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Reviewer Gisela C.P.
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A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut,
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so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher Morgan Spurlock and try something new for 30 days.
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The idea is actually pretty simple.
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Think about something you've always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days.
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It turns out, 30 days is just about the right amount of time to add a new habit or subtract a habit, like watching the news from your life.
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There's a few things that I learned while doing these 30-day challenges.
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The first was, instead of the months flying by forgotten, the time was much more memorable.
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This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture every day for a month, and I remember exactly where I was and what I was doing that day.
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I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew.
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I went from desk-dwelling computer nerd to the kind of guy who bikes to work for fun.
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Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa.
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I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges.
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I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can do anything for 30 days.
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Have you ever wanted to write a novel?
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Every November, tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel from scratch in 30 days.
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It turns out, all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did.
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By the way, the secret is not to go to sleep until you've written your words for the day.
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You might be sleep deprived, but you'll finish your novel.
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Now, is my book the next great American novel?
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No, I wrote it in a month.
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It's awful.
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But for the rest of my life, if I meet John Hodgman at a TED party, I don't have to say, I'm a computer scientist.
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No, no. If I want to, I can say, I'm a novelist.
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So here's one last thing I'd like to mention.
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I learned that when I made small, sustainable changes, things I could keep doing, they were more likely to stick.
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There's nothing wrong with big, crazy challenges.
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In fact, they're a ton of fun, but they're less likely to stick.
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When I gave up sugar for 30 days, day 31 looked like this.
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So here's my question to you.
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What are you waiting for?
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I guarantee you the next 30 days are going to pass, whether you like it or not.
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So why not think about something you have always wanted to try?
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And give it a shot for the next 30 days.
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Thanks.
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Thank you to everyone that took the time to vote for us on the Mazda Rebels Hub.
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We've been humbled by the support that we've received and the Mazda grant is going to make a huge difference.
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The grant is going to support three major projects, both getting peaked out there to the community, it's going to support a hospital in Kenya to deliver eye care immediately,
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and a bakery which is going to provide employment and a sustainable way of delivering eye care into the future.
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We're really excited about sharing these different projects.
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There are many challenges ahead, but come back here and we'll share the stories with you as they happen.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B1 級別的口語課以影片“Matt Cutts: "Try Something New for 30 Days"”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：challenge, novel, month, write, word。 這段影片共有 41 個句子、583 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 4:02。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 144 個詞，很適合跟讀。 84% 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 14 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| sustainable 形容詞 | /səˈsteɪnəbəl/ | 可持續的 /可持續的 |
| habit 名詞 | /ˈhæb.ɪt/ | 習慣 /習慣 |
| deprive 動詞 | /dɪˈpɹaɪv/ | 剝奪 /剝奪, 奪去 /奪去 |
| reviewer 名詞 | 評論家 /評論家 | |
| subtract 動詞 | /səbˈtɹækt/ | 減 /減, 減去 /減去 |
| dwell 動詞 | /dwɛl/ | 居住, 住 |
| novelist 名詞 | /ˈnɑvəlɪst/ | 小說家 /小說家 |
| bakery 名詞 | /ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/ | 麵包店 /麵包店, 麵包房 /麵包房 |
| philosopher 名詞 | /fəˈlɑsəfɚ/ | 哲學家 /哲學家 |
| hike 名詞 | /haɪk/ | 遠足 /遠足 |
| memorable 形容詞 | /ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/ | 難忘 /難忘, 值得紀唸的 /值得紀念的 |
| humble 形容詞 | /ˈhʌmbəl/ | 謙卑 /謙卑, 謙遜 /謙遜 |
| scratch 動詞 | /skɹæt͡ʃ/ | 抓, 劃 |
| scientist 名詞 | /ˈsaɪəntəst/ | 科學家 /科學家 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
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| turn out 動詞 | 原來 /原來 |
| come back 動詞 | 回來 /回來, 返回 |
| end up 動詞 | 到達 |
| figure out 動詞 | 弄清楚 |
| give up 動詞 | 投案, 自首 |
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 wanted to write a novel?
- What are you waiting for?
- We're really excited about sharing these different projects.
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 |
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| 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 always wanted · Have you ever wanted · you've written |
| 定語從句 who / which + 從句 — 補充說明人或事物 | guy who bikes · bakery which is |
| “going to” 表將來 be going to + 動詞 — 計劃或明顯即將發生的事 | are going to pass · is going to make · is going to support |
| “will” 表將來 will + 動詞 — 決定、承諾或預測 | you'll finish · we'll share |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 13 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, they're, we've。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/, adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, philosopher /fəˈlɑsəfɚ/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, deprive /dɪˈpɹaɪv/, novelist /ˈnɑvəlɪst/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, deprive /dɪˈpɹaɪv/, footstep /ˈfʊtstɛp/, subtract /səbˈtɹækt/
- /æ/ — 嘴張大，不要讀成 /e/: habit /ˈhæb.ɪt/, adventurous /ædˈvɛn.t͡ʃɚ.əs/, subtract /səbˈtɹækt/, scratch /skɹæt͡ʃ/
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 sustainable, habit, deprive 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。