1. Do you think that TikTok poses a big threat to overseas users? Why or why not? 2. What are the keys to making something go viral on the internet these days? Share some examples.
＊最後別忘了唱一段，雪花飄飄～
附上本集逐字稿: Hey folks, welcome to today’s pronunciation challenge. How’s your summer vacation so far? Have you had fun? Or have you just been lying on your bed at home, playing with your smartphone? Haha, it’s alright, I’m not here to judge. For our topic today, we’ll be discussing an interesting APP called TikTok; yes that’s right, perhaps you’re also using it at the moment.
TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world. It's been downloaded over a billion times in the mere two years since it's been around. TikTok allows its users to easily share short, funny clips. That means things can go viral quickly, and wind up getting popular on the internet really fast, and that virality has helped TikTok grow. Perhaps you feel that TikTok feels somewhat familiar: it is probably because it’s sort of a natural successor to the once popular Vine app, where you could share funny short clips as well.
There’s one particular song that went viral on TikTok just recently, which is called “一剪梅” and was originally sung by Taiwanese singer Fei Yu-Ching 37 years ago, but most internet surfers probably knew the song better by “Xue Hua Piao Piao”. The TikTok video featured a bald chinese guy whose head looked like an egg, singing “Xue Hua Piao Piao” in a snowy background. The song quickly became so popular and has even topped the Spotify viral 50 chart in Norway, Finland, and New Zealand, and it even ranked 2nd on the charts in Sweden.
However, there are definitely concerns in the U.S. about TikTok being a Chinese app and it becoming hugely popular in America. They fear the app might hand over data on its users to the Chinese government or censor topics that would be fine in the West but not really acceptable inside China. However, there isn't an awful lot of proof that TikTok is controlled and filtered by the Chinese government in terms of what users can and cannot post. But if TikTok wants to continue growing at its current rate, it's going to have to find a way to gain the public's trust outside of China.
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Yun5 年前
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unickname5 年前
☺There's still some criticism that TikTok being owned by a Chinese company might succumb to some pressure by the Chinese government. 仍有人批評由中國公司經營的抖音很可能會屈服於中國政府的威權。 【心得】沒用過抖音:p 光Youtube就看不完了~ ■criticism [ˋkrɪtɪ͵sɪzəm] 批評、批判；指責、苛求、挑剔；評論、評價 ■criticize [ˋkrɪtɪ͵saɪz] 批評、批判；指責；評論、評價 ■critic [ˋkrɪtɪk] 批評家、評論家；持批評態度的人、反對者；吹毛求疵、愛挑剔的人 ■succumb [səˈkʌm] [(+to sth)]屈服、屈從；放棄抵抗；承認失敗；(因病或受傷等而)死；被壓垮 ■pressure [ˋprєʃZ] 壓力；困擾；壓迫；催促；緊迫；大氣壓力 壓；按；擠；榨 (=pressurize)對…施加壓力；迫使[(+into)]
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Wen Chang5 年前
ㄧ剪梅。 經典的歌。哈哈。
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Leeway5 年前
【 succumb to something】屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗 ■ I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake. 我還是沒抵擋住誘惑，吃了一塊乳酪蛋糕。
There's still some criticism that TikTok being owned by a Chinese company might succumb to some pressure by the Chinese government.
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Melody Tai5 年前
She has some criticisms (批判）to share with you about your speech.
The judge criticized (指責）the contestant in a very unfair way.
Roger Albert was a famous film critic (電影評論家).
I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheese cake. 我還是沒抵擋住誘惑，吃了一塊乳酪蛋糕。
Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently. 對他好一點——最近他壓力很大。
Surprisingly, he works well under pressure (他在壓力之下工作的很好）.
*the pressures of work 工作壓力
*She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married. 她在逼他結婚。
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雪寶shin5 年前
不要用就好了 雪寶只看迪士尼~ It gets a little lonely All these empty rooms Just watching the hours tick by (tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock)
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emmaxue03025 年前
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Tino5 年前
Thank Ken and every friend who listens to my recordings.
