每日口說挑戰一個有關情緒的小故事 (Alfred & Shadow - A short story about emotions (education psychology health animation))

Intro:
Hi, everyone. I’m Tera, and this is VoiceTube’s Pronunciation Challenge. As a human, we laugh, we cry. We are angry; we are joyful. Sometimes calm and relaxed; sometimes depressed, shameful, and lonely. As a human, it’s barely hard to not have emotions. Let’s say, what would you feel if you suddenly became a billionaire? What would you feel if your best friend betrayed you? What would you feel if you could travel to ancient times by a time machine? What would you feel if you woke up at 8 in the morning and found out that it was Saturday? A variety of delicate emotions come up, don’t they? Check out the video and see how emotions work, and why it’s important for us to focus on emotions. And now, let’s deal with our daily mission together. Today’s featured sentence is…

Featured sentence: You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

Tips:
1. function: two syllables with the stress on the first one. Notice that the "c" here should be pronounced as a minor /k/ sound. But, when we speak faster, we tend to not speak the /k/ sound out, and instead, we place a little space in it and stop for a very short while. Let me do it again, "func-tion".
2. aware of: there is a linking between "aware" and "of". "aware of".
3. deal: only one syllable, and the vowel of this word is a long vowel, /i/. Pretty much like how we say the letter "E".
4. painful: two syllables with the stress on the first one. Remember to precisely pronounce the nasal /n/ sound in the first syllable. "pain-ful".

Vocab:
1. function (v.) KK [ˋfʌŋkʃən] IPA /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
def: to work or operate
運行；起作用
Thankfully, the organization functions very efficiently.
謝天謝地，這個機構運作地十分有效率。

2. be aware of (v. phr.) KK [əˋwɛr] IPA /əˈweər/
def: having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge
意識到；明白
I wasn’t aware of the danger at all when I walked into the sixth street in downtown San Francisco。
當我走進位於舊金山鬧區的六街時，我完全沒有意識到危險。

3. deal with (n.) KK [dil] IPA /diːl/
def: to take action in order to achieve something or in order to solve a problem
處理
She is good at dealing with complex data.
她擅長處理複雜的數據。

4. painful (v.) KK [ˋpenfəl] IPA /ˈpeɪn.fəl/
def: causing emotional or physical pain
痛苦的；困難的
It was a painful decision, but Nancy decided to leave her beloved, worked abroad, and fulfilled her childhood dream as an astronaut.
這是個困難的決定，但Nancy決定要離開她的愛人，到異地工作，並且完成兒時想成為太空人的夢想。

Outro:
Alright, we are all wrapped up. Time flies! This is gonna be my last episode. It’s so amazing that we have been practicing English listening and speaking skills together for almost half a year. Thanks for your ongoing support. I really appreciate it. Before we say goodbye, I would like to end this episode with one of my favorite quotes from Mark Twain. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Step by step, you’re making a big change, and that’s a really big deal! I hope everyone’s doing good and is living the life you’re proud of. I’m Tera from VoiceTube. Hopefully, we’ll meet again in the near future. Take care!

You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

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You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.

You feel and function better when you are aware of and deal with your "real" emotions, even if they are painful.