回顾经历与修正判断英语对话

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. Tom 0:00

   I still think about the fellowship I didn't apply for last spring.

   我到现在还会想起去年春天我没有申请的那个项目机会。

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2. Emma 0:04

   Do you regret the decision itself, or only the outcome now that the winners look impressive?

   你后悔的是当时那个决定本身，还是现在看到入选的人很厉害，所以结果让你不舒服？

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3. Tom 0:10

   Maybe both, because I said I was too busy while also fearing I might look unqualified.

   也许两者都有，因为我当时嘴上说自己太忙，心里其实也怕自己显得不够格。

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4. Emma 0:15

   Then the reasoning had two layers, one practical and one tied to confidence.

   那你的理由其实有两层，一层是现实安排，一层是自信心问题。

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5. Tom 0:22

   Yes, and I keep wondering whether the fear made the workload feel bigger than it really was.

   是的，而且我一直在想，是不是那种害怕把工作量也放大了。

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6. Emma 0:27

   What did the application actually require, because that can separate real limits from imagined ones?

   那个申请到底具体需要什么，因为把要求拆开，常常就能分清哪些限制是真的，哪些是想象出来的。

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7. Tom 0:34

   It needed a proposal, two references, and a video, so it was heavy but not impossible in three weeks.

   它需要一份提案、两封推荐和一段视频，所以确实不轻松，但三周内也不是完全做不到。

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8. Emma 0:41

   So your judgment wasn't irrational, though it may have leaned too hard toward avoiding discomfort.

   那你的判断并不算不理性，只是可能太偏向于躲避不舒服的感觉了。

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9. Tom 0:47

   That's the part I need to own, because I hid the ego risk inside a reasonable timing excuse.

   我真正该承认的就是这一点，我把自尊心上的风险藏进了一个看起来合理的时间理由里。

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10. Emma 0:53

    Still, if your workload had collapsed other commitments, a rushed application might also have hurt you.

    不过如果那段时间的工作真的把其他事情都压垮了，仓促申请也可能会伤到你自己。

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11. Tom 1:00

    True, but maybe the better question is whether I created any alternative path after saying no.

    这也对，不过也许更好的问题是，我在拒绝以后有没有给自己安排任何替代路径。

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12. Emma 1:06

    Exactly, because regret often grows more from passivity than from one missed opportunity.

    对，因为很多后悔感，其实更多来自之后什么都没做，而不是单独错过了某一个机会。

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13. Tom 1:13

    I didn't create one, so next time I'll pair any refusal with a smaller concrete substitute.

    我当时没有，所以以后如果我拒绝一个机会，就会给自己配一个更小但明确的替代动作。

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14. Emma 1:18

    Something like a smaller program or building part of the proposal would already change the story.

    比如先申请一个更小的项目，或者先把提案的一部分做出来，这就会让整个故事变得不一样。

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15. Tom 1:25

    Exactly, because not now should mean a strategic delay instead of a quiet retreat.

    对，因为“现在不做”应该意味着有策略地延后，而不是悄悄退回去。

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16. Emma 1:30

    That's a fair revision, since you can respect the old conditions while improving the method next time.

    这样的修正很公平，因为你既能尊重当时的现实条件，也能把下次的方法变得更好。

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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。

• fellowship /ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp/ noun

  伙伴关系；研究奖学金

• spring /sprɪŋ/ noun; verb

  春天；弹簧；跳起

• winners /ˈwɪnɚz/ noun plural

  获胜者；赢家（复数）

• fearing /ˈfɪrɪŋ/ verb

  正害怕；担心

• unqualified /ʌnˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ adjective

  不合格的；无资格的

• reasoning /ˈrizənɪŋ/ noun

  推理；论证

• layers /ˈleɪərz/ noun

  层；层次（layer的复数）

• references /ˈrɛfərənsɪz/ noun; verb

  参考资料；引用；提及

• leaned /lind/ verb

  倾斜了；倚靠了

• discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ noun

  不适；不自在

• hid /hɪd/ verb

  隐藏了；躲藏了

• ego /ˈiɡoʊ/ noun

  自我；自尊心

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