Learn English Vocabulary Daily #20.4 — British English Podcast

Hello, and welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast.

您好，欢迎来到像母语一样的英语播客。

My name is Anna and you are listening to Week 20, Day 4 of Your English Five

我叫安娜，你正在听《

a Day, the series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by deep diving

一天五英语》的第 20 周第 4 天，该系列旨在通过

into five pieces every day of the working week from Monday to Friday.

在周一到周五的工作周中每天深入学习五部分来增加你的活跃词汇量。

So, make sure that you're making a note of this vocabulary.

因此，请确保您记下了这些词汇。

And if you would like to get your hands on transcripts and vocabulary

如果您想获得成绩单和词汇

lists, then these things are available.

表，那么这些东西都是可用的。

I'll put a link in the description for you.

我会在描述中为您添加一个链接。

So, let's start today's list with a verb and it is hydrate.

那么，让我们从一个动词开始今天的列表，它是水合物。

Hydrate.

保湿。

To hydrate.

保湿。

We spell this H Y D R A T E.

我们将其拼写为 HYDRAT E.

Hydrate.

水合物。

To hydrate is to provide your body with liquid or a cream that's absorbed

补水是指为您的身体提供可

by the body and used by the body.

被身体吸收并使用的液体或乳霜。

So, you might do that by drinking water.

所以，你可以通过喝水来做到这一点。

If you're British, then you probably hydrate by drinking tea.

如果您是英国人，那么您可能会通过喝茶来补充水分。

You may hydrate your skin with a daily moisturiser.

您可以使用日常保湿霜来滋润肌肤。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"It's especially important to hydrate yourself during the

“在炎热的月份里给自己补充水分尤其重要

hotter months, I always carry a bottle of water around with me."

，我总是随身携带一瓶水。”

In fact, when I'm recording my podcast, I always insist on having a large glass of

事实上，当我录制播客时，我总是坚持喝一大杯水

water because when you talk so much, you actually expel quite a lot of moisture

，因为当你说得太多时，你实际上会 在说话时

in your breath as you're speaking.

排出呼吸中相当多的水分

And when I record these podcast episodes, I tend to record in batch.

。 当我录制这些播客节目时，我倾向于批量录制。

So, I'll record a number of episodes in one go.

所以，我会一次性录制好几集。

And so I can spend quite a few hours sitting here talking to you,

所以我可以花相当多的时间坐在这里

via these wires, via my computer.

通过这些电线、通过我的电脑与你交谈。

So, I have to remember to take moments to pause and hydrate

所以，我必须记住花点时间停下来补充水分，

so that I don't get too dry.

这样我就不会太干燥。

Alright, so moving on to our next word, we have an adjective,

好吧，现在继续我们的下一个单词，我们有一个形容词，

and it is scalding, scalding.

它是烫伤，烫伤。

We spell this S C A L D I N G.

我们拼写这个 SCALDIN G.

Scalding.

烫伤。

If something is described as scalding, then it is violent or strong criticism.

如果某件事被描述为烫伤，那么它就是暴力或强烈的批评。

So very, very strong.

非常非常强。

Now, commonly, this word would be describing liquid being very hot.

现在，通常，这个词会描述非常热的液体。

So, if something is scalding hot, then it's very hot.

所以，如果某物很烫，那么它就非常热。

The water is scalding, you'd say, that's very hot water, it would

水很烫，你会说，那是非常热的水，它会

burn you, it would burn your skin.

烫伤你，它会烫伤你的皮肤。

So, when we use scalding in front of a word like 'review' or 'report', a scalding

因此，当我们在“评论”或“报告”等词前面使用“烫伤”时，“烫伤

review or a scalding report or scalding words, then we mean words that intend very

评论”或“烫伤报告”或“烫伤”一词，那么我们的意思是意在非常

harsh criticism, very strong criticism.

严厉的批评，非常强烈的批评。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"The newspaper reported a scalding review of last night's theatre performance of

“报纸对昨晚的

'Romeo and Juliet', I think there will be some angry actors out there today."

《罗密欧与朱丽叶》戏剧表演进行了严厉的评论，我想今天会有一些愤怒的演员在那里。”

Alright, moving on to a verb and it is concentrate, concentrate.

好吧，转向动词，它是集中，集中。

We spell this C O N C E N T R A T E.

我们拼写这个 CONCENTRAT E.

