You'll learn why she's obsessed with planning so much, listen to her favorite song in her latest album, and as always, you will learn a ton of useful vocabulary that you can use in your real-life English conversations.

您將瞭解到她為何如此痴迷於規劃，聆聽她最新專輯中最喜歡的歌曲，而且一如既往，您將學到大量有用的詞彙，可以在實際英語會話中使用。

And if you're new here, welcome aboard!

如果你是新來的，歡迎加入！

Thanks so much for joining us, and please subscribe to this channel and hit the bell down below because every week we create lessons just like this one to help you understand your favorite movies, TV series, and songs without getting lost, without using the jokes, and without subtitles.

感謝您加入我們，請訂閱本頻道並點擊下面的鈴鐺，因為我們每週都會製作類似的課程，幫助您理解您喜愛的電影、電視劇和歌曲，而不會迷路，不會使用笑話，也不會使用字幕。

Every lesson comes with an exclusive deck of flashcards featuring all the vocabulary we've covered, so expressions like to be obsessed with or live up to are already waiting for you.

每節課都會附贈一副專屬卡片，其中包含我們所涉及的所有詞彙，是以 "迷戀 "或 "不辜負 "等表達方式已經在等著你了。

As soon as you finish watching the lesson using your phone, click on the link in the description under this video, and you will be redirected to our RealLife English app and start your vocabulary practice right away.

使用手機觀看完課程後，點擊視頻下方說明中的鏈接，您就會跳轉到我們的 RealLife English 應用程序，並立即開始單詞練習。

I will show you how it works later in the lesson, and now let's watch the clip with the subtitles first.

我將在稍後的課程中向大家演示如何使用，現在讓我們先觀看帶字幕的片段。

Then you will learn all of the most important vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation.

然後，您將學習所有最重要的詞彙、文法和發音。

And at the end of this lesson, you will take a short quiz by watching the clip one more time without subtitles and answering a few questions.

在本課結束時，您將參加一個簡短的測驗，再次觀看無字幕短片並回答幾個問題。

So now it's time to watch the clip.

現在是觀看短片的時候了。

This is Dua Lipa's live performance at the Tiny Desk Concert, a music session where artists perform acoustic versions of their songs in a small, cozy atmosphere.

這是 Dua Lipa 在 Tiny Desk Concert 上的現場表演。Tiny Desk Concert 是一種音樂會，藝術家們在小而舒適的氛圍中表演原聲版本的歌曲。

Dua Lipa says, we've got a lot to live up to.

Dua Lipa 說，我們有很多事情要做。

Here she's referring to the fact that they already did a great Tiny Desk at Home show in 2020 during the pandemic, and now she feels some pressure to make this live performance equally good so that it lives up to the expectations of the audience who loved the first one.

在這裡，她指的是他們已經在 2020 年大流行期間舉辦了一場精彩的 "Tiny Desk at Home "演出，現在她感到了一些壓力，必須讓這場現場演出同樣精彩，以不辜負喜愛第一場演出的觀眾的期望。

So, to live up to means to meet expectations or standards that others have, doing it as well as people expect you to.

是以，"不辜負 "的意思是達到別人的期望或標準，做得和別人期望的一樣好。

Then she follows by saying, hopefully we can top that one up.

接著，她又說，希望我們能再接再厲。

In this context, she's expressing her hope to make this new performance even better than the last one.

在這種情況下，她表示希望新的演出能比上一次更好。

She's being creative and playful with this phrase because usually to top up would mean adding more to something to make it full again, like adding more drink to a glass.

她用這個短語很有創意，也很好玩，因為通常 "加滿 "的意思是在某樣東西上再加點東西，讓它再滿起來，比如在杯子裡再加點飲料。

Can you chop up my riso please, Janice?

你能幫我切碎我的riso嗎，珍妮絲？

The songs that I want to perform for you guys today are from my new record, Radical Optimism, and this next song is one of my favorites, and it's called These Walls.

我今天要為你們演唱的歌曲來自我的新唱片《激進樂觀主義》，下一首歌是我最喜歡的一首，叫做《這些牆》。

Now let's talk about the title of her new album, Radical Optimism.

現在讓我們來談談她新專輯的名字--《激進樂觀主義》。

How do you understand that?

你是怎麼理解的？

Radical optimism is the concept of a positive mindset.

激進樂觀主義是一種積極心態的概念。

It's about staying hopeful and positive, especially in tough situations.

