Learn English Vocabulary Daily #21.2 — 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 21, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五英语》第 21 周第 2 天。

This is the series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by

该系列旨在通过

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

周一至周五每天介绍五篇文章来增加您的活跃词汇量。

So, let's start today's list with a prefix.

那么，让我们以前缀开始今天的列表。

This is the word uber.

这就是“超级”这个词。

Uber.

优步。

We spell this U B E R, U B E R.

我们拼写这个 UBER，UBE R.

Uber.

Uber。

Sometimes the 'U' has an umlaut over the top, which is the two

有时“U”的顶部有一个元音变音，即

dots above the letter, über.

字母上方的两个点，über。

And sometimes it doesn't.

有时却并非如此。

So, uber comes before nouns or adjectives to form nouns or adjectives that refer to

因此，uber出现在名词或形容词之前，组成名词或形容词来指代

the greatest or most extreme of something.

最伟大或最极端的事物。

So if I say,

所以如果我说：

"I'm really excited about seeing my mum this weekend."

“我很高兴这个周末能见到我妈妈。”

Then you know what I mean.

那你就知道我的意思了。

But if I say,

但如果我说：

"I'm uber-excited!"

“我非常兴奋！”

Then you now know that I'm the most excited I could possibly be,

那么你现在知道我是最兴奋的，

"I'm uber-excited!"

“我非常兴奋！”

I always think this one's a little bit strange because as soon as I hear the word

我总觉得这个有点奇怪，因为当我听到

uber, I just think of the taxi company.

uber 这个词时，我只想到出租车公司。

You know, you call an Uber when you want to go somewhere.

你知道，当你想去某个地方时，你会叫 Uber。

Here's another example sentence,

这是另一个例句，

"Taylor Swift has been uber-successful recently, in 2023, it was said that

“泰勒·斯威夫特最近非常成功，2023年，据说

her net worth was US$1.1 billion!"

她的身家达到了11亿美元！”

Wow!

哇！

Can you imagine being worth that much money?

你能想象自己值这么多钱吗？

That's crazy.

太疯狂了。

I can't even imagine it.

我什至无法想象。

That's uber-insane.

这真是太疯狂了。

Okay, let's move on.

好吧，我们继续吧。

Next we have a verb and it is mime.

接下来我们有一个动词，它是哑剧。

Now you might remember we covered the word mime, but as a noun a few weeks ago.

现在你可能还记得几周前我们讨论过“哑剧”这个词，但它是一个名词。

So mime as a verb, M I M E, it means to pretend that you're singing,

所以哑剧作为动词，MIME，意思是假装你在唱歌、

talking, talking, or playing an instrument without using any sound.

说话、说话或演奏乐器，而不使用任何声音。

So, if you are a professional singer and you have a performance that you

所以，如果你是一名职业歌手，你有一场必须

have to do, it's booked, everyone's bought tickets, but suddenly you wake

要做的演出，已经预订了，每个人都买了票，但是你

up in the morning and you sound like this because your voice is gone, because

早上突然醒来，听起来像这样，因为你的声音消失了，因为

you've got laryngitis or something.

你已经喉炎什么的。

I've had this myself, it's awful.

我自己也经历过这样的事，太可怕了。

And you still have to get up on the stage and perform, but you have no voice.

而你还是要站上台去表演，但是你没有声音。

In this case, in certain situations, a performer would

在这种情况下，在某些情况下，表演者可能

have a track already recorded.

已经录制了曲目。

So, they have what we call a 'sick track', or if they're a big superstar, then they

所以，他们有我们所说的“病态曲目”，或者如果他们是大明星，那么他们

have their recordings that they sell.

就有他们出售的唱片。

So, they just play their recording of their voice and lip-sync.

因此，他们只是播放自己的声音和口型同步录音。

So, they move their mouth at the exact same time, and It looks

所以，他们同时动了嘴，看起来

like they're actually singing, but what they're doing is miming.

他们实际上是在唱歌，但他们在做的是哑剧。

They're miming.

他们在模仿。

In the old days, back in the '80s and '90s, when we had the Top of the Pops

过去，在 80 年代和 90 年代，当我们

on TV and we'd watch our favourite pop stars and singers up on the telly

在电视上播放流行音乐排行榜时，我们会在电视上观看我们最喜欢的流行歌星和歌手的

performing live for live television.

现场表演。

We'd often say,

我们经常说，

"Are they miming, or are they...

“他们是在模仿，还是……

is that a live performance or...?

