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留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckrvdk6whg2rj08931q1t5fpe/comments大家都有聽過黑五購物周對吧? 英文就是Black Friday，不過大家知道Black Friday 的由來嗎? 首先，老師來問大家幾個問題?第一個問題: 大家知道黑色星期五 Black Friday是在什麼時候嗎?第二個問題: 為甚麼要叫做黑色星期五?Black Friday? 為什麼不用其他顏色呢?NO1: 通常Black Friday 都是在感恩節(Thanksgiving) 之後，Thanksgiving是美國的國定假日，所以大家都會休息，星期四休息，那麼之後就是會有一個長的周末long weekend，在這個long weekend商人就把祭出大折扣、大優惠吸引消費者來購買，這也是商人的賺錢的好時機，也是購物者想要用低價錢買到便宜又好的貨物。NO2: 為何要叫做Black Friday? 這個起源大概可以說是1960年代，費城的警方用的字，警方在感恩節之後的星期五非常的累，因為滿街都是人(crowded streets) ，而且人都就會有混亂(shopping chaos) ，對警方來說就是個頭痛的日子，所以稱之為Black Friday! 一開始這Black Friday完完全全含有是負面的意思(negative connotation)。以下是形容當時警方的狀況。There were huge crowds, terrible traffic, and the police had to work long, stressful hours.For them, the day felt “black” — meaning difficult and exhausting.*huge crowds — 大量人潮 *terrible traffic — 可怕的交通、交通大塞車*work long, stressful hours — 長時間且壓力大的工作 *felt “black” — 感到「黑暗」、艱難 *difficult and exhausting — 困難且令人筋疲力盡另外，Black Friday黑五購物周過後又出現Cyber Monday，那位什麼要叫做Cyber Monday 呢? Cyber 是網路的意思，Monday 是星期一，合起來就是網路星期一，商人們要賺大錢肯定要花心思的，要如何讓顧客花大錢呢? 就是把優惠再繼續延長，讓在Black Friday買不過癮的客人繼續買買買，所以店家們紛紛把折扣延到假日過後的星期一! 那麼星期一要怎麼買，就是在Cyber網路上買，讓你星期一在網路繼續花錢! 也因為網路的關係，Black Friday 也變成全球總動員，不再是美國的專利，全球都在瘋Black Friday，就是這樣的緣故。感謝大家收聽English Angel在師大，希望這一集的內容讓你更喜歡學習英文。我們日常生活事物越學越多，你就越來能掌握英文的微妙之處! See you next time.Powered by Firstory Hosting

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckrvdk6whg2rj08931q1t5fpe/comments🎯 The surprising habits of original thinkers | Adam Grant中文摘要： Adam Grant 用幽默與研究結果顛覆一般對「創新者」的刻板印象，說明創意並非來自天賦，而是思考與行動方式的不同。1. Seven years ago, a student came to me and asked me to invest in his company.*invest in 投資西方思維: 演講者以自身的經歷講述自己所遇過的事情，進而思考他如何改變自己得思維。2. And they ended up naming the company Warby Parker.*end up 最終; 結果 *Warby Parker 美國一間時尚眼鏡品牌賣平價、有型的眼鏡。3. To find out, I've been studying people that I come to call "originals." Originals are nonconformists, people who not only have new ideas but take action to champion them.*originals 原創者 *nonconformist 不守規矩者 *take action 採取行動 *to champion 擁護西方思維: 先定義「originals」是什麼，再進一步說明這群原創者的兩大特徵。4. There's a sweet spot where originals seem to live.*sweet spot 指球拍、球棒或球桿上那個擊球最理想的位置。*seem to live 處在的狀況5. Procrastination gives you time to consider divergent ideas, to think in nonlinear ways, to make unexpected leaps.*procrastination 拖延 *divergent ideas 多元的想法 *nonlinear ways非直線的方式 *unexpected leaps 非預期的創新跳躍6. Take Leonardo da Vinci. He toiled on and off for 16 years on the Mona Lisa.*Take 以…為例 *toil 辛苦的做 *on and off 斷斷續續地 *Mona Lisa 蒙娜麗莎的微笑7. Procrastinating is a vice when it comes to productivity, but it can be a virtue for creativity.*vice 惡習 *when it comes to 談論到 *productivity 生產力 *virtue 美德西方思維: 直接用道德化的詞語vice vs. virtue (惡習和美德)形成鮮明對比8. Self-doubt is paralyzing. It leads you to freeze. But idea doubt is energizing. It motivates you to test, to experiment, to refine, just like MLK did.*self-doubt 自我懷疑 *paralyzing 癱瘓的 *freeze 凍結 *idea doubt 懷疑點子 *energizing 有活力的*test 測試 *experiment 實驗 *refine 使精進 *Martin Luther King 金恩博士西方思維: 用極端對比來凸顯觀念：一個阻礙，一個促進創意Source: https://reurl.cc/OmldYD感謝大家收聽English Angel在師大，經過解說，你一定聽得懂這場演講，你的演講越聽越多，你就能夠盡情地聽懂英文演講! See you next time.Powered by Firstory Hosting

