Muxin_EICL1st.md

英语残酷共学第 1 期残酷指引

⚠️ 正式开始前请确保你在身体上和精神上都处于合适的状态，请刻意练习，残酷面对 🆒。

为方便检索 The First English Intensive CoLearning 简写为 EICL1st，第 2 期即为 EICL2nd，第 3 期即为 EICL3rd，以此类推。

• A-Programmers-Guide-to-English 重新认识英语这门语言 ❤️ 预计 1 天
• 从 0 开始学习英语语法 构成英语的基石：语法 ❤️ 预计 1 天
• 每日英语听写 Daily English Dictation 1-400 「听写」对于「听和说」是最有效的方式 ❤️ 预计 18 天，进度是每天至少 2-5 节，每次听写尽量写出来具体的内容，可以总结生词/概述所学/复盘
• ❤️ 最后 1 天复盘总结。

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Muxin

Hi, I'm Muxin, a software engineer with 10 years of development experience, currently living and working in New Zealand. I need to continuously improve my English. The main reason I'm participating in this English intensive co-learning activity is to enhance my vocabulary and common expressions used in daily life and work, which is what I need the most right now.

Do you think you will finish the whole CoLearning program?

Yes 100%

Notes

2024.07.14

What I heard:

50. A: What do you want to get there? B: I know it's hard about pressure recently, but it's a replacement to get my fancy.

51. There's people is running walking their dogs, having watching on the padules.

What they said:

50. A: And Why do you wanna go there? B: I know it's had a bad press recently, but it's the place that's taken my fancy.

51. There's people running and walking their dogs and having brunch on the patios.

Notes:

50. 听上去不难，但是错了很多。。have a bad press = negative news; take my fancy 迎合我的喜好
51. have brunch on the patios 在 deck/porch 上享用早午餐

2024.07.13

What I heard:

48. N official are staying a month about the murder case, and police is keeping manager xxx confidentical as they try to identify the xxterm and figure it out excetly what happen to her?
49. 1863, all abord but mind a gap as the world first underground passenger known well opens in London.

What they said:

48. Buckingham Palace officials are staying mum about the murder case, and police are keeping many details confidential as they try to identify the victim and figure out exactly what happened to her.
49. 1863 "All aboard, but mind the gap" as the world's first underground passenger railway opens in London.

Notes:

48. Buckingham Palace 白金汉宫; stay mum about = stay silence about, keep sth secret; confidential 机密; victim 受害者; exactly(spelling)
49. aboard(spelling); "All aboard, but mind the gap" 列车员喊大家上车时说的; railway 铁道

2024.07.11

What I heard:

46. From more than 300 years, the power of the French king with absolute, this man xxx power to do anything.
47. What people would do these days for their pets, wash a blue drive that goes to seen, but the dog wants lemar along with the other future xxx pet hotel one day's bar.

What they said:

46. For more than 300 years, the power of the French king was absolute. This meant that he had the power to do anything.
47. What people will do these days for their pets...A wash and a blow-dry - that goes without saying. But the demanding dog now wants a limo along with other creature comforts at a pet hotel and day spa!

Notes:

46. absolute power 绝对权利; meant(pronunciation)
47. what people will do xxx for xxxx, 固定搭配，一般用在 negative/crazy 的事情; that goes without saying 这个就不用说了; blow-dry 吹干; demanding dog 挑剔的，要求多的; limo 豪车; creature comforts/luxuries 物质享受

2024.07.10

What I heard:

44. A: Dad, I beat you, did you remmeber the xxx man ball? B: Ray, I learned the playing Korean, some Koreans, you think some ponkin is gonna actually beat me? A: That you've tried when you xxx in xxx. B: I'm be fine acted.

45. Hey, is a call now?

What they said:

44. A: Dad, I beat you. Don't you remmeber the Rayman Spinball? B: Ray, I learned to play in Korea, from Koreans. Do you think some punk kid's gonna actually beat me? A: No, dad, you were trying to win, you were sweating and panting. B: I'm a damn fine actor.

