VoiceTube 2020-03-24 Pronunciation Challenge

This is the notes for VoiceTube everyday pronunciation challenge.

Reference VoiceTube：https://tw.voicetube.com/everyday/20200322

Reference Video：

And the number of cigarettes mattered—as long as the participants drank above a certain amount of alcohol, more smoking lent itself to more severe hangover symptoms on average.

吸菸的數量也很重要──只要受試者在喝了一定量的酒之後，抽越多煙會有越嚴重的宿醉症狀。

Vocabulary

1. as long as 只要

   I will help you as long as you be quiet

   as soon as 一… 就…

   Please let me know as soon as you find him.

   as well as 也

   He is good at playing piano as well as guitar. He is so talented.

   as far as 就… 而言

   As far as I remember, Lily is the only one who enjoys the party.

2. cigarette 香菸，紙菸

   The government does not encourage people to smoke cigarette, so the price of cigarette keep going up every year.

   smoke 煙霧，香菸 / 吸煙，冒煙，煙燻

   cigarette butt 煙蒂

   lighter 打火機

   cigar 雪茄

3. severe 非常嚴重的，劇烈的；不和善的，嚴厲的

   Due to the coronavirus outbreak, there is a severe shortage of testing kits and beds in the hospital in Wu-Han where it is suspected to be the origin of the source outbreak.

   supreme 至高無上的，極好的

4. lent to 加劇某個特質

   The conclusion of the meeting lent to the view of our consideration is not thorough enough.

   lend 借出

   I lent my eraser to Mike.

   borrow 借入

   I forgot to bring my own eraser. I borrowed one from Mike.