Hey, VoiceTubers. This is Nina, and you're listening to the Pronunciation Challenge. It appears that the Western world mostly sees Asians as cute rather than beautiful or sexy. But why do Asians often be considered cute? And what causes us to find something cute? Check out the video to learn about the answers. But before that, let's take a look at today's sentence and pronunciation tips.
Sentence Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
Pronunciation Tips 1. trigger (the pronunciation of tri) 2. instinct to (the pronunciation of tin and the linking sound) 3. protect (how to pronounce the o) 4. species (the pronunciation of pe) 5. survive (how to pronounce sur)
Vocabulary 1. trigger (v) 引發 KK[ˋtrɪgɚ] IPA /ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/ Def: to cause something to start Eg. The accident may have triggered bad memories for him. 此次事故可能觸發了他不好的回憶。
2. instinct (n) 本能 KK[ˋɪnstɪŋkt] IPA /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ Def: the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it Eg. My instinct told me to run, so I ran away from him once I had a chance. 直覺告訴我該逃，所以一有機會我就從他身邊逃走了。
3. nurture (v) 養育 KK [ˋnɝtʃɚ] IPA /ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/ Def: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop Eg. Many first-time parents wonder about the best way to nurture and raise their children. 許多初次做父母的人都想知道養育孩子的最佳方式。
Alright, that's all for today's episode. People tend to consider babies or things with small sizes cute. But why's it so? It turns out that small and helpless things trigger our instinct to nurture and protect. And scientists also found that a mutation in the EDAR gene makes East Asian people have more features that appear in children , which causes Asians to look "cute." What do you think is a feature that makes one considered cute? Share your answers with us, and don't forget to record today's sentence. I'll see you next time.
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Leeway4 年前
#我有可愛過嗎？（歪頭） Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
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ShakesBeer4 年前
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卡卡4 年前
早安!!! 照樣造句: 頑皮而吵鬧的學生觸發老師想罵人和掀桌的本能，這幫助我們的老師....老得快 T_T。 #難怪叫老師 #卡卡和卡媽暑假撿到綠繡眼寶寶!!真的是又小又無助 現在養到會飛來搶東西吃了 XDDD #他叫小綠綠!!有自己的IG唷(ㄟ 置入性了~XDD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive. 小而無助的東西觸發人們想養育和保護的本能，這幫助我們的物種存活。
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iomchen4 年前
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
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RC4 年前
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
Nina Kuo4 年前
Hey, VoiceTubers. This is Nina, and you're listening to the Pronunciation Challenge. It appears that the Western world mostly sees Asians as cute rather than beautiful or sexy. But why do Asians often be considered cute? And what causes us to find something cute? Check out the video to learn about the answers. But before that, let's take a look at today's sentence and pronunciation tips.
Sentence
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
Pronunciation Tips
1. trigger (the pronunciation of tri)
2. instinct to (the pronunciation of tin and the linking sound)
3. protect (how to pronounce the o)
4. species (the pronunciation of pe)
5. survive (how to pronounce sur)
Vocabulary
1. trigger (v) 引發 KK[ˋtrɪgɚ] IPA /ˈtrɪɡ.ɚ/
Def: to cause something to start
Eg. The accident may have triggered bad memories for him.
此次事故可能觸發了他不好的回憶。
2. instinct (n) 本能 KK[ˋɪnstɪŋkt] IPA /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
Def: the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn about it
Eg. My instinct told me to run, so I ran away from him once I had a chance.
直覺告訴我該逃，所以一有機會我就從他身邊逃走了。
3. nurture (v) 養育 KK [ˋnɝtʃɚ] IPA /ˈnɝː.tʃɚ/
Def: to take care of, feed, and protect someone or something, especially young children or plants, and help him, her, or it to develop
Eg. Many first-time parents wonder about the best way to nurture and raise their children.
許多初次做父母的人都想知道養育孩子的最佳方式。
Alright, that's all for today's episode. People tend to consider babies or things with small sizes cute. But why's it so? It turns out that small and helpless things trigger our instinct to nurture and protect. And scientists also found that a mutation in the EDAR gene makes East Asian people have more features that appear in children , which causes Asians to look "cute." What do you think is a feature that makes one considered cute? Share your answers with us, and don't forget to record today's sentence. I'll see you next time.
Leeway4 年前
#我有可愛過嗎？（歪頭）
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
ShakesBeer4 年前
卡卡4 年前
早安!!!
照樣造句:
頑皮而吵鬧的學生觸發老師想罵人和掀桌的本能，這幫助我們的老師....老得快 T_T。
#難怪叫老師
#卡卡和卡媽暑假撿到綠繡眼寶寶!!真的是又小又無助 現在養到會飛來搶東西吃了 XDDD
#他叫小綠綠!!有自己的IG唷(ㄟ 置入性了~XDD
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Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
小而無助的東西觸發人們想養育和保護的本能，這幫助我們的物種存活。
iomchen4 年前
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
RC4 年前
Small and helpless things trigger an instinct to nurture and protect, which helps our species survive.
upu4 年前
對影片標題感到困惑而點進來..(˘･_･˘)？
Lamis Hsieh4 年前
That' why I'm cute.
Life is so short4 年前
Ann4 年前