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英文學了八年、十年,文法考卷都能拿滿分,真的要開口卻卡住?問題可能不是你不夠努力,而是太努力了。🎧 「從聽到說的七封信」來到第四封,要聊的是為什麼我們一直推英文跟讀(shadowing),而不是別的方法。
台灣人學英文的毛病:太勤勞
聽起來很奇怪對吧?勤勞怎麼會是問題。
John老師說,我們從小相信勤勞才有回報,結果力氣全花在reading上。文法背得滾瓜爛熟,要講的時候腦袋卻先跳出「這句文法對嗎」,然後就卡住了。阿鍵老師補了一刀:我們太想找到正確答案,可是比起正確,更重要的是表達。
這種心態其實是從工作帶過來的。能加班就加班,最好短時間賺到最多,很社畜的邏輯。搬到學英文上,就變成「三個月變native speaker」,書店一整排90天速成、90天背完國高中單字。
反觀學中文的外國朋友,會很自在地說 I've been learning Chinese for eight years,然後可能才剛進入開口聊天的階段。因為他們把語言當興趣,想知道成吉思汗發生什麼事、想懂這個文化。我們呢?英文是加薪和考試的工具,學了八年沒加薪,就覺得自己是loser。
想練口說?那就開口
John老師搬出Elon Musk常講的first principle,第一原理。想練口說,答案單純到有點好笑:開口,不要再reading了。
跟讀就是這麼回事。聽到什麼就講出來,聽到CNN主播怎麼說,你就照著再說一遍,把自己套進主播的角色。不用等,沒有前置流程,開口的那一刻就已經在練習了。
John老師甚至說,願意這樣做的話,補習班和家教幾乎都可以省下來。
「可是我沒時間啊」
Don't lie。John老師直接點名:大家最近不是都在刷皮克敏嗎?
他說他老婆玩得很認真,種花、收割、整隊,光這些前置作業的時間就夠聽完一集、跟讀完兩個段落了。運動要暖身拉筋是怕受傷,但阿鍵老師說得好,你的耳朵跟舌頭應該沒那麼容易受傷,打開就能練。
所以台北捷運上滑手機的那幾站、早上刷牙的時間、晚上去河濱跑步的時候,都可以。竹科工程師開車塞在園區外面不方便看字,那就跟著聲音念幾句也行。
只有五分鐘,就練五分鐘,然後休息。通勤學英文本來就不需要坐在書桌前硬K一小時。
朗讀和跟讀,差在哪?
上一封信講朗讀,這一封講跟讀,為什麼要分先後?
朗讀是照你自己的tempo。內容還不熟,慢慢念、慢慢消化。跟讀就不一樣了,你要追上audio的速度,跟John老師同一個步調。這時候耳朵會被逼著聽細節:哪裡停頓、哪個字重、哪個字輕、語調怎麼走。
阿鍵老師說他自己練的時候,會不知不覺去辨識句子的結構。文法不是背下來的,是泡在裡面體會出來的。
想挑戰進階版?完全不預習,打開單集就直接跟。口譯社的人就是這樣每天燒腦練的。
前兩週會很累,這是正常的
老實說,一開始一定跟不上。嘴巴痠,腦袋燒得很快。John老師的回應是:Then it's working.
他拿重訓來比喻。第一次做兩個rep手就痠了,練一個禮拜可以做五個,再來十個、二十個。某天回頭看,才發現上個月還在苦苦追的速度,現在居然跟得上。想加難度,就像加重量一樣,從B2的內容拉到C1,或找語速更快的素材。
兩位老師的建議是先撐過前兩週的陣痛期,不要跟讀兩三天就說 I'm done。他們很樂意當健身房裡在旁邊吼 One more rep 的那個教練。
不過別忘了,學語言本來應該是快樂的。挑自己喜歡的主題,練英文會話順便聽新聞、吸收新知,一魚兩吃。

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Summary:
It’s a two-part article about Japan. First article discusses the low fertility rate in Japan is making the Japanese government allocating JPY2bn to boost birth rate. Human-run matchmaking services will now use AI to improve their clients’ chances of finding the right life partners that ultimately boost birth rate. Next article is about a shift in Japan government’s stance in its carbon policies. Japan is set to reduce 80% carbon footprint by 2050 and zero-emissions in the latter half of the century. It is the fifth-biggest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world.
原跟讀文章: https://www.15mins.today/blog/ep-k023-about-japan-japan-to-fund-ai-matchmaking-to-boost-birth
Vocabulary and Sample Sentences:
Subsidize v. to support financially Japan will subsidize local government running or stating projects that uses AI to matchmake people. In 2019, Taiwan government subsidized the purchase of a new Gogoro electric motorcycle.
Matchmaking n. the arranging of marriages or initiation of romantic relationships My grandparents were introduced by a matchmaking agency. Online matchmaking services are now booming in Asia.
Emission n. – production and discharge of gas or radiation Japan is going to reduce 80% of its carbon emissions by 2050. Imported cars in Taiwan are taxed by their emission level.

