- Hello everyone, and welcome back to English With Lucy.

- 大家好，歡迎 回到《和露西一起學英語》。

Today, I've got an important lesson for you

今天，我有一個 要領

about the three words you should never, ever say

三言兩語 絕口不提

or use in English.

或在英語中使用。

This lesson is going to help you improve all apects

這節課要 助你全面提升

of your English, but in particular,

的英語，但特別是。

your vocabulary and your writing.

你的詞彙量和你的寫作。

But it will also help

但它也會幫助

with speaking, listening, and storytelling as well.

與說、聽。 和講故事以及。

It's also going to be especially useful

這也將是特別有用的

if you want to sound more professional.

如果你想聽起來更專業。

But more about that later.

不過以後再說吧。

Before we get started, I'd like

在我們開始之前，我想

to mention one other thing that

還有一件事

can drastically improve your English language skills.

可以大大改善您的 英語語言能力。

It's the Lingoda Language Marathon.

這就是凌達語文馬拉松。

I'm going to talk about this fully

我將全面談談這個問題

at the end of the video,

在視頻的最後。

but you can go to the time shown on the screen now

但你可以去的時候 現在螢幕上顯示

if you want to know about it right this second.

如果你想知道 它的權利這個第二。

Basically, you an do 90 days of English lessons

基本上，你可以做90 天的英語課

with qualified native teachers

具備合格的母語教師

and get your full course fee refunded.

並獲得全額課程費用的退還。

That's up to 807 euros.

那就是高達807歐元。

But first, let's get on with the lesson.

但首先，我們還是要繼續上課。

The first word that you should never,

第一個字，你千萬不要。

ever say or write in English is,

用英語說過或寫過的是：

dare I even say it?

豈敢說

It's very.

這是很。

Now, I've spoken about this horrible little word before.

現在，我已經談到了這一點 可怕的小字之前。

But I think it's essential that you

但我認為，你必須

understand why you should never use it.

明白為什麼你永遠不應該使用它。

Especially when writing, and God forbid,

尤其是在寫作的時候，更是神出鬼沒。

in essays and exams.

在作文和考試中。

Very is a very weak word.

非常是一個很弱的詞。

See what I did there.

看我做了什麼。

It doesn't communicate enough information,

它沒有傳達足夠的資訊。

and in my opinion it's one

在我看來，這是一個

of the most useless words in the English language.

廢話連篇 在英語中。

All it does is magnify another word.

它所做的只是放大另一個字。

So how can you avoid using it,

那麼如何才能避免使用它呢。

and what should you say instead, if anything.

又該怎麼說 相反，如果有的話。

I'm going to give you some options,

我給你一些選擇。

and I'm going to give you loads

我會給你很多

of vocabulary that you can use

你可以使用的詞彙

that will make you sound like a total pro,

這將使你聽起來像一個總的專業。

short for professional.

專業的簡稱。

First I'm going to ask you a question.

首先我要問你一個問題。

Which of these sounds better?

哪一個聽起來更好？

The audience were very scared by the very loud noise.

觀眾們都很害怕 由非常大的噪音。

Or the audience were very scared by the deafening noise.

或者說觀眾們都很 被這震耳欲聾的聲音嚇壞了。

I mean,

我的意思是

I think the second one sounds better.

我覺得第二種更好聽。

What have I done?

我做了什麼？

I have replaced very and the adjective, very loud,

我已經更換了非常和 的形容詞，非常響亮。

with one powerful adjective that serves very's purpose.

用一個強有力的形容詞 這是很的目的。

What about the audience, where they very scared?

那觀眾呢。 他們在哪裡很害怕？

Can we think of something better?

我們能不能想出更好的辦法？

How about, petrified?

怎麼樣，石化了嗎？

The audience were petrified by the deafening noise.

觀眾們都石化了 被這震耳欲聾的噪音。

So much better, and we've used less words,

好多了，我們用的字也少了。

which is much better for essay writing

論文寫作哪家好很多

because you have word limits.

因為你有字數限制。

Here are some examples of words that you can use

以下是一些例子 詞彙的

instead of very plus adjective.

而不是非常加形容詞。

Very bad, atrocious.

非常糟糕，慘不忍睹。

Very poor, destitute.

