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Hello, Lindsay.

How are you today?

Good, Aubrey.

How are you?

How's everything?

You know, it's been a week.

I actually had food poisoning over the weekend.

But, okay, this is me holding it together.

Well, yeah, it seems like you're doing well for having had food poisoning over the weekend.

Is that true, Aubrey?

Did you really have food poisoning?

I've had a few days to recover.

We just went to a taco place.

We actually, it was really fun.

We went to a movie, Miracle which is like this movie about hockey, the U .S.

Olympic hockey team in the 80s.

Oh, I heard that's a great one.

It's a great movie.

You haven't seen it?

It is great.

I highly recommend it.

Kurt Russell as the coach.

Yeah, yeah.

And I had seen it a long time ago, but the ASU hockey team showed it in their arena.

Like, there isn't ice there right now.

It's just like the floor.

But where they usually play, they played it on the big jumbotron as like a fundraiser, I guess

and it was really fun we took our kids

but then we went to dinner after

and i think i got food poisoning there what did you eat oh my gosh it was a taco place

and i have a feeling because the only thing i ate

that nobody else got sick but me

and um they had one of those sort of like a salsa bar

and they had this pineapple salsa that was delicious and i

and nobody else had that

so that's i think that's funny someone else was just saying this week

that they had a pineapple salsa and they got sick just this week.

Really?

Yeah.

I wonder if it's like pineapple sitting out is maybe more prone to foodborne illness.

So maybe we avoid pineapple salsas.

Maybe we do.

So, but you're holding it together.

Now why it's really curious the way you responded to my question and within your story,

you said you'd gotten food poisoning and this is me holding it together is what you said.

So why didn't you just say, I'm, I'm, I'm holding it together, right?

Such a great question we got a really good question about this this is sort of a trendy new construction

that we are using and hearing more often we're going to dive into it today so

that you guys can use

it today sort of puts the emphasis more on me instead of just like i'm holding

it together right this is me holding it together like here

i am right yeah

it kind of paints a picture in the person the action the person the drama a little bit

it paints a picture uh we're going to pull in a little bit of music today, some musical lyrics from a well -known singer.

And we're going to get into it today.

But this question comes from Sophia on our YouTube channel, right?

Yes.

I could read the question for us.

Okay.

She said, hi, I'm Sophia.

Thank you so much for all your hard work.

I love the podcast so much.

It always makes my day.

And I love that it's both entertaining and educational.

Thank you, Sophia.

We appreciate hearing that.

Really do.

We do.

All right, Aubrey.

Here's the question she says i recently started watching dark winds highly recommend

it by the way i have never heard of that

so i'm excited to check it out i mean it's a tv show yes

so yeah and she says i heard a character say

so this is you leaving why not

so you're leaving is there a difference in tone

i'm also curious about curious about this structure this is someone verb ing i'd love an episode about it.

Thanks again.

I love this.

This shows so she's being very observant about trendy phrases.

I've noticed this as well.

So I'm excited to dive into it.

Yeah, this is new and trendy for sure.

So it will not be in your old English class, but we can cover it here on the show.

Let's get into it a little bit, Aubrey.

So essentially, this is you leaving.

It means the same thing as you're leaving, of course.

So the answer is yes, you could say the same thing.

You could say you're leaving, but why would we bother?

Yeah.

It's like you said, Lindsay, it adds a little drama.

It's a little more expressive and emphatic and it's used for emotional situations, right?

We would not just say, this is me going to the grocery store.

Like what?

No. When you say, this is you leaving, there's some kind of emotional attachment.

This is maybe someone leaving a relationship

or they're like maybe having a heartfelt conversation and one person leaves

and you'd be like so this is you leaving right there is emotion involved here

so we wouldn't use this just any time this is afraid it's like meant to add more drama more emphasis

so it's not just for for any old time

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you might be leaving it's something that's emotional yeah for sure before

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we get any deeper into the episode guys

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i want to say a huge thank you to satayesh jandian thank you

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so much for leaving us an amazing five -star review Aubrey, the listener said, I'm always a huge fan of all ears English

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because I can improve my improve my English skills very easily.

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And that's why I love it.

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Thank you for your great podcast.

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Amazing.

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Amazing.

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Yeah.

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Thank you so much for these reviews for everything.

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YouTube comments everywhere you leave reviews and ratings for the podcast.

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We read them.

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We really appreciate them.

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100%.