Concentrate.

浓缩。

Concentrate.

集中。

To concentrate is to focus all of your attention on a particular thing.

集中注意力就是把所有的注意力集中在一件特定的事情上。

So often, as a teacher, especially a teacher of young people, I would,

很多时候，作为一名老师，尤其是一名年轻人的老师，我

in the classroom, have to say,

在课堂上不得不说：

"Look guys, you need to concentrate."

“看，伙计们，你们需要集中注意力。”

When I was a drama teacher and we were rehearsing our play, our

当我还是一名戏剧老师时，我们正在排练我们的戏剧，我们的

end-of-term play, the children would mess around a lot in class.

期末戏剧，孩子们会在课堂上乱搞很多事情。

They'd be having fun and having a giggle with their friends.

他们会和朋友们一起玩得很开心，咯咯地笑。

Drama is a very physical kind of class, so, it's very easy for people

戏剧是一门体力消耗很大的课程，因此，人们很容易

to get distracted and mess around.

分心、搞砸。

And it was difficult to rehearse.

而且排练起来也很困难。

You know, the children would need to have discipline and to focus on their

你知道，孩子们需要遵守纪律，专注于自己的

lines and focus on what was happening.

路线，关注正在发生的事情。

And so I kept having to say,

所以我一直不得不说，

"Come on guys, concentrate.

“来吧，伙计们，集中

Concentrate, please.

注意力。请

Stop messing around.

集中注意力。别再胡闹了。

Concentrate on the task in hand."

集中精力完成手头的任务。”

Oh, I miss those days.

哦，我怀念那些日子。

The fun of working with children.

与孩子们一起工作的乐趣。

Alright, so here's another example sentence,

好吧，这是另一个例句，

"Stop talking and start concentrating.

“停止说话，开始集中注意力。

If you don't listen to the safety rules, you won't know

如果你不遵守安全规则，你将不知道

what to do in an emergency."

在紧急情况下该怎么做。”

Okay, so, next on the list is an idiom, and it is, have your finger on the pulse.

好的，列表中的下一个是一个习语，它就是“掌握脉搏”。

Have your finger on the pulse.

把手指放在脉搏上。

So here, finger is F I N G E R.

所以在这里，手指是 FINGE R。

Have your finger.

放出你的手指。

On the pulse, P U L S E.

在脉搏上，PULS E。

Like your heartbeat creates a pulse.

就像您的心跳产生脉搏一样。

So, have your finger on the pulse.

所以，要把握脉搏。

This idiom means that you know what's going on around you.

这个习语的意思是你知道周围发生了什么。

You're constantly aware of the environment, the wider world.

你不断地意识到环境、更广阔的世界。

So, for example, in business, which is where this is most normally used,

因此，例如，在商业中，这是最常用的地方，

if you work in a social media based business or your business has a social

如果您在基于社交媒体的企业工作，或者您的企业有社交

media presence, then the marketing team, or someone within the marketing team

媒体存在，那么营销团队或营销团队中的某人

should have their finger on the pulse.

应该有他们的手指脉搏上。

They should be aware of what's trending, what's changing, as these platforms

他们应该意识到什么是趋势，什么是变化，因为这些平台

are always changing how they do things.

总是在改变他们做事的方式。

What's new?

什么是新的？

What are other people doing on social media?

其他人在社交媒体上做什么？

What's working well?

什么运作良好？

What's no longer fashionable?

什么不再流行？

So, doing that means that you have your finger on the pulse.

所以，这样做意味着你已经掌握了脉搏。

You know what's going on.

你知道发生了什么事。

Here's an example sentence sentence,

这里有一个例句：

"Flight prices are going up constantly, so it is important to always have

“航班价格不断上涨，因此务必时刻关注

your finger on the pulse and be ready to book them when they're on offer."

脉搏，并准备好在特价时进行预订。”

Next on the list is an adjective and it is shallow, shallow.

列表中的下一个是形容词，它很浅，很浅。

Now, in this case, we're talking about a person being shallow

现在，在这种情况下，我们谈论的是人浅

rather than water being shallow.

而不是水浅。

Which is where you'd normally hear this.

这是您通常会听到的地方。

But if a person is described as being shallow, then they're not very serious.

但如果一个人被形容为肤浅，那么他就不是很认真。

Let me spell this for you.

让我为你拼写这个。

It's S H A L L O W.

