每日口說挑戰壓力好大好苦惱？教你如何「吃」走壓力！ (Eat These Calming Foods for Stress Relief)

Thanks, Doris! Merry Christmas to everyone!
0:30 People nowadays have been under a lot of pressure because of this competitive world. So how do you usually {deal} with stress? Some people suggest *doing some exercise or yoga, but I believe there are some of you who eat a lot when you’re {stressed} out, right? However, do you know that some food can actually help relive(v.消除) stress? Kill two birds with one stone(一石二鳥). Are you curious what the foods are? If you want to know the answers, check out the video for today. And now we are getting into the sentence. The sentence for today is:
Healthy carbs like this spur(v.刺激) the release of the brain chemical, serotonin([͵sɛrəˋtonɪn]n.血清素), which has a mood-boosting effect.
(中文翻譯取自unickname)這類健康的碳水化合物會刺激大腦分泌一種能夠提振心情的化學物質--血清素。

1-1. spur [spɝ] (v.) to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster 促進，加速
Tourism(n.觀光業) has the effect of spurring economic growth.

1-2. spur [spɝ] (n.)馬鞭；激勵
gain/win/earn your spurs. 獲得聲望，贏得榮譽
+ Now he has won his spurs, he can afford(v.能夠) to recognise(v.承認) mistakes like that without fearing loss of face.

2-1. chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] (n.) 化學品；化學製品 any basic substance that is used in or produced by a reaction involving changes to atoms([ˋætəm]n.原子) or molecules([ˋmɑlə͵kjul]n.分子).
Do not touch those chemicals, they’re toxic!

2-2. chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] (adj.)化學的
chemical dependency(n.依賴）對毒品或酒的化學品依賴
chemical reaction(n.反應)
+ The chemical industry is one of the most important industrial sectors([ˋsɛktɚ]n.分區).

3-1. effect [ɪˋfɛkt] (n.) the result of a particular influence 效果；影響
I took the medicine for stomachache but they didn’t have any effect.
take effect (ph.)產生預期的或要求的結果; 生效；實施; 實行; 起作用
+ The aspirins soon took effect.
+ The new law takes effect from tomorrow.

3-2. affect [əˋfɛkt] (v.) 影響
+ The amount of rain(雨量) affects the growth of crops.

Okay, so that’s all for today’s pronunciation challenge. After watching this video, you’ll find out how to cope with(處理) stress. If you have any special methods to relieve stress and don’t mind sharing, feel free to share it in the comment below.

☺Healthy carbs like this spur the release of the brain chemical, serotonin, which has a mood boosting effect.
這類健康的碳水化合物會刺激大腦分泌一種能夠提振心情的化學物質--血清素。
【心得】聖誕節我最想要的不是禮物，也不是見到聖誕老公公，而是放假。
■spur [spɝ] 激勵、鞭策、鼓勵[(+on)]；促進；加速；用靴刺踢[(+on)] 給…裝踢馬刺
策馬飛奔；急速前進；給予刺激
刺激、激勵、鼓舞[(+to)] ；靴刺、馬刺；靴刺狀物；(鐵路的)支線；(山的)支脈；骨刺；尖坡；(雞、鳥、蟲等的)距
■chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] 化學品；化學製品；化學藥品
化學的、化學上的、化學用的
■chemical dependency (對毒品或酒的)化學品依賴
■chemical reaction 化學反應
■effect [ɪˋfɛkt] 效果；影響；結果[(+on/upon)]
[the S]要旨、意義
效力；生效；實行
財產、動產
造成；產生；招致；實現、達到(目的)
■take effect 產生預期的或要求的結果; 生效；實施; 實行; 起作用
■affect [əˋfɛkt] 影響；(病)侵襲、感染；假裝、故作[+to-v]；使感動、使震撼；愛好、愛用；常去
■serotonin [͵sɛrəˋtonɪn] 血清素

壓力大就吃東西，吃完之後壓力就更大了…

【wring sth from/out of sb】強迫（某人）交出；說服（某人）給予
－ to force or persuade someone to give you something
■ They managed to wring a few concessions from the bosses.
他們設法迫使這些大老闆作出了一些讓步。

Healthy carbs like this spur the release of the brain chemical, serotonin, which has a mood boosting effect.

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1. _
* spur [spɝ] (v..) 促進，加速
- Tourism has the effect of spurring economic growth.
* spur [spɝ] (n..) 馬鞭；激勵

2. _
* chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] (n..) 化學品；化學製品
- do not touch those chemicals that are toxic.
* chemical [ˋkɛmɪk!] (adj.) 化學的
* chemical dependency [ˋkɛmɪk! dɪˋpɛndənsɪ] (n..) （對毒品或酒的）化學品依賴
* chemical reaction [ˋkɛmɪk! rɪˋækʃən] (n..) 化學反應

3. _
* effect [ɪˋfɛkt] (n..) 效果；影響
- take a effect.
- I took the medicine for stomach ache but it didn't have any effect.
* take effect [tek ɪˋfɛkt] (ph..) 開始作用
* affect [əˋfɛkt] (v..) 影響

Gain/win your spurs獲得/贏得聲譽（榮譽）

Tourism has the effect of spurring (刺激）economic growth.

Chemical dependency 對化學物（毒品/酒）的依賴

Chemical reaction 化學反應

Do not touch those chemicals （化學製品）. They are toxic.

Take effect 起作用

I took the medicine for stomachache but they didn’t have effect(作用）.

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壓力大就想吃鹹酥雞
不想吃燕麥