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Do you ever wish you were able to be more active in a conversation?

你有沒有希望過自己能在對話中更主動一些？

Maybe you're at lunch and there's a bunch of native speakers nattering away and you can't get a word in edgeways,

也許你正吃著午飯，周圍一群母語者聊得熱火朝天，你根本插不上話。

so you decide to keep quiet.

於是你決定保持沉默。

Eat your lunch and nod along, showing that you're supposedly taking part in the conversation.

一邊吃午飯一邊點頭附和，裝出你正在參與對話的樣子。

But what if I told you that there are learnable techniques

但如果我告訴你，存在一些可以學習掌握的技巧呢

that you can come away from this video with to enable you to not just get more involved in a conversation,

你看完這個影片後能掌握的方法，不僅能讓你更深入地參與對話，

but actually influence the direction it goes,

但實際上會影響它的發展方向

meaning you can lead it towards a topic you have an interest in.

這意味著你可以將對話引導至你感興趣的話題方向。

I find it quite odd how nobody ever actually teaches us these things.

我覺得很奇怪，從來沒有人真正教過我們這些東西。

We just get thrown into socializing as little kids.

我們從小就被推著去社交。

And then over years and years, we sort of figure out how to get by.

然後經過這麼多年，我們慢慢摸索出了應付的辦法。

And most of us miss out on how to be a good conversationalist.

我們大多數人都不知道如何成為一個善於交談的人。

And that leads us to think it's something you have or don't have.

這讓我們認為它是一種你要麼擁有要麼沒有的東西。

which is really detrimental because it makes those who haven't learned how to be one feel like there's no hope.

這實際上非常有害，因為它會讓那些還沒學會如何成為這種人的人感到毫無希望。

I'm not a good conversationalist, so what's the point?

我本來就不擅長聊天，那還有什麼意義呢？

I'll just listen.

我就聽聽。

Well, I'm here today to challenge that.

今天我站在這裡，就是要對此提出質疑。

We will start with a simple yet powerful technique that many good conversationalists use on a regular basis.

我們將從一個許多健談者經常使用的簡單卻有效的技巧開始。

It's something that will help you go from just getting by in a conversation to genuinely having brilliant conversations

這能幫你從只會勉強應付對話，轉變為真正進行精彩的交流。

so today we're not doing grammar we're not doing vocabulary we're

所以今天我們不講解語法，也不學習詞彙，我們要

not doing pronunciation we're not doing culture we're focusing on a technique

我們不練發音，也不涉及文化內容，我們只專注於一項技巧。

that will improve your ability to be active in a conversation

這會提升你在對話中主動參與的能力。

instead of stranded on the edge of it nodding along waiting for a gap

而不是被困在邊緣，一味點頭附和，等待一個插話的機會

that never comes and I'm going to call it branching out.

那種永遠不會到來的事，我打算稱之為拓展新領域。

OK, so what is branching out?

好，那什麼是拓展業務呢？

Let's say if someone gives you a bit of information, the conversation reaches a little pause.

假設有人給了你一些資訊，對話就會出現短暫的停頓。

And instead of letting it die there, you take what's been said and you branch off into a related topic,

你不必讓對話就此冷場，而是可以順著對方的話，延伸到一個相關的話題上。

one that keeps things alive and ideally steers the chat somewhere you actually feel comfortable.

一個能讓對話保持活躍，並且最好能把話題引導到你真正感到自在的方向的角色。

The key word there is the pause because every conversation has these little natural lulls,

這裡的關鍵詞是停頓，因為每段對話都會有這些自然的短暫間歇。

these tiny moments where the topics run out of steam and nobody quite knows where to go next.

那些話題漸漸冷場、誰都不知道接下來該聊什麼的微小瞬間。

Most people freeze in that gap.

大多數人都會在那個關頭僵住不知所措。

The branching out person, though,

不過，那個勇於開拓新領域的人

they see it as their moment that that pause is the invitation for them to intervene or branch out.

他們認為這是屬於自己的時機，那個停頓就是在邀請他們介入或者拓展思路。

And I'd say it's a bit like a muscle.

我會說這有點像肌肉。

You know, the first few times you do it, if it's if it's a new technique to you, it will feel clunky and slow.

你知道，剛開始嘗試一項新技巧的時候，頭幾次用起來總會覺得很生硬、很慢。

But stick with it and it will become second nature.

