VoiceTube - 2020-03-07 Pronunciation Challenge

This is the notes for VoiceTube everyday pronunciation challenge.

Reference VoiceTube:https://tw.voicetube.com/everyday/20200307

Reference Video:

Ten Advanced English Words for More Fluent Speech

Instead of saying: “Thank you for being very open with me.”, you can say “transparent.”

與其說「謝謝你對我這麼坦率」,你可以用「transparent (毫不隱瞞;毫無秘密)」這個字。

Vocabulary

  1. open 不保密的、公開的、毫不掩飾的

    How am I gonna understand you if you are never open to me?

    如果你不對我敞開一點,我要怎麼了解你呢?

    • honest 誠實

    • open-minded 思想開明的

  2. instead of 作為… 的替代

    Hey, instead of complaining (與其抱怨) why don’t we try to change this.

    與其抱怨,不如我們來做出改變。

  3. transparent 透明的 (看的到的)

    I like how our company is very transparent with every policy and decision.

    我很喜歡我們公司的每項政策和決定都那麼公開透明。

    • see through 看穿、看破
    • invisible 看不見的、隱形的

Video Notes

very 替換用詞,可以用一個高階單字來取代 very,強調非常什麼什麼

  • very interesting = fascinating 非常有趣

    I heard of a fascinating story.

    我聽到一個很讓人著迷的故事。

  • very open = transparent 毫無隱瞞

    Thank you for being transparent with me.

    謝謝你對我毫無隱瞞。

  • very honest = straightforward = frank 非常誠實

    He gave straightforward responses.

    它給了我坦誠的答覆。

  • very poor = destitute = impoverished 非常窮

    We drove through the impoverished neighborhood.

    我們駛過貧民區。

  • very rich = well-off = prosperous = wealthy 非常有錢

    This is a prosperous city.

    這是座富裕的城市。

  • very scared = petrified = terrified 非常害怕

    Some people are petrified of snakes.

    有些人會被蛇嚇壞。

  • very intelligent = brilliant 非常聰明

    My professor is brilliant.

    我的教授很聰穎。

  • very angry = indignant = enraged 非常生氣

    The indignant customer complained about the bad advice.

    那位憤怒的顧客在抱怨爛建議。

  • very big = gigantic = enormous 非常巨大

    The storm on the ocean created gigantic waves.

    海上的暴風雨掀起了滔天巨浪。

  • very crowded = cramped = jam-packed 非常擠

    He doesn’t like to be in cramped elevators.

    他不喜歡待在擠得水洩不通的電梯裡。

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