非常貧窮，一貧如洗。

Very risky, perilous.

非常危險，危險的。

Very tired, exhausted.

很累，很累。

Very hungry, ravenous.

很餓，飢腸轆轆。

That is one of my favourite words I think.

這是我最喜歡的一個詞，我想。

What a fantastic word, ravenous.

多麼奇妙的詞，狂熱。

And very clean, spotless.

而且非常乾淨，一塵不染。

I actually think finding these more powerful adjectives

其實我覺得找到 這些更有力的形容詞

is loads of fun, and it makes your writing

是負載的樂趣，它使你的寫作。

and your speech so much more descriptive.

和你的演講如此多的描述。

Plus, you automatically sound

另外，你會自動聽起來

like you know so much more English

好像你懂的英語比我多得多

because you've got all these words

因為你已經得到了所有這些話

that sometimes even natives don't know.

有時連本地人都不知道。

I think this calls for some homework.

我想這需要做一些功課。

Yes, even in free YouTube videos you do get homework.

是的，即使在免費的YouTube 視頻你確實得到了作業。

I want you to comment below

我想讓你在下面評論

with at least three alternatives for very plus an adjective.

至少有三個備選方案 為非常加形容詞。

Let's see how many we can get under the video

讓我們看看有多少 可在視頻下

and make sure to check out everyone else's responses,

並一定要檢查出 大家的反應。

so we have this huge resource for everyone to use.

所以我們有這個巨大的 資源，供大家使用。

Go, go, go.

走，走，走。

Comment three.

評論三：

Right.

好吧，我知道了

The next one.

下一個。

Oh, what a terrible word.

哦，多麼可怕的詞。

Said.

說。

Said.

說。

It's such a boring word, it doesn't tell me anything.

這是一個無聊的詞，它 並沒有告訴我什麼。

Now, the word replacements I'm

現在，單詞的替換我

going to tell you are more geared towards writing,

要告訴你的是，更 面向寫作。

but it will help you with your speaking,

但會對你的口語有幫助。

and definitely your storytelling

還有你的故事

when you're recounting a lot of dialogue.

當你敘述了很多對話。

So why shouldn't you say said?

那你為什麼不應該說說呢？

Because it's bloody boring, that's why.

因為它是血腥的無聊，這就是為什麼。

Read this.

讀這個。

I'm leaving you forever, she said.

她說，我要永遠離開你。

No, he said.

不，他說。

How dull is that?

多麼枯燥啊？

Let's try again, but changing up the dialogue words.

讓我們再試一次，但改變 了對話詞。

I'm leaving you forever, she announced.

她宣佈，我要永遠離開你。

No, he cried.

不，他哭了。

See, so much better, right?

看，好多了吧？

We could take it one step further with adverbs as well,

我們可以更進一步 進一步也用副詞。

but be careful with these,

但要小心這些。

'cause sometimes it can make the writing a little bit busy.

因為有時它可以使 的寫作有點忙。

Scatter them in every now and again.

每隔一段時間就把它們撒進去。

I'm leaving you forever, she announced powerfully.

我將永遠離開你。 她有力地宣佈。

No, he cried pathetically.

不，他可憐兮兮地哭了。

See, so jazzy now, isn't it?

你看，現在這麼爵士，是不是？

Now I am a very generous teacher,

現在，我是一個非常大方的老師。

and I have curated a list of amazing dialogue words

我已經策劃了一份名單 妙語連珠

that you can use in your writing

可用於寫作

and in your speech, but a quick Google search

和你的語言，但 谷歌搜索

will leave you with hundreds of alternatives,

會給你留下 數以百計的替代品。

so make sure you do your revision.

所以一定要做好複習工作。

I've organised mine into sections.

我把我的整理成了幾個部分。

Anger, bellowed, snapped, cautioned.

憤怒，怒吼，發難，告誡。

Affection, consoled, comforted, soothed.

親情，安慰，撫慰，安撫。

Excitement, babbled, gushed, exclaimed.

激動，咿咿呀呀，滔滔不絕，大呼小叫。

Fear, stammered, gasped, screamed.

害怕、結巴、喘息、尖叫。

Determination, declared, insisted, commanded.

決心，宣佈。 堅持，命令。

Can you tell I'm really enjoying this lesson?

