Learn English Vocabulary Daily #17.2 — 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're listening to Week 17, Day 2 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五堂英语》第 17 周第 2 天。

This is a series that attempts to enrich or enlarge your active vocabulary by

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

周一至周五每天深入研究五篇文章来丰富或扩大您的活跃词汇量。

We're going to start today's list with the adjective mindless, mindless.

我们将从形容词“无意识的，无意识的”开始今天的清单。

We spell this M I N D L E S S.

我们将其拼写为 MINDLES S.

Mindless.

Mindless。

If something or someone is described as mindless, I think you

如果某事或某人被描述为“无意识”，我想你

can guess, it means that they are stupid or they have no meaning.

可以猜到，这意味着他们很愚蠢或者他们没有意义。

So, if an act is mindless, then it's a pointless act.

所以，如果一个行为是无意识的，那么它就是一个毫无意义的行为。

It's got no reason, no good reason behind it.

这没有任何理由，背后也没有充分的理由。

Like if someone comes and sets fire to a wooden hut for no reason, just

就像有人无缘无故地放火烧了一座木屋，只是

for fun, just because they're bored.

为了好玩，只是因为他们感到无聊。

And that hut contained the objects, the possessions of an elderly couple.

那个小屋里藏着一些物品，一对老夫妇的财产。

And for them, it was all very important stuff.

对于他们来说，这都是非常重要的事情。

It was their memories, their photographs, their life's work.

这是他们的记忆、他们的照片、他们一生的作品。

And someone's just come and destroyed it.

有人刚刚来毁了它。

That would be a mindless act.

那将是一种盲目的行为。

And you could even refer to that person as being mindless.

你甚至可以说那个人没有头脑。

Here's another example sentence,

这是另一个例句，

"Have you noticed how many songs out at the moment are full of mindless lyrics?

“你注意到现在有多少歌曲充满了无意识的歌词吗？

I remember when songs used to mean something."

我记得以前歌曲是有意义的。”

Next on our list is an adjective, it is prophetic, prophetic.

我们列表中的下一个是形容词，它是预言性的、预言性的。

We spell this P R O P H E T I C, prophetic.

我们将这个 PROP HETIC 拼写为预言性的。

So bearing in mind here that PH often represents the sound /f/ like

因此请记住，PH 通常代表 /f/ 的发音

in French, fry, fish, prophetic.

，如法语中的“炸鱼”、“鱼”、“预言”。

Prophetic means saying correctly what will happen in the future.

预言意味着正确说出未来将发生的事情。

So, almost predicting something that's going to happen.

所以，几乎可以预见将会发生的事情。

You just say it like it's a prophecy, prophetic.

你说得就像是预言一样，预言性的。

Have you ever had a prophetic dream?

你曾经做过预示性的梦吗？

Sometimes we do, don't we?

有时我们会这样做，不是吗？

We dream something that feels prophetic, or somebody comes to you and says,

我们梦想着一些感觉有预言性的事情，或者有人来找你说：

"I've got a great idea.

“我有一个好主意。

I'm going to do this."

我要这么做。”

And you say,

你说：

"Oh, it will come to nothing."

“噢，这一切都会一事无成。”

Or,

或者，

"That's fantastic.

“那太棒了。

I can really imagine that working out for you.

我真的可以想象这对你来说很有效。

You're going to start your own business and everything.

你将开始自己的事业和一切。

I can just see it now."

我现在就可以看到它。”

And then it really happens.

然后它真的发生了。

And then you look back at what you said and think, wow, that was a

然后你回头看看你所说的话，心想，哇，这真是一个

really prophetic statement to make.

预言性的声明。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"His predictions about how computer technology would revolutionise the

“他对计算机技术将如何彻底改变

workplace were completely prophetic.

工作场所的预测完全是预言性的。

I wonder if he can predict next week's winning lottery numbers!"

我想知道他是否能预测下周的彩票中奖号码！”

Next on our list we have the noun conformity.

