每日口說挑戰【TED-Ed】在壓力超大時如何維持冷靜 (How to stay calm under pressure - Noa Kageyama and Pen-Pen Chen)

Intro:
What’s up VoiceTubers, hope you’re all doing well this week, and welcome back to another episode of our weekly pronunciation challenge. Have you ever been in a situation that makes you very stressed? Whether it's at work or with family or friends? I’m sure we all get stressed when we have to face a lot of different situations at once. For example, there was one time I was trying to find ways to bring my dog back to Taiwan and due to Covid it was very difficult, there was a chance where I had to give her away and I was also facing issues with my landlord as they were trying to kick me out because they wanted to sell their house. How I coped with this stress was I would listen to music first or find some cold beverage to drink. I enjoy coffee so buying ice coffee helps me relax and think more rationally. Another way was I would wait till I finish work and raid my microphone at home by singing my lungs out. Singing is one way for me to vent out and cope with my stress. What are some ways to help you stay calm under pressure? Well, let’s find out in today's video so let’s get started.


Sentence:
That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as "choking", where despite months, even years of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.
這名選手剛經歷了一種名為「失常」的現象。意思是，儘管練習了數個月，甚至數年，卻在最重要的時刻失敗了。

Pronunciation Tips:
Competitor (the two ts’ are slightly lazy pronounced in American English, whereas for British English, the T is very emphasized)
Phenomenon /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/ the stress is on the second syllable.
Years of (years-uv)



Vocabulary:
Competitor (n.) KK: kəmˋpɛtətɚ IPA: /kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/
a person, team, or company that is competing against others
競爭者；參賽者

Nike has always been a competitor to Adidas as they are two of the biggest sporting brands in the world.
Nike 一直以來都是 Adidas的競爭對手，因為它們是世界上最大的兩個運動品牌


Phenomenon (n.) KK:fəˋnɑmə͵nɑn IPA: /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting
(尤指不尋常的或有趣的）現象

There are UFO groups which investigate the UFO phenomenon.
有很多 UFO 團在調查一些 UFO 的現象

Choke (v.) KK: [ˋtʃok] IPA: /tʃoʊk/
(usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence
（通常指在運動中關鍵時刻因喪失信心而）失敗；怯場

Choking under pressure can decrease the standard level of an athlete's performance.
在壓力下怯場會降低運動員表現的標準值。

Outro:
Alright, that’s it for today, hopefully, you learned some good tips to cope with pressure in the future. I think it's important that we find ways to cope with pressure otherwise, we’ll explode like a balloon full of water. What are some situations that make you very stressed? How did you cope with it? Share with us some of your experiences with coping with stress in the comments below, this is your host Benson signing off, see you next week. Peace.

#嗯哼，每天都失常，就變很平常了，我。
That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as "choking", where despite months, even years of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.

☺That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as "choking", where despite months, even years of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.
這名選手剛經歷了所謂的「失常」現象。「失常」現象是指，某個人儘管經過了數個月，甚至數年的練習，卻在最關鍵的時刻失敗了。
【心得】發生這種狀況真的會很想模仿金剛捶胸。有夠委屈!!!
■phenomenon[fəˋnɑmə͵nɑn] (n.C、複數型為：phenomena[fəˋnɑmənə]或 phenomenons)現象；非凡的人/事/物
■competitor [kəmˋpɛtətɚ] (n.C) 競爭者；參賽者；對手、敵手
■choke [tʃok] (vi.&vt.) (使)窒息；(使)哽噎；(使)哽住；(使)呼吸困難
(vi.)說不出話來；(管子等)塞住；{非正式用法}(通常指在運動中關鍵時刻因喪失信心而)失常、怯場=choke it
(vt.) 堵塞、阻塞[(+up/with)]；抑制、壓住[(+back/down/off)]；撲滅(火)；阻止(植物等)生長；掐住…的脖子(使其窒息)；阻塞…的氣門
(n.C) 窒息、噎；嗆住的聲音；汽油引擎的空氣調節裝置
(n.C or U)(汽車等的)阻風門、阻氣門

That competitor(/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/選手) just experienced the phenomenon(/fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/現象n.) known as "choking(失常)", where despite(儘管prep.) months, even years of practice, a person fails right(恰好adv.) when it matters(要緊v.) most.
這名選手剛剛經歷了所謂「失常」的現象，意思是儘管經過數個月甚至數年的訓練，卻在最重要的時刻失敗了。

What’s up VoiceTubers, hope you’re all doing well this week, and welcome back to another episode of our weekly pronunciation challenge. Have you ever been in a situation that makes you very stressed? Whether it's at work or with family or friends? I’m sure we all get stressed when we have to face a lot of different situations at once. For example, there was one time I was trying to find ways to bring my dog back to Taiwan and due to Covid it was very difficult, there was a chance where I had to give her away and I was also facing issues with my landlord(房東) as they were trying to kick me out because they wanted to sell their house. How I coped with(處理) this stress was I would listen to music first or find some cold beverage to drink. I enjoy coffee so buying ice coffee helps me relax and think more rationally(/ˈræʃ.ən.əl.i/基於理性地). Another way was I would wait till I finish work and raid(/reɪd/取v.) my microphone at home by singing my lungs(肺) out. Singing is one way for me to vent(發洩v.) out and cope with my stress. What are some ways to help you stay calm under pressure? Well, let’s find out in today's video so let’s get started.

1. competitor (n.) /kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɚ/ 競爭者；參賽者 a person, team, or company that is competing against others:
Nike has always been a competitor to Adidas as they are two of the biggest sporting brands in the world.
Nike 一直以來都是 Adidas的競爭對手，因為它們是世界上最大的兩個運動品牌

2 phenomenon (n.) /fəˈnɑː.mə.nɑːn/（尤指不尋常的或有趣的）現象 something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting:
There are UFO groups which investigate the UFO phenomenon.
有很多 UFO 團在調查一些 UFO 的現象。

3 choke (v.) /tʃoʊk/ （通常指在運動中關鍵時刻因喪失信心而）失敗；怯場 (usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence:
Choking under pressure can decrease the standard level of an athlete's performance.
在壓力下怯場會降低運動員表現的標準值。

Outro: Alright, that’s it for today, hopefully, you learned some good tips to cope with pressure in the future. I think it's important that we find ways to cope with pressure otherwise, we’ll explode(爆炸v.) like a balloon full of water. What are some situations that make you very stressed? How did you cope with it? Share with us some of your experiences with coping with stress in the comments below, this is your host Benson signing off, see you next week. Peace.

面對壓力的能力
絕對是人類從古到今最重要的能力之一。
古代是求活著，現在是要活的好

原來失常的英文是嗆到～好有趣喔！

That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as "choking", where despite months, even years of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.
這名選手剛經歷了一種名為「失常」的現象。意思是，儘管練習了數個月，甚至數年，卻在最重要的時刻失敗了。

每次在別人面前打電動輸了的時候也都會說自己只是失常ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ
That competitor just experienced the phenomenon known as”choking”, where despite months, even years of practice, a person fails right when it matters most.