但只要堅持下去，它就會變成你的本能。

Now, the best way to show you this is to actually watch it happen.

現在，向大家演示的最佳方式就是親眼看看實際操作過程。

So I want you to meet three fictitious friends.

接下來我想讓你認識三位虛構的朋友。

There's Tom and Sophie, who between them could talk for England, meaning they could talk a lot for a long period of time.

湯姆和索菲這兩個人加起來簡直能代表英國去參加話癆比賽，意思就是他們倆能一直說個不停，說上好久。

And then there's Alex, who's a bit quieter, the one hovering slightly outside the chat,

還有亞歷克斯，他要安靜一些，總是稍微待在聊天圈的邊緣，

wanting to join in, but never quite finding the door.

想要加入，卻始終找不到入口。

Alex is the one we're rooting for today, rooting for, supporting, wanting to do well.

今天我們支援的是亞歷克斯，我們為他加油，支援他，希望他能有好的表現。

So we're going to watch one single evening in one single

所以我們將只聚焦一個夜晚的一段時光

pub first we'll watch it go wrong for alex then we'll rewind

去酒吧，我們先看亞歷克斯搞砸，然後再倒帶重來。

and watch alex take control of the exact moment in five

接下來就看亞歷克斯在五秒後掌控全場的那一刻吧

different ways all right let's set the scene we're in a

好的，咱們來設定一下場景，我們正處在一個

pub a quaint quintessentially english pub um three drinks are on the table

一家古雅的典型英式酒吧，桌上擺著三杯飲品。

and tom and sophie are mid -flow and tom's saying

湯姆和索菲正聊得投入，湯姆這時開口說道

you know maybe he's looking at his phone he says i

你知道嗎，他可能正在看手機，他說我

swear my screen time went up again this week five hours

我發誓這星期我的螢幕使用時間又漲了，多了五個小時

a day five then sophie says don't mine said the same

到了第五天，蘇菲說別在意，她也有同樣的感覺。

and i nearly threw the bloody thing in the bin then

我當時差點就把那破玩意兒直接扔垃圾桶了。

tom says it's the scrolling you pick it up to check one thing

湯姆說問題就出在刷手機這個動作上，你拿起手機本來只想查一件事

and 40 minutes later you've forgotten what you were there for Let's go.

結果四十分鐘後你就忘了自己去那兒是幹嘛的，我們走吧。

Sophie says.

蘇菲說。

I know every single time.

我每一次都清楚。

I keep saying I'll do something about it.

我一直說我會想辦法處理這件事。

Right.

對。

Excuse the terrible acting.

請原諒這糟糕的演技。

But that is a moment where a natural little pause comes in.

但這時就會出現一個自然的短暫停頓。

The topics run its course.

話題會自然發展，走完整個流程。

The gap is kind of widening.

差距正在逐漸拉大。

And Alex, who hasn't said anything yet, just sits there.

而亞歷克斯至今一言不發，只是坐在那裡。

OK, just we do we we do this, meaning twiddling your thumbs.

好吧，我們就這麼幹，也就是乾等著、無所事事。

So Alex doesn't say anything.

所以亞歷克斯什麼也沒說。

And then after a moment, Tom naturally fills the space by saying, oh, that reminds me.

過了一會兒，湯姆很自然地接話道：哦，這倒提醒了我。

Did you see Jenny's post from the weekend?

你看到珍妮週末發的帖子了嗎？

And then Sophie says the Ibiza one yeah how is she affording that

然後蘇菲說去伊維薩島那趟事，對啊，她哪來的錢去啊

and Tom says third holiday this year it was the same

湯姆說，今年的第三次假期也是一樣的情況。

villa we stayed in remember Sophie says oh the one with

我們住過的那棟別墅，還記得嗎，索菲說就是那棟……

that awful neighbor Tom says oh my god he complained every single night didn't he

那個討厭的鄰居湯姆說，天哪，他每天晚上都在抱怨，不是嗎？

and they're off okay deep into a holiday Alex wasn't on

他們出發了，好的，已經進入了亞歷克斯沒有參加的假期行程。

a neighbor Alex never met Alex opens their mouth once can't find a way in

一個亞歷克斯從未見過的鄰居，亞歷克斯剛一開口，就找不到任何插話的機會了

and quietly loses it again Then five minutes later, Alex is just there holding a pint, nodding along to a story that has nothing to do with him.

