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Lesson 4 · The Second Draft of My Goal
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听听主人公把‘说得完美’改成了什么可以练习的目标。
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At the beginning of high school, our teacher asked us to write one goal for the term. I wrote, “I want to speak English perfectly.” It looked impressive on the page, but I did not know what to do with it on Monday morning.
During a pair activity, I forgot a word and stopped talking. My partner waited, then asked, “Can you describe it another way?” I used simpler words, and she understood. The conversation continued, although my sentence was far from perfect.
That evening, I made a second draft of my goal: “When I forget a word, I will keep the conversation going by explaining my idea in another way.” This goal was less exciting to read, but I could practice it the next day.
I still want to improve my English. However, I no longer measure every attempt against a perfect sentence. I pay attention to whether the other person understands and whether I learn something from the exchange.
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At the beginning of high school, our teacher asked us to write one goal for the term.
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I wrote, “I want to speak English perfectly.”
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It looked impressive on the page, but I did not know what to do with it on Monday morning.
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During a pair activity, I forgot a word and stopped talking.
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My partner waited, then asked, “Can you describe it another way?”
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I used simpler words, and she understood.
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The conversation continued, although my sentence was far from perfect.
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That evening, I made a second draft of my goal: “When I forget a word, I will keep the conversation going by explaining my idea in another way.”
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This goal was less exciting to read, but I could practice it the next day.
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I still want to improve my English.
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However, I no longer measure every attempt against a perfect sentence.
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I pay attention to whether the other person understands and whether I learn something from the exchange.
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高中刚开学，老师让我们写一项本学期的目标。我写道：‘我想把英语说得完美。’这句话在纸上很好看，可到了星期一早晨，我却不知道该从何练起。
一次两人活动中，我忘了一个词，便停了下来。搭档等了等，问：‘你能换个说法描述吗？’我用了更简单的词，她听懂了。虽然我的句子远非完美，对话却继续了下去。
当晚，我写了第二版目标：‘忘词时，我要换一种方式解释想法，让对话继续。’读起来没那么振奋人心，但第二天就能练习。
我仍想提高英语。不过，我不再拿每一次尝试去和‘完美的句子’比较。我更关注对方是否听懂，以及自己能不能从交流中学到东西。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- term
- 学期；老师让学生设定这一阶段的目标。
- impressive
- 给人深刻印象的；原目标在纸上很好看。
- describe
- 描述；忘词时可以换种说法。
- continue
- 继续；对话没有因一句不完美而中断。
- although
- 虽然；承认句子不完美，交流仍成功。
- draft
- 草稿、版本；主人公写了第二版目标。
- keep ... going
- 让……持续；keep the conversation going。
- measure against
- 拿……作比较；不再事事对照完美句。
- attempt
- 尝试；每次开口都是练习。
- exchange
- 交流；从对话中学习。
背景知识
‘说得完美’听起来雄心勃勃，却不容易转化为每天的行动。改成‘忘词时换种说法’，目标便具体、可练习，也更贴近真实交流。