每日口說挑戰【影片】總是交不到知心好友？因為你從來沒有卸下心防...... (Friendship & Vulnerability)

[Transcript]

Intro:

Friendship is one of the most important parts of our social lives. But how can we know who’s a good friend and who’s not? And how many friendships can we sustain with the limited time we have? And most importantly - how do you build and make strong friendship relationships? Most of us have at least 2-3 real good friends and the rest of the people we know are considered more acquaintances than actual friends. People also have different definitions of what a good friend is. But most of us would agree that a good friend is someone who’s always there for you, and will support you in good and bad times alike. Unlike a fair-weather friend is someone who only sticks around in exciting situations and pretends to be your good friend, but they never invite you to do anything.

Often a friendship is formed by chance. It could be someone we sat next to in high school, or someone we met while waiting in a long line, or even while traveling abroad. Sometimes friendships like that form and grow over a long period of time. But many times there is a special immediate connection between two people that is hard to explain. It could be the situation those two people are in, or their personalities, but something just clicks right away. Isn’t that a special feeling?

Let’s take a listen to our sentence of the day:
Sentence:
Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from an acknowledgement that one has offered something very valuable to someone.
友誼是一種感激的紅利，它來自於對某人提供了非常有價值的東西的承認。

Pronunciation Tips:

- dividend
- acknowledgement
- valuable

Vocabulary:

1. dividend (n.) 紅利、股息
• KK[ˋdɪvə͵dɛnd] IPA /ˈdɪv.ə.dend/
(a part of) the profit of a company that is paid to the people who own shares in it

Example:
The employees were each given shares of the company stock, which would provide substantial dividends for the future years.
公司裡的每位員工都有被分到公司的股票，之後每年都能夠領到不錯的股息。



2. acknowledgement (n.) 承認、認可
• KK[əkˋnɑlɪdʒmənt] IPA /əkˈnɑː.lɪdʒ.mənt/
the fact of accepting that something is true or right


Example:
I felt happy to see nods across the room of people acknowledging my proposal ideas in the company meeting.
我在公司會議中，看到許多人點頭認同我的提案時，感到開心。

3. valuable (adj.) 有用、有價值的
• KK[ˋvæljʊəb!] IPA /ˈvæl.jə.bəl/
very helpful or important

Example:
Anna gained some valuable experience during her summer intern job at the law firm.
安娜暑期在律師事務所實習時，得到了一些很有價值的工作經驗。

Outro:

Real friendships are actually built on trust and openness. Rather than trying to impress other people and cover our weaknesses, the best way to make strong connections and friendships is just by being the way you are and not pretending to be someone else. Being honest and open about our fears and weaknesses is also a way to create common ground with other people as most people relate more to honesty and vulnerability. After all - many of us share similar concerns and fears, and talking about them with other people is a good way to connect with them and gain their trust. I hope each of you has a good friend you can turn to and is also a good friend to someone else. Thanks for listening to this week’s episode. Don’t forget to record your sentence and enjoy the rest of your week! Bye for now.

☺Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from acknowledgement that one has offered something very valuable to someone.
友誼是感激的紅利，這是出自於認可某人對他人提供了非常有價值的東西。
【Fun Sing一下】莫文蔚-午夜前的十分鐘
■dividend [ˋdɪvə͵dɛnd] (n.C) 紅利、股息；被除數；附贈品；發給參加保險投保人的盈餘比例分額
■acknowledgement [əkˋnɑlɪdʒmənt](n.C or U) 承認；認可；收件覆函；確認收悉；答謝的表示、謝禮；謝禮；{法律}承認書、公證狀
(n.P)(作者在卷首或卷末的)致謝、鳴謝、感謝
■valuable [ˋvæljʊəb!] (adj.)值錢的、貴重的；有用的、有價值的[(+for/to)]；可估價的
(n.P)貴重物品、財產

●The vocabulary from the video●

1. underlie (v.) 是…的深層原因；對…有重大影響
>Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders.
心理問題常常是明顯生理疾病的深層原因。

2. facade (n.) /fəˈsɑːd/ 假像，虛假的外表★★★★★
>He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly façade.
他把敵意藏在友好的面孔後面。

3. reveal (v.) 使顯露；展現；顯示
>A gap in the clouds revealed the Atlantic far below.
從雲縫中可以看到遠在下方的大西洋。

4. have a field day 玩得很高興；利用機會★★★
>The newspapers had a field day when the wedding was announced (= they wrote a lot about it and printed many photographs of it).
婚禮的消息公佈後，報紙抓住機會大肆報道了一番。

5. inflict (v.) 使遭受，使承受★★★★★
>The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable.
這些孩子遭受的痛苦無法想像。

6. appalling (a.) /əˈpɑː.lɪŋ/ 壞到極點的；糟透的★★★★★
>The drive home was appalling.
回家時的一路行程極不順利。

7. humiliation (n.) 丟臉；羞辱；蒙羞
>They recalled the humiliations they suffered at the enemy's hands.
他們回憶起在敵人手中所受的屈辱。

8. dignity (n.) 莊重，端莊；尊嚴
>He is a man of dignity and calm determination.
他是個沉穩、冷靜而果斷的人。

9. poignant (a.) /ˈpɔɪ.njənt/ 令人痛苦的，酸楚的；深深打動人的★★★★★
>The photograph awakens poignant memories of happier days.
照片喚起了對美好時光的深情追憶。
>It is especially poignant that he died on the day before the wedding.
他在婚禮前一天去世了，這令人分外悲痛。

10. melancholy (n.) /ˈmel.əŋ.kɑː.li/ 憂鬱；憂思，愁思★★★★★
>Rainy days give me a feeling of melancholy.
雨天給我一種憂鬱的感覺。
>All at once I fell into a state of profound melancholy.
我突然深深地陷入了憂思。

11. endear (v.) 使受喜愛；使受鍾愛[（+to）]★★★★★
>Her kindness endeared her to everyone. 她為人善良，受人喜愛。
>He endeared himself by acts of generosity. 他以其慷慨行為贏得了人們的喜愛。

#減法人生
Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from acknowledgement that one has offered something very valuable to someone.

【期貨考試倒數6天】
Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from acknowledgement that one has offered something very valuable to someone.

我只想要股票上的 dividend 。

在家靠父母,出外靠朋友,但朋友的好處是可以一樣無話不談
Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from acknowledgement that one has offered something very valuable to someone.

Friendship is the dividend of gratitude that flows from acknowledgment that one has offered something very valuable to someone.