每日口說挑戰大公司還是壟斷：有什麼區別？ (Megacorporation Or Monopoly: What’s The Difference?)

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Intro:
What‘s up VoiceTubers, Welcome back to this week's pronunciation challenge. Have you ever tried starting your own business but found it too hard because there are large companies that are the biggest competitors? A few years ago, a friend of mine opened a cafe in a shopping mall. The cafe was located on the 6th floor which I personally found strange for a cafe to be located. My friend thought that the location of the mall would be good for business since it was a new mall and he was confident a lot of people would come. However, due to other popular brands like Starbucks, most people went there instead to get coffee since my friend‘s brand wasn't well known. Sadly after 5-6 months, the shop was closed due to a lack of customers and Starbucks was only 10 meters away from them. It’s really hard to start your own business these days when you have huge companies as your competitors, but how do these large companies affect small businesses? Find out in today’s video as it talks about if large corporations are turning into Monopolies which are companies that have dominated in their area of business. But first, let’s have a look at the sentence of the day.

Featured sentence:
“Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.”
[ 壟斷指的是有些公司不斷茁壯成長，最後主導了整個市場，並因此壓縮小企業的生存空間。 ]

Pronunciation tips:
Pushes out 可以連音 /pu-shi-sout

Monopoly (重音放在第二音節的 "no"，且發的是 "nɑ" 的音)

Influence (重音放在開頭的 "in"，中間 “fluen” 的發音要不拖泥帶水地一起快速得唸過去)

Vocabulary:

Monopoly (n.) KK[məˋnɑp!ɪ] IPA[/məˈnɒp.əl.i/]
(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share
壟斷（機構）；專賣；獨佔

The local cable company has a monopoly on high-speed Internet because it offers only web access in town.
當地有線電視公司壟斷了高速網路，因為只有它提供鎮上的網絡服務。



Dominate (v.) KK[ˋdɑmə͵net] IPA[/ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/]
to have control over a place or person
統治；控制

Once the burger chain begins to open restaurants in the South, it will dominate the fast-food industry in this country.
一旦漢堡連鎖店也開始在南方開設餐廳，它將成為該國速食業的龍頭業。

Influence (n.) KK[ˋɪnflʊəns] IPA[/ˈɪn.flu.əns/]
the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this
影響，作用；有影響的人（或物）

I didn’t want to influence her decision to choose her college based on my experiences.
我不想她根據我自身的經驗而影響她選擇大學的決定。

Outro:
Alright, we’re running out of time here. I’ve learned some new things about how big corporations influence the market now. It’s really hard to start your own business these days especially when you have so many big competitors who have been in the market for so many years. Shoutout to anyone out there who has started your own business as it’s not an easy job and it takes lots of patience and skills for it to work. What kind of business would you want to start on your own? Let me know in the comments below with your recording and my time is almost up, have a great week and I’ll see you next week, Peace.

Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.

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Monopolies(/məˈnɑː.pəl.i/壟斷n.). These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating(dominate/ˈdɑː.mə.neɪt/控制v.) influence(/ˈɪn.flu.əns/影響力) on the market *pushes out(排擠) competition(/ˌkɑːm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/競爭n.) from smaller rivals(/ˈraɪ.vəl/競爭者).
壟斷指的是，有些公司不斷壯大且主導了整個市場，排擠了小公司的競爭力。

◆ push sb out : (phr.) 把（某人）排擠走 to make someone leave a job or stop being involved in an activity by being unpleasant or unfair to them:
I felt I was being pushed out of the job. 我覺得我正在被排擠出這個工作崗位。

Have you ever tried starting your own business but found it too hard because there are large companies that are the biggest competitors? A few years ago, a friend of mine opened a cafe(/kæˈfeɪ/咖啡館) in a shopping mall. The cafe was located(位於adj.) on the 6th floor which I personally found strange for a cafe to be located. My friend thought that the location of the mall would be good for business since it was a new mall and he was confident a lot of people would come. However, due to other popular brands like Starbucks, most people went there instead(作為替代adv.) to get coffee(/ˈkɑː.fi/) since my friend‘s brand wasn't well known. Sadly after 5-6 months, the shop was closed due to a lack of customers and Starbucks was only 10 meters away from them. It’s really hard to start your own business these days when you have huge companies as(像conj.) your competitors, but how do these large companies affect(影響v.) small businesses? Find out in today’s video as it talks about if large corporations(/ˌkɔːr.pəˈreɪ.ʃən/集團公司) are turning into Monopolies which are companies that have dominated in their area of business. But first, let’s have a look at the sentence of the day.

1. monopoly (n.) /məˈnɒp.əl.i/ 壟斷（機構）；專賣；獨佔
(an organization or group that has) complete control of something, especially an area of business, so that others have no share:
The local cable company has a monopoly on high-speed Internet because it offers only web access(/ˈæk.ses/途徑n.) in town. 當地有線電視公司壟斷了高速網路，因為只有它提供鎮上的網絡服務。

2. dominate (v.) /ˈdɒm.ɪ.neɪt/ 統治；控制 to have control over a place or person:
Once the burger chain(連鎖店) begins to open restaurants in the South, it will dominate the fast-food industry in this country. 一旦漢堡連鎖店也開始在南方開設餐廳，它將成為該國速食業的龍頭業。

3. influence (n.) /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ 影響，作用；有影響的人（或物）the power to have an effect on people or things, or a person or thing that is able to do this:
I didn’t want to influence her decision to choose her college based on my experiences. 我不想她根據我的經驗而影響她選擇大學的決定。

Alright, we’re running out of time here. I’ve learned some new things about how big corporations influence the market now. It’s really hard to start your own business these days especially when you have so many big competitors who have been in the market for so many years. Shoutout(致敬v.) to anyone out there who has started your own business as it’s not an easy job and it takes lots of patience and skills for it to work(運作v.). What kind of business would you want to start on your own? Let me know in the comments below with your recording and my time is almost up, have a great week and I’ll see you next week, Peace.

☺Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.
壟斷指的是有些公司不斷茁壯成長，最後主導了整個市場，並因此壓縮小企業的生存空間。
【心得】大公司也有分等級，有了股溝誰還會想要用Microsoft的bing!?
■monopoly [məˋnɑp!ɪ](n.S or C)獨佔、專賣、壟斷、完全控制[(+of/on)]
(n.C)獨佔權、專賣權、專利權[(+of)]；獨佔者、專賣者、壟斷企業；壟斷商品、專賣商品
Monopoly指的是「大富翁」(遊戲產品名稱)
■dominate [ˋdɑmə͵net] (vi.&vt.) 支配、統治、控制；(在…中)佔主要地位、處於支配地位、擁有壓倒優勢[(+over)]；(在…中)處於較高的位置、高聳、俯視(…)
■influence [ˋɪnflʊəns] (vt.) 影響
(n.C or U)影響、作用[(+on/upon)]
(n.U)影響力；勢力、權勢[(+over/with)]
(n.C)有影響力的人/事/物；有權勢者[(+for/on)]

【期貨考試倒數44天】
Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.

一開始聽還以為拿波里披薩的主題
Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.

Day 69

Monopolies. These are companies which have grown so large that their dominating influence on the market pushes out competition from smaller rivals.