每日口說挑戰你有什麼遺憾？臨終者的五大遺憾 (Top 5 Regrets of the Dying)

“Life doesn’t owe us anything. We only owe ourselves, to make the most of the life we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude.” - Bronnie Ware

Hello VoiceTube world, it’s me, Hugh, your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge! Today’s episode is once again about death. I’ve spoken about death a few times in the past before. There was the story about my friend who took his own life. Then, there was my friend who had a near-death experience. It’s an interesting topic because we’re all going to die eventually. What’s on the other side? That’s a question that humans have been asking since ancient times! However, instead of focusing on death itself in this episode, I want to talk about all the things that happen before death, namely – life! Sometimes people are so afraid of death that they forget to live! It’s either that or we’re too occupied (occupied means being busy with) with collecting material things like a nice car, nice house, and jewelry to name a few. We forget q'ethat the most important things in life are the small things, or moments that are the most precious. There’s a movie that really changed my outlook on life that I want to talk about but let’s get to the featured sentence first!

Today’s featured sentence:
So people were more likely to express ideal- related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.

I’ll say that again.

So people were more likely to express ideal- related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.

Ok, now time for the Pronunciation Tips.


For the first word, we have
Likely
Two syllables.
“LI” has a long i sound and “KELY” has a long E sound. If spelt out like how it should sound, it would be spelt “KLEE”. Likely.

Next up, we have
Express
Two syllables
Instead of saying the letter X, try saying the “I K” combination, “IK”. That’s your first syllable. “XPRESS” actually has a “SPR” combination sound in front with “ES” at the back. “EXPRESS”

Lastly, we have,
Potential
Three syllables.
“PO” has a short U sound. “TEN” sounds like the number ten. “TIAL” has a “SH” sound in front with “ULL” in the back to give you “SHULL”. Potential.


Moving onto Vocabulary!

The first word is:
1. express
Definition
to show a feeling, opinion, or fact
Used in a sentence you could say,
“I am not the type to express my emotions.”

Next word,
2. ideal
Definition
perfect, or the best possible
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“This van is the ideal size for bigger families.”

And lastly,
3. potential
Definition:
possible when the necessary conditions exist
Used in a sentence, you could say:
“This kid has the potential to be as great as long as he/she continues to work hard.”

Have any of you listeners watched the Pixar film, Soul? It’s about a jazz musician that dreams of being famous and appreciated by everyone. However, this musician is now older, without a steady job and still hanging onto this dream of his. In many ways, this movie is about me. Now, I’m not saying I’m a failure or anything. I think life throws us many curveballs (curveballs in this case means unexpected situations that pop up in your life) and we just adjust as we go. That’s how I ended up on Voicetube! Anyways, I hope you listeners watch this film. It’s definitely one of my favorites. Spoiler warning, I’m about to talk about the ending.
Ok, don’t say I didn’t warn you! I was inspired by this film when the main character realized that he let life pass him by because he was too busy chasing a dream. Having a dream is nice and all but also don’t forget to live life! Everything about my life was dedicated to acting! I sacrificed going to the wedding of some of my closest friends! I missed out on some precious moments in life because I was too busy keeping my schedule open for my acting jobs. Nowadays, I just take it one day at a time. I no longer make acting number one in my life and just go with the flow. It’s much less stressful now and I’m actually doing better in acting as well! I think it’s because I’m not as desperate as before so I feel more confident auditioning. I guess that’s the lesson I took. Don’t take life so seriously. Work hard but also be present in the moment and appreciate the people who treat you well and love you.
Alright, so after today, I’ll only be hosting the Pronunciation Challenge on Saturdays. I’m not going anywhere as long as VoiceTube will have me! Thanks for always practicing with me.I love you guys and until the next episode, see ya!

