next 30 days to help you learn and boost  your vocabulary. We're learning 105 words.  

未來30天，幫你學習和提升詞彙量。我們要學習105個單詞。

We're taking our words from the academic word  list so these are words you'll need to know if  

我們的單詞是從學術單詞表中提取的，所以這些單詞你需要知道，如果

you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exam, but  also if you read or watch news in English, or have  

如果你正在準備雅思或托福考試，但如果你閱讀或觀看英語新聞，或者有

conversations with native speakers. These are  intermediate words and they are useful, so grab  

與母語人士的對話。這些都是中級詞，很有用，所以要抓緊

a friend have them join the challenge with you and  let's do this. As always, if you like this video,  

朋友讓他們和你一起參加挑戰，讓我們來做這個。一如既往，如果你喜歡這個視頻，

or you learned something new, please like and  subscribe with notifications, it means a lot.

或你學到了新的東西，請喜歡和訂閱與通知，這意味著很多。

We're on day three and we're learning four  words today. I do have a download for you a  

我們已經進行到第三天了，今天我們要學習四個字。我有一個下載給你一個

list of all the words with definitions and sample  sentences, as well as quizzes to make sure you're  

所有單詞的清單，包括定義和例句，以及測驗，以確保你是。

really getting and remembering these words. You  can get that download by following this link,  

真正得到並記住這些話。你可以通過以下鏈接獲得該下載。

or the link in the video description. Today's  words are: significant, role, major, and period.  

或視頻描述中的鏈接。今天的詞是：重大、作用、主要、時期。

And we're looking at the different ways these  words are used in various situations. For each  

而我們要看的是這些詞在不同情況下的不同使用方式。對於每個

word, you'll get the definition, we'll cover the  pronunciation, you'll get to see up close footage  

詞，你會得到定義，我們會涵蓋發音，你會看到近距離的鏡頭。

of the mouth saying this word, and we'll also  have five examples from real life English.

的嘴裡說著這個詞，我們也會有五個現實生活中的英語例子。

Our first word is SIGNIFICANT.  

我們的第一個詞是SIGNIFICANT。

Significant. It's a four-syllable word  with second syllable stress. Make sure  

顯著的。這是一個四音節的詞，第二音節重音。確保

those unstressed syllables are flatter, lower in  pitch. Sig-nificant. Ficant. Ficant. Significant.  

那些不受力的音節更平坦，音調更低。Sig-nificant.Ficant.Ficant.顯著

As an adjective, it means large enough  to be noticed, or have an effect.  

作為一個形容詞，它的意思是大到足以引起人們的注意，或產生影響。

Very important, there's a significant  difference between prices in the two stores.  

非常重要的是，兩家店的價格有很大的差別。

Let's again see this word up  close and in slow motion.

我們再來看看這個詞的近距離慢動作。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

而現在我們就去優衣庫看看這個詞在真實情況下的五個例子。

The site is a work in progress  but it's significant progress.

該網站是一個正在進行中的工作，但它是重大的進步。

Significant progress. Not just a little  bit of progress, also not a whole,  

重大的進步。不只是一點點的進步，也不是一個整體。

whole lot of progress but enough to be noticed  and have an effect. Significant progress.

進展很大，但足以引起注意併產生影響。重大的進展。

The site is a work in progress  but it's significant progress.

該網站是一個正在進行中的工作，但它是重大的進步。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

And here there are significant, quantifiable  racial disparities that cannot be ignored.

而這裡存在著不容忽視的重大的、可量化的種族差異。

Significant. Noticeable enough  to matter and have an effect.

重要的。足以引起注意併產生影響。

And here there are significant quantifiable  racial disparities that cannot be ignored.

而在這裡，存在著不可忽視的巨大的可量化的種族差異。

Another example.

另一個例子：

The question is: will you find something  that is scientifically significant?

問題是：你會不會發現一些有科學意義的東西？

Scientifically significant.  From a scientific perspective,  

具有科學意義。 從科學的角度看：

enough to be noticed or have an effect.

足以引起人們的注意或產生影響。

The question is: will you find something  that is scientifically significant?

問題是：你會不會發現一些有科學意義的東西？

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

It is a significant problem around the  world, there's about one billion people.

