每日口說挑戰【生活】想要更快的WIFI？簡單秘訣告訴你！ (Want faster wifi? Here are some weirdly easy tips.)

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Hey folks, Ken here. Today, we’re gonna talk about Wi-Fi. Now, Wi-Fi stands for wireless fidelity, which basically means to connect an electronic device, such as your laptop or smartphones, to the internet without using wires. Modern life seems to have become much more inseparable from Wi-Fi since the recent decade, and it’s certainly difficult to imagine life without the internet. But you know what’s worse than no internet at all? That’s right, slow internet connection and weak Wi-Fi signals. For example, when you’re trying to join a meeting and attend an online class and the internet speed becomes so slow, laggy, that’s what really drives people crazy.

But hold on, don’t smash your router just yet, let’s take a second to learn how it all works. Wi-Fi waves are basically just radio waves, so that's the same as the electromagnetic waves you pick up with your cell phone or a radio. Wi-Fi signals are broadcasted via a router, which is usually what you’ll refer to as “Wi-Fi machine or Wi-Fi box”. But wifi waves are fairly short. The conventional ones are even only 12 cm long, so if you have an old router model, you’d probably know why it runs so slow. And also, the signal gets a lot weaker as it gets further from the router, they often get absorbed and blocked by walls and metal surfaces.

That’s why, if you only have one router, the way you position your router makes a huge difference in how strong your signal is throughout your house. It is recommended that you place your router near the center of your house so that it sends the signal out in equal strength in all directions. And then, put it out somewhere off-ground in the open instead of placing it in a closet, because the Wi-Fi wave might be blocked. Also, most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally to enhance your signal connection.

Before you try this out, here’s our sentence of the day:

Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.
大多數的路由器有兩根天線。理想上一根應與地面垂直，另一根則與地面水平。

[Vocabulary words]

1. antenna
a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals

Ex: The reception is very poor. Let me adjust the antenna.
收訊太差了。讓我調整一下天線。

*Animals and insects have antennas（觸角）as well.

2. vertical
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface

Ex: Rain or shine, our flagpole stands vertically above the ground.
不論風雨，我們的旗桿垂直屹立於地。

3. horizontal
parallel to the surface or ground.

Ex: Keep the patient horizontal with the feet slightly raised.
讓病人平躺，雙腳略微抬高。


Alright, that’s all the time we have for today.
If you live in a house with 3 to 4 stories (floors),
Then you should probably consider getting a set of mesh wifi routers,
which passes on the wifi wave from your internet modem,
so you can have equally strong internet signals on each floor.

Hope you all have good wifi connections.
This is Ken Miao, and I’ll see you again next week.

最慘的是不穩定的4G訊號吧！跳起來要扣殺時，畫面定格，過了一陣子畫面開始動，比賽卻結束了…

To speed up your Internet, just pay more!

Most routers(/ˈraʊtər/路由器) have two antennas(/ænˈten.ə/天線n.) on them, and ideally(/aɪˈdiː.ə.li/理想地,完美地) you could position(/pəˈzɪʃ.ən/放置v.) one of them vertically(/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl.i/垂直地) and one horizontally(/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl.i/水平地).
大多數的路由器有兩條天線，理想上，你可將一條擺放與地面垂直，另一條則與地面呈水平。