然後又不動聲色地恢復了常態。五分鐘後，亞歷克斯就站在那兒，手裡端著一杯啤酒，正跟著一個和他毫無關係的故事點頭附和。

So let's talk about what just happened, because it's not that Tom and Sophie were rude.

那我們來聊聊剛才發生的事吧，因為湯姆和索菲並不是沒禮貌。

They weren't.

他們當時並不是。

The problem is simpler than that.

問題比那更簡單。

That pause didn't stay empty.

那陣停頓並沒有一直空著。

It never does.

從來都不會這樣。

Someone always fills it.

總有人會把它填滿。

And here Tom filled it.

這時湯姆把它填滿了。

Tom branched straight into territory that he and Sophie shared like a holiday,

湯姆直接切入了他和索菲像度假一樣共享的領域，

an old neighbor or a whole little world that Alex was never part of.

一位老鄰居，或是一個亞歷克斯從未涉足的完整小世界。

Alex didn't go on that holiday.

亞歷克斯沒有去那次度假。

And the second that happened, Alex was locked out, really not on purpose, just because the conversation got steered

事情一發生，亞歷克斯就被排除在外了，這真的不是故意的，只是因為談話的方向發生了轉變。

and Alex wasn't the one doing the steering that's the lesson

而當時掌控方向盤的人並不是亞歷克斯，這就是教訓所在。

hiding in here the pause is is up for grabs whoever grabs it points the conversation wherever they like

躲在這裡，現在這個停頓的主動權誰都能搶，誰搶到了就能把話題引到自己想聊的方向。

so let's do this again and give Alex the wheel

那我們再來一次，讓Alex來掌控局面。

so we've got the same night same pub same two lines from Tom

所以還是同一個晚上，同一家酒吧，湯姆還是那兩句話。

and Sophie about their screen time you know five hours oh

還有和蘇菲聊他們的螢幕使用時間，你知道的，五個小時呢。

my god yeah same here I want to do something about it

我的天，我也是啊，我真的很想做點什麼來改變這種情況

that thing and then we're going to arrive at

處理完那件事之後，我們就會到達。

that exact same pause only now Alex is ready

還是那一模一樣的停頓，只是這一次亞歷克斯已經準備好了。

and I'll show you five completely different places Alex could take it all from

我會給你展示五個完全不同的位置，亞歷克斯完全可以從那裡發起進攻拿下球權。

that one little gap

那道小小的縫隙

so we've got the first branch I'm going to call the personal branch you you take the big general topic

好，我們已經有了第一個分支，我稱之為個人分支，你負責處理大的總主題。

and bring it down to the actual humans in the room okay let me explain

把話題落到現場真實的人身上，好，我來解釋一下。

so the last line of

所以最後一行是

that little dialogue Sophie said every time I keep saying I'll do something about it right and then there's a pause

蘇菲每次都會說的那段小對話，我一直說我會處理的，對吧，然後就會停頓一下。

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and then Alex comes in with do you um do you scroll

然後亞歷克斯走了進來，問道：“你，呃，你會刷手機嗎？”

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when you're going to bed like last thing at night Sophie

索菲，就等你晚上最後準備上床睡覺的時候

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says oh yeah I've started leaving it in the kitchen now lasted about two days though

他說，哦對，我現在開始把它放在廚房裡了，不過也就撐了兩天左右。

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and then Tom says I tried

然後湯姆說我試過了

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that then I bought a second charger for the bedroom

後來我又買了一個充電器放在臥室用。

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and defeated the whole point and then Sophie says what about you Alex

然後徹底推翻了整個論點，接著蘇菲問道，那你呢，亞歷克斯？

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and then Alex gets to continue the conversation

然後亞歷克斯就可以繼續對話了

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so here Alex pushed the conversation down the personal branch by leaning in on their actual habits

於是亞歷克斯主動把話題引向私人層面，開始聊起他們真實的日常習慣。

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and notice how it naturally bounced straight back with a question to him it's likely

你會發現它很自然地立刻反過來向他提出了一個問題，這很可能是

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that that would happen unless you're conversing with people

除非你正在和人交談，否則那種情況是會發生的

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that are just disrespectful if somebody asks a question involves themselves in

如果有人提出一個涉及自身的問題，卻得到這種回應，那完全是不尊重人的表現。

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that topic it is much more likely

