One video a day, every day, for 30 days. We're  learning 105 words from the academic word list  

每天一個視頻，每天一個視頻，持續30天。我們要學習105個學術單詞表中的單詞。

words that will help you have  sophisticated English conversations,  

詞，將幫助你進行復雜的英語對話。

words you need to know if you're preparing for  the IELTS or TOEFL exam. I've been watching the  

如果你在準備雅思或托福考試，你需要知道的單詞。我一直在看

posts you've been making about this challenge,  it's incredible, inspiring. Make up a sentence  

你一直在做的關於這個挑戰的文章，這是不可思議的，鼓舞人心的。編造一個句子

to a word you learn and post it on social. Don't  forget to like and subscribe and don't forget to  

到你所學的單詞，並將其發佈到社交上。不要忘了喜歡和訂閱，不要忘記

download the study guide that goes with this 30  day challenge. You can do that by clicking here or  

下載這個30天挑戰的學習指南。你可以點擊這裡或

the link in the video description. Learn the  words, ace the quizzes, you've got this!

視頻描述中的鏈接。學習單詞，王牌測驗，你已經得到了這個!

The first word today is ACQUISITION.

今天第一個詞是ACQUISITION。

As a noun, it means the act of getting something,  

作為名詞，它的意思是得到東西的行為。

or the act of obtaining money or possessions, or  the learning or development of a skill or quality.  

或獲得金錢或財產的行為，或學習或發展一種技能或品質；

I specialize in second language acquisition.  That is learning, developing the ability  

我的專長是第二語言學習。 那就是學習，培養能力

to communicate in another language other than  your mother tongue. Let's look again up close  

用母語以外的另一種語言進行交流。我們再來近距離看看

and in slow motion. Pay attention to how  much the lips have to round for that W sound.

而且是慢動作。注意嘴脣要圓多少，才能發出W的聲音。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

現在我們就去優衣庫找五個例子。

No, it was uh, it was an  acquisition several years ago.

不，那是呃，那是幾年前的一次收購。

An acquisition, not a donation.  They paid money to get it.

是收購，不是捐贈。 他們是花錢買來的。

No, it was uh, it was an  acquisition several years ago.

不，那是呃，那是幾年前的一次收購。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

I doubt we'll get to a point where  the American public will want to  

我懷疑我們會達到一個點，美國公眾會想。

limit the acquisition of vehicles in that way.

以這種方式限制車輛的購置。

Limit the acquisition of vehicles.  That is limit the number of cars or  

限制車輛的購置。 即限制汽車的數量或

vehicles that a family or person can get, can buy.

一個家庭或個人能夠得到的車輛，可以購買。

I doubt we'll get to a point where  the American public will want to limit  

我懷疑我們是否會達到這樣的地步 美國公眾會想限制。

the acquisition of vehicles in that way.

以這種方式購置車輛。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

There were broader opportunities for acquisition  to property uh, to, to everyone else.

有更廣泛的收購機會，對財產呃，對，對其他所有人。

Acquisition of property. Buying property.

購置財產。購買財產。

There were broader opportunities for acquisition  to property uh, to, to everyone else.

有更廣泛的收購機會，對財產呃，對，對其他所有人。

Another example.

另一個例子：

We work with, you know, a part of the data  team that manages our acquisition efforts.

我們的工作，你知道，數據團隊的一部分，管理我們的採集工作。

Acquisition efforts. They use data and work  with the data team to decide what to acquire,  

購置工作。他們使用數據，並與數據團隊合作，決定獲取哪些數據。

like when a company buys another company.

就像一家公司收購另一家公司一樣。

We work with, you know, a part of the data  team that manages our acquisition efforts.

我們的工作，你知道，數據團隊的一部分，管理我們的採集工作。

Our last example.

我們最後一個例子。

The Whatsapp acquisition at 19 billion makes  it worth more than the following companies.

以190億收購Whatsapp，使其價值超過以下公司。

When Whatsapp was bought by  Facebook. The Whatsapp acquisition.

當Whatsapp被Facebook收購的時候。Whatsapp的收購。

The Whatsapp acquisition at 19 billion makes  it worth more than the following companies.

以190億收購Whatsapp，使其價值超過以下公司。

Our next word is OBTAINED.

我們下一個詞是OBTAINED。

That T is a true T because it starts a stressed syllable.  

