Pronunciation ChallengeVaccine side effects are actually a good thing

Intro:
Hi, VoiceTubers! This is Jeff Chiao. If we have to use a word to define the whole year of 2021 and 2022 so far, that will definitely be “COVID.” Our world has drastically changed since the pandemic started, and while at first everyone was overwhelmed and panicking, now we seem to have a better understanding of the virus, and figure out how to get back to our normal life again—or at least on the way to this goal.

Besides basic behavioral principles such as maintaining social distance and wearing masks, other essential methods for controlling the spread of viruses also took place, and taking vaccines is arguably the most important of all. However, why do most of us seem to suffer from side effects after getting a vaccine jab? And why do some people just feel a sore ache in their arms, while others suffer more serious symptoms such as fatigue and fever? Go watch today’s video to find out for yourself. But before that, let’s take a look at our featured sentence first.

Featured Sentence:
“Vaccines are designed to give you the same immunity as if you would fought off the real virus, and some of the new Covid-19 ones do this particularly well.”

Okay, let me repeat it one more time, just a little bit slower.

“Vaccines are designed to give you the same immunity as if you would fought off the real virus, and some of the new Covid-19 ones do this particularly well.”

With that out of the way, let’s head to the pronunciation tips.

Pronunciation tips:
As usual, our tips start from the connection between successive words, and we have a couple of examples today. The first one is “as if”. We could combine the /s/ in “as” with “if”, and pronounce them as “as-if.” “As-if”
The other example is “fought off.” We could combine the /t/ in “fought” with “off”, and pronounce them as “fought-off.” “Fought-off.”

There are also two words worth extra attention today. First one is “vaccine.” The “a” sounds like /æ/, the first “c” sounds like /k/ while the other sounds like /s/, the “i” sounds like a longer /i/, and the stress should be put on the first syllable. Vaccine. Vaccine.
The other word is “particularly.” Both “ar” sounds like /ɚ/, the “i" sounds like /ɪ/, the y sounds like /i/, and the stress should be put on the second syllable /tɪ/. Particularly. Particularly.

All right, with the tips sorted, let’s get to the vocabulary.

Vocabulary:

vaccine (n.) KK [ˋvæksin] IPA /ˈvæk.siːn/
a substance that is put into the body of a person or animal to protect them from a disease by causing them to produce antibodies (=proteins that fight diseases)

It is such an irony that the famous singer who refused to take the vaccine later passed away because of the virus.

immunity (n.) KK [ɪˋmjunətɪ] IPA /ɪˈmjuː.nə.t̬i/
a situation in which you are protected against disease or from legal action

People with weaker immunity systems, such as kids and the elderly, are more likely to be infected.

particularly (adv.) KK [pɚˋtɪkjəlɚlɪ] IPA /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lɚ.li/
especially, or more than usual

Renee has a nearly insane love for vinyl records, particularly for those from the 1960s.

Outro:

So that wraps up today’s episode!

Have y’all taken the vaccine yet? How many doses have you taken so far? I have taken two doses, and fortunately didn’t suffer from any serious side effects aside from a sore left arm. For me, it was just an inconvenience, not a big deal. But for many people, the negative effects caused by taking a vaccine could last for days or even weeks, and for those who didn’t receive proper medical information, they started questioning the effectiveness of vaccines, and even developed ridiculous conspiracy theories, such as there are microchips inside the vaccines, and the authorities will use them to track their citizens. Although compared to the beginning of the pandemic, most developed countries have ample supply of vaccines, citizen’s reluctance to take one still makes the progress of nation-wide vaccination difficult in some countries. According to American news agency NBC, the US had thrown away more than 15 million vaccines by September, 2021. And according to the Brussels Times, the European Union will reportedly throw away 55 million coronavirus vaccine doses by the end of February. All this happens while some countries are still struggling to have enough vaccines for their citizens, and we must not forget that to eliminate the virus once and for all, we need to have everyone vaccinated. Such inequality in medical resources is truly a concerning problem that needs more attention for all of us.

And that’s all for today’s episode… and my time as a host of the pronunciation challenge. Since last November, I’ve recorded 18 episodes, and it has been a spectacular experience for me to be sharing all these tips and stories. Hope y’all have learned something from the content, and may our roads cross again. This is Jeff Chiao from VoiceTube. Hope y’all have a good one! Good bye.

Vaccines are designed to give you the same immunity as if you would fought off the real virus, and some of the new Covid-19 ones do this particularly well.

Day 155

Vaccines are designed to give you the same immunity as if you would fought off the real virus, and some of the new Covid-19 ones, do this particularly well.