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Go ahead and leave your review if you have not done it yet, guys, wherever you listen, including the iOS or Android app.

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We also check those reviews weekly.

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So we want to know what you think of the show

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and we'll do our best to announce your name out loud on the show.

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All right.

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So Aubrey, it kind of makes sense though, that this phrase does come up in a Taylor Swift song because her lyrics are pretty emotional, right?

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She doesn't just talk about going to the grocery store.

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Yes, I was sharing with Lindsay that as soon as I read

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Sophia's question, I thought of the Taylor Swift song, This Is Me Trying.

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And because yeah, you're right, right?

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Her songs are emotional.

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They're often about heartache breakups, right?

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Big time.

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Yeah.

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So it makes sense.

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But I am hearing this more and more.

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It's extremely trendy.

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I am finding myself use this more and more.

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So there's actually two separate constructions we're going to get into this first one

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that sofia asked about and then sort of a related one

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that has a slight that's slightly different grammar all right

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but let's dive into this first one all right

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so the first one the first option here is this is plus person plus verb plus ing

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so what does

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that look like this is what we're talking about the present

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continuous tense here like we said to add emphasis about something emotional right

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it kind of means like what you're seeing right

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now is me doing something leaving trying something with emotion behind

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it very emotional a lot of angst right

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this is you leaving right again this is you leaving we've talked about this

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so far in the episode um and yeah and if it like

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if you just have some people over for a party

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and someone's about to leave

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and it's normal it's time for them to leave you would never be like

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so this is you leaving that would actually be

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so passive aggressive right they would they would be assuming that you feel a lot of emotion about them leaving.

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And on the other hand, the person leaving wouldn't say, so this is me leaving, right?

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No, you're, it's so ridiculous that it makes me laugh.

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Making a big to -do about it.

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Everyone, this is me leaving.

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No, no, no, no. Save it for the moments when maybe you're having a fight with your, with your spouse, with your partner.

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This is really when that's going to come up, a friend, something deep that really, really matters.

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We're trying to really paint a picture of your emotions in the moment.

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Yeah.

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Because really what that means is I don't think you should be leaving, right?

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If you say like, so this is you leaving, you're passing judgment on the fact that they're leaving.

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They shouldn't be, but they are.

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So you're sort of calling that out.

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Yeah.

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Yeah.

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That's perfect for that situation and kind of only that situation in a way, right?

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Yeah.

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That's interesting.

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And then this, the Taylor Swift song, this is me trying, instead of just saying, I'm trying, same sort of thing, right?

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It's like, This effort may not look very impressive, but I'm trying to get you to recognize that I'm genuinely trying.

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I'm showing that there's emotion here.

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This is me giving it my all.

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This is me not giving up, right?

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So there's a reason we're constructing this.

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This would never be if you're at work and you're trying to fix your computer.

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You would never say to someone like, this is me trying because there's no emotion there.

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It would be so funny if you did that.

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No, don't do that, guys.

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Don't do that.

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So what would be the second way that we can use this, Aubrey?

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Yeah.

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So this is a little bit of a different construction where if you say this is and the person,

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but then it's followed by an adjective or an adjective phrase, we're using it to describe a person.

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So for example, I might say, this is me after only four hours of sleep, right?

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So we're still kind of putting the focus on the person.

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It's so fascinating to not have that verb ING.

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The emotion is removed from it instead

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I'm just describing myself in a fun way right well

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this is me after four hours of sleep take what you get yes yeah take what you get

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or for example this is him calm so imagine what he's like

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when he gets worked up right yes interesting

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so of course there are other ways to say this right

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I could say this is what I am like after four hours of sleep

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or this is what he is like so imagine

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but this is also sort of a trendy construction where we just say this is and then person or this is pronoun.

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Well, this is Mark after six cups of coffee.

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So good luck.

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I love it.

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All right.

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Really good stuff.

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So two options in terms of constructions, how you want to put this together, guys, but make sure you are saving it for very specific scenarios.

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All right.

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Good.

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Hey, quick question.

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We're here five times a week to help you connect in English.

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Right, Aubrey.

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So here were co -workers in our role play.

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Are you ready?

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Yeah, let's do it.

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We'll show how these both might be used.

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Hey, you seem unusually energetic today.

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What's going on?

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Well, this is me after three cups of coffee.

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Oh, wow.

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Oh, you usually have one cup a day, right?

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Yeah, exactly.

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I had two meetings over coffee with clients.