這就是要保持希望和積極，尤其是在艱難的情況下。

In a moment, you will get to practice your English pronunciation with our mini-lesson on connected speech.

稍後，您將通過我們的連貫語音迷你課程練習英語發音。

But before that, let me ask you this.

但在此之前，請允許我問你一個問題。

Has it happened to you that you got a chance to practice your English speaking by having a real conversation, and that expression that you know you've learned before just doesn't come to you at the moment when you need it?

您是否遇到過這樣的情況：您有機會通過真正的對話練習英語口語，但您知道您以前學過的表達方式在您需要的時候卻不靈了？

I know how frustrating that feels to be in a conversation and find yourself pausing frequently because you're forgetting all the useful words you've learned.

我知道，當你在談話中發現自己因為忘記了所有學過的有用單詞而頻繁停頓時，這種感覺是多麼令人沮喪。

That sucks.

真糟糕

I've been there before.

我以前去過那裡。

This feeling when you know what you want to say, and you just want to be able to express your thoughts as easily as you can do it in your native tongue.

當你知道自己想說什麼，只希望能像用母語一樣輕鬆地表達自己的想法時，這種感覺就會油然而生。

Let me tell you, this is exactly why we built the RealLife English app, and that's exactly what it can help you with.

讓我告訴你，這正是我們開發 RealLife English 應用程序的原因，也正是它能幫助你的地方。

As I mentioned, every lesson, like this one, comes with a deck of flashcards covering the words and expressions that we explain here.

正如我所提到的，每節課（比如這節課）都會附帶一副卡片，涵蓋我們在這裡講解的單詞和表達方式。

By practicing just 10-15 minutes daily with them on our app, you will be able to transfer these new words from your short-term into your long-term memory.

每天只需在我們的應用程序上練習 10-15 分鐘，您就能將這些新單詞從短期記憶轉移到長期記憶中。

Plus, with the spaced repetition software that we've built into our app, you'll retain this vocabulary more effectively by reviewing new words at carefully timed intervals, just when you're about to forget them.

此外，我們還在應用程序中內置了間隔復讀軟件，當你快要忘記新單詞時，你可以通過精心安排的時間間隔複習新單詞，從而更有效地保留這些詞彙。

I highly recommend you check it out.

我強烈建議你去看看。

The app is free to download.

該應用程序可免費下載。

Just look for RealLife English in the App Store or Google Play, or simply click the link in the description below.

只需在 App Store 或 Google Play 查找 "RealLife English"，或點擊下面描述中的鏈接即可。

It's free to get started, so don't wait any longer.

開始使用是免費的，所以不要再等待了。

Go and download it now.

現在就去下載吧。

And now, let's get to the Connected Speech mini-lesson.

現在，讓我們進入 "連線語音 "迷你課程。

Wow, thank you so much.

哇，太感謝你了。

Thank you for having us down here today.

感謝您邀請我們今天來到這裡。

I've always wanted to come down and be by the desk.

我一直想下來，在書桌旁。

The word WANT has the N-T letters combination, and what often happens is it drops the T sound.

WANT 這個單詞有 N-T 字母組合，經常出現的情況是它的 T 音消失了。

WANTED becomes WANTED.

WANTED 變成了 WANTED。

You can also hear the D from WANTED morph into T from TO.

您還可以聽到 WANTED 的 D 變成了 TO 的 T。

And TO is reduced to a schwa sound, T.

而 TO 則被簡化為一個單音，即 T。

So, WANTED TO becomes WANTED TO.

於是，"想 "變成了 "要"。

Wanted to come down.

想下來。

Listen and repeat.

聽著，重複。

I've always wanted to come down and be.

我一直都想下來。

I've always wanted to come down and be.

我一直都想下來。

Um, we did a at-home tiny desk in 2020.

嗯，我們在 2020 年做了一個家庭小書桌。

You already know that we drop T in the N-T letters combination.

你們已經知道，我們在 N-T 字母組合中去掉了 T。

It also happens in the word TWENTY.

它也出現在 TWENTY 一詞中。

So, listen to how she pronounces the date TWENTY-TWENTY.

所以，聽聽她是如何發音 TWENTY-TWENTY 這個日期的。

In twenty-twenty.

二十年後

In twenty-twenty. Radical Optimism and this next song is one of my favorites.

二十年後 激進樂觀主義》和下一首歌是我的最愛之一。

OFF is reduced to a schwa sound, so instead of ONE OF MY FAVORITES we hear ONE OF MY FAVORITES.

