The 3 (everyday) words you should try to AVOID

(upbeat music)

轻松愉快的音乐

- Hello everyone, and welcome back to English With Lucy.

大家好，欢迎收看”与Lucy学英语“

Today, I've got an important lesson for you

今天的课程十分重要哦~

about the three words you should never, ever say

关于三个你永远都不要说出口或写出来的英文单词

or use in English.

This lesson is going to help you improve all apects

这节课会帮助你全面提升听说读写

of your English, but in particular,

四项技能，尤其是

your vocabulary and your writing.

你的词汇和写作

But it will also help

当然，还会有助于

with speaking, listening, and storytelling as well.

听说能力以及讲故事的能力

It's also going to be especially useful

除此之外，如果你想要拥有更专业

if you want to sound more professional.

的英语技能

But more about that later.

也会很有帮助【待会儿告诉你哈~】

Before we get started, I'd like

好啦，开始之前

to mention one other thing that

我想先推荐一个

can drastically improve your English language skills.

让你迅速提升英语技能的工具

It's the Lingoda Language Marathon.

叫作”Lingoda语言学习马拉松“

I'm going to talk about this fully

这部影片的最后

at the end of the video,

我会做更详细的介绍

but you can go to the time shown on the screen now

当然，你也可以现在点击屏幕中出现的时间节点

if you want to know about it right this second.

收看有关”语言马拉松“的介绍

Basically, you an do 90 days of English lessons

大体来说，你需要和英语是母语的老师们

with qualified native teachers

上满90天课程

and get your full course fee refunded.

之后就会有全额退款哦~

That's up to 807 euros.

有差不多807欧元啊！！

But first, let's get on with the lesson.

请各位先稍安勿躁，让我们一起学习今天的内容先

The first word that you should never,

今天将要跟大家说的第一个英文中的禁忌词汇是

ever say or write in English is,

dare I even say it?

哦，我真的要说这个词吗？【纠结】

It's very.

这个词是”very"

Now, I've spoken about this horrible little word before.

我真的曾经说过这个可怕的小词

But I think it's essential that you

但是我觉得你有必要搞清楚为啥

understand why you should never use it.

你不应该使用这个词

Especially when writing, and God forbid,

尤其是写作中，千万不要脱口而出啊！

in essays and exams.

不论写议论文还是英文考试

Very is a very weak word.

“very"这个词真的有些无用

See what I did there.

接下来请听我说

It doesn't communicate enough information,

它真的没有太多与交流有关的信息

and in my opinion it's one

而且在我看来，

of the most useless words in the English language.

very是英文中最无用处的一个单词

All it does is magnify another word.

它的作用仅仅在于修饰或强调其它表达

So how can you avoid using it,

那么你将如何避免使用这个词呢

and what should you say instead, if anything.

除了very, 还有什么其它表达可以替代的吗？

I'm going to give you some options,

接下来我会给你一些备选表达

and I'm going to give you loads

应该是很多你可以使用的替换表达

of vocabulary that you can use

that will make you sound like a total pro,

这些表达会让你听起来更有范儿

short for professional.

pro 是“专业性“的简称哈~

First I'm going to ask you a question.

好，我先问你一个问题

Which of these sounds better?

请问哪个句子听起来更舒服呢？

The audience were very scared by the very loud noise.

由于特别大的噪音，观众们都特别害怕

Or the audience were very scared by the deafening noise.

因为巨大的噪音，观众们都十分恐慌

I mean,

我想

I think the second one sounds better.

第二个句子更舒服一些

What have I done?

这两个句子有什么差别吗？

I have replaced very and the adjective, very loud,

我只是把very和那个形容词 ，即very loud

with one powerful adjective that serves very's purpose.

换成了一个更恰当的形容词

What about the audience, where they very scared?

那么关于观众们，他们在什么地方感到异常害怕？

Can we think of something better?

我们能不能想到更好的替换方式呢？

How about, petrified?

petrified 这个词如何？

The audience were petrified by the deafening noise.

观众被巨大的噪音吓得不敢动弹

So much better, and we've used less words,

这个句子听起来更舒服，因为我们使用了更少的词

which is much better for essay writing

但是句子的表达对于论文写作来说显得更为恰当

because you have word limits.

因为有字数限制

Here are some examples of words that you can use

还有其他你可以使用的例子

instead of very plus adjective.

