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Now, let's look at some that are a little bit more on the negative side, talking about things which are more serious.
现在在看看更加负面一些的表达，讨论的事情更严肃些。
For example: 'a pressing issue'. An issue is, like, a big problem, right?
例如：‘一个紧迫的问题’。‘Issue’是一个大问题。
A pressing issue, right, it's pressing, means it's urgent, it's really important.
‘Pressing’指的是紧急的，非常重要的。
For example, many people would consider healthcare a pressing issue, or climate change, a pressing issue, okay?
例如，很多人认为医疗是一个紧迫的问题，或者气候变化是一个紧迫的问题。
Something that you need to solve, it's urgent, it's important, it's a pressing issue. Okay?
一些你需要解决的事情，就是紧急总要且紧迫的问题。
Next, well, say it after me: a pressing issue. Good.
跟我读一遍：一个紧迫的问题。
It's important to say it aloud whenever you can, because once you've said it aloud, it becomes that much easier for you to say it aloud again, okay?
重要的是在可以的时候大声读出来，因为一旦你大声朗读，下次说出口就更加容易了。
If you never said it aloud, it's going to be very hard for you to use it at work, but if you've said it and you've practiced it,
如果你不大声读出来，你就很难在工作中使用它们，但是你读出来，你进行练习，
you've practiced it with me, you've practiced it afterwards, you've practiced it when you wake up in the morning or after dinner,
和我一起练习，课后练习，早晨起床或是晚餐之后进行练习，
then you've heard yourself using it, it becomes familiar, and you'll feel more confident using it. Okay?
那么你听到自己使用它，它会变得熟悉，使用时你会感觉更加自信。
So, do that when I say practice it, really try to do that, unless you're somewhere like a library where you have to be really quiet, okay?
所以大家一定要练习，除非你是在图书馆等需要保持安静的地方。
Next: 'a moot point'. Now, that sounds a little bit weird. This word 'moot' is kind of a strange sounding word.
下一个：‘一个无实际意义的问题’。这个听起来有些诡异。‘Moot’一词的发音有点奇怪。
A point, you know, but what is moot point?
‘Point’大家都知道，但‘moot point’指的是什么呢？
So, a moot point, first I'll give you the meaning, a moot point is kind of like an unimportant point, okay?
所以‘a moot point’有点像是不重要的的观点。
It's not relevant - it's not so relevant, it's really unimportant at this stage.
不重要-不是那么重要，在这个阶段真的不重要。
So, for example, let's say you go to the airport and you and your team have to fly somewhere for a very important meeting with a client,
所以例如，你要去机场，你和你的团队需要飞到某个地方去参加一个非常重要的客户会议，
but there's a huge storm and there are lots of cancellations of the flights, so you're trying to rearrange your flights and everything, right?
但突刮大风暴，很多航班取消，所以你正试图重新安排航班和一切事情。
And then, you finally manage to do that and then one of the people on your team says
最终你终于安排好了一切，然后团队一名成员说，
'Okay, but then when we get there, how are we going to now get to the - get from the airport to the hotel?'
‘好了，但是我们到那边的时候，我们怎么从机场到酒店呢？’
and you say 'You know what, that's a moot point.
然后你说，‘那你知道吗，这个问题不重要。
Right now, the most important thing is that we get there, then once we get there, we'll figure out the rest of it.'
现在，最重要的事情是我们到达那里，一旦到了那边，我们再解决剩下的问题。’
So, a moot point is an unimportant point, okay?
所以‘a moot point’就是不重要的问题。
Next, oh, do you want to say that weird word, okay? Try it: a moot point.
大家想读一下这个奇怪的单词吗？试一下：一个无实际意义的问题。
It's exactly like it sounds, a moot point. Good. Let's go to the next two.
就像挺起来的那样，一个无实际意义的问题。看下边的两个。
So this one is: 'a stumbling block'. A block is like a brick, like, you know, Lego blocks, that maybe you played with when you were a child,
这一个是：‘一个绊脚石’。‘Block’就像是一块砖，就像是乐高积木，小时候可能玩过，
but a stumbling block, what does it mean to stumble? To stumble is like, to kind of trip and fall.
但是‘a stumbling block’，‘To stumble’是什么意思？‘To stumble’就像是摔跤。
So, a stumbling block is like an obstacle. Something that's in your way, something that's preventing you from going forward, okay?
