每日口說挑戰【TED-Ed】一探希特勒出頭的歷程 (How did Hitler rise to power? - Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard)

【TED-Ed】一探希特勒出頭的歷程（中英字幕） (How did Hitler rise to power? - Alex Gendler and Anthony Hazard)

“Power doesn’t corrupt people, people corrupt power.” - William Gaddis

Hey everyone, Hubert back with Pronunciation Challenge and today we’re talking about Hitler. It’s a heavy topic and the genocide (the deliberate killing of a large group of people) is something I won’t be diving into today. Instead, today’s video talks about how Hitler came to power. His rise to power shows us how fragile democracy really is in any society. It can easily collapse if we’re not careful. People often say that freedom is the ability to set your own schedule, to decide on what work you do, and being able to make your own decisions. It’s being accountable for your own actions. That’s some food for thought which is an idiom that means something that should be thought about or considered carefully. Alright, watch the video and come back for the featured sentence. Make sure you stay tuned so I could talk about a Hitler conspiracy theory!

Today’s featured sentence:
“In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.”

I’ll say that again.

“In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.”

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Reparations
Four syllables.
“Reh” has a short E sound. “Per” is your typical “ER” sound with a P in front. “AY” like you’re saying “hey” but without the “H” and “shuns”. It’s your typical “TION” sound that sounds like it’s spelt “SHUN”. Reparations.

Next word.
Debilitating
Five syllables.
“DUH” has a short “U” sound. “BI” has a short “I” sound. “LUH” has a short “U” sound. “TAY” sounds like “HEY” again but with a “T” instead of the “H” and “TING”. Typical “ING” ending sound. Debilitating.

And our last one would be a word I struggled with as a kid.
Economy uh · kaa · nuh · mee
Four syllables.
I used to say “Econ-nomy” as a kid all the time. I’m hoping you guys don’t have the same habit. I certainly hope I didn’t plant the seed for a new bad habit as well! Alright, so this “Economy” starts with “Uh” like when you don’t know what to say, “Uhhh”. “CON” like a scam, “CON”. “NUH” has a short “U” sound and “MEE”. Economy.





Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Dismantle
Definition
to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces
Used in a sentence you could say,
“I had to dismantle the entire Lego structure because I was missing a piece.”

Next word,
2. Reparation
Definition
payment for harm or damage
Used in a sentence you could say,
“This article talks about what slavery reparations could look like for the US government going forward.”


And lastly,
3. Debilitate
Definition:
to make someone or something physically weak
Used in a sentence you can say:
“This virus can completely debilitate your immune system.”

Outro
Interesting how a stable nation can easily collapse right? That’s the beauty of freedom in my opinion. We always have a choice. If things aren’t looking so great right now, we must also take accountability for that. Perhaps it was a series of choices you made in the past that lead you up to this point. Even if this is not true, there is a power in that type of mindset. It’s a sense of taking back control of your life instead of feeling like everything is against you. The world can be a scary place, especially for students who are used to being told what to do or how to think.
Anyways, as promised, the Hitler conspiracy theory! The theory is that Hitler didn’t actually die in the war and escaped to Berlin or at least somewhere remote in Europe. Also, back in 2009 a bone-specializing archeologist performed a DNA test on one of the bone fragments from Hitler’s skull and found out the sample was from a female under the age of 40! The same researchers did another DNA test from a piece of cloth soaked with Hitler’s blood and found out that it belonged to a male. Hitler’s skull is the property of the Russian state now and they said that nobody ever claimed the skull belonged to Hitler. Interesting stuff. We may never know.
Alright everyone, let’s get to your recordings and be sure to check out my next episode which talks about the signs of a real friend! Do you have any real friends? Guess we’ll find out soon! See you next time! Bye!

#看了報導才知道德國政治體制深受Hitler影響，後來是由3個政黨以國家利益優先，共同執政。
In addition to(除…之外還) losing over *a tenth(1/10) of its territory(/ˈter.ə.tɔːr.i/領土) and dismantling(dismantle/dɪˈsmæn.t̬əl/解散v.) its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations(/ˌrep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/賠款n.), debilitating(debilitate/dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/削弱v.) its already weakened(受挫的) economy.
德國除了失去了1/10的領土、解散軍隊，還必須承擔所有戰爭損失的責任並支付賠款，更削弱了它原本就已經一蹶不振的經濟。