除了用very 加 形容词

Very bad, atrocious.

除了very bad, 你可以说atrocious

Very poor, destitute.

除了very poor, 你可以说destitute

Very risky, perilous.

除了very risky, 你可以说perilous

Very tired, exhausted.

除了very tired, 你可以说exhausted

Very hungry, ravenous.

除了very hungry, 你可以说ravenous

That is one of my favourite words I think.

这是我最喜欢的单词之一哈哈~

What a fantastic word, ravenous.

ravenous, 这个词多赞！！

And very clean, spotless.

非常好听，毫无瑕疵！！

I actually think finding these more powerful adjectives

我认为使用这些更强大的形容词

is loads of fun, and it makes your writing

会更好玩儿，而且让你的写作

and your speech so much more descriptive.

和演讲看起来描述性更强

Plus, you automatically sound

而且你会让听者认为

like you know so much more English

你更懂英文

because you've got all these words

因为你表达的这些单词

that sometimes even natives don't know.

可能有时候英美人士也未必知晓

I think this calls for some homework.

正好借此机会布置个任务给你们

Yes, even in free YouTube videos you do get homework.

是的，没有听错，即使在Youtube这样的免费平台上，也会有作业要求哦~

I want you to comment below

我希望你可以在下方的评论中

with at least three alternatives for very plus an adjective.

写出至少三个very 加形容词的替换方式

Let's see how many we can get under the video

然后看看大家能够想到多少替换方式

and make sure to check out everyone else's responses,

大家也可以互相借鉴

so we have this huge resource for everyone to use.

资源共享

Go, go, go.

Comment three.

行动起来吧~~

写三种替换方式在评论里啊~

Right.

好

The next one.

下一个单词

Oh, what a terrible word.

哦，太可怕的一个词

Said.

said

Said.

It's such a boring word, it doesn't tell me anything.

这个单词是said

真的令人感到十分无聊，没有任何有用的信息

Now, the word replacements I'm

我要告诉你们的的替换方式

going to tell you are more geared towards writing,

更多与写作有关

but it will help you with your speaking,

但同样对你的口语有益

and definitely your storytelling

而且绝对能提升你讲故事的能力

when you're recounting a lot of dialogue.

当你向别人转述对话的时候

So why shouldn't you say said?

但为何你不能说said?

Because it's bloody boring, that's why.

因为它真的听起来超级无聊

Read this.

读读下面这句话吧

I'm leaving you forever, she said.

我要和你永别了，她说

No, he said.

哦不要，他说。

How dull is that?

多么地无聊啊~

Let's try again, but changing up the dialogue words.

让我们再读读看下面这个版本

I'm leaving you forever, she announced.

我将要和你永别了，她大声说道

No, he cried.

哦不要，他哭着说

See, so much better, right?

看看，是不是听起来更好听呢?

We could take it one step further with adverbs as well,

我们也可以用副词作进一步修饰

but be careful with these,

但一定要小心为上

'cause sometimes it can make the writing a little bit busy.

有时候这些代词会让整段写作内容太过琐碎

Scatter them in every now and again.

偶尔分散使用一些代词还是可以的

I'm leaving you forever, she announced powerfully.

比如：我要和你永别了，她大声地说道

No, he cried pathetically.

哦不要，他强烈地哭喊着

See, so jazzy now, isn't it?

看看这样的对话，是不是更戏剧化一些哈?!

Now I am a very generous teacher,

当然，我是一个非常大方的老师

and I have curated a list of amazing dialogue words

我列出了一系列在对话中可以使用的表达

that you can use in your writing

这些表达你同样可以放在写作

and in your speech, but a quick Google search

和演讲里，简单在Google上搜索一下即可

will leave you with hundreds of alternatives,

你将会看到成百种替换方式

so make sure you do your revision.

请一定做好复习

I've organised mine into sections.

我已经整理好的我自己的各种表达

Anger, bellowed, snapped, cautioned.

生气：大声叫嚷、打破沉默、小心翼翼

Affection, consoled, comforted, soothed.

喜爱：安慰、舒服、放松

Excitement, babbled, gushed, exclaimed.

兴奋：快嘴、飘扬、感叹

Fear, stammered, gasped, screamed.

害怕：口吃、喘气、尖叫

Determination, declared, insisted, commanded.

