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Hi everyone, and welcome back to English the Gab Lab.
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Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
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Or that everything seems to go wrong?
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Don't worry, we've all been there.
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But in this video, I'm going to give you the solution.
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Today, I'm going to tell you the story of Ann and Steve.
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They both opened the same kind of business in the same town, and they both served excellent coffee.
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But one of them became successful, while the other one failed.
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Why?
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In this video, you're going to learn about the power of mindset.
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You'll improve your English listening skills with a simple story, and you'll discover how to start attracting good things into your life today.
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Make sure to stay until the end because I have a special challenge for you.
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So get comfortable, relax, and pay close attention.
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Let's get started.
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This is a story about two people who wanted to open a coffee shop in the same town.
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Their names were Ann and Steve.
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They both opened their businesses at the same time.
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Both were very hard workers and both had excellent coffee.
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However, they had very different ways of looking at the world.
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Anne was a positive thinker.
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Every morning, when she woke up, she told herself, Today is going to be a great day.
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I am going to meet interesting people.
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Then she went to work with a smile.
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Steve, on the other hand, was a worry thinker.
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He usually had negative thoughts.
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Every morning, he thought, I hope I don't lose money today.
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Life is difficult, and people are stressed.
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When Anne opened her coffee shop, she smiled at every customer.
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It didn't matter how they felt, she always welcomed them with a smile.
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If a customer was in a bad mood or rude, Anne thought, Maybe they had a bad morning.
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I will give them some extra kindness.
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Because she was positive, she saw small opportunities.
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One day, a famous food critic entered her shop.
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Anne was so welcoming that they started to talk.
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The critic loved her energy and wrote a fantastic review about her coffee shop.
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In Steve's shop, things were very different.
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Steve was always worried about his bills.
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When a customer entered, he didn't smile much because he was thinking about his own problems.
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If a customer was rude, Steve got into a bad mood too.
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He thought to himself, business is very hard.
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One day, the same food critic visited Steve's shop.
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Steve was busy complaining about the price of milk.
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The critic felt uncomfortable and left quickly.
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He didn't write anything.
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Six months later, Anne's coffee shop was always full.
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Her employees were happy because her positive energy was contagious.
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People didn't go there only for the coffee.
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They went there to feel better.
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Anne often said, I am so lucky.
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But the truth was that her mindset created her luck.
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She was open to seeing the good things, so she found them.
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In contrast, Steve was struggling.
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He said, Anne is just lucky and I have bad luck.
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He didn't realize that his negative thoughts were like a wall.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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He stopped trying new things because he was afraid of failing.
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One night, Steve and Anne met for dinner.
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Steve asked her, Anne, why do good things always happen to you?
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Ann smiled, and said, Steve, I don't wait for good things to happen, to be happy.
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First, I stay positive, and then the good things appear.
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When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.
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Steve went home and thought about Anne's words.
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For the first time, he decided to change his internal dialogue.
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He realized that being positive is not about ignoring reality.
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It is about choosing where to put your attention.
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Slowly, his luck began to change.
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And finally, his business started to work.
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Perfect!
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Now that you've heard the story, let's review the most important phrases.
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This will help you remember the vocabulary and the lesson.
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Let's start.
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they had different ways of looking at the world one thinks positively
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and the other thinks negatively a positive person always sees the good in everything
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but a negative person only sees the problems without looking further
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so i have a question for you what about your mindset are you a positive or a negative thinker?
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Write it in the comments below.
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I want to read your answers.
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Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
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She smiled at every customer.
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He was thinking about his own problems.
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Her positive energy was contagious.
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Then we have this powerful sentence.
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Her mindset created her luck.
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This means that thanks to her positive thinking, she actually created her own good luck.
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Great job!
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To finish our story, remember this.
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Anne was successful because she was open to seeing the good things.
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But Steve had a different experience.
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He was so focused on problems that he couldn't see solutions.
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As you can see, the secret isn't in the books.
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It's in your mind.
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Try to look on the bright side of things, little by little, and you will see how good things start to happen to you.
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Now, I have a small challenge for you.
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I prepared a short, three -question test to check your understanding.
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Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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If they are all correct, I will give you a heart.
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Let's get started.
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1. How did Anne start her day?
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A. Complaining B.
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With a smile C.
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Counting money 2.
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Why did the food critic like Anne's shop?
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A. Because of her energy B.
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Because of the price C.
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Because it was big 3.
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What was Steve's main problem?
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A. The coffee was bad B.
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He had no customers C.
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His negative mindset
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perfect you finished if you liked this video please give it a thumbs up
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and don't forget to subscribe to the channel
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so you don't miss our future lessons see you in the next video bye
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“BE POSITIVE, BE LUCKY - English Listening Practice”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：Steve, Anne, positive, coffee, shop。 這段影片共有 112 個句子、1016 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 9:00。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 113 個詞，很適合跟讀。 87% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙容易理解。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| critic 名詞 | /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/ | 批評家 /批評家, 評論家 /評論家 |
| mindset 名詞 | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | 心態 /心態, 思維模式 /思維模式 |
| lesson 名詞 | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | 課業 /課業, -課 /-課 |
| mood 名詞 | /muːd/ | 心情, 情緒 /情緒 |
| phrase 名詞 | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | 短語 /短語, 片語 /片語 |
| rude 形容詞 | /ɹuːd/ | 粗暴, 無禮 /無禮 |
| complain 動詞 | /kəmˈpleɪn/ | 抱怨, 發牢騷 /發牢騷 |
| contagious 形容詞 | /kənˈteɪ.d͡ʒəs/ | 傳染性, 傳染性 /傳染性 |
| ignore 動詞 | /ɪɡˈnɔː/ | 無視 /無視, 忽略 |
| contrast 名詞 | /kənˈt(ʃ)ɹæst/ | 對比度 |
| worker 名詞 | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | 工人, 工作者 |
| skill 名詞 | /skɪl/ | 技巧, 技能 |
| discover 動詞 | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | 發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺 |
| dialogue 名詞 | /ˈdaɪəˌlɑɡ/ | 對話 /對話, 會話 /會話 |
| relax 動詞 | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | 鬆開 /鬆開, 放鬆 /放鬆 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| wake up 動詞 | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | 醒, 醒來 /醒來 |
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：
- Have you ever felt like you just have bad luck?
- Don't worry, we've all been there.
- Let's continue with more key phrases from the story.
- Don't forget to write your answers in the comments.
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 | Have you ever felt · you've heard |
| 過去進行時 was/were + -ing — 過去某一時刻正在進行的動作 | was thinking · was struggling |
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 後接 -ing 形式的動詞 | start attracting · stopped trying |
| “going to” 表將來 be going to + 動詞 — 計劃或明顯即將發生的事 | I'm going to give · I'm going to tell · you're going to learn |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 21 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, didn't, couldn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: thumb /ˈθʌm/, thinker /ˈθɪŋ.kɚ/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, positively /ˈpɑ.zɪ.tɪv.li/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: critic /ˈkɹɪt.ɪk/, mindset /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/, mood /muːd/, phrase /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/, rude /ɹuːd/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
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。
- 用正常速度逐句跟讀，每句重複到你的節奏與說話人一致為止。
- 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 critic, mindset, lesson 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。