English and start using energetic English. How do you do this? Very easy. For the next

然後開始使用「充滿活力」的英文 你該怎麼做呢？很簡單 從現在起的幾分鐘內

few minutes, I'd like you to participate in a little experiment with me. I'd like you

我要你跟我做一個小小實驗

to pretend that you are a professor, and join me in checking these sentences on the board.

我要你假裝是個大學教授 然後跟我一起看看白板上的幾個句子

So, six students wrote these sentences in an English exam, and what I'd like you to

好 有六位學生在英文考試時寫了以下的句子

do is to help me to decide which students, which two students should get the highest

我要你幫我決定哪兩位學生應得最高分

marks. Let's start looking at the sentences. Number one wrote:

我們就一起來看看吧！

"It was a good lecture."

第一位學生寫：It was a good lecture.

Two: "It was an interesting lecture."

第二位：It was an interesting lecture.

Three: "It was an informative lecture."

第三位：It was an informative lecture.

Out of these three students, which student do you think should get the highest marks?

從這三位學生來說 哪一位應該得到最高分呢？

Think about it. Well, according to me, it would be the third student. Let's look at

想想看 好的 如果是我的話 我認為是第三位學生

another set of sentences. Number four wrote:

再來看看下面的一組句子

"I had a bad week." Student number five wrote:

第四位：I had a bad week.

"I had a tiring week." And student number six wrote:

第五位：I had a tiring week.

"I had an exhausting week." Again, put on your professor's cap and tell

然後第六位學生寫：I had an exhausting week. 記得 要假裝你是教授

me: which student do you think should get the best marks? Which one? Well, according

告訴我 哪一位學生應該得最高分呢？好的 如果是我

to me, it would be student number six. Now, why did we - I think you probably chose

我覺得應該是第六位 現在 為什麼我覺得你大致上跟我選得相同呢？

the same ones as me -, why did we choose student number three and student number six? Why did

為什麼我們選擇第三位和第六位學生？

we choose these responses and why didn't we choose one and four? Because one and four

為什麼我們選這兩位的句子 那又為什麼不選第一位和第四位？

use the words: "good" and "bad". And what I'd like you to learn in this lesson is to

因為一和四用「good」和「bad」 然而我要你在這課學到的是

use any words when you're speaking or writing other than: "good" or "bad". Why? Because

在口說或寫作時用「good」或「bad」以外的字 為什麼呢？

"good" and "bad" are overly used, they're rather boring words, and they're not very

因為「good」和「bad」已經被過度使用 它們已經算是很「無聊」的單字了

descriptive words; they don't tell us anything specific, they're very vague, they're very

還有它們不是「描寫性」的單字 並不能告訴我們任何具體的意思 它們很模糊、很一般

general. What I'd like you to do instead is to do what

我想要的是你像其他的學生一樣

these other students went on to do which is to be more detailed, more specific, more descriptive,

在你的口說和寫作用更詳細、更具體、更能敘述

more energetic, more dynamic in your speaking and in your writing. This one change will

更有活力、更有生氣的單字

make a tremendous difference in the way that you speak and definitely in the way that you

這會讓你的說話方式、寫作方式有大大的改變

write. This is a really important lesson if you're planning to appear for the TOEFL, or

如果你要準備托福、雅思、或多益測驗 或其他英語檢定

the IELTS, or the TOEIC exam, or any English proficiency exam, or even if you're just in

這一課將對你非常重要

school and you're submitting assignments and essays. This one technique of getting rid

又或者你只是要在學校裡繳交功課或作文 也很重要

of the words: "good" and "bad" and replacing them with more interesting words is going

這是一個讓你擺脫「good」和「bad」然後用更有趣的字來代替的技巧

to give you a much higher score. Next, I'll show you exactly how you can do this.

那會讓你拿到更高的分數 接下來 我將要教你如何做到這些

So, now I'll show you how to avoid using the lazy words: "good", "nice", or "bad", and

好的 現在我要告訴你如何避免使用懶人英文 像是「good」、「nice」或「bad」

start using more powerful words instead. All right? You're going to go from the basic,

然後開始使用更有力量的字 好嗎？你將從基礎程度開始

to the intermediate, to the advanced level word or you could say the more vague word,

再到中級 然後進階單字 或者 你也可以說 意義模糊的單字

general word to a clear word, to a more specific word. Okay? That's what you want to keep in

到一般單字 再進階到意義清晰的單字 最後再到意義具體的單字 可以嗎？

mind when you're coming up with your words. I've just given you some examples, but you

那是當你在吐出單字來使用時必須要放在腦海裡的字 我剛剛只是給你些舉例

can certainly come up with lots of other examples. Let's look at some of these.

但是你要確定能寫出更多其它句子 讓我們來看看這些單字

A "good" meal. A "tasty" meal. A "delicious" meal.

很「棒的」一餐 很「好吃的」一餐 很「美味的」一餐

We had a "nice" evening. Okay. We had a "fun" evening. We had an "enjoyable" evening.

我們共度了很「棒的」夜晚 Okay 我們共度了很「開心的」夜晚 我們共度了很「享受的」夜晚

It was a really "good" meeting. It was a "useful" meeting. It was a "productive" meeting.

那是個「好的」會議 那是個「有用的」會議 那是個「受益良多的」會議

You see how I'm adding so much more information with the more powerful vocabulary. Right?

你看我如何運用更有力量的字彙去透露更多的資訊 對嗎？

More detailed vocabulary. We had a "nice" holiday. Well, what is "nice"?

