跟讀練習: Every Urban Planning Concept Explained in 9 Minutes - 通過影片學習英語口語
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Strategic Planning Your city spent $847 million to make your commute suck.
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You know that feeling when you're stuck in traffic wondering why someone built a six -lane highway through downtown?
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This wasn't an accident.
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It was strategic planning gone wrong.
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Let's start with the biggest villain.
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Strategic Planning This is the long -term vision stuff that looks important in city council meetings.
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Think 30 -year master plans with policy frameworks that shape everything from housing density to transportation networks.
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Remember when your city promised that new development would revitalize downtown?
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That's strategic planning.
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Problem is, most cities plan like they're playing SimCity on easy mode.
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They create 20 -year visions without considering how neighborhoods actually evolve or what residents genuinely need.
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Copenhagen nailed this with their 2025 carbon neutral goal.
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They didn't just write pretty documents.
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They built bike infrastructure before people needed it.
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They planned green energy systems while other cities were still debating climate change.
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They coordinated housing, transportation, habitat, and environmental policies as one integrated strategy.
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Your city probably did the opposite.
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Strategic planning requires political courage to make unpopular decisions early.
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Next up, land use planning, also known as why you can't walk anywhere.
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This determines what goes where through zoning laws that control residential, commercial, industrial, and public space allocation.
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You've seen this disaster everywhere, residential areas miles from shops, office parks surrounded by parking lots, strip malls next to highways,
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industrial zones cutting their door in through neighborhoods.
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This is Euclidean zoning, and it's systematically ruining American cities by forcing car dependency.
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Compare that to Tokyo's mixed -use approach.
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Restaurants, homes, and offices blend together seamlessly.
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You can grab ramen from downstairs in your apartment.
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Public spaces emerge naturally between buildings.
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Meanwhile, your suburb requires a 15 -minute car ride to buy milk.
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This is zoning law forcing spatial separation between where people live, work, shop, and play.
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Single -family zoning covers 75 % of most American cities, making affordable housing illegal and sustainable transportation impossible.
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The result?
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Americans spend 26 % of their income on transportation, while in mixed -use cities it's 8%.
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Land -use planning literally determines how much money you have left after paying for basic mobility.
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Master planning is the comprehensive blueprint integrating all urban systems and development.
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Think of it as the city's architectural DNA that coordinates all urban systems into one coherent design.
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Barcelona's superblocks are master planning done right.
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They grouped nine city blocks, banned through traffic, and created community spaces in the middle.
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Every intersection became a small plaza.
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Buildings gained ground floor retail, streets transformed from traffic sewers into actual public spaces.
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Our result?
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70 % less noise pollution, 21 % reduction in air pollution, and 32 % increase in green space.
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Your city's master plan probably looks like someone threw spaghetti at a wall, highways cutting through neighborhoods with no regard for community cohesion,
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industrial zones next to schools because nobody coordinated land use, transit lines that don't connect to major destinations because transportation planners didn't talk to housing developers.
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Master planning requires understanding that everything connects to everything else.
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Urban revitalization sounds noble, but it's often code for displacing poor people with expensive condos.
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This involves renewal and regeneration of declining neighborhoods and brownfield sites, but execution usually benefits developers more than residents.
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Detroit tried this wrong for decades.
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They demolished entire neighborhoods, built downtown stadiums and convention centers, hoped for economic magic.
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Spoiler, it didn't work.
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They spent billions on showcase projects while basic services collapsed in most neighborhoods.
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Medellin, Colombia, did it right.
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They built cable cars connecting hillside slums to downtown jobs.
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They invested in residents before real estate.
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Crime dropped 60%.
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Property values rose, but residents could afford to stay.
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One approach treats symptoms with flashy projects.
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The other addresses root causes by investing in people.
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Detroit focused on attracting outsiders.
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Medellin focused on empowering insiders.
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Guess which approach most American cities choose?
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They chase the creative class with expensive amenities while ignoring existing communities.
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Then they wonder why revitalization creates resentment instead of renewal.
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Economic development planning is supposed to create jobs and generate municipal revenue through strategic business district development.
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Usually it means giving Amazon a billion -dollar tax break while small businesses struggle with red tape.
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Singapore mastered this differently.
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They planned their economy like a chess game spanning decades.
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They built the world's best port, then attracted logistics companies, added precision manufacturing, then financial services.
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Your city probably chases whatever's trendy without strategic thinking.
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Tech hubs.
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innovation districts, creative zones, without considering if they fit your existing economy or workforce capabilities.
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Most economic development plans fail spectacularly while burning taxpayer money on consultant reports.
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The problem is short -term thinking.
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Politicians want ribbon cuttings and job announcements before the next election.
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Meanwhile, American cities compete against each other with tax incentives, creating a race to the bottom that benefits corporations while starving public services of revenue.
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Environmental planning addresses climate change, air quality, and resource management through sustainable design.
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Most cities treat this like an expensive afterthought that can be delayed indefinitely.
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You know those heat waves getting worse every summer?
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That's partly bad environmental planning.
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Cities create heat islands by covering everything in asphalt and removing trees.
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Urban temperatures run 8 degrees hotter than surrounding areas.
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Copenhagen plants trees strategically to cool specific neighborhoods, while reducing stormwater runoff.
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They built green roofs that prevent flooding while reducing energy costs by 30%.
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Melbourne created green corridors, connecting parks across the city.
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These function as urban lungs, wildlife highways, and recreational networks.