“Power(權力) doesn’t corrupt(/kəˈrʌpt/使腐化墮落v.) people, people corrupt power.” - William Gaddis
Hey everyone, Hubert back with Pronunciation Challenge and today we’re talking about Hitler. It’s a heavy topic and the genocide(/ˈdʒen.ə.saɪd/種族滅絕n.) (the deliberate(/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/蓄意的) killing of a large group of people) is something I won’t be diving into today. Instead, today’s video talks about how Hitler came to power. His rise to power shows us how fragile(易碎的) democracy(民主) really is in any society. It can easily collapse(塌落v.) if we’re not careful. People often say that freedom is the ability to set your own schedule, to decide on what work you do, and being able to make your own decisions. It’s being accountable(可說明的) for your own actions. That’s some *food for thought(引人深思的事情) which is an idiom that means something that should be thought about or considered(考慮過的) carefully. Alright, watch the video and come back for the featured sentence. Make sure you stay tuned so I could talk about a Hitler conspiracy(/kənˈspɪr.ə.si/陰謀) theory!

◆ food for thought : 字面直譯為 “思想精神食糧”，即 “引人深思的事情”
The lecture was really interesting! It gave me a lot of food for thought. 這堂課真的很有意思，給我留下了很多值得思考的問題。

1. dismantle /dɪˈsmæn.t̬əl/ (v.) 拆卸，拆開；解散 to take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces:
I had to dismantle the entire Lego structure because I was missing a piece.

2. reparation /ˌrep.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ (n.) 補償；賠償 payment for harm or damage:
This article talks about what slavery(奴隸) reparations could look like for the US government going forward(未來走向).

3. debilitate /dɪˈbɪl.ə.teɪt/ (vt.) 使虛弱；削弱，使衰弱 to make someone or something physically weak:
This virus can completely debilitate your immune system.

Interesting how a stable(穩定的) nation can easily collapse right? That’s the beauty of freedom in my opinion. We always have a choice. If things aren’t looking so great right now, we must also take accountability(/əˌkaʊn.t̬əˈbɪl.ə.t̬i/負有責任n.) for that. Perhaps it was a series of choices you made in the past that *lead you up to(是…的先導) this point. Even if this is not true, there is a power in that type of mindset(心態). It’s a sense of taking back control of your life instead of feeling like everything is against(對抗prep.) you. The world can be a scary(可怕的) place, especially for students who are used to(習慣於) being told what to do or how to think. Anyways, as promised, the Hitler conspiracy theory! The theory is that Hitler didn’t actually die in the war and escaped(逃脫v.) to Berlin or at least somewhere remote(偏僻的) in Europe. Also, back in 2009 a bone-specializing(骨科) archeologist(/ˌɑːr.kiˈɑː.lə.dʒɪst/考古家) performed a DNA test on one of the bone fragments(碎片) from Hitler’s skull and found out the sample was from a female under the age of 40! The same researchers did another DNA test from a piece of cloth(布料) soaked(浸) with Hitler’s blood and found out that it belonged to a male. Hitler’s skull is the property of the Russian state now and they said that nobody ever claimed the skull belonged to Hitler. Interesting stuff. We may never know. Alright everyone, let’s get to your recordings and be sure to check out my next episode which talks about the signs of a real friend! Do you have any real friends? Guess we’ll find out soon! See you next time! Bye!

◆ lead up to sth : (phr.) 為…作鋪墊；是…的先導
The pilot had no recollection(/ˌrek.əˈlek.ʃən/記憶n.) of the events leading up to the crash. 飛行員想不起飛機墜毀前發生了甚麽。

In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.

☺In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.
德國除了失去 10 分之 1 的領土及必須裁減它的軍隊外，還必須負起全責，賠償戰爭的損失，而天價的賠償金重創了國家原本就已經很衰弱的經濟。
【心得】戰爭沒有贏家。犧牲的是很多無辜的家庭。仇恨只會讓人陷入地獄。
■dismantle [dɪsˋmænt!] (vi.&vt.) 拆開、拆卸
(vt.) 去掉…的覆蓋物；從（房子、船等）拆除[(+of)]；(逐漸地)廢除、取消；解散
■reparation [͵rɛpəˋreʃən] (n.C or U) 賠償；補償；彌補
(n.U) 修理；修補；整修
(n.P) 賠償金；(戰敗國的)賠款[(+for/to)]
■debilitate [dɪˋbɪlə͵tet] (vt.) 使虛弱；削弱、使衰弱

Day 74

In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.

之前去參觀過猶太人屠殺博物館 （在美國) 真的是非常難過的一段歷史.

In addition to losing over a tenth of its territory and dismantling its army, Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy.
其中包括割讓 10 分之 1 的領土以及裁減軍隊數量。德國必須負起責任承擔所有戰爭的損失，而天價的補償重創了國家經濟。