每日口說挑戰男生就不能喜歡粉紅色？粉紅色為什麼會變成「女生」的顏色？ (How did pink become a girly color?)

Hello, VoiceTubers. This is Nina with another episode of the Pronunciation Challenge. People have the idea that pink represents women and blue represents men. But did you know that pink wasn't a "girly'' color until nearly 70 years ago? That's true. Not so long ago, pink wasn't considered a color for women. There were even magazines suggesting that girls should wear blue. And surprisingly, it turns out that pink became so popular with girls has to do with World War II. At that time, the color pink represented the image of a non-traditional woman. Want to know more about pink? Let's watch today's video to learn more about the history of pink.

But first, let’s get to the sentence of the day.

Sentence

In 1927, "TIME Magazine" took a survey of all the major department stores across the country.
1927 年，《時代雜誌》對全國所有大型百貨公司做了調查。

Pronunciation tips

1. How to say years
For years like 1927, we say the first two and the second two digits as if they were single numbers: nineteen twenty-seven.
2. survey (the pronunciation of “vey”)
3. major (the pronunciation of “o”)

Vocabulary

1. survey (n.) [sɚˋve] /ˈsɝː.veɪ/
an examination of opinions made by asking people questions
調查
Eg. The survey is only concerned with women of childbearing age.
此調查著重於已達生育年齡的婦女。

2. major (adj.) [ˋmedʒɚ] /ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ/
more important, bigger, or more serious than others of the same type
較重要的；主要的；重大的
Eg. Sugar is a major cause of tooth decay.
糖是造成蛀牙的主要原因。

3. department store (n.) [dɪˋpɑrtmənt stor] /dɪˈpɑːrt.mənt ˌstɔːr/
a large shop divided into several different parts, each of which sells different things
百貨公司
Eg. Let's go to the department store this weekend!
這個週末我們去百貨公司吧！

Alright, that's all for today's episode. Nowadays, we can see pink and blue being used a lot in our daily lives, representing the genders. There is even a kind of party called gender reveal party, where people reveal the sex of the unborn baby by showing the color pink or blue, for example, cutting a special cake. If the cake is pink inside, it means the baby is a girl, and blue means it's a boy. Do you have any thoughts about using colors to represent genders? Let me know your answers in the comment section below with your recordings. Hope you enjoyed today's content. I'm Nina. See you next time.

☺In 1927, "TIME Magazine" took a survey of all the major department stores across the country.
1927年，《時代雜誌》對全國所有的大型百貨公司做了一項調查。
【心得】全身都粉紅色的頑皮豹，我也不會因為牠是粉紅色就覺得牠是母的。
■survey [ˈsɝve](n.C or U)調查(報告)；民意調查、問卷；測量、勘測、測繪；測量圖
(n.C)全面的考察；概觀、概論；檢視、檢驗；俯瞰；察看
[sɚˈve](vi.&vt.)測量、勘測、測繪
(vt.)俯視、眺望、環視；全面考察(或研究)；概括論述；審視；檢視(建築物等)；檢驗（設備等）；(對…做)調查
■major [ˋmedʒɚ] (adj.) (數量大小稱度等)較大的；較多的；較大範圍的；主要的、重要的；一流的；主修的；成年的、達到法定年齡的；{音樂}大調的、大音階的；{邏輯}大前提的
(n.C)成年人、已到法定年齡者；重要人物；才能卓越者、地位優越者；(常大寫)(英國)陸軍(或海軍陸戰隊)少校；(美國)陸軍(或空軍、海軍陸戰隊)少校；(大學生的)專業、主修課程；(大學專業的)主修學生；{音樂}大調、大音階、大音程、大三和弦；{邏輯}大前提；大項；主要公司(組織、企業…等)
(vi.)主修、以…為專業[(+in)]
■department store [dɪˋpɑrtmənt stor] (n.C)百貨公司

最近看到 VT 在徵錄音檔，
就去回顧了過去400多個錄音...
以前還真熱鬧啊~ _(:з」∠)_

In 1927, "TIME Magazine" took a survey of all the major department stores across the country. They wanted to know which colors they associated with girls in their clothing lines. The answers came back pretty mixed.

In 1927, "TIME Magazine" took a survey of all the major department stores across the country. They wanted to know which colors they associated with girls in their clothing lines. 1927年，時代雜誌對全國所有大型百貨公司做了一項調查。他們想要知道所有的服裝系列中，哪些顏色會讓人聯想到女孩。

◆ survey /ˈsɝː.veɪ/
(n.)調查,調查報告,民意調查(測驗); (對某一專題的)全面的考察,概觀,概論; (土地)測量,勘測,測繪,測量圖;房屋鑒定,建築物查勘;檢視,檢驗;俯瞰,察看
◆ survey /sɚˈveɪ/
(vt.)俯視,眺望,環視;全面考察(或研究),概述,全面評述;測量,勘測,測繪;審視,檢視(建築物等),檢驗(設備等);調查,向…作調查
(vi.)測量,勘測,測繪

◆ major [ˋmedʒɚ]
(adj.)(數量大小稱度等)較大的,較多的,較大範圍的;主要的,重要的,一流的;主修的;成年的,達到法定年齡的;[音]大調的,大音階的;[邏]大前提的
(n.)成年人,已到法定年齡者;重要人物,才能卓越者,地位優越者個;(常大寫)(英國)陸軍(或海軍陸戰隊)少校;(美國)陸軍(或空軍,海軍陸戰隊)少校;[美](大學中的)主修科目;[美](大學專業的)主修學生;[音]大調,大音階,大音程,大三和弦;[邏]大前提,大項;主要公司(組織,企業…等)
(vi.)[美] 主修

In 1927, "TIME Magazine" took a survey of all the major department stores across the country.