每日口說挑戰Power Nap 高效午睡｜快來看看要怎麼午睡才能睡出高CP值！ The Scientific Power of Naps

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“No day is so bad that it can not be fixed by a good nap” - Carrie Snow

Boy, am I tired. Did you just yawn too? Apparently, yawns are contagious. Did you ever notice that other people yawn after you yawn? It’s actually kind of cool that this happens. Why am I talking about yawning? Well, first off, let me introduce myself. Hi everyone, my name is Hubert and I’ll be your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge. Today, I’ll be presenting a video about the scientific power of naps! What is a nap exactly? What makes it different, scientifically, from sleep? Obviously, it’s the duration (duration meaning the length of time something goes on for) but what is the cut off between a nap and full-on sleep? Let’s get to the featured sentence before we find out.

Today’s featured sentence:
Waking out of these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.
在這些階段醒來有以下好處：提高生產力、提升大腦認知功能、加強記憶力、促進想像力，還有最重要的，消除疲勞。

I’ll say that again.

Waking out of these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.


Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.

For the first word, we have
productivity
Five syllables.
The first syllable, “PRO” has a short A sound. For the next syllable, simply say “duck”. The third syllable, “TIV”, try saying “live” but with a T instead of the L. “VI” has a short U sound and “TY” sounds the same as the letter T. Productivity.

Next up, we have
cognitive
Three syllables
The first syllable, “COG”, try saying it with a short A sound, “CAAG”. For “NI”, try saying it with a short U sound instead. Lastly, the third syllable is just like the last word with “TIVE”. Say “live” but with a T instead of the L. Cognitive.

Lastly, we have,
Importantly
Four syllables.
“IM” has a short i sound. “POR” has a short O sound. The third syllable, “TANT” actually has a very soft T sound, I might even say it’s close to a silent T here. Replace the T sound here with a short U sound, giving you something like a “U N T” spelling. Last syllable, “LY”, sounds like Lee from Bruce Lee. Importantly.


Moving on to Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Productivity
Definition
the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods 生產率
Used in a sentence you could say,
“Improved productivity at work meant better reviews, which also meant better pay raises.”
提高工作效率意味著更好的績效，這也意味著更好的薪水加給。
Next word,
2. Cognitive
Definition
connected with thinking or conscious mental processes 感知的；認知的；認識力的
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“After the accident, some of his cognitive functions were not functioning the same as before.”
自從意外發生後，他的一些認知能力以不復以往。
And lastly,
3. Enhance
Definition:
to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something 提高；增加；增強；增進
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“We need to find a way to enhance your reading capabilities.”
我們必須找個方法增進你的閱讀能力。
30 minutes is the cutoff between a nap and deep sleep. Anything more than that and you enter deep rest and waking up from that may seem even harder! You could even mess up your night’s sleep as well! I recently watched another video talking about coffee naps! It’s when you drink coffee and immediately take a nap because the caffeine doesn’t hit you right away. It’s supposed to make you feel even more awake after you wake up. As mentioned in the video, Japan offers nap salons which I think is genius. Perhaps, you need a lunchtime recharge? Maybe you have flexible working hours and you’re not at home. Drop by the nap salon in the middle of the city! Hong Kong actually has nap salons too and I’ve visited them before! They’re actually really comfortable and just looking around made me sleepy! The last time I checked, Taipei didn’t have this service. Business idea?

Alright, listeners, make sure you get in your recordings if you haven’t done so already. Give me a follow if you want to see what I’m up to outside of the Pronunciation Challenge at hughtran_ on Instagram. See you in the next episode, bye!

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Waking at these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.

“No day is so bad that it can not be fixed by a good nap” - Carrie Snow

Boy, am I tired. Did you just yawn too? Apparently, yawns are contagious. Did you ever notice that other people yawn after you yawn? It’s actually kind of cool that this happens. Why am I talking about yawning? Well, first off, let me introduce myself. Hi everyone, my name is Hubert and I’ll be your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge. Today, I’ll be presenting a video about the scientific power of naps! What is a nap exactly? What makes it different, scientifically, from sleep? Obviously, it’s the duration (duration meaning the length of time something goes on for) but what is the cut off between a nap and full-on sleep? Let’s get to the featured sentence before we find out.

Today’s featured sentence:
Waking out of these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.

I’ll say that again.

Waking out of these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.

For the first word, we have
productivity
Five syllables.
The first syllable, “PRO” has a short A sound. For the next syllable, simply say “duck”. The third syllable, “TIV”, try saying “live” but with a T instead of the L. “VI” has a short U sound and “TY” sounds the same as the letter T. Productivity.

Next up, we have
cognitive
Three syllables
The first syllable, “COG”, try saying it with a short A sound, “CAAG”. For “NI”, try saying it with a short U sound instead. Lastly, the third syllable is just like the last word with “TIVE”. Say “live” but with a T instead of the L. Cognitive.

Lastly, we have,
Importantly
Four syllables.
“IM” has a short i sound. “POR” has a short O sound. The third syllable, “TANT” actually has a very soft T sound, I might even say it’s close to a silent T here. Replace the T sound here with a short U sound, giving you something like a “U N T” spelling. Last syllable, “LY”, sounds like Lee from Bruce Lee. Importantly.

Moving on to Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. Productivity
Definition
the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods
Used in a sentence you could say,
“Improved productivity at work meant better reviews, which also meant better pay raises.”
Next word,
2. Cognitive
Definition
connected with thinking or conscious mental processes
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“After the accident, some of his cognitive functions were not functioning the same as before.”

