跟读练习: Your Pace is Your Power | Erin Chelsea Tan | TEDxPace Academy - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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Let me ask you a question.
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What is your most irrational fear?
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Until recently, I had no idea how to answer this question.
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But I've given it some thought and I've come to the conclusion that I have a phobia of Google Docs.
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It is a serious, life-altering condition.
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And it is so rare that I believe that only I have it.
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Mostly because I made it up.
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Google Docs is the platform that most schools and workplaces use nowadays to create documents.
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For students like me, every assignment starts the same way.
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Open the app, create a new file, and start typing.
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A black Google Doc represents endless possibilities for creativity, innovation, and new beginnings.
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But for me, a black Google Doc doesn't mean possibility, but rather, confrontation.
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A harsh reminder of every time I've failed to meet expectations in the past by being too afraid to start.
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See, I struggle with deadlines.
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Every teacher I've had knows this,
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from the last-minute submissions at 11.58pm to the ones submitted after that.
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I'll even admit that I submitted my draft for this TED Talk late.
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and it's caused me to feel discouraged about my capabilities as a student.
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Missing deadlines led to lower quality work,
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rushed thinking, and a lot of stress that could have easily been avoided by starting earlier.
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But I didn't cram because I felt lazy.
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I crammed because I felt overwhelmed.
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Every time I would open a document,
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my brain would immediately recall every time I failed to keep up.
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And my fear of falling behind would manifest into a fear of starting something that I couldn't finish in time.
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For me, every Google Doc I created became a reminder of the relentless pace of a world
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that always seemed to move faster than I could keep up with.
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And I'm willing to bet that everyone here in this room has felt the same way before.
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The feeling where if we aren't moving as fast as the others, we're falling behind.
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Modern society paints success as the result of non-stop productivity.
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This misconception fuels the pressure that students like me feel to cram and overwork ourselves and chase perfection.
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That's why we cram when we feel overwhelmed.
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With social media especially, years of effort can be condensed into a single 30-second reel.
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When struggle is edited like this,
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growth seems immediate and we reinforce the belief that innovation must be fast.
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And if we aren't moving fast, we aren't moving forward.
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Take Google, for example.
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Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1996 as a Stanford University research project.
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From renting a garage as their first workplace,
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they had changed the way the world accessed information by the early 2000s.
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Both founders are now only in their early 50s,
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and they have achieved billionaire status at an age where many can't even afford retirement.
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The success story is like this that increase our expectations unrealistically.
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So instead, we can take their story as proof that success can happen quickly,
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but it still requires hard work and effort.
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And quickly, sure isn't the only path.
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Some of the best ideas take time to perfect.
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Take KFC.
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Its founder, Colonel Harlan Sanders,
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didn't franchise his fried chicken recipe until he was in his 60s.
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After multiple failed business ventures and years of perfecting.
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He wasn't some young prodigy who worked out of a garage.
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He was someone who persisted,
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waited for the right opportunity,
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and succeeded on his own timeline.
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His story reminds us that success can come from starting slow.
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And starting late doesn't mean that you're behind.
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This is important to remember in a world that constantly celebrates early achievement.
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We often forget that growth can take time.
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Sometimes the best ideas come from repeated failure,
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experimentation, or simply waiting for the right moment to act.
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In other words, success doesn't have a deadline.
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We often equate fast with productivity and productivity but successful.
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But fast doesn't always assure quality quality.
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When we rush, we don't think more clearly.
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We just think more quickly.
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And I've felt that.
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When I force myself to work harder and faster than I naturally can,
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I don't produce better work.
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I just grow more anxious.
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I focus on submitting instead of improving and finishing before even understanding.
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Over time, this constant pressure leads to burnout,
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which the World Health Organization defines as the result of chronic stress that hasn't been managed well.
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Trying to speed up can actually slow us down.
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Growth isn't linear.
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It doesn't always move in a straight line upwards.
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Sometimes it plateaus.
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Sometimes it feels painfully slow.
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And comparison just makes things worse.
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Research from the U.S.