你能看出我是真的嗎？ 喜歡這堂課嗎？

Happiness, sighed, gushed, laughed.

幸福，嘆息著，湧動著，笑著。

Sadness, sobbed, moaned, lamented.

傷心，哭泣，呻吟，哀嘆。

Show conflict, sneered, scolded, glowered.

表現出衝突、譏諷、責罵、瞪眼。

To show amusement, teased, chortled, guffawed.

以示娛樂，調侃。 嗤之以鼻，哈哈大笑。

And for storytelling, recounted, recalled, resumed.

而對於講故事。 敘述、回憶、恢復。

I hope those are really useful for you.

希望這些對你真的有用。

As I said before, a quick Google search,

就像我之前說的，谷歌快速搜索。

and you'll have pages and pages of alternatives to said.

你會有頁面和 頁所述的替代品。

Are you ready for the last word

你準備好說最後一句話了嗎？

that you should never, ever use?

你永遠不應該，永遠使用？

It is,

它是。

thing.

的事情。

Yeah, I know.

是的，我知道。

Awful isn't it?

太可怕了，不是嗎？

Isn't it just the most awful word?

這不就是最可怕的詞嗎？

The most frustrating and annoying word in the world.

最令人沮喪和 世界上最煩人的詞。

My boyfriend always shouts to me,

我的男朋友總是喊我。

Luce, where did you put the thing?

露西，你把那東西放哪了？

And I reply, what thing?

我回答，什麼東西？

And then he says, you know, the thing.

然後他說，你知道，那件事。

It's infuriating.

真讓人氣憤。

Words like thing, and stuff, are convenient placeholders.

詞，如事情，和東西。 是方便的佔位符。

When we can't remember the name of something

當我們不記得 名號

or we get distracted, we use them instead.

或者我們分心了，我們就用它們來代替。

It's actually really hard

其實真的很難

to kick this habit in conversation,

要在談話中戒掉這個習慣。

so I'm not so strict with that.

所以我沒有那麼嚴格的要求。

But it is so important that we don't use them in writing.

但它是如此重要 我們不在書面上使用它們。

That's just lazy.

那只是懶惰。

There is always a better word.

總有一個更好的詞。

For example, I looked at all of the things.

例如，我看了 在所有的事情。

I felt sad.

我覺得很難過。

You don't know anything about what's making me feel sad.

你根本不知道 是什麼讓我感到悲傷。

How 'bout if I say it like this?

如果我這樣說呢？

I looked at all of my mother's

我看了我媽媽所有的

childhood teddies and possessions.

兒時的玩具和財產；

I felt sad.

我覺得很難過。

There, I tell you loads of information about the situation,

在那裡，我告訴你負載 有關情況的資訊。

and you understand why I feel so sad.

你就會明白我為什麼這麼傷心了。

Seems obvious, but it's amazing how many people

看起來很明顯，但它是 竟然有這麼多人

use thing in their writing.

在他們的寫作中使用的東西。

In conclusion, stop saying these three things.

最後，停止 說這三件事。

I've said it before, but it's very important.

我已經說過了 但它是非常重要的。

(laughs) Ah, I did a funny.

(笑)啊，我做了一個搞笑。

I made a joke.

我開了個玩笑

Okay, it is now time to talk about the ins and outs,

好了，現在是時候 說說來龍去脈。

an idiom meaning all the details,

成語，意思是事無鉅細

of the Lingoda Language Marathon

林哥達語言馬拉松賽

which you can do for French, Spanish, German, English,

你可以做法語。 西班牙語、德語、英語。

and business English.

和商務英語。

(fanfare blasts)

(大張旗鼓)

It's new, oo!

這是新的，哦！

And actually, business English has got me really excited,

而實際上，商務英語 已經讓我非常興奮。

because I know so many of you are learning English

因為我認識很多人 你在學英語

to improve your career prospects and to find a job.

以改善你的職業生涯 前途和找工作。

The best way to learn a language

學習語言的最佳方法

and retain what you have learned

溫故而知新

is to study a little bit every day

就是每天學習一點

and to practise with native speakers.

並與母語人士一起練習。

I know that a lot of you don't have the time

我知道很多人 你沒時間

or the funds, the money, to attend in-person classes,

或資金，錢，以 參加面授課程；

so Lingoda is offering a really affordable

所以Lingoda提供了一個非常實惠的

and convenient solution.

