每日口說挑戰日本人真的很誠實嗎？ (Are Japanese Really Honest?)

以下為今天的口說稿：

What’s up, VoiceTubers! My name is Ingrid and you’re listening to today’s pronunciation challenge. I absolutely love today’s video because I LOVE JAPAN. Japan is one of my favorite countries in the world. One thing I love about Japan is the fact that it is so safe there. According to the Global Peace Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, last year, Japan was ranked number 9 safest country in the world. In fact, let me give you the list of the top ten safest countries. I know you’re curious. Starting with number ten:
10. Switzerland
It scored 1.366 points because it has a low crime rate.
9. Japan
Japan has a score of 1.36 on the peace index because it has a low homicide rate and its citizens can’t get their hands on weapons.
8. Czech Republic
It scored 1.337 points because it doesn’t spend much on its military and has a low crime rate. It moved down one spot from the year before.
7. Singapore
Singapore received a score of 1.321 due to low scores in domestic and international conflict, plus high levels of societal safety.
6. Canada
Canada scored 1.298 with friendly cities such as Montreal, ranking highly.
5. Denmark
Denmark’s residents consider themselves happy and safe–it has a score of 1.283.
4. Austria
Austria earned a score of 1.275, with peaceful elections and low weapon imports.
3. Portugal
The Global Peace Index gave Lisbon a score of 1.247 owing to its safety.
2. New Zealand
With very little internal conflict or violence, New Zealand scored 1.198 and ranked second.
1. Iceland
With very low homicide rates, few people in jail (per capita) and few terrorist events, Iceland scored 1.078.
Here are the top ten. Our Country, Taiwan, is ranked 37 with a score of 1.707, which is pretty good considering there are 163 Countries on this list. In today’s video, the speaker goes to Japan, and tests if Japan is really safe and if Japanese people are really honest. If you’re interested, please go watch the video. But before that, let’s practice today’s sentence.

So always use your best judgment before you decide to do something like leave your valuables unattended at a table.
所以，在你決定做諸如將貴重物品放在桌子上無人看管的事情之前，一定要做出最佳判斷。

Vocabulary:
judgment [ˋdʒʌdʒmənt] ˈʤʌʤmənt n 判斷力；識別力
the ability to form valuable opinions and make good decisions
His looks are clouding your judgement. Trust me, he’s not a good person despite his innocent looks.
他的長想蒙蔽了妳的判斷力，相信我，他長得無辜但他不是好人。

*judge [dʒʌdʒ] ˈʤʌʤ v （尤指認真考慮之後）斷定，判斷，估計
to form, give, or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully
Don’t judge the book by its cover.
勿只憑外表判斷。（不能以貌取人。）

*judge [dʒʌdʒ] ˈʤʌʤ n （比賽的）裁判員，評判員；法官；審判員
the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition/ a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
What we told the judge was entirely the truth. We didn’t lie at all.
我們跟法官說得完全是事實，我們而全沒有說謊。

valuables [ˋvæljʊəb!s] ˈvæljʊəbls n （尤指首飾等）貴重物品
small objects, especially jewelry, that might be sold for a lot of money
Remember to take your valuables with you when you leave your seat.
離開座位的時候記得帶走你的貴重物品。

*valuable [ˋvæljʊəb!] ˈvæljʊəbl adj 值錢的，貴重的
worth a lot of money
This golden watch is very valuable. It costs thousands of dollars.
這隻金錶很值錢，它值好幾千塊。

unattended [͵ʌnəˋtɛndɪd] ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪd adj 無人看管的；無人照料的
not being watched or taken care of
I hid his phone on purpose to give him a lesson to not leave it unattended in public places.
他把他的手機留著無人看管，所以我把它藏起來，給他一個教訓。

*attend [əˋtɛnd] əˈtɛnd v 出席，參加；到場
to go to an event, place, etc.
She’s still mad at her parents for not attending her elementary school graduation.
她還在為她的爸媽沒參加她的小學畢業典禮而生氣。

Okay guys, that’s it for today’s pronunciation challenge. Please don’t forget to leave a comment and a recording. My name is Ingrid and I’ll see you next time.

