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Hello, my name is Gary, and I was raised in the Western United States, so I'm a native English speaker.
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I hope that you will enjoy this YouTube channel.
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Thank you for joining us.
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The 38 letters from J .D.
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Rockefeller to his son by J .D.
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Rockefeller, 1839 to 1937, Luck depends on planning.
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January 20, 1900.
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Dear John, some people are destined to be dazzling kings or great men because of their extraordinary talents, such as old Mr. McCormick,
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who had a brain that made luck and knew how to turn a reaper into a site for money.
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In my eyes, McCormick Sr. will always be an ambitious
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and commercially gifted industrial tycoon who freed American farmers with the harvester and put himself among the richest men in America.
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The French seemed to like him more, hailing him as the man who had contributed most to the world.
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Oh, what an unexpected bonus.
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This business wizard, who could only be an ordinary farm implement dealer, said an esoteric saying, luck is the remnant of design.
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This sentence does sound quite confusing.
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Does it mean that luck is the result of planning and strategy, or is luck just what's left over after planning my experience tells me
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that both meanings exist in other words we create our own luck
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and it is impossible for us to completely eliminate luck with any action luck is the gospel
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that is difficult to get rid of in the planning process McCormick understood the true meaning of luck
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and open the door to luck so it's no surprise to me
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that McCormick Harvester can be marketed around the world as a product that never sets.
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However, in our world, it is difficult to find someone who is as good at planning luck as Mr. McCormick,
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and it is also difficult to find someone who does not believe in luck and who does not misunderstand luck.
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In the eyes of ordinary people, luck is always innate, and as long as they find someone who has been promoted in the position,
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has a great success in the business world or succeeded in a certain field, they will say casually, even in a contemptuous tone.
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This man is so lucky that luck helped him.
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Such a man can never glimpse a great truth that makes him successful.
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Every man is the designer and architect of his own destiny.
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I admit that just like people can't live without money, people can't live without luck.
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But you can't wait for luck to make a difference.
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My creed is, I don't live by God -given luck, but I thrive by planning.
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I believe that good planning can influence luck, and in any case, can successfully influence luck.
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My plan to turn competition into cooperation in the oil world is a testament to this.
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Before that plan began, the refiners fought their own way, greed for profit, and the result was a devastating competition.
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This competition is certainly a boon for consumers, but falling oil prices are disasters for the refiners.
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At that time, the vast majority of refiners were doing business at a loss and were sliding into bankruptcy one by one.
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I know very well that in order to be profitable again and make money forever,
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we must tame the industry and let everyone act rationally i see it as a responsibility
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but it's hard to do
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and it requires a plan a plan to put all the
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refining operations under my umbrella john to be a good hunter on the hunting ground for profit
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you need to think hard do things carefully be able to see all possible dangers
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and opportunities and things at the same time study like a chess player everything that may jeopardize your dominance.
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I thoroughly studied the situation and assessed my strength
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and decided to make my base camp Cleveland as my first battleground in the war to rule the oil industry.
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Just as a commander on the battlefield chooses what kind of target to attack, he must first know what kind of firearm to choose is
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most effective to successfully implement the plan to unify the oil industry under my command.
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A means of thoroughly solving the problem is required.
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That's money, and I need a lot of money to buy those refineries that make overproduction.
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But the little money I had on hand was not enough to realize my plan,
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so I decided to form a joint stock company and bring in investors from outside the industry.
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Soon we incorporated the Standard Oil in Ohio with millions of assets, and the capital expanded substantially three and a half times the following year.
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But when to do it is a matter of knowledge.
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Visionary businessmen are always good at finding opportunities in every disaster, and that's what I did.
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Before we set out on our journey of conquest, the oil industry was in disarray.
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Ninety of Cleveland's refiners were already overwhelmed by increasing competition, and if they didn't sell their plants, they would only watch themselves die.
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This is the best time to acquire a rival it may seem unethical to take an acquisition at this time
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but it really has nothing to do with conscience enterprises are like battlefields
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and the significant of strategic goals is to create the most
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favorable state for oneself out of strategic considerations the first target
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i chose to conquer was not the vulnerable small company but the most formidable rival clark pain
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This company is well -known in Cleveland and ambitious to eat my star refinery.
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But before the opponent decides, I always have to strike first.
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I took the initiative to meet with Clark Payne's largest shareholder, my old high school friend,
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Mr. Oliver Payne, and I told him that the chaotic downturn in the oil industry was over.
