每日口說挑戰日本工廠內部 (Inside a Japanese Factory)

What’s up, VoiceTubers? Leila here. Have you ever been inside a factory? Whether it’s small-scale, everything-by-hand kind of production or a massive assembly-line production, seeing how things get made is pretty cool. I think it’s especially interesting when the process requires a lot of steps and tools to produce something that would take one person ages if they tried to make it all by themselves--like the process of making a wheel of a car in today’s video. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already. The host, Norm Nakamura, visits a Japanese factory that makes car wheels for a company called BBS and takes us along for the tour.

In the meantime, let’s get to the Sentence of the Day:

I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.
我花了將近一天的時間在工廠四處參觀，感受整體的氛圍，真的令我印象深刻。


Pronunciation tips:

1. The different pronunciations of "wandering" versus "wondering"
2. an entire (linking words)
3. around the (linking words)


Vocabulary:

1. truly (adv.) KK: /ˈtruːli/ IPA: /ˈtruː.li/
used to emphasize that what you are saying is true
真實地；確實地；如實地
I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you. I truly thought you could hear me coming.
抱歉！我不是故意要嚇到你的。我真的以為你有聽到我走過來。

2. impressive (adj.) KK: /ɪmˈprɛsɪv/ IPA: /ɪmˈpres.ɪv/
If someone is impressive, you admire or respect that person for their special skills or abilities.
（因具備特殊技能）令人欽佩的
Your painting skills have come a long way--it’s really impressive!
你的畫畫技巧進步了許多！非常令人敬佩！


3. scale (n.) KK: /skeɪl/ IPA: /skeɪl/
the size or level of something, especially when this is large
大小；規模；範圍
It’s an optical illusion--the scale of the chair makes it look like you’re really small.
這是個視錯覺—椅子的比例讓你看起來非常小。

4. get a feel for something
phrase 熟悉某事
to begin to understand how to do something well
It took me about a week, but I’m getting a feel for the new user interface.
這花了我大概一個禮拜的時間，但我覺得我有成功摸索用戶平台了。


Watching today’s video, I was just as amazed as the host at the amount of work and the attention to detail that goes into manufacturing a car wheel. When the guys at BBS had the host test drive a car--first with the original rims, and then with the BBS rims--Nakamura admitted at first that he was a little nervous. Would he actually be able to tell the difference? Oh yeah, he could tell. He tried to explain the difference, but sometimes it’s hard to put into words. You kind of just have to experience it for yourself.

It’s kinda like when I tried fresh, hand-made muaji or mochi for the first time. I was already totally familiar with muaji. I had eaten it a bunch of times before and liked it. But one day a friend said, “No, no, no, if you haven’t tried hand-made muaji, you have no idea what you’re missing.” So, I tried some and WOAH, the experience was totally different. The hand-made stuff was...I don’t know...chewier? Uh, bouncier? Somehow smoother and more...alive? I’m not sure how to describe it, but for sure there is a difference.

“Factory-made muaji has no soul,” said my friend and now that I have a basis for comparison, I can say I totally agree.

What about you? What’s something that you thought was, you know, okay, just fine until you experienced a higher quality version? Can you still go back to the lower quality one and enjoy it? Let me know in the comments. And as always, hit that record button when you’re ready with your sentence. Catch ya next time.

I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.

#很多日製物品真的美觀精緻，但是常有過多不環保的包裝。
I spent nearly an entire(/ɪnˈtaɪr/全部的) day wandering(/ˈwɑːn.dɚ/漫遊v.) around the factory and *getting a feel(有一種感覺) for it, the scale(/skeɪl/規模n.) of things was truly impressive(/ɪmˈpres.ɪv/給人留下深刻印象的) to see.
我花了將近一整天的時間在工廠四處參觀，感受它的氛圍，它整個規模真的令人印象深刻。

What’s up, VoiceTubers? Leila here. Have you ever been inside a factory? Whether it’s small-scale(小規模的), everything-by-hand(全手工製作的) kind of production(製作n.) or a massive assembly-line(生產線) production, seeing how things get made is pretty cool. I think it’s especially interesting when the process requires a lot of steps and tools to produce something that would take one person ages(很長時間n.) if they tried to make it all by themselves--like the process of making a wheel(輪子) of a car in today’s video. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t already. The host(主持人), Norm Nakamura, visits a Japanese factory that makes car wheels for a company called BBS and takes us along for the tour. In the meantime, let’s get to the Sentence of the Day.