那個T是一個真正的T，因為它的開頭是一個強調的音節。

Obtained. We learned the noun form of acquisition,  

獲得。我們學習了獲取的名詞形式。

but there's also a verb, acquire, to buy, or  obtain something, to learn or develop a new skill,  

但還有一個動詞，acquisition，購買，或獲得某種東西，學習或發展一種新技能。

that's similar to this verb. Obtained. It means  to gain or get something, usually by effort.  

這與這個動詞類似。獲得。意思是獲得或得到一些東西，通常是通過努力。

The information may be difficult to obtain.  Let's watch again up close and in slow motion.

這些資訊可能很難獲得。 我們再來近距離慢動作觀看。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

現在我們就去優衣庫找五個例子。

After pace, I obtained my CPA license.

經過步伐，我取得了註冊會計師執照。

Obtained a CPA license. Certified Public  Accountant. Definitely it takes effort to  

取得了註冊會計師執照。註冊會計師。肯定是需要努力的

get that license. You have to have a degree,  then pass tests and have relevant experience.

拿到那個執照。你必須有一個學位，然後通過測試，有相關的經驗。

After pace, I obtained my CPA license.

經過步伐，我取得了註冊會計師執照。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

And as a result, I obtained a  lot of knowledge about food.

也是以，我獲得了很多關於食物的知識。

Obtained a lot of knowledge. Probably through  a lot of experience, not something you can  

獲得了很多的知識。可能是通過大量的經驗，不是你能

just get like that, but something that  takes some effort and time to get to.

只是得到這樣的，但有些東西，需要一些努力和時間來達到。

And as a result, I obtained a  lot of knowledge about food.

也是以，我獲得了很多關於食物的知識。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

So this is data that I've obtained through a  lawsuit against the University Of California.

這是我通過對加州大學的訴訟獲得的數據。

Obtained through a lawsuit. This person did not  just go to the University Of California to get it,  

通過訴訟獲得。這個人不只是去加州大學才得到的。

he had to sue the university, bring  a lawsuit against them to get it.  

他必須起訴大學，對他們提起訴訟才行。

That's a lot of effort. Data is another word from  the academic word list that we studied in 2020.  

這可真夠費勁的。數據是我們在2020年研究的學術詞表中的另一個詞。

It's usually pronounced data, here, he  uses an alternate pronunciation, data.

通常讀作data，這裡，他用的是另一種發音，data。

So this is data that I've obtained through a  lawsuit against the University Of California.

這是我通過對加州大學的訴訟獲得的數據。

Another example.

另一個例子：

The son said these were obtained illegally.

兒子說這些都是非法獲得的。

Obtained illegally. If it was illegal,  it probably took some effort to get them.

非法獲得的。如果是非法的，可能要花一些力氣才能得到。

The son said these were obtained illegally.

兒子說這些都是非法獲得的。

Our last example.

我們最後一個例子。

And so this is just one of  the images that we obtained.

所以這只是我們獲得的其中一張圖片。

That they obtained. That they got. This is a woman  who does cancer research. It probably took a lot  

他們得到了。他們得到的。這是一個女人誰做癌症研究。它可能花了很多

of effort, knowledge, maybe expensive equipment  to get this image. Remember, obtain implies  

的努力，知識，也許是昂貴的設備，以獲得這個影像。記住，獲得意味著

effort. It was not easy to get. Acquire,  on the other hand, means you probably had  

努力。這是不容易得到的。而獲取，則意味著你可能有了

to spend money to get something. Let's  look at this sentence one more time.

花錢買東西。我們再來看看這句話。

And so this is just one of  the images that we obtained.

所以這只是我們獲得的其中一張圖片。

Our last word today is CONSUMER.  

我們今天最後一個詞是CONSUMER。

That first syllable has a schwa, it should be said  very quickly as if there's no vowel. Con— con--  

第一個音節有一個分音符，應該說得很快，好像沒有元音一樣。Con - con --

consumer, it's a noun, a person who buys goods and  services. Some consumers are still not comfortable  

消費者，是個名詞，是購買商品和服務的人。有些消費者還是不習慣

making purchases on the internet. Let's  look again up close and in slow motion.  

在互聯網上進行購物。我們再來近距離慢動作看看。

And now we'll go to Youglish for five examples.