更精細的字彙 我們共度了一個「很棒」的假期 什麼是「很棒」？

"Nice" is a very general word. If you want to stay general, you can still use a better

「Nice」是一個很一般的單字 若你只是想敘述一般情況 你還是可以用更好的字

word. So here I've given you an example: we had a "pleasant" holiday. We had a "relaxing"

所以 我剛在這裡給過你例子：我們共度了「愉快的」假期 我們共度了「很放鬆的」假期

holiday. Okay? So... Oh, I'm sorry. We had a "pleasant" holiday. Or: we had a "delightful"

可以嗎？所以...喔 抱歉 我們共度了「愉快的」假期 或者：我們共度了「令人愉悅的」假期

holiday. That's if you want to stay more general. If, by "nice holiday", you meant that it was

但如果你想繼續用一般單字 像是「nice holiday」意表這個很安靜的假期

really a quiet holiday, then say: "quiet". A better word than "quiet" is: we had a "relaxing"

那請你說：「安靜」 另一個比安靜更好的單字是：我們共度了一個「很放鬆的」假期

holiday. Okay? So you see how you're being more specific because when I say: "I had a

可以嗎？所以你知道如何表達的更具體 像是當你說：I had a nice holiday.

nice holiday", it doesn't tell you very much; just gives you a very general impression.

那並沒有表示太深刻的意思 只是表達一個抽象的概念

Let's continue with using the word: "bad". Also, another very overused word.

讓我們繼續「bad」這個字的用法 也是一樣 另一個被過度使用的單字

It was a really "bad" journey. It was a "difficult" journey. It was a "problematic" journey. "Problematic"

那真是個「很糟」的旅程 那真是個很「艱困」的旅程 那真是個 「困難重重」的旅程

means there were many problems that you had or that you encountered on the way, during

「Problematic」意指 旅程當中 有非常多的困難你必須面對或你在過程當中遭遇到

your journey. It was a... Such a "bad" experience. It was

那是個非常「糟糕的」經驗

such a "scary" experience. It was a "traumatic" experience, from the word: "trauma". Okay?

那是個非常「恐怖的」經驗 那是個「具創傷性」的經驗 從「trauma」這個字衍生而來 可以嗎？

Now, obviously, the intensity can also change. So it depends what you want to say, but sometimes

現在 很明顯地 用字的強度可以改變 它是依照你想要說什麼

it's more interesting when you change the intensity as well.

但是有時形容詞的強度能夠讓整個句子更有趣

I had such a "bad" day. I had a really "hard" day. I had an extremely "stressful" day. Okay?

今天真是「糟糕的」一天 今天真是「辛苦的」一天 今天真是「充滿壓力的」一天 可以嗎？

You can see I'm changing many words there. That's a "bad" song. That's a "sad" song.

你可以看到我一直在換字 那真是一首「很糟糕」的歌 那真是一首「很悲傷」的歌

That's a "depressing" song. Okay? Now, here, I changed... Of course "bad" and "sad" don't

那真是一首「很陰鬱的」的歌 好嗎？現在我這裡換了...當然「bad」和「sad」

mean the same thing, but I gave it a particular meaning. All right? So, in this case, it was

意思不一樣 但是我賦予它們特定的意義 可以嗎？所以 在這個例子裡

bad for me because it was sad. Or even better: it was depressing. All right? You... Or you

我認為那很「糟糕」因為那很「悲傷」 或更上一層樓：那很「陰鬱」可以嗎？

could... It could be a bad song for many other reasons.

或者你想要的話 那首歌可以因為其他原因 你覺得那很糟糕

And the weather... This country has such "bad" weather sometimes. Such "cold" weather. Such

還有天氣...這個國家有時天氣真是「糟糕」天氣 這樣的「寒冷」 這樣的「天寒地凍」

"freezing" weather or "arctic" weather. All right? So this is an example of what you

或「有如極地氣候」 可以嗎？這是個例子讓你停止使用懶人英文

can do to stop using lazy English and start using more energetic English. This is a wonderful

然後開始使用更有朝氣、活力的英文 這是個很棒的遊戲

game, you can play it by yourself when you're on the bus, or while you're walking down the

你能在坐公車時和自己玩 走在街上時和自己玩 或在坐捷運時和自己玩

street, or in the subway. Look at people around you, look at places around you. Try to think

你可以觀察你身邊周遭的人們 身邊周遭的環境

of words to describe them. Start with positive things: "She looks good.", "She looks pretty.",

試著想用什麼單字來描述他們 從正面的想法開始：「她看起來很好」 「她很漂亮」

"She looks beautiful.", "He loo..." Okay? Things like that or about a place. Try to

「她很美麗」「他很...」好嗎？就像這樣依此類推

avoid "good", "nice", "bad". Even "interesting" is overly used so try to find better and better

試著避開「good」「nice」「bad」甚至是「interesting」這樣被過度使用的單字 並找到更好的字

words. After a little while, it will become second nature. "It will become second nature"

一段時間以後 那會成為你的老習慣 「It will become your second nature.」

means it will come to you more automatically to use a more interesting word, a more dynamic

意指用更有趣的字、更有生氣的字和用更有活力的字 而非簡潔地說「好」或「不好」

word, and a more energetic word than simply saying: "good" or "bad".

將會變成你更自動、下意識的習慣

I've also done something for you, I've written a resource on our website: www.engvid.com

我還為你準備了一些好康 我寫了些有用的資源在我們的網站上：www.engvid.com

where I've written a list of words that you could use instead of saying: "good" or "bad"

我在這裡列了個單字表 你可以參考這些單字來代替「good」或「bad」

to describe a variety of different things. You could also go to our website: www.engvid.com

來敘述東西或事情更多元化一些 你也可以到我們的網站：www.engvid.com

to do a quiz on this subject. So thanks very much for watching. Good luck with your English.

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