OFF 變成了一個單音，是以我們聽到的不是 ONE OF MY FAVORITES（我的最愛之一），而是 ONE OF MY FAVORITES（我的最愛之一）。

Listen and repeat.

聽著，重複。

Is one of my favorites.

是我的最愛之一。

Is one of my favorites.

是我的最愛之一。

One of her favorite songs from the latest album is These Walls.

最新專輯中她最喜歡的一首歌是《這些牆》。

It's a breakup song where Dua Lipa thinks about a relationship that has become tense and difficult.

這是一首分手歌曲，Dua Lipa 在歌中講述了一段變得緊張而艱難的戀情。

Let's listen to that song and learn some new vocabulary with it.

讓我們聽一聽這首歌，用它來學習一些新詞彙。

When you switch careers, it means changing your job or profession.

轉行意味著改變工作或職業。

By saying they might switch careers, she's suggesting they're so good at hiding their true feelings, just like professional poker players, that maybe they should consider it as a new job.

她說他們可能會轉行，是在暗示他們非常善於隱藏自己的真實情感，就像職業撲克玩家一樣，也許他們應該考慮把這當成一份新工作。

Poker face in this song refers to exactly this, hiding real emotions.

這首歌中的 "撲克臉 "正是指隱藏真實情感。

It comes from poker, a card game, where poker face means keeping a neutral facial expression so others can't tell what you're thinking.

它來自撲克牌遊戲，撲克臉的意思是保持中立的面部表情，讓別人看不出你在想什麼。

In the phrase No one beats our poker faces, the verb BEAT means to do better than someone else.

在短語 No one beats our poker faces 中，動詞 BEAT 的意思是比別人做得更好。

A beat suggests outperforming or being the best at something, not just in physical competition.

勝人一籌意味著在某些方面表現出色或成為佼佼者，而不僅僅是在身體競爭方面。

For example, you can say No one beats my mom's cooking.

例如，你可以說沒人比得上我媽媽做的菜。

Wasted is a slang word for being very drunk or under the influence of drugs, so you're not thinking or acting clearly.

酩酊大醉是一個俚語，意思是喝得很醉或受到藥物的影響，所以思維和行動都不清楚。

When she thinks that they blame it on being wasted, she means they're using the fact that they were drunk as an excuse for their argument.

當她認為他們把責任歸咎於喝醉酒時，她的意思是他們在用喝醉酒的事實作為爭論的藉口。

So, when you blame something on someone or something else, you're saying they're responsible for a problem or mistake, not you.

是以，當你把事情歸咎於某人或某物時，你是在說他們要對問題或錯誤負責，而不是你。

When your love becomes weaker, you're losing this connection and slowly drifting apart.

當你們的愛變得越來越薄弱時，你們就會失去這種聯繫，慢慢疏遠。

Then your relationship is fading.

那麼你們之間的關係就會逐漸淡化。

To fade is to gradually disappear or weaken.

褪色是指逐漸消失或減弱。

You're fucked is a strong slang expression implying that someone is in serious trouble or in a hopeless situation.

你完蛋了（You're fucked）是一個強烈的俚語，暗示某人陷入了嚴重的麻煩或無望的境地。

Here it suggests that their couple has reached a difficult point with no easy solution.

在這裡，它表明他們的夫妻已經到了難以解決的地步。

Now let's watch this short clip from the interview where Dua Lipa says that she's obsessed with planning.

現在，讓我們來看看 Dua Lipa 在採訪中說她迷戀計劃的短片。

Oh, I'm obsessed with my schedule.

哦，我對我的日程表很著迷。

Oh, good.

哦，很好

Okay.

好的

Um, because I plan everything, like I'd put in, have a shower and go, yeah, get ready.

嗯，因為我計劃好了一切，就像我會投入工作，洗個澡，然後去做準備。

And you know, everything is like down to the minute.

你知道，一切都要精確到分鐘。

You write down, take a shower?

你寫下來，洗個澡？

I mean, I write down like, what succession?

我是說，我寫下了什麼繼承？

For real?

真的嗎？

So even your fun is scheduled?

這麼說，你的娛樂活動也是有時間安排的？

Well, I just need to, I need to like plan things.

好吧，我只是需要，我需要計劃一下事情。

So in order for me to be able to like do work and take care of me, I like to plan things and that way I feel like I can, I can do it all.

是以，為了讓我能夠工作和照顧好自己，我喜歡把事情計劃好，這樣我就覺得我可以，我可以做到這一切。

Is it at all loose?