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I should have ordered decaf.

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Oh, yeah.

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Impressive.

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You got so much done this morning, though.

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Thank you.

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This is me trying to be productive.

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I've already answered all my emails.

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So this is interesting.

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This is kind of different.

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Yeah, we are saying this at work.

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So we're nuancing the picture here, Aubrey, right?

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Yeah, this is interesting.

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Like there is a little bit more emotion here.

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Like I'm sort of being judged.

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So I'm like, Hey, this is me trying, like, give me a break.

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I'm doing my best.

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Right.

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I could just say like, I'm trying to be productive.

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I'm just adding a little bit more defensiveness when I say this is me trying to be productive.

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And in terms of kind of the context, you know, it's, it's really two coworkers and maybe we're close, right?

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These two coworkers are pretty close, close enough to make comments on the other person's energy and how they normally are, right?

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That's a good point.

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You're not going into your boss and saying this is me trying to be productive, right?

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That wouldn't really work out of context, right?

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If you don't talk to that person very much.

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No, good point.

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Really from the first sentence, we know that, right?

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When you say you seem unusually energetic today.

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Yeah.

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Think of the coworkers you would say that to.

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You probably wouldn't go in and say it to your boss.

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You wouldn't say it to a client or a colleague you just met.

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This is the coworkers that you know pretty well.

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And the same, all of these phrases are more likely to be used among friends in daily conversations.

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But sometimes we have those conversations at work if we know our coworker well.

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Yeah, but I like that we went into this

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because it's not just about angsty breakups and emotions and we're sitting in our room crying.

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No, like it could just be talking about I had too much coffee, right?

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But there is a little bit of emotion there, right?

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Because you're trying to do something, right?

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And it's a little more subtle here.

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Like you made a good point there because it's not about a breakup.

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It's not about something hugely emotional, but there is a reason that instead of saying, I'm trying to be productive, that I use this other chunk,

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this construction, this is me trying to be productive still adds some emphasis as you know, I'm, I am sharing a little more emotion here.

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And it's a bit about saying, this is what I, this is how I try to,

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or you're kind of characterizing yourself in a way you're portraying yourself in a way, right?

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You're kind of, it's hard to put this into words, exactly what we're doing here, Aubrey, but I hope our listeners are.

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I like what you just said there.

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We're kind of, we're making a judgment of our own character.

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Like when I'm trying, this is what it looks like.

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This is me trying, right?

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Exactly.

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Poking fun at ourselves a little bit, maybe.

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Right.

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Yeah.

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Interesting.

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Yeah.

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So should we go through each one again?

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Just just to finish up, summarize here, Aubrey?

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So the first one I used is just that, that second construction that we taught actually,

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where you have, this is the person and then an adjective phrase or an adjective, right?

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This is me calm.

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This is me after three cups of coffee.

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So this is more common.

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There doesn't have to be any emotion involved, right?

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And there's no verb I NG here, right?

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So this is actually really fun.

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You can use this all the time, right?

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This is me chill.

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And it's actually really fun.

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I do that a lot when someone's maybe surprised, they're like, huh.

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And you'd be like, you know what?

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This is me on a good day. So.

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Oh, okay.

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Nice.

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I like that.

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And then we added the ING verb.

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So I said, oh yeah, impressive that you got so much done this morning though.

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And you said, thank you.

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This is me trying to be productive, right?

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So maybe you're being productive, maybe you're not, but you're trying to be.

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Yeah.

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And it's a good way to poke fun at yourself, right?

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Because maybe you're not.

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Maybe you're not being that productive and you're just like, you know what?

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This is me trying to be productive.

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Give me a break.

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I'm doing my best.

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It's true.

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Yeah.

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It's not necessarily true that when you have more coffee, you're more productive.

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That's for sure.

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You might feel that way, at least in my experience.

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Sometimes I'll have caffeinated coffee, like three cups, and I'll think I'm being all productive.

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Then I'll look at what I did.

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And I was just spinning my wheels, just going really fast between the browsers and not finishing anything.

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Exactly.

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Stick with a decaf, right?

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Guys, going over to episode 2710, should you tell someone they're aging like a fine wine?

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That is the question of that day.

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Go and learn the answer.

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Some great idioms there, right?

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This is me aging like a fine wine.

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That's definitely better to say about yourself, but yeah, check out that episode to find out to us some details.

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Yeah, guys, Aubrey, any final takeaway for connection?

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I mean, clearly there's connection here.

