每日口說挑戰你相信死後世界嗎？(What If There Were Life After Death?)

“I believe as humans we are blessed with a soul. Our lifeforce is so strong, complex and well developed that I find it hard to believe that it only popped into existence when we were born and on death, it just ends.” ― Richard Stuttle, Chasing Rainbows

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone is having a happy holiday wherever you are considering everything that is going on in the world right now. I find Christmas in Asia to be very different from the feeling I get during the holidays in Canada. I always feel that Christmas feels like a one-day celebration in Asia whereas in North America, we’re already prepping for Christmas a month in advance. I usually equate Christmas in North America and Europe to the Lunar New Year in Asia. We get in the Lunar New Year mood weeks before the actual day and then it lasts for a couple of weeks afterwards.
Anyways, back to the video at hand. I tried looking for a Christmas-themed video today but couldn’t find anything so I went with my second favorite topic, the supernatural! To be more specific, we’ll be watching a video about life after death! Do you believe in life after death or do you think it just ends when we eventually pass away? I can tell you I definitely believe in the afterlife. Let’s get to the featured sentence first and then I can tell you about this crazy near-death experience my own friend went through!

Today’s featured sentence:
These "zombie genes" would grow arm-like appendages and develop while the genes in your brain disintegrate.

I’ll say that again.

These "zombie genes" would grow arm-like appendages and develop while the genes in your brain disintegrate.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Genes
One syllable.
This one is easy but I chose this word because I’m worried the spelling will throw you listeners off. “GENES” sounds like the pants you wear, “JEANS”. Genes.

Next up, we have
Appendages
Four syllables
“A” has a short “U” sound. “PEN” sounds like the thing you write with. “DA” has a short “U” sound and “GES” also has a short “U” sound with a “J” sound to support it. Appendages.

And our last one would be,
Disintegrate
“DIS” has a short “I” sound. “IN” sounds like “IN AND OUT”. “TE” has a short “U” sound and “GRATE” sounds like the word, “GREAT”, like you’re doing “great”. Disintegrate.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Genes
Definition
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from its parents
“She’s really beautiful! She’s got some good genes.”

Next word,
2. Appendage
Definition
something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“The elephant’s trunk is a flexible appendage that is used for a multitude of tasks.”

And lastly,
3. Disintegrate
Definition:
to become weaker or be destroyed by breaking into small pieces
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“Many meteors disintegrate during their passage through the atmosphere.”

I hope everyone is listening to this during the day! I’d be too scared to listen to this topic during the night. If it helps, just remind yourself that it’s Christmas! Also, go watch Home Alone! It’s something I must do every Christmas.
Ok, so for my story, I’ll have to talk about my friend who currently lives in Vancouver. My friend, who I used to work out with every day when I lived in Vancouver, was dead for 8 minutes! Literally! His heart stopped beating for 8 minutes and if it wasn’t for an AED, my friend wouldn’t be here today. The crazy thing is that his heart stopped beating while he was on the treadmill. I was his emergency contact but when that happened, I was in Toronto at the time so I had to contact his family members for him. Once he recovered, I asked him what he saw in those 8 minutes. He told me that he was led by a little girl to a futuristic building in a grassy field. Right before they reached the building, he woke up. He only saw the back of the little girl so he didn’t get a chance to see what she looked like but he remembered the color of her hair vividly (vividly meaning very clearly). He told me he suspected it might have been a child he and his ex-girlfriend could have had many years ago. He ended up asking his ex-girlfriend, had they had a child, what color would the child’s hair be? The ex said that it would definitely be the color he remembered seeing during those 8 minutes. My buddy didn’t tell her he was technically dead for 8 minutes though which makes the story even crazier.
Crazy story right? I get chills whenever I talk about it.

Alright, I don’t want to keep you guys too long since it’s Christmas day after all! Get your recordings in and enjoy the holidays! This is Hubert signing out from another episode of the Pronunciation Challenge. Merry Christmas!

I'm not scared of death. I'm just scared of the uncertainty of it. Not knowing when, where and how. Gives me the chills...

●the vocabulary from the video●
1. figment (n) 臆造的事物；虛構的事
>Was it just a figment of my imagination or did I hear John's voice in the other room?
是我的想像還是我真的聽到了John在另一個房間裡說話？

2. resuscitation [rɪ͵sʌsəˋteʃən] (n) 搶救
>He died in spite of their attempts at resuscitation 儘管他們努力搶救，他還是死掉了。

3. tether (v)（用繩、鏈等）拴
>That boat was tethered to the ship by a rope. When the ship changed position, that boat moved as well. 那艘小艇是由一條繩索繫於大船。當大船變動位置時，小艇也跟著移動。

4. pump (v) 唧筒似地運動
>His heart pumped hard.
他的心跳得很厲害。

5. rigor (n) 苛嚴待遇；苛嚴行為[P1]
>He was subjected to the rod in all its rigors in this school.
他在這所學校裡受盡了籉杖體罰之苦。

6. rigor mortis 屍僵；死後僵直
>Rigor mortis usually sets in between two and four hours after death.
通常死後兩至四小時就會開始出現屍僵。

7. stiffen (v) 變僵硬；變得不易彎曲
>His body stiffened in fear.
他嚇得身體發僵。

8. inflammatory (a) 炎症性的【影片中的意思】; 使人激憤的；煽動性的
>The men were making inflammatory remarks about the other team's supporters.
這些人惡語攻擊另一支球隊的支持者。

9. appendage (n) 附加物，附屬物
>The committee is a mere appendage of the council and has no power of its own.
這個委員會只是政務會的一個附屬機構，本身沒有任何權力。

10. disintegrate (v) 惡化；崩潰
>The situation disintegrated into chaos.
局勢惡化後陷入混亂狀態。

11. infrared [ɪnfrəˋrɛd] (a)【物】紅外線

12. seance (n) 會議；降神會 ; 降靈會

13. dim (a) （眼睛）模糊的，看不清楚的
>Her eyesight grew dim with age.
她的視力因年歲的增長而變差了

☺These "zombie genes" would grow arm-like appendages and develop while the genes in your brain disintegrate.
當你大腦裡的基因在衰變時，這些「殭屍基因」會形成手臂般的附肢並繼續生長。
【心得】現在什麼都要走向數位化，也許以後會有數位靈魂出現。
■gene [dʒin] (n.C)基因、遺傳因子
■appendage [əˋpɛndɪdʒ] (n.C)附屬物、附加物[(+to/of)]；{生物}附屬器官、附屬肢體(如臂、腿、尾等)
■disintegrate [dɪsˋɪntəgret] (vi.&vt.) (使)分解、(使)分化、(使)分裂、(使)碎裂、(使)瓦解、(使)崩潰、(使)惡化；{核能}(使)蛻變、(使)衰變

These "zombie genes" would grow arm-like appendages and develop while the genes in your brain disintegrate.

大家聖誕快樂～
上週忙於工作又不在家，這幾天又要補進度了(　´ⅴ｀)ﾉ

聖誕快樂呀各位～～～～～～
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Day 133

These "zombie genes" would grow arm-like appendages and develop while the genes in your brain disintegrate.