Pronunciation ChallengeHow Common Is Human Trafficking Today?

Hey all you VoiceTubers out there in VoiceTube-land. This is your host, Leila, and I’ve gotta tell you, today’s episode is a heavy one. Today we’re talking about modern slavery. “Wait, what? Isn’t slavery gone?” If you haven’t checked out today’s video yet, give it a watch. It turns out slavery didn’t disappear when we modernized our society. It just transformed itself, like a horrifying caterpillar gone wrong. Or a mutant cockroach that just won’t die. Blech. Let’s get to the Sentence of the Day.


Sentence: 

Modern slavery is largely known as human trafficking, and involves the trade of people for labor, sex, and even their organs.

現代奴隸多以人口販運方式進行，涉及買賣勞力、性、甚至器官。


Pronunciation Tips: 

Slavery  /ˈsleɪ.ɚ.i/ 

Trade of /traid-uv/ 


Vocabulary:

1. trafficking  KK [ˋtræfɪkɪŋ]   IPA/ˈtræfɪkɪŋ/
N. 非法交易 illegal trade
Customs officials recently busted a large drug trafficking ring worth millions of dollars.

2. trade KK[tred]   IPA/treɪd/
V. 貿易 the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services between people or countries
If you’re looking for second-hand stuff, why not try one of those Buy/Sell/Trade groups online?

fair trade   KK[fɛr tred]  IPA/fɛr treɪd/
N. 公平貿易 a way of buying and selling products that makes certain that the people who produce the goods receive a fair price
I try to buy fair-trade coffee whenever possible, even though it’s more expensive.

3. labor  KK[ˋlebɚ]  IPA/ˈleɪbər/
N. 工人，勞工 workers, especially people who do practical work with their hands
It’s just a desk job, but after years of manual labor, I’ll take a soft chair!



It’s pretty mind boggling, shocking I mean,  that major human rights violations like human trafficking still go on in the 21st century. It’s a lot to think about, especially if you’re fortunate enough to live a good life. I guess it just goes to show that while life, in general, has been getting better and better, it’s too soon to put our collective feet up as a species and say, “Job well done”. We still have a long way to go.

In the meantime, hit that record button when you’re ready with Today’s Sentence, and hey, comment below and let me know if this blew your mind as much as it blew mine.

Modern slavery is largely known as human trafficking, and involves the trade of people for labor, sex, and even their organs.

really sad the situation, is true today.-Lizette Viñas :(