每日口說挑戰為什麼我們總愛責怪自己身邊的人？Why We Love to Blame Our Partners

Intro: Hello VoiceTubers! How are you this week? I am Mia. Today is August 31st.
As the last Pronunciation Challenge in August, today's video is "Why we love to blame our partners?”
That's weird that we treat people who don't have that close bond or relationship politely and patiently, while we might show people who always unconditionally love us our worst parts and even hurt them consciously or unconsciously. I still remember when I was an adolescent, I went through the so-called rebellious stage, and... Ok, how about let's save that part to the end, and see today's sentence first.


Sentence:
While we blame them furiously for having done so, the mean words and mad accusations we mutter to our lovers undoubtedly often sound horrible.

Pronunciation tips:
1. furiously: Words’ ending is"ly” mostly are adverbs, and “ly” is /li/. Now, let's see its adjective form, “furious." Separate the word into three parts, fu-ri-ous. The first part, "u," here is a short vowel, is /ʊ/, very quick. The lips are rounded. Please notice that there is actually a slight /j/ sound in this part. Is /fjʊ/. Second part is “ri”. The “i" here is a long vowel in the second part, so it should also be pronounced a little bit longer, which is /i/, so /ri/. And the third part, “ous" is /əs/. Here is /ə/. Now, combine the three parts, and "ly" is /ˈfjʊr.i.əs.li/. Intonation on the first part, so raise your voice here, /ˈfjʊr.i.əs.li/.

2. accusation: I will separate the word into four parts, a-ccu-sa-tion. The “a” in the first part is /æ/. Your tongue should be close to the bottom of your mouth, and lips should stretch out. The shape is very similar to when you are smiling. /æ/. And the second part is “ccu.” There is a double “c” here but we only have to pronounce one “c” sound. And the vowel “u” here is /u/, a long vowel. And there is also a slight /j/ sound here. So is /k.ju./. And the third part, “sa” is /zeɪ/. Here you need to notice that the “s” here is not actually the /s/ sound but more like /z/ sound. The difference is like /s/ is /seɪ/, and /z/ is /zeɪ/. And the last part is tion, and tion is always /ʃən/. All together, /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/.

3. undoubtedly: The tricky part of the word is that many people will pronounce the “b” sound. That will like /ʌnˈdaʊb.t̬ɪd.li/. However, there is no /b/ sound here. So is /ʌnˈdaʊ.t̬ɪd.li/. And in American English, the “t” is a tap, which means its pronunciation is more like in between of /d/ and /l/. An example here, water, if it’s not tap, just the normal “t” sound, it is /ˈwɑː.tɚ/. More air here. But, if it’s a tap, it is /ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/. Can I have some water (/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/)? I need some water (/ˈwɑː.t̬ɚ/). To sound more like native speaker, you can practice this sound. Back to this word, /ʌnˈdaʊ.t̬ɪd.li/.

Vocabulary:
1. furiously (adv) 大發雷霆 KK [ˋfjʊərɪəslɪ] IPA /ˈfjʊr.i.əs.li/
Def: in a very angry way
She furiously shouted and glared at the shopkeeper to express her raging anger.
她憤怒地大喊大叫，並瞪著店主表達她洶湧的怒火。

2. accusation (n) 指責 KK [͵ækjəˋzeʃən] IPA /ˌæk.jəˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Def: a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone
Stop your biased accusation. It won't help improve the situation.
停止你帶著偏見的指責。這無助於改善局勢。

3. mutter (v) 抱怨地說 KK [ˋmʌtɚ] IPA /ˈmʌt̬.ɚ/
Def: a complaint that is made to only a few people
Students start to mutter about the stern teacher for restraining them too much.
學生們開始抱怨這個嚴厲的老師約束他們太多。

Outro:
When I was probably 15 or 16, I was kind of sensitive and had high self-esteem. I tended to focus on myself and try to do my best on my part, especially academically. I’ll say that I was an aggressive nerd at that time, haha. But like literally, my emotion fluctuated a lot with my grades on tests. OMG, that’s awful… That also made my family, those who always love me and care for me, felt worried or sad sometimes.
Now in retrospect, I think I didn't know how to express myself and love people adequately. But at least I get to get rid of that right now, for sure.
Do you have similar experiences? But anyway, if you are curious about why we have that kind of behavior, maybe this video can provide some answers.
This is the Pronunciation Challenge of Wednesday. Remember to record your sentence for today! I can't wait to hear your beautiful voices! I am Mia. Thank you for today. See you next time!

While we blame them furiously for having done so, the mean words and mad accusations we mutter to our lovers undoubtedly often sound horrible.

While we blame them furiously for having done so, the mean words and mad accusations we mutter to our lovers undoubtedly often sound horrible.

While we blame them furiously for having done so, the mean words and mad accusations we mutter to our lovers undoubtedly often sound horrible.

當我們大發雷霆責怪他們時，我們對我們的愛人說出的那些傷人的話以及憤怒的指責，無疑地聽起來相當刺耳。

While we blame them furiously for having done so, the mean words and mad accusations we mutter to our lovers undoubtedly often sound horrible.