有沒有鬆動？

Like if you said, could you go like, you know what, I'm going to go to smart and final and buy corn dogs.

比如你說，你能不能去 "Smart and Final "買玉米熱狗？

Go rogue.

流氓

Yeah.

是啊

Just go rogue for a couple of hours.

就去流浪幾個小時。

I could.

我可以

It really, it just depends how the, how the day goes, but I like to, I like to stick to it.

這真的取決於一天的進展情況，但我喜歡堅持下去。

Do you feel like you're obsessive compulsive?

你覺得自己有強迫症嗎？

Like, is that the reason why you write all that stuff down?

這就是你寫下這些東西的原因嗎？

I just, I like being in control.

我只是喜歡掌控一切。

Have you always been like that?

你一直都是這樣嗎？

Even as a kid?

即使是小時候？

Yeah.

是啊

I had, I had to do lists like from when I was tiny, like my parents would find them around the house of do my homework, get ready, go to school.

從我很小的時候起，我就有一些要做的事情，比如做作業、做準備、去學校，我的父母會在家裡到處找這些清單。

Were you a good student?

你是個好學生嗎？

It's a debatable, but look, it was, I liked to like write things down, like my ideas and my plans and my dreams and, you know, how they would materialize in school.

我喜歡把事情寫下來，比如我的想法、我的計劃、我的夢想，以及它們在學校裡是如何實現的。

I'm obsessed with my schedule.

我對自己的日程安排很著迷。

Oh, good.

哦，很好

Okay.

好的

Um, because I plan everything, like.

嗯，因為我計劃一切，喜歡。

Okay.

好的

Turns out Dulipa is obsessed with her schedule.

原來，杜麗帕對自己的日程安排非常著迷。

It's something she takes seriously and might even take it to the extremes.

她很認真地對待這件事，甚至可能會走極端。

So if you're obsessed with something, it means you think about it constantly and it's a big deal for you.

是以，如果你對某件事情著迷，就意味著你會不斷地思考它，它對你來說是一件大事。

I have a shower and go, come on, is it really showers?

我洗完澡就走了，拜託，真的是淋浴嗎？

Get ready.

準備好了

And you know, everything is like down to the minute.

你知道，一切都要精確到分鐘。

You write down, take a shower?

你寫下來，洗個澡？

I mean, I write down like what succession.

我的意思是，我寫下像什麼繼承。

Pay attention to the pronunciation of the word succession.

注意單詞 succession 的發音。

The double C will be pronounced as KS and double S gives a SH sound.

雙 C 讀作 KS，雙 S 讀作 SH。

The stress falls on the second syllable.

重音落在第二個音節上。

Succession.

繼承。

Succession.

繼承。

Dua uses it here to talk about having a set order for her daily tasks like take a shower, get ready and so on.

Dua 在這裡用它來談論她的日常工作，如洗澡、做準備等，都有一個固定的順序。

Succession is the order in which things happen one after another.

繼承是指事情發生的先後順序。

This word often appears in royal contexts like the line of succession for the throne where it shows the order of who will rule next.

這個詞經常出現在皇室語境中，比如王位繼承人的排序中，表示下一任統治者的順序。

Before that night I first saw you, I had a premonition, a succession of disconnected images.

在我第一次見到你的那個晚上之前，我有一種預感，一連串不連貫的畫面。

Is it at all loose?

有沒有鬆動？

Like if you said, could you go like, you know what, I'm going to go to Smart and Final and buy corn dogs.

比如你說，你能不能去 "Smart and Final "買玉米熱狗？

Go rogue.

流氓

Yeah, just go rogue for a couple of hours.

是啊，只是去流浪了幾個小時。

I could.

我可以

It really, it just depends how the day goes, but I like to, I like to stick to it.

真的，這取決於一天的進展，但我喜歡，我喜歡堅持下去。

It's worth noting the correct pronunciation of the word loose.

值得注意的是鬆散一詞的正確發音。

Be sure to hold the long U sound and end with a soft S sound, avoiding the Z sound, which would make it sound like lose, a completely different word.

一定要保持長 U 音，並以輕柔的 S 音結束，避免 Z 音，因為 Z 音會讓它聽起來像 lose，一個完全不同的單詞。

Loose means not strict, relaxed or flexible.

松是指不嚴格、放鬆或靈活。

Here Jimmy asks if Dua ever has flexibility in her strict schedule.

在這裡，Jimmy 問 Dua 在嚴格的日程安排中是否有靈活性。

Common collocations include loose plans, not strict plans, and keep it loose, which means being calm and relaxed.

