每日口說挑戰明明以前的東西很耐用，到底是什麼原因讓現在的商品商品品質越來越糟？（Why everything you buy is worse now）

Hi, VoiceTubers. This is Nina, and you're listening to the Pronunciation Challenge. Today's video is about product quality nowadays. Watch the video to learn more about why everything we buy seems to be worse now. But first, let's focus on today's sentence.

Sentence
Then for decades, instead of going to a tailor for a jacket, we went to department stores and bought things that were mass produced.

Pronunciation Tips
1. decades (how to pronounce the first syllable)
2. instead of (linking sound)
3. tailor (the vowels)
4. went to (linking sound)
5. department (the stop t)

Vocabulary
1. tailor (n.) 裁縫 KK[ˋtelɚ] IPA /ˈteɪ.lɚ/
someone whose job is to repair, make, and adjust clothes, especially someone who makes clothes for men
Eg. The tailor carefully measured the customer's waist, inseam, and chest to create a perfectly tailored suit.
為打造出剪裁完美的西裝，裁縫仔細量測了客戶的腰圍、襠長和胸圍。

Alright, that's all for today's episode. Don't forget to record the sentence, and I'll see you next time!

Then for decades, instead of going to a tailor for a jacket, we went to department stores and bought things that were mass produced.

It's not just things we buy don't last long; friendships get rotten easily, too.