Do you kids like to sing? Some people can sing well. Others sing like this. For bad singers, there is now help!
A company in Japan made a special device. This device can help people sing better.
日本的公司做了一個裝置，讓人唱歌更好聽。
It's small and you put it in your mouth. It looks like that thing parents give babies to suck on, to stop them from crying.
它要放在嘴巴裡面，有一點像奶嘴。
People who want to sing better use this device for three minutes every day. They just put it in their mouth and do other things for three minutes.
只要每天放在嘴巴裡三分鐘就可以了。
How does it work? Well, the top of your mouth has a hard part and a soft part. Try this: put your tongue at the top of your mouth. At the front, there is a hard part. At the back, there is a soft part.
怎麼做到的呢？我們的嘴巴上面有一個硬硬的跟一個軟軟的地方。
The soft part of your mouth naturally goes up when you sing or yawn. This device pushes the soft part of your mouth up.
唱歌或是打哈欠時，軟軟的那塊會往上跑。這個裝置會幫你把它推上去。
What do you think? Would you order one of these to help you sing better? If you do, your friends might thank you when you sing at a KTV!
"Ow! My ears!"
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Vocabulary
想要做個好歌手，現在有秘密武器喔！
1. sing 唱歌
Would you sing for me, Trevor? 你可以為我唱歌嗎？
No no, I'm a bad singer. 不，我唱得不好。
My friends always complain when I begin to sing. 我一開口唱歌我的朋友總是抱怨。
2. better 比較好的
Have you thought about singing better? 你有沒有想過要唱好一點？
Yeah, I have. But nothing seems to work. 有啊，可是好像沒什麼用。
3. device 小設備
Here, this device should help you sing better. 來，這個小設備可以讓你進步一點。
Wow, this is really helpful! 哇，真的有幫助耶！
4. japan 日本
Where did you get it? 你從哪裡弄來的？
I think it's from Japan. 我想它來自日本。
Japanese people must love singing. 日本人一定很愛唱歌。
你喜歡唱歌嗎？先來讀讀單字吧。
sing 唱歌
better 比較好的
device 小設備
Japan 日本
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Quiz
1. Which is true about the device?
A: It was made by a company in Japan
B: It is made of gold
C: It tastes like strawberries
2. How long should people use the special device?
A: 3 minutes a day
B: 13 minutes a week
C: 30 minutes a month
3. What does the device do?
A: It makes the mouth wider
B: It lifts the top of the mouth
C: It pushes people's tongues up
Answers
1. A
2. A
3. B
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