Shadowing-Übung: 同事總是把我的名字念錯，我一直不好意思糾正，直到整個辦公室都跟著叫錯｜Real Life Office English - Englisch Sprechen Lernen mit Video
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Thanks everyone, and Emily Chan will take it from here.
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I looked up from my laptop.
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There it was again.
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Chan?
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My last name is Chan, not Chan.
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I had already heard it from Ben. From Rachel.
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From people I had never even met.
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Somehow, one small pronunciation mistake had spread through the office, and the worst part was, I knew exactly how it started.
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I had never corrected anyone.
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When I first joined the company, one of my co-workers mispronounced my last name during a meeting.
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Welcome, Emily Chan, I noticed immediately.
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But there were 15 people on the call.
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Everyone was looking at me, and I had been at the company for exactly three days.
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So instead of saying, actually, it's pronounced Chen, I smiled and said, thank you.
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Happy to be here.
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I told myself it was fine.
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It was close enough.
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Surely, someone else would say it correctly later.
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No one did.
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A few days later, Ben stopped by my desk.
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Hey, Emily Chan, how's the new job treating you?
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I almost corrected him.
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I really did.
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I opened my mouth.
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Then Ben handed me a coffee.
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This is for you.
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I accidentally ordered two.
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I looked at the coffee.
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Then I looked at Ben.
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And somehow, correcting my name suddenly felt ungrateful.
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So I just said thanks.
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A week later, Rachel introduced me to someone from another team.
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This is Emily Chan.
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She just joined our group.
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I almost corrected her too.
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But now another thought stopped me.
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Maybe it was too late.
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If I corrected them now, would they wonder why I had waited two weeks?
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So I decided I would wait for a better moment.
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That moment never came.
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What came instead was a company meeting.
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About 40 people were on the call.
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Sarah was introducing the people working on a new project.
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She said, Ben will handle the client side, Rachel will coordinate with operations, and Emily Chan will take care of the reporting.
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There it was again.
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Except this time, forty people heard it.
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A few minutes later, someone I had never met sent me a message.
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Hi, Emily Chan, nice to meet you.
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I stared at the screen.
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My name was now spreading.
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This was no longer one pronunciation mistake.
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It was becoming company knowledge.
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At lunch, I finally told Ben.
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Can I ask you something slightly awkward?
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Ben looked worried.
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That sentence has never led to anything good.
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I laughed.
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It's nothing serious.
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Okay, I took a breath.
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My last name is actually pronounced Chen.
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Ben stopped chewing.
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What?
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Chen?
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He stared at me for about two seconds.
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Then he slowly put down his sandwich.
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Have I been calling you Chan this entire time?
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Kind of.
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Kind of.
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Yes.
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Emily.
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Yes.
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Why did you not tell me?
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I laughed.
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I don't know.
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It felt awkward.
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Ben looked genuinely horrified.
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I have introduced you to people.
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I know.
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I said it in front of Sarah.
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I know.
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I think I said it to a client.
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I stopped smiling.
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You did, Ben thought for a second.
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Actually, no, that might have been Rachel.
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That is somehow worse.
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Ben covered his face with one hand.
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This is terrible.
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It's really not, it is for me.
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Then he looked at me.
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Okay, teach me.
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I said my last name again, Chen.
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He repeated it carefully.
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Chen, yes, Chen, Chen, yes.
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Okay, Chen.
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Yes.
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Okay.
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Got it.
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Then he pointed at me.
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You have to correct people.
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I know.
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No, seriously, please correct us.
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I will.
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You promise?
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I promise.
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Five minutes later, Rachel walked over.
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Hey, Emily, Sarah's looking for you.
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Ben immediately said, before you go, we need to talk about Emily's name.
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I nearly dropped my fork.
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Ben, what?
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I said I would correct people.
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I did not say you should hold a press conference.
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Rachel looked confused.
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What happened?
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I smiled awkwardly.
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My last name is actually pronounced Chen.
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Rachel blinked.
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Then her eyes got very wide.
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Oh no. That was not the reaction I was hoping for.
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She said, I've been saying, Chen.
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I know.
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For weeks, I know.
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Why didn't you tell me Ben pointed at her?
