為何歐巴馬是一個獨一無二的民主黨人？ (Why Obama is a one-of-a-kind Democrat) Intro Hi VoiceTubers! How are you today? Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. Today’s video is about him. Now let’s get right to the point and see our sentence.
Sentence "If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
Pronunciation Tips 1.Hadn't: When you pronounce the word, you don’t really have to pronounce the /ə/ sound clearly, for example, you might say, /ˈhædənt/. You just have to nasalize the sound after /d/ a little bit, and that’s enough. 2.If we hadn't just elected somebody: The speaker highlights the word “just” by saying the word louder than the rest in the clause. 3.Qualification: /ˌkwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Five parts: qua-li-fi-ca-tion. Link the second and third parts together. 4.was being: Linking. 5.giving it: Linking. Because /ɪŋ/ in “giving” and /ɪ/ in “it” have similar pronunciations.
Vocabulary 1.Elect (v) 選舉 KK[ɪˋlɛkt] IPA /iˈlekt/ Def: to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting The Presidential election is held every four years. 每四年會舉行一次總統大選。
2.Qualification (n) 資歷 KK[͵kwɑləfəˋkeʃən] IPA /ˌkwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Def: an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity The qualification should help in increasing the wage. 資歷應有助於增加工資。
Outro This is the end of today’s episode. Don’t forget your recordings. I am Mia. See you next Wednesday!
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ShakesBeer3 年前
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卡卡3 年前
覺得最後是giving it a little shot 但好難唸(◐‿◑)
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Bella3 年前
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot."
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Ming；明毅3 年前
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Holly3 年前
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Michelle Liu3 年前
＃Day 2022.12.30 Friday Why Obama is a one-of-a kind Democrat "If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was bing on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot. 「如果我們不是剛剛選出一個主要資歷都是在電視新聞上的人，她也許有機會。」
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Simon3 年前
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chuhua8883 年前
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wei3 年前
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot. 「如果我們不是剛剛選出一個主要資歷都是在電視新聞上的人，她也許有機會。」
Mia Liu3 年前
為何歐巴馬是一個獨一無二的民主黨人？ (Why Obama is a one-of-a-kind Democrat)
Intro
Hi VoiceTubers! How are you today? Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. Today’s video is about him. Now let’s get right to the point and see our sentence.
Sentence
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
Pronunciation Tips
1.Hadn't: When you pronounce the word, you don’t really have to pronounce the /ə/ sound clearly, for example, you might say, /ˈhædənt/. You just have to nasalize the sound after /d/ a little bit, and that’s enough.
2.If we hadn't just elected somebody: The speaker highlights the word “just” by saying the word louder than the rest in the clause.
3.Qualification: /ˌkwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ Five parts: qua-li-fi-ca-tion. Link the second and third parts together.
4.was being: Linking.
5.giving it: Linking. Because /ɪŋ/ in “giving” and /ɪ/ in “it” have similar pronunciations.
Vocabulary
1.Elect (v) 選舉 KK[ɪˋlɛkt] IPA /iˈlekt/
Def: to decide on or choose, especially to choose a person for a particular job, by voting
The Presidential election is held every four years.
每四年會舉行一次總統大選。
2.Qualification (n) 資歷 KK[͵kwɑləfəˋkeʃən] IPA /ˌkwɑː.lə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Def: an ability, characteristic, or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or activity
The qualification should help in increasing the wage.
資歷應有助於增加工資。
Outro
This is the end of today’s episode. Don’t forget your recordings. I am Mia. See you next Wednesday!
ShakesBeer3 年前
卡卡3 年前
覺得最後是giving it a little shot
但好難唸(◐‿◑)
Bella3 年前
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot."
Ming；明毅3 年前
Holly3 年前
Michelle Liu3 年前
＃Day 2022.12.30 Friday
Why Obama is a one-of-a kind Democrat
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was bing on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
「如果我們不是剛剛選出一個主要資歷都是在電視新聞上的人，她也許有機會。」
Simon3 年前
chuhua8883 年前
wei3 年前
"If we hadn't just elected somebody whose main qualification was being on TV, you can see maybe giving it a shot.
「如果我們不是剛剛選出一個主要資歷都是在電視新聞上的人，她也許有機會。」