影片簡介

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hold back0:29
影片例句：That could be a thing that kind like holds a lot of Taiwanese back to speaking English.
例句翻譯：所以這會讓他們怕講錯就會更不敢講英文。

hold back something 就是克制某事，不過如果是代名詞的話要放在中間變成 hold me/him/her/them/us/it back。

He held himself back and walked away from the argument.
他克制了自己，決定不再爭吵。

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hard on themselves1:12
影片例句：And I think a lot of Taiwanese are really hard on themselves when it comes to English speaking.
例句翻譯：我覺得台灣人對自己的英文太嚴格。

hard on oneself 就是對自己很刻薄，hard 是堅硬，但是也有困難的意思。所以 have a hard time 就是「很辛苦」，而 give someone a hard time 就是「對人刻薄」。

Don’t give him a hard time for being late, he lives really far from here.
不要太責怪他晚到，他住的地方很遠。

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pick it up1:20
影片例句：For me, I can pick it up.
例句翻譯：對我來講，我可以猜出來。

pick up 有許多用法：
pick my wallet up -> 撿起錢包
pick my daughter up -> 接女兒
pick up guitar -> 學會吉他

還有一個用法是「進步、改善」：

Business picked up ever since we adopted a new marketing strategy.
我們使用新的行銷策略後，生意好轉了。

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it matters1:30
影片例句：As long as there are some dialogue, there are some meaning associated with the conversation. I don't even think it matters.
例句翻譯：只要我們能交談，聽的懂一些字，其他根本不重要。

it matters 就是「有關係」，所以 it doesn’t matter 就是「沒關係」。

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