每日口說挑戰【TED-Ed】情境式諷刺：與你預期的相反 (Situational irony: The opposite of what you think - Christopher Warner)

Intro:
What’s up, VoiceTubers. Tera here for another episode. Today’s video brings us to a word that people usually don’t know its actual meaning, and that is "Irony". "Irony" is not only a literary device appearing in literature but also something that often exists in our everyday conversations. Consider the scenario in this video in which the man doubles over with laughter and says, "It's so ridiculous! So ironic!" when he sees someone face-plant into a cake. While people tend to say things are ironic when they find them funny or odd, little do people know that this is actually wrong. Check out this video and get an update on the true meaning of "Irony"! And today’s featured sentence is…

Featured sentence: Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.

Tips:
reasonable: four syllables with the stress on the first one. The vowel in "ea" is a long /i/, "rea". "son" is composed of the fricative /z/ and the nasal /n/, it’s pretty much like putting /z/ and /n/ directly together. "na" is a schwa sound, and lastly, "ble" is "b!". Again, "rea-son-able".
expectation: four syllables with the stress on the third one. "ex" is "x". "pec" is like "bec" since "ex" has a final /s/ sound, so it is "ex-pec". And then, "ta" is a long vowel /te/. Adding up "tion", which is /ʃən/, making it "ex-pec-ta-tion".
ridiculously: this one is a long one. Five syllables with the stress on the second one. The vowel in "ri" is a short /ɪ/. The vowel in "di" is a short /ɪ/ as well. "cu" is "Q", and "lous" is /ləs/. Put the final "ly" /li/ in the end, make it "ri-di-cu-lous-ly".

Vocab:
reasonable (adj.) KK [ˋriznəb!] IPA /ˈriː.zən.ə.bəl/
def: acceptable
合理的；可接受的
The boss thinks Kevin’s excuse for requesting a leave of absence is not reasonable。
老闆覺得 Kevin 請假的理由不合理。

expectation (n.) KK [ɛkspɛkˋteʃən] IPA /ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃən/
def: the feeling that good things are going to happen in the future
期望；預期的事物
The company has expectations of making a profit next year.
公司期望能夠在明年增加收益。

ridiculously (adv.) KK [rɪˋdɪkjələslɪ] IPA /rɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/
荒謬地
def: in a way that is stupid or unreasonable and deserves to be laughed at
Laura hates papayas a lot, but she loves papaya milk, ridiculously.
Laura 非常討厭木瓜，但荒謬地，她喜歡木瓜牛奶。

Outro:
Is this video making sense to you? So, "Irony" is used when reality does not align with expectations. For example, if a person has been studying Chemistry for several years but he/she is not able to memorize the periodic table, we can say it is "ironic" because we expect them to have a deep understanding and broad knowledge of Chemistry. In addition, "Irony" can also bring out sarcastic effects. This happens, for example, when a customer says "Good job," to a waiter who has dropped his tray. Ok, so now you know what “Irony” is. Next time you see "Irony" is being misunderstood again, why not tell people its actual meaning and the correct ways to use it! Great, l think we can call it a day. Stay tuned, and please do press the recording button down below. See you.

☺Then, maybe there would’ve been a reasonable expectation that he would’ve been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.
如果這樣，那我們就會合理預期他完全有能力可以搬運一個超級無敵大的蛋糕。
【心得】我覺得如果一個肌肉猛男拿著一個5吋小蛋糕，卻拿不穩跌倒會更諷刺XD
■reasonable [ˋriznəb!] (adj.)通情達理的、講道理的、有理性的、明智的；合理的、正當的；適當的；(價錢)公道的、不太貴的；可以接受的、合意的；尚好的
■expectation [͵ɛkspɛkˋteʃən] (n.C 通常用複數型)期盼、希望(好事發生)
(n. C or U)預料、預期；期待(有事情會發生)
(n.P)前程、預期的事物
■ridiculously [rɪˋdɪkjələslɪ] (adv.)荒謬地；可笑地、不可思議地

#不看字錄音，腦子與嘴巴大打結
Then, maybe there would’ve been a reasonable expectation that he would’ve been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.
那麼，我們會預期他拿著一個大到嚇死人的蛋糕時，應該是會更游刃有餘的。
◆ then [ðɛn]
(adv.) 那麼,既然這樣;那時,當時;然後,接著;於是,所以;此外,還有
(adj.)當時的
(n.)那時,當時
◆ would’ve [ˋwʊdəv] = would have
would have + 過去分詞 用來表達某件事你很想做，但卻沒去做
◆ reasonable [ˋriznəb!] (adj.) 合理的,正當的,適當的;通情達理的,講道理的;(價錢)公道的,不貴的;有理智的,有理性的,明智的;尚好的,過得去的
◆ expectation [͵ɛkspɛkˋteʃən] (n.)期待,預期;期望,預期的事物;前程
◆ skilled [skɪld] (adj.)熟練的,有技能的;需要技能的
◆ ridiculously [rɪˋdɪkjələslɪ] (adv.)可笑地,荒謬地,不可思議地

Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.

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Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.
（如果是這樣的話，可能我們就會合理預期他能夠更熟練地去搬運一個嚇死人大的蛋糕。）

Thank you, Tera. Have a good day, everyone.
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Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.
如果這樣，我們就會合理預期當他扛著一個嚇死人的大蛋糕時，會更加游刃有餘。

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Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.

Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.

Then, maybe there would have been a reasonable expectation that he would have been more skilled when carrying a ridiculously large cake.