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So, you learn a new word, and then a week later you forget it.
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Sound familiar?
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Unfortunately, this is one of the most frustrating things about learning a second language.
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You read a word in the dictionary somewhere, you read it in an article, you hear it on YouTube, you write it down, and then a week later you forget it.
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You can't remember it.
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You know it's there somewhere in the back of your head, it's on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't remember it.
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This is so annoying, it's so frustrating, because it feels like you're never going to expand your vocabulary.
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It feels like whatever you do, you just can't remember new words.
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And whatever you learn is useless because you just forget it.
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In today's video, I'm going to talk to you about why this happens.
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And I'm going to give you some scientifically backed strategies to help you remember new vocabulary.
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So here's the thing.
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The most common advice you'll get on learning new vocabulary is simply to repeat something 10 times, 20 times, 30 times, and then you'll remember it.
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It's called rote repetition.
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Now, to be honest with you, this is a horrible strategy.
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You're not going to memorize something you write 10 times on a sheet of paper.
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It's simply impossible.
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And if you try to memorize vocabulary this way, you're actually fighting against your own brain.
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See, your brain isn't designed to retain information in this way.
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And this isn't just me espousing some made-up theory.
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This is actually scientifically proven.
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See, in the 1880s, a German psychologist by the name of Hermann Ebbinghaus decided to test this theory.
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And what he did was he created a bunch of nonsensical combinations of letters.
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And he attempted to memorize those combinations of letters
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and what he found was as each day went on he remembered less
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and less so the more time that passed the less he actually remembered
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and the key here is that what he did in his experiment was completely nonsensical
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and by nonsensical I mean there was no emotional connection which we'll talk about in a moment.
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Now this is called the forgetting curve.
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Herman Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve and it shows you
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that you're not going to remember most of what you learn if you just write it out, if you just try to remember it and there's no connection to you.
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Your brain isn't a hard drive, it's a web of connections.
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Anytime you learn something new you need to connect it with something else that matters to you.
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This is called emotional anchoring.
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An anchor is what keeps the ship or the boat from moving.
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The anchor is attached to the seafloor.
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It anchors the boat and prevents it from sailing away.
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And what you need to do is anchor vocabulary into your brain.
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And the best way to do this is through emotional connection.
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Emotions are super strong.
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You remember emotions.
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I think back to 10 years ago, maybe something that happened to you 10 years ago.
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You might not remember exactly what happened or you might not remember the exact details, but you'll remember how you felt.
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You'll You'll probably remember whether you were happy, you were sad, you were angry, you were disappointed, you were jealous.
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You won't remember the details, but you'll remember the emotion.
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So if you can do this with vocabulary, you're going to be so much more likely to remember what you learned.
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And in doing so, you are going to war with Mr. Ebbinghaus's forgetting curve.
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Your brain is actively fighting against that tendency to forget words.
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Words stick with you when they matter to you personally.
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Now recently we had a student in one of our programs who mentioned that she learned the word kibble.
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Kibble, it's a weird word, kibble.
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Kibble is essentially pet food.
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It's dog food.
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It's the hard little pellets that your dog or your cat or your rabbit consumes.
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It's called kibble.
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Now this isn't a word that most people use on an everyday basis.
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So naturally, if you just see it once, you might search the definition online and you might try to remember it, but you're probably not going to be able to.
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You're probably going to forget this word.
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And this was the case with the student who came to us with this.
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She saw the word once, then she forgot it.
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Well, two months later, she got a pet cat.
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And now suddenly this pet cat came into her life and she had to feed the cat.
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So what did she buy?
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She bought kibble.
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She bought kibble to feed the cat and the word popped up again in her life, the word kibble.
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But now she had a much easier time to remember this word because it actually meant something to her.
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She was excited to have the cat.
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She was nervous to have the cat.
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She felt emotion when she saw her cat, when she thought of her cat, when she fed her cat, when she did anything with her cat.
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The cat meant something to her and And all this vocabulary related to pets was suddenly easier to remember and more relevant.
