List of TV shows to learn English — Part1 英文影集清單 (上集)
Tv shows for learning the language.
When it comes to the inspiration for my English learning journey, watching tv series with English subtitles actually influences me a lot.
若要提及喜歡英文這個語言的初始，我會說是影集啟發我，讓學英文對我而言，不再只是應付考試，而是視為學習一個文化生活。
When I was in college, my first tv sitcom is Fresh Off the Boat which inspired me to watch it twice in English. I was totally obsessed with American teenagers’ expressions at that time. In order to practice English listening without subtitles, I even removed the Chinese subtitles only by using a paper tape to cover my computer screen.
我的第一部全英文字幕追完的影集：菜鳥新移民 Fresh Off the Boat，當時不知道怎麼移除中文字幕，只好剪一張紙把電腦螢幕上的字幕貼蓋起來，給自己在沒有中文字幕環境下練英聽。( 但還是有保留英文字幕唷～）
It sounds hilarious to me now. Honestly, watching Tv shows could actually change our way of learning a language by immersing us in a different culture.
我看了兩遍影集，一遍有中文字幕，一遍沒有．因為自己很喜歡影集的劇情、角色與文化，所以很享受學英文的過程，養成了約一個月這樣的習慣，大大改變了我學英文的方式，並且不害怕「看到英文就像考試的壓迫感」。
If you are a beginner, there would be several steps for you before watching full English subtitles.
在看影集時，我整理了英文初學者觀看影集會遇到以下問題：
1. what if I can’t catch up with the speed of their conversation? 覺得講太快 我跟不上
- The reason you cannot understand the content at normal speed is lacking vocabulary. The first step I did was to build an English-oriented environment for myself. 因為單字量不夠，先放慢影片速度＋天天看。不用害怕，因為目的是讓自己建議一個英文環境。
- Secondly, you can choose a topic which is easy to understand or you’re good at or you have watched it in Chinese version. 換一部吧！選擇你聽得懂的題材。如：看過的書籍改編、迪士尼電影、卡通。
- Thirdly, do hard work to watch it twice and even three times. 當練功囉，再看一次吧！
2. How to combine pastime and study time? 兼顧看影集的趣味與學習效率？
1 看＋停下，筆記抄寫不懂的單字— I watched it with English subtitles or no subtitles. Besides, I wrote down the vocabulary I don’t understand.
2 看＋停下，查字典 — Secondly, I watched it with Chinese subtitles and took the Chinese meaning of words I didn’t understand at the first watching.
3 再看一次，沒有字幕— Lastly, I watch it again without subtitles and test myself.
These three sections wouldn’t be finished In just one day, it could last a week or longer.
4 享受影集～遇到生字用推測的 — Sometimes, I even don’t bother whether understand the whole vocabulary in episodes at all.
一開始會很緊張兮兮地抄單字＋做筆記，因為對劇情、角色都是陌生的狀態，到後來就發現「一開始做的筆記與單字是有用的」，因「關鍵的單字會重複出現」在後來的劇情，到後面你已不需要查字典，就可以推敲內容了！
My Tv Series list 影集清單分享
Here are some Tv series I have watched and learned some useful vocabulary. FYI, I suggest that we could watch the topic we are interested in.
以下分享我有切換英文字幕＋全部追完的影集，希望給英文學習者一些靈感素材，建議選自己有興趣的內容看，曾有老師建議，可以選擇說明性多一點的影片，如知識性節目有每一步驟操作的畫面＋英文字幕，可更增加學習的效率。
>> Learn more: List 2 — Tv series to learn English 英文影集分享 (下集)
1. Fresh Off the Boat 菜鳥新移民
單字難度：★ ☆ ☆ ☆ #Lifestyle #Asian-Americans #Culture / IMBd 7.8
It was attractive to me to know about Chinese American life and culture. In this Tv show, I learned how Chinese kids in America live and how they interact with local people and even make friends with them.
有段時期很喜歡看亞裔美國人在國外生活的劇情，這部片可以學到很多日常用語，以及探討身份認同與文化差異議題。整部片的角色都很幽默搞笑，最喜歡裡面阿嬤的角色，因為有許多亞洲文化，追劇時會特別有感，遇到生字也比較容易理解。
“People ask me what my greatest strengths are and I say perspective. The best way to get that is to meet people that are polar opposites; you learn the most from them.”
