Khloé Kardashian on the Cost of Pretending You're Fine

📅 2026-09-15 · Khloé Kardashian · 新集 · ▶ 影片 · 22 個學習點 · 4 題

假裝沒事是一份沒薪水的全職工作。堅強和沉默不是同一件事。

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🎯 聽之前

Khloé Kardashian talks with Jay about the cost of pretending you are fine: the energy it takes, who it protects, and what happens when you stop performing okay.

Who is the performance for?
What does pretending cost, in energy or honesty?
What changes when she says the true sentence out loud?
Listen for words about image: fine, strong, together.

💬 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。

Pretending you are fine is a full-time job with no pay.

假裝自己沒事是一份沒有薪水的全職工作。
a full-time job with no pay：比喻耗能又不被看見。
Strong is not the same as silent.

堅強和沉默不是同一件事。
the same as 後接形容詞，當名詞用。
The image can be perfect and the person can be tired.

形象可以很完美，人可以很累。
and 連接兩個都為真的狀態，不互相取消。
Say the true sentence once, to one safe person, before you say it to the world.

先對一個安全的人說一次真話，再對世界說。
once, to one safe person：數量和對象都限制住，降低門檻。
People applaud the performance and miss the bill.

人們為表演鼓掌，卻沒看見那張帳單。
the bill：假裝所付的代價。applaud / miss 對比。
You are allowed to be in the middle of a hard thing and still be loved.

你可以正處在一件很難的事中間，同時仍然被愛。
in the middle of：正在⋯⋯之中。still 表示兩件事並存。

📚 單字 10

點卡片翻面。先猜意思再翻。

🗣️ 俚語與成語 6

put on a brave face 成語

to hide pain and look as if you are coping · 裝出勇敢的樣子

A brave face is useful for an hour and expensive for a year.

bottle it up 片語動詞

to keep feelings inside instead of saying them · 把情緒悶在心裡

She bottled it up until the bottle was the personality.

keep it together 成語

to stay composed, not fall apart · 撐住、不崩潰

Keeping it together in public is not the same as being fine.

let your guard down 成語

to relax and stop protecting yourself · 卸下心防

Let your guard down with one person, not with everyone.

cry on someone's shoulder 成語

to tell someone your troubles and be comforted · 靠在某人肩上哭、向人訴苦

Cry on a safe shoulder before you post the story.

honesty is the best policy 諺語

telling the truth works better than a cover · 誠實為上策

The proverb still needs a safe listener.

🧩 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 the same as ___.

⋯⋯和⋯⋯不是同一件事。

Composed is not the same as healed.
Private is not the same as ashamed.

✍️ Split two words you use to hide.

___ is a full-time job with no pay.

⋯⋯是一份沒有薪水的全職工作。

Managing everyone's impression of you is a full-time job with no pay.
Explaining a joke you did not find funny is a full-time job with no pay.

✍️ Name a performance you are tired of.

Say the true sentence once, to ___, before you ___.

先對⋯⋯說一次真話，再⋯⋯。

Say the true sentence once, to a friend, before you decide you are dramatic.
Say the true sentence once, to yourself on paper, before you perform fine.

✍️ Write the order you will actually use.

✅ 理解題 4

看完影片再作答。選一個答案會立刻顯示解釋。

Pretending you are fine is compared to:

It consumes time and energy and does not pay you.
"Bottle it up" means:

The feelings stay sealed in, under pressure.
Who should hear the true sentence first?

The lesson lowers the first step to one safe listener.
Strong, in this lesson, is not:

Silence and strength are pulled apart.

💭 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 performance of "fine" are you currently doing, and for whom?
Write one true sentence you could say to one safe person. You do not have to send it.
Finish: "___ is a full-time job with no pay."

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