Pronunciation ChallengeCNN 10: Will A Vaccine Turn The Tide?

Host : Ken Miao

To V or not to V, that's the question.
Hope the vaccine turns out well.

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Doctors acknowledge the vaccine likely won't be a magic bullet for Coronavirus even after it comes out, it could be several months before we know how effective it is.

Original Video：CNN 10: Will A Vaccine Turn The Tide?

Key Vocabulary

1. acknowledge

acknowledge

[əkˋnɑlɪdʒ](v.)

2. vaccine

vaccine

[ˋvæksin](n.)

3. magic bullet

magic bullet

[ˋmædʒɪk ˋbʊlɪt](phr.)

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【Rundown】
00:00 - 00:35 Opening
00:35 - 02:15 News: COVID-19 Vaccine
02:15 - 02:55 Sentence of the Day
02:55 - 04:21 Vocabulary
04:22 - 05:05 Question Time!
05:12 - 05:58 Ending
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【Transcript】
Ladies and gentlemen, thanks for joining us.
This is your host Ken Miao.
And you’re listening to VoiceTube’s weekly CNN 10 pronunciation challenge show. Bringing you what’s new.

And now, it’s time for a news briefing.

Today’s news remains focused on the Coronavirus pandemic. The number of COVID-19 cases has reached 24 million globally, with the US having the most with approximately 5.8 million confirmed cases. Since COVID-19 started spreading around the world in early January, scientists have been trying to find a way to stop it and to develop new vaccines to try to prevent people from catching it. With more than 100 vaccines worldwide still under research, Russia has become the first country to officially grant approval for the world's first coronavirus vaccine and they plan to commence mass production in September and October.

/ grant approval (give permission, say yes)/ commence (begin, start)

Although the world is eagerly waiting for a vaccine to save the day, experts are now worried that when the vaccine comes, many people will reject the vaccine because it was made so quickly. However, if a large percentage of people chose not to get vaccinated, then we would never get herd immunity, which slows down our pace to full recovery. That is also why gaining the trust for vaccines in the public community is another big challenge for the society to cope with.

/ reject (refuse, say no to) / herd immunity (collective immu, large group of ppl) /
cope with (deal with, handle, work on)
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【Question Time!】
1. Would you agree to get vaccinated? Tell me why or why not.
2. Is your life the same as before? Or has the pandemic changed your lifestyle?
3. Ask ME a question, I’ll answer you next week.