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Today, I'm going to be talking about confessions.
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More specifically, how I confessed my love to my girlfriend, Hono.
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And like most things in life, it did not go smoothly.
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But before I plastered all over the internet how pitiful and awkward my confession went, we got to rewind all the way back to the beginning
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of how I even started talking to her in the first place.
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So back in February of 2021, I got an email from Hono asking to collaborate on the video she was working on.
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At the time, she was a humble aspiring content creator who made story time videos just like me.
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When I first saw the email, I thought to myself, aw, she's so sweet.
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And also, I really loved her videos.
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She had an amazing art style, super funny humor, and just all around had so much potential.
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It was a no -brainer.
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I was more than delighted to voice lines for her.
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Except, I forgot to reply back.
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I know, I know, I'm horrible, I feel horrible, I swear I genuinely had all intentions to do the voice lines,
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but I kinda just put it off for later, and unfortunately, that later never came.
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Not only do I have the memory and attention span of a goldfish, but admittedly, having a gazillion tabs open at all times didn't really help either.
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and now back to the story so anyways i forgot to reply back to her
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and that was the end of
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that now skip to the month of june i was casually scrolling through the bird app
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and there i stumbled upon a fan art
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that was retweeted by a popular up -and -coming storytime youtuber
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who was celebrating her 100k milestone considering how she was a part of the same storytime community, I thought it'd be nice to congratulate her.
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And so I hover my mouse over to her profile name to make my way over to her DMs and...
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Hono Bread?
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Hono Bread?
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Hono...
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Yep!
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It was the exact same Hono Bread who sent me that collaboration email five months ago.
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I ghosted her for five months.
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The level of guilt I felt in that very moment was unbearable.
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So to make things right, I decided to go out of my way to apologize to her.
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But because I thought it'd be a bit disingenuous to do it over DMs, I asked her if she could get on call.
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Hey, you wanted to talk to me about something?
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Yeah, um, first of all, massive congrats on the 100k milestone.
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Been really loving your videos.
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Aw, thank you.
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That's really sweet.
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I love your videos too.
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Oh, thanks.
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Anyways, about that collab email you sent like five months ago, I just wanted to genuinely apologize for...
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Even though she was super embarrassed about it, she calmly explained it was okay, and that she was actually hoping I'd forgotten about it and it wasn't that big of a deal.
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I still apologized profusely and after that, we kind of chatted for a little bit and ended the call there.
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And with that, my guilty conscience was satiated and everything between us was cool.
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In fact, we actually got on a lot more calls over time and the more we talked, the more we discovered how much we had in common.
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Sharing a conversation with her felt so effortless.
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So much so that our calls would sometimes go on for like 12 hours straight
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and we wouldn't even notice the time go by.
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At some point, these calls quickly became the thing I looked forward to the most throughout my day,
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and shortly after, I knew that I was starting to catch feelings for her.
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Realizing this, I naturally made more of an effort to spend more quality time with her.
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We did some anime watch parties, played some comfy games, and shared more in -depth conversations concerning our values and personal upbringings.
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We even started drawing little doodles or comics of our characters, and use that to invite each other to call sometimes.
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And the more we bonded, the more certain I became about how I felt about her.
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And then one day, it hit me.
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I knew I had to do it.
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I was gonna confess my feelings to her.
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Fortunately, my birthday was coming up, and I knew this was the perfect chance for me to tell her how I feel.
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So I called her up on Discord, asked her if she was free to hang out on my birthday, to which she replied, Yes?
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Let's fucking go!
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and nervously prepared myself for the biggest moment of my life
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on the day of the plan it started out flawlessly we
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chatted for a bit played some games with some adult juice
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and celebrated my birthday with some cute pictures of cake it
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was genuinely one of the most fun i had in a while
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and of course at the end of it once the mood
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was set i knew the time had finally come uh hono I...
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I have something important to tell you.
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Oh, what is it?
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So, you see, I...
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Um, well, I...
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Uh...
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You know, so I...
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Wanted to say, um...
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Uh...
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I...
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Uh...
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I choked.
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I Freaking.
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CHOKED!
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And you might be thinking, why was it so hard to just tell her how I feel?
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Well, you see, out of nowhere, I was getting hit by thoughts like, what if her liking me back was all in my head?
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What if she wasn't actually into me?
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What if she only wanted to be friends, and I'm overstepping boundaries?
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And I kid you not, I was stuttering and struggling to tell her how I felt for almost 10 insufferable minutes.
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Like, I swear, she must have thought I was having a massive stroke or something.
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And just when I thought things couldn't get worse, I completely pulled the brakes when she said this.
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So you see, I...
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I...
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You know, if it's too hard to share with me, maybe you don't have to force yourself.
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now look here when she said
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that i didn't have to force myself to me it almost
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sounded like she didn't want me to confess to her
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which then led me to think i might have completely missed a mark on how she felt about me
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so in a moment of panic i said oh yeah yeah
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you're right uh i'm gonna go get some water at this point i was fully convinced
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that she had zero interest in me
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And telling her how I felt now would only end up in me getting painfully rejected.
