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Hi I'm Anne Marie with Speak Confident English and welcome to this week's
Hi I'm Anne Marie with Speak Confident English and welcome to this week's。
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Confident English lesson. Today I'll be answering a question that I received by
自信的英語課。今天我'將回答一個問題,我收到了由
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email just a few weeks ago. In that email Ahmad said, "Hi Anne Marie, thank you very
幾周前剛發來的電子郵件。在那封郵件中,艾哈邁德說:"嗨,安妮-瑪麗,非常感謝你。
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much for your emails and classes in English (you're super welcome.) but I would
多為您的電子郵件和英語課(你''re超級歡迎。),但我會
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like to hear from you on how to talk about the winter season. I don't have
想聽聽你對如何談論冬天的季節。我不'有
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good words to use when I speak about it, for example the positive points. Ahmad
當我說到它時,要用好的詞,比如說積極的點。艾哈邁德
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that was a great question and I love it for two reasons: number one my goal is
這是一個偉大的問題,我喜歡它的兩個原因:第一,我的目標是。
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always to help you have the language you need to speak with confidence and to
始終幫助您擁有自信發言所需的語言,併為您提供以下服務
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speak naturally in English. So if you want to talk about the winter season
用英語自然地說話。所以,如果你想談論冬天的季節。
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more easily in English, more naturally, than I'm excited to help you do that. And
更容易在英語中,更自然,比我'我很高興能幫助你做到這一點。而
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number two, where I live it is the dead of winter so it's the perfect time to
第二,在我住的地方,它是死的冬天,所以它'是完美的時間,以
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talk about this subject.
談論這個話題。
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The dead of winter. That expression might give you an idea of how some people feel
冬日的深夜。這句話也許能讓你瞭解一些人的感受。
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about the winter season. This idiom means to be in the middle of winter when it is
關於立冬時節。這個成語的意思是指在冬天的時候,正值
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the coldest darkest period of the year and for many this idiom describes how
天寒地凍
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the winter looks and feels. So for those of you who right now do not live in a
冬天的樣子和感覺。所以,對於那些現在還沒有生活在一個
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country with a winter season - maybe you're in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil,
有冬季的國家--也許你在澳洲、紐西蘭、巴西。
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Argentina - and maybe you're wondering right now it's the middle of summer so
阿根廷--也許你'想知道現在它'是夏天的中間,所以。
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could you say it's the dead of summer? Absolutely not. We never use that
你能說它'是夏日的死期嗎?絕對不是。我們從來沒有用這個
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expression when we're talking about the summertime. Summer is full of life and
的表達方式,當我們'說到夏天的時候。夏天是充滿了生命和
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warmth, everything is in bloom, so instead we say the height of summer. So for those
溫暖,萬物盛開,所以我們反而說盛夏。所以對於那些
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of you in the southern hemisphere where it's warm and wonderful right now, you
你在南半球的溫暖和美妙的現在,你
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are experiencing the height of summer while many of us up north are in the
我們正在經歷盛夏,而我們北方的許多人正處於夏季。
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dead of winter. Now of course there are many people who love the winter season.
冬天的死期。現在當然有很多人喜歡冬天這個季節。
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They find it invigorating and full of activities. And then there are others,
他們覺得這裡充滿了活力和活動。還有一些人。
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like me, who are simply waiting for the season to pass. Now as I said there are
像我這樣的人,只是在等待季節的過去。正如我所說
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people who really love the winter season, like my husband. For them the winter is a
那些真正喜歡冬天的人,比如我丈夫。對他們來說,冬天是一個
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time full of exciting sports and the winter chill gives them a bolt of energy.
時間充滿了刺激的運動,冬日的寒意給他們帶來了一絲活力。
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A winter chill is a feeling of being really cold and often you're shivering.
冬天的寒氣是一種感覺,真的很冷,經常會發抖。
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Shivering is that uncontrollable movement or shaking of your body when
顫抖是指當你的身體出現不受控制的運動或顫抖時,你的身體就會不由自主地顫抖。
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you're really cold. Some people like that winter chill. Why? I
你'真的很冷。有些人喜歡冬天的寒冷。為什麼?I
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have no idea but again for them it sparks life and invigorates them. Now
不知道,但對他們來說,這又是生命的火花,讓他們充滿活力。現在
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there are a couple of other ways we can talk about the feeling of cold air in
我們還可以從以下幾個方面來談一談冷空氣的感覺。
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the winter in a more positive way for example, we might say that the air is
例如,我們可能會說,空氣是一個更積極的方式的冬天。
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brisk or the air is crisp. In the last few years during the winter season
爽朗或空氣清新。在過去幾年的冬季
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Americans have become obsessed with a Danish word and concept.
