the academic word list, words you'll want to know  if you're preparing for the IELTS or TOEFL exam,  

學術單詞表，如果你在準備雅思或托福考試，你會想知道的單詞。

but also if you read or watch the news in  English or have conversations with native  

但如果您用英語閱讀或觀看新聞，或與母語人士進行對話，也可以用英語閱讀或觀看新聞。

speakers. In other words, these are useful words  that will come through for you once you really  

語者。換句話說，這些都是有用的詞彙，一旦你真正的

understand how to use them. You're learning four  new words today with tons of real life examples.  

瞭解如何使用它們。今天你要學習四個新單詞，並有大量的實際例子。

So grab your friends, have them  join you in this challenge, and  

所以，請帶上你的朋友，讓他們加入你的挑戰，並。

let's do this! When you learn a new word, make  up your own sentence, record yourself in a video  

讓我們來做這個!當你學會了一個新的單詞，就自己編句子，用視頻記錄自己的想法

saying that sentence, and post to social media  using the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge

說這句話，並使用標籤#rachelsenglish30daychallenge發佈到社交媒體。

And as always, if you like this video, or you  learned something new, please like and subscribe  

和以往一樣，如果你喜歡這個視頻，或者你學到了新的東西，請喜歡和訂閱。

with notifications. It means a lot. Don't  forget, there's a download to go with this video,  

與通知。這意味著很多。別忘了，這個視頻還有下載。

a list of all the words with  definitions and sample sentences,  

所有單詞的定義和例句的列表；

as well as quizzes to make sure you're  really getting and remembering these words.  

以及測驗，以確保你真正瞭解和記住這些單詞。

You can get that download by following this  link or the link in the video description.

您可以通過以下鏈接或視頻描述中的鏈接獲得該下載。

Our first word today is the word FORMULA.  

我們今天的第一個詞是FORMULA這個詞。

Formula. When AW as in law is followed by R,  like in a stressed syllable here, it's not a pure  

公式。當AW如法炮製後跟上R時，比如這裡的重音節，它就不是一個純粹的

AW vowel. It's not faw— formula, but it's faw--  fawr-- fawr-- so the lips round a little bit more,  

AW元音。這不是faw-公式，但它是faw--fawr--fawr-- 所以嘴脣圓一點。

and the tongue shifts back a little bit more  than for a pure AW, fawr—formula. It's a noun,  

和舌尖後移比純AW，fawr-formula多一點。這是一個名詞。

it means a plan or method for doing making, or  achieving something. His investment strategy  

意思是指做某件事的計劃或方法，或實現某件事。他的投資策略

is based on a simple formula. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.

是基於一個簡單的公式。我們再來近距離慢動作看一下。

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。

Yeah, so Netflix, you know they have a  formula and it seems to work for them.

是啊，所以Netflix，你知道他們有一個公式，似乎對他們有效。

Netflix has a formula. They have a  certain way of creating shows and movies.

Netflix有一個公式。他們有一定的方式來創作節目和電影。

Yeah, so Netflix, you know they have a  formula and it seems to work for them.

是啊，所以Netflix，你知道他們有一個公式，似乎對他們有效。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

We're going to talk about a  formula for procrastination.

我們要講的是拖延症的公式。

A formula for procrastination. Procrastination  is putting something off that you should do,  

拖延症的公式。拖延就是把一些應該做的事情拖延下來。

like waiting until the very last  night to study for a big exam.  

就像等到最後一個晚上才去學習大考一樣。

A formula for procrastination,  a method for procrastination,  

拖延症的公式，拖延症的方法。

different ways to distract yourself so that  you don't do what you really should do.

不同的方法來分散自己的注意力，使你不做你真正應該做的事。

We're going to talk about a  formula for procrastination.

我們要講的是拖延症的公式。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

And there's no one formula.

而且沒有一個公式。

There's no one formula.  There's no one way to do it.  

沒有一個公式。 沒有一個方法可以做到這一點。

Many different methods or approaches  or ways of doing it would work.

很多不同的方法或途徑或方式都會有效果。

And there's no one formula.

而且沒有一個公式。

Another example.

另一個例子：

And that's sort of the magic formula.

而這也算是一個神奇的公式。

The magic formula. The way of doing  something that works really well.

神奇的公式。做事的方法，真的很好用。

And that's sort of the magic formula.

而這也算是一個神奇的公式。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

My formula was to just be creative.

我的公式是，只要有創意。

My formula was just to be creative.  

我的公式就是要有創意。

My way of doing things, my method  was to let creativity guide me.

我的做事方法，我的方法是讓創意引導我。

My formula was to just be creative.

我的公式是，只要有創意。

The next word is THEORY. This is one of those  words that can be two syllables or three. Theory  

下一個詞是THEORY。這是其中一個可以是兩個音節或三個音節的詞。理論

or theory. The two syllable pronunciation  is more common, and it's what I'll do.  

或理論。兩個音節的發音比較常見，我就這麼做。

It's a noun, an idea or set of ideas  that's intended to explain facts or events.  

