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All Ears English, 37- Why Enthusiasm Is Everything for English Learners

37- Why Enthusiasm Is Everything for English Learners

Lindsay: This is an All Ears English Podcast, Episode 37: Deep Thoughts Thursday, “Why Enthusiasm Is Everything for English Learners.”

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Gabby: Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, where you'll finally get real, native English conversation. Now here are your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the ‘English Adventurer' and Gabby Wallace, the ‘Language Angel,' coming to you from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lindsay: In this episode, you'll learn two key ways to bring more enthusiasm into your English learning.

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Gabby:

Hey Lindsay. What's up?

Lindsay:

Hey Gabby. Feeling pretty good today.

Gabby:

Awesome.

Well today for ‘Deep Thoughts Thursday' we have a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson and it goes like this: “Enthusiasm is the mother of effort and without it, nothing great was ever achieved.” Lindsay:

Mm. very deep.

Gabby:

Yeah, (you know), people sometimes, (you know), they have this critique of being too enthusiastic.

Lindsay:

Oh my god. It so sort of post-modern, right?

Gabby:

Yeah.

Well and I think (like) in general, Americans are kind of known for being too enthusiastic. Everything is really, super amazing and super cool, incredible. We use a lot of these (um) (like) amplified descriptors.

Lindsay:

Awesome.

Gabby:

So, so really amazingly cool, right? And we're very positive. We tend to have a lot of enthusiasm or superlatives in our speech, but you know what, it's important.

Lindsay:

Yes. I know. That's what I'm saying. I don't like the idea that (like) sometimes people jump on this (sort of) (um) enthusiasm as being cheesy or (sort of)… Because yeah, this is very true. You're not gonna (going to) get anywhere in life without enthusiasm.

Gabby:

Yeah.

Lindsay:

And what's the point of living without enthusiasm anyway?

Gabby:

Yeah.

Totally. Have some (uh) some energy there. When you get enthusiastic or you get inspired, you get energetic about something, it gives you the energy, it gives you the (um) (kind of) the what?- the initiative….

Lindsay:

…the edge. It gives you a lot of things.

Gabby:

Yeah.

Lindsay:

But, yeah, it gives you that initial surge of energy to move forward, to start a project or in the case for you guys as English learners to initiate a conversation.

Gabby:

Right.

Lindsay:

Or keep learning even when you've made a lot of mistakes.

Gabby:

Right and to put that effort in knowing that with effort you will achieve something you can be enthusiastic about.

Lindsay:

Yeah.

Absolutely. So try to find a sense of enthusiasm for your English and maybe if you're not feeling enthusiastic about it, ask yourself why. What's, what's going on? Are you using the wrong materials? Do you need people in your life to inspire you? Like what do you need?

Gabby:

What helps you to be enthusiastic? (Um), I have a couple of ideas. (Like) I love watching Ted Talks and there, there are probably thousands of Ted Talks and some of them are really, really good and they inspire me and they get me enthusiastic to put effort into my projects. (Um) what else? What, what do you get enthusiastic about? Or how, how do you get inspired to be enthusiastic?

Lindsay:

Yeah, I get inspired (um) through connecting with people. So that's – I've said this before on this podcast, but that's who I am. I like connecting with people. That's why I learn languages, that's why I teach, because I love (um) that, the fact that when you learn a new language, that opens that window to actually talk with somebody from another part of the world that you never would've connected with otherwise. So for me it's practicing. So when I go out and I wanna (want to) work on my Spanish, it's about practicing it with people and creating a connection with them and maybe having a laugh, sharing a drink, something like that.

Gabby:

Great. Well that's awesome. Thanks for the, the practical tip and (um) I, I just want to thank you guys for listening. I want to inspire you. We want to give you enthusiasm and (uh), yeah, enthusiasm to put your ears into English, right?

Lindsay:

Yeah.

Put those ears in. So we'll see you guys next time.

Gabby:

Thanks guys.

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Gabby: Hey Lindsay. So I've heard some of your students have been using the premium transcripts for this podcast. Tell me about that.