1. truly (adv.) /ˈtruː.li/ 真實地；確實地；如實地 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true:
I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to scare you. I truly thought you could hear me coming. 抱歉！我不是故意要嚇到你的。我真的以為你有聽到我走過來。

2. impressive (adj.) /ɪmˈpres.ɪv/ （因具備特殊技能）令人欽佩的 If someone is impressive, you admire or respect that person for their special skills or abilities:
Your painting skills have come a long way--it’s really impressive! 你的畫畫技巧進步了許多！非常令人敬佩！

◆ have come a long way : 取得進步，取得進展 to have advanced to an improved or more developed state:
Information technology has come a long way in the last 20 years. 資訊技術在過去20年裡取得了長足的進步。

3.1 scale (n.) /skeɪl/ 大小；規模；範圍 the size or level of something, especially when this is large:
We don't yet know the scale of the problem. 我們還不知道問題有多嚴重。

3.2 scale (n.) 比例；比例尺 the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram:
It’s an optical(/ˈɑːp.tɪ.kəl/視覺的) illusion(/ɪˈluː.ʒən/錯覺,假象n.)--the scale of the chair makes it look like you’re really small. 這是個視錯覺—椅子的比例讓你看起來非常小。

4. get a feel for something : (phr.) 熟悉某事；得到一種感覺；獲得對某事的直覺印象to begin to understand how to do something well:
It took me about a week, but I’m getting a feel for the new user interface(界面n.). 這花了我大概一個禮拜的時間，但我覺得我有成功摸索用戶平台了。

Watching today’s video, I was just as amazed(感到驚奇的) as the host at the amount of work and the attention to detail(細節n.) that goes into manufacturing(製作v.) a car wheel. When the guys at BBS had the host test drive a car--first with the original rims(輪框), and then with the BBS rims--Nakamura admitted(坦承v.) at first that he was a little nervous. Would he actually be able to tell(辨別v.) the difference? Oh yeah, he could tell. He tried to explain the difference, but sometimes *it’s hard to put into words(用言語文字難以形容). You kind of just have to experience it for yourself. It’s kinda like when I tried fresh, hand-made(手工的) muaji or mochi for the first time. I was already totally familiar with muaji. I had eaten it a bunch of times before and liked it. But one day a friend said, “No, no, no, if you haven’t tried hand-made muaji, you have no idea what you’re missing.” So, I tried some and WOAH, the experience was totally different. The hand-made stuff(物品) was...I don’t know...chewier(chewy耐嚼的)? Uh, bouncier(bouncy有彈性的)? Somehow smoother(smooth平順的)and more...alive(活的)? I’m not sure how to describe it, but for sure there is a difference. “Factory-made(工廠做的) muaji has no soul(靈魂),” said my friend and now that I have a basis(基礎) for comparison(比較n.), I can say I totally agree. What about you? What’s something that you thought was, you know, okay, just fine until you experienced a higher quality(品質) version(版本)? Can you still go back to the lower quality one and enjoy it? Let me know in the comments. And as always, hit that record button when you’re ready with your sentence. Catch ya next time.

☺I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.
我花了將近一天的時間在工廠四處參觀，瞭解一下輪胎的整個製造過程，它的複雜程度真的令非常我印象深刻。
【心得】印象中輪胎不同等級的價差好像蠻大的。
■truly [ˋtrulɪ] (adv.)真實地；如實地；真正地；確切地；精確地；準確地；真誠地；忠實地；非常、很；(常用作插入語)的確、真的；有理地；合法地
■impressive [ɪmˋprɛsɪv](adj.)給人留下深刻印象的；令人欽佩的
■scale [skel] (n.C)尺度、刻度；等級、級別；秤、磅秤；音階；{數學}進位法
(n.C常用複數)(魚、蛇等動物皮膚表層的)鱗、鱗片；介殼
(n.C or U)比例；比例尺；大小；規模；範圍
(n.U)(水管或容器內壁的)水垢
(vi.&vt.)攀登
(vt.)到達…的頂點；把…過秤；用縮尺繪製、按比例排列；刮除(牙結石/牙斑)；刮去…的鱗片、剝去…的介殼[(+off)]
(vi.)秤重量達多少；(鱗片般的)剝落[(+off)]
■get a feel for something (ph. v.) 熟悉某事

I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.

再兩天放假了

I spent nearly~an entire day wandering around the factory/ and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.

Day 75

I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.

I spent nearly an entire day wandering around the factory and getting a feel for it, the scale of things was truly impressive to see.