每日口說挑戰為什麼久坐也是種慢性自殺！？ (Why Sitting Too Much Can Kill You!)

又老一歲囉～不過最近很忙，能抽空錄音已經很勉強，等改天有空再唱歌～

☺Sitting is obviously a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet and exercise.
久坐很明顯是個很嚴重的問題，而我們日常生活中卻比較少去談論或真正去思考這個問題，至少不及我們對於飲食和運動的談論和重視程度。
【心得】多喝點水，三不五時需要起來上一下廁所，就可以稍微起來走動一下。
■obviously [ɑbvɪəslɪ] (adv.) 明顯地、顯然地
■at least (ph.) 無論如何、反正、不管怎樣；至少、起碼
■diet [ˋdaɪət] (n.C or U)(日常)飲食
(n.C)節食；特殊飲食
(n.S)程式、套路；有限的幾種活動
(vi.&vt.) 採用特殊的飲食；節食

What’s up VoiceTubers? It’s Benson again and welcome to today’s pronunciation challenge. Do you guys spend most of your time sitting? Well, I bet you do! ‘Cause if you’re a student, you need to sit for hours to listen to your teacher lecturing. And if you’re not a student, you might be spending eight hours a day in an office hunched over a computer screen.But do you know that sitting is actually harmful for our health? You can find out the reasons in today’s video. Let’s take a look at the sentence of the day first!


Sitting is obviously a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet and exercise. (98-105)
久坐明顯是一個很嚴重的問題，而我們日常的生活中比較少講到或想到它，至少並不像我們談論飲食及運動一樣普遍。

發音：
think about 連音
diet 唸法 /ˈdaɪət/
least 發長音 /i/

單字：
Obviously: used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood

obviously 為副詞，意思是「清楚的，顯而易見的」，相似詞為 clearly，而它的形容詞形為 obvious (明顯的)。

Obviously, Sally didn’t seem to accept Tom’s apology.
顯而易見 （xie er yi jian)，Sally 似乎shi hu 不接受 Tom 的道歉。

at least: even if something better is not true or is not done

at least 為片語，意思是「至少，起碼」。補充 at most 意思為「至多」。

He is not a good husband but at least, he can be counted as a responsible father.
他不是位好丈夫 zhang fu，但至少他算是位負責的父親。
It’ll take me 3 days at most to complete this article.
我最多需要三天才能完成這篇文章。

diet: the food and drink that you eat and drink regularly

diet 作名詞，意思是「(日常)飲食」，例如：a balanced/healthy diet (均衡、健康的飲食)、staple diet (主食)。

She tries her best to provide a balanced diet for her kids.
她盡力的為孩子提供均衡gong jun he的飲食。

diet: a way of eating in which you only eat certain foods, in order to lose weight, or to improve your health

diet 還有「節食」的意思，最常聽見的用法就是 go on a diet (減肥)。

Tina has been on a diet for several months since she wants to look perfect on her wedding day.
Tina 已經節食好幾個月了，因為她想要在她婚禮當天看起來完美無缺。


That’s all for today’s pronunciation challenge. As you’ve learned how sitting for long hours will harm your health, stop sitting and make sure to stand up every once in a while! Standing up, moving around and doing some exercise to stretch muscles will have a positive effect on our bodies. So if you have time to take a break, go and do some exercise. What do you do to avoid sitting at work all day? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll See you next week.

and, or, for 在口語中的唸法，取自Chen Lily
https://youtu.be/Dhr6JekDam0

■ and /ænd/ —> /ən/
The hikers came back safe and /ən/ sound(無損傷的a.) after 3-day trip.
登山客們在三天的旅程後安全歸來。

Here it is in black and /ən/ white(白紙黑字).

■ or /ɔːr/ —> /ər//ɚ/
Do you want it or /ɚ/ not?
你到底要還是不要？

Whether you like it or /ɚ/ not, we have to go to work tomorrow.
不管你喜不喜歡，明天就是要上班

■ for /fɔːr/ —> /fɚ/
This is for /fɚ/ you.
Good for /fɚ/ you.

0:34 Do you guys spend most of your time sitting? Well, I bet(/bet/打賭v.) you do! ‘Cause if you’re a student, you need to sit for hours to listen to your teacher lecturing(lecture/ˈlek.tʃɚ/講課v.). And if you’re not a student, you might be spending eight hours a day in an office hunched(hunch/hʌntʃ/弓背v.) over a computer screen, you know, just like me. But do you know that sitting is actually harmful(有害的a.) for our health? You can find out the reasons in today’s video. Let’s take a look at the sentence of the day first. “Sitting is obviously(/ˈɑːb.vi.əs.li/顯而易見地adv.) a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet(/ˈdaɪ.ət/飲食n.) and exercise(/ˈek.sɚ.saɪz/運動n.). “

Can I go on a diet this month?
Can you at least bring me some water?

1.1 obviously /ˈɑːb.vi.əs.li/ adv. 清楚的，顯而易見的 = clearly
used to mean that a fact can easily be noticed or understood
Obviously, Sally didn’t seem to accept Tom’s apology(/əˈpɑː.lə.dʒi/道歉n.).

1.2 obvious /ˈɑːb.vi.əs/ a. 清楚的；顯然的，明顯的；明白的
+It's obvious (that) she doesn't like him.
顯然她不喜歡他。

2.1 at least : 至少，起碼 = even if something better is not true or is not done
He is not a good husband but at least, he can be counted as a responsible father.

2.2 at (the) most :（用於表示最多有可能）最多
It’ll take me 3 days at most to complete(完成v.) this article(文章n.).

3.1 diet /ˈdaɪ.ət/ n. (日常)飲食 = the food and drink that you eat and drink regularly

a balanced/healthy diet : 均衡、健康的飲食)
staple(/ˈsteɪ.pəl/某物的主要部分n.) diet : 主食

She tries her best to provide a balanced(均衡的a.) diet for her kids.

3.2 diet (n.) 節食 = a way of eating in which you only eat certain foods, in order to lose weight, or to improve your health
go on a diet : 減肥
Tina has been on a diet for several months since she wants to look perfect on her wedding(婚禮n.) day.

That’s all for today’s pronunciation challenge. As you’ve learned how sitting for long hours will harm(v.損害) your health, stop sitting and make sure to stand up every once in a while(=sometimes)! Standing up, moving around and doing some exercise to stretch(v.伸展) muscles will have a positive effect on our bodies. So if you have time to take a break, go and do some exercise. What do you do to avoid sitting at work all day? Let me know in the comments below and I’ll See you next week.

+ every once in a while
= sometimes

姊姊說坐辦公室前後體重增加了5公斤有，所以我現在還是做站著上班的工作 XDDD

【sit in】列席；旁聽
- to be present in a meeting or class, watching it but not taking part in it
・There will be a school inspector sitting in on your class this morning.
今天上午將有一名督學來聽你上課。
Sitting is obviously a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet and exercise.

我大概一天有一半的時間都是坐著吧... 所以每天都逼自己運動半小時以上 有專業的意見嗎~?

# Day 851 2021.04.09 Friday
Why Sitting Too Much Can Kill You!
Sitting is obviously a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet and exercise.

Why Sitting Too Much Can Kill You!
Sitting is obviously a huge problem and it's not something that we talk or really think about so much, at least not as much as diet and exercise.