决心：宣称、坚持、要求

Can you tell I'm really enjoying this lesson?

你能想象我真的特别喜欢这节课哈~

Happiness, sighed, gushed, laughed.

快乐：叹息、滔滔不绝、啼笑皆非

Sadness, sobbed, moaned, lamented.

伤心：呜咽、默哀、哀悼

Show conflict, sneered, scolded, glowered.

冲突：嘲笑、责骂、怒视

To show amusement, teased, chortled, guffawed.

搞笑：戏弄、咯咯笑、哄笑

And for storytelling, recounted, recalled, resumed.

讲故事：转述，回忆，继续

I hope those are really useful for you.

希望这些对你的英语学习有利

As I said before, a quick Google search,

正如我之前所言，Google搜一下

and you'll have pages and pages of alternatives to said.

你会看到巨多的替换报答

Are you ready for the last word

准备好学习最后一个词了吗？

that you should never, ever use?

这个单词你真的永远不要使用哦~

It is,

它是

thing.

thing

Yeah, I know.

对，我知道

Awful isn't it?

很糟糕吧

Isn't it just the most awful word?

难道这不是一个听起来很不好的词吗？

The most frustrating and annoying word in the world.

而且是世界上最令人沮丧和烦躁的单词

My boyfriend always shouts to me,

我男票经常冲我喊着说

Luce, where did you put the thing?

Lucy, 你把那个东西放到哪里了？

And I reply, what thing?

我回应说，”什么东西？”

And then he says, you know, the thing.

然后他说：“你知道的，那个东西”

It's infuriating.

哦，真的太令人讨厌了！！

Words like thing, and stuff, are convenient placeholders.

像thing, stuff这样的单词是特别容易填补空白的小词

When we can't remember the name of something

尤其当我们想不起来某种事物的名词时

or we get distracted, we use them instead.

或者分神了，我们就用它们代替某件事物

It's actually really hard

实际上完全在对话中

to kick this habit in conversation,

改掉这个习惯真的很难

so I'm not so strict with that.

所以我对此并不十分严格

But it is so important that we don't use them in writing.

但是我希望你可以注意的是，我们英语为母语的人很少在写作中使用thing

That's just lazy.

真的显得太懒惰了

There is always a better word.

因为总会有更好的替换词

For example, I looked at all of the things.

比如，我看到了所有的东西(thing)

I felt sad.

我真的很难过

You don't know anything about what's making me feel sad.

听到这句话，你可能并不清楚什么事情让我感到伤心

How 'bout if I say it like this?

但如果我这样说

I looked at all of my mother's

我看到了我妈妈

childhood teddies and possessions.

儿时的泰迪熊和其它物品

I felt sad.

我感到很难过

There, I tell you loads of information about the situation,

这里我告诉你了更多关于这个情境中的信息

and you understand why I feel so sad.

而且你也了解了我为啥会感到伤心

Seems obvious, but it's amazing how many people

看起来很明显，但是真的想不到为什么有那么多人

use thing in their writing.

在写作中用到thing

In conclusion, stop saying these three things.

总结一下，请不要说这三个东西

I've said it before, but it's very important.

我之前说的三个表达，非常重要哦~

(laughs) Ah, I did a funny.

（笑声）我故意搞笑了一下下

I made a joke.

开个小玩笑

Okay, it is now time to talk about the ins and outs,

好啦，现在是时候聊一下具体的细节信息

an idiom meaning all the details,

ins and outs是一个习语，表示所有的细节信息

of the Lingoda Language Marathon

和Lingoda 语言马拉松有关

which you can do for French, Spanish, German, English,

你可以用它练习法语、西班牙语、德语和英语

and business English.

以及商务英语

(fanfare blasts)

吹捧的口号

It's new, oo!

商务英语是它家的新产品哦~

And actually, business English has got me really excited,

听到这个消息真的让我超级兴奋

because I know so many of you are learning English

因为我知道你们有很多人正在学习英语

to improve your career prospects and to find a job.

为了有更好的职业发展

The best way to learn a language

而学习英语和

and retain what you have learned

保持你之前已经学习到的内容的最好方式

is to study a little bit every day

就是每天学习一点点

and to practise with native speakers.

而且要和英语是母语的人一起练习

I know that a lot of you don't have the time

我知道你们很多人没有时间练习

or the funds, the money, to attend in-person classes,

或者因为金钱的问题，很难亲自参与英语课堂

so Lingoda is offering a really affordable

所以Lingoda会给你提供这样好的一个机会

and convenient solution.