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Meanwhile, your city probably cut the tree budget to fund another highway expansion.
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Then wonders why summers feel like living in an oven and flooding keeps getting worse.
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Environmental planning isn't about hugging trees.
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It's about avoiding billion -dollar climate disasters.
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Infrastructure planning, coordinates, transportation, utilities, and public service systems design.
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It's invisible when it works, catastrophic when it fails, and expensive either way.
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Remember when Texas's power grid collapsed during that winter storm?
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That's infrastructure planning failure.
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No backup systems, no coordination between providers, No consideration of extreme weather scenarios.
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The result?
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750 lives lost and $50 billion in damage.
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The Netherlands built infrastructure assuming climate change is real.
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Their water management systems handle massive storms while generating clean energy.
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Most American cities still plan infrastructure like it's 1950.
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Water pipes from the Eisenhower administration, electrical grids designed before air conditioning was common, bridges built when cars weighed half as much.
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Then they act surprised when bridges collapse and water systems fail.
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Infrastructure planning requires thinking 50 years ahead, while politicians think two years ahead.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers gives U .S.
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infrastructure a C -grade.
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Urban design is the human -scale stuff.
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Physical form, streetscapes, public spaces, and built environment design that determines whether your city feels alive or lifeless.
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Walk through downtown Copenhagen.
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Wide sidewalks with weather protection, protected bike lanes that feel safe for eight -year -olds, places to sit every hundred feet,
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streets designed for lingering, not just moving through.
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Now think about your city's downtown, probably designed for cars, not humans.
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Narrow sidewalks that force pedestrians single file, no shade, no places to rest, no reason to stay, streets that feel like highways cutting through buildings,
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parking lots where public spaces should be.
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This is what happens when engineers design public spaces without consulting anyone who actually uses them.
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Good urban design makes people healthier and happier by encouraging walking, social interaction, and community connection.
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Cities with quality urban design see 23 % more foot traffic, 18 % higher retail sales, and 15 % better mental health outcomes.
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Bad design makes people drive everywhere and stay indoors.
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It's not just aesthetics.
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It's public health policy disguised as street design.
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Next time you're paying $4 .50 for gas while stuck in traffic for 45 minutes to shop 15 minutes away, remember, this isn't natural.
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This is planned.
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Someone decided your neighborhood shouldn't have a grocery store.
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Someone chose to build parking lots instead of housing near transit.
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These aren't accidents.
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They're policy choices that shape your daily life, your budget, and your health.
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Good news?
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Cities can change these policies overnight bad news most won't until citizens demand better planning decisions
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that prioritize people over profits what is the worst planning decision
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ruining your city leave your biggest urban planning disaster in the comments below
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Every Urban Planning Concept Explained in 9 Minutes”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：planning, cities, design, urban, built。 這段影片共有 128 個句子、1384 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 9:14。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 150 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 77% 的單詞屬於英語最常用的 3,000 詞，詞彙難度較高。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| infrastructure 名詞 | /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/ | 基礎設施 /基礎設施 |
| strategic 形容詞 | /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ | 戰略的 /戰略的 |
| downtown 名詞 | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | 市中心, 中央商業區 /中央商業區 |
| connect 動詞 | /kəˈnɛkt/ | 連線 /連線 |
| meanwhile 副詞 | /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ | 同時 /同時 |
| disaster 名詞 | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | 災難 /災難, 災害 /災害 |
| collapse 動詞 | /kəˈlæps/ | 倒坍, 崩潰 /崩潰 |
| chase 動詞 | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | 追逐, 追 |
| flood 名詞 | /flʌd/ | 洪水, 洪災 /洪災 |
| invest 動詞 | /ɪnˈvɛst/ | 耗費 /耗費, 投資 /投資 |
| ruin 名詞 | /ˈɹuː.ɪn/ | 遺址 /遺址, 廢墟 /廢墟 |
| attract 動詞 | /əˈtɹækt/ | 吸引 |
| pollution 名詞 | /pəˈluʃən/ | 汙染 |
| transit 名詞 | /ˈtɹæn.zɪt/ | 通過 /通過 |
| sustainable 形容詞 | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | 可持續的 /可持續的 |
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：
- Let's start with the biggest villain.
- Remember when your city promised that new development would revitalize downtown?
- Your city probably chases whatever's trendy without strategic thinking.
- You know those heat waves getting worse every summer?
- Someone decided your neighborhood shouldn't have a grocery store.
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 | You've seen · have left |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | can be delayed · is planned |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 17 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 didn't, don't, isn't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: aesthetics /ɛsˈθɛt.ɪks/, afterthought /ˈæft.ɚ.θɔt/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, pollution /pəˈluʃən/, reduction /ɹɪˈdʌk.ʃən/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, execution /ˌɛk.sɪˈkjuː.ʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: infrastructure /ˈɪnfɹəˌstɹʌkt͡ʃə/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: invest /ɪnˈvɛst/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, comprehensive /ˌkɑm.pɹəˈhɛn.sɪv/, innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/, involve /ɪnˈvɑlv/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: strategic /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/, connect /kəˈnɛkt/, coordinate /koʊˈɔɹ.dəˌneɪt/, collapse /kəˈlæps/, chase /t͡ʃeɪs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: residential /ˌrɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, electrical /ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/, partly /ˈpɑɹtli/, neutral /ˈnuː.tɹəl/
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 infrastructure, strategic, downtown 這類單詞。
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