在平凡的日子里寻找灵感：英语精读讲义

Everything's fine.

一切都好。

Wouldn't expect any more from this

不会再有更多奢求，

the situation's in line.

一切都在掌控中。

With every story that I heard of the burning bliss

听着每一个关于燃烧极乐的故事，

and I wait trying to appreciate

我等待着，试着去欣赏，

and I wait trying to evaluate.

我等待着，试着去评估。

Back in May earlier this year,

回到今年五月，

I said I would commit to the challenge of documenting my life for a year. 短語搭配

我说我要挑战记录自己一年的生活。

I'm going to vlog every week

我打算每周发一支 Vlog，

and while a bunch of crazy things have happened since then, 語法

虽然从那以后发生了很多疯狂的事，

I also haven't been doing the best job at keeping up with the challenge. 講解

但我也没能很好地坚持这个挑战。

Sorry about that.

对此我很抱歉。

But you're here,

但你既然来了，

so welcome to another week documenting my life.

那么欢迎来到我记录生活的又一个星期。

I mean,

我的意思是，

you haven't missed much.

你并没有错过太多。

It's autumn,

现在是秋天，

the leaves are turning,

树叶在变色，

and I've been suffering from a dreadful,

而我一直饱受糟糕的、

horrible writer's block. 用詞

可怕的写作瓶颈的折磨。

When I set out to romanticize my life more and document it, 短語動詞

当我开始把生活变得更加浪漫并记录下来时，

I wondered if and when there would ever be a week where I would have to deal with this sort of thing. 短語搭配

我曾好奇是否以及何时会有一周我必须应对这种状况。

I've been in a creative rut for the past few weeks. 習語

过去几周我一直处于创作的低谷期。

And today, that's going to change.

而今天，这一切都将改变。

I would waste it all for you.

我愿意为你倾尽所有。

I would waste it all for you.

我愿意为你倾尽所有。

Being creative on demand is an interesting thing. 短語搭配

随时随地按需进行创作是一件有趣的事。

But I do think that it is possible to facilitate creativity or at least try. 語法

但我确实认为，促进创造力是可能的，或者至少可以尝试。

The first thing that I do when I feel like I'm caught in a little bit of a rut

当我觉得自己陷入低谷时，我做的第一件事

is to see if I actually am spending enough time outside.

就是看看自己是否有足够的时间待在户外。

The past few weeks

过去几周

I've literally been rotting in my office trying to just get over my writer's block, 講解

我简直就是在办公室里摆烂，只想克服我的写作瓶颈，

but yeah, that wasn't working out. 短語動詞

但很显然，那根本没用。

Spending time in nature,

在大自然中度过时光，

away from my computer screen,

远离电脑屏幕，

away from the pressure of coming up with ideas 短語動詞

远离想出新点子的压力，

actually tends to help a lot.

实际上往往会有很大的帮助。

I guess that's why they say the best ideas come when you're the most relaxed. 表達脈絡

我想这就是为什么人们会说最好的灵感总是在你最放松的时候出现。

I do believe that's true.

我确实相信这是真的。

Routine, mundaneness, or too much comfortability

日常、平淡或太过于安逸

can make us a little complacent. 語法

会让我们有些自满。

Seeking out new experiences every now and then 講解

时不时地去寻找新体验

or breaking our routine can be helpful and refreshing.

或者打破我们的日常规律会很有帮助，令人耳目一新。

We don't necessarily need to do grand gestures 語法

我们不一定非要做什么轰轰烈烈的大事

every time we need to switch up our routines. 短語動詞

每次都需要改变我们的日常生活时。

These things can be simple.

这些事情其实可以很简单。

A walk in nature,

在大自然里散步，

visiting a local shop,

逛逛当地的商店，

rearranging your furniture.

重新布置你的家具。

A bit of change here and there can help us think differently 短語搭配

这里那里的一点改变就能帮助我们换个角度思考，

and notice things that we otherwise wouldn't. 語法

并注意到我们本来不会注意到的事情。

Sometimes it may seem like a waste of time 短語搭配

有时候它看起来像是在浪费时间

doing all these little things of seemingly little importance.

做所有这些看似不太重要的小事。

But if we're always fixated on the big things in our lives, 用詞

但如果我们总是执着于生活中的大事，

chances are we'll spend a large portion of our time dissatisfied. 短語搭配

我们很有可能会有大部分时间都感到不满。

I ordered these fake candles on Amazon.

我在 Amazon 上订购了这些假蜡烛。

I've been seeing them everywhere. 語法

我到处都看到它们。

Just opened them

刚把它们拆开，

and it's pretty impressive.