Ken Miao5 年前
【Question Time!】一起來練習口說表達
1. Do you think that TikTok poses a big threat to overseas users? Why or why not?
2. What are the keys to making something go viral on the internet these days? Share some examples.
＊最後別忘了唱一段，雪花飄飄～
附上本集逐字稿:
Hey folks, welcome to today’s pronunciation challenge. How’s your summer vacation so far? Have you had fun? Or have you just been lying on your bed at home, playing with your smartphone? Haha, it’s alright, I’m not here to judge. For our topic today, we’ll be discussing an interesting APP called TikTok; yes that’s right, perhaps you’re also using it at the moment.
TikTok is one of the most popular apps in the world. It's been downloaded over a billion times in the mere two years since it's been around. TikTok allows its users to easily share short, funny clips. That means things can go viral quickly, and wind up getting popular on the internet really fast, and that virality has helped TikTok grow. Perhaps you feel that TikTok feels somewhat familiar: it is probably because it’s sort of a natural successor to the once popular Vine app, where you could share funny short clips as well.
There’s one particular song that went viral on TikTok just recently, which is called “一剪梅” and was originally sung by Taiwanese singer Fei Yu-Ching 37 years ago, but most internet surfers probably knew the song better by “Xue Hua Piao Piao”. The TikTok video featured a bald chinese guy whose head looked like an egg, singing “Xue Hua Piao Piao” in a snowy background. The song quickly became so popular and has even topped the Spotify viral 50 chart in Norway, Finland, and New Zealand, and it even ranked 2nd on the charts in Sweden.
However, there are definitely concerns in the U.S. about TikTok being a Chinese app and it becoming hugely popular in America. They fear the app might hand over data on its users to the Chinese government or censor topics that would be fine in the West but not really acceptable inside China. However, there isn't an awful lot of proof that TikTok is controlled and filtered by the Chinese government in terms of what users can and cannot post. But if TikTok wants to continue growing at its current rate, it's going to have to find a way to gain the public's trust outside of China.
Yun5 年前
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unickname5 年前
☺There's still some criticism that TikTok being owned by a Chinese company might succumb to some pressure by the Chinese government. 批評、批判；指責、苛求、挑剔；評論、評價 批評、批判；指責；評論、評價批評家、評論家；持批評態度的人、反對者；吹毛求疵、愛挑剔的人 [(+to sth)]屈服、屈從；放棄抵抗；承認失敗；(因病或受傷等而)死；被壓垮 壓力；困擾；壓迫；催促；緊迫；大氣壓力
壓；按；擠；榨
(=pressurize)對…施加壓力；迫使[(+into)]
仍有人批評由中國公司經營的抖音很可能會屈服於中國政府的威權。
【心得】沒用過抖音:p 光Youtube就看不完了~
■criticism [ˋkrɪtɪ͵sɪzəm]
■criticize [ˋkrɪtɪ͵saɪz]
■critic [ˋkrɪtɪk]
■succumb [səˈkʌm]
■pressure [ˋprєʃZ]
Wen Chang5 年前
ㄧ剪梅。
經典的歌。哈哈。
Leeway5 年前
【 succumb to something】屈從，屈服；放棄抵抗；承認失敗
■ I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake.
我還是沒抵擋住誘惑，吃了一塊乳酪蛋糕。
There's still some criticism that TikTok being owned by a Chinese company might succumb to some pressure by the Chinese government.
Melody Tai5 年前
She has some criticisms (批判）to share with you about your speech.
The judge criticized (指責）the contestant in a very unfair way.
Roger Albert was a famous film critic (電影評論家).
I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheese cake. 我還是沒抵擋住誘惑，吃了一塊乳酪蛋糕。
Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently. 對他好一點——最近他壓力很大。
Surprisingly, he works well under pressure (他在壓力之下工作的很好）.
*the pressures of work 工作壓力
*She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married. 她在逼他結婚。
雪寶shin5 年前
不要用就好了 雪寶只看迪士尼~
It gets a little lonely
All these empty rooms
Just watching the hours tick by
(tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock tick-tock)
emmaxue03025 年前
Tino5 年前
聽說TikTok不是我的年齡層流行的東西.....幸好^^
Cakie (人´∀｀)．☆．。．:*･°5 年前
DAY1270
不過客觀來說 裡面確實很多很有創意的影片~