Some Friendships Need to Go with Issa Rae

🎯 聽之前

A listener is struggling with the sudden end of a long friendship. Issa Rae, Michelle, and Craig talk about adult friendships, why male friendships can be strange, and how to stay connected over a lifetime.

• What happened to the listener's friendship, and what do they want: closure or repair?
• How does Issa describe her own experience of a friendship ending?
• What does Craig say in defense of how men do friendship?
• Listen for Michelle's practical habits for keeping friends over decades.

💬 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. Some friendships are for a season, and knowing which season you are in saves a lot of heartache.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   有些友誼只屬於某個季節，知道自己身處哪個季節，能省下很多心痛。

   for a season：一段時期（比喻用法）。
2. Outgrowing a friend is not a betrayal; pretending you have not is.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   成長到與朋友不再合拍不是背叛；假裝沒有才是。

   outgrow：成長到超過（衣服、習慣、關係）。
3. Adult friendship runs on scheduling, and scheduling is a love language.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   成年人的友誼靠排行程維持，而排行程本身就是一種愛的語言。

   love language 來自流行心理學，指表達愛的方式。
4. Men can go five years without talking and call it a close friendship; women would call that a mystery.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   男人可以五年不聯絡還自稱摯友；女人會把那叫做懸案。
5. Reach out before you need something, so that when you need something it is not weird.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   在你有事相求之前就先聯絡，這樣真的有事時才不會尷尬。

   reach out：主動聯繫。
6. A good friend tells you the truth; a great friend stays in the room after telling it.
   🔊 唸 翻譯
   好朋友告訴你真話；更好的朋友說完真話還留在房間裡。

📚 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 problem does the listener bring to the show?
   A job rejectionThe unexpected end of a long-term friendshipA broken carA college application
   簡介說聽眾正為一段長期友誼突然結束而掙扎。
2. Issa Rae is described in the notes as:
   A judgeAn actor, producer, writer, and restaurateurA basketball coachA travel writer
   簡介列出 actor, producer, writer, and restaurateur。
3. Which question does Issa raise, according to the description?
   Why housing is expensiveWhy male friendships are so weirdWhy dogs barkWhy comedy pays well
   簡介提到她問 why male friendships are so weird。
4. If someone "ghosts" you, they:
   Call you every dayDisappear without explanationIntroduce you to friendsSend a gift
   ghost 是突然斷聯、不解釋。

💭 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 outgrown a friendship? How did you know?
• What is one habit that keeps your closest friendships alive?
• Do you think men and women do friendship differently? Give an example.