這是全世界的一個重大問題，大約有十億人。

A significant problem. Maybe not a huge problem,  

一個重要的問題。也許不是什麼大問題。

but not a tiny problem either. Big enough  to have an effect to be important.

但也不是一個小小的問題。足夠大，有影響才是重要的。

It is a significant problem around the  world, there's about 1 billion people.

這是全世界的一個重大問題，大約有10億人。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

Shortly after I turned 30, I decided I wanted to  

在我30歲後不久，我決定要。

dedicate a significant amount of my  life to solving climate change.

將我一生中的大部分時間用於解決氣候變化問題。

A significant amount of my time. Not all of  his time but a significant amount, enough  

佔用了我大量的時間。不是他所有的時間，但也是相當多的時間，足夠了。

to make a difference in his schedule, enough  to feel like he's really doing something.

讓他的日程安排有所改變，足以讓人覺得他真的在做什麼。

Shortly after I turned 30, I decided I wanted to  

在我30歲後不久，我決定要。

dedicate a significant amount of my  life to solving climate change.

將我一生中的大部分時間用於解決氣候變化問題。

Next. The word ROLE.

下一個。ROLE這個詞。

We have the R  consonant, the OH diphthong, and the dark L.  

我們有R輔音，OH雙音，還有暗L。

Role. Uhl, uhl. uhl. The dark L does affect  that diphthong. It's not row, row, role,  

角色： Uhl，uhl。Uhl, uhl. uhl.深色的L確實會影響這個雙音。這不是行，行，角色。

but it's role, more like a single sound, a  little bit more lip rounding. The tongue pulls  

但它的作用，更像是一個單音，脣音更圓潤一些。舌頭拉動

back a little bit more. Role, uhl, uhl. And  then finally, the dark sound where the tongue  

再回一點。角色，呃，呃。然後最後，黑暗的聲音，其中的舌尖

pushes down and back a bit more to make that dark  sound. The tongue tip can stay down. Role. Role.

往下推，再往後推一點，才能發出那種暗啞的聲音。舌尖可以保持向下。角色。角色。

Noun, a character played by an actor  or a part that someone or something  

角色

has in a particular activity or situation. I  had a minor role in the play. You played a role  

在某一特定活動或情況下具有。我在劇中扮演了一個小角色。你在劇中扮演了一個角色

in my decision to move to New York. Let's look  at this up close and in slow motion again.

在我決定搬到紐約的時候。讓我們再來近距離慢動作看看這個。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

而現在我們就去優衣庫看看這個詞在真實情況下的五個例子。

I think everybody here recognizes  the importance of a role model.

我想在座的各位都認識到了榜樣的重要性。

A role model. This is a common use of  role. A role model is someone you can  

一個榜樣。這是角色的一種常見用法。榜樣就是你可以

look to as a model person in that role.  An outstanding example, something that  

作為該角色的模範人物來看。 一個傑出的榜樣，一些

you might strive to be yourself, to imitate. A  student who studies hard and gets good grades  

你可能會努力成為自己，去模仿。一個勤奮學習、成績優異的學生

could be a good role model for  another student who's struggling.

可以成為另一個正在奮鬥的學生的好榜樣。

I think everybody here recognizes  the importance of a role model.

我想在座的各位都認識到了榜樣的重要性。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

Haley, what role would you play in a movie?

海莉，你會在電影中扮演什麼角色？

A role in a movie is a part. I am playing  the role of the mother. Or she has a lead  

電影中的角色就是一個角色。我扮演的是母親的角色。或者她有一個主角

role. That means she's one  of the main characters.

角色。也就是說，她是主角之一。

Haley, what role would you play in a movie?

海莉，你會在電影中扮演什麼角色？

Another example.

另一個例子：

While the moon fulfills its  role of lighting the night,  

當月亮完成了它照亮夜晚的作用。

it also serves key roles in the cycles of life.

它在生命的循環中也發揮著關鍵作用。

Its role in lighting the night. That's what it  does at night in that situation. When it's dark,  

它的作用是照亮夜晚。這就是它在夜晚那種情況下的作用。當天黑的時候。

the moon provides some light.

月亮提供了一些光。

While the moon fulfills its  role of lighting the night,  

當月亮完成了它照亮夜晚的作用。

it also serves key roles in the cycles of life.

