每日口說挑戰你有名校迷思嗎？打破刻板觀念！ (Does Your School Matter?)

Intro
Hello VoiceTubers! I am Mia. During the course of studying, we are all familiar with when some people keep saying how important it is to get into a good university. They say studying at a good university is the ticket for you to get a decent job and have a successful life. However, is that an absolute rule of thumb? Maybe it is not. That's a small hint about today's video, but now let's see our sentence first.

Sentence
As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you’re in the bottom half of your class, you’re likely to have feelings of inadequacy.

Pronunciation Tips
1. At top: The weakness of the “t” in “at.”
2. Brilliant : (1) Three parts: bril-liant /ˈbrɪl.jənt/ (2) The pronunciation of /j/ between “li” and “ant.”
3. Bottom: flap “t”
4. Half of: linking
5. Feelings of : linking
6. inadequacy : (1) Four parts: in-ade-qua-cy /ɪˈnæd.ə.kwə.si/

Vocabulary
1. brilliant (adj) 聰穎的 KK [ˋbrɪljənt] IPA /ˈbrɪl.jənt/
Def: extremely intelligent or skilled
He is a brilliant businessman who knows how to capture opportunities in untapped markets.
他是一名聰明的商人，知道如何在未開發的市場中捕捉商機。
2. peer (n) 同儕 KK [pɪr] IPA /pɪr/
Def: a person who is the same age or has the same social position or the same abilities as other people in a group
Some teenagers value opinions of their peers a lot.
有些青少年非常重視同儕的意見。
3. inadequacy (n) 不足KK [ɪnˋædəkwəsɪ] IPA /ɪˈnæd.ə.kwə.si/
Def: the fact that something is not good enough or is too small in amount
The manager publicly points out the employee’s inadequacy in his work.
經理公開指出該員工在工作中的不足之處。

Outro
Today's video reminds me of my sister. When she was little, she didn’t like studying. But in another way, she has high potential and talent in art. She has never systematically and professionally learned painting, but she can always create stunning works of art. I feel proud of her for that, but sometimes, I also think it is a shame that she had never been defined as a good student by her teacher just because she was not good at the main subjects. But now, she is still doing pretty well in her job. So I think, as the video said, "the formula for success is mixed." Getting into a good school is not the only way to be successful. This is the end of today's video. I am Mia, see you next time!

#這就是為什麼我當年不選名校啊！（大笑XDD 啊就考不上啊！）
As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you’re in the bottom half of your class, you’re likely to have feelings of inadequacy.

我因為分數的關係，沒有選擇名校…(其實是選不到)

As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you’re in the bottom half of your class, you’re likely to have feelings of inadequacy.

☺As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you’re in the bottom half of your class, you’re likely to have feelings of inadequacy.
結果就是，名校學生會把他們自己和同樣頂尖的同儕做比較。如果你是班上的後段班成員，你可能會覺得自己的表現有些不足。
■brilliant[ˋbrɪljənt] (adj.)聰穎出色的；才華橫溢的；技藝高超的；(顏色)鮮豔光亮的；光明的、明亮的；非常好的、出色的；傑出的、優秀的；輝煌的；極為順利的
(n.C)(琢磨而成的)多面形鑽石；3.5磅因的鉛字(最小號的鉛字)
■peer [pɪr] (n.C) 同齡人；同輩、同事；同儕；同等社會地位(或能力)的人；(英國的)貴族；(英國的)上院議員
(vi.)凝視、盯著看、仔細看、端詳[(+at/into)]
(vt.) 與…相比、與…同等；封…為貴族
■inadequacy [ɪnˋædəkwəsɪ] (n.U) 不足；不適當；不完全；不充分
(n.C or U)不夠好、劣質

As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you're in the bottom half of your class, you're likely to have feelings of inadequacy.

As a result, students at top schools compare themselves to their brilliant peers, and if you’re in the bottom half of your class, you’re likely to have feelings of inadequacy.