The Story of Superman | practice English with Spotlight

Spotlight English · 16:20 · Sep 21, 2026

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story'stɒ:rin. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events character'kærәktәn. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions hero'hiәrәun. a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength influence'influәnsn. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc hehi:n. the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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I'm Alice Irizarry, and I'm Colin Lauver.
我是爱丽丝·伊里扎里，我是科林·劳弗。
Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
《聚焦》使用一种特殊的英语广播方法。
It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live.
无论人们生活在世界何处，这种方法都更容易理解。
The boy was born on a dying planet.
这个男孩出生在一个垂死的星球上。
To protect him, his father sent him in a small ship across the stars, landing on a small farm in Kansas.
为了保护他，他的父亲用一艘小飞船将他送过星空，降落在堪萨斯州的一个小农场。

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