这是现场表演还是……？

Because they look like they're miming."

因为他们看起来像是在模仿。”

Often if they were jumping around doing a big dance routine at the same time,

通常，如果他们同时跳来跳去跳大型舞蹈，

it would look like they were miming.

看起来就像是在模仿。

Have you ever had to mime?

你曾经不得不模仿吗？

Have you ever been in a choir and thought,

你是否曾经在唱诗班中想过：

"I don't know what the harmony is here, so I'll just move my mouth,

“我不知道这里的和声是什么，所以我只是动动嘴，

pretend I'm singing, but not actually sing the tune in case I'm wrong?"

假装我在唱歌，但实际上并不唱出曲调，以防我唱错？ ”

I've been guilty of that in the past.

我过去曾为此感到内疚。

Right, so here's an example sentence for you,

对了，给你举个例句，

"Why did you mime in the concert last night?

“你昨晚为什么在演唱会里哑剧？

If the fans find out, they'll all want their money refunded."

如果歌迷知道了，他们都会要求退款。”

Next on our list is another verb.

我们列表中的下一个是另一个动词。

It is heighten.

是增高的。

Heighten.

增高。

To heighten something.

为了加强某事。

We spell this H E I G H T E N.

我们将这个拼写为 HEIGHTE N.

Heighten.

Heighten。

Or you might hear the 'T' pronounced heighten.

或者您可能会听到“T”发音为“height”。

Heighten.

增高。

To heighten something is to increase it or to make something increase.

提升某物就是增加它或使某物增加。

This is usually used around emotions.

这通常用于情感。

So, it's usually our emotions that are being heightened

所以，通常是我们的情绪

by an external force often.

经常受到外力的影响。

So, my children have a tendency to heighten my stress levels, but also

所以，我的孩子们往往会增加我的压力水平，但

they heighten the level of excitement around days out and family time.

他们也会增加外出和家庭时间的兴奋程度。

And my son's fear factor can be heightened if he finds

如果我儿子 突然发现自己身处黑暗的房间里，

himself in a dark room suddenly.

他的恐惧感就会加剧

We have an automatic light in one of the little toilets downstairs.

。 我们楼下的一个小厕所里有一盏自动灯。

I say one as if we've got many, we only have one toilet downstairs.

我说一个就好像我们有很多个一样，我们楼下只有一个厕所。

There's an automatic light.

有自动灯。

So, after a certain amount of time, the light will go off if

因此，经过一定时间后，如果

you haven't pulled on the cord.

您没有拉动电源线，灯就会熄灭。

And so, sometimes he's sitting on the loo and the light will just go off when he's

所以，有时他坐在厕所里，当他

in the dark, and this will heighten his feeling of fear and he'll become quite

在黑暗中时，灯就会熄灭，这会加剧他的恐惧感，他会变得非常

stressed and emotional until someone comes and turns the light on again for him.

紧张和情绪化，直到有人过来为他重新打开灯。 。

What heightens your emotions, your stress levels, your level of excitement,

什么会加剧你的情绪、你的压力水平、你的兴奋程度，

what can heighten them easily?

什么可以轻易地加剧它们？

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"The excitement among the crowd was heightened when they heard Ed

“当后台听到艾德·希兰的声音时，人群中的兴奋感更加强烈，

Sheeran's voice backstage, they knew the concert was about to start!"

他们知道音乐会即将开始！”

Next on the list is a preposition and it is rather than, rather than.

列表中的下一个是介词，它是而不是，而不是。

We spell this R A T H E R.

我们拼写这个 RATHE R.

Than, T H A N.

Than，THA N.

Rather than.

而不是。

Rather then.

而不是。

So, as a preposition, it's replacing 'instead of', it often comes at the

因此，作为介词，它取代“而不是”，它通常出现在

beginning of a sentence and it's used when comparing two things or showing a

句子的开头，用于比较两件事或表示

preference for one thing over the other.

对一件事的偏好。

Okay.

So, if you say, "I prefer to have this instead of that," then you can use

好的。 所以，如果你说，“我更喜欢这个而不是那个”，那么你可以使用

rather than instead of 'instead of'.

而不是代替“而不是”。

And we would use it at the beginning often.

我们一开始就会经常使用它。

So, here's an example sentence,

因此，这里有一个例句，

"Rather than going away on holiday this year, I think we should save

“我认为我们应该存钱并购买更大的房子，而不是今年去度假

up and buy a bigger house, we're going to need the extra room for

，我们需要为

the newest member of our family.

