每日口說挑戰便便有機會拯救地球！你所不知道便便的好處 | BBC創意 (The extraordinary power of poo! | BBC Ideas)

Intro
Hello Voicetubers! Welcome back to the Pronunciation Challenge of Wednesday!
I am your host, Mia.
We are all familiar with news, articles, and TV shows mentioning that our Mmother Earthplsnet is in desperate need of our help. Our planet’s environment is facing some crucial situations and prospects, including global warming, animal distinction, environmental pollution, and so on.
People suggest many ways to save our Earth, for example, recycling, taking more public transportation, or bringing your own utensils instead of using disposable ones. I have the experience of attending a beach cleanup activity. I gain a lot of sense of fulfillment there, and the activity also reminds me of the responsibility of being a human.
But today, I found a cool video. It's about pooping! Have you ever imagined that pooping can save our planet?
I mean, pooping might be the last thing that comes up in my mind when talking about saving our Earth. So this video must be super interesting… and inspiring, maybe?
Anyway, let's see today's sentence first!

Sentence
Untreated excrement was used as manure in kitchen gardens, while urine was used to produce fabric.
(I’ll repeat the sentence again.)
Untreated excrement was used as manure in kitchen gardens, while urine was used to produce fabric.

Pronunciation tips:
1. excrement: Three syllables, ex-cre-ment, with stress in the first syllable “ex.” Therefore, we have to raise our intonation first and lower it afterwards. Let’s listen carefully toabout the intonation, /ˈek.skrə.mənt/.
Ok, so the first syllable is /eks/, and the second syllable, “cre” the vowel “e” is the /ə/ sound, so the second syllable will be /krə/. And then is the last syllable, “ment,” which is /mənt/. Now let’s combine all together, /ˈek.skrə.mənt/, /ˈek.skrə.mənt/.

2. used to: In the video, when you hear the speaker said theseis two words, you might wonder, why the /d/ sound in “used” disappeared. That’s because, the ending of the first word “used” is /d/ sound, and the beginning of the second word, “to” is the /t/ sound. As a result, in English, /d/ sound endings and the /t/ sound opening, we’ll weaken the /d/ sound. In that case, the /d/ will sound like /t/, and then we usually don’t pronounce the /t/ sound twice. So used to will sounds like /juːstu/, /juːstu/.

3. urine: Two syllables. The word might look hard to pronounce at first. But when we separate it into its two syllables, “u” and “reine,” it will be much easier. The first syllable “u” is pronounced /jʊ/, and the second syllable “reine” is pronounced /r.ɪn/. Combining the two together, we get /ˈjʊr.ɪn/, /ˈjʊr.ɪn/.

Vocabulary
1. excrement (n) 糞便 KK [ˋɛkskrɪmənt] IPA /ˈek.skrə.mənt/
Def: the solid waste that is released from the bowels of a person or animal.
There is an odor of excrement that comes out from the farm.
有一股排泄物的氣味從農場里散發出來。

2. urine (n) 尿液 KK [ˋjʊrɪn] IPA /ˈjʊr.ɪn/
Def: the yellowish liquid waste that is released from the body when you urinate.
Doctors use urine samples to further analyze the patient’s body condition.
醫生使用尿液樣本來進一步分析病人的身體狀況。

3. fabric (n)布 KK: [ˋfæbrɪk] IPA: /ˈfæb.rɪk/
Def: cloth or material for making clothes, covering furniture, etc.
Aboriginal people use special techniques and ingredients to make this kind of fabric.
原住民使用特殊的技術和原料來製作這種織物。

Outro:
Wow, the video literally tells us some unexpected fun facts about our pooping, which is so cool to know. Our pooping can help us with our need for energy. It is a cleaner energy resource than petroleum. And as for our urine, if we can recycle the water, we might be able to save ourselves from drought. These ideas are really innovative. Check out this video for more fun facts!
Our planet is confronting and will suffer from rapid climate change, biodiversity loss, and many other crises. We've already got many ideas about how we can do our part and put an end to the vicious cycle. So why not make some changes from now on?
Or if you've already done anything to protect and save the planet, you are doing great, and keep going!
This is the end of today's episode, don't forget to record your pronunciation challenge. I am Mia, have a lovely week, bye-bye!

#始(屎)料(尿)未(為)及(急)
Untreated excrement was used as manure in kitchen gardens, while urine was used to produce fabric.

把屎把尿也能成為救地球顯學了
Untreated excrement was used as manure in kitchen gardens, while urine was used to produce fabric.

was used as manure ,n

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