每日口說挑戰如何延長你的人生 (How To Lengthen Your Life)

G’day everyone! This is Jenny again! How is your week going? Have you ever watched the movie "In Time"? In this movie, the wage is time. Meaning people work to get more time to live. Would you work harder in order to gain more time to live? For me, the answer is 100% yes. I want more time to do things that I love doing and I want to spend more time with my beloved family! So what if there is a way to lengthen your life, without being in a sci-fi movie like “In Time”? In today’s video, it talks about how to do that. If you are interested, you can check out the video later.

Now, let’s have a listen to today’s sentence:

Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.

隨著人類思維的變幻莫測，時間過得或快或慢，可能轉瞬即逝或慢條斯理，它也有可能會無聲無息地消逝亦或成為永恆。

(Today’s sentence again at a slower speed)

Pronunciation Tips:
1. More or less (try and connect these three words together and say /more-o-less/ )
2. Vagaries /ˈveɪ.ɡɚ.iz/ 這邊要注意重音在前面這個音節
3. Or it /orit/ If you want to sound more natural you should connect these two words together.

Vocabulary Words:
Evaporate [ɪˈvæp.ə.reɪt] ɪˈvæpəreɪt
V. 使蒸發、消失 To cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating.
You should rehydrate after exercise; as sweat evaporates from your skin and you lose body fluid.
你應該在運動過後補充水分，因為汗水從你皮膚蒸發掉也帶走許多身體的水分。

Enduring [ɪnˈdʒʊə.rɪŋ ] ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ
Adj. 持久的、持續的 existing for a long time
Maintaining an enduring exercise habit has benefited our health.
保持持續的運動習慣有助於我們的健康。

Disappear [͵dɪsəˋpɪr] dɪsəˈpɪə
V. 消失
Taylor’s favorite toy disappeared after he moved to Japan with his parents.
Taylor 和父母搬到日本後，他最愛的玩具就不見了。

Density [ˈden.sə.t̬i] ˈdɛnsɪti
N. (人口)密度 the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place
The newly opened supermarket was criticized due to the density of the crowd.
新開的超市因為太過壅擠而遭受批評。

All right, that’s all for today. And now you know there’s no miraculous medicine or magical spell for longevity. However, you could try your best to live healthier and cherish what you have! So, seize the day and try to live your life to the fullest! Imagine if we all have only a few more days to live, what would you do? Leave a comment down below and of course, don’t forget to record the sentence of the day! Thanks for listening and see you guys next time!

Day 10
Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.

vagaries [vəˋgɛrɪz] (n.) 變幻無常的事件、不可捉摸的變化
evaporate [ɪˋvæpə͵ret] (v.) 使蒸發、消失

First 10 of the reboot!!!

Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.

☺Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.
時間行進的快慢是依人類思緒的變化而異 : 你可能會感覺時光飛逝、也可能會覺得度日如年；可能會覺得時間無聲無息就消逝了，也可能覺得它漫長到天荒地老。
【心得】生命的質量更重要。要活得有品質，有尊嚴。
■vagaries[ˋv egə rɪz] (n.p)異想天開；異常行為；難以預測的行為；變幻無常的情況；不可捉摸的變化
■evaporate [ɪˋvæpə͵ret] (vi.&vt.) (使)蒸發、揮發；(使)消失、消散
(vi.)失蹤
■enduring [ɪnˋdjʊrɪŋ] (adj.) 持久的、持續的、不朽的
■disappear [͵dɪsəˋpɪr] (vi.) 消失、不見；失蹤；突然離開；不復存在、滅絕
■density [ˋdɛnsətɪ] (n.C or U) 密度；密集(度)、稠密(度)
(n.U)愚鈍

G’day everyone! This is Jenny again! How is your week going? Have you ever watched the movie "In Time(鐘點戰)"? In this movie, the wage(/weɪdʒ/工資) is time. Meaning people work to get more time to live. Would you work harder in order to gain more time to live? For me, the answer is 100% yes. I want more time to do things that I love doing and I want to spend more time with my beloved(/bɪˈlʌvd/深愛的) family! So what if there is a way to lengthen(/ˈleŋ.θən/延長v.) your life, without being in a sci-fi(/ˈsaɪ.faɪ/科幻電影) movie like “In Time”?

