跟讀練習: the reason you always feel behind - 通過影片學習英語口語
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When I was a kid, my dream was to open up my own ice cream shop.
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I have always loved ice cream, and my parents even made me business cards for my business that didn't even exist yet.
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I was probably seven or eight years old, and I really thought this was my calling.
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A part of me still wishes that maybe I'll have my own ice cream store or bakery one day, but if I'm being honest, that will probably never happen.
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And that's just one of the many what-ifs and dreams that will never manifest in my life.
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But for some of my more realistic goals, like buying a house, getting married, having financial freedom, traveling the world, I worry I might never get some of those things either.
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And I'm sure you feel the same way.
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As kids, we were all told to dream big.
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But the problem is that even though these goals seemed hopeful in the moment we made them, they created these massive expectations in our mind.
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Now as adults, there is this massive pressure to live up to these expectations.
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And when things don't go according to plan, our world crumbles and we become depressed.
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The truth is you will probably never get everything you want in this life and that is okay.
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If you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you.
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I grew up being the quintessential perfect kid.
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I got straight A's in every class.
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I did every extracurricular you can possibly think of.
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Got into a super prestigious competitive college.
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The whole resume.
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I got everything me and my parents ever wished for.
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My whole childhood was basically me winning at everything.
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But because I was expected to win, I started wanting to win at everything all the time.
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Even at stuff I was genuinely bad at, like sports.
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Don't even get me started on that stupid pacer test.
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I am not even that athletic, but if I didn't place first among the girls, I would be so embarrassed.
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This competitiveness followed me everywhere, and it really showed up when it was time to figure out my career.
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I knew my real passion was YouTube, but time and time again, I found myself questioning if I was even doing the right thing.
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At some point, I even started applying to corporate jobs on LinkedIn for the same jobs that all my successful friends had.
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There were just so many times I wanted to push my dreams aside to go compete for something
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that everyone else was fighting for.
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And I think that's what happens to all of us.
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Between growing up and becoming an adult, our true unadulterated desires get traded for what we think we're supposed to want.
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Like an impressive salary, a high rise apartment, the nice car, a huge group of friends.
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But the greatest problem is that because all of our desires are borrowed, even when we do get these things, we're still not happy.
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And if we don't get them, also not happy.
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It's a lose-lose.
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This is why people in their 40s
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and 50s start to go a little stir-crazy and go into what we call that midlife crisis.
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Because they suddenly realize
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that they spent their entire lives working in a job they hate just to be able to buy things
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that don't actually make them happy.
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Like just imagine working towards something your entire life just to realize at the end that it wasn't even worth it.
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And social media adds more fire to all of this.
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Every time you scroll, you're consuming someone else's success, every trend that's on the market.
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And over time, we start adopting more desires that don't even align with us.
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This is why so many people our age have shopping addictions.
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They buy, buy, buy trying to fill this hole of not feeling good enough.
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And as soon as they buy their dream thing, the satisfaction of it wears off and they go find something else that's going to make them happy.
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But guys, no amount of stuff is ever going to satisfy your desires because it will never be enough.
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And the word for this feeling is lack.
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And guys, trust me as a girl who literally has her entire career on social media, social media is designed to make you feel lack.
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To convince you that there's something else missing from your life, even if you're already happy.
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It's like when fast food commercials show you a juicy burger and suddenly you start craving it, even if you're not hungry.
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The reason I know this is because I am the girl that did get everything I wanted.
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The apartment, the dream career, the group of friends.
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I worked so long and so hard to be able to get these things that I wanted for so long, but at the end of the day, I can't say I'm 100% happy nor satisfied.
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Every single day, I find more things that I want or things that are missing from my life.
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And the thing I want you to understand is that lack does not exist without your power.
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But the more you stare at it, the louder that feeling gets.
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And over time, you live your life believing that you'll never be pretty enough, rich enough, smart enough.
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This feeling of not being enough is so hard to remove on your own because when you internalize these thoughts, they become part of your identity.
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You literally see them as fact.
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You don't even question the things you want, why you want them.
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And that's why you're still unhappy, even when you do get those things.
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I worked my butt off for three years to be able to move out and get my dream apartment.
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And although it's been great, my life isn't perfect.
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Actually, it's been a lot harder and scarier since moving out
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but i talk about everything with my therapist
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and guys she's actually a lifesaver it took me a really
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long time to even start therapy in the first place
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and i didn't even know where to look for one
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and they match you with a licensed therapist you can meet
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and it works around your schedule and
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if the therapist you're matched with isn't the right fit you
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can switch any time for free until you find the right
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and receive 10 off your first month of therapy
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so now the question becomes so should i just give up and and not want anything anymore?
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No, wanting stuff isn't bad.
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It's human nature to crave, to act on our desires.
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What you have to understand is that there are two completely different ways to want things.
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The first comes from a feeling of lack.
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You want the diet pills because you don't feel skinny enough.
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You want the promotion so that your family will finally accept you.
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You wanna travel because all your friends are going this year and you can't.
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But you're chasing something that's never going to fix that feeling.
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Even if you do get the promotion, is it guaranteed that your family will respect you?
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Even if you do get the money to travel, your friends are still going to go somewhere new every year.
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You are always going to play this game of catch up.
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And we can never control how other people act or how they perceive us.
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That's why buying all this stuff or doing crazy things to your body will never be enough.
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You'll be chasing your own tail because you're convinced it's the solution and it's not.
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It is never about the physical things that you lack.
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It's about you ignoring what you actually need, which is to feel accepted by yourself.
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So the antidote for lack is a kind of wanting that stems from fullness.
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It's having gratitude for what you already have while still striving for more.
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It means going after something you genuinely care about, but being okay without it.
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It's about creating goals that align with you, even if no one else has the same goals.
