每日口說挑戰現代社會讓我們的心靈生病 (How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill)

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Introduction
Bonjour, VoiceTube friends! How’s everyone?

The modern world you and I live in is filled with wonders, but sadly sorrows, too. As a quote from one of my favourite books goes, “The brighter the light, the longer the shadows.” Thankfully, though, our video today not only points out the things that are wrong in today’s society, but also presents solutions in response to them.

In our sentence of the day is our conclusion:

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But more hopefully, cures are now open to us individually and collectively if only we recognize, with sufficient clarity, the sources of our true anxieties and sorrows.
但值得期待的是，只要我們能夠認清焦慮和悲傷的真正根源，我們就能找到個別和集體的治療方法。


Pronunciation tips

individually
sufficient
anxieties

Vocabulary

Cure /kjʊr/
N. 藥物；治療方法

Example:
Scientists from all over the world scramble to find a cure for the virus.
世界各地的科學家急忙著尋找這個病毒的療方。

Footnotes:
Cure v. 動名詞同型


Collectively /kəˈlek.tɪv.li/
Adv. 集體地；全體地，共同地

Example:
The class agreed collectively on the theme for their play.
這個班級全體達成了共識，決定好演出的主題。

Footnotes:
Collective n. 聯合組織；企業集團；集體企業


Sorrow /ˈsɔːr.oʊ/
N. 悲痛，傷心，悔恨；傷心事，不幸

Example:
Nala is adamant she’ll always overcome sorrow because her loved ones are always there for her.
Nala 堅持她每次都會克服不幸，因為她總是有親友的支持。

Footnotes:
Synonymous - sadness, grief, misery, etc.

Outro
Your mental health is just as important as your physical wellbeing, so make sure you take care of both! Two songs for you: “Breathin’” by Ariana Grande and “Skyscraper” by Demi Lovato - two of my all-time favourites! Remember to take a breather every once in a while and don’t forget to leave your recordings. I wish you a wonderful rest of the day!

But more hopefully, cures(/kjʊr/治療方法) are now open(開放的a.) to us individually(/ˌɪn.dəˈvɪdʒ.u.ə.li/個人adv.) and collectively(/kəˈlek.tɪv.li/集體地adv.) if only(只要adv.) we recognize(/ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/認清v.), with sufficient(/səˈfɪʃ.ənt/充分的a.) clarity(/ˈkler.ə.t̬i/清楚明瞭n.), the sources(/sɔːrs/根源n.) of our true anxieties(/æŋˈzaɪ.ə.t̬i/焦慮n.) and sorrows(/ˈsɔːr.oʊ/悲傷n.).

但值得期待的是，只要我們能夠認清焦慮和悲傷的真正根源，我們就能找到個別和集體的治療方法。

0:25 Bonjour, VoiceTube friends! How’s everyone doing? The modern world you and I live in is filled with(充滿) wonders(/ˈwʌn.dɚ/驚嘆n.), but sadly(悲傷地adv.) sorrows, too. As a quote(/kwoʊt/引言n.) from Jay Kristoff’s novel “Nevernight” goes, “The brighter the light, the longer the shadows.(陰影n.)” Thankfully, though, our video today not only points out the things that are wrong in today’s society, but also presents(呈現v.) solutions(解決方案n.) in response(/rɪˈspɑːns/回應n.) to them. In our sentence of the day is our conclusion(/kənˈkluː.ʒən/結論n.).

1.1 cure /kjʊr/ n. 藥物；治療方法；解決方法；對策
Scientists from all over the world scramble(/ˈskræm.bəl/倉促行動v.) to find a cure for the virus. 世界各地的科學家急忙著尋找這個病毒的療方。

1.2 cure (v.) cure (v.) 治癒，治好；解決（問題）
+The president and his advisors meet this week to discuss how to cure inflation. 總統這星期要跟顧問見面討論如何解決通貨膨脹問題。

2.1 collectively /kəˈlek.tɪv.li/ adv. 集體地；全體地，共同地
The class agreed(同意v.) collectively on the theme(主題n.) for their play(戲劇,劇本n.).

2.2 collective /kəˈlek.tɪv/ n. 聯合組織；企業集團；集體企業；集體農場
environmental collective : 環境保育的聯合組織

collective (a.) 集體的；共同的
+ a collective decision/effort : 共同的決定／努力

3 sorrow /ˈsɔːr.oʊ/ n. 悲痛，傷心，悔恨；傷心事，不幸
Nala is adamant(/ˈæd.ə.mənt/堅決的a.) she’ll always overcome(克服v.) sorrow because her loved ones are always there for her.

■ adamant /ˈæd.ə.mənt/ a. 固執的；堅決的，堅定不移[(+about/in/to)]+(that)]
I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming. 我告訴過她應該在家裡休息，可她堅持要來。

Footnotes: Synonymous - sadness, grief, misery, etc.

Okey-dokey. So Your mental health is just as important as your physical well-being(/ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/幸福,安康,福利), so make sure you take care of both! Two songs for you: “Breathin’” by Ariana Grande and “Skyscraper” by Demi Lovato - two of my all-time favourites! Remember to take a breather(/ˈbriː.ðɚ/短暫的休息n.) every once in a while and don’t forget to leave your recordings. I wish you a wonderful rest of the day!

☺But more hopefully, cures are now open to us individually and collectively if only we recognize, with sufficient clarity, the sources of our true anxieties and sorrows.
但比以往更慶幸的是，只要我們能夠認清導致焦慮和悲傷情緒的真正根源，我們就能找到相對應的個別和集體治療方法。
【心得】現在什麼事都講求快速效率，又加上資訊爆炸，很容易就讓人焦慮。
■cure [kjʊr] 療法；藥；療程；解決方法、對策；牧師職位
治療；痊癒
治癒；消除(弊病)；解決(問題)；(用醃/曬/燻等方法)保存(食品)
起治療作用；受治療
cure sb of sth 讓某人改掉/消除/治癒…
■collectively [kəˋlɛktɪvlɪ] (adv.) 集體地；全體地、共同地
■sorrow [ˋsɑro] (n. U) 悲痛、悲哀、悲傷、憂傷 [(+at/for/over)]；懊悔、遺憾[(+for/over)]
(n.C) 傷心事、不幸的事；悲傷的原因[(+to)]
(vi.) 感到悲傷；懊悔；遺憾[(+at/for/over)]

Day 1880-Thank Wen and every who listens to my recordings.