每日口說挑戰不喝咖啡就頭痛，你有咖啡上癮嗎？來認識你喝的咖啡怎麼運作 How Coffee Affects Your Brain

對我來說，咖啡是用來聞的，不是喝的…

有跟我一樣只喜歡聞咖啡的嗎？

“I never laugh until I’ve had my coffee.” - Clark Gable

Hello everyone, and good morning to the ones who are up and early practicing their English! I’m so proud of you guys! So what’s the first thing you do when you wake up early to work? That’s right, you get a cup of coffe- wait, you mean, you brush your teeth first? Well, that’s embarrassing. Yes, I sometimes drink a cup of coffee even before I brush my teeth. I have to stay awake to brush my teeth, you know! So how does coffee work exactly? Well, in today’s lesson, we’ll be explaining how coffee works with a bunch of new complicated words that you can add to your vocabulary list! Let’s get to it, shall we?

Today’s featured sentence:
Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.

I’ll say that again.

Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Adenosine
Four syllables.
“A” has a short U sound. “Den” sounds like the word den, as in a fox den. “No” has a short U sound and “SINE” sounds exactly like the past participle of see, seen. Adenosine.

Next up, we have
Inhibitor
Four syllables
“In” like “in and out”. “Hi” has a short i sound. “Bi” also has a short i sound and “tor” has your typical “E R” sound with a T in front. Inhibitor.

Lastly, we have,
Reticular
Four syllables.
“Re” has a short U sound. “Ti” has a short i sound. “Cu” sounds like the letter Q. “Lar” has a typical “E R” sound with an L in front. Reticular.



Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Inhibitor
Definition
something that stops or slows down a process
Used in a sentence you could say,
“Oftentimes, for many school learners, the physical process of writing is an inhibitor.”

Next word,
2. Reticular
Definition
characterized by a fine network or netlike structure.
Used in a sentence, you could say
“The lungs exhibited a yellowish surface with a reticular pattern”

And lastly,
3. Amplify
Definition:
to increase the size or effect of something
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.”

So that’s how coffee works! I always thought that coffee does something to make you more alert but it actually suppresses the part in the brain that makes you tired! Suppresses kind of means to put an end to something or at least hold it back. How many cups do you drink a day? When I spent some time in Vietnam, I remember drinking maybe 4 cups a day. I didn’t drink it because I was tired, I drank it because it tasted so good! Have any of you tried the egg coffee? It’s when a raw egg is dropped into coffee and mixed together to form something like a custard. It’s really good!

Alright cool, hope you found today’s episode useful, and as always, thanks for listening! Make sure you listen to all the other episodes on the Pronunciation Challenge if you want to get in some more practice. Don’t fall asleep now and remember to get in your recordings! I’ll see everyone in the next episode! Bye!

Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.

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☺Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.
腺苷是一種抑制劑，會限制許多腦部區域運作，包括強化大腦活動的網狀刺激系統。
【心得】I drink coffee after breakfast everyday.
■adenosine [əˋdɛnəsɪn] (n.U){化學}(得自酵母核酸的)腺甘酸
■inhibitor [ɪnˋhɪbətɚ] (n.C) {化學}抗化劑；抑制劑；約束者
■inhibit [ɪnˋhɪbɪt] (vt.)禁止；約束；抑制；使…拘謹；使…有顧忌
■reticular [rɪˋtɪkjəlɚ] (adj.)網狀的；錯綜的
■amplify [ˋæmplə͵faɪ] (vt.)放大(聲音等)；增強；擴大；擴展；誇大、誇張；詳述、詳說
(vi.)發揮、詳述[(+on)]

Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplified brain activity.

Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.

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Adenosine is an inhibitor that keeps many brain regions in check, including one called the reticular activating system, which basically amplifies brain activity.