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Surgeon General shows that teenagers who spend more time on social media comparing themselves are more likely to feel anxious or depressed.
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The more we compare ourselves with other people,
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the more we lose sight of what is in front of us and the time and attention it needs.
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We forget that our own growth,
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no matter how invisible it may feel, is still happening.
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The reality is everyone's path looks different.
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Every success story has its own timeline.
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And most of the time,
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it is the mess behind the scenes that actually makes the story worth telling.
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But slowing down doesn't mean that we can ignore reality.
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If we're being realistic deadlines exist opportunities expire
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when these aren't followed it may seem like you aren't respectful of other people's time
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or you aren't taking things seriously enough
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and sometimes what we call taking our time is actually fear in disguise so it is important to note the difference
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between moving intentionally and avoiding starting,
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between thinking deeply and overthinking ourselves into paralysis.
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So the key to finding the difference between fast and slow is knowing yourself.
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Understanding what works best for you,
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like when pressure helps you and when it harms you.
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Maybe you innovate as fast as Google.
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Or maybe you're like KFC and you just need a little extra time to season to perfection.
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Either way, you aren't falling behind.
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You are on your own timeline.
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And I assure you, you're right where you need to be.
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So maybe the real question we should be asking ourselves isn't am I moving fast enough?
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but rather, am I moving in a way that allows me to grow?
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In innovation, we don't judge a system by how fast it was built but rather,
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how well it works under pressure.
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The future doesn't belong to the fastest.
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It belongs to those brave enough to honor the quality of their work over the speed of their clock.
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And sometimes that can look like staring at a blank Google Doc at 11.47 p.m.
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Late again, wondering how you got here.
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It may feel like you've run out of time.
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But remember, you are still in control of what happens next.
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I realize that a blank Google Doc doesn't have to mean punishment.
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It can be a chance to start.
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So when you face that blank Google Doc,
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don't let the panic take over.
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And next time, don't wait till 11.59 to find your courage.
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Start messy.
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Start imperfect.
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But start with the intention of making things great.
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I'd like to end with a quote that I'm sure we've all heard before.
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But this time, I hope we can truly take it to heart.
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Life is not a sprint.
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It's a marathon.
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The goal isn't to finish first, but to finish strong.
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Run it or walk it,
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as long as you go at a pace that's truly yours.
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Your pace is not laziness.
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It's not falling behind.
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And it's surely not weakness.
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your pace is your power.
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Thank you.
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在现代英语学习中，口语表达是至关重要的，而《Your Pace is Your Power》这段演讲为学习者提供了一个绝佳的练习机会。演讲者Erin Chelsea Tan通过分享她对谷歌文档的恐惧，探讨了现代社会对于效率与生产力的误解。这不仅让听众关注到心理健康，也促使我们反思自己的学习节奏。通过在此视频中进行shadow speech练习，学习者可以提高自己的口语流利度、提升表达能力，同时练习如何在压力下清晰表达想法。这种技巧在雅思口语练习中尤其重要，因为考生需要在限定时间内清晰且自信地回答问题。
语法与表达分析
在演讲中，Erin使用了多个有效的表达结构，以下是几个重要的例子：
- “See, I struggle with deadlines.” - 这里清楚表达了个人的挑战，适合学习者使用类似结构讨论自己的困难。
- “Every teacher I've had knows this.” - 使用了完美时态，显示出对过去经历的反思，这在英语口语练习中相当常见。
- “My fear of falling behind would manifest into a fear of starting...” - 此句展示了条件句，鼓励学习者在谈论因果关系时使用。
- “Some of the best ideas take time to perfect.” - 这是一个常见的表达，可以用来讨论成功与耐心之间的关系。
常见发音陷阱
在这段演讲中，有几个单词和短语可能对学习者来说是发音的挑战：
- “Google Docs” - 确保发音时注意连音，流畅表达更为自然。
- “productivity” - 注意在重音的位置和音节划分，常见的错误是将重音放置不当。
- “franchise” - 此词的拼写与发音可能造成混淆，注重练习它的音节和音标。
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