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In order to protect the industry, on which countless families depend, I want to build a large, high -performing oil company and welcome him.
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Payne was so impressed with my plan that they agreed to sell the company for $400 ,000.
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I knew Clark Payne was not worth the price, but I didn't turn them down.
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Eating Clark Payne would mean that I would gain the status of the world's largest oil refinery.
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To act as a powerful vanguard, this trick really worked.
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In less than two months, 22 competitors came under the umbrella of Standard Oil,
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making me the big winner of that takeover battle and thus give me an unstoppable motivation.
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In the following three years, I successfully conquered the refiners in Philadelphia,
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Pittsburgh, and Baltimore and became the only master of the oil refining industry in the United States.
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Thinking about it today, I'm really lucky if I only said that my luck was bad and I followed the trend,
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I might have been conquered long ago, but I plotted my luck.
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Anything can happen in the world, but nothing will happen for nothing.
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John, if we want to keep our luck, we must carefully plan luck, and planning luck requires a good plan.
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A good plan must be a good design, and a good design must be able to play a role.
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You need to know that there are two basic prerequisites to consider when conceding a good design.
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The first is knowing your goals, such as what you want to do and even who you want to be.
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The second is knowing your goals.
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It is to know what resources you have, such as status, money, relationships, and even abilities.
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The order of these two basic conditions is not absolutely irreversible.
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You may have an idea and a goal before you start looking for goals suitable for these resources.
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You can also mix them together to form the third and fourth methods.
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To achieve the goal, you have to selectively create some resources and maybe have some resources and a certain goal.
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You must raise or lower your goals based on these resources.
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After you adjust the goals according to the resources
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or adjust the resources according to the goals you have a foundation a structure
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that can be conceived and designed the rest is to fill with means and time
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and wait for luck to come you need to remember my son to design luck is to design life
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so while you wait for luck you need to know how to channel it give it a try love your father
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Thank you.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“Letter 2 The 38 letters from J.D Rockefeller to his son”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：luck, oil, goal, planning, industry。 这段视频共有 94 个句子、1406 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 9:00。 说话人语速自然，每分钟约 156 个词，接近日常对话。 82% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，其余的词建议在练习前先学一下。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
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| resource 名词 | /ɹɪˈzɔːs/ | 資源 /资源 |
| clerk 名词 | /klɝk/ | 書記 /书记, 店員 /店员 |
| conquer 动词 | /ˈkɑŋkɚ/ | 征服 |
| carefully 副词 | /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/ | 小心地 |
| strategic 形容词 | /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/ | 戰略的 /战略的 |
| ordinary 形容词 | /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/ | 普通, 平常 |
| disaster 名词 | /dɪˈzɑːs.təː/ | 災難 /灾难, 災害 /灾害 |
| depend 动词 | /dɪˈpɛnd/ | 信任, 信賴 /信赖 |
| implement 动词 | /ˈɪmpləmənt/ | 實施 /实施, 執行 /执行 |
| rival 名词 | /ˈɹaɪvəl/ | 對手 /对手, 敵手 /敌手 |
| adjust 动词 | /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ | 調整 /调整 |
| ambitious 形容词 | /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/ | 有雄心, 遠大 /远大 |
| battlefield 名词 | /ˈbætəlˌfiːld/ | 戰場 /战场, 沙場 /沙场 |
| umbrella 名词 | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | 傘 /伞, 雨傘 /雨伞 |
| tone 名词 | /ˈtəʊn/ | 全音 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| come under 动词 | 在……之下 |
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | was raised · are destined · can be marketed |
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | man who had · someone who is · someone who does |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 8 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 can't, didn't, I'm。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “th” 音: thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, thrive /θɹajv/, unethical /ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/, cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, acquisition /ˌæk.wɪˈzɪʃ.ən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: successfully /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/, ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, extraordinary /ɪksˈtɹɔːrdɪn(ə)ɹi/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/, cooperation /koʊˌɑ.pəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: rival /ˈɹaɪvəl/, vast /væst/, solve /sɒlv/, initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: resource /ɹɪˈzɔːs/, clerk /klɝk/, strategic /stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/, depend /dɪˈpɛnd/, implement /ˈɪmpləmənt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: carefully /ˈkɛɹf(ə)li/, rival /ˈɹaɪvəl/, thoroughly /ˈθʌɹ.ə.li/, umbrella /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/, vulnerable /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 resource, clerk, conquer 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。