Lindsay:

Yeah.

(You know) this podcast is just, is fantastic if you wanna (want to) have some fun and you wanna (want to) learn a little bit, you wanna (want to) get a little bit of motivation for your English. But (you know) my students are actually really, really serious about improving and I'm, I'm excited about that. That's why I'm working with them. And so, so for them, the way for them to actually really improve is to use the premium transcripts. So we've been using those in class together (um) and they've been able to learn a ton.

Gabby:

Yeah.

Actually my students, too, (uh) they read the transcripts. You can read them out loud. You can do (um) some shadowing with the transcripts as well. You can look up vocabulary. You can do a lot of things. I don't want to go on and on, but the premium transcripts are super helpful and we want to encourage those of you who are serious about improving your English this New Year to try them out. You can find them at allenglishears.com/conversations.

Lindsay:

All right. So please check it out. Thanks guys.

Gabby:

Thank you.

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Lindsay: Thanks for listening to the All Ears English Podcast. We're here to help you learn English and you can help us by leaving a five star review on iTunes. See you next time.

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Lindsay: This is an All Ears English Podcast, Episode 37: Deep Thoughts Thursday, “Why Enthusiasm Is Everything for English Learners.” |||||||||||||热情||||| |||||||||||||Enthousiasme||||| |||||||||||||entusiasmo||tudo||| Lindsay:這是一個全耳英語播客,第 37 集:星期四的深刻思考,“為什麼熱情對於英語學習者來說就是一切。”

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Gabby: Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, where you'll finally get real, native English conversation. Gabby:歡迎來到 All Ears English Podcast,在這裡您將最終獲得真正的、地道的英語對話。 Now here are your hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the ‘English Adventurer' and Gabby Wallace, the ‘Language Angel,' coming to you from Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Lindsay: In this episode, you'll learn two key ways to bring more enthusiasm into your English learning. ||||||||façons||||||||apprentissage Lindsay:在本集中,您將學習兩種關鍵方法,為您的英語學習帶來更多熱情。

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Gabby:

Hey Lindsay. What's up?

Lindsay:

Hey Gabby. Feeling pretty good today. 今天感覺很好。

Gabby:

Awesome.

Well today for ‘Deep Thoughts Thursday' we have a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson and it goes like this: “Enthusiasm is the mother of effort and without it, nothing great was ever achieved.” Lindsay: ||||||||||||Waldo||||||||||||||||||||| 今天的“深思週四”節目中,我們引用了拉爾夫·沃爾多·愛默生的一句話:“熱情是努力之母,沒有熱情,就不可能取得任何偉大的成就。”林賽:

Mm. very deep. |profundo

Gabby:

Yeah, (you know), people sometimes, (you know), they have this critique of being too enthusiastic. ||||||||||批评||||过于热情 うん||||||||||批判||||熱心すぎる ||||||||||critica|||| 是的,(你知道),人們有時(你知道),他們批評過於熱情。

Lindsay:

Oh my god. It so sort of post-modern, right? |||||moderna| C'est tellement post-moderne, non ? 這有點後現代,對吧?

Gabby:

Yeah. yes, indeed

Well and I think (like) in general, Americans are kind of known for being too enthusiastic. 嗯,我認為總的來說,美國人以過於熱情而聞名。 Everything is really, super amazing and super cool, incredible. |||||||fixe| 一切都是真的,超級神奇,超級酷,難以置信。 We use a lot of these (um) (like) amplified descriptors. ||||||||放大的|描述词 |||||||||拡張された記述 |||||||||descritores 我們使用了很多這樣的(嗯)(類似)放大描述符。

Lindsay:

Awesome. incrível

Gabby:

So, so really amazingly cool, right? |||真是太|| |||驚くほど|| |tão||incrivelmente|| 所以,真的非常酷,對吧? And we're very positive. 我們非常積極。 We tend to have a lot of enthusiasm or superlatives in our speech, but you know what, it's important. |||||||||最高级||||||||| |||||||||最高級||||||||| ||||||||||||fala|||||| 我們的演講中往往充滿熱情或誇誇其談,但你知道嗎,這很重要。

Lindsay:

Yes. I know. That's what I'm saying. 這就是我所說的。 I don't like the idea that (like) sometimes people jump on this (sort of) (um) enthusiasm as being cheesy or (sort of)… Because yeah, this is very true. ||||||||||||||||||老套||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||ringard||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||formaggioso||||||||| |||||||||pulam||||||||ser|cafona||||||||| ||||||||||||||||||チーズっぽい||||||||| Je n'aime pas l'idée que (comme) parfois les gens sautent sur cet (sorte de) (euh) enthousiasme comme étant ringard ou (sorte de)… Parce que oui, c'est très vrai. 我不喜歡這樣的想法:(例如)有時人們會因為這種(有點)(嗯)熱情而感到俗氣或(有點)……因為是的,這是非常正確的。 You're not gonna (going to) get anywhere in life without enthusiasm. ||verbo auxiliar||||a lugar algum|||| 如果沒有熱情,你就不會在生活中取得任何成就。

Gabby:

Yeah.

Lindsay:

And what's the point of living without enthusiasm anyway? ||||||||de qualquer forma 沒有熱情,生活還有什麼意義呢?

Gabby:

Yeah.

Totally. Have some (uh) some energy there. 那裡有一些(呃)一些能量。 When you get enthusiastic or you get inspired, you get energetic about something, it gives you the energy, it gives you the (um) (kind of) the what?- the initiative…. ||||||||||充满活力||||||||||||||||||主动性 |||||||inspiré||||||||||||||||||||| 當你變得熱情或受到啟發時,你會對某件事充滿活力,它給你能量,它給你(嗯)(某種)什麼?-主動性…。

Lindsay:

…the edge. |borda …邊緣。 It gives you a lot of things. 它給你很多東西。

Gabby:

Yeah.

Lindsay:

But, yeah, it gives you that initial surge of energy to move forward, to start a project or in the case for you guys as English learners to initiate a conversation. ||||||最初|冲劲|||||||||||||||||||||开始|| |||||||coup de fouet||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||冲动||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||slancio||||||||||||||||||||||| 但是,是的,它會給你最初的能量來前進,開始一個項目,或者對於你們作為英語學習者來說,發起對話。

Gabby:

Right.

Lindsay:

Or keep learning even when you've made a lot of mistakes. 或者即使你犯了很多錯誤,也要繼續學習。

Gabby:

Right and to put that effort in knowing that with effort you will achieve something you can be enthusiastic about. 正確的是,付出努力,知道透過努力,你會取得一些你可以熱衷的事情。

Lindsay: Lindsay

Yeah. Ouais

Absolutely. So try to find a sense of enthusiasm for your English and maybe if you're not feeling enthusiastic about it, ask yourself why. 因此,試著找到對英語的熱情,如果你對英語不感興趣,問問自己為什麼。 What's, what's going on? 怎麼了,怎麼回事? Are you using the wrong materials? |||||matériaux 您是否使用了錯誤的材料? Do you need people in your life to inspire you? ||||||||激励| 你的生活中需要有人來激勵你嗎? Like what do you need? 例如你需要什麼?

Gabby:

What helps you to be enthusiastic? 什麼可以幫助你保持熱情? (Um), I have a couple of ideas. (嗯),我有幾個想法。 (Like) I love watching Ted Talks and there, there are probably thousands of Ted Talks and some of them are really, really good and they inspire me and they get me enthusiastic to put effort into my projects. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||项目 (例如)我喜歡看 Ted 演講,那裡可能有成千上萬的 Ted 演講,其中一些真的非常好,它們激勵著我,讓我熱情地為我的專案付出努力。 (Um) what else? (嗯)還有什麼? What, what do you get enthusiastic about? 什麼,你對什麼充滿熱情? Or how, how do you get inspired to be enthusiastic? 或者如何,如何激發你的熱情?

