Forgiving Yourself with Mary J. Blige

📅 2026-08-19 · Ep. 76 · Mary J. Blige · 新集 · ▶ 影片 · 22 個學習點 · 4 題

談原諒自己、自我價值，以及音樂怎麼變成她度過難關的方式。

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

Mary J. Blige talks about healing and self-worth: entering the music industry very young, learning to forgive herself, and how making music became her therapy.

  • What does she say was hardest about starting in the industry so young?
  • How does she define forgiving yourself, and what does it look like in practice?
  • In what way is music "therapy" for her: writing, performing, or listening?
  • Listen for how Michelle and Craig relate her story to ordinary listeners.

💬 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. Forgiving yourself is not forgetting what happened; it is refusing to keep punishing the person who survived it.
  2. I was famous before I was finished growing up, and the two do not mix well.
  3. The songs knew what I felt before I was ready to say it in a room.
  4. Self-worth is quiet; it does not need the crowd to agree.
  5. Healing is not a straight line; some days you walk backwards and still make progress.
  6. The most honest thing I ever wrote was the thing I was most afraid to sing.

📚 單字 10

點卡片翻面。先猜意思再翻。

🗣️ 俚語與成語 6

cut yourself some slack 成語
to stop being so hard on yourself · 別對自己太苛刻
You were nineteen. Cut yourself some slack.
carry baggage 成語
to hold on to past hurts that affect the present · 背著過去的包袱
Everyone carries baggage; the work is unpacking it.
wear your heart on your sleeve 成語
to show your emotions openly · 把感情寫在臉上
She wears her heart on her sleeve in every lyric.
hit rock bottom 成語
to reach the lowest point before things improve · 跌到谷底
Hitting rock bottom was the start of the climb.
own your story 俚語
to accept and tell your past on your own terms · 掌握自己的故事（不被他人定義）
Once you own your story, nobody can use it against you.
let go of 片語動詞
to stop holding on to something painful · 放下
Letting go of the old anger freed up space for new songs.

🧩 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。

___ is not ___; it is refusing to ___.
……不是……；而是拒絕……
  • Courage is not fearlessness; it is refusing to let fear decide.
  • Patience is not waiting; it is refusing to rush someone else's growth.
✍️ 重新定義一個你在練習的美德。
I was ___ before I was ___, and ___.
我在……之前就先……，而……
  • I was a manager before I was a good listener, and my team paid for it.
  • I was fluent before I was confident, and nobody could tell.
✍️ 寫一件順序顛倒了的事。
The most ___ thing I ever ___ was the thing I was most afraid to ___.
我……過最……的事，就是我最怕……的那件。
  • The most useful thing I ever said was the thing I was most afraid to say.
  • The most important email I ever sent was the one I was most afraid to send.
✍️ 寫一件你害怕卻做對了的事。

✅ 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 official episode number is this?
  2. Which theme is in the episode description?
  3. How is music described in relation to her difficult moments?
  4. "Cut yourself some slack" is advice to:

💭 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。

  • What is something you have found hard to forgive yourself for? What would forgiving look like?
  • What is your "outlet" when talking feels impossible?
  • Do you agree that self-worth should not depend on other people's approval? Is that realistic?

📎 想再往下走

這集做完如果還想繼續，這兩個方向跟內容最接近。不是必要的，學習包本身就夠用。

口說練習AmazingTalker
找一位英文老師，一對一練口說
聽得懂、寫得出來，但一開口就卡？真正有效的只有「有人聽你講」。可以先約 25 分鐘試教，用這集的思考題當話題。
找老師 ↗
線上課程Hahow 好學校
克服阻礙，快速說出流暢英文
從不敢開口到能講完一段話的方法，含發音模仿和簡報練習。適合「聽得懂但說不出來」的人。
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