跟讀練習: It's Hard To Be Human - 通過影片學習英語口語
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It's hard to be human.
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Cats don't have to work very hard to be cats.
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They're really just naturally good at it.
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But we actually have to do a lot of work to be good humans.
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You have to do a lot of work to be good at relationships.
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You have to do a lot of work to be good at friendship.
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You have to do a lot of work to be a good leader.
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You have to do a lot of work to be a good colleague and co -worker.
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It actually takes a lot of work.
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And the people who show up at a company, and the company makes them a promise, which is, and by the way,
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this is the exact promise.
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When people start at my company, they get a phone call from me, and I tell them two things.
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Number one, you're a part of something bigger than yourself.
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And our little team is having an unbalanced impact in the world, and you were a part of it, right?
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So I start with why, and I tell them about the movement that they are now a part of.
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And then I always say the same thing.
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I have one expectation of you, that you take yourself on.
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And whether you stay with us for a short term
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or a long term and whether you love it here
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or whether you hate it here I expect you to leave here a better version of yourself because you worked here.
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We will give you some of those resources and
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Some of those resources are I expect you to do the work by yourself, but that is my expectation of you and
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I think that's really important because what that does for a human being is to know that you know
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So work is sometimes good days and bad days
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and we have personality conflicts and we make good decisions and we make bad decisions.
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But the belief that I'm coming to work and simply because I'm showing up to work, I'm going to be a better parent,
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I'm going to be a better friend, I'm going to be a better spouse.
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Like just because of work.
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One of my favorite companies is a company called Barry Waymiller.
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Led by my dear friend and mentor just passed away a couple months ago, Bob Chapman.
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And Bob, they implemented a listening course at the company.
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And it was all voluntary, and it was meant to help with communication inside the organization.
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Because we're bad listeners, right?
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Most people are bad listeners.
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And it was done for business reasons.
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And a few early adopters took the course and almost to a tee the response they got from the,
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from those who took the course were my relationship with my kids is better, my marriage is better, I'm learning to,
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I'm learning how to resolve conflict better myself.
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They talked about the fact that they were growing and
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that their personal relationships were growing even though it was meant for work.
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And that's because what people forget is that we're the same human beings at work or outside of work.
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You know, the only difference is the clothes I wear, the table I sit at.
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It's me.
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The reason my family and my friends love me is me.
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The reason my colleagues and my co -workers love me is it's me.
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And so if you're acting differently in one of those two places, in one of those two places you're lying.
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And we want to help people to bring their full selves to work.
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Thank you.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“It's Hard To Be Human”為素材。 這段影片共有 48 個句子、605 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:04。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 197 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 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 13 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| worker 名詞 | /ˈwɝ.kɚ/ | 工人, 工作者 |
| resource 名詞 | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | 資源 /資源 |
| expectation 名詞 | /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | 等待 |
| colleague 名詞 | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | 同事, 同僚 |
| listener 名詞 | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | 傾聽者 /傾聽者, 聽者 /聽者 |
| belief 名詞 | /bɪˈliːf/ | 相信, 信心 |
| friendship 名詞 | /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/ | 友誼 /友誼, 友情 |
| implement 動詞 | /ˈɪmpləmənt/ | 實施 /實施, 執行 /執行 |
| resolve 動詞 | /ɹɪˈzɑlv/ | 解決 /解決 |
| cloth 名詞 | /klɒθ/ | 布, 布料 |
| spouse 名詞 | /spaʊ̯s/ | 配偶 |
| mentor 名詞 | /ˈmɛn.tɔː/ | 指導者 /指導者, 導師 /導師 |
| adopter 名詞 | /əˈdɑp.tɚ/ | 採納者 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| pass away 動詞 | 去世, 逝世 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | was meant |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | people who show · those who took |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 14 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, you're, we're。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/, voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)ɹi/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, belief /bɪˈliːf/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, differently /ˈdɪf.ə.ɹənt.li/, resolve /ɹɪˈzɑlv/, voluntary /ˈvɑ.lənˌt(ɛ)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。
- 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 worker, resource, expectation 這類單詞。
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