每日口說挑戰是什麼讓睡眠癱瘓如此可怕？ (What Makes Sleep Paralysis So Terrifying?)

Hello everyone! My name is Jonathan, and I’m back with another episode of VoiceTube’s Pronunciation Challenge. I highly recommend checking out today's video. I found it terrifying, yet somewhat comforting at the same time. The idea of being awake yet immobile, while also hallucinating, sounds like something I definitely would not want to experience. So you might wonder what I found comforting about it? I'll let you know at the end! Right now, let's listen to today’s featured sentence:

Sentence: People experience visual, sensory, and auditory hallucinations, but they disappear once the paralysis is over - usually after a couple of minutes.
人們會經歷視覺、感覺及聽覺的上幻覺，但這些通常在睡眠癱瘓後幾分鐘後就會消失 。


Pronunciation Tips:

visual (short i, z sound, long u + schwa sound)
usually (long u, z sound, schwa sound) visual and usual have some similar sounds
hallucinations (schwa sound, long u, long a, 'tion')

Vocabulary:
1. visual (adj.) 視覺的；視力的 KK: [ˋvɪʒuəl] IPA: /ˈvɪʒəwəl/
Visual refers to something that you can see, or something dealing with sight. In this case, visual hallucinations would refer to seeing things that aren't really there. Here is 'visual' in a sentence: "Graphs and charts can be very useful when teaching visual learners."
利用圖表來教視覺型學習者是非常有用的。

2. auditory (adj.) 聽的；聽覺的 [ˋɔdə͵torɪ] /ˈɔdɪˌtɔri/
Auditory refers to the sense of hearing. Auditory hallucinations would be hearing things that aren't really there. Here is 'auditory' in a sentence: "Jimmy has an auditory disorder, so he can't hear very well." Jimmy有聽覺失調，所以他聽不太清楚。

3. sensory (adj.) 感覺的；感官的 [ˋsɛnsərɪ] /ˈsɛnsəri/
Sensory refers to anything related to the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. In the context of this video, since the visual and auditory senses are already explicitly mentioned, we can assume they are referring to the other three senses - that during sleep paralysis, you might touch, taste or smell something that isn't there. Here it is in a sentence: "A strong feeling of fear can impact sensory perception, including enhanced vision and sense of smell." 一個強烈的恐懼感可以衝擊感官的見解，包含增加視覺和嗅覺。

4. paralysis (n.) 麻痺，癱瘓 [pəˋræləsɪs] /pəˈræləsəs/
Paralysis is a condition where you are unable to move all or part of your body. Here's an example sentence: "He injured his spine, which resulted in paralysis from the waist down." 他傷到了脊椎，這導致他從腰下都癱瘓了。

And that's the end of our pronunciation challenge for this week. While the scenario described in today's video sounds terrifying, I find it comforting to know that there's a reasonable, scientific explanation. It makes me realize that sometimes when things seem scary or daunting, perhaps I just need to learn more about it. Now I want to hear from you. What do you find scary, or difficult to explain? What do you wish you knew more about? Let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to do your recording. I'm Jonathan for VoiceTube, and I'll catch you next time!

☺People would experience visual, sensory, and auditory hallucinations, but they disappear once the paralysis is over - usually after a couple of minutes.
人們會經歷視覺、感覺及聽覺上的幻覺，但這些症狀通常在睡眠癱瘓狀態結束後幾分鐘就會消失了 。
【心得】我只有經歷過在睡眠中莫名其妙地感到非常恐懼，但想醒又醒不來的狀態。
■visual[ˈvɪʒ.u.əl](adj.)視力的；視覺(化)的；看得見的、可被看見的；光學的；形象化的
■auditory [ˋɔdə͵torɪ](adj.)聽的；聽覺的
(n.C)聽眾；禮堂、講堂、聽眾席
■sensory [ˋsɛnsərɪ] (adj.) 知覺的；感覺的；感官的；感覺中樞的
■paralysis [pəˋræləsɪs] (n.C or U，複數形為paralyses) 麻痺、癱瘓(狀態)；完全無力、停頓、無法動彈
■hallucination [hə͵lusnˋeʃən] 幻覺；妄想、錯覺

People would experience visual(/ˈvɪʒ.u.əl/視覺的), sensory(/ˈsen.sər.i/感覺的), and auditory(/ˈɑː.də.tɔːr.i/聽覺的) hallucinations(/həˌluː.səˈneɪ.ʃən/幻覺n.), but they disappear(/ˌdɪs.əˈpɪr/消失v.) once the paralysis(/pəˈræl.ə.sɪs/癱瘓n.) is over(結束的) - usually after a couple of minutes.