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So to save myself from further embarrassment, I decided not to confess.
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When I returned, I apologized for acting all weird
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and thanked her for taking the time to spend time with me on my birthday.
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And then we just kind of awkwardly ended the call.
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It was over.
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That night, I remember just sitting in front of the computer trying to process what just happened.
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And all I could think of was whether I should call her back right then and there, and just tell her how I feel anyway, or just put things to rest and move on.
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I'm not even joking.
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I literally sat in the exact same position, contemplating this for hours, until eventually, the sun came up.
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Then, I realized.
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She kind of already rejected me once.
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What do I have to lose now?
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I'll just tell her how I feel, and that'll be the end of that.
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And whatever happens, happens.
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And as soon as I made up my mind, I clicked the call button at 6am in the morning, with crusty eyebags and all, and gave it one last go.
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Hello?
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Isn't it pretty early there?
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Uh, yeah, it is.
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Oh no, are you okay?
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You sounded like you didn't get any sleep.
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I'm okay, I'm okay.
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Uh, Hono, if you had a guy you had strong feelings for,
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but somehow failed to tell him how you feel, would you try again?
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Well, if it's someone I really like, I think so.
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Why?
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I - I have feelings for you.
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Romantic feelings.
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I - I can't stop talking to you.
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I can't stop wanting to call you every chance I get.
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I enjoy being around you so much that it's - it's becoming more
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and more difficult to get off call sometimes and even
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if you don't feel the same way it's okay cuz oh I have feelings for you too huh you do yeah
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okay how do I explain this
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so apparently for some reason she thought instead of a love
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confession she was afraid i was trying to tell her
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that we should hang out less
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because i didn't want to seem like i was leading her on
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and stuff hence why she was okay with not hearing what
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i had to say i guess i'm happy to know i
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wasn't the only one overthinking things anyways after clarifying we both had a good laugh about it
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and from then on we just kind of look back on
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this memory fondly sometimes things are not always gonna go your way
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but even if that's the case i think it's better to be brave
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and take a chance than to regret in the future of wondering what it could have been.
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And for me, I'm glad I took that chance.
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Amen.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“My Awkward Love Confession”為素材。 這段影片共有 159 個句子、1859 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 12:15。 說話人語速自然，每分鐘約 152 個詞，接近日常對話。 只有 81% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| opera 名詞 | /ˈɒp.ə.ɹə/ | 歌劇 /歌劇, 戲曲 /戲曲 |
| apologize 動詞 | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | 道歉 |
| confess 動詞 | /kənˈfɛs/ | 承認 /承認, 懺悔 /懺悔 |
| confession 名詞 | /kənˈfɛʃən/ | 自白, 承認 /承認 |
| horrible 形容詞 | /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/ | 可怕的, 可畏 |
| sponsor 名詞 | /ˈspɒn.səː/ | 保證人 /保證人 |
| tab 名詞 | /tæb/ | 標籤 /標籤, 分頁 /分頁 |
| choke 動詞 | /t͡ʃoʊk/ | 窒息, 嗆 /嗆 |
| milestone 名詞 | /ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/ | 里程碑 |
| superior 形容詞 | /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ | 優越 /優越 |
| mood 名詞 | /muːd/ | 心情, 情緒 /情緒 |
| helpful 形容詞 | /ˈhɛlp.fl̩/ | 有幫助 /有幫助 |
| romantic 形容詞 | /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ | 浪漫 |
| comic 名詞 | /ˈkɑmɪk/ | 喜劇演員 /喜劇演員 |
| ghost 名詞 | /ɡoʊst/ | гуй, 鬼 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| come up 動詞 | 上來 /上來 | |
| look forward to 動詞 | 期待, 嚮往 | |
| look up to 動詞 | 崇拜, 欽佩 | |
| make up 動詞 | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | 組成 /組成 |
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：
- Is this a segue to us?
- Hey, you wanted to talk to me about something?
- What if she wasn't actually into me?
- What if she only wanted to be friends, and I'm overstepping boundaries?
- What do I have to lose now?
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 34 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 I'm, didn't, gonna。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: smoothly /ˈsmuːðli/, soothe /suːð/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: confession /kənˈfɛʃən/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, collaboration /kəˌlæbəˈɹeɪʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/, inspiration /ˌɪn.spɪˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: brave /bɹeɪv/, invite /ɪnˈvaɪt/, convince /kənˈvɪns/, respective /ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/, convenient /kənˈviː.niənt/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, confess /kənˈfɛs/, anyways /ˈɛn.iˌweɪz/, tab /tæb/, choke /t͡ʃoʊk/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: horrible /ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, shortly /ˈʃɔɹtli/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, incredibly /ɪŋˈkɹɛdɪbli/
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 opera, apologize, confess 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。