它在生命的循環中也發揮著關鍵作用。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

Our role as the foundation will be to help  facilitate an environmental education program.

作為基金會，我們的作用將是幫助促進環境教育項目。

Our role. The part we play, what we need to do,  

我們的作用。我們扮演的角色，我們需要做的事情。

what is expected of us, how to  help facilitate this program.

對我們的期望是什麼，如何幫助促進這個項目。

Our role as the foundation will be to help  facilitate an environmental education program.

作為基金會，我們的作用將是幫助促進環境教育項目。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

And also importantly, what  role does government have?

還有很重要的一點，政府有什麼作用？

What role does government have? What  should it do in and for society?

政府有什麼作用？它在社會上和為社會應該做什麼？

And also importantly, what  role does government have.

還有很重要的一點，政府有什麼作用。

Next the word MAJOR.   

接下來是major這個詞。

It's an adjective,  it means very important. A large number or amount

這是一個形容詞，它的意思是非常重要。一個大的數字或數量

or very serious. Researchers have announced  a major advance in the treatment of cancer.  

或非常嚴重。研究人員宣佈在治療癌症方面取得了重大進展。

As a noun, it means the main subject studied by a  college or university student. He chose History as  

作為名詞，指大專院校學生所學的主要科目。他選擇了歷史學作為

his major, and French as his minor. Let's  see this again up close and in slow motion.

他的主修，法語是他的副修。我們再來近距離慢動作看看。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

而現在我們就去優衣庫看看這個詞在真實情況下的五個例子。

I started out as a math major in  college with an education minor.

我一開始在大學裡學的是數學專業，輔修教育學。

A math major. What she chose  to study in college. Actually,  

數學專業。她在大學裡選擇了什麼專業。其實。

I was a Math major too. I majored in Applied  Math and Computer Science and also Music.

我也是數學專業的。我主修的是應用數學和計算機科學，還主修音樂。

I started out as a math major in  college with an Education minor.

我在大學裡一開始是數學專業，輔修教育學。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

And we've learned that there are major  differences in the ways that women and men  

而且我們已經瞭解到，女性和男性的方式有很大的不同。

experience disease.

經歷疾病。

Major differences. That is big differences.

重大的差異。這就是大的差異。

And we've learned that there are major differences  

而我們已經瞭解到，這兩者之間有很大的區別

in the ways that women and  men experience disease.

婦女和男子經歷疾病的方式；

Another example.

另一個例子：

The country lies along the delta  of three major European rivers.

該國位於歐洲三大河流的三角洲沿岸。

Three major European rivers. That is  not minor rivers, not small rivers, but  

歐洲的三條大河。那不是小河，不是小河，而是。

big rivers, important rivers.

大江大河，重要河流。

The country lies along the delta  of three major European rivers.

該國位於歐洲三大河流的三角洲沿岸。

Here's another example. This caused major  delays in the development of the Falcon Heavy.

這裡還有一個例子。這導致了 "獵鷹重型 "研製的重大延誤。

Major delays. Big delays. They  were way behind schedule.

重大延誤。大的延誤。他們遠遠落後於計劃。

This caused major delays in the  development of the Falcon Heavy.

這導致 "獵鷹重型 "的研製工作出現重大延誤。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

This is not the last major  outbreak we're ever gonna see.

這不是最後一次大爆發，我們永遠不會看到。

Major outbreak. A huge outbreak with  a lot of people getting sick.

大爆發。一個巨大的爆發，很多人生病。

This is not the last major  outbreak we're ever gonna see.

這不是最後一次大爆發，我們永遠不會看到。

Our last word of this video is PERIOD.

我們這個視頻的最後一個詞是period。

It's a three-syllable word with first-syllable  

這是一個三音節的單詞，第一音節是

stress. The IH as in vowel is affected by schwa R.  It's not a pure IH but it's a little bit more like  

重音。如元音中的IH受分音符R的影響，不是純IH，而是有點像

EE with the tongue being a little closer to  the roof of the mouth. So it's not ih-- pih--  

舌頭離嘴頂更近一點的EE。所以這不是ih - - pih --

period, but it's pee-- ee-- per-- period.

但它的尿... 咿... 每... 期。

As a noun, it means a length of time  during which something happens. The  

作為名詞，它的意思是指事情發生的時間長度。該

period between Christmas and  New Year's Eve is very busy.  