So always use your best judgment before you decide to do something like Leave your valuables unattended at the table. ☻︎

學校的暑假作業…Day15

So always use your best judgment before you decide to do something like leave your valuables unattended at a table.

unattended [͵ʌnəˋtɛndɪd] (adj.) 無人看管的；無人照料的

Honest and proud to say that Taiwanese ppl can do so too!

So always use your best judgment(/ˈdʒʌdʒ.mənt/判斷n.) before you decide to do *something like(類似) leave(留下v.) your valuables(貴重物品n.) unattended(/ˌʌn.əˈten.dɪd/無人看管的) at a table.
所以，像是在決定無旁人看管時把貴重物品留在桌上之前，請先做好風險判斷。

I absolutely love today’s video because I LOVE JAPAN. Japan is one of my favorite countries in the world. One thing I love about Japan is the fact that it is so safe there. According to the Global Peace Index(指數n.) of the Institute(/ˈɪn.stə.tuːt/學會n.) for Economics and Peace, last year, Japan was ranked(排名,等級v.) number 9 safest country in the world. In fact, let me give you the list of the top ten safest countries. I know you’re curious. Starting with number ten:
10. Switzerland(/ˈswɪt.sɚ.lənd/瑞士) : It scored(得分v.) 1.366 points because it has a low crime rate.
9. Japan : Japan has a score of 1.36 on the peace index because it has a low homicide(/ˈhɑː.mə.saɪd/謀殺n.) rate and its citizens(人民n.) can’t get their hands on weapons(武器n.).

◆ get/lay/put your hands on sth : 把…弄到手，得到
I can never lay my hands on a stapler in this office. 在這間辦公室裡我永遠也找不到釘書機。

8. Czech(/tʃek/捷克的a.) Republic(共和國) : It scored 1.337 points because it doesn’t spend much on its military and has a low crime rate. It *moved down(下降) one spot from the year before.
7. Singapore : Singapore received a score(得分n.) of 1.321 due to low scores in domestic(國內的) and international conflict(衝突n.), plus high levels of societal(/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/與社會相關的) safety.
6. Canada : Canada scored 1.298 with friendly cities such as Montreal, ranking highly.
5. Denmark : Denmark’s residents(居民n.) consider themselves happy and safe–it has a score of 1.283.
4. Austria : Austria earned(贏得v.) a score of 1.275, with peaceful elections(選舉n.) and low weapon imports(進口n.).
3. Portugal(/ˈpɔːr.tʃə.ɡəl/葡萄牙) : The Global Peace Index gave Lisbon(里斯本) a score of 1.247 *owing to(由於) its safety.

◆ owing to (prep.) 因為，由於 = because of
The concert has been cancelled owing to lack of interest. 由於響應者寥寥，音樂會被取消了。

2. New Zealand : With very little internal conflict or violence, New Zealand scored 1.198 and ranked second.
1. Iceland : With very low homicide rates, few people in jail(監獄) (per capita /ˈkæp.ɪ.t̬ə/人均) and few terrorist(/ˈter.ɚ.ɪst/恐怖份子) events, Iceland scored 1.078.

◆ per capita /pɝ ˈkæp.ɪ.t̬ə/ adv./adj. 人均（地）If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person.
The per capita income in the country is very low.
該國每人平均收入非常低。

Here are the top ten. Our Country, Taiwan, is ranked 37 with a score of 1.707, which is pretty good considering there are 163 Countries on this list. In today’s video, the speaker goes to Japan, and tests if Japan is really safe and if Japanese(/ˌdʒæp.ənˈiːz/日本的) people are really honest.

