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Hello everyone, this is podcast number three and today we're going to talk about something kind of simple
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but I think still really interesting and that is hobbies.
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So I think hobbies, there's a lot of different sections to this.
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What is a hobby first of all and especially for adults, how do you find time to maintain a hobby
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because doing something for yourself or doing something in your free time just for fun is
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so important especially today
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when we all have busy lives it's difficult to find a
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good work -life balance it's really important to have the time for yourself.
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So today we'll talk about this in a bit more detail.
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First of all what is a hobby?
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What is a hobby?
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I think that this can be defined as anything
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that you do for fun
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or anything you do in your free time it doesn't necessarily have to be something
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that you're good at definitely in my experience I've not been good at a lot of hobbies
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that I've tried
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or certainly not at the beginning I've never had a natural
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talent for something I've always had to stick at something to really get into it
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and to really see progress with it
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so yeah anything you do in your free time anything you
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do for fun I don't know maybe people are predisposed to
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some hobbies maybe you're just naturally really into video games
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or maybe it's something you get into later in life like I grew up with a girl
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and all throughout our childhood she was really into swimming
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and then when she started university she actually discovered
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that she loved basketball
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which is worlds apart these two sports don't have a lot to say to each other
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but if she hadn't decided to try
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if she hadn't decided to give it a go she never would have discovered the the passion
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that she has for this the passion
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which is even stronger than what she thought she was good
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at before in my experience my main hobby I would say is learning languages I think that's why I'm
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so passionate about it and so passionate about helping people to learn English
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because I know what it's like to learn another language I
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know the difficulties I know how rewarding it can be
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but of course it's not always easy it can be really frustrating to not make progress
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or to feel like you're not making progress
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and with languages in particular this is something
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that I don't think you can be naturally predisposed to I don't think people have a natural talent for languages
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because as I've said before babies learn languages we all have the same hard wiring in our brain
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that allows us to learn new languages
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so it's not like you can't learn a language
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because you don't have the right brain for it everyone has the right brain it's just
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that it takes time it's not something you can see progress in in like one week well you can
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but you won't be fluent in one week is what I'm trying to say
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so it's something you really have to dedicate time
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and energy to to see progress and that's been my experience
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but aside from that I also just love to have time for myself I don't know
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if you can define that as a hobby but I think now
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when we have so little time for ourselves it's important to to do whatever you enjoy to do
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so I don't know if it counts as a hobby
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but I'm gonna say that making time for myself to go to a cafe
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or go shopping or go have food I'm gonna say
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that this counts as a hobby here in terms of hobbies
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that I want to try there's a few I've never been a very sporty person
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but I definitely would like to try surfing I would like to try horseback riding
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and until recently I was very interested in something more extreme like paragliding
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which is quite dangerous but I thought it would be really exciting to try
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but unfortunately I actually heard about somebody having an accident recently with paragliding
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so it has put me off a little bit to be honest
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but maybe in the future but there's lots of things I want to try
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and again it's about finding the time to actually do these things
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but I would say you should never not do something you should never put something off
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because you're scared
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that you won't be good at it I think this is something I've heard people say before
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that they don't want to try a new sport they don't want to try judo
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or dancing because they think they're too old they think
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that it's not something you can learn when you're an adult
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which is absolutely untrue nobody is good at something the first time around
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and even if you're not good at it even after like three months of trying
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and you're still not good at it who cares who cares
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if you enjoy it you should do it
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because you're not just doing it to learn a skill you're doing it to give yourself time to relax
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and time to have fun for yourself to do something enjoyable just for you without thinking about anyone else
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so if there is something you have always wanted to try I say you should absolutely go for it
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and actually on that point about not wanting to try something
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because you think you're too old or you think you won't be good at it, I think it's especially important for adults to have hobbies.
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It's really common for kids, I hear people talk about their kids all the time, and they learn piano, and they play basketball,
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and they go swimming, and they do all of these things which is amazing, and it's great that they have the opportunity, but I think
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when we become adults we stop to care about ourselves we
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as kids we might have had time to play with our friends
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or to try a new sport without feeling afraid
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or we might have just learned another language just from hearing it
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but as adults we don't have the same amount of time
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we have jobs we have responsibilities we have families we have kids we have
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so much going on
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that it's difficult to use the free time you have to do a hobby sometimes
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if you've had a really long week the last thing you want to do is something physically exhausting
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so we end up staying at home and watching tv lying in bed
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and it makes sense you you need to recover you need
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to relax however it's more rewarding i think to do something for yourself do something like learn a new skill
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or try something completely new to you because this will give you a physical ability but more importantly a mental one,
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a way to switch off but also a way to feel proud of yourself.