聖誕節到除夕這段時間是非常繁忙的。

As an adjective, it means about a particular  time in history. The actors wore period  

作為一個形容詞，它的意思是關於特定的歷史時期。演員們穿著時代的衣服

costumes from the 1800s. Let's see this word  up close and in slow motion one more time.

19世紀的服裝。讓我們再近距離地用慢動作看一次這個詞。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five  examples of this word in real situations.

而現在我們就去優衣庫看看這個詞在真實情況下的五個例子。

It's also a time period that I particularly  love. I love the music from the 40's.

這也是我特別喜歡的一個時期。我喜歡40年代的音樂。

A time period. A set length of time. What's  your favorite time period in history and why?

一個時間段。一個設定的時間長度。你最喜歡歷史上的哪個時間段，為什麼？

It's also a time period that I particularly  love. I love the music from the 40's.

這也是我特別喜歡的一個時期。我喜歡40年代的音樂。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

How long is the incubation period for Covid-9?

科維德-9的潛伏期是多久？

Incubation period. The length of time, how many  minutes, days, years, or weeks, for example.

潛伏期。時間的長短，例如多少分鐘、多少天、多少年或多少周。

How long is the incubation period for Covid-9?

科維德-9的潛伏期是多久？

Another example.

另一個例子：

Five percent of Russia was occupied and  often for a very brief period of time.

俄國5%的土地被佔領，而且往往是在很短的時間內。

A brief period. Not very long.

一個短暫的時期。不是很長。

Five percent of Russia was occupied and  often for a very brief period of time.

俄國5%的土地被佔領，而且往往是在很短的時間內。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

They brought Nathan in, kept him in the  warmer for about 30 days. It was a very  

他們把內森帶進來，讓他在暖箱裡呆了30天左右。這是一個非常

scary period for all of us, we weren't  sure if he was going to survive or not.

對我們所有人來說都是可怕的時期，我們不知道他是否能活下來。

A very scary period. Those 30  days, that length of time.

一個非常可怕的時期。那30天，那麼長的時間。

They brought Nathan in. Kept him in the  warmer for about 30 days. It was a very  

他們把Nathan帶進來了把他在暖箱裡關了大約30天。這是一個非常

scary period for all of us we weren't  sure if he was going to survive or not.

對我們所有人來說都是可怕的時期 我們不知道他是否能活下來。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

Well we've come to the end of our  time, and of course there is a lot  

好了，我們已經到了時間的盡頭，當然有很多的。

of information we couldn't cover in such  a relatively short period of time.

的資訊，我們無法在這麼短的時間內覆蓋。

A short period of time. Not enough to  cover everything they could have said.

短時間內。不足以涵蓋他們可以說的一切。

Well we've come to the end of our  time, and of course there is a lot  

好了，我們已經到了時間的盡頭，當然有很多的。

of information we couldn't cover in such  a relatively short period of time.

的資訊，我們無法在這麼短的時間內覆蓋。

Seeing their real-life examples can really  help you understand how to use these words,  

看到他們的真實例子，真的可以幫助你理解如何使用這些單詞。

can't it? I have a challenge for you now.  Make up a sentence with one of these words,  

是嗎？我現在有一個挑戰給你。 用其中的一個詞造一個句子。

and post it to social media, tag me, and use  the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge

並將其發佈到社交媒體上，給我打上標籤，並使用#rachelsenglish30天挑戰賽的標籤。

Don't be shy, you can do this. Our next video  comes out tomorrow at 10AM Philadelphia time,  

不要害羞，你可以做到這一點。我們的下一個視頻將於明天費城時間上午10點發布。

come back to learn four more vocabulary words.  In the meantime, keep your studies going with  

再來學習四個詞彙。 同時，請繼續學習以下內容

this video, and check out my online  courses at rachelsenglishacademy.com  

這個視頻，並查看我的在線課程，在rachelsenglishacademy.com。

You'll become a more confident English  speaker. And please do remember to subscribe.  

你會成為一個更自信的英語人。請記得訂閱。

I love being your English teacher. That's  it and thanks so much for using Rachel's  English.

我喜歡做你的英語老師。就這樣，非常感謝你使用瑞秋英語。