45. Hey, is it cold out?

Notes:

44. Rayman Spinball Ray 式旋转球; punk kid 小屁孩; panting 气喘吁吁
45. 外面冷吗？

2024.07.09

What I heard:

42. Its ban do we sleep, to its team give w and the way always flow and down the f, but I heard extremly clear outside, happy Christmas to all, and to all have a good night.
43. Hey George, you know my friend goes to xxx, really? we should go sometime, xxx go make an appointment.

What they said:

42. He sprang to his sleigh to his team gave a whistle! And away they all flew like the down of a thistle, but I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!""
43. Hey George, you know, my friend gotes to a psychic. Really? Un-huh, we should go sometime. I'd love to go, make an appointment.

Notes:

42. 迄今为止最难的一句。。。sprang to his sleigh 跳出他的雪橇; his team means reindeer 驯鹿; whistle 口哨; flew 飞; the down of a thistle 蓟花绒; exclaim 惊呼; drove out of sight 驶离了视线
43. psychic 灵媒/算命先生 palm reader 手相师, tarot card reader 会塔罗牌的人

2024.07.08

What I heard:

40. The wonderful lie I came across, if you always done, or if you always do, what if you always done, you will always get what you always got, it's a pretty lie.
41. Her story xxx buy others for xxx to pay off the bill on completely strangers in these days before Christmas, holiday shoppers who heard about the xxx way santas see the swipping of the kindness and store their xxx people.

What they said:

40. There's a wonderful line I came across: if you've always done or if you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got, it's a brilliant line!
41. Her story has inspired others from Montana to Indiana to pay off the bills of complete strangers in these days before Christmas. Holiday shoppers who've heard about the layaway Santas say the sweeping acts of kindness have restored their faith in people.

Notes:

40. line = quotation; came across = found
41. has inspired(pronunciation); Montana 蒙大拿州; Indiana 印第安纳州; layaway Santas 匿名帮他人偿还分期付款余额的人; sweeping 扫荡，广泛的; faith 信心，信任

2024.07.07

What I heard:

37. A xxx trafic along busy pencil day U turn pack, leaking xxx and tanker driveway across 40 miles strech for each bound side.
38. The music has been played at Chruch in Germany, and well it really live up to its name, since it's started that happen just 11 core changes and the next one has scheduled until July 2012.
39. Doses of white rabbits were appearently down along the road on Sunday night, more than 60 bonnys were xxx their shoulder.

What they said:

37. A gooey mess snarls traffic along the busy Pennsylvania Turnpike. A leaking valve on a tanker spread driveway sealant across a 40-mile stretch of the eastbound side.
38. The music is being played at a church in Germany, and well, it really lives up to its name, since it started there have been just 11 chord changes and the next one isn't scheduled until July 2012!
39. Dozens of white rabbits were apparently dumped along the side of the road Sunday night, more than 60 bunnies were scattered on the shoulder.

Notes:

37. gooey 黏糊糊的; snarl = twists 曲折, 绕行; Pennsylvania 宾夕法尼亚州; Turnpike = tollway 收费公路; leaking valve 阀门漏水; driveway sealant 车道密封剂; stretch 狭长; eastbound 东行
38. lives up to its name 名副其实; chord 弦
39. dozen(spelling) 十二; apparently(spelling); dump = throw away; bunny(spelling) = baby rabbit; scatter 分散; shoulder of the road 高速缓冲区

2024.07.06

What I heard:

34. Toyota is recalling more than half million vichcals for problems to make them difficult to steer.
35. It's great, it's been a little bit xxx and it's been a long process to get here.
36. When the family left Vietnam by boat, bound for Thailand, but the boat xxx acceptable by parents, after years of try, the father located the son in Thailand.

What they said:

34. Toyota is recalling more than half a million vehicles for problems that could make them difficult to steer.
35. It's great, it's um, been a little bit nerve-wracking, um, and it's been a long process to get here.
36. When the family left Vietnam by boat, bound for Thailand, but the boat was intercepted by pirates, after years of trying, the father located his son in Thailand.

