每日口說挑戰多久沒和老朋友敘敘舊了？老朋友能夠帶你重回最初的自己！ (Why Old Friends Matter)

☺The old friend is a guardian of memories on which we might otherwise have a damagingly tenuous hold. We need old friends because of a crucial complexity in human nature.
老朋友替我們守護脆弱易逝的回憶。因為人性天生的複雜性，我們需要老朋友。
【心得】老朋友忙著照顧小朋友。
■guardian [ˋgɑrdɪən] 保護者、守護者；管理員；監護人
■guard [gɑrd] 保衛、守衛[(+against/from)]；看守、監視；控制、使(言詞等)謹慎、保守(秘密)
守衛；看守；防範、警惕[(+against)]
the Guard(常大寫)(英國等的)皇家禁衛軍、護衛隊
哨兵；衛兵；看守員、守衛；防護物、保護用品或裝置；{英式用法}列車長={美式用法}conductor
守衛；警戒；看守；(拳擊等)防禦姿勢、防守；{籃球}後衛
■otherwise [ˋʌðɚ͵waɪz] (con.) 否則、不然
(adv.) 除此之外；以另外的方式；在其他方面；在其他情況下；否則、不然
(adj.) 全然不是那樣的、根本不是那回事的
■tenuous [ˋtɛnjʊəs] (adj.) 單薄的；脆弱的、無力的；貧乏的；平淡的；(關係、想法、形勢等)不確定的，不明朗的

Today’s video talks about old friends. Having just recently celebrated my 47th birthday, I can really relate to this topic. The video explains what is so special about these friends, and why it’s important to hang on to them. So I recommend you give it a watch. I still have a couple of friends that I met way back in elementary school, and even though we’ve all gone on to have very different lives in different cities, we still manage to keep the friendship alive. Now let’s look at today’s featured sentence:

Sentence: The old friend is a guardian of memories on which we might otherwise have a damagingly tenuous hold. We need old friends because of a crucial complexity in human nature.
老朋友替我們守護脆弱易逝的回憶。因為人性天生的複雜性，我們需要老朋友。
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Pronunciation Tips:

Guardian of, have a, of a - blended words
Tenuous - three syllables, ten-u-ous -> short e, long u, schwa
Crucial - long u, ci makes ‘sh’ sound, schwa

Vocabulary:
1. guardian KK[ˋgɑrdɪən] IPA/ˈgɑrdiən/
N. 保護者

A guardian is someone who protects something. Here’s an example sentence: “The controversial film was panned by religious groups and other self-appointed guardians of moral decency.”

Another meaning for guardian is someone who has similar authority to a parent over a child. Here’s an example sentence: “After his parents were killed in a car crash, Billy was adopted by his Aunt Sally and she became his legal guardian.”

guard [gɑrd] /gɑrd/
V. 保衛，守衛

As a verb, guard means to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen. Here’s an example sentence: “I need to go to the bathroom. If I leave my laptop on the table here, can you guard it for me until I get back?”

2. otherwise [ˋʌðɚ͵waɪz] /ˈʌðərˌwaɪz/
Con. 否則，不然

Otherwise is used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion. Here’s an example sentence: I suggest you study now, while you have time. Otherwise, you’re going to be up very late the night before the exam.

3. tenuous [ˋtɛnjʊəs] /ˈtɛnjəwəs/
Adj. 單薄的；脆弱的

Tenuous means thin, weak, and easily broken, either literally or figuratively. Here’s an example sentence: “Although he was very close to his mother, his relationship with his father was tenuous, at best.”

And that’s the end of our pronunciation challenge. Now I want to hear about you. What longtime friends do you have? Do you still live in the same city? What do you have in common now, vs. what you had in common back when you first met? Let me know in the comments below! In my case, my longtime friends and I still have some similar hobbies, but of course it’s our shared experiences that bond us more than anything. I’m Jonathan for VoiceTube. Thanks for watching!

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The old friend is a guardian(/ˈɡɑːrdiən/保護者) of memories on which we might otherwise(/ˈʌð.ɚ.waɪz/否則conj.) have a damagingly(/ˈdamɪdʒɪŋli/非常adv.) tenuous(/ˈten.ju.əs/脆弱的) hold(掌握n.). We need old friends because of a crucial(/ˈkruːʃl/決定性的) complexity(/kəmˈplek.sə.t̬i/複雜性n.) in human nature(人性).
老朋友替我們守護脆弱易逝的回憶。因為人性天生的複雜性，我們需要老朋友。

Today’s video talks about old friends. Having just recently celebrated my 47th birthday, I can really relate to this topic. The video explains what is so special about these friends, and why it’s important to *hang on(倚靠) to them. So I recommend you give it a watch. I still have a couple of friends that I met way back in elementary school, and even though we’ve all gone on to have very different lives in different cities, we still manage to keep the friendship alive. Now let’s look at today’s featured sentence.

1. guardian /ˈgɑrdiən/ n. 保護者 A guardian is someone who protects something.
The controversial(/ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː.ʃəl/引起爭議的) film was panned(被嚴厲批評) by religious groups and other self-appointed(自命的) guardians of moral decency(/ˈdiː.sən.si/正直n.).

■ pan (v.) 嚴厲批評
The critics panned the movie version of the novel. 評論家嚴厲批評了根據這本小說改編的電影。

pan (n.) 平底鍋

■ self-appointed /ˌself.əˈpɔɪn.t̬ɪd/ a. 自命的；自封的
The newspaper has become the self-appointed guardian of public morals. 這家報紙自命爲公共道德的維護者。

■ decency /ˈdiː.sən.si/ n. 正直，正派；正經
a sense of decency : 正義感

1.2 guardian (n.) 監護人 Another meaning for guardian is someone who has similar authority(/əˈθɔːr.ə.t̬i/權力n.) to a parent over a child.
After his parents were killed in a car crash, Billy was adopted(被收養) by his Aunt Sally and she became his legal guardian.

1.3 guard /gɑrd/ v. 保衛，守衛 Guardian is divided from the word “guard”. As a verb, guard means to protect someone or something from being attacked or stolen.
I need to go to the bathroom. If I leave my laptop(筆電n.) on the table here, can you guard it for me until I get back?

2. otherwise /ˈʌðərˌwaɪz/ conj. 否則，不然 Otherwise is used after an order or suggestion to show what the result will be if you do not follow that order or suggestion(建議n.).
I suggest you study now, while you have time. Otherwise, you’re going to *be up very late(熬夜) the night before the exam(考試的前一晚).

3. tenuous /ˈtɛnjəwəs/ a. 單薄的；脆弱的 Tenuous means thin, weak, and easily broken, either literally(/ˈlɪt̬.ɚ.əl.i/照字面地,確實地) or figuratively(/ˋfigjurətivli/比喻地).
Although he was very close to his mother, his relationship with his father was tenuous, at best(處於最佳狀態).

And that’s the end of our pronunciation challenge. Now I want to hear about you. What longtime friends do you have? Do you still live in the same city? What do you have *in common(共同點) now, vs. what you had in common back when you first met? Let me know in the comments below! In my case, my longtime friends and I still have some similar hobbies, but of course it’s our shared experiences(共享的經驗) that bond(連結v.) us more than anything. I’m Jonathan for VoiceTube. Thanks for watching!

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The old friend is a guardian of memories on which we might otherwise have a damagingly tenuous hold. We need old friends because of a crucial complexity in human nature.

The old friend is a guardian of memories on which we might otherwise have a damagingly tenuous hold. We need old friends because of a crucial complexity in human nature.