Mimic and/or Shadow with the Audio. Extend your “Input” into “Output”.
Pay Special Attention to:
Your pronunciation
The pauses
The tone
The stress
The emotions
Review the terms and expressions and the usage examples for better understanding. You can also read the English translation for reference.
Terms and Expressions:
恰似 (qià sì) means "just like" or "exactly like." It's used in literary or poetic contexts to describe something that is highly similar or fitting in comparison — often with elegance or emotion.
Here are a few examples:
她的笑容恰似春天的阳光，让人感到温暖。
Tā de xiàoróng qià sì chūntiān de yángguāng, ràng rén gǎndào wēnnuǎn.
Her smile is just like spring sunshine — warm and comforting.
他的话恰似一盆冷水，把我的热情全浇灭了。
Tā de huà qià sì yī pén lěngshuǐ, bǎ wǒ de rèqíng quán jiāomiè le.
His words were like a bucket of cold water, they killed my enthusiasm.
卸下包袱 (xiè xià bāo fu) Literally: “to take off a burden” Figuratively: to let go of pressure, emotional baggage, or responsibilities; to be free of a heavy load (mentally, emotionally, or physically).
It’s often used when someone finally lets go of stress, expectations, or something that’s been weighing them down.
Here are a few examples:
她把心里的话都说出来，终于卸下了多年的包袱。
Tā bǎ xīn lǐ de huà dōu shuō chūlái, zhōngyú xiè xià le duōnián de bāofu.
She finally opened up about everything and let go of the burden she’d carried for years.
完成报告以后，我感觉像是卸下了一个大包袱。
Wánchéng bàogào yǐhòu, wǒ gǎnjué xiàng shì xiè xià le yí gè dà bāofu.
Finishing the report felt like lifting a huge weight off my shoulders.
深耕 (shēn gēng) literally means “deep plowing” or “deep cultivation,” like digging deep into the soil to help crops grow better. But in a figurative or business sense, it means to devote sustained, focused effort to a particular area or field, often over a long period of time. It suggests going beyond surface-level engagement to build something solid, long-lasting, and valuable.
Like a forest, only a few trees tower into the clouds, while most quietly take root and grow in silence. Each tree has its own way of growing, just as every person has their own meaning and value. When we learn to accept our ordinariness, we let go of the heavy burden of comparison and pressure. We move forward with a lighter heart, able to focus our energy on things that truly matter—like improving ourselves and diving deeper into our passions. The road ahead is long, but as long as we fill our hearts with light and do every ordinary thing with care, we’re already creating something extraordinary.
You can flex your muscles by doing a Paraphrasing practice to round things up.
Still not sure how to do this practice? You can watch how to below:
