每日口說挑戰一年一度的西洋情人節又要到了，一起跟著歷史頻道了解這個節日的由來（History of the Holidays: History of Valentine‘s Day | History）

Hi, everyone, this is Susan; welcome to today’s Pronunciation Challenge. Did you all have a good Valentine’s Day? To be honest, I didn’t do much but watch a few videos about the history of this internationally celebrated day, and it’s actually quite interesting. Before you rush off to watch the video to find out more, let's take a look at today's sentence and its pronunciation tips.

Sentence
Our modern Valentine's Day, removed from its religious and pagan past, has evolved into one of the most celebrated holidays on the calendar.

Pronunciation Tips
1. modern (the pronunciation of o)
2. religious (the pronunciation of the vowels)
3. pagan (the pronunciation of the vowels)
4. evolved into (how to pronounce evolved and the linking sound)

Vocabulary
1. celebrated (adj.) 著名的 KK [ˋsɛlə͵bretɪd] IPA /ˈsel.ə.breɪ.t̬ɪd/
famous for some special quality or ability
Eg. That celebrated writer became popular after the release of her first book.
那位著名的作家在出版第一本書後變得出名。

So, if you want to know how this most romantic day of the year came into existence, why not check out the video? But don't forget to record the sentence first, and I'll see you in the next episode!

早上起床～
第一念：週五惹！
然後：歐布週六要補班
ಥ_ಥ

Our modern Valentine's Day, removed from its religious and pagan past, has evolved into one of the most celebrated holidays on the calendar.

今年情人節有收到巧克力，開心
(⁠=⁠^⁠･⁠ｪ⁠･⁠^⁠=⁠)

modern好難唸…