這是一個名詞，一個想法或一組想法，旨在解釋事實或事件。

An idea that's possibly true, but not known  or proven to be true. I've been reading  

一個可能是真的，但不知道或證明是真的想法。我一直在讀

Darwin's theories of evolution. Let's look at the  pronunciation up close and in slow motion again.  

達爾文的進化論。我們再來近距離慢動作看一下發音。

IH as in sit is not pure  here. The R does change it.  

IH如坐鍼氈在這裡並不純粹。R確實改變了它。

It changes into a sound more like EE as in she, so  it's not ih-- thih-- theory, but EE, thee— theory.

變成了一個更像EE的聲音，如she，所以這不是ih--thhih--理論，而是EE，the--理論。

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。

My theory is Venice is sinking,  in part because it just was not  

我的理論是，威尼斯正在下沉，部分原因是它沒有...

constructed to hold all those crowds all day long.

構築成可以容納所有這些人群一整天。

My theory, my guess is, I think this is  true, but I haven't proven it to be true.

我的理論，我的猜測是，我認為這是真的，但我還沒有證明這是真的。

My theory is Venice is sinking,  in part because it just was not  

我的理論是，威尼斯正在下沉，部分原因是它沒有...

constructed to hold all those crowds all day long.

構築成可以容納所有這些人群一整天。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

Do you have a theory on why that is?

你有理論上的原因嗎？

Do you have a theory, a guess as  to why this thing is happening?  

你有什麼理論，猜測為什麼會發生這種事情嗎？

Is it something you can try to explain?

你可以試著解釋一下嗎？

Do you have a theory on why that is?

你有理論上的原因嗎？

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

We really don't know how the universe began even  though we have theory-- or what's before it.

我們真的不知道宇宙是如何開始的，即使我們有理論... ... 或者說在它之前有什麼。

We have a theory, but we really  don't know. It's our idea  

我們有一個理論，但我們真的不知道。這是我們的想法

based on what we know, but it's not proven.

根據我們所知道的，但這並沒有得到證實。

We really don't know how the universe began even  though we have theory-- or what's before it.

我們真的不知道宇宙是如何開始的，即使我們有理論... ... 或者說在它之前有什麼。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

So there again, it's true in theory, and it's true  for some women, but for many, many it's not.

所以，理論上又是如此，對一些女人來說是如此，但對很多很多人來說就不是了。

When something is true in theory, this means the  idea makes sense and things should work like that,  

當某件事在理論上是真的，這意味著這個想法是合理的，事情應該是這樣的。

but in real life, it might not. For example,  in theory, you should do better on a test if  

但在現實生活中，卻未必。例如，理論上，你應該在測試中做得更好，如果

you study more, but if you're really  nervous, you might actually do worse.

你學習更多，但如果你真的緊張，你可能實際上做得更糟糕。

So there again, it's true in theory, and it's  true for some women, but for many, many it's not.

所以，理論上又是如此，對一些女人來說是如此，但對很多很多人來說就不是了。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

Because his theory was, you cannot have a great  city without a great public school system.

因為他的理論是，沒有一個偉大的公立學校系統，就不可能有一個偉大的城市。

This was his theory, this is what he thought  about cities and schools without having set up a  

這是他的理論，這是他對城市和學校的思考，而沒有建立一個

city with a great school system. He hadn't proven  it, but it was his idea about how things worked.

有著良好學校系統的城市。他沒有證明這一點，但這是他對事情運作的想法。

Because his theory was you cannot have a great  city without a great public school system.

因為他的理論是，沒有一個偉大的公立學校系統，就不可能有一個偉大的城市。

Our next word is INTERPRET. It's a little tricky  with those two R's, isn't it? Inter-- that's the  

我們下一個詞是INTERPRET。這兩個 "R "有點棘手，不是嗎？Inter...

UR vowel R combination, inter-- pret. Then a  quick P, tongue stays in position for the R,  

UR元音R組合，inter--pret。然後快速的P，舌頭停留在R的位置上。

before the final syllable. Interpret. It's a verb,  it means to explain the meaning of something,  

最後一個音節前。解釋。這是一個動詞，它的意思是解釋某件事情的意思。

to understand in a certain way, or  to translate. The team is trying to  

以某種方式理解，或翻譯。團隊正在努力

interpret results from their study. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.

解釋他們的研究結果。我們再來近距離慢動作看一下。

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。

And normally, we interpret these  physical changes as anxiety.

而通常情況下，我們把這些身體變化理解為焦慮。

We explain the physical changes by saying these  people were anxious and that's why it happened.

我們解釋身體的變化，說這些人很焦慮，所以才會發生這樣的事情。

And normally, we interpret these  physical changes as anxiety.

而通常情況下，我們把這些身體變化理解為焦慮。

Another example.

另一個例子：

And the the way that I interpret  what's going on is a couple of things.

而我對這一切的解釋是幾件事。

The way that I explain this, we have a  situation, I have ideas about why it's this way.

我解釋的方式，我們有一個情況，我有想法，為什麼會這樣。

And the the way that I interpret  what's going on is a couple of things.

而我對這一切的解釋是幾件事。

Let's go on to our next example.