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We feel proud of our kids but we don't always feel proud of ourselves
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and I think that hobbies can be a really good way to give yourself the love
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that you maybe haven't been giving yourself.
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With that being said I can also understand why people give up on hobbies.
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I myself have given up on hobbies in the past
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when I was I think 16 I started to do trampolining
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and I gave up when I was around 18
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so after about two years and I think it's just
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because I changed it was no longer interesting for me
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when I started it was so exciting and I did it with my friends
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and it was a great way to burn off any energy
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that I had at the end of the week
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but by the time I was 18 it just didn't fill
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me with joy anymore it was something I was starting to dread
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and I don't know exactly why I don't know what switched in my brain maybe it's
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that I was changing so much anyway as a person
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that this hobby no longer aligned with my interests my interests
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had fundamentally changed to the point where I had no desire to continue with it anymore
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and I think that's also okay I think there's no shame in leaving something behind
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because you've tried you gave it a go what else do you want you can't continue to do something
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that you hate there's no point in it
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because you're ultimately doing a hobby for yourself so
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if it gets to the point where you feel like you're doing it for somebody else
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or it's not enjoyable for you anymore then I think it is better to leave it in the past.
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It's better to know when to stop than to keep going and just burn out emotionally, physically, mentally.
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So if you have watched this podcast
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and enjoyed it I think a good challenge for you to improve your English will be to try
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and answer some questions about hobbies.
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Can you tell me what do you like to do as a hobby
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or what is a hobby you would like to try?
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For example, if you suddenly had three more hours of free time every week,
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what hobby would you start or what hobby would you continue with and why?
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How does this make you think?
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How does this make you feel?
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Why is it important for you?
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And finally, I just want to end by saying
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that a hobby should not be about productivity in my opinion we spend
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so much of our lives on work
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or on other people on our responsibilities on our relationships and
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so much time is not dedicated to ourselves
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that a hobby doesn't need to be about progressing in something
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it doesn't need to be about work where you have objectives and deadlines a hobby is something where you should relax,
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where you should have enjoyment just for yourself without thinking about anyone else
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and I think this ultimately is what defines what our hobbies are
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and I think that also says so much about ourselves as people
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because what you choose to do with your free time defines who you are as a person.
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So I hope this video has been useful and I will see you in the next one.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“English Podcast 3: Talking about Hobbies”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：hobby, hobbies, learn, language。 這段影片共有 140 個句子、1753 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 9:59。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 176 個詞，接近日常對話。 88% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| hobby 名詞 | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | 愛好 /愛好, 嗜好 |
| define 動詞 | /dɪˈfaɪn/ | 界定 |
| relax 動詞 | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | 鬆開 /鬆開, 放鬆 /放鬆 |
| passion 名詞 | /ˈpæʃən/ | 激情, 熱情 /熱情 |
| skill 名詞 | /skɪl/ | 技巧, 技能 |
| discover 動詞 | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | 發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺 |
| reward 名詞 | /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/ | 報酬 /報酬, 獎勵 /獎勵 |
| swim 動詞 | /swɪm/ | 游泳 |
| podcast 名詞 | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | 播客 |
| passionate 形容詞 | /ˈpæʃənɪt/ | 多情, 熾熱 /熾熱 |
| enjoyable 形容詞 | /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪ.ə.bl̩/ | 愉快 |
| dedicate 動詞 | /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/ | 奉獻 /奉獻 |
| necessarily 副詞 | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | 必然地, 必定地 |
| wire 名詞 | /ˈwaɪɚ/ | 線 /線, 鐵絲 /鐵絲 |
| objective 名詞 | /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/ | 目標 /目標, 目的 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| end up 動詞 | 到達 |
| give up 動詞 | 投案, 自首 |
| switch off 動詞 | 關 /關, 關掉 /關掉 |
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 does this make you think?
- How does this make you feel?
- Why is it important for you?
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 | I've not been · I've tried · I've never had |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | can be defined · are predisposed · being said |
| 用 “should” 提建議 should + 動詞 — 表示應該做的事 | should never not do · should do · should absolutely |
| 過去進行時 was/were + -ing — 過去某一時刻正在進行的動作 | was starting · was changing |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 55 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, you're, I've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: passion /ˈpæʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, difficulty /ˈdɪfɪkəlti/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
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/, objective /ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/, recover /ɹɪˈkʌvɚ/, productivity /ˌpɹɒdʌkˈtɪvəti/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, reward /ɹɪˈwɔɹd/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, dedicate /ˈdɛdɪˌkeɪt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, paragliding /ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/
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 hobby, define, relax 這類單詞。
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