那個話題的可能性要大得多。

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that the recipient will then play back a question to them not always not always the case

接收方隨後會向他們回放一個問題，但情況並非總是如此。

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but much more likely right

但可能性要大得多，對吧

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so that's the first variation before we go on to the second variation

這就是我們進入第二種變體之前的第一種變體。

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and we've got five of them coming up um i want you to picture your next dinner maybe

接下來我們還有五個這樣的活動。我想請大家想像一下你下一次的晚餐會是什麼樣子。

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or work do or chat with someone you've only just met

或是一起共事，或是和剛認識的人聊天

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and instead of sitting there quietly hoping somebody throws you a

而不是靜靜地坐在那裡，指望有人給你機會

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question you are the one keeping the whole thing alive the

問題是，你才是讓這一切維持下去的關鍵。

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pauses don't scare you anymore you spot one you branch

停頓再也嚇不到你了，一察覺到停頓，你就立刻切換分支。

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and then the other person walks away thinking I really liked talking to them

然後對方走開時心裡還想著，跟我聊天真的很愉快

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that feeling of never being that that spare part again is is completely learnable as I'm trying to tell you

那種再也不做備用零件的感覺是完全可以學會的，我一直想告訴你這一點。

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And it's a lovely, lovely feeling.

這真是一種非常非常美好的感覺。

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So I've made you a little something for free to get you there faster.

所以我免費給你做了個小工具，幫你更快上手。

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Five minutes with it, and you'll walk away with one branch loaded and ready in your own words.

只需花五分鐘操作，你就能得到一個內容充實、完全用你自己的話組織好的分支了。

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So the next time a conversation goes quiet on you, you won't freeze.

所以下次當對話陷入冷場時，你就不會手足無措了。

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You'll just reach for these techniques.

你自然就會運用這些技巧。

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If you want that, here's how to grab it.

如果你想要那個，這是獲取它的方法。

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Scan the QR code on screen right now or

請立即掃描螢幕上的二維碼，或

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if you're listening the link is in the description box show notes

如果你正在收聽，連結就在簡介欄的節目說明裡

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or comments section and clicking that link will open this screen

或評論區，點選該連結將開啟此介面

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that video podcast viewers can see right now pop your name

觀看該影片播客的觀眾現在就能看到你的名字顯示出來。

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and email in and it will be in your email inbox straight away

傳送郵件後，它會立即出現在您的收件箱中。

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but remember to check your your spam

但記得檢查一下你的垃圾郵件箱

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if it doesn't appear immediately right let's get back to alex and doing the second variation.

如果效果沒有立刻顯現，我們就回到亞歷克斯那裡，進行第二種變式訓練。

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Okay, so let's rewind again.

好吧，那我們再倒回去說。

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And this time, Alex reaches for a timeline branch.

這一次，亞歷克斯伸手觸向一條時間線分支。

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Okay, so this is what I'm calling the timeline branch, right?

好，我把這個叫做時間線分支，對吧？

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So you're moving the chat backwards or forwards in time.

所以你是在把聊天記錄在時間上向前或向後回溯。

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So we've got Sophie's last line.

我們已經拿到了蘇菲的最後一句臺詞。

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Yeah, every time I keep saying I'll do something about it.

是啊，每次我都一直說我會想辦法處理這件事的。

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Same pause, but here's the different move.

同樣的停頓，但接下來的動作不一樣。

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Alex then says, do you reckon we were actually happier before all this?

亞歷克斯接著說，你覺得這一切發生之前我們是不是真的更快樂？

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You know, like pre -smartphone.

你懂的，就是智慧手機普及之前的那個時候。

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And then Tom responds, God, I used to be so bored on the bus, just staring out the window.

然後湯姆回答說，天啊，以前坐公交車的時候我總覺得特別無聊，只能一直盯著窗外看。

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Then Sophie says, I miss being bored though.

然後蘇菲說，不過我還挺懷念以前無聊的日子的。

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Honestly, that's a weird thing to miss.

說實話，沒注意到這點也太奇怪了。

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Alex then can say, yeah, And I swear I had my best ideas come to me when I was actually bored and the conversation continues.

然後亞歷克斯可能會說，對啊，我發誓我最好的點子都是在我真正無聊的時候冒出來的，然後對話就繼續下去了。

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So the same setup, but different outcome, right?

