每日口說挑戰如何在6個月內改變你的生活 (How To Change Your Life in SIX Months)

“Life will only change when you become more committed to your dreams than you are to your comfort zone.” Billy Cox

How’s it going, people of VoiceTube! My name is Hugh and it’s always a pleasure to be hosting the Pronunciation Challenge for all of you! Today, we’re going to talk about something that could potentially inspire you! (potentially meaning, it could happen) Why is that? Well, we’re talking about how you, yes you, can change your life in six months! I sound like one of those motivational speakers trying to sell their program right now. Seriously though, it can happen if you just take little steps and take it one day at a time. Will Smith, (I know, bad example right now but I still like this mindset he brought up) once said that chasing your dreams is like building a house brick by brick. You don’t focus on finishing the house because you’d get discouraged. You focus on building the house, brick by brick, and eventually, you’ll have a house built. It’s quite simple but it’s often the simplest things that are the hardest to do! Let’s get to the featured sentence before we talk about certain things we can do to achieve our goals!

Today’s featured sentence:
If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.

I’ll say that again.

If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
resolution
Four syllables.
“RE” has a short E sound. “SO” has a short U sound and “LU” sounds like it’s spelt, “LOO”. Lastly, “TION” is your typical “T I O N” sound which is “SHUN”. Resolution.

Next up, we have
fatigue
Two syllables
“FA” has a short U sound so make sure you don’t say it with a short A sound. “TIGUE” actually has a long E sound. Fatigue.

Lastly, we have,
ruined
Two syllables.
I find that words that start with R can be a bit challenging, even for myself. “RU” actually sounds like it’s spelt with two O’s, “ROO”. “UINED” has a short U sound and sounds more like the “U N” combination with a D sound at the end since it’s past tense. Ruined.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. resolution
Definition
a promise to yourself to do or to not do something
Used in a sentence you could say,
“I made a new year's resolution to get in shape for 2022!”

Next word,
2. burnout
Definition
the state of having no energy or enthusiasm because of working too hard, or someone who shows the effects of this state
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“Many students have burnout after finishing their exams.”

And lastly,
3. fatigue
Definition:
extreme tiredness
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“I was suffering from fatigue during my exam week.”

I always found that writing down your goals in small steps very helpful. I try to treat my goals like a video game checklist. I would write down the things I have to do for the day and check off each task when I complete them. It actually feels good to check off each task. I once saw a video on Youtube that talked about this same philosophy. Treat your goals like a mission that you have to do in a video game! Make it fun and enjoyable instead of approaching these tasks like a chore. (A chore is like a routine task, something that you must do every day like washing the dishes) Breaking down each task is also important. If you just write, “Finish this book” then you’ll never finish it. Instead, you can change this task to, “Read 10 pages”. Keep it simple and just focus on each thing at the moment.

It sounds like I have my life together but I struggle just like everyone else. However, I try not to be too hard on myself and pick myself up again after each failure. I’m sure you can do it too! We all can! Ok everyone, that about does it for today’s episode. Get those recordings in and make sure to give me a follow on Instagram to see what I’m up to at Hughtran_. See everyone again in the next episode. Bye!

很久沒上來...最近真的是慘不忍睹(个_个) 因為手機恢復原廠設定，兩階段驗證 app 沒備份到，導致我無法登入 Facebook，已經跟客服奮鬥了 2 個禮拜帳號還沒救回來..

