Hi, VoiceTubers. This is Nina, and you're listening to the Pronunciation Challenge. Today’s video is about opportunity cost. What is the opportunity cost? And how can we calculate it? Check out the video to learn more!
Sentence Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off a hundred and twenty thousand dollars for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
Pronunciation Tips 1. assuming (how to pronounce the a) 2. college (how to pronounce the e) 3. trade (the pronunciation of a) 4. education (how to pronounce du) 5. empty (how to pronounce ty)
Vocabulary 1. assume (v) 假設 KK [əˋsjum]IPA /əˈsuːm/ Def: to accept something to be true without question or proof Eg. I assume you're not coming since you didn't reply to my message. 你沒回我訊息，所以我就假設你不會來。
2. trade off (phr) 放棄…以換取他物 KK [ˋtred͵ɔf]IPA /treɪd.ɑːf/ Def: to accept a disadvantage or bad feature in order to have something good Eg. I get up early and trade off sleep for studying. 我早起，為了學習而犧牲睡眠。
3. degree (n) 學位 KK [dɪˋgri] IPA /dɪˈɡriː/ Def: a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies Eg. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale. 我拿到了耶魯大學經濟學學士學位。
Alright, that's all for today's episode. After watching the video, do you understand the concept of opportunity cost? Maybe next time, before you make a choice, you can try to calculate the opportunity cost first. Okay. Thank you for staying tuned till the end of this episode. Don't forget to record today's sentence, and I'll see you next time.
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ShakesBeer3 年前
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Leeway3 年前
Assuming we go to college for four years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
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Kate Shao3 年前
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chuhua8883 年前
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George3 年前
Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree. 假設我們上了4年大學，以12萬美元換取了空空如也的口袋、許多想法和一個學位。
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Tammy3 年前
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Mina Hu3 年前
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CC3 年前
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Min Han Wang3 年前
Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
Nina Kuo3 年前
Hi, VoiceTubers. This is Nina, and you're listening to the Pronunciation Challenge. Today’s video is about opportunity cost. What is the opportunity cost? And how can we calculate it? Check out the video to learn more!
Sentence
Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off a hundred and twenty thousand dollars for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
Pronunciation Tips
1. assuming (how to pronounce the a)
2. college (how to pronounce the e)
3. trade (the pronunciation of a)
4. education (how to pronounce du)
5. empty (how to pronounce ty)
Vocabulary
1. assume (v) 假設 KK [əˋsjum]IPA /əˈsuːm/
Def: to accept something to be true without question or proof
Eg. I assume you're not coming since you didn't reply to my message.
你沒回我訊息，所以我就假設你不會來。
2. trade off (phr) 放棄…以換取他物 KK [ˋtred͵ɔf]IPA /treɪd.ɑːf/
Def: to accept a disadvantage or bad feature in order to have something good
Eg. I get up early and trade off sleep for studying.
我早起，為了學習而犧牲睡眠。
3. degree (n) 學位 KK [dɪˋgri] IPA /dɪˈɡriː/
Def: a course of study at a college or university, or the qualification given to a student after he or she has completed his or her studies
Eg. I graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Yale.
我拿到了耶魯大學經濟學學士學位。
Alright, that's all for today's episode. After watching the video, do you understand the concept of opportunity cost? Maybe next time, before you make a choice, you can try to calculate the opportunity cost first. Okay. Thank you for staying tuned till the end of this episode. Don't forget to record today's sentence, and I'll see you next time.
ShakesBeer3 年前
Leeway3 年前
Assuming we go to college for four years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
Kate Shao3 年前
chuhua8883 年前
George3 年前
Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.
假設我們上了4年大學，以12萬美元換取了空空如也的口袋、許多想法和一個學位。
Tammy3 年前
Mina Hu3 年前
CC3 年前
Min Han Wang3 年前
Assuming we go to college for 4 years, we trade off $120,000 for an education that leaves us with empty pockets, many ideas, and a degree.