跟读练习: Learn English with PODCASTS — Why Tom Holland DELETED His Instagram - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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I decided to delete my Instagram.
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I decided to delete my Instagram.
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I would be on set working.
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I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that and they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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They took the story in the wrong direction.
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Oh, look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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he's having a nervous breakdown in New York, kind of painted people looking for help in the wrong light.
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What's up, everyone?
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I'm Izzy, your real-life English fluency coach, and today we have a great conversation to learn English with between the famous actor Tom Holland and podcaster Jay Shetty.
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In this interview, we get to see Tom opening up and talk about why he decided to step away from Instagram to protect his mental health.
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And the clip is packed with so many useful expressions in English and I'll help you master all of these today.
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And if you go to our app, you can even practice everything so you become more fluent and capable of using these words when you speak.
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Now let's get started with the lesson.
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First, you'll watch the clip, then you'll learn with it, and at the end, I'm going to let you test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time without any subtitles.
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I was in New York.
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I was shooting the crowded room and I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was.
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And I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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I would be on set working.
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I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown and what upset me was if i was having a mental breakdown that's not for you to report on all right now let's break down the clip and learn all the advanced vocabulary and pronunciation with tom holland i was in new york i was shooting the crowning crowded room in this context shooting means filming the crowded room we should mention here is a psychological thriller tv series where Tom is the protagonist.
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So he says he was having a hard time filming it, meaning he was struggling.
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It was a difficult moment for him.
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That's a nice casual location you can use too.
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They say it all the time.
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Check this out.
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Our family doesn't run from things Miles.
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Yeah, I know.
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What's that about?
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He's having a hard time, Jeff.
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And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was, the emotional...
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That's also what he meant by saying it was taxing.
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It was difficult, exhausting, and drained his energy.
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In Tom's case, playing this intense role in this series was emotionally taxing.
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I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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When something takes over, it takes control.
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Tom means Instagram was taking control of his life, of his thoughts and actions, and it was hard to focus on his job.
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See how he describes what he would do?
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I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, and it was...
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This action is called scrolling.
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It's a common expression nowadays, but you should know this particular use of the verb to scroll already existed before smartphones, since we also scroll on a computer using a mouse.
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Another expression that people use these days to refer to this specific negative experience of scroll scroll scroll when using Instagram or TikTok is doom scrolling.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people what they thought about me.
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Did you notice how Tom pronounces the words that end with a T sound?
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Let's give a listen to this part again, but more slowly.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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All these words were pronounced with a stop T.
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Out, what, thought, about.
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Natives often do this.
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Now to do a stop T sound, you simply prepare to make a T sound, but then you stop the flow of air and make a short pause.
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Now try to repeat after me.
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Out, what, about.
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Now, what else can we find here that's more advanced pronunciation?
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Well, these phrases have some connected speech in them.
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That's when natives cut, link, and morph words together when they speak.
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The word obsessed ends with a T sound, obsessed.
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And because the next word starts with a T, they morph, obsessed.
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Not obsessed to, but obsessed to.
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And the D from find gets linked to the vowel sound from the next word.
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find out.
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Now let's try to repeat after Tom.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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And I was obsessed to find out what people were saying.
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And say like, I'm taking a break from social media because I feel like my mental health will benefit from it.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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To run with something is a collocation that means to take an idea and develop it further without hesitation.
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It can be used in both negative and positive contexts.
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For example, a more positive situation could be, she had a great idea for the project and the team ran with it, meaning they developed and expanded on the idea.
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In this case, Tom is saying that the press, that is magazines, newspapers, TV news, etc.
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they took this story, which was pretty straightforward, and they changed the narrative.
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And that's what he means by this line.
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In this context, to make out refers to creating a certain impression, or to pretend.
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For example, she's trying to make out that she's rich.
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So instead of focusing on the positive reason behind his decision, the press made it sound like he was having a mental breakdown.
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A point where a person gets so stressed because of their thoughts and emotions that they collapse.
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They stop functioning properly, like when a machine breaks down.
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And Tom was upset with the news because he was actually taking steps to avoid reaching that point of breakdown.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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Rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
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It's okay that he's doing it.
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So we should all feel okay to do it too.
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They were saying, oh, look, he's not the perfect, happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
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And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism, let's say.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
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It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going i'm doing this so that i don't right go in that direction totally at least i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but absolutely it's almost like i'm proactively seeing that i could end up in a position where sure i might have a breakdown i don't want to be in that position and so i'm responsibly saying guys i'm taking a break right in order to protect myself.
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100%.
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Yeah, which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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To paint something negatively means to describe or show something in a bad way.
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It's very similar to try to make out something about a situation, to paint it a certain way.
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And he goes on to use yet another similar phrase.
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Check it out.
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They took the story in the wrong direction and they painted again this negative light on mental health.
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To show someone in a bad light, or negative light as he says, is exactly what he's talking about.
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And by the way, you may also hear the opposite phrase in a good light.
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They were saying, oh look, he's not the perfect happy-go-lucky kid you think he is.
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He's having a nervous breakdown in New York.
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And I think that that was a really unfair line of journalism.
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If you call someone happy-go-lucky, you mean they are not concerned about the future and just enjoy life without planning.
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Tom felt this way or method of doing journalism, or as he says, this line of journalism, was unfair.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely, absolutely.
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It almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
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If you act preemptively in a situation, you're thinking ahead and doing something in advance to avoid problems.
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For example, packing the night before a trip helps you avoid rushing things in the morning.
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You're acting preemptively.
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In case something unexpected happens, you have time to deal with it.
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In a strategic context, like in the military, a preemptive strike is an attack launched to prevent an expected attack from the enemy.
