每日口說挑戰面對霸凌，這是他的成長史 (This Student's Powerful Answer To Bullying)

☺And I decided to become a trainer and inspire and motivate other people, and I just fell in love with that as well.
所以我立志要成為健身教練，鼓舞、激勵別人，而我也愛上了做這樣的事。
【心得】真正的強者能夠運用自己的優勢去幫助他人，而不是去欺負弱者。
■motivate [ˋmotə͵vet] (vt.)使產生動機、激勵、激發
■fall in love (with sb) (ph.) 墜入情網、愛上
■as well (as) [æz wɛl] (ph.) 除…之外還；也、同樣地

Have you ever been bullied, or been subject to physical or verbal abuse? Or do you know someone who has been through, or is going through this kind of experience? If so, today’s video will resonate with you. It certainly resonated with me. I have a lot of things to say about my own experiences with bullying, but I’ll save those for later. For now, let’s look at today’s featured sentence:

Sentence:
And I decided to become a trainer and inspire and motivate other people, and I just fell in love with that as well.
所以我立志成為健身教練，幫助、激勵別人，這也是逐漸愛上的一件事。

Pronunciation Tips:

Inspire - short i, long i followed by r sound
Blended words - as well
Trainer - r sounds, long a

Vocabulary:
1. motivate (v.) KK[ˋmotə͵vet] IPA/ˈməʊtɪveɪt/
使產生動機；激起
To motivate is to cause someone to behave in a particular way. Here’s an example sentence: “Positive reinforcement can be a great way to motivate young students.”

2. fall in love (idiom) KK[fɔl][ɪn][lʌv] IPA/fɔːl//ɪn//lʌv/
相愛，墜入情網
To ‘fall in love’ means to be very attracted to someone and begin to love them. Here’s an example sentence: “The two started dating in college, and eventually they fell in love.”


3. as well (as) (phr) [æz][wɛl] IPA/az//wɛl/
除…之外還；也 in addition (to)
“As well” means “in addition”, and “as well as” means “in addition to”. Here’s an example sentence: “I’d like the whole wheat avocado toast please, as well as an iced coffee.”

Outro

And that brings us to the end of today’s pronunciation challenge. I don’t usually talk about this, but I was bullied for several years in elementary school. I dealt with it by withdrawing to the basement to play with my toys and my computer. I didn’t talk about it with adults because I was scared that the bullies would find out, and I’d have even more problems. If I could talk to my childhood self, I would encourage him to talk about his problems with his family, and with the teachers. I would let him know that while it may not seem like it at times, they really do care about him and they have the power to make changes. I know this because in my eighth year, for reasons unrelated to bullying, my family moved to a different neighborhood and I went to a different school. In that year, I became generally well-liked and popular, and I made some really good friends, some of whom I still have, over thirty years later. As a kid, I always blamed myself for the bullying and felt like I just wasn’t good enough or cool enough. But of course, now I realize that it wasn’t my fault. But enough about me, I want to hear from you if you are comfortable sharing with us! What are your experiences with bullying? Do you have any stories to share? Let me know in the comments below, and don’t forget to do your recording. I’m Jonathan from VoiceTube. I’ll catch you next time!

And I decided to become a trainer(教練n.) and inspire(/ɪnˈspaɪr/鼓舞v.) and motivate(/ˈmoʊ.t̬ə.veɪt/激勵v.) other people, and I just fell in love with that as well.
我立志成為健身教練，鼓舞、激勵其他人，而且我也愛上做這樣的事。

Have you ever been bullied(被欺淩), or *been subject to(服從於... ,易受…) physical or verbal(言語的) abuse(傷害n.)? Or do you know someone who has been through, or is going through this kind of experience? If so, today’s video will resonate(/ˈrez.ən.eɪt/引起共鳴v.) with you. It certainly resonated with me. I have a lot of things to say about my own experiences with bullying, but I’ll save those for later. For now, let’s look at today’s featured sentence.

◆ bully /ˈbʊl.i/ v. 傷害；脅迫；欺負，欺淩
Our survey indicates that one in four children is bullied at school. 我們的調查表明，有四分之一的孩子在學校受到欺淩。

bully (n.) 恃強淩弱者，以大欺小者
You're just a big bully! 你欺負人！

◆ be subject to : 受限於…，服從於...，易受…
We are subject to the law of our country. 我們受我們國家法律的約束。
This city is subject to earthquakes. 這座城市易受地震的影響。

◆ resonate /ˈrez.ən.eɪt/ v. 使産生聯想；引起共鳴
Her experiences resonate powerfully with me, living, as I do, in a similar family situation. 她的家庭生活環境和我相似，所以她的經歷在我心中引起強烈共鳴。

1. motivate (v.) /ˈməʊtɪveɪt/ 使產生動機；激起 To motivate is to cause someone to behave in a particular way.
☻︎ Positive(正向的) reinforcement(/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/增強n.) can be a great way to motivate young students.

2. fall in love (idiom) 相愛，墜入情網 To ‘fall in love’ means to be very attracted to someone and begin to love them.
☻︎ The two started dating in college, and eventually they fell in love.

3. as well (as) : (phr) 除…之外還；也 in addition (to)
“As well” means “in addition”, and “as well as” means “in addition to”.
☻︎ I’d like the whole wheat(全麥) avocado(/ˌæv.əˈkɑː.doʊ/酪梨) toast(烤麵包片n.) please, as well as an iced coffee.

Outro : And that brings us to the end of today’s pronunciation challenge. I don’t usually talk about this, but I was bullied for several years in elementary school. I dealt with(處理) it by withdrawing(沈默) to the basement(地下室) to play with my toys and my computer. I didn’t talk about it with adults because I was scared that the bullies(恃強淩弱者) would find out, and I’d have even more problems. If I could talk to my childhood self(自己), I would encourage him to talk about his problems with his family, and with the teachers. I would let him know that while it may not seem like it(雖然它可能看起來不像是) *at times(有時), they really do care about him and they have the power to make changes. I know this because in my eighth year, for reasons unrelated(無關的) to bullying, my family moved to a different neighborhood and I went to a different school. In that year, I became generally well-liked(廣受歡迎的) and popular, and I made some really good friends, some of whom I still have, over thirty years later. As a kid, I always blamed(責怪v.) myself for the bullying and felt like I just wasn’t good enough or cool enough. But of course, now I realize that it wasn’t my fault. But enough about me, I want to hear from you if you are comfortable sharing with us! What are your experiences with bullying? Do you have any stories to share?

◆ withdraw UK /wɪðˈdrɔː/ US /wɪðˈdrɑː/ v. 不再說話；沉默；不與人交流
As a child, she frequently withdrew into her own fantasy world. 童年時候，她經常沉浸在自己的幻想世界。

抽回；取回；提取；撤回；撤離；退出；移回
This credit card allows you to withdraw up to £200 a day from ATMs. 這張信用卡允許你每天從自動提款機中提取200英鎊。
The UN has withdrawn its troops from the country. 聯合國已從該國撤軍。

And I decided to become a trainer and inspire and motivate other people, and I just fell in love with that as well.

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I decided to become a trainer and inspire and motivate other people. and I just fell in love with that as well.