A lot of you may know me from TikTok or Instagram, where I teach English.

很多人可能是從 TikTok 或 Instagram 上認識我的，我在那裡教英語。

And I've recently taken that here to YouTube, so I'm still growing this channel.

最近我把這個頻道搬到了 YouTube 上，所以我還在不斷擴大這個頻道。

And I've been asking a lot of you what topics you'd like me to cover or questions you want answered.

我一直在詢問你們希望我介紹哪些話題，或者你們希望我回答哪些問題。

And a lot of you have been asking about me and what I'm like, where I'm from, what I'm interested in, how I became an English teacher.

你們很多人都在問我，我是什麼樣的人，我來自哪裡，我對什麼感興趣，我是怎麼成為一名英語教師的。

And I want to get a little bit more personal today and cover some of those questions for you in this video.

今天，我想在這段視頻中為大家講述一些更私人的問題。

So, I've come up with six facts about myself to tell you today.

所以，今天我想出了關於我自己的六個事實來告訴大家。

And for my next video, I will be answering your questions that you leave in the comments on this video.

在下一個視頻中，我將回答你們在本視頻評論中提出的問題。

So, like I said at the beginning of this video, I am an English teacher on TikTok and more recently on Instagram.

就像我在視頻開頭說的那樣，我是 TikTok 上的一名英語老師，最近又在 Instagram 上做了一名英語老師。

But if you have been following me from the start, you may have seen my videos on TikTok where I play the ukulele and sing.

但如果你從一開始就關注我，你可能在 TikTok 上看過我彈尤克里裡和唱歌的視頻。

And I am by no means a professional ukulele player, but first fact about me, I have a music degree.

我絕不是專業的尤克里裡演奏家，但關於我的第一個事實是，我有一個音樂學位。

So, I studied singing for both my bachelor's and my master's.

於是，我攻讀了歌唱學士和碩士學位。

So, I am not only an English teacher, but I'm also a professional singer.

是以，我不僅是一名英語教師，還是一名專業歌手。

My main passion with singing is opera, which a lot of you may find hard to believe, as I know opera is not the most popular genre.

我唱歌的主要愛好是歌劇，你們可能很難相信，因為我知道歌劇並不是最受歡迎的劇種。

But it is my favorite to sing.

但我最喜歡唱這首歌。

But I've also sung musical theater, jazz, pop.

但我也唱過音樂劇、爵士樂和流行歌曲。

So, I really just enjoy all kinds of singing.

所以，我真的很喜歡各種類型的演唱。

And if you guys want me to bring back more ukulele content, let me know.

如果你們希望我帶來更多尤克里裡內容，請告訴我。

Okay, fact number two about me is that I live in Germany.

好吧，關於我的第二個事實是，我住在德國。

So, I am originally from the U.S.

我來自美國。

I was born and grew up there.

我在那裡出生，在那裡長大。

But as an adult, I moved to Germany.

但成年後，我搬到了德國。

And I've been living here for about five years now.

我住在這裡已經有五年了。

So, I do speak German as a second language, which I had to learn as an adult.

是以，我的第二語言是德語，這是我成年後才學會的。

And so, I understand where a lot of you are coming from with learning English as a second language and all the challenges that come with that.

是以，我理解你們中的很多人把英語作為第二語言來學習，以及隨之而來的所有挑戰。

And I can tell you that German is not an easy language.

我可以告訴你，德語不是一門簡單的語言。

So, I also use teachers on YouTube, on TikTok that help me to learn German.

是以，我還在 YouTube 和 TikTok 上請教老師，他們幫助我學習德語。

Fact number three is that I used to live in London.

事實三是我曾經住在倫敦。

And London is probably my favorite city that I've lived in.

倫敦可能是我住過的最喜歡的城市。

I studied in London for two years.

我在倫敦學習了兩年。

It's where I got my master's.

我就是在那裡獲得碩士學位的。

And there, I learned a lot about the differences between American English and British English.

在那裡，我學到了很多關於美式英語和英式英語之間差異的知識。

Because there actually are a lot of differences.

因為實際上有很多不同之處。

There are not only language differences, but there are also cultural differences.

不僅存在語言差異，還存在文化差異。

So, I do like to bring those sometimes into my videos.

是以，我有時確實喜歡把這些東西帶進我的視頻中。

And if you guys are interested in learning more about the differences between American and British English, from my experience, let me know in the comments.

