Pronunciation ChallengeUsing the Wrong Emojis Could Send You To Jail - Cheddar Explains

Hello everyone! Welcome to today’s pronunciation challenge. This’s your host, Estelle. Happy Monday! How was your weekend? Have you gathered enough energy to survive the following week? I think the best way to recover from a tiring week is to stay in bed nothing or binge-watching Netflix all day. Even if we don’t step out our house on weekends, we still need to contact our friends and family. And the most popular way to communicate these days is by texting. We can make ourselves understood by just typing a few words on our phones. We don’t even need to bother using our voice. I know, I am a classic millennial. I love to use emojis when I text, I don’t see any cons to use emojis. However, today’s video tells us that using the wrong emojis could send you to jail. What?! Go watch the video to find out more details. But before that, let’s first take a look at our sentence of the day.
“When it turned up as evidence in a court case, a New Zealand judge convicted the sender of stalking, sentencing him to eight months in jail.”

1-1. turn up ( v.) 突然出現
It is the phrase of verb. To turn up means to appear or come to light, or to happen or occur unexpectedly.
* A technical problem turned up and interrupted the show.

1-2. turn up 某人到場，出現
To turn up can also be to arrive, or to show up.
* She hadn't seen her father for years until he turned up at her eighteenth birthday party.

1-3. turn out 結果是，最終成為
To turn out means to happen in a particular way, or to have a particular result, especially in an unexpected one.
* Taking a sick day turned out to be a blessing in disguise. You weren't scolded(責罵) by the boss in the meeting.

2-1. court [kort ] (n.) 法庭；法院，全體出庭審判的人員
Court is a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people present in such a place, especially the officials and those deciding if someone is guilty.
* I'll see you in court if you don't stop stealing my stuff.

2-2. court (n.) (網球，籃球等）球場，賽場
A court can also mean an area drawn out on the ground that is used for playing sports such as tennis and basketball.
* The match is heating up on the basketball court.

3-1. convict [kənˋvɪkt] (v.) （在法庭上）宣判…有罪，證明…有罪
It means to decide officially in a law court that someone is guilty of a crime.
* The man was convicted of murder.
* The jury([ˋdʒʊrɪ]陪審團) convicted the company of fraud.

3-2. convict [ˋkɑnvɪkt] (n.)囚犯， 已決犯；既決犯
Convict can also be used as a noun if you stress it on the first syllable. It means a person convicted of and under sentence or a crime.
* Two convicts have escaped into the neighborhood posing a great threat to the community.

4-1. stalk [stɔk ] (v.) 跟蹤，悄悄地靠近
It means to follow an animal or person as closely as possible without being seen or heard, usually in order to catch or kill them.
* We have to be careful and make sure that no one is stalking you when walking alone on the streets at night.

4-2. stalk (v.) 在一段時間內非法的跟蹤，騷擾
To stalk can also to illegally follow and watch someone over a period of time.
* The woman called the police as soon as she found out her ex-husband had been stalking her.

5-1. sentence [ˋsɛntəns ] (v.) 宣判
It means to decide and say officially what a punishment will be.
* The judge sentenced the serial(連續的) killer to death.

5-2. sentence (n.) 判決，判刑，刑罰
When sentence used as a noun, it can also be a judgment formally pronounced by a court or judge in a criminal proceeding(訴訟), and specifying the punishment to be inflicted upon the convict.
+ inflict [ɪnˋflɪkt] (v.) 加以（處罰或判刑)

* He has been released after serving a ten-year sentence.

Now, you know you have to be really careful when you text your crush(迷戀的對象) with emojis. Don’t make mistake for a stalker.

Alright, that’s a wrap for our lesson today. Do you like to use emojis when you text? What is your favorite emoji? Leave a comment to let me know, or just leave an emoji. And of course, don’t forget to record your own challenge before you typing your go-to emojis. Thank you for listening. See you next time!

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