Pronunciation ChallengeDoes Birth Order Affect Your Personality?

+I’m the youngest child but my father more likes his son, who is the middle ones.
[NOTE] Hi, everyone! This is your host from Seattle, who can also speak Cantonese. How is your day so far? I hope you’re doing all right ,and now you’d get better over the weekend or week.

Do you have any siblings? If you do, are you the oldest, youngest, or …? Today’s video will give you an idea as to why you have certain personality [traits(特徵)] and why birth order makes a such impact. Let’s go over the featured sentence and vocabulary words before I talk anymore about this topic.

“At the end of the day, it's important to remember that your personality and your destiny in life is not predetermined at birth!”

1. personality [͵pɝsnˋælətɪ] (n.) 個性，性格；人格
Personality is a noun and it means the type of person you are, shown by the way you behave, feel ,and think.
* One's personality defines who they are on the inside.

2. destiny [ˋdɛstənɪ] (n.) 前途；命運
It means the things that will happen in the future.
* Our destiny is in our hands.

3. predetermine [͵pridɪˋtɝmɪn] (v.) 預先決定，預先確定；事先安排
Predetermine is a verb and it means to decide or arrange something at an earlier time.
* We should not predetermine a person's abilities based on their looks.

Well, that’s it for the featured sentence and vocabulary words. Please make sure to record yourself saying today’s sentence.

Have you noticed how birth order affects you, your friends or family? The middle child continues to be forgotten while the oldest and youngest children traits the most noticeable. Only children can very based on how they were raised in their experiences. And this is coming from someone who is an only child. Remember that a birth order is only one part of why we are, who we are. We still are able to change, grow, and become the kind of person we want to be. On another note, now you can use someone’s or your birth order as a reason or excuse the next time something happens.

Hope you have a pleasant day!

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Hi everyone! Do you have any siblings? If you do, are you the oldest, youngest, or...? Any only children out there? Let me know in the comments below. And make sure to share the Pronunciation Challenge on social media and with your friends :)

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