現在我們就去優衣庫找五個例子。

It's the consumer who's using the technology.

是消費者在使用技術。

The consumer, the person who made the purchase,  

消費者，就是購買的人。

bought the technology,  that's using the technology.

買了技術，那就是用技術。

It's the consumer who's using the technology.

是消費者在使用技術。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

I mean, as a consumer, how could you possibly  

我的意思是，作為一個消費者，你怎麼能可能

make a decision across? There are hundreds and  thousands of offerings these days, of anything.

做出決定跨?現在有成百上千的產品，什麼都有。

As the person buying something, how can you  choose what to buy when there are so many options?

作為買東西的人，在有這麼多選擇的情況下，如何選擇買什麼？

I mean, as a consumer, how could you possibly  

我的意思是，作為一個消費者，你怎麼能可能

make a decision across? There are hundreds and  thousands of offerings these days, of anything.

做出決定跨?現在有成百上千的產品，什麼都有。

Here's another example.

這裡還有一個例子。

And Apple is a consumer  electronics company essentially.

而蘋果本質上是一家消費電子公司。

Consumer electronics company. That means they make  electronics for consumers, people like you and me,  

消費電子公司。這意味著他們為消費者，像你和我這樣的人制造電子產品。

not for companies, but for everyday people.

不是針對公司，而是針對日常生活中的人。

You know Apple is a consumer  electronics company essentially.

你知道蘋果公司本質上是一家消費電子公司。

Another example.

另一個例子：

The seafood industry can track the  seafood from the boat to the plate  

海鮮行業可以跟蹤海鮮從船上到盤子裡的情況。

to make sure that the consumer can then  find out where their seafood came from.

以確保消費者能夠了解他們的海鮮來自哪裡。

Oh that's nice. If you buy fish,  you can find out where it came from.

哦，那很好。如果你買了魚，你可以查出它來自哪裡。

The seafood industry can track the seafood  from the boat to the plate to make sure  

海鮮行業可以跟蹤海鮮從船上到盤子裡的情況，以確保海鮮的品質。

that the consumer can then find  out where their seafood came from.

消費者就可以知道他們的海產品來自哪裡。

Our last example.

我們最後一個例子。

I got to experience one of the coolest  autonomous vehicles at the consumer  

我在消費者大會上體驗了一款最酷的自動車。

electronics show which happens  every year in Vegas in January.

每年一月在拉斯維加斯舉行的電子展。

Consumer electronics show. A show, an expo  for all kinds of electronics for people,  

消費電子展。一個展會，一個為人們提供各種電子產品的博覽會。

as opposed to electronics one might  need for a company or a business.

相對於一個公司或企業可能需要的電子產品。

I got to experience one of the coolest  autonomous vehicles at the consumer  

我在消費者大會上體驗了一款最酷的自動車。

electronics show which happens  every year in Vegas in January.

每年一月在拉斯維加斯舉行的電子展。

Seeing all the real-life examples can really help  you understand how to use these words, can't it? I  

看到這些真實的例子，真的可以幫助你理解如何使用這些單詞，不是嗎？I

have a challenge for you now. Make up a sentence  with one of these words. Make a short video of  

現在有一個挑戰給你。用其中的一個詞造一個句子。製作一個簡短的視頻

your sentence, and post it to social media. Tag me  and use the hashtag #rachelsenglish30daychallenge

你的句子，並將其發佈到社交媒體。給我打上標籤，並使用#rachelsenglish30天挑戰賽的標籤。

Don't be shy. You can do this. I love  seeing what you've posted so far. Our  

不要害羞。你可以做到這一點。我喜歡看你到現在為止發的東西。我們的

next video comes out tomorrow, at 10 AM  Philadelphia time. Come on back to learn  

下一個視頻明天出來，費城時間上午10點。來吧，回來學習

three more vocabulary words. In the meantime,  

再來三個詞彙。同時。

keep your studies going with this video, and  check out my online courses at Rachel's English  

通過這段視頻繼續學習，並查看我在瑞秋英語的在線課程。

Academy. You'll become a more confident English  speaker. And please do remember to subscribe.  

學院。你會成為一個更自信的英語演講者。請記得訂閱。

I love being your English teacher. That's it  and thanks so much for using Rachel's English.

我喜歡做你的英語老師。就這樣，非常感謝你使用瑞秋英語。