每日口說挑戰壞事發生就一定很糟嗎？其實換位思考就好！(When bad things happen.....)

“We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Hello everyone and welcome to the Pronunciation Challenge! My name is Hugh and I’ll be your host today. In today’s episode, we’ll be discussing (discussing means to talk about) when plans don’t work out. How do you bounce back? (to bounce back means to recover from) It’s all about attitude according to this video. What kind of attitude should we have about this? Obviously, it’s about being positive but sometimes, it’s not that simple. We have to shift our mindset and in order to do so, we have to challenge some lifelong beliefs we’ve always had. Let’s get to the featured sentence first before we talk about what some of the beliefs we should have to change our life!

Today’s featured sentence:
volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience.

I’ll say that again.

volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
volunteer
Three syllables.
“VO” sounds like the word, “all” with the V sound in front. “LUN” has a short U sound and “TEER” sounds like the word, “ear” with a T sound in front.

Next up, we have
benefited
Four syllables.
“BE” has a short E sound. “NE” has a short U sound. “FIT” sounds like the word, “fit”, like you’re physically fit and finish the word with the “ed” sound because it’s the past tense. Remember, if the word ends in either a T or a D then we pronounced the “E D” sound as “id” instead.


Lastly, we have,
experience
Four syllables.
“E” sounds like the letters “i” and “g” together, to give you “ig”. “XPE” has a long E sound with the SP sound in front, to give you “SPEE”. “RI”, also has a long E sound and “ENCE” if spelt out like how it should sound would be something like “ENZ”.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. volunteer
Definition
a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it
Used in a sentence you could say,
“I had a great time being a volunteer at the children’s hospital today.”

Next word,
2. describe
Definition
to say or write what someone or something is like
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“It is hard to describe the exact taste, but this dish definitely reminds me of home!”


And lastly,
3. benefit
Definition:
a helpful or good effect, or something intended to help
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“The climate would benefit greatly from electric vehicles.”

So how do we change our mindset to deal with disappointments or setbacks? (Setbacks could mean something not working out as you wanted it to) We take each setback as a lesson. We take it as a lesson so as not to repeat the same mistake. Denzel Washington said it best. He told everyone to fall forward instead of falling backwards. Keep failing and making mistakes but keep trying. Keep trying to improve bit by bit. Never give up. That’s how you fall forward. Do you know that Mark Ruffalo (the actor who plays the Hulk) failed about 600 auditions before he started getting good work? Fall forward! Never give up! This is the change of attitude. Don’t let setbacks hold you back.

Alright, that about does it for today’s episode. Get your recordings in if you haven’t done so already. See everyone again soon! Bye!

Volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience.

In a study from the University of Miami, volunteers were asked to describe something bad that’d happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience. 邁阿密大學的一項研究中，受試者被要求描述發生在他們生活中的壞事，並列出從那次經驗中得到的正向收穫。
◆ list [lɪst]
(vt.)把…編列成表,把…編入目錄;列舉;(公司)上市
(vi.)(尤指船因遭到損害向一側)傾斜,歪斜
(n.)表,名冊,目錄;傾斜(尤指船隻)
◆ volunteer [͵vɑlənˋtɪr]
(n.)自願參加者,志願者,義工;志願兵,義勇兵;自生植物
(adj.)自願參加的,自願的;[植]自生自長的
(vt.)自願(做);自願提供,自願給予
(vi.)自願,自願服務;自願當兵;[植]自生自長
◆ describe [dɪˋskraɪb] (vt.)描寫,描繪,敘述;形容,把…說成;畫(圖形),形成…的形狀
◆ benefit [ˋbɛnəfɪt]
(n.)利益,好處,優勢;(僱主為員工提供的)福利政策(如醫療保險,人壽保險,病假補助方案等);(員工得到的)補助,額外收入(如退休金,健康保險金等);津貼,(政府)補助金,救濟金;義賽,義演,義賣;[美](收入的)免稅部分
(vt.)對…有益,有益於
(vi.)得益,受惠[(+by/from)]

範例：麥當勞退出俄羅斯就一定很糟嗎？至少讓垃圾食物變少。ʕ´•ᴥ•`ʔ

☺Volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience.
他們請受試者描述他們人生中曾經經歷過的一件壞事，並列舉出他們從那次經驗所得到的收穫。
【心得】不快樂的記憶似乎特別難忘!?

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Volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd bebefited from the experience.

受試者被要求描述一些他們經歷過的壞事，接著列出一件從那次經驗中他們獲得的益處。

volunteers were asked to describe something bad that had happened in their life, and then list one way in which they'd benefited from the experience.