Today, we’re gonna talk about Wi-Fi. Now, Wi-Fi stands for(代表) wireless fidelity(/fɪˈdel.ə.t̬i/準確度), which basically means to connect an electronic device, such as your laptop or smartphones, to the internet without using wires. Modern life seems to have become much more inseparable(/ɪnˈsep.rə.bəl/密不可分的) from Wi-Fi since the recent decade(十年), and it’s certainly difficult to imagine life without the internet. But you know what’s worse than no internet at all? That’s right, slow internet connection and weak Wi-Fi signals. For example, when you’re trying to join a meeting and attend an online class and the internet speed becomes so slow, laggy(/ˈlæɡ.i/反應慢的), that’s what really drives people crazy(讓人抓狂). But hold on, don’t smash(砸爛v.) your router just yet, let’s take a second to learn how it all works. Wi-Fi waves are basically just radio waves, so that's the same as the electromagnetic(/iˌlek.troʊ.mæɡˈnet̬.ɪk/電磁的) waves(電磁波) you pick up(拿起,接電話,收聽) with your cell phone or a radio. Wi-Fi signals are broadcasted(傳播v.) via(/ˈvaɪə/經由prep.) a router, which is usually what you’ll refer to(提及) as “Wi-Fi machine or Wi-Fi box”. But wifi waves are fairly short. The conventional(/kənˈven.ʃən.əl/常規的) ones are even only 12 cm long, so if you have an old router model, you’d probably know why it runs so slow. And also, the signal gets a lot weaker as it gets further from the router, they often get absorbed(/əbˈzɔːrbd/被吸收的) and blocked(阻斷的) by walls and metal surfaces(金屬表面). That’s why, if you only have one router, the way you position your router makes a huge difference in how strong your signal is throughout(遍及,貫穿prep.) your house. It is recommended(建議) that you place(放v.) your router near the center of your house so that it sends the signal out in equal(相等的) strength(強度n.) in all directions. And then, put it out somewhere off-ground(離開地面) in the open(開放空間n.) instead of placing it in a closet(/ˈklɑː.zət/壁櫥), because the Wi-Fi wave might be blocked. Also, most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally to enhance(/ɪnˈhæns/增加v.) your signal connection. Before you try this out, here’s our sentence of the day.

1.1 antenna /ænˈten.ə/ n. 天線 = aerial /ˈeə.ri.əl/
a rod(/rɑːd/桿n.), wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals
☻ The reception is very poor. Let me adjust the antenna. 收訊太差了。讓我調整一下天線。

1.2 antenna (n.) 觸角，觸鬚 = feeler  /ˈfiːlər/
☻ Animals and insects have antennas as well.

2. vertical /ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/ a. 垂直的；豎的，立式的
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface
☻ Rain or shine, our flagpole(旗桿) stands vertically above the ground. 不論風雨，我們的旗桿垂直屹立於地。

3. horizontal /ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl/ adj. 水平的；與地面（或底邊、頂邊）平行的；橫的 ; 地平線的
parallel(/ˈper.ə.lel/平行的) to the surface or ground.
☻ Keep the patient horizontal with the feet slightly raised.
讓病人平躺，雙腳略微抬高。

Alright, that’s all the time we have for today. If you live in a house with 3 to 4 stories (floors), Then you should probably consider getting a set of mesh(/meʃ/網n.) wifi routers, which passes(傳遞v.) on the wifi wave from your internet modem(/ˈmoʊ.dəm/數據機), so you can have equally strong internet signals on each floor. Hope you all have good wifi connections.

Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.

☺Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.
大多數的路由器有兩根天線。如果可以的話，你最好把其中一根垂直著放，另一根水平著放。
【心得】我們家的沒有天線耶!
■antenna [ænˋtɛnə] (n.C,複數形: antennas, antennae) 天線；{動物}觸角、觸鬚
■vertical [ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl] (adj.) 垂直的；豎的、立式的；(葉等)直生的、縱長的；正上方的；頂點的；頭頂的、顱頂點的；縱向聯合的、垂直合併的；包括各種不同層次的人們的
(n.C)垂直線；垂直面；豎直位置；豎杆；直立式鋼琴
■horizontal [͵hɑrəˋzɑnt!] (adj.) 水平的；橫(式)的；臥式的；與地面(或底邊、頂邊)平行的；地平線的；同一階層的
(n.C) 水平線；水平面；水平位置
■horizon [həˋraɪzn] (n.C) 視野；眼界；(知識、經驗等的)範圍
the horizon(n.S)地平線

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Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.

Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.

Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.

Today's quotes: "I am like a TV antenna. I catch everything that is in the air, and then I do it my way." From Karl Lagerfeld

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Most routers have two antennas on them, and ideally you could position one of them vertically and one horizontally.