这是一个性价比很高并且非常方便的解决办法

If you haven't heard of Lingoda before,

如果此前你没有听说过Lingoda

it's an online language school,

让我来简单介绍一下，这是一个线上语言学校

where you can study with native qualified teachers

这里你可以和英语是母语的有资质的老师们一起

anywhere, anytime, as long as you have a laptop

不论何时何地，只要你拥有一个笔记本电脑

and a stable internet connection.

和一个比较稳定的网络连接

You study in a virtual classroom

你就可以在一个虚拟教室学习啦~

with very small group sizes.

而且你并不孤单哦，你会和不同的学员一起学习

There's no need to travel.

而且不需要辗转各地

Study at home, weekends, evenings,

可以在家学习，在周末，在傍晚等等

five o' clock in the morning,

甚至清晨五点

whenever you want.

只要你想要学习

I've tried the classes out myself,

我自己已经尝试去上课了

and I think it's a fantastic service

我觉得这是一个超赞的服务

for busy people like me.

对于像我一样比较忙碌的人

So, what is the Lingoda Language Marathon?

那么，什么是Lingoda语言马拉松呢？

Lingoda want to offer you an extra source of motivation,

Lingoda想要你的学习更具动力

because let's face it, marathons are not a walk in the park.

因为马拉松并不仅仅指公园里的漫步

Successfully take one group class

成功滴参与一个小组课程

every day for three months,

坚持每天上课，连续三个月

and Lingoda will refund your course fee in full.

Lingoda就会将全款退还给你

I think that's achievable.

我觉得这绝对可以实现

And many students manage it every year.

而且真的每年有很多学生成功滴做到了这一点

But if that's too much for you,

但如果你觉得课量有点儿大

but you still want to challenge yourself,

且你还想挑战自己

you can do the half marathon

你可以尝试半马

which is 15 classes every month,

每个月坚持上完15节课

and when you complete them successfully,

而且当你全部上完之后

Lingoda will refund half of your course fee.

Lingoda会退还给你半数学费

If you're interested in taking the marathon in English,

如果你想要加入英语学习马拉松

you have two options.

你有两种选择

The standard English marathon is for all levels,

标准的英语马拉松式适合任何级别的学员

beginner to advanced,

初级到高级

and it will help you improve your general fluency.

而且它会帮助你全面提升流利度

The new business English marathon

而新的商务英语马拉松

is perfect for getting that new job

更适合找到新工作的

or advancing in the workplace.

或在职场上晋升的工作人士

Learn everything from interview skills,

你可以从中学习到N多种工作有关的技能，比如面试

to writing emails, to giving presentations,

写邮件、做讲座

to hosting business meetings.

主持商务会议

Please note, this is for English levels B2 or above only.

请注意哦~商务英语马拉松仅适合于英语水平在B2及以上的学员哦~

The marathon runs from the 1st of October 2018,

这次马拉松会从10月1号开始

to the 1st of January 2019.

一直持续到2019年1月1号

And don't worry, Lingoda have made special arrangements

有些人可能会担心中间有圣诞假期，，但别担心哦~Lingoda 已经做了特殊安排

so you don't have to take a class

你不需要

on the 24th, 25th, or 26th of December if you don't want to.

在12月24，25，26号上课，如果你不愿意的话

You have to sign up before the 21st of September 2018,

而且请一定要在2018年9月21号前注册哦~

and pay the five euro entry fee,

支付5欧元作为注册费

but if you use my voucher code, learn1,

但如果你用我的打折券码 - learn 1

you only have to pay 50 cents.

你只需支付50分

So use the code learn1 on the link below.

在下方点击learn 1这个链接

After paying the entry fee

支付了注册费之后

that secures your spot on the marathon,

确保你已经占到了位子

you automatically sign up

你会自动注册

for a three month long subscription.

成为三个月马拉松会员

Every month you'll be charged a fixed amount.

每个月你的账户中会扣除一个固定数额的费用

That's three times in total,

一共三次

depending on which marathon you choose to take.

根据你选择的马拉松课程

If you subscribe straight away,

如果你即刻注册

you won't be charged until the 24th of September,

到9月24号之后才会被扣款

but you can still cancel your participation.

