When you are bound and determined to do something.

當你下定決心要做某件事時。

It means you are going to do it.

這意味著你要去做。

It means you are serious about doing it, it means that you are committed to doing it.

這意味著你是認真的，意味著你致力於去做。

The best example I could come up with today, even though I don't like to be political is to say that President Trump is bound and determined to put tariffs on Mexico and China and Canada.

儘管我不喜歡講政治，但我今天能想到的最好的例子就是，特朗普總統勢在必行，決心對墨西哥、中國和加拿大徵收關稅。

He's, I'm pretty sure today he's going to do it.

他，我很確定今天他會這麼做。

You're watching this on Wednesday, so you'll know the results.

你們將在週三看到這個節目，所以你們會知道結果。

But he seems bound and determined, he seems committed to doing it.

但他似乎勢在必行，決心要做到這一點。

The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is to be bound to.

今天我想教給你們的另一句話是 "約束"。

This means that you are most likely going to do something.

這意味著你很可能會做一些事情。

If you're walking on ice, you're bound to fall.

在冰上行走，難免會摔跤。

Um, if you're not good at walking at ice, if it's something you've never done before, uh, you're bound to fall.

嗯，如果你不擅長在冰上行走，如果這是你從來沒有做過的事情，嗯，你一定會摔跤的。

It means you are most likely to fall.

這意味著你最有可能摔倒。

Um, if I go into a Tim Martin's restaurant, I'm bound to buy a cookie.

嗯，如果我去蒂姆-馬丁的餐廳，我一定會買一塊餅乾。

Uh, that means I'm most likely going to buy a cookie.

呃，這意味著我很可能會去買餅乾。

Sometimes I don't have any self-control.

有時我無法控制自己。

So to review.

是以，我們來回顧一下。

When you are bound and determined, it means you, um, you have decided you're going to do something and you are not going to change your mind, you are bound and determined to do it.

當你下定決心時，這意味著你，嗯，你已經決定要去做某件事情，而且你不會改變主意，你勢在必行。

And if you're bound to do something, it just means you are likely to do it.

如果你註定要做某件事情，那就意味著你很可能會去做。

Um, most Tuesdays I'm bound to make a lesson.

嗯，大多數星期二我都會做一堂課。

Um, I usually go out and I do one, sometimes I do two.

嗯，我通常出去做一次，有時做兩次。

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

但是，讓我們看看之前視頻中的評論。

And it is in my coat pocket today.

今天，它就在我的大衣口袋裡。

And it is from Know that.

這就是《通曉》。

And the comment is, let me get this open.

評論是，讓我把這個打開。

Although it is quite windy, the weather does not look too bad, Bob, even the sun is out to play.

雖然風很大，但天氣看起來並不壞，鮑勃，連太陽都出來玩了。

Enjoy it while it lasts, thanks again for making all your regular videos for us this week.

趁現在好好享受吧，再次感謝你本週為我們製作的所有常規視頻。

It would have been easier and less stressful for you to just skip some of them, and that would have been completely understandable.

對你來說，跳過其中一部分會更容易，壓力也會更小，這完全可以理解。

So thank you for that, Bob, you know it is much appreciated.

謝謝你，鮑勃，我們非常感激。

Have a great day.

祝你愉快

And then my response using today's phrase, I'm still bound and determined to only skip lessons if I'm sick, so far so good.

然後我用今天的這句話來回答，我仍然有決心只在生病的時候逃課，到目前為止還不錯。

So thanks know that for that comment.

謝謝你的評論。

And yes, I'm not sure if you were aware of my, I guess you might be able to call it a New Year's resolution.

是的，我不知道你是否知道我的，我想你可以稱之為新年決心。

But uh, I did make a decision, um, at the beginning of this year, 2025, that I am going to try and stick to putting out the same number of lessons every week on both channels.

不過，我在今年年初做出了一個決定，2025 年，我將嘗試堅持每週在兩個頻道上發佈相同數量的課程。

When I looked at 2024, I realized that there were many weeks where I just took a week off.

當我看到 2024 年時，我意識到有很多周我只休息了一週。

And um, sometimes it was maybe because I was sick or because I was busy.

嗯，有時候可能是因為我生病了，或者因為我很忙。

So this year I decided, you know, I'm not going to do that, I'm going to at the very least put out the same number of videos every week.

所以今年我決定，你知道，我不會那樣做，我至少要每週發佈相同數量的視頻。

That might mean that a short lesson comes out on a Saturday or maybe even a Sunday some weeks, that might mean that my Wednesdays with Bob, uh, members only video on my other channel might come out on a Thursday.

這可能意味著我的 "與鮑勃共度星期三"（Wednesdays with Bob），呃，我另一個頻道上的會員視頻可能會在週四播出。

That I don't think that's happened yet.

我認為這種情況還沒有發生。

Um, but yeah, I'm bound and determined to do that.

嗯，不過是的，我一定會這麼做的。

Uh, for a couple of reasons.

有幾個原因

One, when I looked at my stats from last year, when I looked at my, um, my views and everything from 2024, I realized that, um, it's probably disappointing when a video doesn't come out.

其一，當我看了去年的統計數據，當我看了我的，嗯，我的瀏覽量和 2024 年的所有數據時，我意識到，嗯，當一個視頻沒有播出時，可能會令人失望。

Um, and it also made me realize you don't actually care what day the video comes out.

嗯，這也讓我意識到，你其實並不在乎視頻是哪一天放出來的。

If I put a video out on a Saturday, one that normally comes out on a Friday, just as many people watch it.

如果我在週六發佈一個視頻，通常在週五發佈的視頻也會有同樣多的人觀看。

So I thought, you know what, there's seven days in a week, and if I'm running a little bit behind, maybe I'll just do some things a little later than I normally do.

所以我想，你知道嗎，一週有七天，如果我的進度有點落後，也許我會比平時晚一點做一些事情。

So, I, I'm pretty sure from the comments you guys don't mind.

所以，從評論中我可以肯定，你們不會介意的。

Sometimes you seem a little surprised when I put a lesson out in the middle of the afternoon on a Saturday, but uh, hey, surprise is good, isn't it?

有時候，我在週六的下午放出一堂課，你會覺得有點驚訝，不過，嘿嘿，驚喜也是好事，不是嗎？

Anyways, have a good day, I'll see you in a few days with another short English lesson.

總之，祝你今天過得愉快，過幾天我再給你上一堂簡短的英語課。

Bye.

再見。