我们家庭的最新成员提供额外的空间。

Surprise!

惊喜！

I'm having a baby!"

我”我有孩子了！”

Okay, so rather than going away on holiday, let's choose to save our house.

好吧，与其出去度假，不如选择拯救我们的房子。

Not save our house!

不救我们的家！

To save FOR a house.

为了存钱买房子。

Very different meaning.

意义截然不同。

Okay, let's move on to the final piece.

好吧，让我们继续最后的部分。

It is a phrasal verb and it is lumbered with.

它是一个短语动词，而且很笨重。

Lumbered with.

笨重地带着。

Lumbered with, spelled L U M B E R E D.

笨重的，拼写为 LUMBERE D.

Lumbered.

笨重的。

With, W I T H.

与，WIT H.

Lumbered with.

笨重的。

To be lumbered with something is to have to deal with a situation or a person or

被某事拖累意味着不得不处理

a thing that you don't want to deal with.

你不想处理的情况、人或事。

So, if you are on a school trip and you are one of the parents

所以，如果你在一次学校旅行中，并且你是帮助所有孩子的父母之一

helping out with all the children, perhaps there are a couple of

，也许有几个

children that are really hard work.

孩子真的很辛苦。

They're particularly troublesome and they don't listen.

他们特别麻烦，而且不听。

They have a tendency to run off and cause trouble and you actually

他们有逃跑和制造麻烦的倾向，而你实际上

don't like them very much.

不太喜欢他们。

And then the teacher comes to you and says,

然后老师走过来对你说：

"Okay, you're going to have these children in your group."

“好吧，你要把这些孩子加入你的小组。”

And you'd say,

你会说，

"Oh, why have I been lumbered with these guys?"

“哦，为什么我要和这些家伙混在一起？”

So, why do I have to deal with this situation with these people

那么，为什么我要和这些

that I don't want to deal with?

我不想处理的人处理这种情况呢？

So, to be lumbered with something, you might get lumbered with a job.

所以，如果你被某件事拖累了，你可能会被一份工作拖累。

You might get lumbered with doing all the recycling at work, lumbered with

您可能会在工作中忙于处理所有回收工作，忙于

having to deal with the customer service tickets that are really hard to deal with.

处理确实很难处理的客户服务票。

What have you been lumbered with lately that you didn't want to have to deal with?

最近有哪些事情让你烦恼却又不想处理？

I get lumbered with doing all the litter tray sorting out.

我忙着整理所有的垃圾盘。

So, I have to deal with all the cat poo because it's my cat and

所以，我必须处理所有的猫屎，因为这是我的猫，

I insisted that we get a cat.

我坚持要养一只猫。

And so I'm lumbered with all the negative stuff that comes with having

所以我被养猫带来的所有负面影响所困扰

a cat, having to clean up after them.

，不得不清理它们。

So, lumbered with.

于是，笨手笨脚地跟着。

Here's another example sentence,

这是另一个例句，

"Why do I always get lumbered with the filing?

“为什么我总是在归档中陷入困境？

I took this job to learn about data processing, not

我接受这份工作是为了学习数据处理，而不是

to be the office secretary."

当办公室秘书。”

OK, so there's our five pieces for today.

好的，今天的五件作品就到这里了。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We started with uber.

我们从优步开始。

Uber, which is a prefix that can come before nouns or adjectives

Uber，这是一个前缀，可以出现在名词或形容词之前

to make them a more great or extreme example of what it is.

，使它们成为更伟大或更极端的例子。

So, if you're uber-excited, then you are extremely excited.

所以，如果你超级兴奋，那么你就会非常兴奋。

Then we have the verb mime, to mime, which is to pretend to sing or talk or play an

然后我们有动词 mime，to mime，意思是假装唱歌、说话或演奏。

instrument without producing any sound.

乐器不发出任何声音。

Then we had the verb heighten, to increase or to make something increase.

然后我们有了动词heighten，增加或使某物增加。

Usually, we're talking about emotions or effect.

通常，我们谈论的是情绪或效果。

Then we had the preposition rather than, which can be used in place of 'instead

然后我们有了介词而不是，它可以用来代替“而不是

of', used to compare two things or to show a preference for one over another.

”，用于比较两个事物或表示对其中一个事物的偏好。

And then we had the phrasal verb lumbered with, to have to deal

然后我们有短语动词 lumbered with，必须处理

with a situation or a person or a thing that you don't want to.