所以設定都一樣，只是結果不一樣，對吧？

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Alex branched out using a timeline and was able to reflect on how things were before.

亞歷克斯藉助時間線梳理思路，得以回顧過去的情況。

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And now there's a proper thoughtful little chat about boredom and creativity.

現在我們來好好聊聊無聊與創造力之間的關係。

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And Alex didn't just join in on this.

而且亞歷克斯不只是參與了這件事。

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Alex started that.

那是亞歷克斯發起的。

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So again, you can play to your strengths.

所以再說一次，你可以發揮自己的優勢。

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If you're somebody who likes to reflect on these things, then you can do exactly that.

如果你是一個喜歡思考這類事情的人，那你完全可以這麼做。

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You can lead or steer the conversation towards that kind of branch, right?

你可以引導或把對話往那個方向引，對吧？

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But that is the second of five.

但那只是五個中的第二個。

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So the third one is a culture -based branch

所以第三個是基於文化的分支。

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so let's rewind again same pause

那我們再倒回去，還是同樣的停頓。

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and you know Sophie says yeah I should really do something about it something like

你知道的，蘇菲說對啊，我真的該做點什麼了，就類似這樣的話。

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that and this time Alex branches sideways across cultures wondering how this looks somewhere else

這一次，亞歷克斯跨越不同文化進行橫向拓展，思考在其他地方這會呈現出怎樣的面貌。

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which is likely a very useful one for you

這很可能會對你非常有用

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because you're probably interacting with two or more cultures in a conversation

因為你在對話中可能正在與兩種或更多的文化進行互動

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if you're a non -native speaker of English right

如果你不是英語母語者的話

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so we have um Sophie saying yeah every time you know I keep saying I'll do something different

所以我們聽蘇菲說，是啊，每次都是這樣，你知道的，我一直說我會做出些改變。

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or I'll do something about it

不然我就採取行動了

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and then Alex says do you think it's the same everywhere

然後亞歷克斯說，你覺得所有地方都一樣嗎

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like I heard some schools make the kids hand their phones in at the gate now

我聽說現在有些學校要求孩子們在進校時把手機交上去。

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and then Sophie says oh do they that's a brilliant idea actually

然後蘇菲說，哦，是嗎？這主意真是太棒了。

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and Tom says my cousin's in Sweden he reckons um nobody

湯姆說我表哥在瑞典，他覺得那兒一個人都不認識。

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touches their phone in cafes over there everyone just sits

那邊咖啡館裡的人都只是坐著，各自刷著手機。

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and talks sophie says really i'd love that

蘇菲說，她真的很樂意那樣做。

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or i'd find it terrifying one of the two

不然我會覺得這很嚇人，反正就是這兩種情況之一。

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and the conversation continues so again same pause

對話繼續進行，同樣又出現了一次停頓。

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but a sideways move this time he's moved it across borders let's say um is it the same everywhere else

但這次是橫向調動，他把業務拓展到了其他地區，那其他地方的情況也都一樣嗎？

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and instantly there's a door open for everyone to pour in

瞬間就有一扇門開啟，所有人都湧了進來。

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what they know you know tom's cousin in sweden someone's holiday someone's home country

他們所知道的，你認識湯姆在瑞典的表親，某人的假期，某人的祖國。

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and as i said this branch is gold for english learners because it's

就像我說的，這個板塊對英語學習者來說簡直是寶藏，因為它

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that perfect invitation for the person you're talking to to to

這正是向你正在交談的人發出的完美邀約

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tell you all about their own world you hand them the floor

讓他們暢所欲言，給你好好講講他們的世界。

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and they feel interesting and you learn something and and then

它們很有意思，你還能學到一些東西，然後……

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if they are a half decent human they will ask you

只要他們還算是個像樣的人，就會主動問你的。

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about your culture in regards to this topic win -win okay get the idea let's do two more though

關於你們在這個話題上的文化觀念，雙贏，懂了吧，明白了，不過我們再做兩個吧。

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but to recap quickly

不過簡單回顧一下

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so we had leaning into a personal branch sort of learning more about the individual

所以我們當時是在深入研究一個個人分支，更多地去了解個體情況。

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or a timeline branch going backwards or forwards in time

或是一條在時間中向前或向後延伸的時間線分支

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and then we just had the culture branch so thinking about other cultures and whether different groups of people do different things.