常見的搭配有："鬆散的計劃"，而不是 "嚴格的計劃"；"保持鬆散"，意思是冷靜和放鬆。

That's it, guys.

就是這樣，夥計們。

Keep it loose.

保持寬鬆。

Keep it loose.

保持寬鬆。

Don't be shy with those hips.

臀部別害羞

Smart and Final is a chain of stores in the US known for offering products often packaged in larger sizes than typical grocery stores.

Smart and Final 是美國的一家連鎖店，以提供包裝尺寸通常比一般雜貨店大的產品而聞名。

The name comes from its founders, Jim Smart and HD Final.

公司名稱源自創始人吉姆-斯馬特（Jim Smart）和高清決賽（HD Final）。

Jimmy mentions this store as an example of doing something spontaneous or out of routine.

吉米提到這家商店時，舉例說明了如何自發或打破常規地做一些事情。

Corn dogs are fried hot dogs on a stick, coated in a corn batter and fried.

玉米熱狗是一種油炸熱狗，放在棍子上，裹上玉米麵糊後油炸。

They are a popular food at fairs and carnivals in the US.

它們是美國集市和嘉年華會上的熱門食品。

Go rogue.

流氓

Yeah, just go rogue for a couple of hours.

是啊，只是去流浪了幾個小時。

I could.

我可以

It really, it just depends how the day goes, but I like to stick to it.

真的，這取決於一天的進展，但我喜歡堅持下去。

How do you pronounce this word?

這個詞怎麼讀？

We have the rounded O vowel sound and the final voiced G, rogue, rogue.

我們有圓潤的元音 O 和最後發聲的 G，rogue，rogue。

To go rogue means to break away from the usual rules or routine, to do something spontaneous.

肆意妄為是指打破常規或常規，做一些自發的事情。

Jimmy asks Dua if she could be a little rebellious and do something unexpected.

吉米問杜瓦是否可以叛逆一下，做一些出人意料的事情。

I think you should go rogue.

我覺得你應該叛逃

Go rogue in what way?

以什麼方式叛逃？

Dua responds by saying that she tries to follow her schedule closely and stick to it.

Dua 回答說，她努力嚴格遵守並堅持自己的日程安排。

When you stick to a plan, it means you follow it carefully and stay committed.

當你堅持一個計劃時，就意味著你認真地執行它，並保持承諾。

Do you feel like you're obsessive-compulsive?

你覺得自己有強迫症嗎？

Is that the reason why you write all that stuff down?

這就是你寫下這些東西的原因嗎？

Obsessive-compulsive refers to a personality trait where people feel a strong need to control things.

強迫症是指人們強烈需要控制事物的一種人格特徵。

OCD or obsessive-compulsive disorder is a psychological condition.

強迫症或強迫症是一種心理疾病。

Although in casual use, obsessive-compulsive can simply mean being highly organized or detail-oriented.

雖然在隨意使用時，"強迫症 "可能只是指高度有條理或注重細節。

Have you always been like that, even as a kid?

你一直都是這樣嗎，甚至小時候也是？

Yeah, I had to-do lists from when I was tiny.

是啊，我從小就有待辦事項清單。

My parents would find them around the house, do my homework, get ready.

我的父母會在房子周圍找到它們，幫我做作業，做好準備。

Something tiny is very small in size.

微小是指體積非常小。

Dua uses this word to refer to herself as a child.

Dua 用這個詞來形容自己的童年。

This isn't a common way to talk about one's childhood.

這樣談論自己的童年並不常見。

You'd usually say, since I was a child or since I was little.

你通常會說，從我小時候起，或者從我小的時候起。

Here she wanted to emphasize that she's been obsessed with planning and to-do lists from a very young age.

在這裡，她想強調的是，她從小就痴迷於計劃和待辦事項清單。

At school.

在學校

Were you a good student?

你是個好學生嗎？

Debatable.

值得商榷。

But look, it was...

但你看，這是...

I like to write things down, like my ideas and my plans and my dreams and, you know, how they would materialize in school.

我喜歡把事情寫下來，比如我的想法、我的計劃、我的夢想，你知道，它們在學校裡是如何實現的。

Debatable means something is uncertain and people might have different opinions about it.

可商榷 "是指某件事情不確定，人們可能會有不同的看法。

Dua is joking that whether she was a good student or not is up for debate.

Dua 開玩笑說，她是不是好學生還有待商榷。