每日口說挑戰游泳的歷史 - 6分鐘英語 (The history of swimming - 6 Minute English)

●the vocabulary from the video●

1. take a dip 戲水; (短暫的)游泳
>Before returning to work, he decided to take a dip.
在回去工作之前，他決定先去戲水。

2. swim against the tide 逆流而行; 背道而馳
>I really swam against the tide when I was in college with some radical opinions, but as I've grown older I've found myself falling more in line with other people's way of thinking.
我在大學的時候確實有一些激進的觀點，但隨著年齡的增長，我發現自己越來越與其他人的思維方式一致。

3. perpetuate [pɚˋpɛtʃʊ͵et] (v) 使持續；使長存，使永恆
>Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy 【/ˈæn.ə.ki/】混亂】 .
增加武器供應只會使暴力和混亂持續下去。

4. Pharaoh [ˋfɛro] (n) 法老（古埃及國王）；暴君

5. nude [njud] (a) 裸的；與生俱有的；無裝飾的；無毛的
>She once posed nude for a magazine.
她曾為一本雜誌拍過裸照。

6. lagoon (n) 潟湖；【美】【澳】（大湖或江河附近的）小而淺的淡水湖
>a tropical lagoon
熱帶環礁湖

7. unbeatable (a) 打不垮的; 無法打破的; 無法超越的
>For good pizzas at a reasonable price they're unbeatable.
要論披薩的味道鮮美、價格公道，誰也比不上他們。

8. swimmingly (ad) 流暢地；輕易地；順利地
>Everything went swimmingly until Peter started talking about money.
在彼得開始談金錢之前，一切都進展得很順利。

9. lukewarm (n) （液體）微溫的，微熱的；不夠熱心的，冷淡的
>This coffee's lukewarm.
這杯咖啡不熱。

10. play hooky 逃學

11. frown upon 不贊成某事; 不許可; 不同意
>My parents always frown upon late nights out.
我父母向來不贊成深夜外出。

Intro:
Hi, VoiceTubers! This is Jeff Chiao. Last week we covered a fancier watersport, which is competitive diving. Today we are going to dive into, no pun intended, the more basic form of watersports—swimming. I have to admit that I am not really a proficient swimmer, and it has been quite a long time since the last time I submerged myself underwater. That… is a weird way to say that, but anyway, the point is, I am not good at swimming.

My excuse for this would be that, in modern society, there is really no practical reason for someone living in the city to go swimming out of necessity. Most people who go swimming simply because they like it and see it as a way to do some exercise. But how did such activity grow its popularity throughout history? You will find an explicit explanation by watching today’s video. But before doing so, let’s head to our featured sentence first.

Featured Sentence:
“Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.”
[ 游泳對健康有很多好處，而且自古以來就被用來作為增強體力和健康的手段。]

Okay, let's repeat it one more time, just a little bit slower.

“Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.”

With that out of the way, let’s head to the pronunciation tips.

Pronunciation tips:

First tip of today would be the connection between successive words. Sometimes it’s easier and faster to connect the ending sound of a word to the beginning of another word. In the sentence today, we have “since ancient times”. Instead of reading out every word articulately, we could just pronounce them as “sins-ancient-imes”. Since ancient times.

Our second tip would be the word “benefit”. It is worth noting that although there are two “e”s in the word, they should be pronounced differently. The first “e” sounds like /e/, while the second sounds like /ɪ/. This word has three syllables, and the stress should be put on the first /be/ sound. Benefit. Benefit.

Now comes our final tip, the word “promote”. Like benefit, promote also has two identical yet differently pronounced vowels. The first "o" sounds like a shorter /ə/ sound, and the second sounds like a long /oʊ/ sound. Promote has two syllables, and the stress should be put on the second /moʊ/ sound. Promote. Promote.

All right, now with the tips sorted, let’s get to the vocabulary.

Vocabulary:

benefit (n.) KK[ˋbɛnəfɪt] IPA[/ˈben.ɪ.fɪt/]
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
利益，好處；優勢
While bringing economic benefits to local communities, it is also concerning that the factory may damage the delicate ecosystem around.
雖然能為當地社群帶來經濟上的好處，該工廠會不會摧毀周遭纖細的生態系卻也讓人憂心。

promote (v.) KK[prəˋmot] IPA[/prəˈməʊt/]
to encourage people to like, buy, use, do, or support something
促進；促銷，推銷；推廣
As an effort to promote electric vehicles, the government provides multiple incentives for new buyers.
為了推廣電子車輛，政府提供了多種誘因給新車買家。

well-being (n.) KK[ˋwɛlˋbiɪŋ] IPA[/ˌwelˈbiː.ɪŋ/]
the state of feeling healthy and happy
幸福；安康
As the suicide rate of teenagers has been climbing continuously in the past two decades, it becomes obvious that the well-being of our younger generation is at stake.
青少年的自殺率在近二十的不斷攀升，凸顯出了年輕世代的心理健康問題正處於危急狀態。

Outro:

And that wraps up for today’s pronunciation tips!

Considering that I’ve been living on a tropical island which is surrounded by natural salty swimming pools for the most of my life, it is actually pretty lame that I can only swim with crawl stroke and backstroke. As the featured sentence mentioned, swimming is a decent way for building up strength and shaking off weight. As Christmas dinner is right around the corner, planning for some preemptive fit-keeping-efforts could actually be a good idea. Maybe I should really start practicing my underwater skills more often.

That’s all for today’s episode! This is Jeff Chiao from VoiceTube. Hope y’all have a good one! Until next time, goodbye.

Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.

☺Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.
游泳對健康有很多好處，而且自古以來就被用來作為增強體力和健康的手段。
【心得】我上次游泳是在夢裡:p
■benefit [ˋbɛnəfɪt](n.C or U)利益；好處；優勢；(政府)補助金、救濟金
(n.C)(員工得到的)補助、津貼、額外收入；義演、義賽、義賣
(n.P)(雇主提供的)福利政策
(vi.&vt.)受惠、(使)受益[(+by/from)]；(對…)有幫助
■promote [prəˋmot] (vt.) 促進、促使；促銷、推銷；推廣、宣傳；提升、晉升[(+to)]；使(學生)升級[(+to)]；(體育隊)晉級；{美式口語}用不正當手段獲得；發起、創立；促使(法律等)通過
■well-being [ˋwɛlˋbiɪŋ] (n.U)幸福、康樂、安康 the state of feeling healthy and happy

游泳對健康有很多好處，而且自古以來就被用來作為增強體力和健康的手段。
Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.

Swimming has many health benefits and since ancien(t)~times has been used~to promote strength and well-being.

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Swimming has many health benefits and since ancient times has been used to promote strength and well-being.