跟讀練習: 715 - 通過影片學習英語口語
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In all honesty, there are far too many accounts of politicians faking it until they eventually make it into office for anyone to ignore.
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And I now look to Ben Murphy, St Anne's College to continue the case for the proposition.
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Firstly, I would like to thank Mr. President and our lovely committee for putting together an amazing term.
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It's really been a privilege to be part of it.
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Fake it till you make it.
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I wasn't the biggest fan of this motion when it was decided, yet here I am.
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Barney said he was like the third choice for speaking.
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Mr. President texted me, paper speech tomorrow, question mark, at 5pm yesterday, and didn't respond for the next two hours.
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Not much of an attempt to fake anything there.
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Clearly not his first choice.
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Of course, he is prone to faking a few things himself.
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I mean, you've heard it all before.
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After all, he might not be the most democratically elected candidate.
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After just pipping reopen nominations for librarian, he mysteriously assumed the presidency in wake of turmoil and chaos.
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All things considered, though, he has been an amazing president, who it has been an honour to serve in such a brilliant term.
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But it's an interesting phrase.
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My first thought would be to ask, who hasn't faked it at one point in order to make something?
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You know, yapping in a tutorial, the fake laugh when you're on a date, or in OJ's case, the little white lie of, if the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit.
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Faking it is simply crucial to actually making it.
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There are so few scenarios in life where a small lie or embellishment doesn't elevate your chances rather than damn them.
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I know Shamar's idol over here is Lin-Manuel Miranda's Aaron Burr,
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the politician with no apparent views or morals that simply faked his position and switched it when it served him best.
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We all can't be our idols, unfortunately, Shamar.
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Beer is a great example of a wannabe politician.
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According to Hamilton, his entire catchphrase is, talk less, smile more, don't let them know what you're against or what you're for.
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This advice was instrumental for his rise to US politics, and ultimately served him well up until his failed presidential run.
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It's a shame Shamar only ran for treasurer. In all honesty,
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there are far too many accounts of politicians faking it until they eventually make it into office for anyone to ignore.
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Especially in this chamber.
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With the amount of wannabe politicians, yes, including myself and Count Binface, who doesn't actually have a bin for a face,
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I would even go as far as to say that faking it is crucial to making it.
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One thing you have to give Count Binface is that he doesn't fake his policies.
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You've got to give him credit.
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It's not a common trait in the current political climate.
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It's unsurprising, therefore, to see him on the opposition, as he was famously forced to relinquish the mantle of the almighty Lord Buckethead due to a copyright claim.
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Not so great at faking it then.
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Count Bin...
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Go on then.
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I renounced my period voluntarily after a battle on the planet's copyright and upgraded myself into my true form.
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So, into the technical term, fuck you.
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Well, apologies come in, please.
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Won't go back there again.
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We'll not go back there.
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But, come pin-faces fierce rivals for the coming election, on the other hand, Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer would surely be sat in the proposition with myself.
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Starmer has reversed so many of his policies and kept them
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so vague that he gaslights and gatekeeps better than your manipulative ex.
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Sunak, similarly, just can't seem to stand for anything properly.
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Aaron Burr would be proud.
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I leave most of the political satires to count bin face in the opposition.
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But the success of the two men who are currently, and will most probably be, running our country is a testament to faking it till you make it.
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What role models they are.
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Indeed, far too many jobs explicitly require faking something to make their money.
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Take the big three Ps of our society, for example.
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Politics, poker and porn.
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Politicians fake compassion, poker players fake to be impassioned and porn stars fake a different kind of passion.
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Where would we be in our current society without these three pillars?
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Mr President certainly wouldn't be sitting in that chair.
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Because of the politics, obviously.
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Our chief of staff is an up and coming poker shark
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and the last Trinity term president would have had a significantly worse term if not for a different P.
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I am not here to defraud presidents however, probably going to focus on myself instead.
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Like all aforementioned wannabe politicians, I am more than guilty of faking it till I make it.
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Just getting into this university was a stretch.
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On my personal statement, I claim
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that I started a podcast discussing various aspect of history yet still yet to be picked up by a studio.
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The infamous Duke of Edinburgh award wasn't much better.
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I wrote completing my silver D of E shows some evidence of strength of character.
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I guess I'm still a pussy then.
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For the record I'm still waiting on my post lockdown expedition
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if you are watching Miss Peel
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but coming back to the political side of things my manifesto
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when running for elections in this society isn't much better as you've already heard from Barney.
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I wonder how many people in this chamber can claim to be an award-winning performer.
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He was graced the heights of the prestigious Emmys or Oscars.
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My manifesto proudly passed the undeniable evidence that I am exactly that.
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I won a poetry recital competition when I was 10.
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Or do we have any proper regular sports captains with a badge to show it?
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I captained the entirety of St. Agnes Primary School.
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My claim of being a published poet
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shush my claim of being a published poet undoubtedly caused me
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the greatest trouble however my former love interest an English student
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who loves poetry responded eagerly to my story of my manifesto seeing
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that I was indeed a published poet with what I thought
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could have been real strong tones of regret for dumping me
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after all she could have fumbled the next wordsworth I I
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don't think my 12-year-old self's work in Busta Rhymes quite cut the mustard, however.
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I'm still waiting for a text back.
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No. Whilst it may look illustrious on the surface, my claim of Northerner might shock many of you again.
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In fact, myself and Joel are probably on opposite ends of the Northerner spectrum.
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I really was born in London, whilst he still needs subtitles for people to understand him.
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I mean, on the subject of height as well, few men are guilty of being honest.
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Don't worry though, Louis.
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It's no secret that the six foot barrier affects us all.
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Perhaps one of my personally most devastating moments in Oxford was kissing my six foot shoes goodbye
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that have helped me out so many times.
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In these beautiful shoes...
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Yes.
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This is nothing you do with the debate, but you mentioned the false captioning, and I did this last time.
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But, will you do a handstand at the chamber?
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Unfortunately, I was not the gymnastics captain, so I cannot do that.
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But in those beautiful shoes, those six-foot shoes, I have photographic evidence of breaching the barrier that is envied by so many.
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They were my dearest footwear, and I simply haven't been able to replace them since.
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Possibly the worst loss for me since my aforementioned tortoise, another part of my manifesto.
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Thank you, Barney.
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The claim for my tortoise, by the way, was simply, had tortoise, succinct and to the point.
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The village of Wrighton did not know what hit them when these posters were put up.
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On the poster it literally says, does not respond to name when called.
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Don't laugh, by the way, my mum made them in tears.
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But as you can see, I am no stranger to faking it till I make it.
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And look where it's got me, not very far.
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I'm not the best example, but I still think I make a good point.
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If you want to be Sunak, Starmer, Mia Khalifa or a union president, fake it till you make it.
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Shit, they're not very good examples.
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Maybe I am on the wrong side.
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But yeah, one thing is, I've basically faked this entire speech.
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I wrote this in about eight hours, so hopefully you can help me make it tonight and vote proposition.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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關於本課
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關鍵詞彙和短語
- fake it till you make it - 假裝直到成功
- politician - 政治家
- presidency - 總統職位
- catchphrase - 口頭禪
- embrace - 接納
- campaign - 競選
- gaslight - 煽動誤導
- policies - 政策
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