Pronunciation ChallengeThe Amazing Life-size LEGO Technic Bugatti Chiron that DRIVES!

Hello VoiceTubers, Jonathan here! Welcome to this week’s pronunciation challenge. You know,l I’ll admit that I’m not as young as I used to be, and there are times where I think I’ve seen it all, and there’s nothing left to really impress me. But after seeing today’s video, I’ll admit that I was indeed thoroughly impressed. Somehow, some way, people far more talented than I am managed to replicate a car completely out of Legos! Not just any car, either, but a beautiful Bugatti Cheron sports car! And not only did they build the car, they gave it a working engine, which is also made out of Legos! Seriously, this blows my mind. I can’t imagine what it would be like to drive such a car. You really need to see this video to believe it! Anyway, where was I? Oh, that’s right! I need to give you today’s featured sentence. So here it is!

Sentence: 36-50
As if constructing the car in LEGO Technic wasn't enough, we also decided we'd like to power it with small LEGO Technic Power Function motors as well. It sounded plausible. On paper.

Pronunciation:

Constructing - accent on the middle syllable
As well - blended words
Plausible - short o, short i, schwa

Vocabulary:

Construct (v.) KK[kənˋstrʌkt] IPA/kənˈstrʌkt/

Construct means to build something or put together different parts to form something whole. Here’s an example sentence: “I plan to use that wood to construct a little doghouse in the backyard.”

Plausible (adj.) KK[ˋplɔzəb!] IPA/ˈplɑː.zə.bəl/

Plausible is something that seems likely to be true, or is believable. Here’s an example sentence: “He said the bump on his head is from a mosquito bite, which sounds like a plausible explanation.”

Plausible vs. possible:

Remember that if something is plausible, it means you’re inclined to believe it. Something that’s possible means that it could happen, even if it’s unlikely. For example, I had a friend named Ralph in college. If he came into school with a headache, it’d be possible that he had come down with some sort of virus, but knowing his character, it’s much more plausible that he simply was out late drinking and partying like usual, and now he’s slightly hung over. Crazy guy, that Ralph.


“On paper” KK[ɑn][ˋpepɚ] IPA /ɑːn//ˈpeɪ.pɚ/


“On paper” means judging something by how it has been planned rather than how it really works in practice. If you’ve heard the term ‘in theory’, that has a similar meaning. In the case of this video, they had carefully planned out how to make the car, but until they actually built it, they wouldn’t know if there were any unforeseen problems. Here is an example sentence: “He had several certifications on his resume so he seemed like a good candidate on paper, but he totally messed up the interview and couldn’t answer even basic technical questions.”


Outro

So now we’ve come to the end of today’s pronunciation challenge. I still can’t believe they made a fully working car out of Lego. All I’ve made out of Lego are some little houses and basic toy cars. But I want to ask the question to you guys: If you had all the time, money, and expertise you needed, what would you build out of Lego? Let me know in the comments. As for me, maybe I’d build a robot with a working AI. And then I could teach him to do all kinds of things, and he could help look after my pets when I’m on vacation. Anyway, don’t forget to do your recording. I’m Jonathan for VoiceTube, and I’ll catch you next time!