你不想处理的情况、人或事。

So, let's now do this for pronunciation.

那么，现在让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Uber.

优步。

Uber.

优步。

Mime.

哑剧。

Mime.

哑剧。

Heighten.

增高。

Heighten.

增高。

Rather than.

而不是。

Rather than.

而不是。

Lumbered with.

笨重地带着。

Lumbered with.

笨重地带着。

Very good.

非常好。

Alright, time for a little memory test.

好吧，是时候进行一点记忆测试了。

So, I turn up to choir and I'm feeling quite excited because we are going to be

所以，我参加了合唱团，我感到非常兴奋，因为我们

doing a performance next week and I love singing and I know that my whole family

下周将进行一场表演，我喜欢唱歌，我知道我的全家人

are going to be there to support me.

都会在那里支持我。

So, I'm excited, but then our choir master tells us that we are going

所以，我很兴奋，但后来我们的合唱团指挥告诉我们，

to have a visit from Ed Sheeran.

艾德·希兰将会来访。 在 我们下周进行现场表演

He's going to come to see us in our final dress rehearsal before

之前，他将来看我们最后的彩排

we do our live show next week.

。

Now, I am extremely excited and also extremely nervous.

现在，我非常兴奋，也非常紧张。

What prefix could I use instead of extremely, to show that I am

除了extreme之外，我可以用什么前缀来表示我

extremely excited and nervous?

非常兴奋和紧张？

Uber.

I'm uber-excited and I'm uber-nervous as well.

优步。

我非常兴奋，也非常紧张。

In fact, the idea of Ed Sheeran coming to watch me sing in a choir has

事实上，艾德·希兰来看我在合唱团唱歌的想法

actually hugely increased the pressure.

实际上极大地增加了压力。

It's increased my stress levels.

它增加了我的压力水平。

What verb could I use instead of increased?

我可以用什么动词来代替“增加”？

Heightened.

加高。

It's heightened my nerves.

这让我的神经更加紧张。

It's heightened the pressure.

就加大了压力。

It's heightened my stress levels.

它增加了我的压力水平。

So much so that I'm going to consider not even singing in the performance

以至于我什至会考虑在演出中不唱歌，

because my voice is very wobbly.

因为我的声音非常颤抖。

I'm very nervous.

我很紧张。

So, instead I might pretend that I'm singing, but not really sing.

所以，我可能会假装我在唱歌，但不是真的唱歌。

What verb could I use instead of saying pretend to sing?

我可以用什么动词来代替“假装唱歌”？

Mime.

哑剧。

I'm going to mime.

我要哑剧了

I'm going to mime because it's better, I think, to do that.

我要模仿，因为我认为这样做更好。

Instead of singing and embarrassing myself, I'm going to mime.

我不会一边唱歌一边让自己难堪，我要表演哑剧。

What preposition could I use in this sentence?

这句话中我可以使用什么介词？

Instead of 'instead of'?

而不是“代替”？

Rather than.

而不是。

Rather than singing and embarrassing myself, I'm going to mime.

我不会一边唱歌一边让自己难堪，我要表演哑剧。

That's the better option in this scenario.

在这种情况下这是更好的选择。

Okay, so the day of performance arrives and I am given the task of standing at

好的，演出那天到了，我的任务是站在

the front of the auditorium and handing out all the brochures and the flyers and

礼堂前面，分发所有小册子和传单，并

telling people how to find their seats.

告诉人们如何找到座位。

This is the worst job to do before a big performance.

这是大型演出前最糟糕的工作。

I want to be backstage socialising with Ed Sheeran and getting myself ready, but

我想在后台与艾德·希兰 (Ed Sheeran) 进行社交活动，让自己做好准备，但

I've been given this job to deal with that nobody wanted, but it's been given to me.

我得到了这份工作来处理没人想要的事情，但它是给了我的。

What phrasal verb could I use to say that I've been given this job

我可以用什么动词短语来表示我被分配了这份工作

to deal with that I don't want to?

来处理我不想做的事情？

Lumbered with.

笨重地带着。

I've been lumbered with this job.

我一直忙于这份工作。

It's awful.

太糟糕了。

Okay.

好的。

How did you do?

你怎么做的？

Hopefully you remembered everything, but if not, don't worry because we're going to

希望您记住了一切，但如果没有，请不要担心，因为我们将

visit them once again in our little story.

在我们的小故事中再次拜访他们。

Today's story is an email.

