每日口說挑戰你也是那個遲到大王嗎？！為什麼有些人總是遲到？(Why some people are always late - BBC REEL)

conscientious
conscience
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小朋友，是不是很簡單呢？( ･᷄ὢ･᷅ )

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." - William Shakespeare

Hello everyone and welcome to the Pronunciation Challenge! It’s your favorite host, Hugh, presenting you with a brand new spanking episode! Today, we’ll be talking about punctuality which is the fact or quality of being on time! Are you always late? Are you always on time? Regardless, I can bet that each one of you has at least that one friend who is never on time! Why is that? (I also feel that this episode is kind of singling me out!) Well, turns out there’s a scientific reason for this! I swear, I didn’t mean to be late! It was science! Alright, let’s get to the featured sentence before we find out why I’m—um, why people are late!

Today’s featured sentence:
Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.

I’ll say that again.

Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have a long one
conscientiousness
Five syllables.
“CON” has a short O sound. “SCI” sounds like “she”, the pronoun. “EN” sounds like the letter N. “TIOUS” if spelt out like how it should sound, would be “S H U S”. “NESS” actually has a short i sound here. Imagine saying “is” with an N sound in front. Conscientiousness.

Next up, we have
agreeableness
Five syllables
I got a bunch of long words for you in this episode! “A” has a short U sound. “GREE” has a long E sound. “A”, again, has a short U sound. “BLE” sounds like the animal, “bull”. “NESS”, again, has a short i sound with an N sound in front. Agreeableness.

Lastly, we have,
extroversion
Four syllables.
“EX”, sounds like the letter X. “TRO” has a short U sound here. “VER” has your typical “E R” combination sound and “SION” has your typical “I O N” sound. Extroversion.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. conscientiousness
Definition
the quality of working hard and being careful
Used in a sentence you could say,
“Conscientiousness is the key to a successful life.”

Next word,
2. traits
Definition
a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“He definitely got those traits from his father.”

And lastly,
3. extroversion
Definition:
the quality of being energetic and not shy, and enjoying being with other people
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“Extroversion is usually a trait that many people wish they had.”

Time-benders! That sounds so cool! It sounds like a super power. People who are always late, perceive time differently! (Perceive to realize or understand something) Yeah! That explains why I’m late sometimes! I can bend time!
Alright, I apologize to everyone for being late. I have a lot on my plate (A lot on my plate means I have a lot going on in my life right now) and I’m trying to juggle 5 different jobs at once. I’m actually writing this script out at 4am right now. Before that, I had an audition I had to film and edit. Before that, I had to write a script for a short film I’m making this week. Before that, I had to teach one of my students from my speaking class! I’m a busy man!

Alright, folks, I should really head to bed so get your recordings in if you haven’t done so already. Hit me up on Instagram at hughtran_ if you want to see what I’m up to. Until the next episode, see ya!

# I'm a conscientious student, and putting a lot of effort into my pronunciation practice. XDD

Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.

When it comes to lateness, one of their major personality traits is conscientiousness. Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important. 一談到遲到，牽涉其中一個主要的人格特質是負責任，它是五大性格特質中的一項，其他還有像是隨和或是外向，所以負責任是很重要的關鍵。
◆ conscientiousness [͵kɑnʃɪˋɛnʃəsnɪs] (n.) 按良心辦事,認真,盡責,責任心,嚴謹
◆ conscientious [͵kɑnʃɪˋɛnʃəs] (adj.)憑良心的,誠實的,認真的,勤勤懇懇的
◆ conscience [ˋkɑnʃəns] (n.)良心,道義心,善惡觀念
◆ conscious [ˋkɑnʃəs] (adj.)神志清醒的,有知覺的;意識到的,覺察到的

◆ personality [͵pɝsnˋælətɪ] (n.) (顯明的)個性,性格;人格,品格;名人,名士;人身攻擊,誹謗
◆ along with : 以及;和...一道;除某事物以外
◆ agreeableness [əˋgriəb!nəs] (n.) 隨和;合群;愉快,一致,適合
◆ trait [tret] (n.) (個人的)特徵,特性,品質;一點,少許,微量
◆ extroversion [͵ɛkstroˋvɝʃən] (n.) [心]外向性;[醫]外翻

"Better three hours too soon than a minute too late." - William Shakespeare(寧可早到3小時,好過遲到一分鐘) Hello everyone and welcome to the Pronunciation Challenge! It’s your favorite host, Hugh, presenting you with a *brand new(全新的) spanking(完全adv.) episode! Today, we’ll be talking about punctuality([͵pʌŋktʃʊˋælətɪ]嚴守時間) which is the fact or quality of being *on time(守時)! Are you always late? Are you always on time? Regardless(無論如何adv.), I can bet(打賭v.) that each one of you has at least that one friend who is never on time! Why is that? (I also feel that this episode is kind of *singling me out(針對我)!) Well, *turns out(結果是) there’s a scientific(科學的) reason for this! I swear(發誓), I didn’t mean to be late! It was science! Alright, let’s get to the featured sentence before we find out why I’m—um, why people are late!

◆ single sb/sth out : (爲給予批評,表揚等)單獨挑出
It's not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment. 我妹妹總是受到特殊待遇，這不公平。

☺Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.
盡責程度是五大人格特質的其中一種，還有其他像是親和力及外向程度等，所以盡責很重要。
【心得】感覺性格特質都是根深蒂固的，要改變似乎很難。
■conscientiousness [͵kɑnʃɪ'ɛnʃəsnɪs] (n.U)按良心辦事；認真、盡責、責任心
■trait [tret](n.C)特徵、特點、特性
(n.S)一點、少許、微量[(+of)] a trait of sth
■extroversion [͵ɛkstroˋvɝʃən] (n.U) {心理學}外向(性)；{醫學}外翻

Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.

重拾睽違五年的口說挑戰
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Thanks, Hubert. Have a good day, everyone.
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Now, conscientiousness is one of the big five personality traits, along with things like agreeableness and extroversion, so it's really important.
盡責是五大人格特質的其中一種，還有其他像是迎合或是外向的個性，所以盡責很重要。