Matt Groening (Full Episode) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

📅 2026-09-07 · Matt Groening · 新集 · ▶ 影片 · 22 個學習點 · 4 題

卡通作者談一個可以每週重畫還不膩的缺點。練長壽、時程，以及別把角色磨到沒有聲音。

在 YouTube 播放，CC 可開英文字幕。建議先看「聽之前」，看完影片再做理解題。 到 YouTube 開啟 ↗

🎯 聽之前

The cartoonist behind a show that has been on longer than many of its viewers have been alive. Practice talking about a long creative life: habits, characters, and not getting bored of your own joke.

  • How does he describe inventing a character: a face, a voice, or a flaw?
  • What has stayed the same for decades, and what had to change?
  • Does he talk about the work as a job, an art, or both?
  • Listen for time words: still, back then, by now, every week.

💬 重點句 6

先讀英文，想一下意思，再點「翻譯」。按 🔊 聽一次，然後跟著唸。

  1. A character is a flaw you can draw every week without getting tired of it.
  2. Longevity is mostly a schedule that did not break.
  3. The joke has to work for someone who has never seen the show and for someone who has seen all of it.
  4. If you only chase the last laugh, you will sand off the thing that made the first one.
  5. Writers' rooms are arguments with a deadline.
  6. He still sounds surprised that a doodle became a place people live in.

📚 單字 10

點卡片翻面。先猜意思再翻。

🗣️ 俚語與成語 6

stand the test of time 成語
to remain good or funny for many years · 經得起時間考驗
A joke about a specific ad rarely stands the test of time.
run out of steam 成語
to lose energy or ideas · 沒力了、靈感用盡
A show runs out of steam when the characters stop wanting anything.
throw out 片語動詞
to reject or discard an idea · 扔掉（點子）
They throw out the clever line if it does not sound like the character.
on the air 成語
being broadcast · 在播出
It has been on the air longer than some of the writers have been alive.
a tough act to follow 成語
something so good that the next thing looks worse · 很難接的前任、很難超越的作品
The early seasons are a tough act to follow, even for the same team.
if it ain't broke, don't fix it 諺語
do not change what already works; the danger is you stop noticing decay · 沒壞就別修（風險是你沒注意到它在慢慢壞）
The proverb explains a long run, and also its blind spot.

🧩 句型練習 3

讀完範例，用自己的事造一句。寫在筆記本或手機備忘錄裡，隔天回頭唸一次。

A ___ is a ___ you can ___ without ___.
一個⋯⋯是一個你能⋯⋯又不會⋯⋯的⋯⋯。用重複來定義。
  • A character is a flaw you can draw every week without getting tired of it.
  • A column is a question you can ask every month without faking surprise.
✍️ Define a role you repeat: a job, a class, a family part.
___ is mostly a ___ that ___.
⋯⋯大多是一個⋯⋯的⋯⋯。把神話講成機制。
  • Longevity is mostly a schedule that did not break.
  • Trust is mostly a promise that was kept in public.
✍️ Demystify a success you admire.
If you only chase ___, you will sand off ___.
如果你只追⋯⋯，你會磨掉⋯⋯。
  • If you only chase the last laugh, you will sand off the original flaw.
  • If you only chase a bigger audience, you will sand off the voice.
✍️ Name something you might over-polish.

✅ 理解題 4

看完影片再作答。選一個答案會立刻顯示解釋。

  1. How does this lesson define a character?
  2. What is longevity, here?
  3. What does "run out of steam" mean?
  4. Why must a joke work for two audiences?

💭 用英文想一想

挑一題，用英文寫 3 到 5 句，或對著手機錄一分鐘。不用完美，說出來最重要。

  • Describe a character you love as one flaw you would not get tired of.
  • What in your own work is "a schedule that did not break"?
  • When does "if it ain't broke" become an excuse? Give an example.

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