每日口說挑戰文化挖掘 (Cultural Mining)

Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.

Hello VoiceTubers! How’s it going?
How much does culture affect our day-to-day life? Well, let’s just say ‘a lot’. It affects how we think, how we behave, what rules we live by, and what things we decide to use. Unfortunately, it seems like culture is nowadays underrated. Our video today takes us through what culture mining means and its value, beginning with our sentence of the day:

Sentence
Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.

文化挖掘描述了一個過程，一個將當時最有價值的文化，一些我們能夠理解的藝術、人文科學、哲學，在我們的時代復原並成為有用的資源的過程。


Pronunciation tips
Mining /ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
humanities /hjuːˈmæn.ə.t̬i/
philosophy /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

Vocabulary
mining /ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ/
n. 採礦；礦業
the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging
Example:
Australia is known famously for its mining industry as it contributes significantly to the country’s economy.
澳洲以其礦產業為名，因為它對國家的經濟有顯著的貢獻。

(TW) 採礦應該大家都很孰悉
這次影片裡的主題cultural mining對很多人來說也許還有點陌生
另外也有一種學術名詞叫做data mining, 這指的是從數據中挖掘知識，中文翻譯成資料探勘
(EN) The idea of cultural mining is still fairly new to most people.
There’s another term called Data mining which is the process of analyzing massive volumes of data to discover business intelligence.


the arts
N. （繪畫、表演、舞蹈、音樂等的總稱）藝術
the making or showing or performance of painting, acting, dancing, and music

Example:
The arts have been a great part of many civilizations, and their form and values are often shaped by the evolution of societies.
藝術表現在很多的文明社會中扮演著重大的角色，而它的型態和價值通常會受社會變遷所塑化。

Related words:
Fine arts 美術（指繪畫和雕塑）
Liberal arts （大學的）文科
Artists 藝人或藝術家



Recover /rɪˈkʌv.ɚ/
V. 失而復得，重新得到
to get back something lost or spent

Example:
If you’d like to recover your forgotten password, you must fill out a request form and direct it to the IT department.
若要重獲你遺忘的密碼，你必須填妥申請單並將其送往 IT 部門。

Outro
I once heard someone say: to know where you’re going, you must know where you came from...or something to that effect. There’s some value in learning about your people and your society, and I hope fewer cultures fade into the past because they’re forgotten. So I urge you to go do some digging!

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed today’s episode! Don’t forget to leave your recordings, and I’ll see you next time. Bye!

舉手發問！#5:34 or something to that effect. 這句中文怎麼翻譯？

Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.
文化挖掘描述了一個過程，一個將當時最有價值的文化，一些我們能夠理解的藝術、人文科學、哲學，在我們的時代復原並成為有用的資源的過程。

Hello VoiceTubers! How’s it going? How much does culture affect our day-to-day(日常的) life? Well, let’s just say, a lot. It affects how we think, how we behave(/bɪˈheɪv/行事,表現v.), what rules we live by, and what things we decide to use. Unfortunately, it seems like culture is nowadays underrated(underrate/ˌʌn.dəˈreɪt/低估v.). Our video today *takes us through(為我們說明) what cultural mining means and its value beginning with our sentence of day.

◆ take sb through sth : 為（某人）解釋，向（某人）說明 = to explain something to someone
I'll take you through it one more time, then you can try it yourself.我會再給你解釋一遍，然後你自己試試。

1. mining [ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ] (n.) 採礦；礦業 = the industry or activity of removing substances such as coal or metal from the ground by digging

Australia is known famously for its mining industry as it contributes significantly to the country’s economy.

data mining : 資料探勘

The idea of cultural mining is still {fairly new} to most people. There’s another term called data mining which the process of analyzing {massive} volumes of data to discover business intelligence(商業智能).

2. the arts (n.)（繪畫、表演、舞蹈、音樂等的總稱）藝術 = the making or showing performance of painting, acting, dancing and music

The arts have been a great part of many civilizations, and their form(型態n.) and values are often shaped by the evolution(/ˌev.əˈluː.ʃən/演變n.) of societies.

fine art : 美術，主要指繪畫、雕塑
liberal arts : 大學的文科
artist : 藝人、藝術家

3. recover [rɪˈkʌv.ɚ] (v.) 失而復得，重新得到 = to get back something lost or spent
If you’d like to recover your forgotten password, you must fill out a request form and direct to the IT department.

I once heard someone say: to know where you’re going, you must know where you came from...or something to that effect(影響n.). There’s some value in learning about your people and your society, and I hope fewer cultures *fade into(逐漸消失在...) the past because they’re forgotten(被遺忘). So I urge(力勸v.) you to go do some digging!

◆ fade into sth: 逐漸消失而變成(無足輕重的東西) ; 消失在…中,隱沒在…中,漸漸化成…
The ship faded into the fog. 船慢慢地在霧中消失了。
As evening came the coastline faded into darkness. 夜晚來臨，海岸線融入茫茫夜色中。

第一次來

I'm never a cultural person. Arts, philosophy seem so far-fetching that I seldom find them useful. Cultural mining? Better go diamond mining though.

Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.

☺Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.
我們利用過去文化中最有價值的部分來理解當時的藝術、人文科學與哲學，而文化挖掘正描述了將這些最有價值的部分復原，並可供我們這個時代所用的一整個過程。
【心得】這個主題對我來說有點虛無飄渺(我無法走文青路線:p)
■mining [ˈmaɪ.nɪŋ] (n.U) 採礦；礦業；{軍事}布雷
■the arts (n.P) (繪畫、表演、舞蹈、音樂等的總稱)藝術
arts(n.P) 人文科學；文科
fine art(n.U){總稱}美術作品
fine arts(n. P)美術(指繪畫和雕塑)
■recover [rɪˋkʌvɚ] (vi.&vt.) 恢復、恢復健康、(使)恢復原狀[(+from)]；重新獲得、重新找到
(vt.)彌補、挽回；{法律}取得(損害賠償)；取得…的所有權；(填海)造（地）、圍墾[(+from)]
(vi.){法律}勝訴

Day 18 2021.07.05
Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.
文化挖掘描述了一個過程，一個將當時最有價值的文化，一些我們能夠理解的藝術、人文科學、哲學，在我們的時代復原並成為有用的資源的過程。

Cultural mining describes the process by which the most valuable parts of culture by which we understand the arts, humanities and philosophy are recovered and made useful for our own times.
文化挖掘描述了一個過程，一個將當時最有價值的文化，一些我們能夠理解的藝術、人文科學、哲學，在我們的時代復原並成為有用的資源的過程。