💡请坚持每天听，每天接触。有问题可以留言。📝
18分结束。后面是一段以往重复过的故事，语速很慢。✅很好的英语自学播客，初级语速适中，环节设置层层递进，讲解清晰易懂。注意讲解者是如何用简单英语解释概念的。⭐【学习建议】对初学者来说，持续接触比单次时长更重要，保持兴趣比攻克难点更重要。先从你能享受其中的内容开始，让耳朵熟悉英语的节奏和声音，建立信心。当你发现能听懂的内容越来越多时，自然就有了进入下一阶段的动力。
- 选择比你现有水平稍高一点点的材料。能听懂60%-80%的内容。如果几乎全懂，说明太简单；如果几乎不懂，则太难。
- 不暂停播放的情况下，能大致跟上并理解主要内容。遇到几个生词或听不懂的句子是正常的，这正是学习的起点。
📋以下为音频中讲解的对话文本。对话描绘了一个典型的高中同学会场景。主角比尔在同学会上偶遇老友罗伯特，两人寒暄近况后，罗伯特突然开玩笑说共同朋友弗兰克“去世了”，等比尔信以为真时，才揭穿是恶作剧。🎬 [DIALOGUE]
Wife: "I hate coming to high school reunions."Husband: "It'll be great, honey. We will get to see your old classmates and catch up to see how they've been doing."Wife: "Ah, yeah, I guess so. Oh, look. There's Robert Matthews. Rob!"Rob: "Hey, Bill. Wow, great to see you."Bill: "Likewise. It's been a long time. This is my wife, Dorothy."Rob: "Pleasure to meet you. So, Bill, how have you been?"Bill: "Can't complain. We have two children who are in college and my business is going well. How about you?"Rob: "Ah, you know me. I'm a dedicated bachelor. I never married, although I do have a beautiful daughter with Mary. You remember her? We were high school sweethearts. It didn't really work out between us, but I really can't complain either."Bill: "That's good. Have you seen Frank? I was hoping he would come tonight."Rob: "You didn't hear? Frank passed away last year."Bill: "Are you serious?"Rob: "Nah, I'm just yanking your chain. He'll be here soon. I saw him last week. He told me he would show up."- a high school reunion高中同学会
reunion 指“重聚”。家庭聚会family reunionI didn't want to go to my high school reunion, but I ended up having a great time.我本来不想去高中同学会，但最后玩得很开心。
- to catch up叙旧；了解近况【很久没见的朋友碰面，互相分享这段时间发生了什么，就用这个词。】
Let's grab a coffee sometime and catch up.改天我们一起喝杯咖啡叙叙旧吧。- likewise我也一样；同样地【回应祝福或问候时的简洁表达，避免重复。】
A: "It's a pleasure to meet you."（很高兴认识你。）- a dedicated bachelor一个坚定的单身汉
dedicated 本意是“专注的、献身的、热忱的”，这里幽默地表示“我 commitment 给了单身生活”，是自愿选择。He's a dedicated bachelor who travels the world and enjoys his freedom.他是个坚定的单身汉，环游世界，享受自由。- to pass away去世；过世。英语中对“死亡”最委婉、礼貌的表达方式。
I was sad to hear that your grandfather passed away last week.听说你祖父上周去世了，我很难过。- It's been a long time. It's been so long.
- Can't complain. I can't complain.
- I'm just yanking your chain.
这四句话都是高频口语 chunks（语块），不用思考语法，直接整句往外甩就行。🎧 【THE ENGLISH POD AUDIO REVIEW】《英语播客·精听复习》
🎯Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word. 听释义，说单词【尽量用英文去理解】。后面例句很简单，不需要文本了。多听。
🤝 meet each other after a long time and share news➡️ catch up 好久不见，互相聊聊近况
❤️ have strong loyalty to someone or something➡️ dedicated 对某人或某事非常投入、忠诚
🔄 same here / me too➡️ likewise 我也一样
😂 deceive[trick/fool] someone in a friendly or playful way➡️ yank your chain 逗你玩呢 / 跟你闹着玩
💘 the person you loved in high school➡️ high school sweetheart 高中时的初恋 / 甜心
💡请坚持每天听，每天接触。有问题可以留言。📝