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckrvdk6whg2rj08931q1t5fpe/commentsWhat Makes a Good Life? – Robert Waldinger中文摘要： 哈佛精神病學家Robert Waldinger分享一項長達 75 年的哈佛成人發展研究，這個研究探討真正能讓人幸福與健康的關鍵。結果顯示出金錢、名聲或成就都不是幸福的關鍵，良好的人際關係才是幸福長壽的關鍵。1. What keeps us healthy and happy as we go through life?*keep ... healthy 保持健康 *go through life 經歷人生西方思維: 以科學問題開場，引導聽眾思考人生的核心議題，進而拉近與觀眾的距離。2. If you were going to invest now in your future best self, where would you put your time and your energy?*invest in 投資 *future best self你未來最好的自己 *energy 精力西方思維: 用投資這個概念應用到個人身上，引導聽眾理性規劃人生的時間和資源，如何策略性的投資自己的人生。3. Some climbed the social ladder from the bottom all the way to the very top,and some made that journey in the opposite direction.*climb 往上爬 *social ladder 社會階梯 (階層) *to the very top 到最頂端 *the opposite 相反的西方思維: 在西方社會，尤其是在美國，“the social ladder” 是一個常見的比喻，用社交階梯來形容社會階層的流動性。4. What are the lessons that come from the tens of thousands of pages of information that we've generated on these lives? *lessons 教訓 *tens of thousands of 數以萬計 *generate 產生西方思維: 以疑問句方式引起觀眾好奇心，鋪陳即將揭曉的重點發現，用數據和實證來揭開謎底。5. Well, the lessons aren't about wealth or fame or working harder and harder. Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period. *wealth 財富 *fame名聲 *good relationships 良好的關係西方思維: 提出問題，打破迷思，並且提出真正的重點。6. The first is that social connections are really good for us, and that loneliness kills.*social connections社交連結，人際關係 *loneliness孤獨 *kill 殺死/使…致命西方思維: 這句話是典型的對比句，人際關係有益，孤獨會害死人這樣直接強烈的說法。7. So this message, that good, close relationships are good for our health and well-being,this is wisdom that's as old as the hills.*close relationships緊密關係 *well-being 幸福 *as old as the hills 古老Source: https://reurl.cc/OmyZ9r感謝大家收聽English Angel在師大，經過解說，你一定聽得懂這場演講，你的演講越聽越多，你就能夠盡情地聽懂英文演講! See you next time.Powered by Firstory Hosting

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckrvdk6whg2rj08931q1t5fpe/comments🎯How to gain control of your free time - Laura Vanderkam中文摘要：Laura Vanderkam 認為，我們常說「太忙」而沒時間，但其實最關鍵點在於優先順序，每分鐘都是自己的選擇，「我沒時間」往往意味著「那不是優先事項」。1. When people find out I write about time management, they assume two things.One is that I'm always on time, and I'm not. *time management 時間管理 *assume 假設 西方思維: 演講者用先入為主的假設引起觀眾共鳴，展示「時間管理不等於完美守時」。2. The second thing they assume is that I have lots of tips and tricks for saving bits of time here and there. *assume 假設 *tips and tricks 秘訣和技巧 *bit一點 *here and there 零散地西方思維: 用口語化表達拉近與聽眾距離，使概念易於理解和應用3. We don't build the lives we want by saving time. We build the lives we want, and then time saves itself. *build the lives we want 建立我們要的生活 *time saves itself 時間自然就有了 西方思維: 先定義願景，再安排行動，而非僅追求「省時間」的技巧。