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Instead of trying to compete in other people's race, you are in your own race.
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You are only competing with yourself.
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Of course, we all want more money, right?
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We want a better house, better clothes, but your reasons for wanting those things have to come from abundance first.
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Before we start wanting anything else, we have to acknowledge what we already have.
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It's so easy for me to look at the girl on Instagram
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and wish I had her life or her body or her connections.
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When in reality, the version of me five years ago would have done anything to have the life I have right now.
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I walk around my apartment and forget that this was my dream literally a year ago.
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I get so stressed about creating content and forget that this was all I ever wanted to do.
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Remember to notice all the things you worked for in your life and appreciate them.
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You are living someone else's dream right now.
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So many people would do anything to be in your position.
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And the crazy thing is when you start thinking this way, you realize that you cannot feel gratitude and lack in the same moment.
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Try it.
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They can't both be in the room at once.
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Your life is not a to-do list.
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All these milestones like get a good job, get married, buy a house, have kids, we're all drilled into your mind from a young age.
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Yes, it's great to want these things, but question why you want them.
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And just remember that your version of a marriage, a house, and a family will look different from everyone else's and it's supposed to.
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The reality is that we're all gonna die with things still unchecked on our list.
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But I think that's the point in life.
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It's not about getting everything you want, It's learning to live with what you have and building a life that you're happy with.
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You are allowed to want things and be at peace at the same time.
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Maybe in a few years, I'll actually want to open up my ice cream shop, or maybe I won't.
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And if I don't, it'll be a sweet little memory, not a loss.
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I wasn't handing out fake business cards at seven years old to make a massive profit.
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I just liked serving people and making them happy.
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And I do that now in so many more ways than I could have ever imagined.
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So sometimes the things you want aren't actually what you want.
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And it's not sad.
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It's actually quite freeing.
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If any of this resonated with you, then let me know in the comments what your ice cream shop was or what this made you think of.
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And if you like these big sis advice chats, I'll link my whole playlist right here.
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I love you guys and remember that you will always be enough.
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I'll see you in the next one.
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Bye.
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本課的詞彙與口語要點
這節 B2 級別的口語課以影片“the reason you always feel behind”為素材。 這段影片共有 139 個句子、1940 個單詞可供跟讀。 講話部分時長為 8:42。 說話人語速較快，每分鐘約 223 個詞，會出現較多連讀和弱讀。 89% 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
影片中最難的 15 個單詞，附發音和釋義：
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| therapist 名詞 | /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ | 治療師 /治療師 |
| align 動詞 | /əˈlaɪn/ | 對齊 /對齊 |
| gratitude 名詞 | /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/ | 感恩, 謝意 /謝意 |
| satisfy 動詞 | /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ | 滿足 /滿足 |
| expectation 名詞 | /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/ | 等待 |
| antidote 名詞 | /ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/ | 解藥 /解藥, 解毒藥 /解毒藥 |
| crumble 動詞 | /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ | 崩潰 |
| extracurricular 形容詞 | /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/ | 課外 /課外, 課餘 /課餘 |
| internalize 動詞 | /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/ | 使內在化 /使內在化 |
| lifesaver 名詞 | /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/ | 救生員 /救生員, 救命者 |
| questionnaire 名詞 | /ˌk(w)ɛstʃəˈnɛə/ | 問卷 /問卷, 調查表 /調查表 |
| quintessential 形容詞 | /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/ | 典型的 |
| unadulterated 形容詞 | 真真確確 /真真確確, 真真實實 /真真實實 | |
| craving 名詞 | /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/ | 渴望, 癖好 |
| playlist 名詞 | /ˈpleɪˌlɪst/ | 播放列表, 歌單 /歌單 |
影片中出現的短語動詞
| 單詞 | 發音 | 釋義 |
|---|---|---|
| grow up 動詞 | 長大 /長大 | |
| figure out 動詞 | 弄清楚 | |
| fill out 動詞 | /fɪl ˈaʊt/ | 填, 填寫 /填寫 |
| give up 動詞 | 投案, 自首 | |
| hand out 動詞 | 分配 | |
| show up 動詞 | 露面 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 條件句 if + 從句，will/would + 動詞 — 條件及其結果 | if I'm being honest, that will probably · If you don't believe me, I'll prove · if I don't, it'll be |
| 被動語態 be + 過去分詞 — 強調發生了什麼，而不是誰做的 | was expected · are borrowed · is designed |
| 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 | have always loved · it's been |
需要注意的發音
說話人用了 48 次縮略和弱讀形式，例如 don't, you're, I'll。請按聽到的簡短形式來說。
- “th” 音: therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, cloth /klɒθ/, athletic /æθˈlɛt.ɪk/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, quintessential /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəl/, addiction /əˈdɪkˌʃən/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
- 長單詞——注意重音位置: expectation /ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, competitiveness /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/, extracurricular /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/, internalize /ɪnˈtɝnəlaɪz/
中文母語者容易讀錯的音：
- /v/ — 不要讀成 /w/，上齒輕觸下唇: competitiveness /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/, lifesaver /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/, craving /ˈkɹeɪ.vɪŋ/, strive /ˈstɹaɪv/, perceive /pɚˈsiv/
- 詞尾子音 — 要讀清楚，後面不要加母音: therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/, gratitude /ˈɡɹæ.tɪ.tud/, antidote /ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/, competitiveness /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪvnəs/, fullness /ˈfʊlnəs/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的區別: crumble /ˈkɹʌmbəl/, extracurricular /ˌɛkstɹəkəˈɹɪkjʊlə(ɹ)/, lifesaver /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvəɹ/, scroll /skɹoʊl/, drill /dɹɪl/
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 therapist, align, gratitude 這類單詞。
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