■ wage /weɪdʒ/ n.（尤指支付給體力勞動者並通常按週計算的）工資，工錢，報酬
He gets/earns/is paid a good wage, because he works for a fair employer. 他的薪水很不錯，因為他的老闆獎懲公平。

■ beloved /bɪˈlʌvd/ a. 深愛的；心愛的；熱愛的
Her beloved husband died last year. 她深愛的丈夫去年死了。

■ lengthen /ˈleŋ.θən/ v. 延長，拉長，加長；變長
I'll have to lengthen this skirt. 我必須把這條裙子放長一些。

■ sci-fi /ˈsaɪ.faɪ/ n. 科幻（science fiction的非正式說法）= informal for science fiction /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪk.ʃən/
( informal sci-fi); ( also SF)
科幻小說；科幻電影；科幻卡通片
a science-fiction novel/story : 科幻小說／故事

In today’s video, it talks about how to do that. If you are interested, you can check out the video later. Now, let’s have a listen to today’s sentence:

Time moves(前進v.) more or less slowly according to the vagaries(/ˈveɪ.ɡɚ.iz/不可捉摸的變化) of the human mind(想法): it may fly(時間飛逝v.) or it may drag(緩慢行進v.). It may evaporate(/iˋvæpəreit/消逝v.) into airy(/ˈer.i/虛幻的) nothing(無物n.) or achieve(達到v.) enduring(/ɪnˈdʊr.ɪŋ/持續的) density(/ˈden.sə.t̬i/密度n.).
隨著人類思維的變化，時間的流逝變得或快或慢，它可能轉瞬即逝或緩慢行進，也可能會無聲無息地消逝亦或成為永恆。

■ vagaries /ˈveɪ.ɡɚ.iz/ n. 變幻無常的事件；不可捉摸的變化
The success of the event will be determined by the vagaries of the weather. 這場活動能否成功將取決於天氣的變化。

1. evaporate /ɪˈvæpəreɪt/ v. 使蒸發、消失 = To cause a liquid to change to a gas, especially by heating
You should rehydrate(/ˌriː.haɪ.ˈdreɪt/補充水分v.) after exercise; as sweat(汗n.) evaporates from your skin and you lose body fluid.

■ rehydrate /ˌriː.haɪ.ˈdreɪt/ v.（在感覺脫水後）喝水，補充水分；幫（某人）補充水分
The experts say that if you don't rehydrate completely, subsequent(/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/隨後的) runs can be affected. 專家說，如果不完全補充水分，隨後的跑步可能會受到影響。

使（脫水物或乾製品）再水化，使複水
Cover the mushrooms with water and rehydrate them for 10 minutes. 讓蘑菇沒入水中，泡10分鐘。

2. enduring /ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ/ a. 持久的、持續的 = existing for a long time
Maintaining an enduring exercise habit has benefited(/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/有益於v.) our health.

■ benefit /ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/ vt. 對……有益，有益於
The sea air will benefit you. 海邊的空氣對你有益。
benefit (n.) 利益，好處；優勢

3. disappear /dɪsəˈpɪə/ v. 消失
Taylor’s favorite toy disappeared after he moved to Japan with his parents.

4. density /ˈdɛnsɪti/ n. (人口)密度 = the number of people or things in a place when compared with the size of the place
The newly opened supermarket was criticized(被批評v.) due to the density of the crowd(群眾n.).

All right, that’s all for today. And now you know there’s no miraculous(/məˈræk.jə.ləs/神奇的) medicine or magical spell(咒語n.) for longevity(/lɑːnˈdʒev.ə.t̬i/長壽n.). However, you could try your best to live healthier and cherish what you have! So, seize(/siːz/抓住v.) the day and try to live your life to the fullest! Imagine if we all have only a few more days to live, what would you do?

Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.
隨著人類思維的變幻莫測，時間過得或快或慢 :時間可能轉瞬即逝或慢條斯理，它可能會無聲無息地消逝亦或成為永恆。

ACE 第一次錄音，希望可以保持呀！

WFH後第一次錄音,由此可知打破一個好習慣很容易,養成一個好習慣很難XD

Time moves more or less slowly according to the vagaries of the human mind: it may fly or it may drag. It may evaporate into airy nothing or achieve enduring density.

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Time moves more or less slowly - 這句話也太美了!
The vagaries of the human mind - 人類思維的變幻莫測
A evaporate into B - A可消逝成B
Airy nothing 空蕩蕩的
Achieve enduring density 成為永恆