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Sounds Can Make You Happy

Sounds Can Make You Happy

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2021/11/17 | 00:05:29 | SoundOn #education




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Do you hear that? It's the sound of waves on the beach. How does it make you feel? Pretty good, right?

Let's listen to another sound. Oh, I love the sound of birds singing. It makes me feel so relaxed.

Why am I playing you these sounds? It's because I want to tell you about a survey.

The survey was done by a company that sells mostly glasses. The company also sells things to help people hear better, called hearing aids. The company wanted to know the sounds that make people feel happy.
一家眼鏡公司,他們也做助聽器,最近完成了一項調查,想了解什麼樣的聲音會讓人覺得開心。

One of the sounds was a waterfall.
瀑布的水聲。

Another sound that made people feel happy was trees blowing in the wind.
樹葉在風中搖曳的沙沙聲。

Another was the sound of rain on a window.
雨滴打在窗戶上的叮叮咚咚。

People also liked fish jumping out of water.
還有魚跳出水面。

Some people get happy when they hear the sound of a train.
火車的聲音。

Others like the sound of a drink being poured… 倒飲料…

…Or an airplane.
飛機的聲音。

Do you know what sound makes people the happiest? It's a song they like.
最能讓人開心的聲音,還是他們喜愛的歌曲。

So, if you want to be happy… listen to music on ICRT!


Vocabulary
聲音可以影響人的心情,大自然的聲音更會讓人愉快。

  1. Play 播放。
    Would you play some Disney songs for me? 你可以幫我放幾首迪士尼的歌嗎?
    Sure. I can also play "Toy Story", your favorite. 當然,我還可以放[玩具總動員],你最喜歡的。

  2. Music 音樂。
    That movie has lovely music. 那部電影有美妙的音樂。
    All Disney movies have good music. 所有迪士尼電影都有好聽音樂。

  3. Sounds of nature 大自然的聲音。
    What sounds of nature do you like, Jane? 你喜歡哪些大自然的聲音?
    I like birds' singing and crickets' sounds. 我喜歡鳥叫聲,還有蟋蟀的聲音。

  4. Hear 聽到。
    So you feel happy when you hear it? 所以你聽到時會開心?
    Sometimes I feel sad. 有時候會覺得悲傷。

So what music do you like? Let's read today's vocabulary.
play 播放
music 音樂
sounds of nature 大自然的聲音
hear 聽到


Quiz

  1. What sound was NOT played?
    A: An airplane flying
    B: Dogs barking
    C: Birds singing

  2. What kind of company did the survey?
    A: A company that sells glasses
    B: A company that sells music
    C: A company that helps nature

  3. What sound makes people the happiest?
    A: Waves of the ocean
    B: Rain on the window
    C: A song they like
    Answers

  4. B
  5. A
  6. C