Notes:

34. vehicle(spelling); steer 驾驶
35. nerve-wracking 令人紧张
36. Vietnam(spelling); bound for 开往; intercepte 拦截; pirate 海盗

2024.07.04

What I heard:

31. American madam sort of xxx shut down Saturday, setting on health conditions, and the attraction of drag dellers in xxx.
32. xxx government report xxx take 30 years more to safely deco , and it could be decate before nearby residents to reforce to fuli and return to the area.
33. I was lifting, you know, chairs on the other way, broken glass, other decorations I don't want get into, but it was xxx at least.

What they said:

31. Mayor Sam Adams ordered that the camp be shut down Saturday citing unhealthy conditions and the attraction of drug dealers and thieves.
32. A preliminary government report predicts it'll take 30 years or more to safely decommission the facility and it could be decades before nearby residents who were forced to flee can return to the area.
33. I was lifting, you know, chairs out of the way, broken glass uh, other sanitary items I don't want to get into, but uh, it was uh, horrific to say the least!

Notes:

31. demonstration 游行; Mayor 市长; order 命令; citing = stating reasons of 说明理由; drug dealer(spelling); thieves
32. preliminary 初步的; predict 预测; decommission = take it off line; facility 设施; decades 几十年; force to flee 被迫逃离;
33. sanitary items 用过的卫生用品; horrific 可怕

2024.07.03

What I heard:

28. It's a pain, because my fridges are adopted today, and food's gone.
29. It was simply going by the book when they come to land without air, and he xxx pilot train for this type of xxx.
30. It is the vegetable some loved and hate, but now I'm new bread of broccoli, super broccoli developed xxx may protect against heart disease even some kinds of cancer.

What they said:

28. It's a pain, 'cuz my fridge is ... I dumped it today, and the food's gone.
29. He says he was simply going by the book when it comes to landing without gear, and that he and his fellow pilots train for these types of incidents.
30. It is the vegetable some love to hate! But now a new breed of broccoli - super broccoli - developed in Britain may protect against heart disease even some kinds of cancer.

Notes:

28. dump = throw away
29. go by the book = follow the written law; landing gear means wheels; incidents
30. love to hate = super hate; breed = type

2024.07.02

What I heard:

25. The search for the missing under generate power live lights as family members wait by the among degree 7 tiers.
26. It's a kind of thing you look forward to instead of you know some workouts you xxx and you think of xxx just fine.
27. Super hero costumes as usual are big this year especially for recent movies, like The World and the Green Lintern.

What they said:

25. They searched for the missing throughout the night under generator-powered flood lights as family members waited by the mounds of debris - some in tears.
26. It's the kind of thing you look forward to instead of, you know, some workouts you dread and you think of it as work and this is just fun!
27. Superhero costumes, as usual, are big this year - expecially from recent movies like Thor and the Green Lantern.

Notes:

25. throughout the night = all night, all through night; generator-powered flood lights 发电机供电的泛光灯(足球场上那种大灯); the mounds of debris 瓦砾堆
26. hanging yoga 悬挂瑜伽; dread = fear
27. Thor 雷神; Green Lantern 绿灯侠

2024.07.01

What I heard:

22. The project put them on mind expect to be completed by 2016.
23. Analyzed SAT cheating scandos has been covered preseduos long island high school, this college students excute taking the xxx exam report at least 6 students.
24. See Louis takes the world re-open an eye on a cool night, he was 49 degrees at the start of the game.

What they said:

22. The project to put them online is expected to be completed by 2016.
23. An alleged SAT cheating scamdal has been uncovered at a prestigious Long Island high school, this college student is accused of taking the college entrance exam for at least 6 students.
24. St Louis takes the World Series opener on a cool night, It was 49 degrees at the start of the game.