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你出國的時候，是不是也常在當地超市逛到忘記時間？反過來想，外國旅客來到台北，購物籃裡又會裝些什麼呢？本週的《英語咖啡館》John 老師和 Klim 老師要來聊聊觀光客來台灣必買的伴手禮。
我們天天看到、早就習以為常的零食和日用品，在觀光客眼中可能是非帶不可的寶物。這集兩位老師從西門町出發，聊到方便分送的小包裝零食、韓國旅客特別愛的甜鹹組合，還有幾樣連台灣人聽了都會意外的熱門商品。John 老師也分享了自己以前回台灣必買的懷舊組合，最後還有適合送給家中長輩的大人系伴手禮?!
When you travel abroad, don't you also often lose track of time browsing the local supermarket? Conversely, when foreign tourists come to Taipei, what ends up in their shopping baskets? This week on English Cafe, John and Klim discuss must-buy souvenirs for tourists visiting Taiwan.
The snacks and everyday items we see every day and have grown accustomed to might be treasures that tourists simply must bring home. In this episode, the two teachers start from Ximen district and discuss small-packaged snacks perfect for gifting, sweet-and-salty combinations that Korean tourists particularly love, and several popular products that even Taiwanese people find surprising. John also shares the nostalgic combinations he used to buy whenever returning to Taiwan, and finally, there are sophisticated souvenirs suitable for elderly family members?!

早期在教英文時，John老師最常忽略的就是正餐。接案的人應該都懂，行程是別人給的。早上一堂課、下午趕另一場，中間能吃就吃，不能吃就撐到晚上。營養這種事，永遠排在待辦事項最後一個。
Omega-3 是身體自己做不出來的必需脂肪酸，一定要從食物來，可是我這種吃法，實在很難吃夠。所以我一直有在補魚油，只是以前買的不是膠囊大到卡喉嚨，就是吃完打嗝整天都是魚腥味，最後常常放到過期。
這次換成 Simply 新普利有橄平衡魚油，吃了一陣子，來跟大家分享實際感受。膠囊小，餐後配水吞兩顆，三秒解決。魚味問題也沒有出現，看了成分才發現它加了冷壓初榨橄欖油，Omega-3 跟 Omega-9 用二比一搭配，吃起來很順。順便教大家魚油的兩個英文：
- rTG 是魚油的型態，比較好吸收的那種。
- TOTOX 是總氧化值，數字越低代表越新鮮。
這款用阿拉斯加魚油，捕撈後兩小時內低溫冷壓，TOTOX 只有 1.7 到 2.8。另外還加了維生素 D3，幫助鈣吸收、維持骨骼健康。現在John老師會固定放一盒在包包，出門上課前吃掉。對我這種行程變動大的人來說，能持續才是重點。
今天的單字：balance，平衡。工作生活要平衡，飲食也要均衡。
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國際時事跟讀VIP Ep. L281: Fed Hikes Rates 25 Basis Points, First in Three Years
Highlights 主題摘要
The Fed raised rates by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4 percent, its first increase in more than three years.
Fuel costs from the war on Iran have pushed annual inflation to 3.4 percent, far above the central bank's 2 percent target.
Banks lifted their prime lending rates the same day, and most policymakers expect at least one more increase before the year is out.
The United States Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more than three years, lifting its benchmark range by 25 basis points to between 3.75 and 4 percent. The decision was unanimous, and it landed just weeks before midterm elections in which the cost of living ranks among voters' top concerns. Chair Kevin Warsh, whom Democratic lawmakers had once dismissed as a likely rubber stamp for the White House, called the move sober and responsible, arguing that inflation had been too high for too long.
美國聯準會（Fed）週三宣布逾三年來首度升息，將基準利率調升一碼（25個基點），來到 3.75% 至 4% 區間。這項全票通過的決議，發布時機距離期中選舉僅剩短短數週，而生活成本正是選民當前最關切的議題。曾被民主黨議員譏為白宮「橡皮圖章」的聯準會主席華許（Kevin Warsh）稱此舉「冷靜且負責任」，並直言通膨居高不下的時間已經太長了。
The pressure had been mounting for months. Fuel costs have surged since the start of the war on Iran, with Brent crude hovering near $109 a barrel and diesel reaching a record average of $6.31 a gallon, roughly double its level a year ago. Because diesel moves the trucks that haul everything from vegetables to cement, those costs are expected to ripple through to prices more broadly. Consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in August, the sharpest monthly gain in four months, leaving annual inflation at 3.4 percent.
過去幾個月來，升息壓力持續悶燒。自對伊朗開戰以來，燃料成本便一路狂飆，布蘭特原油在每桶 109 美元附近徘徊，柴油平均價格更創下每加侖 6.31 美元的歷史新高，幾乎是去年同期的兩倍。由於從蔬菜到水泥等各項物資皆仰賴柴油卡車運輸，這波成本攀升預料將進一步牽動整體物價。8 月份消費者物價上漲 0.4%，創下四個月來最大單月漲幅，年通膨率則來到 3.4%。
Markets were hardly caught off guard. Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) FedWatch had put the odds of a hike at 92.3 percent, up from 40 percent a week earlier, and once a move is priced in, as Tufts University economist Michael Klein observed, it stops being news. The politics were another matter. President Donald Trump, who has demanded that rates be cut to 1 percent or lower, posted in capital letters that borrowing costs should come down fast. He later said he still backed Warsh but described the Fed board as hostile and political.
金融市場對此決策並未感到意外。芝商所（CME）FedWatch 數據顯示，升息機率已從一週前的 40% 飆升至 92.3%。正如塔夫茨大學（Tufts University）經濟學家克萊恩（Michael Klein）所言，一旦市場提前消化了預期，升息就不再是新聞。然而，政治層面卻是另一回事。屢次要求將利率降至 1% 甚至更低的總統川普，以全大寫字母發文強調借貸成本必須迅速調降。他隨後雖表示仍支持華許，但也直批聯準會理事會「充滿敵意且高度政治化」。
For households, the effects will show up in what they owe. JPMorgan and other major banks lifted their prime lending rate to 7 percent the same day, a change that feeds directly into credit cards and personal loans, while buyers seeking a new mortgage could face steeper terms. Most policymakers expect one further increase before the year is out, and the Fed's own projections do not show inflation back at target until 2029. The European Central Bank tightened last week, a reminder that the war's price shock is not confined to America.
對一般家庭而言，升息的衝擊將直接反映在債務負擔上。摩根大通（JPMorgan）等大型銀行已在同日將最優惠貸款利率（Prime rate）調升至 7%，這項變動將直接牽動信用卡與個人信貸利率；與此同時，準備申請新房貸的購屋族恐將面臨更嚴苛的貸款條件。多數決策官員預估年底前還會再升息一次，而聯準會本身的預測更顯示，通膨率要到 2029 年才會回落至目標水準。此外，歐洲央行（ECB）上週的緊縮行動也提醒了外界，戰爭帶來的物價衝擊絕非美國獨有。
Keyword Drills 關鍵字
Basis points [noun phrase, hundredth of a percentage point, used to describe moves in interest rates]: The bank raised rates by fifty basis points today.
Ripple through [verb phrase, to spread gradually across a system and affect all of it]: Higher fuel prices ripple through the whole supply chain.
Caught off guard [idiom, surprised by something you were not prepared for]: The sudden announcement caught investors off guard.
Priced in [idiomatic expression, already reflected in the current market price]: The rate hike was priced in weeks ago.
Prime lending rate [noun phrase, the base rate banks charge their most reliable borrowers]: My credit card follows the prime lending rate.

Reference article:
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/16/us-fed-raises-interest-rates-as-inflation-weighs-on-economy
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw4gmlyvj422o

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Hello通勤家族，歡迎你收聽15mins Live Podcast直播，在這個新單元可以聽到直播過程中，我的主題分享以及聽眾互動。

在這個單元我會用中英文與大家互動，也會跟直播聽眾做當場的 Q and A，幫助解惑與點出學英語的技巧。
簡易大綱
最常唸錯的英文字有哪幾種？
1. 發音很像，拼字不一樣 o There vs. their (那邊 vs. 他們) o Site vs. sight (場地 vs. 視覺)
2. 發音不一樣，拼字很像 o Dessert vs. desert (甜點 vs. 沙漠) o Dairy vs. diary (牛奶 vs. 日記)
3. 詞性不同，而換重音的 o Analysis vs. analyst (分析 vs. 分析師) o Economyvs. economic (經濟體 vs. 經濟性效應)
4. 英式美式英文 o Defense vs. Defence o Color vs. colour
5. 國內特殊用法 o You-tu-be (You-tube) o Sky-pe (Skype) o A– p – p (App)