回顧經歷與修正判斷英語對話

對話原文與翻譯

每句先給英文原句，下面一行是中文翻譯。想練口說時把譯文遮住，跟著音訊一句句複述。

1. Tom 0:00

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

   我到現在還是會想到，去年春天那個 fellowship 我沒有申請。

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2. Emma 0:04

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

   你後悔的是當時那個決定本身，還是現在得獎者看起來很亮眼才覺得可惜？

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3. Tom 0:10

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

   可能兩者都有，因為我說自己太忙，同時也怕看起來不夠格。

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4. Emma 0:15

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

   那你的理由其實有兩層，一層是現實，一層是信心問題。

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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.

   是啊，我一直在想，會不會是害怕把工作量感覺放大了。

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6. Emma 0:27

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

   申請實際上需要哪些東西？這能幫你分清真限制和想像限制。

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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.

   要企劃書、兩封推薦和一支影片，所以負擔不小，但三週內不是不可能。

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8. Emma 0:41

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

   那你的判斷不算不理性，只是可能太偏向躲開不舒服。

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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.

   這點我得承認，因為我把自尊風險藏在一個看似合理的時間藉口裡。

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10. Emma 0:53

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

    不過如果當時工作真的擠壓掉其他承諾，硬衝申請也可能反而傷到你。

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11. Tom 1:00

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

    對，但也許更好的問題是：我拒絕之後，有沒有替自己創造其他路徑？

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12. Emma 1:06

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

    正是如此，因為後悔往往不是長在錯過一次機會，而是長在後續的被動。

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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.

    我沒有做替代方案，下次我會把任何拒絕都配上一個更小但具體的替代行動。

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14. Emma 1:18

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

    像是先參加較小計畫，或先做提案的一部分，都能讓故事改變。

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15. Tom 1:25

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

    沒錯，因為『不是現在』應該是策略性延後，而不是默默退場。

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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.

    這樣修正很公平，既尊重當時條件，也改善你下次的方法。

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從本篇對話中挑出的實義詞，依它們在全部 500 篇對話裡出現的等級排序（越靠後等級出現的越優先）。已排除虛詞、專有名詞與數詞。

• fellowship /ˈfɛloʊˌʃɪp/ noun

  夥伴關係；研究獎學金

• spring /sprɪŋ/ noun; verb

  春天；彈簧；跳起

• winners /ˈwɪnɚz/ noun plural

  獲勝者；贏家（複數）

• fearing /ˈfɪrɪŋ/ verb

  正害怕；擔心

• unqualified /ʌnˈkwɑləˌfaɪd/ adjective

  不合格的；無資格的

• reasoning /ˈrizənɪŋ/ noun

  推理；論證

• layers /ˈleɪərz/ noun

  層；層次（layer的複數）

• references /ˈrɛfərənsɪz/ noun; verb

  參考資料；引用；提及

• leaned /lind/ verb

  傾斜了；倚靠了

• discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ noun

  不適；不自在

• hid /hɪd/ verb

  隱藏了；躲藏了

• ego /ˈiɡoʊ/ noun

  自我；自尊心

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