之後我們又學習了文化分支，探討不同的文化，以及不同群體是否會有不同的行為方式。

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So the fourth one is I'm going to call the cause and consequence branch.

那麼，第四點我稱之為因果分支。

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So Again, another rewind, same pause.

所以又一次，倒帶重來，還是同樣的停頓。

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Now Alex digs into the why or the what happens next.

現在亞歷克斯開始深入探究背後的原因以及接下來會發生什麼。

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So Sophie says, yeah, every time I keep saying I'll do something about it.

蘇菲說，是啊，每次我都一直說我會想辦法處理的。

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And then Alex says, why are they so hard to put down, though?

然後亞歷克斯說，可是為什麼它們就這麼讓人愛不釋手呢？

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It's not an accident, is it?

這不是意外，對吧？

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Somebody's designed them to be that addictive, haven't they?

就是有人故意把它們設計得這麼讓人上癮，對吧？

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And then Tom says, oh, completely.

然後湯姆就說，哦，完全是這樣。

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There are whole teams of people whose entire job is keeping you scrolling.

有一整個團隊的人，他們的全部工作就是讓你一直刷手機。

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Sophie then says, that's a little bit sinister when you actually think about it.

索菲接著說，仔細想想，這有點讓人不寒而慄。

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Then Alex might respond by saying, I'm somehow impressed and horrified at the same time.

然後亞歷克斯可能會回應說，我不知怎麼的既感到印象深刻又感到毛骨悚然。

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Right.

對。

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So this time Alex went digging.

所以這一次亞歷克斯開始深挖了。

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Why is this happening?

為什麼會發生這種情況？

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You know, what's behind it?

你知道這背後有什麼原因嗎？

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And he looks genuinely curious and thoughtful rather than just nosy towards somebody.

他看起來是真的好奇又體貼，而不只是對別人愛管閒事。

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And you can point it in two directions.

你可以將它指向兩個方向。

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You go backwards into what's causing it or forwards into where it's all heading.

你要麼回溯到導致這一切的根源，要麼向前探尋它最終的走向。

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Either way, you've turned a flat little observation into a proper little investigation.

不管怎麼說，你已經把一個平淡的小觀察變成了一次像樣的小調查。

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And often people enjoy coming up with their own theory as to why something is how it is.

人們往往喜歡自己琢磨出一套理論，來解釋事情為什麼會變成現在這個樣子。

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But let's go on to the last rewind and the last branch.

但我們繼續看最後一次回溯和最後一個分支。

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So this time, Alex zooms out, lifting the small thing up to the big idea underneath it um

所以這一次，亞歷克斯把視角拉遠，將這件小事提升到其背後的宏觀理念層面。

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so sophie says every time i keep saying i'll do something about it

蘇菲說每次我都只會嘴上說會採取行動，但從來沒落實過。

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and then alex says it's mad though isn't it

然後亞歷克斯說這也太離譜了，對吧？

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when you actually stop and think about it like we're moaning

當你真的停下來仔細想想，就會發現我們其實是在抱怨。

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but we've got every song ever recorded

但我們有有史以來錄製的每一首歌

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and basically all the human knowledge sat in our pockets our

而且基本上所有人類知識都裝在我們的口袋裡。

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grandparents would have called it witchcraft sophie retorts by saying that's

索菲反駁說，祖父母那一輩人會把這稱為巫術。

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true a video called my sister in Sydney this morning for free.

沒錯，今天早上我用一個叫My Sister in Sydney的影片應用打了免費電話。

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And Tom says, do you know what?

湯姆說：“你知道嗎？”

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When you put it like that, I feel a lot less guilty about my five hours.

你這麼一說，我對自己花了五個小時這件事就沒那麼愧疚了。

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Sophie says, right, maybe we're not addicted.

蘇菲說，對，也許我們根本就沒上癮。

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Maybe it's just genuinely brilliant.

說不定它本身就真的特別出色。

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So there, Alex took screen time and everyday little moan and found the bigger idea sitting underneath it.