美國人已經迷戀上了一個丹麥詞和概念。
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This word is hygge (and I'm probably mispronouncing it if I am I'm so sorry
這個詞是hygge(如果我是的話,我可能唸錯了,我很抱歉。
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feel free to correct me) but this concept if I understand it correctly is focused
但這個概念如果我理解正確的話,它的重點是......。
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on the idea of coziness, that feeling of warmth and comfort. With this idea in the
舒適的概念,那種溫暖和舒適的感覺。在這個理念下
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winter we think of warm fires, drinking hot chocolate, wrapping ourselves in
冬天,我們想到的是溫暖的火爐,喝著熱巧克力,裹著自己的衣服
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blankets, chunky knit sweaters and just being at home and comfortable. Now a
毯子,厚重的針織毛衣,只是在家裡,舒適。現在,一個
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chunky knit sweater is one of those thick, heavy, warm sweaters that we wear
大塊頭針織毛衣是我們穿的那種又厚又重又暖和的毛衣。
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on the coldest days of the year. This is the perfect weather for those lazy
在一年中最寒冷的日子裡。這是最適合那些慵懶的天氣
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weekends when you just want to read your favorite book or do some binge watching
週末,當你只想讀你最喜歡的書或做一些狂熱的觀看。
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on Netflix. For those of us who live in winter seasons with a lot of snow we of
在Netflix上。對於我們這些人生活在冬季季節與大量的雪我們的
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course think of winter sports like skiing downhill skiing or cross-country
當然想到的是冬季運動,如滑雪、下坡滑雪或越野等。
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skiing. There's snowshoeing sledding and even
滑雪。有'的雪鞋雪橇,甚至是
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snowkiting. Snowkiting. Have you ever heard of snowkiting? To be honest I had
雪鳶。踏雪而行你聽說過雪鳶嗎?說實話,我有
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never heard of it until very recently but it has become my husband's brand-new
從來沒有聽說過它,直到最近,但它已成為我丈夫'的品牌新。
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hobby. Snowkiting is when you use a board like
嗜好。Snowkiting是當你使用一個板,如
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a snowboard and you glide across the snow or the ice
雪板和你滑行在雪地或冰上
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using kite power. All of these sports provide a great workout of course and
使用風箏動力。所有這些運動都提供了一個偉大的鍛鍊當然和
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they often give us an adrenaline rush. An adrenaline rush is that sudden burst of
它們常常給我們帶來腎上腺素的刺激。腎上腺素衝動是指突然迸發的
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energy and excitement that we get with an increase of our adrenaline hormone
腎上腺素激素的增加讓我們獲得能量和興奮感
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and some people love that feeling, they can't wait for the winter to arrive so
和一些人喜歡這種感覺,他們不能等待冬天的到來,所以'。
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they can dive into those favorite sports and get that adrenaline rush. And then
他們可以潛入那些喜愛的運動項目,獲得腎上腺素的刺激。然後
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you have people like me who prefer to just stay home in that cozy feeling and
你有像我這樣的人誰喜歡只是呆在家裡在那種舒適的感覺和。
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wait for the winter to end. For those who don't like the winter season because the
等待冬天的結束。對於那些不喜歡冬季的人來說,因為冬季的
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days are so short and dark they might find the winter season to be very bleak -
白天是如此的短暫和黑暗,他們可能會發現冬天的季節是非常淒涼 -
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it means empty or barren, to not have any warmth or life. And we're always jealous
它的意思是空虛或貧瘠, 沒有任何溫暖或生命。而我們'總是嫉妒
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of people who live in that southern hemisphere where it's the height of
的人誰住在南半球,它的高度'的
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summer. For us that winter chill doesn't feel invigorating or full of energy. Nope.
夏天的時候。對於我們來說,冬天的寒意並沒有讓人感覺到活力,也沒有讓人感覺到滿滿的能量。不對。
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Instead for us it might feel raw, biting, or harsh. These are all words that we use
反而對於我們來說,可能會覺得生硬、刻薄、刺耳。這些都是我們使用的詞彙
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to describe a feeling that is really unpleasant or something that makes us
來形容一種很不舒服的感覺,或者說是一種讓我們
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feel uncomfortable for example a biting wind or a harsh wind. And speaking of
感到不舒服,例如刺骨的風或刺耳的風。而說到
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wind, for us it isn't crisp giving us that burst of excitement.