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We're going to deploy these phrases depending on how close we are to the person in front of us.

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We're going to kind of portray who we are in that moment.

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Anything else?

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These are so fun.

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This is really trendy.

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You're probably, if you haven't noticed this before, you probably are going to start hearing this.

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It's much, it's getting very common.

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So yeah, you can check out that Taylor Swift song.

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This is me trying.

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You're going to hear this, right?

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Right.

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This is him leaving.

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This is hurt.

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Right.

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It's very common and you should use it.

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Right.

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These are fun.

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But especially with the verb ING, like we said, save it for the times that are a little more emotional.

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Something big emotional is happening.

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Yeah.

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What is Taylor Swift going to do now that she's married?

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There's no more drama, right, to sing about.

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Where is the material going to come from?

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I always wonder that.

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I'm really curious.

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All right.

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Great episode today, Aubrey.

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Thanks for hanging out, and I'll see you very soon.

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All right.

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Awesome.

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Thanks.

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See you next time.

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All right.

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Bye.

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節口語課以影片“2716 - This is Us Breaking Down English Grammar”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：leaving, Aubrey, emotion, productive。這段影片共有 29 個句子、3099 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 15:26。說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 201 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 86% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，其餘的詞建議在練習前先學一下。全部 29 個句子中有 73 個是問句，適合練習疑問語調和簡短回答。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中 15 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
productive 形容詞	/pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/	生產的 /生產的
emotion 名詞	/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/	感情, 情感
phrase 名詞	/ˈfɹeɪ̯z/	短語 /短語, 片語 /片語
worker 名詞	/ˈwɝ.kɚ/	工人, 工作者
verb 名詞	/vɝb/	動詞 /動詞
poison 名詞	/ˈpɔɪ.zən/	毒, 毒物
emphasis 名詞	/ˈɛmfəsɪs/	強調 /強調
pineapple 名詞	/ˈpaɪnəpəl/	菠蘿 /菠蘿, 鳳梨 /鳳梨
impressive 形容詞	/ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/	令人印象深刻
curious 形容詞	/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/	好奇, 有好奇心
hockey 名詞	/ˈhɑ.ki/	曲棍球, 冰球
podcast 名詞	/ˈpɑdˌkæst/	播客
dive 動詞	/daɪv/	潛水 /潛水
lyrics 名詞	/ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/	歌詞 /歌詞
judgment 名詞	/ˈd͡ʒʌd͡ʒ.mənt/	判斷 /判斷

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
check out 動詞		退房
come up 動詞		上來 /上來
find out 動詞		找出, 查明
give up 動詞		投案, 自首
go ahead 動詞	/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/	請便 /請便
go through 動詞		通過 /通過
worked up 形容詞		情緒化 /情緒化

值得反覆跟讀的句子

影片中簡短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常對話裡：

How are you today?
You know, it's been a week.
Did you really have food poisoning?
I'm also curious about curious about this structure.
I've noticed this as well.

影片中的語法

說話人最常用的結構，並附上影片中的原話：

結構	影片中的用法
現在完成時 have/has + 過去分詞 — 過去發生但與現在仍有關聯的事	it's been · I've had · haven't seen
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	is removed · might be used · being judged

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 106 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, I'm, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“sh” 和 “zh” 音: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
長單詞——注意重音位置: hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, unusually /ʌnˈjuːʒuəli/, energetic /ˌɛn.əɹˈdʒɛt.ɪk/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, verb /vɝb/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/, dive /daɪv/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: productive /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, verb /vɝb/, emphasis /ˈɛmfəsɪs/, impressive /ɪmˈpɹɛsɪv/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: lyrics /ˈlɪɹ.ɪks/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/

如何用這段影片練習

先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟讀，熟練之後再回到正常速度。
錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 productive, emotion, phrase 這類單詞。

什麼是跟讀法？

跟讀法 (Shadowing) 是一種有科學依據的語言學習技巧，最初開發用於專業口譯員的培訓，並由多語言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。這個方法簡單而強大：您在聽英語母語原聲的同時立即大聲重複——就像是一個延遲1-2秒緊跟說話者的影子。與被動聽力或語法練習不同，跟讀法強迫您的大腦和口腔肌肉同時處理並模模擬實的講話模式。研究表明它能顯著提高發音準確性，語調，節奏，連讀，聽力理解和口語流利度——使其成為雅思口語備考和真實英語交流最有效的方法之一。

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