Pronunciation ChallengeWhy New Yorkers Are Swarming This International Boba Shop Chain | Line Around The Block

When done by one of the pros, this whole process takes only 10 seconds, from ordering to receiving a cup of boba in your hands. So, I finally got Tiger Sugar’s brown-sugar boba and pearl with cream mousse. I’m super excited to try it.
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Hello everyone! Welcome to today’s pronunciation challenge. This’s Helena with the broken voice. Yes, I got a cold today, I’m really sorry about the voice but I hope you can still finish this episode. So today, we’re going to talk about bubble tea. People from all over the world love bubble tea. Sounds a bit out of nowhere, right?

+ out of nowhere [ˋno͵hwɛr]
突然，出乎意料之外

But I’m actually speaking from my personal experience. As what I mentioned in my first episode, I used to study in Hong Kong with students from over eighty countries in the world. And according to my observation, love for bobas has spread across all continents([ˋkɑntənənt]大洲). At school, I often hear people saying: “I’m craving(渴望的) for a bubble tea.” or “Wanna go buy some bubble tea?” Although, in my sound a bit hard to believe for Taiwanese people, buying a bubble tea with friend was one of our favorite social activities. Personally, it is also my favorite way to take a break from my study. In our free time, we’d go to shopping center by train, buy bubble teas, and walk back to campus along the beachside.

So this video proves that the fancy of boba is not limited to Hong Kong and my campus. In New York, people could spend hours waiting in lines for brown-sugar bubble tea, Tiger Sugar. Can you believe that? Check out today’s video to find out what happens there? But before we do that, let’s look at today’s sentence first. “ When done by one of the pros, this whole process takes only 10 seconds, from ordering to receiving a cup of boba in your hands.”

1-1. pro [pro] (口語)= professional [prəˋfɛʃən!] (n.) 內行，專家
Pro is a abbreviation([ə͵brivɪˋeʃən]縮寫) of professional. That means someone who has worked hard in the same type of job for a long time and has become skilled at dealing with any problem that might arise([əˋraɪz]v.出現). It’s a formal way of using it.

* He fixed my broken phone in 3 minutes. I have to say he is a pro in this.

1-2. pro (n.)好處，益處
Another explanation for pro is an advantage to or a reason for doing something.
* One of the big pros of living in Taiwan is having world-famous boba tea shops accessible([ækˋsɛsəb!]易得的) everywhere.

pros and cons 利弊，贊成和反對的理由 = advantage and disadvantage.
* I’m considering moving to Taipei. Can you tell me what the pros and cons of living there?

2-1. process [ˋprɑsɛs] (n.)過程，步驟
It means a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result.
* Waiting in line for hours is a long and painful process.

2-2. process (v.) 處理，辦理
It means to deal with documents in an official way.
* It takes time to process the information so you might need to wait for a bit longer.

3-1. order [ˋɔrdɚ] (v.) 點（飯菜），訂購
It means to ask for something to be made, supplied, or delivered, especially in a restaurant or shop.
* You can look at the menu and decide what kind of food you want to order.

3-2. order (v.) 整理，安排，給⋯排序
There’s another definition for order, which is to arrange a group of people or things in a list from first to last.
* All the files have been ordered into groups based on the content.

3-3. order (n.) 順序，次序
Order is also commonly used as a noun. For example, in alphabetical order means you arrange the order by the alphabets.
+ alphabetical [͵ælfəˋbɛtɪk!] adj. 照字母次序的，字母的

And “in chronological order”means you arrange the order by the timeline.
+ chronological [͵krɑnəˋlɑdʒɪk!] adj. 依時間前後排列而記載的

* Please put the tapes in chronological[͵krɑnəˋlɑdʒɪk!] order.

You can also say out of order, that means out of service. For example, if a machine is broken, you can write “out of order.” on the paper and put on it, so people would know that you can’t use it for now.

Alright, that’s all for today’s vocabulary.
It seems like bubble tea has become one of the symbols of Taiwan. What are your thoughts about the popularity of boba? Do you like it too? Share thoughts and leave the comment below. If you like this challenge, please give me a thumbs up and share with your friends. Thank you for listening and I’ll see you next Sunday!

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When done by one of the pros, this whole process takes only 10 seconds, from ordering to receiving a cup of boba in your hands.

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When done by one of the pros, this whole process takes only 10 seconds, from ordering to receiving a cup of boba in your hands.