Find your groove 找到你的節奏

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英語表達 “find your groove” 意為 “找到你的節奏”。這個短語來自於單詞 “groove” 的其中一個意思 “音樂的律動”。聽節目中主持人 Phil 和菲菲如何用 “find your groove” 來表達 “找尋人生中最擅長和享受的事情”。

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Feifei
大傢好，歡迎收聽 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。在每期節目中，我們都會介紹一個英語母語人士或講英語流利的人會用到的表達。Welcome! This is Feifei, and I’m here with Phil.

Phil
Hello, everyone!

Feifei
在這期節目中，我們要介紹的表達是 “find your groove”。我和 Phil 將先用英語為大傢講解這個表達的用法，最後再由我用漢語進行歸納總結。

Phil
So, how are you, Feifei? I keep hearing you humming tunes around the office – are you happy about something?

Feifei
I am! I’m really getting into music. I’ve started playing the piano – it was difficult at first, but now I’m really finding my groove.

Phil
That’s good to hear, and ‘find your groove’ is the expression that we’re learning in this programme. What does it mean?

Feifei
Let’s start with ‘groove’. We can use it to talk about a rhythm or a piece of music that’s easy to dance to. When you find your groove, it means you find you can do something easily, and that you really start to enjoy it. Whether that’s playing music or something else.

Phil
I’m glad you’ve found your groove with the piano, but as you said, it’s not just music. So, at work recently, I’ve started editing a lot of videos. It was difficult at first, but I’ve really found my groove with it. It’s becoming a lot easier.

Feifei
Oh that’s good! Now let’s listen to some people using the expression ‘find your groove’.

Examples
So, I moved house a few weeks ago, and my commute to work changed. I now have to get two trains to work, and I kept getting lost. But recently, I found my groove. It’s much easier now.

I’ve got a new job. I have to present to clients on a daily basis. I found it difficult at first, but I’m finally starting to find my groove.

I’ve joined a new football team. We didn’t really know each other well, but now we do, and we play really well. We finally found our groove and won some games.

Feifei
So, we’ve said finding your groove is about getting good at something and starting to really enjoy it. Are there any other ways to use it?

Phil
Well, a similar way that we use it is to talk about finding an activity that you enjoy.

Feifei
So, you could say: ‘You should try something creative, music, painting, dancing – you’ve just got to find your groove’.

Phil
I’m glad you found your groove with the piano. Now I think I need to find my groove. Maybe I should try dancing.

Feifei
Hmm, I’m not sure you’re ready for that – but give it a try, maybe you’ll find your groove!

英語表達 “find your groove” 的字面意思是 “找到你的節奏”。比如，當我們聽到一段喜歡的音樂時，可能會隨著節奏哼唱起來。而這個短語的引申義就是 “找到一件對自己來說擅長且熱愛的事情”。特別是我們可以用 “find your groove” 來鼓勵身邊的人多多嘗試擔心對自己有些難度的愛好，從而找到既喜歡又擅長的事。比如，你的朋友對蛋糕制作很感興趣，但十分擔心自己做的蛋糕不好吃，你就可以鼓勵他說 “Give it a try, maybe you will find your groove baking delicious cakes!（嘗試一下，也許你就會發現你能自然而然地照自己的節奏烤出美味的蛋糕！）” Well, I hope you can all find your groove.

Phil
OK, that’s all from us. We’ll be back next time with another useful English phrase.

Feifei
See you then.

Phil
Bye!