Over the past few weeks, I've been talking about idioms

在過去的幾個星期裡，我一直在談論成語。

and expressions that are commonly used in

和表達式，常用於

business and professional contexts.

商業和專業領域。

And I wanted to give you the opportunity to practise

我想給你一個機會去實踐

using them in context

連用

with the correct tone, pronunciation, intonation

正音、正音、正調

and facial expression.

和麵部表情。

So this is an imitation lesson.

所以這是一堂模仿課。

Now you might have already practised

現在你可能已經練習過了

with some of my other imitation lessons.

與我的其他一些模仿課程。

There are several on my channel,

我的頻道里有幾個。

which you can watch right here.

你可以在這裡觀看。

Now these imitation lessons allow you

現在，這些模仿課程讓你

to practise your speaking skills with me,

和我一起練習你的演講技巧。

out loud.

大聲說。

If this is your first time practising

如果你是第一次練習

with one of my imitation lessons,

用我的一堂模仿課。

don't worry.

別擔心

I'll explain exactly what you need to do

我會向你解釋清楚你需要做的事情

and later in the lesson, I'll share one way that you can

而在稍後的課程中，我將分享一種方法，你可以通過

keep practising what you learn in this lesson

熟能生巧

with a native English speaker.

以英語為母語的人。

So keep watching!

所以請繼續關注!

So there are three very simple steps

所以有三個非常簡單的步驟

in my imitation lessons.

在我的模仿課上。

Firstly, you just need to listen to me

首先，你只要聽我說就可以了

and read the text on screen.

並閱讀螢幕上的文字。

Then you'll hear me say the same thing again

然後你就會聽到我又說了同樣的話。

but after each clause or sentence

但在每句

there'll be a pause in the video

在視頻中會有一個暫停。

where you can imitate me out loud.

在那裡你可以大聲地模仿我。

So that just means you'll copy and repeat

所以，這只是意味著你會複製和重複。

exactly what I said out loud.

正是我說出來的。

Lastly, I'll invite you to shadow me

最後，我想請你跟我一起去看一下

which means speaking the words with me

也就是和我一起說這些話

at the same time.

同時。

That way, you can copy the natural rhythm in my voice.

這樣，你就可以複製我聲音中的自然節奏。

Ready to get started?

準備好開始了嗎？

Remember at first, you just need to listen

記住，一開始，你只要聽

and read the words on the screen.

並閱讀螢幕上的文字。

Well, actually I'm not even supposed to be

好吧，其實我根本就不應該是... ...

attending this conference,

出席本次會議的有：

but my boss offered me his ticket

但我的老闆把他的票給了我

and I didn't want to turn it down!

我不想拒絕它!

I really need to brush up on my

我真的需要刷新我的

project management skills actually.

項目管理技能其實。

I've taken on a new role in the sales team

我在銷售團隊中擔任了一個新的角色。

and I've been flat out ever since!

從此我就平步青雲了!

I've even started giving weekly

我甚至已經開始每週給

presentations to the board,

向董事會介紹情況。

but my workload is just getting a bit out of hand.

但我的工作負擔卻有點失控了。

I did yesterday's presentation completely off-the-cuff!

昨天的演講完全是我脫口而出的!

But, go back six months

但是，回到半年前

and it was a very different story..

而這是一個非常不同的故事...

I was seriously considering jumping ship!

我正認真考慮跳槽呢!

Really! Almost half the team had lost their jobs!

真的！幾乎一半的隊員都失業了!

Luckily, we've since got a new general manager

幸運的是，我們已經有了一個新的總經理。

on board

在船上

and I think I told you about her, didn't I?

我想我告訴過你關於她的事，不是嗎？

She's been doing an amazing job so far;

到目前為止，她一直在做一個驚人的工作。

runs a very tight ship

嚴陣以待

but I guess that's how she turned things around!

但我想這就是她扭轉乾坤的方法!

Anyway, it hasn't all been smooth sailing

無論如何，它並不是一帆風順的

but things are finally getting back on track!

但事情終於回到了正軌！

How are things with you?

你的情況如何？

Did you notice that the words

你有沒有注意到，這幾個字

looked a little different on screen?

在螢幕上看起來有點不同？

The bold words are stressed words

粗體字是強調的詞語

and the underlined vowels are

和下劃線的元音是

stressed syllables in each word.

每個詞都有強調的音節。

These words and syllables sound stronger and clearer

這些詞和音節聽起來更有力，更清晰。

while the others reduce and become weaker.

而其他的人則減少和變弱。

Paying close attention to them will help you to sound

密切關注它們將幫助你健全

more natural when you speak.

說話時更自然。

You can learn more about stress syllables

您可以瞭解更多關於應力音節的資訊

here in this lesson.

在本課中，這裡。

But right now, you're ready to imitate me.

但現在，你已經準備好模仿我了。

Remember there will be a pause after

請記住，之後會有一個暫停

each clause or sentence

每句

and that's when you need to imitate what I said

這時候你就需要模仿我說的話了。

exactly as I said it, exactly how I said it.

就像我說的那樣，就像我說的那樣。

So try to copy the intonation and the tone in my voice

所以你要模仿我的語氣和語調。

even the expression on my face

臉色

or the gestures I make with my hands.

或我用手做的手勢。

Well, actually,

其實

I'm not even supposed to be attending this conference,

我甚至不應該參加這個會議。

but my boss offered me his ticket

但我的老闆把他的票給了我

and I didn't want to turn it down!