如果你們有興趣從我的經驗中瞭解更多美式英語和英式英語之間的差異，請在評論中告訴我。

Okay, fact number four.

好吧，事實四。

I've already kind of touched on it, but I am from the U.S. Midwest.

我已經說過了，但我來自美國中西部。

So, the accent I have is a Midwestern American accent.

所以，我的口音是美國中西部口音。

So, for example, I pronounce the city Chicago with a really bright A.

例如，我給芝加哥這個城市發音時，會用一個非常明亮的 A。

Ah, Chicago.

啊，芝加哥。

Which is a typical characteristic of the Midwestern accent.

這是中西部口音的典型特徵。

There are also typical characteristics of Midwestern people in general.

一般來說，中西部人也有一些典型特徵。

Midwestern people are normally known to be very hospitable, very friendly, sometimes oversharing.

眾所周知，中西部人通常都非常好客、非常友好，有時還會過度分享。

So, when I do go home, sometimes that can actually be a bit of reverse culture shock for me.

是以，當我回家的時候，有時會對我產生一些反向的文化衝擊。

But yeah, the Midwest is probably not the most beautiful part of the U.S.

不過，中西部可能不是美國最美的地區。

But the people are certainly beautiful.

不過，這裡的人確實很美。

Aw, that was nice.

噢，真不錯。

Okay, fact number five is that I do yoga every morning.

好吧，第五個事實是我每天早上都做瑜伽。

I love the history of it.

我喜歡它的歷史。

I love the principle.

我喜歡這個原則。

I love the fact that we can use tools within ourselves, like the breath, to make positive change.

我喜歡這樣一個事實：我們可以利用自己的工具，比如呼吸，來做出積極的改變。

To change our mindset.

改變我們的心態。

To change our bodies.

改變我們的身體

To calm our nervous system.

安撫我們的神經系統

All these things.

所有這些事情。

I love yoga.

我愛瑜伽

If you ever want to talk yoga, let me know.

如果你想和我聊聊瑜伽，請告訴我。

And my sixth and final fact that I have for you today is I am learning Italian.

我今天要告訴你們的第六個也是最後一個事實是，我正在學習意大利語。

I've been learning Italian for about two years.

我學意大利語已經有兩年了。

I have an online Italian teacher that I meet with once a week for one hour.

我有一位在線意大利語老師，每週見一次面，每次一小時。

And we speak Italian.

我們會說意大利語。

And I'm really enjoying it.

我真的很喜歡它。

It can be really difficult at times, which I'm sure a lot of you know or have experience with.

有時真的很困難，我相信你們很多人都知道或有過這樣的經歷。

But I'm pretty passionate about learning languages.

但我對學習語言充滿熱情。

I think it's really interesting to dive into a language.

我覺得深入研究一種語言真的很有趣。

See how it works.

看看它是如何工作的。

See how it's different from other languages that I speak.

看看它與我說的其他語言有什麼不同。

And I also love learning about the culture through learning the language.

我還喜歡通過學習語言來了解當地文化。

And being able to use their language if I go and visit that country.

如果我去了那個國家，也能使用他們的語言。

So I would love to learn more languages.

是以，我很想學習更多的語言。

But Italian is the one that I'm focusing on right now.

但意大利語是我現在關注的重點。

I am by no means a language expert.

我絕不是語言專家。

It doesn't necessarily come easy to me.

這對我來說並不容易。

I just like to learn them.

我只是喜歡學習它們。

So Italian for now.

所以現在還是意大利語。

Who knows what's next.

誰知道接下來會發生什麼呢？

Okay guys.

好吧，夥計們。

I hope you enjoyed learning these six facts about me.

希望你們喜歡瞭解我的這六件事。

So if you guys have any follow-up questions to any of the things I spoke about today, leave them in the comments.

如果你們對我今天所講的內容有任何後續問題，請在評論中留言。

But also leave me your English questions.

但也請給我留下您的英語問題。

Because I'm going to take any of the questions from this video and answer them in my next video.

因為我將在下一個視頻中回答本視頻中的任何問題。

And as always, if you like this video, smash that like button.

如果你喜歡這段視頻，請按下 "贊 "按鈕。

I'm waiting.

我等著呢

Yay!

耶

And don't forget to subscribe to my channel so you don't miss out on my future videos.

別忘了訂閱我的頻道，以免錯過我今後的視頻。

See you then.

到時候見

Bye!

再見！

Bye!

再見！