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Picture a small village in the mountains of Spain.
想像一下西班牙山區裡的一個小村莊。
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It's midnight in midsummer,
正值盛夏的午夜，
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and three thousand people are crammed into a tiny arena.
3000人擠在一個小小的場地裡。
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In the centre lies a carpet of glowing coals.
場地中央鋪著一層燒得通紅的炭火。
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One by one, villagers walk across it — barefoot!
村民們一個接一個地從上面走過——光著腳！
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This is the fire-walking ritual of San Pedro Manrique.
這就是San Pedro Manrique的走火儀式。
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Some years ago, a team of scientists went along to watch.
幾年前，一個科學家團隊專程前去觀察。
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They fitted heart-rate monitors to the walkers and the spectators.
他們給走火的人和觀眾都戴上了心率監測器。
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What they found was genuinely remarkable.
他們的發現確實非常驚人。
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As each walker crossed the coals,
每當有人走過炭火時，
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their family's hearts began to beat in step with theirs!
他們家人的心跳竟開始和他們同步！
12
Strangers watching from the same stands showed no such pattern.
而坐在同一看臺上的陌生人，卻沒有出現這種現象。
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The ritual was, quite literally, binding people together.
這個儀式，毫不誇張地說，真的把人們連在了一起。
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I'll confess that for most of my career,
我得承認，在我職業生涯的大部分時間裡，
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I dismissed rituals as quaint superstition.
我都把儀式當作過時的迷信，不屑一顧。
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Relics of a world before science.
是科學出現之前那個世界的遺物。
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Something we sensible moderns had rather outgrown.
是我們這些理性的現代人早就擺脫得差不多的東西。
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I couldn't have been more wrong.
我真是大錯特錯。
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Rituals haven't disappeared. They've simply changed costume.
儀式並沒有消失，只是換了一身行頭。
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Think of fans singing the same song before every match.
想想那些每場比賽前都唱同一首歌的球迷。
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Graduation gowns, wedding toasts, birthday candles.
畢業禮服、婚禮祝酒、生日蠟燭。
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None of them is strictly necessary, and that's precisely the point.
這些都不是非有不可的，而這恰恰就是重點。
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Their very pointlessness is what makes them meaningful.
正是因為沒什麼實際用處，它們才有了意義。
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Rituals slow time down, and they say, "This moment matters."
儀式讓時間慢下來，彷彿在說：“這一刻很重要。”
25
They also help us carry anxiety and grief.
它們還能幫我們承受焦慮和悲傷。
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Studies even suggest that small personal rituals
研究甚至表明，一些個人的小儀式
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can steady our nerves before a stressful performance.
能在緊張的表演前穩住我們的情緒。
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Which may explain why I tapped this stage three times before walking on.
這也許能解釋，我為什麼上臺前要在這個舞臺上敲3下。
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So I'd like to leave you with a modest proposal.
所以最後，我想給大家一個小小的建議。
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Don't abandon the rituals you've inherited.
不要丟掉你們傳承下來的儀式。
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And where they've faded, feel free to invent new ones!
如果它們已經淡去，那就大膽創造新的儀式吧！
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A Sunday dinner. A walk every New Year's morning.
一頓週日晚餐。每年元旦早上的一次散步。
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Because a ritual is simply a promise to keep showing up for each other.
因為儀式說到底，就是一份承諾：我們會一直陪在彼此身邊。
34
Thank you.
謝謝大家。

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本課的詞彙與口語要點

這節 C1 級別的口語課以影片“SEtalk: Why Humans Still Need Rituals”為素材。 這段影片共有 34 個句子、284 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 2:11。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 130 個詞，很適合跟讀。 只有 72% 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

影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：

單詞發音釋義
ritual 名詞/ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/儀式 /儀式, 典禮 /典禮
barefoot 形容詞/ˈbɛɹfʊt/赤腳 /赤腳, 光腳 /光腳
villager 名詞/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/鄉下人 /鄉下人, 村民
spectator 名詞/spɛkˈteɪtə/旁觀者 /旁觀者, 觀眾 /觀眾
inherit 動詞/ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/繼承 /繼承, 繼承
invent 動詞/ɪnˈvɛnt/發明 /發明
gown 名詞/ˈɡaʊ̯n/長袍 /長袍, 罩衣
confess 動詞/kənˈfɛs/承認 /承認, 懺悔 /懺悔
dismiss 動詞/dɪsˈmɪs/解僱 /解僱
fade 動詞/feɪd/衰落, 枯萎
candle 名詞/ˈkæn.dəl/蠟燭 /蠟燭, 蠟 /蠟
glow 動詞/ɡloʊ/發光 /發光, 發亮 /發亮
toast 名詞/toʊst/烤麵包 /烤麵包, 吐司
theirs/ðɛɚz/他們的 /他們的, 她們的 /她們的
abandon 動詞/əˈbæn.dən/放棄 /放棄

需要注意的發音

說話人用了 8 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 they've, couldn't, don't。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。

中文母語者容易讀錯的音：

  • /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: villager /ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/
  • 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: barefoot /ˈbɛɹfʊt/, inherit /ɪnˈhɛɹɪt/, invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/, bind /ˈbaɪ̯nd/, confess /kənˈfɛs/
  • /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: ritual /ˈɹɪt͡ʃ.u.əl/, stressful /ˈstɹɛsfəl/

如何用這段影片練習

  1. 先完整聽一遍影片，不要開口，記下不認識的單詞。
  2. 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。
  3. 錄下自己的聲音並與原聲對比，特別注意 ritual, barefoot, villager 這類單詞。

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