇迹。飞行员是国家英雄。所有美国人都知道他。乘客说他是英雄。新闻媒体说他是英雄。美国总统说他是英雄。他的妻子也这么说。他的家乡为他举办了游行活动。州长发表演讲。市长发表演讲。上学期间，他的三年级老师也发表演讲。飞行员发表演讲。这是一篇简短的演讲。他热爱动物。他不吃肉。不吃鱼。不吃鸡肉。由于他热爱动物，他只吃蔬菜和水果。他说对两只小鸟表示遗憾。

1 miracle   

n.奇迹，令人惊奇的人或事

参考例句：

• The doctors said that his recovery was a miracle. 医生们说他的复原是件奇事。
• It is simply a miracle that rice should grow in such a place.稻子竟能在这样的地方生长，这实在是个奇迹。

2 governor   

n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)

参考例句：

• The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。

3 mayor   

n.市长

参考例句：

• The new mayor said he would clean the city up.新市长说，他要整顿本市。
• The mayor hurried into his office,brushing off the reporters.市长赶快走进办公室，拒不接见记者。