0:52 I highly recommend checking out today's video. I found it terrifying(/ˈter.ə.faɪ.ɪŋ/可怕的), yet(adv.然而) somewhat(/ˈsʌm.wɑːt/有點adv.) comforting(/ˈkʌm.fɚ.t̬ɪŋ/令人安慰的) at the same time. The idea of being awake(a.醒著的) yet immobile(/ɪˈmoʊ.bəl/無法移動的), while also hallucinating(hallucinate/həˈluː.sə.neɪt/產生幻覺v.), sounds like something I definitely would not want to experience. So you might wonder(/ˈwʌn.dɚ/疑惑v.) what I found comforting about it? I'll let you know at the end! Right now, let's listen to today’s featured(/ˋfi:tʃəd/精選的) sentence.

1. visual [ˋvɪʒuəl] a. 視覺的；視力的 = Visual refers to something that you can see, or something dealing with sight. In this case, visual hallucinations would refer to seeing things that aren't really there.
Graphs(/ɡræf/圖表n.) and charts(圖表n.) can be very useful when teaching visual learners.

■ graph /ɡræf/ n.（通常用直線或曲線表示的）圖，圖表，圖解
This graph shows how crime has varied in relationship to unemployment over the last 20 years.
這幅圖顯示出在過去20年裡犯罪率與失業率的變化關係。

■ chart /tʃɑːrt/ n. 圖表；示意圖；曲線圖
There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.
教室牆上有一張圖表，顯示出所有孩子的相對身高。

2. auditory (adj.) [ˋɔdə͵torɪ] 聽的；聽覺的 = Auditory refers to the sense of hearing. Auditory hallucinations would be hearing things that aren't really there.
Jimmy has an auditory disorder(/dɪˈsɔː.dər/失調n.), so he can't hear very well.

■ disorder /dɪˈsɔː.dər/ n. 失調，紊亂
The family have a history of mental disorder.
該家族有精神病史。

3. sensory (adj.) [ˋsɛnsərɪ] 感覺的；感官的
Sensory refers to anything related to the five senses(/sens/感覺n.): sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. In the context(/ˈkɑːn.tekst/語境n.) of this video, since the visual and auditory senses are already explicitly(/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.li/明確地adv.) mentioned(提及v.), we can assume(v.假定) they are referring to the other three senses - that during sleep paralysis, you might touch, taste or smell something that isn't there.
A strong feeling of fear(n.恐懼) can impact(v.影響) sensory perception(/pəˈsep.ʃən/見解n.), including enhanced(/ɪnˈhænst/增強的) vision and sense of smell.

■ sense /sens/ n. 官能；感覺；知覺（尤指視覺、聽覺、嗅覺、味覺和觸覺）
With her excellent sense of smell, she could tell if you were a smoker from the other side of the room.
她嗅覺靈敏，在房間的另一端就能知道你是否抽煙。

■ context /ˈkɑːn.tekst/ n. 上下文；語境
In this exercise, a word is blanked out and you have to guess what it is by looking at the context.
在這個練習中，有一個單詞被抽去了，你必須根據上下文猜測這個單詞是甚麽。

■ explicitly /ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt.li/ adv. 明白地；明確地
I told you quite explicitly to be home by midnight.

■ perception /pəˈsep.ʃən/ n. 見解，觀念，看法
We have to change the public's perception that money is being wasted.
大眾認為這是在浪費金錢，我們必須改變他們的這種看法。

■ enhance /ɪnˈhæns/ v. 提高；增加；增強；增進
These scandals will not enhance the organization's reputation. 這些醜聞並不會提高這個組織的聲譽。

4. paralysis [pəˋræləsɪs] (n.) 麻痺，癱瘓 = Paralysis is a condition where you are unable to move all or part of your body.
He injured his spine(/spaɪn/脊椎n.), which resulted in paralysis from the waist(/weɪst/腰n.) down.

And that's the end of our pronunciation challenge for this week. While the scenario(/səˈner.i.oʊ/可能發生的事態) (v.描述) described in today's video sounds terrifying, I find it comforting to know that there's a reasonable(a.合理的), scientific(a.科學的) explanation(n.解釋). It makes me realize that sometimes when things seem scary or daunting(/ˈdɑːn.t̬ɪŋ/令人害怕的), perhaps I just need to learn more about it. Now I want to hear from you. What do you find scary, or difficult to explain? What do you wish you knew more about? Let me know in the comments below, and don't forget to do your recording. I'm Jonathan for VoiceTube, and I'll catch you next time!

■ scenario /səˈner.i.oʊ/ n. 可能發生的事態；設想； 場景
There are several possible scenarios.
有幾種可能出現的局面。

■ daunting /ˈdɑːn.t̬ɪŋ/ a. 令人害怕的；使人氣餒的
The country was faced with the daunting prospect of overcoming four decades of division.
國家仍然面臨著彌合40年的分裂這一難題。

Day 4

我沒有睡眠癱瘓過，但最近起床前很常做夢(；´Å｀)

People experience visual, sensory, and auditory hallucinations, but they disappear once the paralysis is over - usually after a couple of minutes.