每日口說挑戰百萬美元的想法 Million Dollar Ideas! Do You Have One?

我相信很多奇怪的發明，應該都是亂搞之下的產物…

Hey guys! It’s Hubert and I’m back again with another episode of Pronunciation Challenge. What I have for you today is a Nas Daily video! His videos are always fun and highly informative. In today’s video, Nas talks about Million Dollar Ideas! He talks about everyday people who came up with solutions to everyday problems! Looking back at the ideas that made these people millions may appear simple but it’s always tougher than it looks! Are you sitting on a million- dollar idea? Hopefully, this video can inspire one of you listeners to invent a product that can change our lives!
Also, stay tuned because I actually have one of these productions mentioned in the video. I’ll tell you what it is and my experiences with it. In the meantime, check out the video and then we’ll move onto the featured sentence!

Today’s Featured Sentence:
“So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.”

I’ll say that again.

“So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.”

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.

Pronunciation Tips:

First word.
Bacteria
Four syllables. Bak (as in the word “back) tee (The letter “T”)·ree (Ree has the long “E” sound) and ·uh.

Next word.
Unique
Two syllables. Yoo (as in the word “you”) and neek (Nee has the long “E” sound)

Next up.
Magically
Four syllables. Ma ·ji (ji has a very short “I” sound)·kuh·lee (these two syllables are blended together, kuh-lee)

Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Bacteria (n.) KK[/bækˈtɪr.i.ə/] IPA/dɛt/
Definition
biology. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases.
Used in a sentence you could say,
“Food must be heated to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria.”

Next word,
2. Unique (adj.) KK[juːˈniːk]
Definition
being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way
An example would be,
“Her style of writing is rather unique”

And lastly,
3. Magically (adv.) KK[mædʒ.ɪ.kəl.i]
Definition:
in a way that uses or seems to use magic
Used in a sentence you can say,
“Unfortunately, things won't magically correct themselves.”

Outro
And that about concludes today’s episode but before I go, I did say that I actually have one of the products listed in Nas’s video. Can you guess what it is? By process of elimination, I’m pretty sure you guys wouldn’t think that I have guinea pig manure lying around nor would I choose mouthwash as a topic interesting enough to talk about. Yes, I have the translator! It’s actually called ili and I purchased this product right before I moved to Asia! I figured I would be traveling throughout areas that required me to speak Mandarin or Japanese so I made sure to get this product before leaving Canada. Was it useful? Heck yes! It’s really cool and I carry it around when I’m traveling, although I’m relying on it less these days because my Mandarin has gotten much better. I can switch it to Japanese but with the pandemic, I wouldn’t have much need to speak Japanese in Taiwan anyways. Alright, you know what you need to do. Record your recordings and be sure to watch the video. Until next time! Peace!

So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.

So he went to his lab(/læb/實驗室), played around(亂搞,試驗不同的方法) with bacteria(/bækˈtɪə.ri.ə/細菌) and came up with(想出一個方法) a unique invention(/ɪnˈven.ʃən/發明n.) that magically(神奇地adv.) solves(/sɑːlv/解決v.) the problem.
所以他在他的實驗室對細菌做了各種試驗，創造了一個獨一無二的發明，變魔術般地解決了這個(口臭)問題。

Hey guys! It’s Hubert and I’m back again with another episode of Pronunciation Challenge. What I have for you today is a Nas Daily video! His videos are always fun and highly informative(/ɪnˈfɔːr.mə.t̬ɪv/增廣見聞的). In today’s video, Nas talks about Million Dollar Ideas! He talks about everyday people who came up with(亂搞,試驗不同的方法) solutions(/səˈluː.ʃən/解決辦法n.) to everyday(每日的) problems! Looking back at the ideas that made these people millions may appear(/əˈpɪr/出現v.) simple but it’s always tougher(困難的) than it looks! Are you *sitting on(延遲) a million- dollar idea? Hopefully, this video can inspire(激勵v.) one of you listeners to invent(發明v.) a product that can change our lives! Also, stay tuned(拭目以待) because I actually have one of these productions mentioned in the video. I’ll tell you what it is and my experiences with it. In the meantime, check out the video and then we’ll move onto the featured sentence!

◆ sit on sth : 拖延，延遲 to delay taking action about something:
The company has been sitting on my letter for weeks without dealing with my complaint. 公司將我的信擱置了好幾個禮拜，沒有處理我的投訴。

對…保密，不讓別人知道… to prevent people from knowing a piece of information:
The city council will presumably(/prɪˈzuː.mə.bli/據推測adv.) sitting on the report until after the election. 市政府大概在選舉前不想公佈這份報告的內容。

◆ stay tuned : 別換頻道, 引申意思就是「敬請期待，拭目以待」
But as this is Apple, anything can happen, so be sure to stay tuned! 但因為這是蘋果，什麼都可能發生，所以一定要耐心等待！

1. bacteria (n.) [bækˈtɪr.i.ə] 細菌 biology. very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases:
Food must be heated(被加熱) to a high temperature to kill harmful bacteria.

2. unique (adj.) [juːˈniːk] 唯一的，獨一無二的；獨特的 being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual, or special in some way:
Her style of writing is rather(相當adv.) unique.

3. magically (adv.) KK[mædʒ.ɪ.kəl.i] 如魔法般地；用魔法地；不可思議地 ; 神奇地 in a way that uses or seems to use magic:
Unfortunately, things won't magically correct(修正v.) themselves.

And that about concludes today’s episode but before I go, I did say that I actually have one of the products listed in Nas’s video. Can you guess what it is? By process of elimination(/iˌlɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/淘汰n.), I’m pretty sure you guys wouldn’t think that I have guinea(/ˈɡɪn.i/幾內亞;英國金幣) pig(天竺鼠) manure(/məˈnʊr/糞肥n.) lying around nor(也不,也沒有conj.) would I choose mouthwash(漱口劑) as a topic interesting enough to talk about. Yes, I have the translator(翻譯者)! It’s actually called ili and I purchased(/ˈpɝː.tʃəs/買v.) this product right before I moved to Asia! I figured(認為v.) I would be traveling throughout areas that required me to speak Mandarin(/ˈmæn.dɚ.ɪn/普通話) or Japanese(日語) so I made sure to get this product before leaving Canada. Was it useful? Heck yes! It’s really cool and I carry it around when I’m traveling, although I’m relying on(依賴v.) it less these days because my Mandarin has gotten much better. I can switch it to Japanese but with the pandemic(疫情), I wouldn’t have much need to speak Japanese in Taiwan anyways.

◆ elimination /iˌlɪm.əˈneɪ.ʃən/ n. 排除；消除，清除；淘汰the process of removing something
the elimination of disease/pain : 消除疾病／解除疼痛

☺So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.
於是他去了實驗室，對細菌做了一堆測試，並想出了一個特殊的發明，神奇地解決了口臭問題。
【心得】我有想要賺到百萬美元的想法，但應該在夢裡比較可能實現:p
■bacteria [bækˋtɪrɪə] (n.C複數型)细菌(單數型為bacterium[bækˋtɪrɪəm])
■unique [juˋnik] (adj.) 唯一的、獨一無二的；獨特的[(+to)]；無可匹敵的、無與倫比的；{口語}罕見的、珍奇的、極好的
■magically [ˋmædʒɪklɪ] (adv.) 神奇地、如魔法般地、用魔法地
■play around with sth (ph. v.)試驗、嘗試(不同的方法或事物)

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So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.

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So he went to his lab, played around with bacteria and came up with a unique invention that magically solves the problem.