― Eddie Huang, Fresh Off the Boat
2. Queer Eye 酷男的異想世界
單字難度：★ ★ ☆ ☆ #Lifestyle #encouragement #moodlift / IMBd 8.5
I love Queer eyes so much as it was not just a Tv series, it taught me about life, love, self-care and being confident. I love their encouragement and their kind heart to help others and it’s like medicine for me when I feel desperate.
這部影集有分很多國家篇，今年有再出新的一季！是下班的精神糧食，從大學到我出社會，陪伴我度過各種低潮的影集。我非常喜歡他們在實境秀內幫助別人，每一集都可以得到滿滿鼓勵的正能量！
單字學習上絕對很有幫助，因劇中五個酷兒分別解決生活中五大問題：心靈、飲食健康、服裝衣著、髮型外表與居家空間。
“How you take care of yourself is how the world sees you. It’s OK to have a relationship with yourself.” — Jonathan Van Ness
“Being an adult means being a person of action. But when you make your plan and go after that plan, you’ll succeed.” — Karamo Brown
“When people say, ‘You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,’ it’s not true, because you can reinvent yourself and learn new things whenever you want.” — Jonathan Van Ness
3. Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates 蓋茲之道 疑難解法
單字難度：★ ★ ★ ★ #documentary #knowledge #thinking #society / IMBd 7.8
I was inspired by his problem-solving mindset. In this documentary Tv series, we can learn informative and academic vocabulary. Topics in the series include human rights, societal issues, environmental crises, and technology.
這是一部紀錄片有點像是比爾蓋茲的自傳，我因為這部片喜歡他的前妻Melinda Gates，他的前妻的這本書The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World. 也詳細記載他們解決非洲貧窮、疾病與女權等問題。影集單字與社會環境議題、人權、科技有關，蠻適合寫作申論題。
Three million times a year parents are burying children because of diarrhea. And in the world where I am spending time in, I’ve never met a single parent who had to bury his child because it died from diarhea. So, it makes you wondering…the world is applying is incredible set of resources to eliminate these deaths?＿Bill Gates
4. How I met your mother 追愛總動員
單字難度：★ ★ ☆ ☆ #Lifestyle #Sitcom #Comedy #Friends / IMBd 8.3
Compared to the famous sitcom, Friends, I was more attracted to this Tv series by its plot, characters and punch line.
相較於六人行，我更喜歡這部片的劇情、角色與幽默點，尤其是男配角Barney巴尼，超愛他講的又長又沒邏輯的幹話。
“Because sometimes even if you know how something’s gonna end, that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the ride.” — Ted Mosby
“Every Halloween, I bring a spare costume, in case I strike out with the hottest girl at the party. That way, I have a second chance to make a first impression.” — Barney Stinson
“I realized that I’m searching, searching for what I really want in life. And you know what? I have absolutely no idea what that is.” — Barney Stinson
Quotes from www.scarymommy.com/how-i-met-your-mother-quotes
5. Countdown: inspiration4 mission to space 壯遊倒數 Inspiration4 平民太空任務
單字難度：★ ★★☆ #Space #ElonMusk #Documentary / IMBd 7.8
Due to my curiosity about the SpaceX project, I watched this Tv series and was impressed by the team and story behind this mission. To be honest, although it seems an advertising show to promote Elon Musk, the whole process of the mission is still amazing.
這是一部會讓人感到驚奇與感動的紀錄片，紀錄馬斯克 SpaceX計畫，雖然內容有點像宣傳片。影集記載把平民送上太空的一項計畫過程，其中令我最著迷的是真實內容超乎意想之外的酷。
6. Chef’s table 主廚的餐桌
單字難度：★★☆☆ #Food #LifeStyle #Documentary / IMBd 8.5
This documentary show is highly recommended to whom love food and autobiography. Every scene of the series is beautiful and we can sense the high quality of the food even by just watching.
這部片把食物拍的超級精緻，這是一部很好學英文的紀錄片，裡面有大量生活單字，跟食物、人物傳記、人生態度有關字彙，可以了解主廚背後的故事，以及被烹煮過程的美感驚艷。
I even watched one of the episodes Dario Cecchini third time because I was so touched by his story and lifestyle in Italy. He is a veterinarian but runs a butcher shop.
