Hi, I'm John, and I want to help you learn English. 這裡有純正又充滿磁性的美音,這裡有多樣化的學習素材(目前推送500多篇不同類型英文材料),這裡已經有超過10萬充滿激情的英語學習者,這裡更是共同進步,實現夢想的出發點和加油站!關注清晨朗讀會,跟我一起讀,讓優美的晨讀開啟你充滿希望的每一天!
Good morning!
今天的練習內容來自 Derek Sivers,他描述了一個簡單的遊戲。
我們都在玩遊戲,但我們不一定會考慮我們所玩的遊戲是否有可能贏,是否值得玩,是否是我們真正想玩的。
當然,英語學習這個遊戲值得玩,也能「贏」,但得確定自己對「贏」的定義和理解是什麼。
Have fun!
John
p.s. 點這裡了解我的激活英語課程。
朗讀內容
How will this game end?
By Derek Sivers
Imagine I announce I am going to sell a $100 bill by auction, and the bidding starts at only $1.
The only rule of the game is this: If you are the 2nd-highest bidder, you still have to pay what you bid, but you don’t get the $100 bill.
Of course I get some bids for $1, $2, $3. Why not? Hey - a chance to get $100 for $3!
The bids keep coming in. By $51 I’m happy - I’m going to profit now.
Once they get to $90, there’s less enthusiasm, but reason to stay in.
Once they get to $99, though, the person offering $98 thinks, 「Uh oh. The other person isn’t backing down,」 and raises their bid to $100 so as not to be 2nd-lowest and lose the entire $98.
But now the person offering $99 raises their bid to $101. Better to lose only $1 than $99, right?
Soon they’re offering $110, $120, $150. This game could go on forever.
The real problem: not thinking it through in advance.
When the game starts, it’s easy to think short-term and say, 「Ooh! Good deal!」
Then when it’s too late, you slowly realize, 」Uh-oh. What have I done?」
A lot of people get into life situations like this.
The entrepreneur who borrows a lot of money to test an idea.
The homeowner who bought a house at the top end of their budget.
The romantic who gets into a relationship with someone who is already in a relationship.
You can hear them whining about how they’re so in debt, or their sweetheart is cheating.
Oops! Didn’t think that one through, huh?
The game was clearly rigged against them, so the smart choice is to not play that game at all. We should always ask, 「How will this game end?」
It’s hard to think through the long-term implications of everything we’re doing now.
It’s hard, but it’s worth the effort. I’m just posting this here as a reminder to myself, too.
朗讀內容的原文請點擊文末的「閱讀原文」
朗讀語音也可以去喜馬拉雅聽(搜索:王淵源John)
這是打卡二維碼:
足跡
Santa Monica, October 2017
什麼是清晨朗讀會?
這裡就是清晨朗讀會。我每天早上6點左右發送可以模仿和朗讀的材料,包括語音和文本。希望我們能夠每天一起練習。
如何使用此練習材料
較理想的狀態
先聽一遍我讀的語音
再聽一遍,這次跟著模仿(聽不懂你模仿的沒關係,跟不上也沒關係,就儘量模仿你聽到的音!)
朗讀一遍原文
這個時候才花點時間查不懂的內容(但查詢的時間不要超過總練習時間的三分之一!)
1-3步驟再重複2-3遍
發到朋友圈裡,告訴朋友你今天練了英語!(對我來講,日常的轉發與分享是最大的支持和幫助,提前感謝!)
起碼要達到的狀態
聽一遍
跟著模仿一遍
朗讀一遍
注意⚠️:聽的時候最好不要看原文,聽不懂100%沒關係,你要是能聽得懂100%那還學什麼?
王淵源John是誰?
我的中文名字叫王淵源,英文名字叫John Gordon,是個美國人,在中國呆了十幾年了,從事了14年的英文教育工作,接觸過好幾十萬中國同學。讓我一直很困惑的一件事情是很多中國朋友學了很長時間的英文,但並沒有一個很好的學習效果。而我知道語言學習並不是那麼神秘的事情,只要堅持一些簡單的事情,就能夠學會。我希望我能夠幫助大家解決動力問題、方法問題以及材料問題。(更正式的介紹可以回復「王淵源」)
歡迎通過其他平臺聯繫我:喜馬拉雅、新浪微博、分答、在行上搜索「王淵源John」
如何置頂此公眾號
這樣更方便做每天的練習!
第一步驟:
第二步驟:
就這麼簡單。安卓的話,還可以添加到桌面,更方便!
長按識別二維碼|關注清晨朗讀會
經常有朋友問讚賞功能在哪裡... 謝謝大家的心意,但這個類型的號開不了讚賞。
如果你想支持或感謝我,可以把上面的講座海報分享給你的朋友,對我最大的鼓勵是你的推薦與日常轉發!