每日口說挑戰童年回憶片段｜宮崎駿動畫魔女宅急便 Kiki's Delivery Service（Kiki's Delivery Service | Kiki Meets Ursula (Clip) ?‍ | HBO Max Family）

☺So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!
所以你 13 歲就自力更生了啊！完全獨立自主而且又是個女巫，那一定很刺激囉？真令人佩服！
【心得】第一次聽到英文配音的宮崎駿動畫片，有種很奇妙的感覺XD
■exciting [ɪkˋsaɪtɪŋ] (adj.)令人興奮的；使人激動的；刺激的
■independent [͵ɪndɪˋpɛndənt] (adj.)獨立的、自治的、自主的[(+of)]；有獨立心的、自立的[(+of)]；單獨的、分開的[(+of)]；無黨派的
(n.C)獨立自主的人；無黨派者；(不屬於大企業的)獨立經營店鋪、獨立小企業
■impressive [ɪmˋprɛsɪv](adj.)給人留下深刻印象的；令人欽佩的

“Stop trying. Take long walks. Look at scenery. Doze off at noon. Don’t even think about flying. And then, pretty soon, you’ll be flying again.” – Ursula

What’s up my fellow Voicetube listeners! Today, I’ll be presenting a clip from a film that holds a very special place in my heart. That would be my favorite Ghibli film of all time, Kiki’s Delivery Service! I know it’s not the most popular Ghibli film out there and I’ll tell you why it’s my favorite after we finish with the featured sentence. What’s your favorite Ghibli film of all time? It’s actually weird watching these clips in English because I grew up watching all these films in Cantonese! Ok, let’s move on to the featured sentence and I’ll tell you why Kiki’s Delivery Service is my all-time favorite Ghibli film!

Today’s featured sentence:
So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!

I’ll say that again.

So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Exciting
Three syllables.
The first syllable, “EX”, simply say the letter X. With “CI”, just say “sigh” like you’re sighing. “TING” is simply your typical “i n g” ending with a T in front. If you want to say it with a North American accent, replace the T sound with a D sound instead. Exciting.

Next up, we have
Independent
Four syllables
“IN” is simply in and out. “DE” has a short U sound. “PEN” is like the pen you write with. “DENT” has a short i sound. Independent.

Lastly, we have,
Impressive
Three syllables.
“Im” has a short i sound. “Pre” has a short E sound. “Ssive” sounds like the word “live” but with an S instead of an L sound in front. Impressive.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Exciting
Definition
making you feel excited
Used in a sentence you could say,
“The Raptors and Nuggets game was so exciting last night!”

Next word,
2. Independent
Definition
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“I learned how to be independent once I moved out of my mom’s house.”

And lastly,
3. Impressive
Definition:
If an object or achievement is impressive, you admire or respect it, usually because it is special, important, or very large.
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“Bobby was really impressive with his performance today.”

Ok, so as much as I want to place My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, or even Princess Mononoke as my all-time favorites, I chose Kiki because that film made me feel like I was living in a town by the ocean. It also made me think back to the time I moved out of my parents’ home at the age of 20 and ended up on the other side of the world (Hong Kong). It was scary and I got home sick many times. I cried many nights but after a while, I started to become more independent and happier. Those feelings Kiki was feeling, I felt too. We all have to grow up eventually and in order to do so, we must leave our comfort zones sometimes.

Alright, watching this clip brought back a lot of old memories. I’m going to rewatch the film after this episode! If you haven’t watched this film yet, make sure you do! Make sure you get your recordings in before doing so though! Alright, until the next episode, see ya!

So, you’re on your own at 13. That’s pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive !

小時候不怎麼看動畫，反而是長大才在看了吉卜力的作品後感觸極深。倒不全然是因為領悟到什麼人生哲理，也許純粹是心靈找到了一處橫越童話與現實的綠洲並得以休憩。

英文配音的魔女宅急便耶！
That's pretty exciting…

So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!
所以你 13 歲就自力更生。聽起來真有趣，成為一個完全獨立的女巫？真令人佩服！
句子選自此影片： 童年回憶片段｜宮崎駿動畫魔女宅急便 Kiki's Delivery Service（Kiki's Delivery Service | Kiki Meets Ursula (Clip) ?‍ | HBO Max Family）
學習重點
1. exciting 令人興奮的；使人激動的；刺激的

exciting
[ɪkˋsaɪtɪŋ] (adj.)
令人興奮的；使人激動的；刺激的

2. independent 獨立的

independent
[͵ɪndɪˋpɛndənt] (adj.)
獨立的

3. impressive （因特殊、重要或巨大而）給人留下深刻印象的

impressive
[ɪmˋprɛsɪv] (adj.)
（因特殊、重要或巨大而）給人留下深刻印象的
2022/02/19

So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!

So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!

2/19
So, you're on your own at 13. That's pretty exciting, to be completely independent and a witch? Impressive!