一直以為我的 voicetube 也是綁 fb 登入，所以一直沒上來，剛剛發現用 Google 帳號也可以登入 (･ัω･ั)？

我的 new year's resolution 就是要救回我的 fb 帳號QQ

☺If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.
如果你曾經著手制訂過新年新希望或是認識這麼做過的人，你就會知道那種精疲力竭或疲憊的感覺是很殘酷的，讓你覺得好像自己如果沒有實現當初所設定的目標，一切都是枉然。
【心得】一次向前一小步，積少成多，不要太貪心，比較不容易因挫敗而整個放棄。
■unforgiving ͵ʌnfɚˋgɪvɪŋ] (adj.)不原諒人的、不饒恕人的；無情的；(環境等)惡劣的、不利的；(衣料、衣服等)顯得人胖的
■burnout [ˋbɝn͵aʊt] (n.C or U)燃料燒盡；燒壞；不堪疲累的、精疲力竭
■fatigue [fəˋtig] (n. U)疲勞、勞累；{物理}(金屬材料等的)疲勞
(n.C)勞累的工作
fatigues (n.P)(士兵穿的)迷彩服、工作服、勞動服；(打掃、幫廚等)士兵雜役
(vt.&vi.)(使)疲勞；{物理} (使)(金屬材料等)疲勞
(vi.) (士兵)擔任雜役
■fall through (ph. v.)失敗、無法實現、成為泡影；不能踐約、 失約

If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined. 如果你曾經著手制定新年新計畫，或是認識曾經這麼做過的人，精疲力盡或是疲憊感是無情的，讓你覺得沒履行對自己的承諾，然後全世界都被毀了。
◆ as though : 好像,似乎
◆ fall through : 未發生,失敗,落空
◆ unforgiving [͵ʌnfɚˋgɪvɪŋ] (adj.) 不原諒人的,不饒恕人的,無情的;(環境等)惡劣的,不利的;(衣料,衣服等)顯得人胖的
◆ ruin [ˋrʊɪn]
(vt.)使毀滅,毀壞;使成廢墟;使破產,誘姦;使破産,使身敗名裂,毀滅
(vi.)毀滅,毀壞;變成廢墟;破產,墮落
(n.)毀滅,崩潰,毀壞;(建築物的)斷垣殘壁;廢墟,遺跡;傾家蕩產,喪失地位,墮落;禍因
◆ resolution [͵rɛzəˋluʃən] (n.)決心,決定;(會議等的)正式決定,決議;分解,解析;解決,解答,解除;堅定,剛毅,果斷力;(顯微鏡,電視,電腦螢幕等的)清晰度,解析度
◆ burnout [ˋbɝn͵aʊt] (n.) 不堪疲累的,疲勞過度;燃料燒盡,燒壞
◆ fatigue [fəˋtig]
(n.)疲勞,勞累;(金屬材料等的)疲勞;勞累的工作;[軍]雜役;[軍](士兵幹雜役時穿的)工作服
(vt.)使疲勞;使(金屬材料等)疲勞
(vi.)疲勞;(金屬材料等)疲勞;(士兵)擔任雜役

“Life will only change when you become more committed(堅定的) to your dreams than you are to your *comfort zone(舒適區).” Billy Cox

How’s it going, people of VoiceTube! My name is Hugh and it’s always a pleasure to be hosting the Pronunciation Challenge for all of you! Today, we’re going to talk about something that could potentially(可能地) inspire(激勵) you! (potentially meaning, it could happen) Why is that? Well, we’re talking about how you, yes you, can change your life in six months! I sound like one of those motivational(激發積極性的) speakers trying to sell their program(課程) right now. Seriously though, it can happen if you just take little steps(步驟) and take it one day *at a time(一次). Will Smith, I know, bad example right now but I still like this mindset(心態) he *brought up(談到), *once said(曾經說過) that chasing(追逐) your dreams is like building a house *brick by brick(一磚一瓦地). You don’t focus on finishing the house because you’d get discouraged(沮喪的). You focus on building the house, brick by brick, and eventually, you’ll have a house built. It’s quite simple but it’s often the simplest things that are the hardest to do! Let’s get to the featured sentence before we talk about certain things we can do to achieve our goals!

If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.

If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.

Thank you, Hubert. Have a good day, everyone.
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If you've ever started a new year's resolution before, or known someone who has, burnout or fatigue can be unforgiving, leaving you to feel as though if you fall through with your promise, then the entire thing is ruined.
如果你曾經開始訂定新年新計畫或是認識這麼做過的人，精疲力竭或是疲憊感是無情的，讓你最終覺得自己沒履行承諾，然後全盤皆輸。