每日口說挑戰不歡迎美國人的十大國家！ (Top 10 Countries Where Americans Are Not Welcome)

Intro:
Hi, everyone. I’m Tera, and this is VoiceTube’s Pronunciation Challenge. Today we’re going to talk about traveling. As the global travel industry is gradually recovering from the COVID pandemic, more and more people are now getting back to the airports and traveling around. Nevertheless, some of the countries are not easy to get into. Therefore, I would like to take you to this video, which features the top 10 countries where Americans are not welcome. Americans can easily travel almost anywhere—except here! What countries come to your mind when seeing this title? Feel free to take a guess before watching it. And now, let’s take a look at today’s featured sentence.

Featured sentence: Applicants must provide a certified copy of their passport, identity pages, proof of an onward flight, and a hotel reservation or a sponsorship from a local resident.

Tips:
applicants: three syllables with the stress on the first one. "a" is an open front unrounded vowel, /æ/, and the "a" in "cant" is reduced.
certified: three syllables with the stress on the first one. "c" here should be pronounced as "s". Hence, "cer" is /sɝ/, "ti" is "tə", and "fied" is /faɪd/.
reservation: four syllables with the stress on the third one. "s" here has a /z/ sound, and the vowel in "va" is a long vowel, so it is /veɪ/. Together, "re-ser-va-tion".

Vocab:
1. applicant (n.) KK [ˋæpləkənt] IPA /ˈæp.lə.kənt/
def: a person who formally requests something, especially a job, or to study at a college or university
申請人
The job applicant must have good writing skills.
這份工作的申請人必須有良好的寫作能力。

2. certified (adj.) KK [ˋsɝtə͵faɪd] IPA /ˈsɝː.t̬ə.faɪd/
def: having a document that proves that you have successfully finished a course of training, or have the necessary qualifications.
被證明的、公認的
After finishing the whole program, Sharon becomes a certified TESOL teacher。
完成整個學程後，Sharon 成為了一位認證的TESOL 老師。

3. onward (adv.) KK [ˋɑnwɚd] IPA /ˈɑːn.wɚd/
def: moving forward to a later time or a more distant place
向前地
The bear moves onward into the forest.
熊向前往森林邁進。

4. reservation (n.) KK [͵rɛzɚˋveʃən] IPA /ˌrez.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
def: an arrangement in which something such as a seat on an aircraft or a table at a restaurant is kept for you
保留
I would like to make a table reservation for four people for 6:30 PM.
我想要訂位，四人，晚上六點半。

Outro:
According to the Henley Passport Index, as of January 11, 2022, holders of a United States passport can visit 186 countries and territories without a visa or with a visa on arrival, ranking it sixth in terms of travel freedom (tied with Belgium, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom). Although the U.S. passport is one of the most powerful passports in the world, it’s still a bit difficult for Americans to get into some countries for several reasons. Have any of you ever visited the country on the list? I’ve never been to any of the mentioned countries. So, if you have, could you please share your experience down below? I believe many people should be very interested in it. Tera from VoiceTube here, I wish you a lovely day.

Applicants must provide a certified copy of their passport, identity pages, proof of an onward flight, and a hotel reservation or a sponsorship from a local resident.

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Applicants must provide a certified copy of their passport, identity pages, proof of an onward of flight, and a hotel reservation or sponsorship from a local resident.
申請人必須提供經認過證的護照影本、身份證明文件、轉機證明和酒店預訂或當地居民的擔保。
❤applicant[ˋæpləkənt] (n.)申請人
❤certified [ˋsɝtə͵faɪd] (adj.)被證明的、公認的
❤onward [ˋɑnwɚd] (adv.)向前地
❤reservation [͵rɛzɚˋveʃən] (n.)保留
❤resident [ˈrez(ə)dənt] 居民

Applicants must provide a certified copy of their passport, identity pages, proof of an onward flight, and a hotel reservation or a sponsorship from a local resident.

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