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motorbike i'll take you for a ride in it sometimes yeah yeah absolutely absolutely it almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going i'm doing this so that i don't right go in that direction totally at least i'm not trying to put words in your mouth but absolutely putting words in one's mouth refers to saying that someone means one thing when a person really meant something else imagine two people having an argument you could hear something like i didn't say this don't try to put words in my mouth.
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In this case, Jay Shetty is just being respectful, saying he knows Tom didn't say those words exactly, but that that's what he understands from Tom's story.
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Another word that we use to talk about taking action early is proactively.
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Like exercising regularly is a proactive way to maintain good health, instead of just waiting until you get sick to go to the doctor.
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It's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where, sure, I might have a breakdown, I don't want to be in that position, and so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break, in order to protect myself.
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To end up means to eventually find yourself in a certain situation, often without planning it.
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For example, the movie we wanted to see was sold out, there were no tickets available, so we ended up seeing a different one.
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Alright, I know you've been waiting for this part, now we're gonna test your comprehension by watching the entire clip a final time without subtitles, and I'm gonna ask with some quiz questions.
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Let's do this.
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I was in New York.
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I was shooting the crowded room.
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And I was having a really hard time with the job just because of how taxing it was.
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Which word describes something that is physically or mentally difficult and exhausting?
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Shooting.
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Tasking.
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Taxing.
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I decided to delete my Instagram because I just felt like I was so addicted to this kind of false version of my life that it was just taking over.
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I would be on set working, I'd come and sit in my chair and just scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll, scroll.
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And it was becoming a problem.
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I was just obsessed with it and I was obsessed to find out what people were saying and how people, what they thought about me.
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So I decided to make an announcement and say that I'm taking a break from social media.
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And the thing that really upset me is the press ran with that.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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And what upset me was, if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
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What does the phrase run with it mean?
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To run as fast as possible.
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To accept an idea and develop it further.
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To ignore instructions and do your own thing.
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And they tried to make out that I was having this mental breakdown.
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And what upset me was, if I was having a mental breakdown, that's not for you to report on.
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They took the story in the wrong direction.
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And they tried, they painted again, this negative light on mental health, rather than saying, oh, he's doing it.
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It's okay that he's doing it.
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So we should all feel okay to do it too.
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They were saying, oh, look.
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Do you remember the phrase Tom used here, meaning to make someone look bad?
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To paint any bad light.
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Yeah, yeah, absolutely.
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Absolutely.
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it almost sounds like you were actually preemptively going, I'm doing this so that I don't go in that direction.
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Totally.
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At least I'm not trying to put words in your mouth, but it's almost like I'm proactively seeing that I could end up in a position where I might have a breakdown.
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I don't want to be in that position.
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And so I'm responsibly saying, guys, I'm taking a break.
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Right.
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In order to protect myself.
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A hundred percent.
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Yeah.
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Which makes a lot of sense and actually is quite admirable again.
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Which of these actions is an example of a preemptive one?
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Putting on sunscreen when at the beach?
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Fixing a leak in your house?
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Apologizing after hurting someone's feelings?
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Alright guys, great job.
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And I have spent a lot of time with you, more than you've wanted.
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You are, you are a very nice fellow, but I suspect, what are you doing?
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Are you new to show business?
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No, I'm just about to storm off your show in a hug.
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Part of the half hour thing is you gotta mic yourself.
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Yeah, exactly.
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We're cutting corners around here.
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Yeah.
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You know what, I'm just curious, I was bringing up
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本课程将带你深入了解好莱坞影星Tom Holland的内心世界，他将坦诚分享自己决定删除Instagram，以保护个人心理健康的经历。这是一个绝佳的机会，让你通过真实、自然的对话，进行地道英语口语练习，学习如何在日常生活中谈论社交媒体的影响、个人情绪以及自我关怀。视频中充满了地道的英语表达、实用的词汇和发音技巧，助你有效提升英语流利度。
重要词汇和短语
- Taxing (adj.)：费力的，耗神的，尤指精神或情感上。
- Take over (phr. v.)：接管，掌控。指某物或某事逐渐控制你的生活、思想或行动。
- Obsessed with (phr.)：沉迷于……，对……着迷。
- Doom scrolling (n.)：指不停地浏览社交媒体或新闻，尤指负面、令人沮丧的内容。
- Run with (a story/idea) (phr.)：对（故事/想法）添油加醋，大肆炒作；或积极地采纳并发展一个想法。视频中指媒体夸大事实。
- Make out that (sb is/was doing sth) (phr.)：试图表现出……，假装……。
- Mental breakdown (n.)：精神崩溃，指因严重的心理或情感压力而导致功能失常的状态。
例句：Playing this intense role was emotionally taxing for him.
例句：He felt Instagram was taking over his life.
例句：He was obsessed with finding out what people thought about him.
例句：Many people experience doom scrolling during stressful times.
例句：The press ran with the story and sensationalized it.
例句：They tried to make out that he was having a mental breakdown.
例句：He was taking steps to avoid reaching a mental breakdown.
本视频练习技巧
为了充分利用这段视频进行学习，我们建议您：
- 跟读技巧与发音练习： 仔细聆听Tom Holland和主持人的语速、语调，尝试模仿他们的自然停顿和重音。特别注意视频中提到的“stop T”发音（如“what people”，“thought about”），以及自然语流中的“connected speech”。反复跟读这些片段，有助于您的发音练习更加地道。
- 语境理解与词汇应用： 在掌握新词汇和短语后，尝试用自己的话复述Tom Holland的故事，练习将这些表达运用到您的日常对话中。这将极大地提高您在真实场景中运用英语的能力。
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- 提升英语流利度： 观看视频时不看字幕，专注于理解核心信息。之后再结合字幕学习，并通过重复听和跟读，让这些地道的表达成为您自然而然的口语习惯。
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