就這樣，亞歷克斯從螢幕使用時間和日常的小抱怨中，發掘出了潛藏在背後的更宏大的構想。

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And what was nice about that was

而這件事的好處在於

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that he lifted it somewhere positive in about two seconds

他只用了大約兩秒鐘就把它抬到了一個合適的位置。

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that the whole table went from grumbling to actually marveling at the idea

整桌人原本還在抱怨，聽完這個想法後都驚歎不已

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and that's the other little secret of zooming out you you get to choose

這就是退一步審視的另一個小秘密：你擁有選擇權。

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which way you direct it

你把它對準哪個方向

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and choosing up finding the the wonder rather than the doom

選擇去發現奇蹟，而非厄運

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is often the better option for a nice conversation right now i'd like to say

我想說，就當下而言，這往往是進行愉快交談的更好選擇

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that these examples I didn't spend ages on those dialogues right

這些例子，我並沒有花很長時間去打磨那些對話，對吧？

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so they might not feel totally relatable

所以他們可能會覺得不太能產生共鳴

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but I think you get the idea of how to think up these different directions

但我想你已經明白如何構思出這些不同的方向了

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that you can take a conversation you don't have to just wait

你完全可以主動開啟對話，不必只是被動等待。

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and let an opportunity come to you if you take action you can steer the conversation.

當機會來臨時，只要採取行動，你就能主導對話的走向。

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So that is my aim for this video.

這就是我做這個影片的目的。

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Take action yourself and you can become the person in control of the conversation rather than just sitting there nodding along.

主動採取行動，你就能成為對話的主導者，而不只是坐在那裡一味附和。

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And the more you do it, the more it becomes second nature

你做得越多，就越會變成一種本能。

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and you start to see these patterns emerge where you can just take the conversation in different directions more easily.

你會開始發現這些規律逐漸顯現出來，這時你就能更輕鬆地將對話引向不同的方向。

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But yeah, I'd say what we've just seen was impressive for poor old Alex

不過說真的，我覺得剛才我們看到的表現，對狀態不佳的老亞歷克斯來說已經很厲害了。

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because it was the same three people same pub same lull in the conversation

因為還是那三個人，還是那家酒吧，還是同樣的談話冷場。

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and then five completely different conversations all hanging on one small decision from Alex

然後，五場完全不同的對話全都取決於亞歷克斯的一個小小決定。

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and that is the whole power of this you are not sitting there waiting to be handed a turn

這就是它的全部優勢所在，你不必坐在那裡等著輪到你。

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that might never come you're spotting the pause

那可能永遠不會到來，你察覺到了那片刻的停頓。

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and you're deciding where everyone goes next

而你正在決定每個人接下來要去哪裡

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so yeah here are your five branches to practice we've got

好的，這就是供你練習的五個分支

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the the personal one bring it down to the humans in the room we've got the timeline uh

就說點實在的，跟在場的各位說清楚，我們現在有時間線了。

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so you move it backwards or forwards in time the culture one

所以你可以在時間上前後推移，就是文化那個引數。

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that asks how it works somewhere else in the world and then we've got a cause and consequence.

這會讓人想問世界其他地方的情況如何，然後我們就會看到因果關係。

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So sort of dig into the why or the what next,

所以不妨深入探究一下背後的原因，或者接下來該怎麼做。

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and then we've got the zoom out to find the bigger idea underneath.

接下來我們需要縮小視角，去挖掘背後更宏觀的核心思路。

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And here's all you actually have to do, really.

而這就是你實際上需要做的全部了，真的。

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Don't try to juggle all five of them.

別試圖同時應付這五件事。

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Just pick one of them.

隨便選一個就行。

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Just pick one to start.

隨便選一個開始就行。

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Keep it ready.

準備好。

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Then in your next conversation listen for that pause and

那麼在下次交談時，留意一下那個停頓

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when it comes instead of freezing branch into

當涉及到替代將分支凍結為……的情況時

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that one you'll get it wrong sometimes the branch will land a bit flat now and then and that's that's completely fine.

你有時候會判斷失誤，分支偶爾也會表現得不盡如人意，這都是完全正常的。

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That's the muscle building.

那就是增肌的過程。

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Do it a handful of times and I promise it stops feeling like a technique

多做幾次，我保證你就不會覺得這是刻意用技巧了。

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and starts feeling like part of you, really.

然後它就會慢慢變成你生命的一部分，真的。

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If you want to actually drill this though, right now with different situations, then grab that clever little interactive exercise

如果你真的想通過不同場景來熟練掌握這一點，那就來試試這個巧妙的互動練習吧。

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that I've made for you for free by scanning the QR code on screen now

這是我為你免費準備的，現在掃描螢幕上的二維碼即可獲取

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or clicking that link in the description box, show notes or comments section.

