每日口說挑戰寵物愛相隨 Wellcast - How Pets Improve Your Mood

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” - Anatole France

What’s up, everyone! It’s me, Hubert, your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge! In this episode, we’ll be discussing the importance of pets and how they can improve your mood! How many of you listeners are pet owners? I, myself, have never owned a dog or a cat but I’m actually pretty good with taking care of them, so much so that my friends come to me to either dog sit or cat sit for them when they’re away on vacation. I love pets, but I’m also no pushover. (Pushover means a person who is easily overcome or influenced, thus the name, pushover. They’re easy to push around.) I’m stern with animals because if you show weakness around them, they’ll totally take advantage. That’s how I am with dogs at least. By the way, I’m not talking about hitting your pets, that’s something I will not agree to. What I mean, is that it’s an energy you let out or a mindset you have. Let’s get to the featured sentence before I share what new pet I recently adopted!

Today’s featured sentence:
They were more mellow, more calm, better able to think rationally about the problem than those who didn’t have any quality pet time.

I’ll say that again.

They were more mellow, more calm, better able to think rationally about the problem than those who didn’t have any quality pet time.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Mellow
Two syllables.
Again, I want to tackle words with short E sounds because this seems to be an issue for many non-native English speakers. Make sure you don’t say “MALLOW”. “MEH” is like something you say when you’re not impressed, “MEH”. “LOW” like high and low. Mellow.

Next up, we have
Rationally
Four syllables
“RA” has a short A sound. “TION” is like any other “t i o n” sound, “SHUN”. “AL” has a short U sound and “LY” like Bruce Lee. Rationally.

Lastly, we have,
Quality
Three syllables.
The first syllable, “QUA” is actually the Q sound combined with the short O sound. “KWO”. “LI” has a short U sound and “TY” sounds like the letter T. Quality.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Mellow
Definition
relaxed and pleasant or not severe
"Tom is a very mellow guy after a few drinks."

Next word,
2. Rationally
Definition
in a way that is based on reason and clear thought, rather than emotions
Used in a sentence, you could say:
"I was too nervous to even think rationally."

And lastly,
3. Quality
Definition:
how good or bad something is
Used in a sentence, you could say:
"The price of an item depends on the quality."

So recently, I adopted several new pets into my life! Can you guess what they are? If you somehow, and I mean somehow, guessed goldfish and neon tetra fish, you are correct! I’d love to adopt a dog one day but I can’t possibly take on the responsibility of a dog or cat with the way my career is, for now, that is. I’m more of a dog person myself though and if I could adopt a dog, I’ll most likely either get a labrador or a French bulldog! Those bulldogs are so funny looking, it just cheers me up whenever I look at them! I like cats too but I’m not sure how I would feel about the cat being the boss of the house and not myself. What pets do you guys have? Let me know in the comments section below along with your recordings!

Ok, that about does it for today’s episode. Make sure to give me a follow on Instagram if you haven’t already @hughtran_. Until the next episode, see ya!

U ´꓃ ` U....前天才被自己的寵物咬。
對 就是照片上這隻。

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☺They were more mellow, more calm, better able to think rationally about the problem than those who didn’t have any quality pet time.
與沒有跟寵物好好相處的人比較起來，他們顯得更加溫和、冷靜，且更能理性思考問題。
【心得】偶爾不請自來的蟑螂和螞蟻算不算，但牠們只會讓我很難冷靜。> <
■mellow [ˋmɛlo](adj.)(人)溫和的、圓滑的；(水果)成熟、甘美多汁的；(酒)芳醇的；(聲音)圓潤的；(光、色等)柔和的；(土壤)肥沃、鬆軟的；放鬆的、令人愉快的
(vi.&vt.)使放鬆；變醇香；(使)變得圓滑、成熟、柔和
■rationally [ˋræʃən!ɪ] (adv.) 講道理地；理性地；合理地
■quality [ˋkwɑlətɪ] (n.C or U)質量、品質
(n.U)優質；身份、地位；顯赫的社會地位；才能、本領；音色、音質
(n.C)特性；實質；{英式用法}(內容比較嚴肅的)高級報刊
(adj.)優質的、優良的、高級的；很好的；上流社會的；(報刊)內容嚴肅的

