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对话原文与翻译

每句先给英文原句，下面一行是中文翻译。想练口语时把译文遮住，跟着音频一句句复述。

1. Emma 0:00

   Everyone at work is praising cold plunges, and part of me wants to join just to stop feeling left out.

   公司里几乎所有人都在夸冷水浸泡，我有一部分冲动，其实只是因为不想显得格格不入。

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2. Tom 0:07

   Do you want the actual benefit, or do you mainly want the feeling of doing something disciplined and impressive?

   你是真的想要它带来的好处，还是更想要那种自己在做一件很自律、很厉害的事的感觉？

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3. Emma 0:13

   Probably both, because people describe better focus and mood, but the explanations sound confident without much detail.

   可能两者都有，因为大家都说专注和情绪会变好，但那些解释听起来很笃定，却没什么细节。

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4. Tom 0:22

   Then social energy may be inflating the certainty around a method that still rests on limited evidence.

   那社交氛围很可能在放大一种本来证据并不充分的方法的确定感。

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5. Emma 0:27

   That's what worries me, since I don't mind experimenting but I dislike turning anecdotes into proof.

   这正是我担心的，我并不反对尝试，但我不喜欢把个人经验故事直接当成证据。

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6. Tom 0:34

   Have you looked for any basic research, or are you hearing only success stories from coworkers?

   你有主动查过最基本的研究信息吗，还是目前听到的几乎全是同事的成功案例？

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7. Emma 0:39

   Mostly stories, and the articles I found said possible benefits exist but depend a lot on conditions.

   主要还是故事，而我查到的文章基本都是说，也许有好处，但很依赖具体条件。

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8. Tom 0:47

   That sounds too thin a base for turning the method into a must-do routine in your life.

   这听起来还远远不够，不能因此就把这件事变成你生活里的必做项目。

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9. Emma 0:52

   Maybe I should first ask what problem I'm actually trying to solve before copying the trend.

   也许在跟风之前，我应该先问清楚自己到底是在试图解决什么问题。

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10. Tom 0:58

    Exactly, because if the real goal is focus, there may be lower-risk habits with clearer everyday value.

    对，因为如果你的真实目标是更专注，那可能有不少风险更低、日常价值更明确的习惯可选。

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11. Emma 1:05

    Like sleeping more regularly, cutting late coffee, or taking short walks between long meetings.

    比如更规律睡觉、少喝太晚的咖啡，或者在长会议之间出去短走一走。

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12. Tom 1:12

    Those options may look less dramatic, but they often matter more than fashionable extremes.

    这些做法看起来没那么戏剧化，但它们往往比流行的极端方法更重要。

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13. Emma 1:17

    If I try the plunge at all, it should be occasional and based on curiosity rather than belief.

    如果我最后真去试，那也应该只是偶尔试一试，出于好奇，而不是出于信念。

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14. Tom 1:24

    And if you feel unwell or pressured into it, stopping should stay easy and emotionally uncharged.

    如果你觉得不舒服，或者只是被氛围推着走，那停止这件事也应该很容易，不需要背负什么心理包袱。

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15. Emma 1:30

    I like that framing, because it lets me stay open without treating peer enthusiasm as evidence.

    我喜欢这种说法，因为它让我既能保持开放，又不会把同伴热情误当成证据。

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16. Tom 1:37

    Exactly, since popularity can inspire an experiment but it should never replace judgment.

    对，因为流行只能激发一次尝试，但永远不能代替你自己的判断。

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本课重点词汇

从本篇对话中挑出的实义词，按它们在全部 500 篇对话里出现的等级排序（越靠后等级出现的越优先）。已排除虚词、专有名词与数词。

• praising /ˈpreɪzɪŋ/ verb

  正在表扬；赞美

• plunges /ˈplʌndʒɪz/ verb

  猛跌；投入

• disciplined /ˈdɪsəplɪnd/ adjective

  自律的

• inflating /ɪnˈfleɪtɪŋ/ verb

  使膨胀；抬高

• rests /rɛsts/ verb/noun

  休息；停靠；支撑物

• experimenting /ɪkˈspɛrəˌmɛntɪŋ/ verb

  正在试验；做实验

• anecdotes /ˈænɪkdoʊts/ noun

  轶事；趣闻（anecdote的复数）

• copying /ˈkɑpiɪŋ/ verb

  copy的现在分词；正在复制，模仿

• lower-risk /ˌloʊər ˈrɪsk/ adjective

  风险较低的

• fashionable /ˈfæʃənəbəl/ adjective

  时尚的；流行的

• extremes /ɪkˈstrimz/ plural noun

  极端；两极

• plunge /plʌndʒ/ verb

  猛跌；投入

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