感觉相当不错。

So basically,

所以基本上，

they're battery powered,

它们是用电池的，

which I didn't know 語法

这我事先不知道，

and which is a problem

这也是个问题，

because I don't actually have batteries.

因为我实际上没有电池。

But they kind of look like this

但它们看起来像这样，

and they come with like different sizes 短語動詞

并且它们有不同的尺寸，

and then you can have a remote.

然后你可以有一个遥控器。

I bought these to go on top of my fireplace here.

我买这些是为了放在我这里的壁炉上。

I've always found it important to make sure I have a space 語法

我一直觉得很重要的一点是要确保我有一个空间，

that constantly is inspiring me when I wake up in the morning.

每天早上醒来时能不断地激发我的灵感。

I also work from home, 短語搭配

我也在家工作，

so I try to put in extra effort 短語搭配

所以我努力付出更多，

to just make sure my space is always inspiring me.

来确保我的空间总能给我灵感。

And it's just like the little joys, 語氣意圖

而且这就像是些小乐趣，

you know.

你懂的。

I have accumulated my house stuff throughout the years.

这些年来我积攒了很多家居用品。

It definitely wasn't all at one time.

绝对不是一次性买全的。

I feel like building a space takes such a long time,

我觉得打造一个空间需要很长时间，

at least for me.

至少对我来说是这样。

I don't like to rush into decisions, 短語搭配

我不喜欢草率做决定，

but I feel like environment design

但我觉得环境设计

is something that's really important to me.

对我来说真的是一件很重要的事情。

So,

那么，

let me show you what I'm thinking about these things 語氣意圖

让我给你们看看我对这些东西的构思，

cuz I have candle holders up there, 用詞

因为我上面有烛台，

but they have real candles.

但它们装的是真蜡烛。

Ooh.

哦。

Do you see

你们看到了吗

Sorry.

抱歉。

Do you see that vision? 語氣意圖

你们看到那个画面了吗？

I also have to add that I am genuinely feeling a little bit better. 表達脈絡

我还要补充一点，我真的感觉好多了。

I feel like after being in such a state

我觉得在经历过那种状态之后，

of just not really having any progress with my creative projects,

也就是在我的创意项目上毫无进展，

just doing other things in general.

只是做些其他杂事的状态。

I don't know if these would count as productive things, 用詞

我不知道这些算不算是有效率的事情，

but I'm just doing things to move forward. 短語動詞

但我只是在做些事情来让自己向前迈进。

I'm starting to feel a little bit better.

我开始感觉好点了。

So that's my update.

所以这就是我的近况。

I also picked up this book. 短語動詞

我还买了这本书。

It's called The Creative Act.

书名叫《The Creative Act》。

I have seen it everywhere.

我到处都能看到它。

Everybody is reading

每个人都在读

it and I caved and I bought it. 習語

它，所以我没忍住就买下了它。

The first page says,

第一页写着，

"The object isn't to make art, 語法

"目标不是为了创造艺术，

it's to be in that wonderful state

而是处于那种奇妙的状态中，

which makes art inevitable."

让艺术的诞生变得不可避免。"

Love it.

我很喜欢。

All right,

好了，

so I think that I'm just going to clean up a little bit more in here 短語動詞

所以我想我要把这里再稍微打扫一下，

and then I'm going to go start this book. 語法

然后我就开始读这本书。

Definitely I won't be able to finish it today,

我今天肯定读不完它，

but I think it's a good day to start.

但我觉得今天是开始的好日子。

Every now and then I'll dedicate a period of time 短語搭配

时不时地我会专门拿出一端时间，

where I'm solely learning new things

完全用来学习新事物，

and absorbing a bunch of different mediums, 用詞

吸收各种不同的媒介，

purely research with no pressure to create. 短語搭配

纯粹是研究，没有创作的压力。

Then when I'm ready to make something,

然后当我准备好要创作时，

I'm drawing from that well of inspiration 習語

我就会从那口灵感之井里汲取养分，

I filled up on.

那口被我装满的井。

Have several different influences

拥有几种不同的影响，

and see what speaks to you. 習語

然后看看什么能引起你的共鸣。

From poetry to music to art, 語法

从诗歌到音乐再到艺术，

you never know what you'll find 短語搭配

你永远不知道你会发现什么，

and what will inspire your next idea.

又有什么会激发你的下一个点子。

One of my favorite ways

我最喜欢的一种方式，

to start feeling inspired to create

来开始获得创作灵感的，

is discovering new music.