所以‘a stumbling block’就像是一个障碍。在你的道路上，阻碍你前进的东西。
For example, I don't like to give this example, but it's kind of true, I know, from teaching so many students,
例如，我不太喜欢举这个例子，但这是一个事实，
that many students find that prepositions are kind of like a stumbling block to making progress in English,
很多学生发现介词是在英语学习进步道路上的一个绊脚石，
because they - it's like every time you're trying to use it, you have to think a lot and you might make a mistake.
因为它们——每次你要使用它们时，你要想很多，而且还可能会用错了。
So, it's a little bit of an obstacle, you can get over them like any obstacle, but it's a stumbling block, okay?
所以这是个障碍，你可以像任何障碍一样克服它们，但它是一个绊脚石。
It's something that prevents you from moving forward and may make you fall or fail in that sense, okay? It's a stumbling block to your progress. Okay.
它是阻止你前进的东西，还能让你跌倒。是阻碍你进步的绊脚石。
Next: 'a short-sighted view'. A short-sighted view.
下一个：‘一个目光短浅的观点’。
A view, you know, but a view in this case doesn't mean something that you can see, a view in this case means your opinion.
这里的‘view’并不是你能看到的东西，这里的‘view’指的是你的观点。
Just like we could ask somebody, right, 'What's your opinion?', or 'What are your views on this?'
比如我们可以问别人，‘你的观点是什么？’或者‘你对此是什么观点？’
View here means opinion in this expression, but a short-sighted view, what's that?
这里的‘view’指的是观点，但是什么是‘a short-sighted view’？
Okay, so there are two things, thinking about what's in front of you in life, or thinking about what's going to happen later.
这里有两件事，思考未来你将面临着什么，或者思考接下来会发生什么。
So, let's suppose there's a young student and a young person and he's in university and he gets a great part-time job in the summer,
假设有一个年轻的学生，一个年轻人，他还在读大学，他夏天获得了一份很棒的兼职工作，
a great job in the summer, and he's all excited and tells you 'You know what, I'm going to make like 10,000 dollars this summer!',
很棒的夏季工作，他很兴奋并告诉你，‘你知道么，我这个夏天要赚到一万美元啦！’
and he's very happy, and you're happy for him, but then he says
它非常开心，你为他感到更开心，但是他说，
'So, I've decided to drop out of university because, look, I can make 10,000 dollars.'
‘我决定退学，因为你看我可以挣一万美元呢。’
So you, let's say, being perhaps a more mature person may say to him 'You know what, I think you're taking a bit of a short-sighted view.
稍微成熟的人可能会对他说，‘你知道么，我认为你这么做是目光短浅。
You're only thinking about what's immediately in front of you and right now, 10,000 dollars seems like a lot of money,
你只考虑到了眼前，一万美元看似很多钱，
but if you continue in university, you have a chance to do much better', okay?
但如果你继续读大学，你就有机会挣到更多。’
So, a short-sighted view is when you're just looking at what's right in front of you
一个目光短浅的观点，是当你只看眼前
and not thinking of the long-term benefits or implications of something that you've decided to do. Okay?
而不考虑长远利益或或影响。
So, repeat it after me: a short-sighted view. And this one we didn't say: a stumbling block. Good.
跟我读一遍：一个目光短浅的观点。还有这个没有跟读的：一个绊脚石。
So now, I know they're kind of new, I know there are a lot of new words, but you can get it, okay?
新词有些多，但大家都是可以掌握的。
You'll definitely get it, I know that for sure, I work with lots and lots of students,
我确信大家一定可以掌握的，我教过很多学生，
and once you start to use it, you'll feel much more comfortable, and you'll probably find some that you like more than others,
一旦你开始使用它们，你会越用越顺手，你可能会对其中一些表达有偏好，
so start to use that, start to try to apply it to your own life, okay?
然后开始使用它们，开始将它们应用于你的生活之中。
Think of - are you facing any stumbling blocks right now in your life?
想一想，在生活中，你有没有面临任何绊脚石？
Are there any golden opportunities waiting for you that you could take advantage of?
有没有什么绝好的机会等到着你，你可以加以利用的？
Is anything that you know a foregone conclusion? Okay?
有没有什么事是预料之中的？
Think about it when you apply something you learn to something you already know, you can learn it and remember it much more effectively. Okay?
想一想，当你将这些运用于生活之中，你可以更有效地学习和记住它。