若是認真型的同學，自己愛的那集可觀賞兩三遍，因為真的拍得很美呀～所以會讓人想看不只一遍！我在其中一集 Dario 看了三次，對於獸醫當屠夫的故事非常好奇，也被他對於動物尊敬的態度感到著迷。
“What did I do yesterday that I can improve on today?”
“Opportunity doesn’t knock all the time like this.”
“Every day is a good day. It doesn’t always go as smooth as we want, but life is what you make it.”
Quote from carolinas.eater.com
7. Kim’s Convenience 金家便利店
單字難度：★☆☆☆ #Culture #LifeStyle #Comedy #Korean-Canadian / IMBd 8.2
This is a comedy about a Korean-Canadian family running a convenience store in Toronto. It’s a warm story and the story is related to our life in Asia like an over-parenting issue.
這是一部喜劇片，講述韓裔加拿大籍的一家人在多倫多經營便利商店的故事，內容非常溫馨且貼近亞洲生活，某些劇情真的寫實到我們生活中一定有見過的案例。
8. Next in fashion 前瞻時尚
單字難度：★★★★ #Fashion #Style #Design #Competition / IMBd 7.3
This is a competition show which invites designers to collaborate and create outfits which could be next in fashion. I love the visual of the show and the creativity of every designer. Every designer is very humble! It’s special to watch less drama like other TV shows.
受Queer eye影響，基於Tan的個人魅力看了這部影集，這是一個真人實境的比賽，邀請服裝設計師來一起合作打造不同主題的服裝設計，相較於其他比賽型的節目，這個節目少了誇張的戲劇效果，取景、運境跟主持人私下的討論都很講究高品質。單字上覺得會遇到比較難一點專業術語，對設計有興趣的蠻推薦這部的。
9. The Good Place 良善之地
單字難度：★★★★ #Philosophy #Fantasy #Sitcoms #Comedy / IMBd 8.2
It is the philosophical theme of fiction, and I am into how they define good and bad in various ways. The main character, Eleanor, a deceased saleswoman who lived a morally corrupt life, finds herself in a heaven-like afterlife. She and her otherworldly friends struggle in the afterlife to define what it means to be good.
這是一部探討善良與邪惡的影集，看到後面會翻轉對於地獄和天堂的認知。角色講話很極端，尤其主角是一個超級厭世、反社會的女生，有很多搞笑機智的幹話，是一部令人著迷的喜劇片。單字難度比較高＋句子也比較長，與哲學、美國文化有關。
10. Emily in Paris 艾蜜莉在巴黎
單字難度：★☆☆☆ #Culture #LifeStyle #Comedy #Travel / IMBd 6.9
It is a controversial comedy due to their stereotypes of French. I enjoy the show by its drama, design and handsome characters (haha). I notice that the scripts in the series are engaging and have short sentences. For learners, it is easy to catch the meanings and understand the plots without Chinese subtitles.
這是一部蠻極端評價的喜劇影集，我欣賞影集內浮誇的戲劇故事與服裝設計；不得不承認，高顏值也是看劇的最大動力呀！我發現這部片的句型都很簡短＋易懂，就算沒有開中文字幕，也能理解角色對話。
11. LUPIN 亞森·羅蘋
單字難度：★★★★ #Crime #Action #Thriller #Mystery / IMBd 7.5
It is a detective type of Tv series, which tells the classic French story about Arsène Lupin, the world-famous gentleman thief and master of disguise.
單字比較難，隱含經典文學跟解謎偵探，劇情破案的環節超級喜歡，會讓人想看下去的一部影集。
12. Girl From Nowhere 轉學來的女生
單字難度：★★★☆ #Crime #Horror #Fantasy #Mystery / IMBd 7.6
The main character, Nanno, is a mysterious and clever girl who transfers to different schools. When she lands at a new institution, she exposes the lies and misdeeds of students and faculty.
泰國奇幻驚悚片，可開全英文字幕看完，我被女主角神秘的殺氣魅力吸引，她以轉學生的神秘開場，陸續揭發校園黑暗故事。
>> Learn more: List 2 — Tv series to learn English 英文影集分享 (下集)
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