和便捷的解決方案。

If you haven't heard of Lingoda before,

如果你之前沒有聽說過凌達。

it's an online language school,

這是一個在線語言學校。

where you can study with native qualified teachers

在那裡你可以學習 良師

anywhere, anytime, as long as you have a laptop

隨時隨地 只要你有一臺筆記本

and a stable internet connection.

和穩定的網絡連接。

You study in a virtual classroom

你在虛擬教室裡學習

with very small group sizes.

在小組人數很少的情況下。

There's no need to travel.

沒有必要去旅行。

Study at home, weekends, evenings,

在家學習，週末，晚上。

five o' clock in the morning,

凌晨五點

whenever you want.

只要你想。

I've tried the classes out myself,

我自己也試過課。

and I think it's a fantastic service

我認為這是一個夢幻般的服務

for busy people like me.

對於像我這樣忙碌的人來說。

So, what is the Lingoda Language Marathon?

那麼，什麼是凌達語言馬拉松？

Lingoda want to offer you an extra source of motivation,

凌達想為您提供 額外的動力來源。

because let's face it, marathons are not a walk in the park.

因為讓我們面對它，馬拉松 並非走馬觀花。

Successfully take one group class

成功上好一節團課

every day for three months,

每天都有，持續三個月。

and Lingoda will refund your course fee in full.

凌達將退還 您的課程費用全額。

I think that's achievable.

我想這是可以實現的。

And many students manage it every year.

而每年都有很多學生管理。

But if that's too much for you,

但是，如果這對你來說太多。

but you still want to challenge yourself,

但你還是想挑戰自己。

you can do the half marathon

你可以做半程馬拉松

which is 15 classes every month,

也就是每個月15節課。

and when you complete them successfully,

以及當你成功完成它們。

Lingoda will refund half of your course fee.

凌達公司將退還 你的課程費用的一半。

If you're interested in taking the marathon in English,

如果您有興趣參加 馬拉松的英語。

you have two options.

你有兩個選擇。

The standard English marathon is for all levels,

標準英語 馬拉松適合所有級別的選手。

beginner to advanced,

從初級到高級。

and it will help you improve your general fluency.

它將幫助你提高 你的一般流利程度。

The new business English marathon

新商務英語馬拉松

is perfect for getting that new job

是獲得新工作的最佳選擇

or advancing in the workplace.

或在職場上晉升。

Learn everything from interview skills,

學習一切面試技巧。

to writing emails, to giving presentations,

寫郵件，到 發表演講。

to hosting business meetings.

到舉辦商務會議。

Please note, this is for English levels B2 or above only.

請注意，這是為 英語水平只有B2或以上。

The marathon runs from the 1st of October 2018,

馬拉松比賽從 的2018年10月1日。

to the 1st of January 2019.

至2019年1月1日。

And don't worry, Lingoda have made special arrangements

而且不用擔心，凌達有 特事特辦

so you don't have to take a class

這樣你就不用上課了。

on the 24th, 25th, or 26th of December if you don't want to.

二十四日、二十五日或二十六日 12月，如果你不想。

You have to sign up before the 21st of September 2018,

你必須先註冊才行 2018年9月21日，。

and pay the five euro entry fee,

並支付5歐元的報名費。

but if you use my voucher code, learn1,

但如果你使用我的優惠券代碼，學習1。

you only have to pay 50 cents.

你只需要支付50美分。

So use the code learn1 on the link below.

所以在下面的鏈接中使用代碼學習1。

After paying the entry fee

繳納報名費後

that secures your spot on the marathon,

這確保了你在馬拉松賽上的位置。

you automatically sign up

您自動註冊

for a three month long subscription.

為期三個月的訂閱。

Every month you'll be charged a fixed amount.

每個月你都會 收取固定金額。

That's three times in total,

這一共是三次。

depending on which marathon you choose to take.

視乎哪個馬拉松 你選擇採取。

If you subscribe straight away,

如果你直接訂閱。

you won't be charged until the 24th of September,

你不會被收取費用，直到 9月24日。

but you can still cancel your participation.

但你還是可以取消 您的參與。

You've got 14 days from signing up