今天的故事是一封电子邮件。

For the attention of Taylor Swift's manager;

引起泰勒·斯威夫特经纪人的注意；

Hello there, my name is Sarah and I am writing to you to express my

你好，我叫莎拉，我写信给你是为了表达我

utmost disappointment and frustration with the recent concert I attended.

对最近参加的音乐会的最大失望和沮丧。

As a die-hard fan of Taylor's, I have always admired her talent

作为泰勒的铁杆粉丝，我一直钦佩她的

and passion for performing.

表演天赋和热情。

However, my experience at her concert left me feeling incredibly let down.

然而，我在她音乐会上的经历却让我感到非常失望。

I paid top-dollar for tickets to see Taylor live, expecting to witness her

我花了大价钱买了泰勒现场表演的门票，希望亲眼目睹她

incredible vocals and stage presence.

令人难以置信的歌声和舞台表现。

However, to my dismay, I was uber-disappointed

然而，令我沮丧的是， 整场音乐会

throughout the entire concert.

我都非常失望 。

Taylor Swift mimed instead of actually singing.

泰勒·斯威夫特只是模仿而不是真正唱歌。

I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

我简直不敢相信我所看到的。

Here I was, surrounded by thousands of fans all eagerly waiting to hear

我在这里，周围有成千上万的粉丝，他们都热切地等待着听到

Taylor's voice, only to be disappointed by a lip-syncing performance.

泰勒的声音，结果却对假唱表演感到失望。

It was a huge letdown, to say the least.

至少可以说，这是一个巨大的失望。

What happened to the artist who used to wow us with her live performances?

那个曾经让我们惊叹不已的现场表演的艺术家后来怎么样了？

Where did her passion for singing go?

她对歌唱的热情哪里去了？

Rather than giving her fans the performance they deserved, it was

很明显，她没有给歌迷带来他们应得的表演，

evident that she had spent her time perfecting her choreography and staging.

而是花了时间完善她的编舞和舞台。

As a fan, I feel cheated.

作为粉丝，我有一种被欺骗的感觉。

I understand that live performances can be physically demanding, but

我知道现场表演可能对体力要求很高，但

Taylor has always been known for her energy and stamina on stage.

泰勒一直以舞台上的精力和耐力而闻名。

I have seen her sing live before, and I know she is capable of

我以前看过她现场唱歌，我知道她有能力

giving her all to her fans.

把自己的一切奉献给歌迷。

Why did she choose to mime this time?

为什么这次她选择模仿呢？

The miming was not only a letdown, but it also heightened my disappointment.

模仿不仅令人失望，而且还加剧了我的失望。

I felt like I was watching a recorded concert rather than

我感觉自己像是在观看一场录制的音乐会，而不是

being part of a live experience.

现场体验的一部分。

It took away from the magic and the authenticity that I've come to

它剥夺了我 对泰勒·斯威夫特音乐会的期待的

expect from a Taylor Swift concert.

魔力和真实性 。

I'm writing this complaint not only as a disgruntled fan, but also on behalf of all

我写这篇投诉不仅是作为一个心怀不满的歌迷，也是代表所有和

the fans who attended the concert with me.

我一起参加演唱会的歌迷。

We feel let down, the performance did not meet our expectations.

我们感到失望，表现没有达到我们的预期。

We hope that in the future, Taylor will choose to give her fans the

我们希望未来泰勒能够选择为歌迷们提供他们

live performance they deserve, rather than resorting to miming.

应得的现场表演，而不是诉诸哑剧。

Thank you for taking the time to read my complaint.

感谢您花时间阅读我的投诉。

I don't mean to lumber you with additional admin, I am sure you are very busy, but

我并不是想用额外的管理员来打扰您，我相信您很忙，但

if it's possible for you or even Taylor to reply, I would be very grateful.

如果您甚至泰勒可以回复，我将非常感激。

And that brings us to the end of today's episode.

今天这一集就到此结束了。

I do hope you found today useful and if Taylor Swift is listening, I do apologise.

我确实希望你今天觉得有用，如果泰勒·斯威夫特在听，我深表歉意。

I'm sure you don't mime in your live concerts.

我确信你不会在现场音乐会上表演哑剧。

I'm certain that you are a fabulous performer when you are live, giving

我确信当你在现场时，你是一位出色的表演者，为

your fans everything that they deserve.

你的粉丝提供了他们应得的一切。

Until next time guys, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，伙计们，好好照顾并再见。