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And it was easier to remember because it was more emotional.
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She had more of an emotional connection to the vocabulary.
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You see, words don't exist in isolation.
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Words are there in the universe, in language, to express something.
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And that's often something emotional because we are human.
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We are emotional.
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We all have emotions.
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So if you can connect any new words you learn, maybe on TV, on the news, in class, if you're taking lessons,
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by the way, click the link in the description below if you want to apply to study with us.
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If you can do this, if you can connect any word you learn with a specific emotion, you're going to be so much more likely to remember this word.
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So stop trying to memorize the dictionary.
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Stop trying to write words out 20 times, 30 times, hoping to remember them.
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You're not going to be able to.
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And you're not going to be able to because you don't have an emotional connection to these words.
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Emotions anchor vocabulary into your brain.
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And that's the key.
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If you really want to remember a new word or a new concept, it needs to be anchored to your brain.
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It needs to be stuck there.
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It needs to be completely immovable.
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I encourage you to look around you, look at an object.
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Maybe you know the English translation, maybe you don't know the English translation.
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If you don't, you can find that.
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Make sure you know the names of everything in your room, in your life, and if you don't,
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if you have to learn new vocabulary and connect it to either a positive or a negative emotion that you've experienced.
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I hope you found this video useful.
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Make sure to leave a like, let me know in the comments if you've ever tried this strategy, if you find it difficult to memorize vocabulary,
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and if you're planning on implementing this strategy.
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If you want to learn more about how you can improve your English with me and my team, click the link in the description below to apply now.
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I'll see you in the next video.
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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 You Always Forget English Words”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：word, cat, vocabulary, kibble, emotion。 这段视频共有 99 个句子、1233 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 6:31。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 189 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 88% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
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 |
|---|---|---|
| vocabulary 名词 | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | 詞匯 /词汇, 語匯 /语汇 |
| emotion 名词 | /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/ | 感情, 情感 |
| anchor 名词 | /ˈæŋ.kəː/ | 錨 /锚 |
| memorize 动词 | /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ | 記住 /记住, 熟記 /熟记 |
| curve 名词 | /kɚv/ | 彎子 /弯子 |
| frustrate 动词 | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | 令人失望, 挫折 |
| scientifically 副词 | /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/ | 科学的 |
| dictionary 名词 | /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/ | хуадян, цыдян |
| repetition 名词 | /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/ | 重複 /重复 |
| attach 动词 | /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ | 附上, 附 |
| psychologist 名词 | /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/ | 心理學家 /心理学家 |
| consume 动词 | /kənˈsum/ | 耗費 /耗费, 消耗 |
| tendency 名词 | /ˈtɛn.dən.si/ | 趨勢 /趋势, 傾向 /倾向 |
| sail 名词 | /seɪl/ | 帆, 風帆 /风帆 |
| isolation 名词 | /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/ | 隔離 /隔离, 隔斷 /隔断 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| look around 动词 | 環顧 /环顾 | |
| make up 动词 | /ˌmeɪk ˈʌp/ | 組成 /组成 |
| pop up 动词 | 弹出 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- You're probably going to forget this word.
- You see, words don't exist in isolation.
- You're not going to be able to.
- If you don't, you can find that.
- I'll see you in the next video.
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 |
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| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | isn't designed · is called · is attached |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | you've experienced · you've ever tried |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 37 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, you'll, don't。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, repetition /ˌɹɛp.əˈtɪʃ.ən/, isolation /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, scientifically /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪkli/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, dictionary /ˈdɪk.ʃəˌnɛ.ɹi/, immovable /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, curve /kɚv/, immovable /ɪˈmuːvəb(ə)l/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: memorize /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/, curve /kɚv/, frustrate /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/, combinations /kɑmbɪˈneɪʃənz/, espouse /ɪˈspaʊz/
- /æ/ — 嘴张大，不要读成 /e/: vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, anchor /ˈæŋ.kəː/, attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/, rabbit /ˈɹæbɪt/
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 vocabulary, emotion, anchor 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。