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Exactly, I said.
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I just didn't want to make it awkward.
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Rachel laughed.
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Emily, this is way more awkward.
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She was right.
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Then she smiled.
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Okay, Chen.
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Yes, Chen.
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Perfect.
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Thank you for telling me.
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That surprised me.
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Thank you for telling me.
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She was not offended.
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She was embarrassed for maybe five seconds.
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Then she moved on.
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She just wanted to say mine incorrectly.
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Later that afternoon, Sarah sent me a message.
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Do you have a minute?
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I went to her office.
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She smiled.
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Ben told me I've been pronouncing your last name wrong.
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Of course he did.
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I said, yeah, it's Chen.
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Sarah repeated it, Chen.
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Exactly.
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Then she said, I'm sorry, I wish you had corrected me earlier.
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I didn't want to interrupt you.
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Sarah looked surprised.
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You can always correct me on your name.
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I nodded.
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I know that now.
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She smiled.
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Names matter.
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Then she added, and for the record, if I ever pronounce someone's name wrong, I'd much rather they tell me.
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That stayed with me, Because I had spent weeks imagining the correction would create some huge, uncomfortable moment.
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But the actual correction took about three seconds.
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The awkward part had been everything I did to avoid it.
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The next morning, I joined another meeting.
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There were about 20 people on the call.
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Marcus was presenting.
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Halfway through, he said.
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I'm going to hand this over to Emily Chan.
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My heart dropped.
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Not again.
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For one second, I almost let it go.
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Then I remembered my promise to Ben.
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I unmuted.
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Thanks, Marcus and just a quick correction, my last name is pronounced Chen.
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There was a tiny pause, Marcus said, Chen.
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Got it, sorry about that, I smiled.
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No worries, it happens all the time.
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And that was it, no disaster, no long awkward silence.
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We simply continued with the meeting afterward marcus sent me a
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message thanks for correcting me i want to make sure i get people's names right
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that was when i realized something i had been treating correction like criticism
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but it wasn't i was simply giving someone the information they needed and usually one sentence is enough Actually, it's pronounced Chen.
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Or in a meeting, just a quick correction.
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It's pronounced Chen.
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If you waited longer than you meant to, you can say, I should have mentioned this earlier, but it's pronounced Chen.
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And if the other person feels embarrassed, no worries.
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It happens all the time.
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That's really all you need.
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A few days later, a new employee joined our team.
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Her name was Marisol.
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Before the meeting, Ben looked at her name on the screen.
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Then he looked at me.
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Then he looked back at the screen.
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I knew exactly what he was thinking.
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When Marisol joined the call, Ben said, Hi, welcome.
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And before I say your name wrong for three weeks, could you tell me how you pronounce it?
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Marisol laughed.
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She said her name.
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Ben repeated it carefully.
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She smiled.
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Perfect.
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Ben looked at me.
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I'm learning.
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I smiled.
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Slowly.
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I used to think correcting someone would make things awkward.
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Now I think the opposite is true.
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Most people do not want to keep saying your name wrong, they just do not know they are doing it.
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So if someone mispronounces your name, you do not need to wait three weeks.
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You definitely do not need to wait until half the office learns the wrong version.
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You can simply smile and say, actually it's pronounced, then say your name.
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And if you are the person who is not sure, you can ask, could you tell me how you pronounce your name?
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Or I want to make sure I'm saying your name correctly.
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A few seconds of awkwardness can save weeks of awkwardness later.
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Trust me, I have experience.
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A lot of experience.
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If you enjoy learning real workplace English through situations that actually happen, subscribe to Fluentrail English.
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And if I ever pronounce your name wrong, please correct me.
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I'll see you in the next episode.
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Wortschatz und Sprechhinweise zu dieser Lektion
Diese Sprechübung auf Niveau B1 basiert auf dem Video „同事總是把我的名字念錯，我一直不好意思糾正，直到整個辦公室都跟著叫錯｜Real Life Office English“. Diese Wörter kommen am häufigsten vor: Ben, Chen, looked, Chan, Emily. Dieses Video enthält 215 Sätze und 1371 Wörter zum Nachsprechen. Der gesprochene Teil dauert 8:05. Der Sprecher spricht in natürlichem Tempo, etwa 170 Wörter pro Minute, ähnlich wie im Alltagsgespräch. Nur 79 % der Wörter gehören zu den 3.000 häufigsten im Englischen, der Wortschatz ist also anspruchsvoll.