They were more mellow([ˋmɛlo]放鬆的), more calm([kɑm]平靜的), better able to think rationally([ˋræʃən!ɪ]理性地) about the problem than those didn’t have any quality([ˋkwɑlətɪ]優質的) pet(寵物的) time.
相較於那些沒有優質寵物時光的人，他們較能放鬆、冷靜，更能理性地思考問題。
◆ mellow [ˋmɛlo]
(adj.)(水果)成熟的,甘美多汁的;(酒)芳醇的;(聲音)圓潤的;(光,色等)柔和的;(人)圓熟的,老練的;(土壤)肥沃的,鬆軟的;[口]微醉的,輕鬆愉快的,忘情的;[美俚]極好的,令人愉快的,放鬆的
(vt.)使成熟,使芳醇;使圓熟,使圓潤,使柔和
(vi.)成熟,變醇香;變得圓熟,變圓潤,變柔和
◆ calm [kɑm]
(adj.)鎮靜的,沉著的;無風(浪)的,平靜的;安靜的;[口]厚臉皮的,狂妄的
(n.)安靜,鎮定;平靜,無風
(vt.)使鎮定,使平靜
(vi.)鎮定下來,平靜下來
◆ rationally [ˋræʃən!ɪ] (adv.) 基於理性地,合理地
◆ quality [ˋkwɑlətɪ]
(adj.)優良的,優質的,高級的;上流社會的;(報刊)內容嚴肅的
(n.)品質,質;特性;品質;實質;身分,地位;才能,本領;高位,顯赫的社會地位;音色,音質;[邏](命題的)質;[英](內容比較嚴肅的)大報,高級報刊
◆ pet [pɛt]
(adj.)作為玩賞動物豢養的,寵物的;表示親暱的;得意的; [戲謔語]第一號的,特別的
(n.)供玩賞的動物,寵物;寵兒,寶貝
(vt.)把…當作寵兒;鍾愛,寵愛;撫弄,愛撫
(vi.)[口]撫摸調情

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains
unawakened([͵ʌnəˋwekənd]未醒的,未被激發的).” - Anatole France
What’s up, everyone! It’s me, Hubert, your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge! In this episode, we’ll be discussing the importance of pets and how they can improve your mood! How many of you listeners are pet owners? I, myself, have never owned a dog or a cat but I’m actually pretty good with taking care of them, *so much so that(達到這樣的程度以致於) my friends come to me to either dog sit(替人臨時照看寵物n.) or cat sit for them when they’re away on vacation. I love pets, but I’m also no pushover(容易受影響的人n.). (Pushover means a person who is easily overcome or influenced, thus the name, pushover. They’re easy to *push around(擺布某人).) I’m stern(嚴厲的) with animals because if you show weakness around them, they’ll totally *take advantage(佔便宜). That’s how I am with dogs at least. By the way, I’m not talking about hitting your pets, that’s something I will not agree to. What I mean, is that it’s an energy you *let out(洩漏) or a mindset(心態) you have. Let’s get to the featured sentence before I share what new pet I recently adopted(adopt[əˋdɑpt]收養v.)!

1. mellow [ˋmɛlo] (adj.) relaxed and pleasant or not severe 
☻ Tom is a very mellow guy after a few drinks.

2. rationally [ˋræʃən!ɪ] (adv.) in a way that is based on reason(理由n.) and clear thought, rather than emotions
☻ I was too nervous(緊張的) to even think rationally."

3. quality [ˋkwɑlətɪ] (adj./n.) how good or bad something is
☻ The price of an item depends on the quality.

So recently, I adopted several new pets into my life! Can you guess what they are? If you somehow(由於某種未知的原因adv.), and I mean somehow, guessed goldfish and *neon tetra fish(霓虹脂鯉,日光燈魚), you are correct! I’d love to adopt a dog one day but I can’t possibly take on the responsibility of a dog or cat with the way my career is, for now, that is. I’m more of a dog person myself though and if I could adopt a dog, I’ll most likely either get a labrador([ˋlæbrə͵dɔr]拉布拉多犬) or a French bulldog(鬥牛犬)! Those bulldogs are so funny looking, it just cheers me up whenever I look at them! I like cats too but I’m not sure how I would feel about the cat being the boss of the house and not myself. What pets do you guys have? Let me know in the comments section below along with your recordings!

Day 2195-Thank Hubert and every who listens to my recordings.

They were more mellow, more calm, better able to think rationally about the problem than those who didn't have any quality pet time.

他們相較於那些沒有足夠寵物時間的人，來得更加溫和、冷靜，更能理性地思考問題。

They were more mellow, more calm, better able to think rationally about the problem than those who didn’t have any quality pet time.