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Well hey there I'm Emma from mmmEnglish. It's the start of a new year, I've got new hair and I'm really excited about all of the new English lessons that I have in store for you and what I want most for you this year is that this is the year where you start to feel more confident and more natural when you speak English like you can finally be yourself in English.
大家好，欢迎来到美味英语频道。新年伊始，我拥有了新的发型，我对为大家准备的新英语课程感到非常兴奋，我今年最大的希望是是，你能在说英语的时候感到更有信心更加自然，可以愉快地做自己。
I'll be here all year to help you and we're kicking off with some speaking practice so you're going to practise speaking with me right now out loud okay. We're going to work on your pronunciation, connected speech, your tone and facial expressions to help you be more expressive in English.
我今年一整年都会在这里帮助大家，我们会以一些口语练习作为开始，所以你们现在要和我一起大声练习口语了，好吗？我们将侧重于你的发音、语音连贯性、语调和面部表情，帮助你在英语中更有表现力。
We're going to be talking about goals and intentions for the year ahead and there's lots of useful phrases and expressions. You'll get to hear them being used naturally and in context.
我们将讨论未来一年的目标和打算，有很多有用的短语和表达方式哦。你将会听到它们在上下文中自然使用。
By the way, what are your goals or your plans for the year ahead? Let me know down in the comments.
顺便问一下，你的目标或你未来一年的计划是什么呢？请在评论中告诉我吧。
If you want to, go and grab the PDF download that I've created for you, it's got the script that we're going to use through this whole lesson so you can practise easily at home and you'll also have all of the really natural expressions,
the phrases that are helpful to talk about this topic. If you're already on the mmmEnglish mailing list then don't worry, I've already sent this to you, it's in your inbox.
如果你想的话，可以去找我为大家创建的PDF进行下载，里面有我们在整节课程中要使用的字幕，这样你就可以在家里轻松地练习，里面还有很多非常自然的表达方式以及对谈论这个主题非常有帮助的短语。如果你已经在美味英语的邮件列表中了的话，那么就不用担心，我已经发给你了，它现在就在你的收件箱中。
Go check it. We are using the imitation technique today and that's going to help you to develop your speaking and your listening skills.
去检查一下吧。我们今天使用的是模仿技能，这项技能有助于口语和听力技能提升。
Both of them are really important if you want to speak clearly and be understood. The focus is on natural pronunciation, word stress, connected speech and tone that's going to help you to be more expressive.
如果你想说得清楚并能被人理解的话，这两者都非常重要。重点是自然发音、单词重音、连贯的语音和语调，这可以帮助你更有表现力。
If you've done one of my imitation lessons before you probably already know how this works, it's pretty simple once you know it. So if you've done it before, jump straight ahead to this time stamp and you can start practising right now.
如果你以前上过我的模仿课的话，你可能已经知道这是怎么回事了，只要你知道其实就很简单了。所以如果你以前参加过的话，可以直接跳到这个时间点，现在就可以开始练习了。
If this is your first time, then I'll explain the three simple steps you need to follow really quickly. The first one is you'll just need to listen to me.
如果这是你的第一次参加的话，那我得快速解释一下你需要遵循的三个简单步骤。第一步是你需要听我说。
You can read the words on screen, it's just to get a feel for the story. Step two is where things get interesting, you'll listen to the same story again but there'll be a pause after each clause or sentence and you'll get to repeat after me.
你可以在屏幕上阅读这些文字，可以帮助你感受故事。第二步就是有趣的地方啦，你将再听一遍同样的故事，但在每个短句或整句后会有一个停顿，你需要跟着我重复一遍。
And the last step is where you'll shadow me. You'll be speaking at the same time as me. Now pronunciation is important here but it's not the only thing that we're focusing on.
最后一步是你要跟着我一起读。发音是很重要的，但并不是我们关注的唯一。
I also want you to pay attention to my facial expressions, my body language, all of these things are part of confident and effective communication. All things that you can work on with me through this video to help you feel and to sound more relaxed when you speak.
我还希望你们注意我的面部表情，我的身体语言，所有这些都是自信和有效沟通的一部分。这个视频中你和我一起做的事情可以帮助你在说话时感觉更轻松，也听起来更轻松。
Step one, just listen first. Throughout my twenties, I regularly made New Year's resolutions.
第一步，先听。在我二十多岁的时候，我经常做出新年决心。
I was obsessed! But I hardly ever kept them for longer than a few weeks.
我很着迷于这件事情！但我可能就只能坚持几周的时间。
I'd reach the end of January and feel disappointed or annoyed that I'd let my bad habits creep back in. I'd say to myself "Wow, you didn't even last a month!"
到了一月底我就会感觉很生气，因为我的坏习惯又全都回来了。我对自己说：“哇，你一个月都没坚持下来！”
And then year after year I'd get more and more disappointed with myself and eventually, I just stopped making resolutions. It seemed pointless but I think that's a shame!
然后一年又一年，我对自己越来越失望，最后，我就再也不下任何决心了。似乎毫无意义，但我觉得太丢人了！
I love the optimism and the hope that a new year brings. It's a fresh start, a clean slate.