或點選簡介框、影片說明文字或評論區中的該連結。

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And if you're looking for a new way to learn English something

如果你正在尋找一種學習英語的新方法

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that you've never quite experienced before then I highly recommend checking out my academy my approach was quite simple

如果你還從未體驗過這樣的內容，那我強烈建議你瞭解一下我的學院。我的方法其實非常簡單。

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but a real game changer if you've ever had one -to -one conversation classes

但如果你參加過一對一的會話課，就會發現這真的能徹底改變體驗

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and then after a few months thought hmm am I actually getting better

幾個月後，我開始想，嗯，我真的有在好轉嗎？

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or am I just getting more comfortable

還是說我只是變得更自在了

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and have built up a bit more rapport with this one native teacher

並且和這位外教老師建立了更融洽的關係。

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or if you've ever bought an online course

或者你曾經購買過線上課程

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and lost motivation to actually finish the thing then i think

然後就失去了把它真正做完的動力，我是這麼覺得的

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i might have found your new home to actually leveling up your english

我可能已經幫你找到了真正能提升英語水平的新去處了

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so um head over to the britishenglishpodcast .com academy to learn

那就去britishenglishpodcast.com的學院板塊學習吧

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more all right that's it for me today i've been charlie the host of british english podcast thanks for watching

好的，我今天就到這裡了。我是《英式英語播客》的主持人查理，感謝大家的收看。

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or listening and see you again next week bye

感謝大家的收聽，我們下週再見，拜拜。

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“How to Stop Feeling Left Out in English Conversations: Try This Simple Technique”為素材。影片中反覆出現的詞有：alex, conversation, sophie, branch, pause。這段影片共有 274 個句子、3162 個單詞可供跟讀。講話部分時長為 21:32。說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 147 個詞，很適合跟讀。 85% 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。

影片中的重點詞彙

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞	發音	釋義
pause 名詞	/pɔːz/	停頓 /停頓, 暫停 /暫停
rewind 動詞	/ɹiːˈwaɪnd/	重繞 /重繞
steer 動詞	/stɪɹ/	掌舵, 駕駛
timeline 名詞	/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/	年表, 時間軸 /時間軸
backward 形容詞	/ˈbækwɚd/	逆向
neighbour 名詞	/ˈneɪbɚ/	鄰居 /鄰居, 比鄰 /比鄰
nod 動詞	/nɑd/	點頭 /點頭
scroll 名詞	/skɹoʊl/	條幅 /條幅, 卷軸 /卷軸
bore 動詞	/boɹ/	煩擾 /煩擾
variation 名詞	/ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/	變化 /變化, 變動 /變動
freeze 動詞	/ˈfɹiːz/	凍結 /凍結, 凍 /凍
lull 動詞	/lʌl/	催眠
moan 動詞	/moʊn/	呻吟
thoughtful 形容詞	/ˈθɔːtfəl/	周到
consequence 名詞	/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/	後果 /後果, 結果 /結果

影片中出現的短語動詞

單詞	發音	釋義
zoom out 動詞	/ˌzuːm ˈaʊt/	縮小 /縮小
check out 動詞		退房
come up 動詞		上來 /上來
come up with 動詞		想出, 提出
figure out 動詞		弄清楚
go up 動詞		上昇 /上升, 上去
put down 動詞		放下

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：

I'm not a good conversationalist, so what's the point?
I keep saying I'll do something about it.
You'll just reach for these techniques.
If you want that, here's how to grab it.
You know, what's behind it?

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	haven't learned · what's been said · you've forgotten
被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的	been said · was locked · be handed
定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物	those who haven · somebody who likes

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 94 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 you're, we're, we've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

“th” 音: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
“sh” 和 “zh” 音: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, fictitious /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/
長單詞——注意重音位置: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

/v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, converse /kənˈvɝs/, addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/
詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: pause /pɔːz/, rewind /ɹiːˈwaɪnd/, backward /ˈbækwɚd/, conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, nod /nɑd/
/r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: scroll /skɹoʊl/, grumble /ˈɡɹʌmbl̩/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/, relatable [ɹɪˈleɪ.tə.bɫ̩], detrimental /ˌdɛtɹɪˈmɛntəl/

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 pause, rewind, steer 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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