☺So people were more likely to express ideal related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.
人們更有可能表達與理想有關的遺憾，像是未能追隨夢想和充分發揮自己的潛力。
【心得】It's no use crying over spilled milk. 雖然後悔是人之常情，但我總覺得後悔或遺憾是把"自己已經選擇A後所發生的現實"和"自己想像著當初若選擇B可能會有的美好結果"做比較，拿現實和幻想做比較本來就不是很準確。而且有些事情也許就是注定會發生。即便現在的我回到過去也許會改選B，但過去的我在過去的心境下，也許就注定會選A啊~
■express [ɪkˋsprɛs] (vt.)陳述；表達；表露；特快發送、快遞、快運；搾、擠壓出[(+from/out of)]
(n.C)特快列車
(n.U)快遞、快運(服務)；{美式用法}捷運公司、快遞公司
(adj.)快遞的、快運的；快速的、直達的；高速(行進)的；明確的；明白表示的；特別指出的
(adv.)以快遞方式服務地；由直達快車；特意地；專門地
■ideal [aɪˋdiəl] (adj.)理想的、完美的；想像上的、不切實際的；非常合適的[(+for)]
(n.C)理想、標準極高的原則或行為準則；完美的典型、典範；理想的事物(或情形)
■potential [pəˋtɛnʃəl](adj.)潛在的、可能的；{物理}勢的、位的；電壓的；{文法}表示可能性的
(n.U)可能性；潛能、潛力[(+for)]；{物理}勢、位；電勢、電位；{文法}潛在語氣

So people were more likely to express ideal related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.
“Life doesn’t owe us anything. We only owe ourselves, to make the most of the life we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude.” - Bronnie Ware

So people were more likely to express ideal-related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential. 所以人們更有可能容易表達與理想差距相關的遺憾，像是未能追隨他們的夢想與充分發揮自己的潛力。
✿ performance-related : 與工作表現相關的
✿ related [rɪˋletɪd] (adj.)與…有關的;有親屬關係的;同一類型的;相關的;有密切關係的;(動物)屬於同一種類的,同一組別的
◆ live up to sth : 實踐,遵守,堅持;無愧於;與…一樣好
◆ express [ɪkˋsprɛs]
(vt.)表達,陳述,表示;特快發送,快運,快遞;搾,擠壓出
(n.)快車;快遞,快運;[美]捷運公司,快遞公司
(adj.)快遞的,快運的;明確的,明白表示的;快的,直達的;快速行進的,高速的;專門的,特別的
(adv.)用快遞,由直達快車;特意地,專門地
◆ ideal [aɪˋdiəl]
(n.)理想,標準極高的原則(或行為準則);完美的典型,典範,理想的事物(或情形)
(adj.)理想的,完美的;非常合適的;想像上的,假設的;空想的,不切實際的
◆ potential [pəˋtɛnʃəl]
(n.)可能性,潛力,潛能;[物]勢,位,電勢,電位;[文]潛在語氣
(adj.)潛在的,可能的 ;[物]勢的,位的,電壓的;[文]表示可能性的

“Life doesn’t owe([o]欠v.) us anything. We only owe ourselves, to *make the most of the life(創造人生) we are living, of the time we have left, and to live in gratitude(感激).” - Bronnie Ware

Hello VoiceTube world, it’s me, Hugh, your host for today’s Pronunciation Challenge! Today’s episode is once again about death. I’ve spoken about death a few times in the past before. There was the story about my friend who *took his own life(自殺). Then, there was my friend who had a near-death(瀕臨死亡) experience. It’s an interesting topic because we’re all going to die eventually. What’s on the other side? That’s a question that humans have been asking since ancient(古早的) times! However, instead of focusing on death itself in this episode, I want to talk about all the things that happen before death, namely(那就是adv.) – life! Sometimes people are so afraid of death that they forget to live! It’s either that or we’re too occupied(無空閒的) (occupied means being busy with) with collecting material(物質的) things like a nice car, nice house, and jewelry(珠寶) *to name a few(列舉一小部份=略,...等等). We forget that the most important things in life are the small things, or moments that are the most precious(珍貴的). There’s a movie that really changed my outlook(觀點) on life that I want to talk about but let’s get to the featured sentence first!

So people were more likely to express ideal related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.
人們更有可能表達與理想有關的遺憾，像是未能追隨夢想和充分發揮自己的潛力。

So people were more likely to express ideal related regrets such as failing to follow their dreams and live up to their full potential.