每日口說挑戰要怎麼做才能讓工作和生活都有滿滿幸福感？學學日本的 ikigai 人生哲理吧！（What is Ikigai?）

Hi, everyone, this is Susan; welcome to today’s Pronunciation Challenge. Do you struggle to feel happy either at work or in your personal life? I do, from time to time. This is when I would think of the Japanese philosophy of ikigai. Before you rush off to the video to learn about that, let's take a look at today's sentence and its pronunciation tips.

Sentence
It is the passion and talent we have that gives meaning to our days and drives us to share the best of ourselves with the world.

Pronunciation Tips
1. passion (the pronunciation of ss)
2. talent (the pronunciation of the vowels)
3. drives us; best of (the linking)
4. ourselves (the pronunciation of the vowels)

Vocabulary
1. passion (n) 熱情 KK [ˋpæʃən] IPA /ˈpæʃ.ən/
extreme interest in or wish for doing something
Eg. I have a passion for books, while my sister thinks reading is boring.
我對於書籍極有熱忱，而我妹妹則認為閱讀很無聊。

The Japanese philosophy ikigai is something that will help you find happiness in whatever you do. Watch the video to see how you can master it. But don't forget to record the sentence first, and I'll see you in the next episode!

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So much workplace bullying has long been ignored that passion and talent for better performance could be killed.

It is the passion and talent we have that gives meaning to our days and drives us to share the best of ourselves with the world.
它是我們擁有的熱情和天份，為生活賦予意義並驅使我們與世界分享最好的自己。