我是 SHALLO W.

Shallow.

浅。

Shallow.

浅的。

So, it means that a person doesn't show much concern.

所以，这意味着一个人没有表现出太多的关心。

It's like they're not very deep.

好像他们的深度不是很深。

They don't have much in the way of emotion or thought about something.

他们没有太多的情感或对某事的思考。

They're not serious about things.

他们对事情并不认真。

They're very shallow.

它们很浅。

They care about unimportant things.

他们关心的是不重要的事情。

Do you know anyone that you would describe as being shallow?

你认识的人中，有没有人被你形容为肤浅的？

Okay, so here's an example sentence,

好吧，这里有一个例句，

"You might be good-looking, but you can be very shallow at times, try

“你可能长得好看，但有时你可能很肤浅，试着

to think of others for a change."

为别人着想改变一下。”

Alright, so that's our five for today.

好的，这就是我们今天的五点。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We started with the verb hydrate, hydrate, which is to provide your

我们从动词“水合物”开始，水合物，它是为您的

body with the liquid that it needs.

身体提供所需的液体。

Then we had the adjective scalding, scalding, which is

然后我们有了形容词“烫伤”，“烫伤”，这是

very strong, burning criticism.

非常强烈的、灼热的批评。

Then we had the verb concentrate, concentrate.

然后我们有动词集中，集中。

So, you focus all your attention on one thing if you are concentrating.

所以，如果你集中注意力，你就会把所有的注意力集中在一件事上。

We then had the idiom to have your finger on the pulse, which means

然后我们就有了这个成语“have your Finger on the Pulse”，这意味着

you are aware of what's going on around you and you keep an eye on it.

你知道周围发生了什么，并且密切关注。

And then we finished with the adjective shallow, shallow, to be a

然后我们用了形容词“浅薄”、“浅薄”，来形容一个

person who doesn't seem concerned or emotional or serious about anything.

对任何事情都不关心、不情绪化、不严肃的人。

They're concerned with the shallow things, that don't matter very much.

他们关心的是肤浅的事情，这些事情并不重要。

Like appearance, for example.

例如，像外观。

Let's now do this for pronunciation.

现在让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Hydrate.

保湿。

Hydrate.

保湿。

Scalding.

烫。

Scalding.

烫。

Concentrate.

集中。

Concentrate.

集中。

Have your finger on the pulse.

把手指放在脉搏上。

Have your finger on the pulse.

把手指放在脉搏上。

Shallow.

浅的。

Shallow.

浅的。

Very good.

非常好。

Okay, let's test your memory.

好吧，我们来测试一下你的记忆力。

If I really need you to focus all of your attention on this particular

如果我真的需要你将所有注意力集中在这个特定的

project, what verb could I use?

项目上，我可以使用什么动词？

I need you to...

我需要你...

Concentrate.

集中注意力。

Concentrate.

集中。

Because it's your job, particularly in this team, to know what's going on.

因为了解正在发生的事情是你的工作，尤其是在这个团​​队中。

You need to constantly appraise the situation.

您需要不断评估情况。

You need to constantly look around and see what's going on around us.

你需要不断环顾四周，看看我们周围发生了什么。

What idiom could I use for this?

我可以用什么成语来表达这个意思？

Have your finger on the pulse.

把手指放在脉搏上。

I need you to concentrate and you have to have your finger

我需要你集中注意力，你必须

on the pulse at all times.

时刻掌握脉搏。

Now your behaviour lately has been a little bit odd.

现在你最近的行为有点奇怪。

You haven't seemed very serious.

你看起来不太严肃。

You haven't given things much thought and you haven't shown much concern.

你没有考虑太多事情，也没有表现出太多关心。

You've behaved like a person who is quite what?

你的行为举止就像一个什么人？

What adjective would you use to describe someone who doesn't

你会用什么形容词来形容一个不太

show much concern or seriousness?

关心或不认真的人？

Shallow.

浅的。

You're behaving like someone who is shallow.

你的行为就像一个肤浅的人。

And because of this, I'm going to give you a very negative report,

正因为如此，我将给你一份非常负面的报告，

a report that includes lots of strong criticism of your behaviour.

一份包含许多对你的行为的强烈批评的报告。

What adjective could I use instead of saying it's full of strong criticism?

我可以用什么形容词来形容它而不是说它充满了强烈的批评？

It's a scalding report.

