趣味英语第193期:说话时怎么能不再每隔一个单词就加个like

Blaciet100 wants to know...

Blaciet100想知道：

"How do I stop saying 'like' every other word?"

“说话时怎么能不再每隔一个单词就加个like？”

I hate that myself. I know a lot of people that do say, "like, like." Just get it out of your vocabulary.

我自己也很讨厌这样。我知道许多人会在说话时不停地说like。只要把这个词从你的词汇中剔除就好了。

Find a close friend who you know will, like, stay on top of this. And tell them that every single time that you say "like" or "um" or whatever, have them, like, punch you or flick¹ you.

找一个能压制这个习惯的亲密朋友。让他们在你每次说like或um之类的口头语时打你或弹你一下。

Find another word, I guess, such as "dude." Instead of saying "I, like, can't believe this, like, happened," "Dude, I can't believe this happened, dude."

换个词说，比如“伙计”。不要说“我简直无法相信会发生这种事。”而是说：“伙计，我简直无法相信会发生这样的事。”

Just stop. Think before you speak.

停下。说话之前要三思。

Really think about what you're saying before you say it. And any time you're about to say the word "like," instead of saying "like," just pause and just think for a little bit. And then you'll formulate² your sentence, and it'll come out very well and very clearly.

在讲话之前认真想清楚。任何时候你要说like时，不要说出来，先停下来想一想。然后再完成你要说的话，这样你的话语就会更清晰明了。

I guess you can try to catch yourself most of the time. And then, like — see?

我想大部分时间你都会发现自己说了这个词。就像这样，看到了吧？

I don't know. It's, like — I just said "like"! (whimpers)

我不知道。就是……我刚刚也说了like这个词！（呜咽）

You can try thinking hard about what you're saying and, like — oh my god, I just said "like." I can't. I don't know, because I say "like" every other word.

你可以试着仔细想想自己要说的话，然后……我的天哪，我刚刚说了like。我也做不到。我不知道，因为我也每隔一个词就会加个like。

Thanks for watching this episode³ of Advice.

谢谢大家收看本期建议栏目。

Subscribe⁴. There's new shows every week.

订阅吧。每周都有新节目。

Do you need some help? Put your questions in the comments, and we'll help you out.

需要帮助吗？在评论区留下问题，我们会帮助你的。

Goodbye.

再见。

Like, goodbye. Like, goodbye.

再见。再见。

1 flick   

n.快速的轻打，轻打声，弹开；v.轻弹，轻轻拂去，忽然摇动

参考例句：

• He gave a flick of the whip.他轻抽一下鞭子。
• By a flick of his whip,he drove the fly from the horse's head.他用鞭子轻抽了一下，将马头上的苍蝇驱走。

2 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

3 episode   

n.（作品的一段）情节，插曲，系列事件中之一

参考例句：

• The episode was a huge embarrassment for all concerned.这段小插曲令所有有关人员都感到非常尴尬。
• This episode remains sharply engraved on my mind.这段经历至今仍深深地铭刻在我的心中。

4 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。