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A successful young man once climbed a mountain to meet an old Zen master.
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He had come seeking wisdom.
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Or at least, that's what he told himself.
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The moment he sat down, he began talking.
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About his education.
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His success.
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His ideas.
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His understanding of life.
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The master listened quietly.
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He never interrupted.
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After a while, the master smiled.
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Let's have some tea.
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The young man nodded.
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The master placed a small cup in front of him and began to pour.
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The tea reached the middle, then the top, then the edge.
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But the master kept pouring.
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Tea spilled across the table, then onto the floor.
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The young man stared at him.
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Finally, he said, Master, stop.
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The cup is full.
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The master stopped pouring.
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He looked at the young man and asked, Then why did you come to me?
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The young man froze.
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The master gently pointed at the cup.
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You came here asking for wisdom, but you brought no empty space to receive it.
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The room became quiet.
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The young man looked down.
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For the first time, he realized something.
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He had spent years trying to fill his mind with opinions, with pride, with old beliefs, with the need to be right.
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And perhaps that was why he had stopped growing.
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The master said, a full cup cannot receive anything new.
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You may be right about many things, but if you are never willing to question what you know, you will never discover what you don't.
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The young man slowly looked at the spilled tea.
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The master continued, Sometimes, wisdom does not begin with learning something new.
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It begins with letting something go.
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That day, the young man left the mountain with no new answers.
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And strangely, he felt wiser than when he arrived, because he had finally understood.
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You don't always need more knowledge.
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Sometimes, you simply need more room.
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Years later, whenever he felt certain that he already knew the answer, he remembered that overflowing cup, and he would ask himself,
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is my cup full, or am I still willing to learn?
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So, ask yourself the same question today.
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What is one belief, one opinion, or one piece of the past you need to let go of?
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To make room for something better?
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Share this story with someone who may need to hear it.
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If it made you think, like the video and subscribe for more stories that can change the way you see life.
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And tell us in the comments, what do you need to empty from your cup?
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節口語課以影片“Sometimes, You Just Need to Do Nothing”為素材。 影片中反覆出現的詞有：master, cup, tea, wisdom, looked。 這段影片共有 47 個句子、424 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 3:02。 說話人語速平穩，每分鐘約 140 個詞，很適合跟讀。 92% 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 14 個值得學習的單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| wisdom 名詞 | /ˈwɪzdəm/ | 智慧 |
| pour 動詞 | /poɹ/ | 倒 |
| belief 名詞 | /bɪˈliːf/ | 相信, 信心 |
| spill 動詞 | /spɪl/ | 潑掉 /潑掉, 潑 /潑 |
| discover 動詞 | /dɪˈskʌvə/ | 發現 /發現, 發覺 /發覺 |
| arrive 動詞 | /əˈɹaɪv/ | 到達 /到達, 到 |
| climb 動詞 | /ˈklaɪ̯m/ | 登 |
| quietly 副詞 | /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/ | 悄悄地, 安靜地 /安靜地 |
| freeze 動詞 | /ˈfɹiːz/ | 凍結 /凍結, 凍 /凍 |
| subscribe 動詞 | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | 簽署 /簽署 |
| stare 動詞 | /stɛɚ/ | 凝視 /凝視, 瞪眼 |
| nod 動詞 | /nɑd/ | 點頭 /點頭 |
| interrupt 動詞 | /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpt/ | 打斷 /打斷, 插嘴 |
| overflow 動詞 | /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/ | 溢位, 漫溢 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 釋義 |
|---|---|
| sit down 動詞 | 坐下, 坐 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 動詞 + -ing enjoy、keep、stop… + -ing — 後接 -ing 形式的動詞 | kept pouring · stopped pouring · stopped growing |
| 用 “might / may” 表可能 might/may + 動詞 — 有可能但不確定的事 | may be · may need |
| 義務：must / have to / need to 表示某事是必要的 | need to let · need to hear |
需要注意的發音
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: discover /dɪˈskʌvə/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, overflow /ˌəʊvəˈfləʊ/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: belief /bɪˈliːf/, arrive /əˈɹaɪv/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, nod /nɑd/
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 wisdom, pour, belief 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。