这是一份滚烫的报告。

A scalding report.

一份滚烫的报告。

And finally, we discover that the problem is actually that

最后，我们发现问题实际上是

you lack water in your body.

你体内缺水。

You're not drinking enough at work and you're really struggling to focus.

你在工作中喝得不够多，并且很难集中注意力。

You're feeling bad because you don't have enough water in your body.

你感觉不舒服是因为你体内没有足够的水分。

You need to provide your body with liquid.

您需要为身体提供液体。

What verb could we use instead?

我们可以用什么动词来代替？

Hydrate.

保湿。

You need to hydrate and once you hydrate you'll be able to

您需要补充水分，一旦补充水分，您就能够

concentrate and keep your finger on the pulse of what's going on.

集中注意力并掌握正在发生的事情。

You'll no longer seem shallow and I won't give you another scalding report.

你不会再显得肤浅，我不会再给你一个烫手的报告。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Well done.

做得好。

Alright, let's bring everything together now in a little story.

好吧，现在让我们将所有内容放在一个小故事中。

Alex is a college student who moved to London to pursue his

亚历克斯是一名大学生，为了追求

dreams of becoming a chef.

成为厨师的梦想而搬到伦敦。

But with the high cost of living and tuition fees, he had to

但高昂的生活费和学费，他不得不

find a way to support himself.

想办法养活自己。

That's when he landed a job at one of the busiest restaurants in the city.

就在那时，他在城里最繁忙的餐馆之一找到了一份工作。

Alex may be new to cooking, but he is eager to learn.

亚历克斯可能对烹饪不熟悉，但他渴望学习。

He spends every spare moment studying recipes and techniques, determined to make

他利用每一个空闲时间研究菜谱和技术，决心

a name for himself in the culinary world.

在烹饪界扬名立万。

But it's not an easy job.

但这不是一件容易的事。

His boss is just like celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, a so-called shallow

他的老板就像名厨戈登·拉姆齐（Gordon Ramsay）一样，是一个所谓的浅薄之

man who is always using scalding words for even the smallest mistake.

人，即使是最小的错误也总是使用滚烫的言语。

But Alex takes it in his stride, knowing that this is just part of the intense

但亚历克斯泰然处之，他知道这只是紧张

and fast-paced restaurant environment.

而快节奏的餐厅环境的一部分。

Every day, Alex is challenged to push himself to his limits.

每天，亚历克斯都面临挑战，挑战自己的极限。

He has to hydrate constantly as the kitchen is so hot

他必须不断补充水分，因为厨房太热

and he's always on the go.

，而且他总是在忙碌。

Sometimes it can be a struggle to keep up with the demands of the job, but he

有时要跟上工作的要求可能会很困难，但他

never gives up, knowing that hard work and determination will pay off in the end.

从不放弃，因为他知道努力工作和决心最终会得到回报。

Alex's ultimate goal is to become a head chef and one day,

Alex 的最终目标是成为一名主厨，有一天，他

move to Paris and work in the 3 Michelin-starred restaurant L'Amboise.

搬到巴黎，在米其林三星级餐厅 L'Amboise 工作。

He is dedicated to concentrating on his innovative recipe ideas, flavour

他致力于专注于他的创新食谱创意、风味

combinations, and presentation skills.

组合和演示技巧。

And, despite his boss's rather harsh approach, Alex knows that with his

而且，尽管老板的态度相当严厉，亚历克斯知道，在

mentor's guidance, he's well on his way to achieving that dream.

导师的指导下，他正在实现这个梦想。

However amidst all the hustle and bustle, Alex never forgets to

然而，在喧嚣之中，亚历克斯永远不会忘记

have his finger on the pulse of what's happening in the restaurant.

关注餐厅里发生的事情。

Because in this industry, every second counts.

因为在这个行业，每一秒都很重要。

So, next time you're dining in a busy London restaurant, or any other city

因此，下次您在繁忙的伦敦餐厅或任何其他城市用餐时

for that matter, remember that behind every delicious dish is a hardworking

，请记住，每道美味佳肴的背后都有像亚历克斯这样勤奋

and determined chef like Alex.

而坚定的厨师。

And that, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to the end of today's episode.

女士们先生们，今天的节目到此结束。

As always, I do hope you found it useful.

一如既往，我希望您发现它有用。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。