但是你仍然可以取消

You've got 14 days from signing up

有14天的期限

to stop your first payment or

终止第一次付款

to get a refund for your first payment.

或全是退还你的第一次付款

So how do you get the refund?

那你将如何得到你的退款呢？

Lingoda will refund your marathon tuition fee

Lingoda将会退还你马拉松的款项

in full, if you attend an agreed number of classes

全额退款啊~~如果你上完了所有规定的课量

within each marathon month.

在每个参与马拉松的岁月里

By following the contest rules in the terms and conditions.

只要你遵循比赛规则

There's no trick or catch here.

不着急不作弊

The only thing that's required from you,

对你的唯一要求是

is that you really show up on time to your lessons

准时上课！！

that you booked, and you actively participate.

而且你亲身参与课堂

If you book a class and miss it,

如果你错过了一堂课

or you fail to book a class at all,

或者你预定课程失败

you'll still be able to continue taking the classes

你仍旧可以继续上课

in the marathon, but you won't be eligible for the refund.

继续参与马拉松，但你将不会收到任何退款

Places are limited, so make sure you sign up sooner

名额有限，请尽早申请哦~

rather than later to avoid any disappointment.

不要推迟

The most important piece of advice that I can give you

最后再给你一个特别重要的忠告

is check the terms and conditions carefully

请仔细阅读各种条款信息

and familiarise yourself really, really well

熟悉各种规章制度

with all of the rules.

Past marathon graduates have said

参与过马拉松的学员们曾说

that this is the key to getting the full refund.

阅读规章制度是保证收到全额退款的前提

So, are you ready to start the most important

所以，你已经准备好开启

three months of your language learning journey?

语言学习中最为重要的三个月了吗？

Click on the link in the description box

请点击信息栏中的链接

and use my code, learn1, to start your marathon.

使用我的打折码，开启你的马拉松之旅

If you have any questions about the marathon,

如果你有任何关于马拉松的问题

contact Lingoda directly,

请直接与Lingoda联系

and their amazing, helpful team will assist you.

他们的超级无敌助力团队会帮你解决一切问题

(sighs) That's it for today's video.

（长舒一口气）这就是今天影片的全部内容

I hope you enjoyed it, I hope you learned something,

希望你喜欢，也希望你学习到了一些内容

and to those of you who've decided to take the marathon,

如果你已经决定参与语言马拉松课程

best of luck, oh, you're doing such an amazing thing.

祝你好运！！你正在做一件特别了不起的事情哦~

Don't forget to connect with me on all of my social media.

不要忘记可以在各种社交平台上和我联系

I've got my Facebook, I've got my Instagram,

我有facebook, instagram

and I've got my Twitter.

Twitter

And I will see you soon for another lesson.

我们下次课再见~

Mwah!

么么哒~

(beeping) All aspects of your English,

(嘴瓢的瞬间）英语的各个方面

but in particular your vocabulary.

尤其是你的词汇

There's my finger. (laughing)

这是我的手指（笑声）

Okay. (beeping)

OK（嘴瓢的又一瞬间）

So how can you avoid using it,

你将如何避免使用它呢？

and what should you say instead?

或你将如何替换？

Bluh.

吐舌头

(beeping)

(playful music)

嘴瓢了...

开心的音乐

(beeping) Scrap that,

（口误） 除去它

scrap that, Connor. (laughs)

除去它，Connor （笑声）

(beeping)

No!

（口误瞬间）

不要！！

(laughing)

笑死

(beeping) I have curated a list

（嘴瓢） 我已经创建好了一个清单

of some fantastic dialogue,

上面有些精彩的对白

bluh.

(beeping) Bluh.

(beeping) Show amusement, bloop.

有很多搞笑的内容，额·说错了

(beeping) Babbled, gushed, what.

（嘴瓢）快嘴、飘扬，什么

(beeping) Stop saying

these three things. (blows raspberry)

（嘴瓢）住嘴！

不要再说这三样东西啦~（吐舌头）

(beeping) Places are limited,

（嘴瓢）名额有限

so make sure you sign up soother

尽早申请

rather, (laughs) soother.

（笑声）更轻松

(beeping) If you have

如果你有

any questions about the mara, the therp.

任何关于mara （嘴瓢）

(beeping) (laughing)

笑起来

(upbeat music)

轻快的音乐