風,對於我們來說,它並不是清脆的給我們帶來了那一陣陣的刺激。
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Instead the wind for us is howling. A howl is the sound that a dog makes when
而對我們來說,風是嚎叫。嗥叫是狗在
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it's injured or in pain so if you imagine the wind sounding like that it
它的受傷或痛苦,所以如果你想象風的聲音是這樣,它
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has that strong sound and we can almost hear how cold the wind feels. And on
有那種強烈的聲音,我們幾乎可以聽到風的感覺有多冷。而在
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those coldest days you have to brace yourself just to go outside. To brace
在最冷的日子裡,你必須撐起身子才能出去。為了支撐
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yourself means to prepare or get ready to do something
自身的意思是指準備或準備做某件事。
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that is really unpleasant or challenging. Now of course people who don't like the
是真正的不愉快或挑戰。現在,當然人們誰不'喜歡的。
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winter can still appreciate those days when you look outside and it's just a
冬天仍然可以欣賞那些天,當你看外面,它只是一個'。
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winter wonderland. A winter wonderland is a scene when you look outside
冬日仙境。冬日仙境是指當你向外看時的場景
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after hours of snowfall and everything is white and perfect, beautiful and it's
在下雪的幾個小時後,一切都很白,完美,美麗,它'的
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so quiet. But then unfortunately those huge snow plow trucks come and they plow
如此安靜。但不幸的是,那些巨大的掃雪車來了,他們犁了
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the snow from the roads, they remove the snow. And at that point the snow becomes
路上的積雪,他們就會把雪移走。這時,雪就變成了
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dirty and brown and slushy. Slush is melted or watery snow. And finally, yes
又髒又糙又泥濘。泥濘是融化的或有水的雪。最後,是的
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even though we don't like the winter, we do also appreciate that idea of hygge,
即使我們不'喜歡冬天,我們也欣賞這種想法的hygge。
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that warmth and comfort, sitting somewhere cozy and wonderful. But we only
那種溫暖和舒適,坐在某個舒適而美好的地方。但我們只
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do it because we have to. We stay inside to avoid freezing our butts off and we
因為我們不得不這樣做。我們呆在屋裡,以免凍壞了我們的屁股,我們...
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try to find the new best Netflix series for some binge watching. (Side note: right
試圖找到新的最好的Netflix系列,進行一些狂看。(附註:右
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now my favorite Netflix show is The Crown. If you haven't watched it yet
現在我最喜歡的Netflix節目是《皇冠》。如果你還沒有'看了它還
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I definitely recommend it.) But let's get back to the winter. Now that you have
我絕對推薦它)。)但讓我們'回到冬天。現在,你已經
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some language to talk about the good the bad and a little bit of the ugly during
一些語言來談論好的,壞的和一點點的醜陋的過程中。
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the winter season I want to hear from you. I want to know what you love or
冬天的季節,我想聽聽你的意見。我想知道你喜歡什麼或
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don't like so much about the winter season where you live. As always I do
不'不喜歡這麼多關於冬季的季節,你住的地方。一如既往,我做
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have some challenge questions for you in the online lesson, so after you watch
在網上課程中為大家準備了一些挑戰題,所以在你看完後
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this video take the opportunity to practice using some of this new language,
這個視頻藉此機會練習使用一些這種新的語言。
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learn from others in the Confident English Community and even get feedback
向自信英語社區中的其他人學習,甚至獲得反饋。
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by sharing your thoughts and ideas in the comments section
請在評論區分享您的想法和觀點。
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at the bottom of the lesson. And if you enjoyed today's video be sure to give it
在課程的底部。如果你喜歡今天'的視頻一定要給它
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a thumbs up on YouTube or share it on Facebook. Those are two perfect ways to
在YouTube上豎起大拇指或在Facebook上分享。這是兩種完美的方式來
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let me know that this lesson was useful to you. And with that no matter where you
讓我知道這堂課對你有用。無論你在哪裡
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live, I hope that you have a wonderful week full of warmth and comfort and I'll
住,我希望你有一個美好的一週,充滿了溫暖和舒適,我'會。
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see you next week for your Confident English lesson.
下週的Confident English課見。