我們繼續看下一個例子。

Now, there's many ways to interpret  this and I have to be careful here.

現在，有很多方法來解釋這個問題，我必須在這裡小心。

There are many ways to interpret this. Many  different ways this can be explained. For example,  

有很多方法可以解釋這一點。很多不同的方式可以解釋這一點。例如：

the baby is crying because he's  too tired, because he ate too much,  

寶寶哭是因為他太累了，因為他吃的太多了。

because he's hungry, because  he's hot, because he's too cold.  

因為他餓了，因為他熱了，因為他太冷了。

There are many different explanations, many  ways to interpret why the baby is crying.

有很多不同的解釋，很多方法來解釋寶寶為什麼哭。

Now, there's many ways to interpret  this and I have to be careful here.

現在，有很多方法來解釋這個問題，我必須在這裡小心。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

But I'll let you interpret that however you want.

但我讓你怎麼解釋都可以。

You interpret it, you decide what it means,  or how it came to be, you explain it.

你來解釋它，你來決定它的意思，或者它是怎麼來的，你來解釋它。

But I'll let you interpret that however you want.

但我讓你怎麼解釋都可以。

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

So that led us to an assessment so trying  to interpret, well, why did this happen?

所以，這就導致了我們的評估，所以試圖解釋，好吧，為什麼會發生這種情況？

Trying to understand and  explain why this happened.

試圖理解和解釋為什麼會發生這種情況。

So that led us to an assessment so trying  to interpret, well, why did this happen?

所以，這就導致了我們的評估，所以試圖解釋，好吧，為什麼會發生這種情況？

Our last word today is DEFINE. It's a verb,  it means to explain the meaning of a word or  

我們今天最後一個詞是DEFINE。它是一個動詞，它的意思是解釋一個詞的意思或者是

a phrase, or to show or describe clearly and  completely. I go to learnersdictionary.com to  

一句話，或清晰完整地展示或描述。我去learersdictionary.com看看。

define difficult terms. Let's look  again up close and in slow motion.

定義困難的術語。我們再來近距離慢動作看一下。

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。

Once we define the problem,  we can prevent that death.

一旦我們確定了問題，我們就可以防止這種死亡。

You have to define the problem  to really understand what it is,  

你必須定義問題，才能真正明白問題是什麼。

to be able to describe it fully and clearly,  before you can start to solve the problem.

要能完整清晰地描述出來，才能開始解決問題。

Once we define the problem,  we can prevent that death.

一旦我們確定了問題，我們就可以防止這種死亡。

Another example.

另一個例子：

We use technology to define ourselves,  

我們用技術來定義自己。

by sharing our thoughts and  feelings even as we're having them.

通過分享我們的想法和感受，即使我們有。

We define ourselves. We explain  the meaning of ourselves,  

我們定義自己。我們解釋自己的意義。

we show who we are by what  we post on social media.

我們通過在社交媒體上發佈的內容來展示我們是誰。

We use technology to define ourselves,  

我們用技術來定義自己。

by sharing our thoughts and  feelings even as we're having them.

通過分享我們的想法和感受，即使我們有。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

But I'm here to define a little  bit more about what Chemistry is.

但我在這裡要多定義一下什麼是化學。

Define more about what Chemistry is. Describe  clearly and completely what is chemistry.

多定義什麼是化學。清楚完整地描述什麼是化學。

But I'm here to define a little  bit more about what Chemistry is.

但我在這裡要多定義一下什麼是化學。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

How do you define yourself?

你如何定義自己？

How do you define yourself? Do  you define yourself by your work,  

你是如何定義自己的？你是否以工作來定義自己。

your relationships, your hobbies, your  passion. How do you describe yourself?

你的關係，你的愛好，你的激情。你如何描述自己？

How do you define yourself?

你如何定義自己？

Here's our last example.

這是我們最後一個例子。

Patiently is being patient, and you know you can't  define a word by a word so I had to look it up.

耐心就是有耐心，你知道不能用一個詞來定義一個詞，所以我只好去查。

You can't define a word by a word. That means you  can't explain the meaning of a word by using that  

你不能用一個詞來定義一個詞。也就是說，你不能用這個詞來解釋一個詞的意思。

same word in the explanation. For example,  you can't say an ant is a little brown ant.  

解釋中的同一個詞。比如說，你不能說螞蟻是小棕蟻。

You have to say something like an ant is a little  brown insect. You can't explain something using  

你得說些什麼，比如螞蟻是一種棕色的小昆蟲。你不能用

that same thing to explain it. You have to  use other words, other things to define it.

同樣的東西來解釋它。你必須用其他的詞，其他的東西來定義它。

Patiently is being patient, and you know you can't  define a word by a word so I had to look it up.

耐心就是有耐心，你知道不能用一個詞來定義一個詞，所以我只好去查。

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, come  

不要害羞，你可以做到這一點。我們的下一個視頻將在費城時間明天上午10點發布，來吧。

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

回頭再學習四個詞彙。同時，通過這個視頻繼續學習。

and check out my online courses  at rachelsenglishacademy.com  

並查看我的在線課程：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。