Notes:

22. to put something somewhere; xxx is expected to be xxx
23. alleged = supposed, so-called; scamdal 丑闻; prestigious 声望很高的; is accused of doing 被指控; prosecutor 检察官、原告、起诉人
24. St Louis 城市名 圣路易斯; the World Series opener 世界大赛揭幕战; celsius 摄氏度，fahrenheit 华氏度

2024.06.30

What I heard:

19. The 67 years old grandpa has been found alive after being starve for 7 days at the bottom of overvim.
20. Saturday, an ultrelight plane crashed to the ferris wheel at xxx festival in Austrilia, yeah somehow no one on the minute and no one was hurt.
21. Heidi won the world over with her forever cute but slightly confused look.

What they said:

19. A 67-year-old grandpa has been found alive after being stuck for 6 days at the bottom of a ravine.
20. Saturdday, an ultralight plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in Australia, yet somehow no one on the amusement ride nor the plane was hurt.
21. Heidi won the world over with her forever cute but slightly confused look.

Notes:

19. stuck = in a place where can't leave; 6?? 7??; ravine = a deep narrow valley with steep sides
20. ultralight plane; crash into; rural 农村的; amusement ride 游乐设施; nor = also not
21. cross-eyed 斗鸡眼; opossum 负鼠

2024.06.29

What I heard:

16. Bad sold and flutted, the Philippines it's been hit by second typhon in a week.
17. A few years ago, they were thought to be useless past the prime, not now.
18. If you are breathing, it is not too late, get up and get going.

What they said:

16. Battered, soaked and flooded; the Philippines is being hit by its 2nd typhoon in a week.
17. A few years ago they were thought to be useless - past their prime - not now!
18. If you are breathing, it is not too late, get up and get going.

Notes:

16. battered: hurt by being repeatedly hit/damaged, especially by being used a lot; soaked: extremely wet; flooded: covered with water(spelling); typhoon(spelling)
17. past their prime, in my prime, before their prime, prime: the best/producted/creative time in someone's life; rescue dogs

2024.06.28

What I heard:

13. Asian tiger mosquito xxx in the South East of Asia, but in the past few years they spread all the cross south east in the United State.
14. A cat repeatlly have 9 lives and he clearly want to spend at least one of them here in New York City.
15. The friend xxx take changes in every 711 on everage, often leave kids zone out spond up, unable in consentrate.

What they said:

13. Asian tiger mosquitoes are native to the tropics of Southeast Asia, but in the past few years, they've spread all across the southeastern United States.
14. Cats reputedly have 9 lives, and he clearly wanted to spend at least one of them here in New York City.
15. The frantic pacing - scene changes every 11 seconds on average - often leaves kids zoned out and spun up; unable to concentrate.

Notes:

13. mosquitoes = skeeters; native to; tropics; southeastern
14. reputedly = supposedlly 据说; clearly = absolutely, without a doubt, there's no question;
15. frantic = lose control; pacing = speed; average; zoned out(I feel it's similar as "xxx was miles away"); spun up; concentrate

2024.06.27

What I heard:

10. It's xxx probably impossible goal.
11. Your xxx raised by an identical 4:2 scores in a day-night double header Wednesday.
12. Jim Handson, created the muppets from xxx the to Sesame Street and growing

What they said:

10. It's a lofty, probably impossible goal!
11. New York swept the Tampa Bay Rays by identical 4-2 scores in a day-night doubleheader Wednesday.
12. Jim Henson, creator of The Muppets - from Kermit the Frog to Sesame Street - is born in Greenville, Mississippi!

Notes:

10. lofty 崇高的，almost a dream
11. sweep 横扫；Tampa Bay Rays 坦帕湾光芒队（棒球）；day-night doubleheader 连续两场比赛，下午一场比赛，晚饭后一场比赛；
12. muppets 布偶；Kermit the Frog is a Muppet character created and originally performed by Jim Henson in 1955. ；Greenville is the ninth-most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, and the largest city by population in the Mississippi Delta region.

2024.06.26

What I heard:

7. Another rude trader has cost a bank billions.
8. xxxx is the man with most piercings, he's got 415.
9. A satellite caracter the space discovery 20 years ago is about force to the earth, but nobody knows where the deliver.