And lastly,
3. Enhance
Definition:
to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“We need to find a way to enhance your reading capabilities.”

30 minutes is the cutoff between a nap and deep sleep. Anything more than that and you enter deep rest and waking up from that may seem even harder! You could even mess up your night’s sleep as well! I recently watched another video talking about coffee naps! It’s when you drink coffee and immediately take a nap because the caffeine doesn’t hit you right away. It’s supposed to make you feel even more awake after you wake up. As mentioned in the video, Japan offers nap salons which I think is genius. Perhaps, you need a lunchtime recharge? Maybe you have flexible working hours and you’re not at home. Drop by the nap salon in the middle of the city! Hong Kong actually has nap salons too and I’ve visited them before! They’re actually really comfortable and just looking around made me sleepy! The last time I checked, Taipei didn’t have this service. Business idea?

Alright, listeners, make sure you get in your recordings if you haven’t done so already. Give me a follow if you want to see what I’m up to outside of the Pronunciation Challenge at hughtran_ on Instagram. See you in the next episode, bye!

Waking 【at】these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.
在這些睡眠階段醒來有幾個好處，包含增加生產力、認知能力、提升記憶力、增強創造力，最重要的是能消除疲勞。

◆ increase [ɪnˋkris] (vt.)增大,增加,增強;增大,增加,增強;增殖
◆ increase [ˋɪnkris] (n.)增大,增加,增強

◆ productivity [͵prodʌkˋtɪvətɪ] (n.)生產力,生產率;豐饒,多產
◆ cognitive [ˋkɑgnətɪv] (adj.)認知的,認識的, 感知的,認識力的
◆ enhance [ɪnˋhæns] (vt.)提高,增加(價值,品質,吸引力等)
◆ creativity [͵krieˋtɪvətɪ] (n.) 創造力,藝術創新
◆ boost [bust]
(vt.)舉,抬,推;推動,促進,為…作宣傳;提高,增加
(n.)一舉,一抬,一推;推動,幫助,促進;提高,增加

“No day is so bad that it can not be fixed by a good nap” - Carrie Snow
Boy, am I tired. Did you just yawn(打呵欠v.) too? Apparently, yawns are contagious(有傳染性的). Did you ever notice that other people yawn after you yawn? It’s actually kind of cool that this happens. Why am I talking about yawning? Well, first off, let me introduce myself. Hi everyone, my name is Hubert and I’ll be your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge. Today, I’ll be presenting a video about the scientific power of naps! What is a nap exactly? What makes it different, scientifically, from sleep? Obviously, it’s the duration (期間n.) (duration meaning the length of time something goes on for) but what is the *cutoff(截止點n.) between a nap and full-on(完全的) sleep?

◆ cutoff (n.) 取捨點,截止點
31 March is the cutoff date for applications to be accepted.
3月31日是接受申請的截止日期。

1. Productivity (n.) 生產率 the rate at which a company or country makes goods, usually judged in connection with the number of people and the amount of materials necessary to produce the goods
☻ Improved productivity at work meant better reviews(再檢查複審n.), which also meant better pay raises. 提高工作效率意味著更好的績效，這也意味著更好的薪水加給。

2. Cognitive (adj.) 感知的,認知的,認識力的 connected with thinking or conscious(意識到的) mental processes
☻ After the accident, some of his cognitive functions were not functioning the same as before. 自從意外發生後，他的一些認知能力以不復以往。

3. Enhance (v.) 提高,增加,增強,增進 to improve the quality, amount, or strength of something
☻ We need to find a way to enhance your reading capabilities.

30 minutes is the cutoff between a nap and deep sleep. Anything more than that and you enter deep rest and waking up from that may seem even harder! You could even *mess up(打亂) your night’s sleep as well! I recently watched another video talking about coffee naps! It’s when you drink coffee and immediately take a nap because the caffeine doesn’t hit you right away. It’s supposed to make you feel even more awake after you wake up. As mentioned in the video, Japan offers nap salons([səˋlɑn]店n.) which I think is genius. Perhaps, you need a lunchtime recharge(再充電n.)? Maybe you have flexible working hours and you’re not at home. *Drop by(順便拜訪) the nap salon in the middle of the city! Hong Kong actually has nap salons too and I’ve visited them before! They’re actually really comfortable and just looking around made me sleepy! The last time I checked, Taipei didn’t have this service. Business idea?

☺Waking at these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.
在這幾個階段醒來有些好處，包括像是工作效率會提高、大腦認知功能會提升、記憶力會變強、想像力會比較豐富，還有最重要的就是，精神也會變得比較好。
【心得】老闆表示：睡完以後，晚上加班可以再加晚一點(誤)
■productivity [͵prodʌkˋtɪvətɪ] (adj.)生產力；生產率；豐饒、多產
■cognitive [ˋkɑgnətɪv] (adj.)感知的；認知的；認識力的
■enhance [ɪnˋhæns] (vt.)提高、增加；增進；提升；增強

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Thank you, Hubert. Have a good day, everyone.
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Waking out of these stages has shown benefits, including increased productivity, increased cognitive function, enhanced memory, boosted creativity, and most importantly, feeling less tired.
在這些階段醒來有以下好處：提高生產力、提升大腦認知功能、加強記憶力、促進想像力，還有最重要的，消除疲勞。