Embracing a New Era with H.E.R.

🎯 聽之前

H.E.R. talks about a new animated film celebrating Filipino culture, growing up Filipino-American, being discovered very young, and learning the music business as a young woman.

• Why does seeing her culture on screen matter to her personally?
• What was hard about being discovered as a child?
• What business lessons did she have to learn the hard way?
• Listen for how she describes "a new era": sound, image, or mindset?

💬 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. Representation is not a bonus; it is the difference between a kid dreaming and a kid dismissing the dream.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   被看見不是加分項；它是一個孩子敢做夢，還是直接放棄夢想的差別。

   representation 在文化語境指「在媒體中被呈現、看見」。
2. I grew up between two kitchens: one that smelled like adobo and one that smelled like fast food.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   我在兩個廚房之間長大：一個是阿斗波的味道，一個是速食的味道。

   用具體的氣味寫文化認同，比直接說「兩種文化」更有畫面。
3. When you start young, everyone has an opinion about who you should become.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   當你很小就出道，每個人都對你該變成誰有意見。
4. Read the contract before you sign the dream.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   在簽下夢想之前，先把合約讀完。

   sign the dream 把抽象的夢想當成文件，是修辭上的巧思。
5. A new era is not a new outfit; it is a new set of decisions.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   新時代不是一套新衣服；而是一整組新的決定。
6. My instincts were right long before I had the vocabulary to defend them.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   早在我有能力用言語為它們辯護之前，我的直覺就是對的。

   long before：早在……之前。

📚 單字 10

點卡片翻面。先猜意思再翻。

🗣️ 俚語與成語 6

🧩 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。

✅ 理解題 4

看完影片再作答。選一個答案會立刻顯示解釋。

1. What kind of project does H.E.R. discuss in this episode?
   A cookbookAn animated film celebrating Filipino cultureA basketball documentaryA fashion line
   簡介提到她的 DreamWorks 動畫電影，主題是菲律賓文化。
2. According to the episode notes, she was discovered:
   In collegeAt a young ageAfter retiringOn a reality show last year
   簡介說她 getting discovered at a young age。
3. "Learning the business as a young woman" suggests she had to:
   Open a storeUnderstand contracts, money, and power in the industryStudy accounting at schoolAvoid the industry entirely
   the business 指音樂產業的商業面：合約、錢、權力。
4. If a friend says "know your worth, then add tax," they are being:
   Serious about accountingPlayful about demanding even more than you deserveAngry about pricesConfused
   這是俏皮的俚語：知道價值後再加一點，別低估自己。

💭 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。

• Have you ever seen your own culture represented in a film or show? How did it feel?
• What is something you learned "the hard way" about work or money?
• What would a "new era" look like for you this year?