我不想拒絕它!

I really need to brush up

我真的需要刷新

on my project management skills actually.

其實在我的項目管理能力上。

I've taken on a new role in the sales team

我在銷售團隊中擔任了一個新的角色。

and I've been flat out ever since!

從此我就平步青雲了!

I've even started giving weekly presentations

我甚至開始每週做一次演講

to the board,

向董事會提交的報告。

but my workload is just getting a bit out of hand.

但我的工作負擔卻有點失控了。

I did yesterday's presentation completely off-the-cuff!

昨天的演講完全是我脫口而出的!

But go back six months and it was a very different story

但回到半年前，情況就大不相同了。

I was seriously considering jumping ship!

我正認真考慮跳槽呢!

Really! Almost half the team had lost their jobs!

真的！幾乎一半的隊員都失業了!

Luckily,

幸運的是

we've since got a new general manager on board

新官上任三把火

and I think I told you about her, didn't I?

我想我告訴過你關於她的事，不是嗎？

She's been doing an amazing job so far;

到目前為止，她一直在做一個驚人的工作。

runs a very tight ship

嚴陣以待

but I guess that's how she turned things around!

但我想這是她如何轉折的事情 左右！

Anyway, it hasn't all been smooth sailing

無論如何，它並不是一帆風順的

but things are finally getting back on track!

但事情終於回到了正軌！

How are things with you?

你的情況如何？

Nice work!

幹得好！

At this point,

在這一點上。

you might want to practise a few more times

你最好多練幾遍。

and that's fine!

這很好！

You just need to go back in the video and practise again,

你只需要回到視頻中再練習就可以了。

practise as many times as you need to.

練習多少次都可以。

In fact, you could even practise this script

事實上，你甚至可以練習這個劇本。

with a native English speaker,

以英語為母語的人。

to check your pronunciation and expression

檢查你的發音和表達

and to get feedback on how you can improve.

並獲得關於如何改進的反饋。

You could do this with one of the English teachers

你可以和英語老師一起做這件事。

at Cambly.

在Cambly。

I've put the link in the description for you because

我把鏈接放在描述裡給你，是因為

your first fifteen minute lesson is free!

您的第一節十五分鐘的課程是免費的

May as well try it out!

不妨試一試

So are you ready to keep practising with step three now?

那麼你現在準備好繼續練習第三步了嗎？

This time, you need to shadow me

這次，你要跟著我

and it's a little more difficult to do because

而這是一個比較困難的事情，因為。

we'll be speaking at the same time

同期聲

but it allows you to practise making the sounds

但它可以讓你練習發出聲音。

and following the natural rhythm of my voice

並跟隨我的聲音自然的節奏

to help you sound much more natural

幫助你的聲音更自然

while using English.

在使用英語時。

Don't worry if you make some mistakes,

如果你犯了一些錯誤，不要擔心。

just try to relax and go with the flow!

儘量放鬆，順其自然吧!

You can practise as many times as you need to.

你可以根據自己的需要進行多次練習。

Well, actually,

其實

I'm not even supposed to be attending this conference

我甚至不應該參加這個會議

but my boss offered me his ticket

但我的老闆把他的票給了我

and I didn't want to turn it down!

我不想拒絕它!

I really need to brush up

我真的需要刷新

on my project management skills actually.

其實在我的項目管理能力上。

I've taken on a new role in the sales team

我在銷售團隊中擔任了一個新的角色。

and I've been flat out ever since!

從此我就平步青雲了!

I've even started giving weekly

我甚至已經開始每週給

presentations to the board,

向董事會介紹情況。

but my workload is just getting a bit out of hand.

但我的工作負擔卻有點失控了。

I did yesterday's presentation completely off-the-cuff!

昨天的演講完全是我脫口而出的!

But go back six months and it was a very different story

但回到半年前，情況就大不相同了。

I was seriously considering jumping ship!

我正認真考慮跳槽呢!

Really! Almost half the team had lost their jobs!

真的！幾乎一半的隊員都失業了!

Luckily,

幸運的是

we've since got a new general manager on board

新官上任三把火

and I think I told you about her, didn't I?

我想我告訴過你關於她的事，不是嗎？

She's been doing an amazing job so far;

到目前為止，她一直在做一個驚人的工作。

runs a very tight ship

嚴陣以待

but I guess that's how she turned things around!

但我想這就是她扭轉乾坤的方法!

Anyway, it hasn't all been smooth sailing

無論如何，它並不是一帆風順的

but things are finally getting back on track!

但事情終於回到了正軌！

How are things with you?

你的情況如何？

That's great!

那太好了！

I'm sure you got a little tongue-tied there

我相信你一定是有點舌頭打結了

but don't worry about it,

但不用擔心這個問題。

keep practising with this video until you start

用這個視頻繼續練習，直到你開始

getting the hang of it.

得到它的竅門。

Remember that you can claim your free lesson

請記住，您可以申請您的免費課程

with one of the native English speakers on Cambly

與一位母語為英語的人在Cambly上交流。

and get some personal feedback

並得到一些個人反饋

on your English pronunciation.

在你的英語發音上。

Don't forget to subscribe to the mmmEnglish Channel

不要忘記訂閱mmm英語頻道。

and keep practising right now if you want to

如果你想的話，現在就繼續練習。

with these lessons right here.

用這些課程在這裡。

I'll see you next week for another English lesson

下週我們再來上一節英語課吧

here at mmmEnglish.

在mmmEnglish這裡。

Bye for now!

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