Lindsay:

Yeah, I get inspired (um) through connecting with people. 是的,我透過與人交流獲得靈感(嗯)。 So that's – I've said this before on this podcast, but that's who I am. 這就是——我之前在這個播客上說過這一點,但這就是我。 I like connecting with people. 我喜歡與人交往。 That's why I learn languages, that's why I teach, because I love (um) that, the fact that when you learn a new language, that opens that window to actually talk with somebody from another part of the world that you never would've connected with otherwise. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||本来会|联系|| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||connecté|| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||つながらなかった||| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||caso ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||altrimenti 這就是我學習語言的原因,這就是我教書的原因,因為我喜歡(嗯)這一點,事實上,當你學習一門新語言時,這會打開一扇窗戶,讓你可以與來自世界另一個地方的人進行真正的交談,這是你永遠不會有的。與其他方面有關。 So for me it's practicing. ||||la pratique 所以對我來說就是練習。 So when I go out and I wanna (want to) work on my Spanish, it's about practicing it with people and creating a connection with them and maybe having a laugh, sharing a drink, something like that. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||rire|||||| |||||||quero||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 因此,當我出去並且想要學習西班牙語時,就是與人們一起練習並與他們建立聯繫,也許可以一起開懷大笑,分享一杯飲料,諸如此類。

Gabby:

Great. Well that's awesome. 嗯,那太棒了。 Thanks for the, the practical tip and (um) I, I just want to thank you guys for listening. 謝謝你的實用技巧和(嗯)我,我只是想感謝你們的聆聽。 I want to inspire you. 我想激勵你。 We want to give you enthusiasm and (uh), yeah, enthusiasm to put your ears into English, right? 我們希望帶給您熱情,並且(呃),是的,熱情讓您聽懂英語,對嗎?

Lindsay:

Yeah.

Put those ears in. 把那些耳朵放進去。 So we'll see you guys next time. 那我們下次再見。

Gabby:

Thanks guys.

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Gabby: Hey Lindsay. So I've heard some of your students have been using the premium transcripts for this podcast. 我聽說你們的一些學生一直在使用這個播客的高級成績單。 Tell me about that.

Lindsay:

Yeah.

(You know) this podcast is just, is fantastic if you wanna (want to) have some fun and you wanna (want to) learn a little bit, you wanna (want to) get a little bit of motivation for your English. ||||||||||queres||||||||queres||||||||||||||||||| (你知道)如果你想(想)玩得開心,想(想)學一點,想(想)為你的英語獲得一點動力,那麼這個播客就太棒了。 But (you know) my students are actually really, really serious about improving and I'm, I'm excited about that. |||||||||||s'améliorer|||||| 但是(你知道)我的學生實際上非常非常認真地想要進步,我對此感到很興奮。 That's why I'm working with them. And so, so for them, the way for them to actually really improve is to use the premium transcripts. 所以,對他們來說,真正進步的方法就是使用優質成績單。 So we've been using those in class together (um) and they've been able to learn a ton. ||||||||||||||||beaucoup 所以我們一直在課堂上一起使用這些(嗯),他們已經能夠學到很多東西。

Gabby:

Yeah.

Actually my students, too, (uh) they read the transcripts. 其實我的學生也讀了筆錄。 You can read them out loud. ||les lire||| 您可以大聲朗讀它們。 You can do (um) some shadowing with the transcripts as well. |||||suivi||||| |||||sombreamento||||| You can look up vocabulary. You can do a lot of things. 你可以做很多事。 I don't want to go on and on, but the premium transcripts are super helpful and we want to encourage those of you who are serious about improving your English this New Year to try them out. 我不想繼續說下去,但是高級成績單非常有幫助,我們希望鼓勵那些認真想在新年提高英語水平的人嘗試一下。 You can find them at allenglishears.com/conversations. |||||オールイングリッシュヒアーズ||

Lindsay:

All right. So please check it out. 所以請檢查一下。 Thanks guys.

Gabby:

Thank you.

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Lindsay: Thanks for listening to the All Ears English Podcast. We're here to help you learn English and you can help us by leaving a five star review on iTunes. See you next time.