1.1 judgment [ˋdʒʌdʒmənt] n. 判斷力；識別力the ability to form(形成v.) valuable opinions and make good decisions
His looks(長相n.) are clouding(使迷惑v.) your judgement. Trust me, he’s not a good person despite(無論prep.) his innocent(無辜的,天真的) looks.

◆ cloud (v.) 使迷惑；使不清楚；使難以理解
When it came to explaining the lipstick on his collar, he found that drink had clouded his memory. 等到要他解釋衣領上的口紅印時，他才意識到當時酒喝得太多，甚麼都記不清楚了。

1.2 judge [dʒʌdʒ] v.（尤指認真考慮之後）斷定，判斷，估計
to form, give, or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully
Don’t judge the book by its cover. 勿只憑外表判斷/勿以貌取人

1.3 judge (n.)（比賽的）裁判員，評判員；法官；審判員 the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition/ a person who is in charge of a trial(審判n.) in a court(法庭n.) and decides how a person who is guilty(有罪的) of a crime should be punished(被懲罰), or who makes decisions on legal(法律的,合法的) matters
What we told the judge was entirely the truth. We didn’t lie(說謊v.) at all.

2.1 valuables [ˋvæljʊəb!s] n. （尤指首飾等）貴重物品 small objects, especially jewelry, that might be sold for a lot of money
Remember to take your valuables with you when you leave(離開v.) your seat.

2.2 valuable [ˋvæljʊəb!] a. 值錢的，貴重的 worth a lot of money
This golden watch is very valuable. It costs thousands of dollars.

3.1 unattended [͵ʌnəˋtɛndɪd] a. 無人看管的；無人照料的 not being watched or taken care of
I hid(hide隱藏v.) his phone *on purpose(故意) to give him a lesson to not leave it unattended in public places.

3.2 attend [əˋtɛnd] v. 出席，參加；到場 to go to an event, place, etc.
She’s still mad at her parents for not attending her elementary school graduation(畢業典禮).

☺So always use your best judgment before you decide to do something like leave your valuables unattended at a table.
所以，凡事都要先想清楚再做決定，好比說如果你決定要把貴重物品留在桌子上，沒人看管，就這麼走開的話，是否安全。
【心得】要是垃圾留在桌上暫時走開，回來發現有人幫忙拿去丟了的話，就不會怪別人不誠實了。(貴重東西還是好好保管吧，不然不見了，既傷荷包又傷心，何必找自己麻煩，冒這個險呢!?)
■judgment [ˋdʒʌdʒmənt] =judgement (n.C or U)審判、裁判、判決][(+on/upon)]；判斷、鑑定、評價[(+on/upon)]；批評、指責
(n.U)判斷力、識別力
(n.C) 意見、看法；神的審判、天譴
■judge [dʒʌdʒ](vt.&vi.)評論、批評、指責；裁判、擔任裁判；審判；判斷、斷定、認為[+that][+wh-]
(n.C)法官；審判員；裁判員；鑑定人；鑑賞家；(大寫)最高審判者(指上帝)
■valuable [ˋvæljʊəb!] (adj.)值錢的、貴重的；有用的、有價值的[(+for/to)]；可估價的
(n.P)貴重物品、財產
■unattended [͵ʌnəˋtɛndɪd] (adj.) 無人看管的；無人照料的；未被注意的；(傷等)未治療的；(會議)無人出席的；無侍從的；無伴的
■attend [əˋtɛnd] (vt.&vi.)出席、參加、到場[(+at)]
(vt.)照料、護理、侍候；伴隨、帶有；陪同、護送；經常去、定期去
(vi.) 照料、處理[(+to)]；護理、侍候[(+on/upon)]；注意、傾聽；致力(於)[(+to)]

So always use your best judgment before you decide to do something like leave your valuables unattended at a table.
是以，在你決定做諸如將貴重物品放在桌子上無人看管的事情之前，一定要做出最佳判斷。