就是去发掘新音乐。

Music is so integral to my storytelling 用詞

音乐对我的叙事方式来说是不可或缺的，

and my overall style.

也是我整体风格的重要组成部分。

It informs a tone and the pacing 用詞

它决定了基调和节奏，

of the scene and the edit

影响着场景和剪辑，

and I just love when I find a track

而且我非常喜欢当我找到一首曲子，

that I know I'm going to use in a future video.

并且知道我将在未来的视频中使用它时的那种感觉。

A lot of you ask me where I get the music for my videos from 語法

很多人问我，我的视频音乐是从哪里来的，

and my go-to is always Epidemic Sound. 用詞

我的首选永远是 Epidemic Sound。

What I like about Epidemic Sound is that they have a huge library of genres, 語法

我喜欢 Epidemic Sound 的原因是，他们有一个庞大的流派库，

curated playlists,

精选播放列表，

and sound effects,

以及音效，

which I use all the time.

这些我一直都在使用。

You can also check out my creator playlist on their site, 短語動詞

你也可以在他们的网站上查看我的创作者播放列表，

The Life of Riza Soundtrack.

The Life of Riza Soundtrack。

I personally curated this playlist with their team

这个播放列表是我和他们的团队亲自挑选的，

and include some songs that I've used in my videos.

里面包含了一些我在视频中使用过的歌曲。

This is how you can use music in your videos

这样你就可以在你的视频中使用音乐了，

without worrying about copyright. 語法

而不必担心版权问题。

Actually,

事实上，

when I first started my YouTube journey,

当我刚开始我的 YouTube 旅程时，

they were the first music platform that I ever signed up for 短語動詞

他们是我注册的第一个音乐平台，

to license music for my videos 用詞

为我视频中的音乐获取授权，

and a couple years later

而几年后

I got my own playlist on their site.

我在他们的网站上有了自己的播放列表。

That's a full circle moment. 習語

这真是一个圆满的时刻。

The personal plan is perfect for content creators,

个人计划非常适合内容创作者，

but they also have a commercial plan

但他们也有商业计划，

if you are a freelancer.

如果你是一名自由职业者的话。

I love Epidemic Sound.

我喜欢 Epidemic Sound。

I've been using them for ages, 短語搭配

我已经使用他们很久了，

so I highly recommend them

所以我强烈推荐他们，

and they hooked it up 習語

他们也给出了优惠，

if you use the link in my description,

如果你使用我简介中的链接，

you can get a free 30-day trial.

你可以获得30天的免费试用。

So,

所以，

thank you,

谢谢你，

Epidemic Sound.

Epidemic Sound。

What I've realized on this creator journey so far 語法

到目前为止，我在这个创作者旅程中所意识到的是，

is that making stuff often requires a lot of letting go 短語動詞

创造东西通常需要放下很多东西，

of control,

放下控制，

of perfectionism,

放下完美主义，

even sense or expectations.

甚至放下理智或期望。

All the times where I came up with my best work

所有那些我想出最好作品的时刻，

were the times where I had to let go of this idea

都是我不得不放下这种关于什么才管用

of what's supposed to work 語法

的想法的时候，

and instead focused on something I was curious about

转而专注于我所好奇的事物，

or what was missing

或者从我已经喜爱的所有事物中

from all the things I already loved.

寻找缺失的那部分。

I'm quickly realizing what goes into this creator thing. 短語動詞

我很快就意识到了投入这个创作者事业需要什么。

There's definitely times for hard work and late nights, 表達脈絡

肯定有需要努力工作和熬夜的时候，

but there also has to be time

但也必须有时间

for curiosity and play.

来保持好奇和玩耍。

So,

那么，

I'm about 50 pages into this book 短語搭配

这本书我已经读了大约50页，

and it's speaking my language. 習語

它很对我的胃口。

So far,

到目前为止，

it's pretty great.

相当不错。

Very relatable.

非常有共鸣。

I only got about 50 pages in,

我虽然只读了大约50页，

but within that,

但在这些内容里，

there was just so much things that I could relate to 講解

就有很多让我感同身受的东西，

and I wish I started this earlier. 語法

我真希望能早点开始读它。

I needed this like three weeks ago. 用詞

就像我三个星期前就需要这个一样。

Well,

好吧，

there goes my very ordinary day and life. 習語

这就是我非常普通的一天和生活。

Did it work?

它起作用了吗？

I guess so. 語氣意圖

我想是的。

Anyways,

不管怎样，

good luck to you

祝你好运，

if you're trying to find inspiration.

如果你正在努力寻找灵感的话。

Thanks for watching.

感谢观看。