每日口說挑戰令人難以置信的發明盲文的男孩的故事｜BBC Ideas (The incredible story of the boy who invented Braille | BBC Ideas)

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Timecard:
Jingle 0:00 - 0:27
User feedback 0:27~2:32
Intro 2:32 - 3:12
Sentence of the Day 3:12 - 3:23
Pronunciation Tips 3:23- 4:47
Vocab (1) 4:49 - 5:35
Vocab (2) 5:36 - 5:58
Vocab (3) 5:59 - 7:18
Outro 7:03 - 7:39
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[Intro]
William Shakespeare once said, “The eyes are the window to your soul.” It is our eyes that enable us to see silvery dewdrops (露珠) on flowers, pastel (粉嫩的) rainbows in the sky, and warm smiles of our loved ones. However, some people are born visually impaired (受損的) or and have lost their sight. Nonetheless, this doesn’t stop a French man named Louis Braille to overcome his obstacle (障礙) of not being able to see. How did he deal with it, and what was it that he invented? Let’s take a look at today’s sentence, but be sure to find out more in the video:

[Vocab]
- scholarship (n.) 獎學金
Tom studied hard to win the scholarship to the most prestigious university in the country.
Tom 努力唸書，以獲得全國最負盛名大學的獎學金。
☆ prestigious (adj.) 享譽盛名的，很有聲望的

- scholar (n.) 學者
a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university
You must have heard of Stephen Hawking if you're interested in physics. After all, he was one of the leading scholars of theoretical physics.
如果你對物理有興趣的話，你一定有聽過史帝芬霍金。畢竟他可是理論物理界最頂尖的學者之一。

- institute (n.) 研究所；學院
Our lab receives funds for research projects every six months from the institute.
我們的實驗室每半年就會接收到來自學院的經費，讓我們使用於研究計畫。

- youth (n.) 青春(時期)
Although my grandfather is a meticulous person, he used to be reckless and had gone astray in his youth.
雖然我爺爺現在很一絲不苟，但他年輕時也曾經莽撞輕率，而且還誤入歧途。
☆ meticulous (adj.) 嚴謹的
☆ reckless (adj.) 不顧後果的

[Outro]
Okay, we’re done with the vocabulary. Helen Keller believed that “The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision (願景，遠見).” Although Braille never restored(恢復) his sight, he was definitely a man of vision. His invention has broadened countless people’s horizons, even to date (至今). That’s it for today. What do you think about today’s podcast? Are you more motivated (有動力) to overcome the difficulties in your life? Tell me what you think in the comment section below, and don’t forget to leave your recordings. I'll see you next week, bye!

Thanks, Ashley! 舉手發問：Ashley 唸的 “France’s [frænsɪs]” 好像省略了後面的s, 只有唸 “France [fræns]” 的音, 這是連音的技巧嗎？

☺But he was determined and he went on to win a scholarship at France's Royal Institute for Blind Youth.
但他下定決心，並贏得了法國皇家學院的盲人青年獎學金。
【心得】方便自己又造福他人真的是很偉大!!!
【Fun Song一下】The Beatles - Yesterday(突然想唱這首歌:p)
■scholarship [ˋskɑlɚ͵ʃɪp] 獎學金
學問、學識；學術成就
■scholar [ˈskɑlɚ] 學者；{口語}常用於否定句)有學問的人、聰穎好學者、善於學習者；獲得獎學金的人
■institute [ˈɪnstəˌtut] 學會、學社、協會；會館；(專科性的)學校、學院、大學；研究所；{美式用法}(教師等的)訓練班、講習會；原則、規則、慣例
摘要；法規匯編
創立、設立、制定；開始、著手；使就職；授(牧師)以聖職[(+into/to)]
■youth [juθ] 青春時代、青少年時期；年輕、朝氣、青春；初期、早期；(總稱)青年、年輕人
青年、小伙子
■Braille [brel]盲文點字法、布萊葉盲文
用盲文點字法印刷

【go it blind】胡搞一通
－ To do something based on guesswork or intuition or without any help or instructions.
■ As this is our first attempt at building an app, we'll be going it blind as we figure out how to get things working correctly.

But he was determined and he went on to win a scholarship at France's Royal Institute for Blind Youth. ?

Thank Ashley and every friend who listens to my recordings.

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