跟讀練習: SEtalk: Why Too Many Choices Make Us Unhappy - 通過影片學習英語口語

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How long did it take you to choose your last phone?
大家上次挑手機花了多長時間？
2
For me, buying a pair of headphones once took three weeks.
我呢，有一次買一副耳機花了整整3周。
3
I'm not joking — I actually made a spreadsheet!
我沒開玩笑——我真的做了一張表格！
4
Today, I want to explain why that happens to so many of us.
今天，我想跟大家解釋一下，為什麼我們很多人都會這樣。
5
It was two in the morning, and I was still reading reviews.
當時已經凌晨2點了，我還在看評測。
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There were over two hundred models, so I was spoilt for choice.
有200多款型號，我簡直挑花了眼。
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Whenever I found a good pair, I'd spot a better one,
每次我找到一副不錯的，就會看到一副更好的，
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so I'd keep on looking.
所以我就一直找下去。
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By the time I finally ordered some, I'd lost all interest.
等我終於下單的時候，已經完全沒興趣了。
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I'd spent three weeks choosing, and I wasn't even happy.
我花了3周時間挑選，結果一點都不開心。
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It turns out I'm not alone.
原來，不只我一個人這樣。
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In 2000, a jam-tasting table was set up in a California supermarket.
2000年，California一家超市裡擺了一張果醬試吃臺。
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Sometimes the table had twenty-four flavours, and sometimes just six.
有時候臺上擺了24種口味，有時候只有6種。
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The big table attracted more shoppers, which isn't surprising.
大的試吃臺吸引了更多顧客，這並不奇怪。
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But only three percent of them actually bought a jar!
但其中只有3%的人真的買了一罐！
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At the small table, ten times as many people bought jam!
而在小試吃臺，買果醬的人足足多了10倍！
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The study suggested that too much choice can stop us from choosing.
這項研究表明，選擇太多反而會讓我們無從選擇。
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Later studies pointed out that it isn't always this strong,
後來的研究指出，這種效應並不總是這麼明顯，
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but it keeps showing up when the choice is complicated.
但在選擇很複雜的時候，它總會出現。
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And what happens when we do manage to choose?
那麼，當我們真的做出選擇時，又會怎樣呢？
21
Psychologist Barry Schwartz describes two kinds of people.
心理學家Barry Schwartz把人分成兩種。
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Maximizers are people who have to find the very best option.
最大化者就是非要找到最好選項不可的人。
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Satisficers stop searching as soon as something is good enough.
滿足者只要找到夠好的東西，就會馬上停止尋找。
24
A 2006 study followed students who were looking for their first job.
2006年的一項研究追蹤了正在找第一份工作的學生。
25
The maximizers ended up with salaries about twenty percent higher.
最大化者最後拿到的薪水高了大約20%。
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Yet they felt worse about the jobs they'd accepted!
可他們對自己接受的工作反而感覺更差！
27
They were more anxious, and they kept doubting their decision.
他們更焦慮，還總是懷疑自己的決定。
28
Options seem endless, so we assume the perfect one exists.
選項似乎無窮無盡，所以我們以為完美的那個一定存在。
29
We can't stop thinking that another choice might have been better.
我們總忍不住去想，換個選擇也許會更好。
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These days, I've become a proud satisficer.
如今，我已經成了一個自豪的滿足者。
31
I choose three options, and I give myself one evening.
我只挑3個選項，給自己一個晚上的時間。
32
Last month, I bought a new laptop in under an hour!
上個月，我不到1小時就買了一臺新筆記型電腦！
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It probably isn't the best one, but I love it.
它可能不是最好的，但我很喜歡。
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If you had only three options, you'd decide in minutes,
如果你們只有3個選項，幾分鐘就能做決定，
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and you'd probably feel happier, too.
而且可能還會更快樂。
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So next time you're stuck, make your list shorter.
所以下次你們拿不定主意時，就把清單縮短一點。
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Good enough is often exactly what we need.
“夠好就行”，往往正是我們需要的。
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Thank you, and good luck with your next choice!
謝謝大家，祝你們下次選擇好運！

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “SEtalk: Why Too Many Choices Make Us Unhappy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: choice, option, table, choose, bought. This video has 38 sentences and 374 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:14. The speaker talks at a natural 167 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
maximizer nounA person who or thing that maximizes.
satisficer nounOne who satisfices (rather than optimizes).
shopper noun/ˈʃɑ.pɚ/A person who shops.
spreadsheet noun/ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
flavour nounBritish standard spelling of flavor.
supermarket noun/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/A large self-service store that sells groceries and, usually, medications, household goods, and/or clothing.
psychologist noun/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/An expert in the field of psychology.
spoil noun/spɔɪl/Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
headphones noun/ˈhɛdfoʊnz/A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
joking verb/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɪŋ/Kidding, trying to fool.
anxious adjective/ˈæŋkʃəs/Nervous and worried.
endless adjective/ˈɛndlɪs/Having no end.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
point out verbTo identify among a group of similar subjects, or in a scene where the subject might not be readily seen or noticed, with a gesture of the body.
show up verbTo appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.
turn out verbTo end up; to result.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

  • How long did it take you to choose your last phone?
  • I'm not joking — I actually made a spreadsheet!
  • It turns out I'm not alone.
  • These days, I've become a proud satisficer.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'd, isn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shopper /ˈʃɑ.pɚ/, spreadsheet /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/
  • Long words — get the stress right: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like maximizer, satisficer, shopper.

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