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My name is Sophie and I live on the island of Maui.
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The perfect place to go surfing, hiking, go to the beach every day.
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And that's exactly how I should be spending my time, right?
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Actually, my day-to-day looks quite different.
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I'm a proud homebody, and it brings me
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so much joy to have a whole day to get lost in a good book, tend to my little patio garden,
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or dive into one of my hobbies.
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Every day looks more or less the same.
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Nevertheless, it's full of meaning and made of little moments of happiness.
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importantly, this ordinary boring life is what fulfills me.
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I mean, I'm the first to admit that I feel
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so blessed to live in this beautiful place and I can go see the ocean whenever I want to, but for the majority of us,
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including myself, we spend a lot of our times at home in some kind of a routine,
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whether it's eating, sleeping or working and I think there's absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying the ordinary side of our day-to-day lives.
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Just reflecting back on some of my happiest moments, I can really say with certainty that it doesn't take that much for me to be happy.
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I mean I look forward to walking my dogs every single
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day as much as I look forward to going out on the weekends with my friends.
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Trying out new recipe at home is just as exciting as going out and dining out at some resort.
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And maybe this is because I am an introvert and I am a homebody, but I can't deny
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that I feel the same kind of joy from these activities as those activities that society would label as fun and exciting.
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And I think I've resisted admitting this for the longest time
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because there is so much pressure to stand out and also to live our best lives, whatever that means.
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We're so often told to dream big, be bold, live large, and to stand out from the crowd.
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And everything else falls under this category of being boring or just being average, like that is the worst thing to be.
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We look to our friends and peers on social media
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and feel like we have to constantly do cool things or upgrade in lifestyles to be validated in some way,
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or just to look like we're also having a great time.
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Not only social media, but the constant noise of advertisements telling us to buy this, go on that trip, drive this car,
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and only then we can live this extraordinary life.
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Our society pushes this narrative that happiness is something to be pursued,
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that we have to spend our time and money to acquire happiness.
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Maybe there's some truth to that, but I just don't think it tells the full story.
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Definitely does not tell the other side of the story.
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As a very impressionable 20-year-old something girl, I was very influenced by social media, but also advertisements.
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Even if I knew that social media was just a highlight reel of
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and marketing was just big companies trying to do their jobs.
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I guess the constant exposure to it really changes the way
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that we think and can have an influence on how we define happiness for ourselves.
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So I bought those outfits.
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I went on those trips.
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I had a very full social calendar, but these things didn't make me any happier as a person.
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And I think it's because these were not my dreams.
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It felt like I was living someone else's life.
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And in fact, it actually distracted me from being satisfied with everything that I already had.
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Now living an ordinary or a boring life does not mean that I can never dream or have aspirations.
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I mean, I still dream of being able to move to the coast of Portugal or Spain one day.
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I dream of having a huge lot where my dogs can run around freely
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and maybe even live on an orchard with big mango trees and fruit trees.
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Yeah, I think I will always be a dreamer.
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But my dreams now don't interfere with what's happening right in front of me, my real life.
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And to be honest, if I can't find contentment in my day-to-day now, there's no way that I'll be able to feel it, no matter where I am or what I'm doing,
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even on my orchard with all my mango trees.
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This ordinary and simple life is what appeals to me,
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but I also notice that I gravitate towards others who share more real and authentic moments of their lives.
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In a world where it's becoming so easy to fabricate things,
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I think seeing life and people in the rawest forms is such a nice change.
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I love seeing what people eat for breakfast instead of what you ate at a Michelin star restaurant.
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I'm more interested in seeing what your home looks like instead of what your vacation looks like.
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I notice myself paying more attention to the person and their story because that is truly what makes you unique and interesting.
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Maybe you really enjoy living a fast-paced or eccentric life and there's nothing wrong with that.
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But there's also nothing wrong with not wanting that.
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In fact, I think there's so much value in embracing living an ordinary life.
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It really focuses on the deep and meaningful relationships, being rooted in our communities, getting to know the people that shape our lives.
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This is a life where we have the time and energy to be fully present with our families, friends, and partners, being able to celebrate the little wins
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and enjoying the getting there instead of but always wanting to skip to the result.
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Instead of meeting society's standard of good time, it encourages us to explore and figure out what we enjoy as individuals,
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no matter how lame it might be to others.
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And instead of putting so much emphasis on having a story to retell, it lets us focus on what's happening in the moment.
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I'm not claiming that everything ordinary is impressive in any way,
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but I am putting the message out there that we might be ignoring what's really beautiful about living an ordinary life.
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Thank you guys so much for watching today's video.
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I hope you enjoyed it, and until next time, take care, and I'll talk to you soon.
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Bye.
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Thank you.
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节 B2 级别的口语课以视频“Why I Choose to Live a "Boring" Life”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：ordinary, dream, instead, happiness, moment。 这段视频共有 74 个句子、1087 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 7:44。 说话人语速平稳，每分钟约 140 个词，很适合跟读。 84% 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
视频中最难的 15 个单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| bore 动词 | /boɹ/ | 煩擾 /烦扰 |
| excite 动词 | /ɪkˈsaɪt/ | 激動 /激动 |
| homebody 名词 | 宅男, 宅女 | |
| mango 名词 | /ˈmæŋɡəʊ/ | 芒果樹 /芒果树 |
| orchard 名词 | /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ | 果園 /果园 |
| advertisement 名词 | /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/ | 廣告 /广告 |
| aspiration 名词 | /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/ | 希望 |
| dreamer 名词 | /ˈdɹimɚ/ | 做夢的人 /做梦的人 |
| fabricate 动词 | /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/ | 製作 /制作, 製成 /制成 |
| impressionable 形容词 | /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/ | 易受影響的 /易受影响的, 容易受感染的 |
| introverted 形容词 | /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/ | 內向 /内向 |
| retell 动词 | /ɹiˈtɛl/ | 復述 /复述 |
| eccentric 形容词 | /ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk/ | 偏心的 |
| distract 动词 | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | 分心 |
| certainty 名词 | /ˈsɝtn̩ti/ | 確信 /确信 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| look forward to 动词 | 期待, 向往 |
| figure out 动词 | 弄清楚 |
| go out 动词 | 出, 出口 |
| run around 动词 | 忙碌, 奔忙 |
| try out 动词 | 試用 /试用 |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 16 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 I'm, can't, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, impressionable /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, aspiration /ˌæspəˈɹeɪʃən/, impressionable /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, gravitate /ˈɡɹævɪteɪt/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/, validate /ˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/, dive /daɪv/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/, orchard /ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/, advertisement /ˈædvɚˌtaɪzmənt/, contentment /kənˈtɛntmənt/, fabricate /ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: impressionable /ɪmˈpɹɛ.ʃən.ə.bəl/, retell /ɹiˈtɛl/, reel /ˈɹiːl/, freely /ˈfɹili/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/
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。
- 用正常速度逐句跟读，每句重复到你的节奏与说话人一致为止。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 bore, excite, homebody 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。