每日口說挑戰整理的藝術：客廳收納 (The art of organising: living room storage)

Jenny's transcript!
Intro
Hi VoiceTubers! Here we are at the end of the year already. How did this whole year go by so quickly?! Usually, at the beginning of each year, I like to start out by writing my new year resolutions. And you know what’s the one thing that appears repeatedly year after year on my to-do list? I’m embarrassed to say this, but actually, I really want to reorganize the living spaces in the house but have not quite got around to ever completing this task! I think I’ve accumulated too much stuff over the years and often I don’t know where to start!
Our video today shows four ways to organize a living room with closed, open, tech, and movable storage. There are some really useful practical tips, so you should definitely have a look if you are planning on doing some reorganizing as well!

But first, let’s have a listen to our featured sentence and go over some pronunciation tips and vocabulary words.
Here’s our sentence of the day:
Sentence
Next, move on to your books. Place them horizontally or vertically, but they definitely don't need to be in a straight row.
然後，我們開始來整理你的藏書。把書橫放或直放都可以，不一定要排成一排。

Pronunciation Tips:
horizontally
vertically
row

linking words: move on
need to be
in a (sounds like inna)

Vocab:
1.horizontally KK[͵hɑrəˋzɑnt!ɪ] IPA/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl.i/
adv. 橫地、水平地 in a way that is parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge of something

Example:
The show subtitles run horizontally from left to right at the bottom of the TV screen.
節目字幕在電視螢幕最下方由左到右平行的播放。

2. vertically KK[ˋvɝtɪk!ɪ] IPA/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl.i/
adv. 直地、垂直地 straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface or line

Example:
I like to store my books vertically across on the bookshelf, but it seems to collect a lot of dust.
我喜歡在書架上垂直的擺放我的書，但這個方式好像很容易累積灰塵。

3. row KK[raʊ] IPA/roʊ/
n. 排、列 a line of things, people, animals, etc. arranged next to each other
v. 爭吵 to argue, especially loudly

Example:
I saw a row of people standing in the corridor looking into the classroom because there was a student that got into a row with the professor.
我看到走廊上站了一排人往教室裡面看，因為有位學生跟教授在爭吵。

Outro

After watching the video, I really want to give this storage organization another go! The issue with closed storage is that even though the mess is out of sight, the clutter is still there and it’s easy to forget about those things. Have you heard of the famous Marie Kondo? She is a Japanese organizing consultant and even has her own Netflix show where you can watch and learn about her tidying-up method. What I learnt from her method is that we need to learn to let things go, and not hold on to things that no longer ‘spark joy’ in our lives. When the house is less cluttered, it sure puts me in a much better mood! Well, good luck to myself, and hopefully this year I will be able to do this properly and successfully reorganize my living space at home. Thanks for joining me today and guess what!? I’ll be back again in two days time with another episode about water! I look forward to having you back here again. Until then, don’t forget to do your recordings! Have a great week ahead guys! Bye for now.

It looks so peaceful and calm . I will definitely go home everyday~<3

●the vocabulary from the video●
1. bulky (a) 又大又笨的，笨重的
>She dropped the bulky package twice.
她兩次將那個笨重的包裹掉落下來。

2. collectible (n) 因有興趣而收集的東西，珍藏物
>She displays her collectibles in a glass case.
她在一個玻璃櫃中展示她的收藏品。

3. focal (a) 焦點的；在焦點上的
>The focal figure of the movie is Jimin.
這齣電影的中心人物是Jimin。

Next, move on to your books. Place them horizontally or vertically, but they definitely don't need to be in a straight row.

Next, move on to your books. Place them horizontally or vertically, but they definitely don't need to be in a straight row.

最近在騎驢找馬，努力找一個合適的工作。

☺Next, move on to your books. Place them horizontally or vertically, but they definitely don't need to be in a straight row.
接下來，我們開始來整理你的藏書。把書橫放或直放都可以，不一定要排成一排。
【心得】東西還是不要堆太多，否則永遠整理不完。
■horizontally [͵hɑrəˋzɑnt!ɪ] (adv.)橫地、水平地
■vertically [ˋvɝtɪk!ɪ] (adv.)直地、垂直地；直立地；陡峭地；在頂點；縱向地
■row [r o] (n.C) 一排、一行、一列[(+of)]；排屋、排房={UK}terrace；(用於一些道路的名稱中)路、街；划船；{口語}吵架、口角；公開爭論；吵嚷、喧鬧、大的噪音、響聲
(vi.&vt.)划(船)
(vi.)爭吵、吵鬧[(+about/with)]