Wichtiger Wortschatz in diesem Video
Die 15 anspruchsvollsten Wörter aus dem Video, mit Aussprache und Bedeutung:
| Wort | Aussprache | Bedeutung |
|---|---|---|
| pronounce Verb | /pɹəˈnaʊns/ | verkünden |
| awkward Adjektiv | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | ungeschickt, unbeholfen |
| correction Substantiv | /kəˈɹɛkʃən/ | Berichtigung, Korrektur |
| awkwardness Substantiv | Unbeholfenheit, Umständlichkeit | |
| mispronounce Verb | /ˌmɪspɹəˈnaʊns/ | falsch aussprechen |
| pronunciation Substantiv | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | Aussprache |
| stare Verb | /stɛɚ/ | starren, anstarren |
| embarrassed Adjektiv | /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/ | verlegen |
| awkwardly Adverb | unbeholfen, ungeschickt | |
| horrify Verb | /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/ | entsetzen, erschrecken |
| ungrateful Adjektiv | /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ | undankbar |
| offend Verb | /əˈfɛnd/ | beleidigen |
| incorrectly Adverb | /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/ | unrichtig, falsch |
| interrupt Verb | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | unterbrechen |
| chew Verb | /tʃuː/ | kauen |
Phrasal Verbs, die du hören wirst
| Wort | Bedeutung |
|---|---|
| put down Verb | runtermachen, runterputzen |
| walk over Verb | hinüberlaufen, hinübergehen |
Sätze zum Wiederholen
Kurze, vollständige Sätze aus dem Video, die du im Alltag wiederverwenden kannst:
- Can I ask you something slightly awkward?
- Why did you not tell me?
- It's really not, it is for me.
- I just didn't want to make it awkward.
- Do you have a minute?
Grammatik in diesem Video
Die Strukturen, die der Sprecher am häufigsten verwendet, mit den genauen Worten aus dem Video:
| Struktur | Im Video |
|---|---|
| Present Perfect Continuous have/has been + -ing – eine Handlung, die früher begann und noch andauert | I've been saying · I've been pronouncing |
| Bedingungssätze if + Satz, will/would + Verb – eine Bedingung und ihre Folge | If I corrected them now, would they |
| Passiv be + Partizip Perfekt – wichtig ist, was geschieht, nicht wer es tut | is actually pronounced · was not offended · is pronounced |
| Present Perfect have/has + Partizip Perfekt – eine vergangene Handlung, die jetzt noch wichtig ist | has never led · have introduced |
Aussprache, auf die du achten solltest
Der Sprecher verwendet 13 Kurzformen und abgeschwächte Formen, zum Beispiel I'm, didn't, I've. Sprich sie in der kurzen Form, so wie du sie hörst.
- Die Laute „sh“ und „zh“: correction /kəˈɹɛkʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange Wörter – auf die Betonung achten: pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, incorrectly /ˌɪnkəˈɹɛk(t).li/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/
Laute, die Deutschsprachigen schwerfallen:
- /w/ — mit runden Lippen, nicht wie das deutsche „w“ (/v/): awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, workplace /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
- Stimmhafter Auslaut — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ am Wortende nicht verhärten: awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, offend /əˈfɛnd/, nod /nɑd/, pause /pɔːz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
- /æ/ — offener als „ä“: embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/, halfway /ˌhæfˈweɪ/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, laptop /ˈlæp.tɑp/
So übst du mit diesem Video
- Höre dir das ganze Video einmal an, ohne zu sprechen, und notiere die Wörter, die du nicht kennst.
- Beginne mit 0,75-facher Geschwindigkeit, sprich Satz für Satz nach und wechsle zur normalen Geschwindigkeit, sobald es leichtfällt.
- Nimm dich auf und vergleiche mit dem Original; achte dabei auf Wörter wie pronounce, awkward, correction.
Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?
Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.