What they said:

7. Another rogue trader has cost a bank billions.
8. German, Rolf Buchholz, is the man with the most piercings, he's got 453!
9. A satellite that was carried to space aboard the shuttle discovery 20 years ago, is about to fall to earth, but nobody knows where the debris will hit.

Notes:

7. 不知道 rogue 这个单词
8. German 以为也是名字的一部分；人名。。；漏了 the，the most piercings，with the 连读，只读一个 th；453 竟然听成了 415..
9. 一塌糊涂。。d 和 t 区分；aboard the shuttle 没听出来；debris 碎片

2024.06.25

What I heard:

4. Don't never let somebody tell you, you can't do some.
5. I have come here to chew popcoin and kick ass, and all other popcoin.
6. The secret of life is just to live every moment.

What they said:

4. Don't ever let somebody tell you, you can't do something.
5. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum!
6. The secret of life is just to live every moment.

Notes:

4. Don't 和 ever，弱读 t 加上连读，听成了 never；something 在日常口语或非正式交流中会缩写成 sump'n，难怪没听出 thing
5. b 和 p 的发音需注意，popcoin 是什么鬼，至少是个 popcorn 吧；and I'm all out of 这个连读实在没听出来，out of -> outta；kick ass 表现出色、令人印象深刻或取得巨大成功
6. 这句听对了，但是 live 最开始听成了 leave，但结合语意，感觉应该是 live

2024.06.24

有关 A-Programmers-Guide-to-English

之前看过这份指南，今天又回顾了一下，记录一下重点和感想：

• “语言的学习，是学习双方都能理解的表达方式和表达思维”，“语言的表达不能通过转换为自己熟悉的语言再转换”

  • 有时候 Chinglish 就是在用中文的思维或者直译的方式在表达，很容易让对方摸不着头脑或者直接误解你的意思，当在跟 native speaker 对话的时候，你想要交流的是对方，所以要让对方听的懂，而不是让自己听的懂/舒服，所以要学会对方的思维模式和表达方式。

• 几个很好的工具，我平时也在用的：

  • 单词不认识或者发音不确定：Cambridge Dictionary
    • 单词解释也是英文的，这样可以避免一些中文思维，还能学到新的知识
    • 英式和美式发音都有
    • 同义词、反义词、例子都有
  • 单词用法以及发音：YouGlish
    • 里面截取了很多包含你搜索的单词的视频片段，你可以学习到不同的人在不同的实际场景是如何使用这个词的，还有发音
  • Google Translate，我在考试的时候用的比较多，自己读单词或句子让它来识别，如果识别不对可能是发音有问题
  • Anki，我也用过，但是坚持不下来，目前本人已经不背单词了，记单词的方法就是多看/多听，次数多了就记住了，有时候也会用笔手写在笔记本上，写一遍也会加深印象，但如果平时用不着也会很快忘记

  当然目前已经有很多 AI 工具了，特别是 ChatGPT，可以跟 TA 问问题或者练习对话，也是挺不错的。

Dictation 01

What I heard:

1. Mother Terasa, who received mobile piece price for her work on behalf of the poor die xxx Indian, she was 87 years old.
2. Jerry, what time do you have? I have 5 o'clock.
3. There are three things that I've never to discuss with people, religion, politics and the Gray Popkin.

What they said:

1. Mother Teresa, who received a Nobel Peace Prize for her work on hehalf of the poor, dies in Calcutta, India - she was 87 years old.
2. Jerry, what time do you have? I have 5 o'clock.
3. There are 3 things I have learned Never to discuss with people, religion, politics and the Great Pumpkin!

Notes:

1. Teresa, 人名，记住好了，但是通过自然拼读也不应该是 “ra”...；received a - 连读；Nobel Peace Prize - 完全根据听到的单词瞎写的，没有根据句子意思来联想，Nobel 诺贝尔；Calcutta 加尔各答，没听过这个地名。
2. 虽然听对了，但是我日常中好像没听过这种问法，一般都是 what time is it?
3. I have learned 没听出来，听成了 that I've；我听出来最后是说南瓜，但是拼错了，Great 忽略了后面的 t，就变成了 Gray..