4. We cannot make more time, but time will stretch to accommodate what we choose to put into it. *make more time 製造更多時間 *stretch 延伸 *accommodate 容納 *put into 放入5. And so the key to time management is treating our priorities as the equivalent of that broken water heater. *the key to 關鍵 *treat 對待 *the equivalent 平等的東西 *water heater 熱水澡 西方思維: 透過比喻讓觀眾理解優先順序就等同於緊急處理的事情，讓大家思考與立即行動。6. She says, "Listen Laura, everything I do, every minute I spend, is my choice." "I don't have time," often means "It's not a priority." *my choice 我的選擇 *not a priority 不是最重要的事7. Friday afternoon is what an economist might call a "low opportunity cost" time. *economist 經濟學家 *low opportunity cost 機會成本低 *西方思維: 結合經濟學概念，將時間分配與資源成本連結，凸顯理性思維。8. And when we focus on what matters, we can build the lives we want in the time we've got.*focus on 專注 *what matters 重要的事 *in the time we’ve got 我們有的時間*西方思維: 讓觀眾知道有限的時間可以通過優先排序進而創造最大價值。Source: https://reurl.cc/bmKRzd感謝大家收聽English Angel在師大，經過解說，你一定聽得懂這場演講，你的演講越聽越多，你就能夠盡情地聽懂英文演講! See you next time.Powered by Firstory Hosting

留言告訴我你對這一集的想法： https://open.firstory.me/user/ckrvdk6whg2rj08931q1t5fpe/comments🎯Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance – Angela Duckworth中文摘要： Angela 提出成功不是來自天賦，而是來自「毅力」（熱情與堅持的組合）。1. What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students. *what struck me 讓我震驚的是 *not the only difference 不是唯一的不同西方思維: 用自己的反思，來引起觀眾的注意。2. In all those very different contexts, one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. *different contexts 不同的情境中 *characteristic 特性；特質 *emerge 浮現 *a significant predictor 顯著的預測因素西方思維: 由觀察和數據中歸納出結論，強調特質可以做為預測的指標。3. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ.It was grit. *social intelligence 社交智商 *look外貌 *physical healt身體健康 *IQ智商 *grit毅力西方思維: 用排除法，先列出被誤認為重要的因素之後再突顯真正關鍵的特質，讓觀眾清楚。4. Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina.*grit 毅力 *passion 熱情 *perseverance 堅持不懈 *long-term goals 長期目標 *stamina 耐力西方思維:用簡潔句子定義核心概念，並用一個同義詞來加強理解（stamina = perseverance），幫助觀眾能快速抓住重點。5. Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.西方思維: 西方強調長期投入的重要性，成功不是短期衝刺(sprint) ，而是多年累積的成果。6. So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called "growth mindset."*so far 目前為止 *building grit 建立毅力 *growth mindset 成長型心態西方思維: 演講者常先分享個人觀察或經驗，之後 再引入概念或理論，用親身經歷建立可信度。7. This is an idea developed at Stanford University by Carol Dweck, and it is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort.*is developed by 被發展 *belief 信念 *not fixed 不是固定的 *effort 努力西方思維: 用權威背書Stanford + Carol Dweck，同時用具體原則來支持行動導向學習。Source: https://reurl.cc/qYbMGg感謝大家收聽English Angel在師大，經過解說，你一定聽得懂這場演講，你的演講越聽越多，你就能夠盡情地聽懂英文演講! See you next time.Powered by Firstory Hosting