我喜欢新的一年所带来的乐观和希望。这是一个新的开始，干干净净的开端。
So, I've been listening to podcasts and talking to my friends about their plans and their goals for the year ahead, and I've decided to try a new strategy this year.
Instead of setting goals and setting intentions for myself and there's an important difference between the two, instead of focusing on the endpoint, the result, I'm going to focus on the behaviours that I need to adopt to get there.
我最近一直在听播客，和我的朋友谈论他们的计划和未来一年的目标，我决定今年尝试一个新的策略。与其为自己设定目标和计划，这两者之间有一个重要的区别，与其关注终点，关注结果，不如关注以为达到目的需要采取的行为。
So, for example, one intention I have for myself this year is to take better care of myself, physically, mentally and spiritually. Now the old me would say: Okay what do I need to do to make this happen?
比如说，今年我的一个计划是，在身体上、精神上和心灵上更好地照顾自己。以前的我会说：好的，我需要做什么来实现这一目标？
Ah! I know, I'll set a goal to meditate for 10 minutes every morning and I'll always take Sundays off so that I have some time for myself. But these goals really just set me up for failure.
啊！我知道了，我会设定一个目标，每天早上冥想10分钟，星期天休息，这样我就可以留一些时间给自己。但是这些目标只会让我陷入失败的境地。
If I accidentally sleep in or skip a morning meditation, I suddenly feel like I've failed. Instead, I can use my intentions to help make good decisions that are going to lead me towards the outcome I want.
如果我不小心睡了个懒觉或跳过了早晨的冥想，我就会觉得我好失败啊。相反，我可以用我的计划来帮助做出好的决定，这些决定可以引导我走向我想要的结果。
Like, would someone who's taking care of themselves say "yes" to a late-night meeting just because it was more convenient for the other person in their time zone? Probably not.
比如，一个关心自己身体的人，会因为对方所在时区更方便而同意深夜会议吗？可能不会。
I'm hoping that being intentional with the decisions that I make can help me to take better care of myself this year. Okay you've listened to the story now.
我希望有意做出的决定能够帮助我在今年更好地照顾自己。好的，你现在已经听完了这个故事。
It's your turn to speak so you're going to follow along with me, repeat what I say after me. There's going to be a little pause where you can imitate exactly what I say.
现在轮到你了，你要跟着我，跟着我重复我说的话。中间会有一个小小的停顿，你需要完全模仿我所说的。
When you're listening, pay attention to word stress, to the tone and to the pronunciation the way that words link and connect together. Try to practise, try to copy those.
当你在听的时候，要注意单词的重音，注意语气，注意发音，注意单词的连读。试着去练习，试着去模仿。
Step two, listen and imitate. Step three is a little more challenging but I think you're ready for it.
第二步，听，然后模仿。 [每 日 听 力] 第三步挑战性更强哦，但我认为你已经准备好了。
If you want to, you can head back to step two and do it over again if you want do it again and again until you feel comfortable, do it as many times as you like, no one's gonna know. So in step three we are shadowing okay?
如果你想的话，可以回到第二步再重复一遍，直到你觉得比较自如为止，重复多少次都可以，因为没有人会知道。所以在第三步中，我们需要影子跟读，好吗？
You're gonna listen but you're also gonna speak at the same time as me. You may get a little bit tongue-tied, that's okay, don't worry.
你要听，但你同时要和我一起说。你可能会舌头打结，没关系的，别担心。
Shadowing me is the best way to copy the rhythm, and the tone that I'm using which is, really, really important in English. Step three, shadow me.
影子跟读是模仿我的节奏和语气的最好方法，这在英语中真的非常非常重要。第三步，影子跟读。 ~eudic
Hey you did it! Awesome work! Now you get to speak about your new year's intentions with clarity and with confidence.
嘿，你做到了! 真棒！现在你可以清晰地自信地谈论你的新年计划了。
Don't forget that you can grab the PDF download that I made you, it's got the script to make it easy to practise at home. You can also save this video just so that you can redo it, replay it a few more times again and again.
不要忘了，你可以下载我给你做的PDF，里面有视频的字幕，可以方便你在家里练习。你也可以保存这个视频，可以方便你多重复几遍。
See if you can play around with some of the ideas that I shared through this lesson and make it your own, add your own goals and plans for the future. The more that you practise, the better you'll get and you've got every opportunity right now at this time of year to practise talking about this topic so make sure you do
看看你是不是可以在本节课分享的一些想法基础上进行发挥，让它们成为你自己的想法，加入你自己的目标和未来计划。你练习得越多，你说的就会越来越好，在每年的这个时候，你有各种机会来练习谈论这个话题，所以一定要继续练习哦。
And you can keep practising your natural expression and your pronunciation with me right here in this lesson, it's all about connected speech. I'll see you in that lesson, have a wonderful year ahead.
你可以在这节课和我一起继续练习你的自然表达和发音，这节课是关于连读的。我在那节课等待着大家，祝大家新的一年一切顺利。
I can't wait to share all of the lessons I've got in store for you. I'll see you again soon!
我迫不及待地想和大家分享我为你们准备的所有课程啦。再见啦！