接下来是名词“conformity”。

Conformity.

We spell this C O N F O R M I T Y.

一致性。

我们将这个拼写为“CONFORMIT Y”

Conformity.

。“Conformity”。

Conformity is behaviour that follows the rules or the standards that are

服从是遵循 社会或群体期望的

expected by society or by a group.

规则或标准的行为

Do you conform?

。 你符合吗？

If you conform, then that behaviour is conformity.

如果你顺从，那么这种行为就是顺从。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"Conformity in the classroom is a must, we cannot have students simply

“课堂上的一致性是必须的，我们不能让学生只是

running around doing what they please.

跑来跑去做他们想做的事。

We need to set some tighter rules for them to follow."

我们需要制定一些更严格的规则让他们遵守。”

Were you a student who conformed?

你是一个顺从的学生吗？

I certainly was.

我当然是。

I still hate stepping a foot wrong, stepping outside of the standard,

我仍然讨厌走错一步，超出标准、

the rules, the expectation.

规则和期望。

I don't like to disappoint people.

我不喜欢让人们失望。

It doesn't mean that I always just mindlessly follow the rules.

这并不意味着我总是盲目地遵守规则。

I will, and have, at times, gone against the rules.

我会并且有时会违反规则。

I remember when I was at high school and the rules at this particular

我记得当我上高中时

school, which was an all-girls school, was that everyone had to wear skirts.

，这所特殊学校是一所女子学校，规则是每个人都必须穿裙子。

No matter the weather or the season, we were expected to wear skirts.

无论天气或季节，我们都应该穿裙子。

And I, as some of you may know, if you've been following the podcast for a while, I

而我，正如你们中的一些人可能知道的那样，如果你们已经关注播客一段时间了，我

had a fractured femur in my younger days.

年轻时股骨骨折。

And so, when the weather is cold, I tend to feel it in my

因此，当天气寒冷时，我往往会在我的

bones, in the leg that I broke.

骨头里、在我摔断的腿上感觉到它。

And this was particularly the case in the years after the break.

在中断后的几年里尤其如此。

And so, I really wanted to wear trousers on the days when it was really cold

所以，我很想在冬天很冷的时候穿裤子

in the winter, but I wasn't allowed.

，但我不被允许。

So, what I would do, because I'd walk to school, is I would

所以，因为我步行去学校，所以我会

wear jeans on my commute.

在通勤时穿牛仔裤。

And I'd walk in jeans all the way to the train station, which was close to

我会穿着牛仔裤一路走到火车站，那里离

my school, and then I'd pop into the changing rooms, or the toilets, in the

我的学校，然后我会冲进火车站的更衣室或厕所

train station, and I would change out of my jeans and put on my school skirt,

，我会脱下牛仔裤，穿上校裙，

so that I was only in my skirt for a very short time while walking outside.

这样我只穿着裙子很短的时间外出散步时的时间。

And someone saw me.

有人看到了我。

A teacher driving past caught sight of me wearing jeans and

一位开车经过的老师看到我穿着牛仔裤，并向

reported me to the headteacher.

校长举报了我。

And I was called into the head office and I was told off, basically.

我被叫到总部，基本上被告知了。

But I put up a fight and I argued my case and I asked my mum to also write

但我奋起抗争，争辩了自己的情况，并要求我妈妈也写

a letter and complain to the school.

一封信向学校投诉。

I didn't want to just conform and go along with what they

我不想只是顺从并附和他们

were telling me I had to do.

告诉我必须做的事情。

I was like,

我当时想， “不，这不公平。

"No, this isn't fair.

Why should I have to wear a skirt on the way to school?"

为什么我必须在去学校的路上穿裙子？”

And they argued that it was because I was representing the school and

他们认为这是因为我代表学校，

that by not wearing my uniform, I was damaging the reputation of the school.

不穿校服就损害了学校的声誉。

I don't know.

我不知道。

I can't remember the outcome of that story.

我不记得那个故事的结果了。

I don't think I was allowed to wear trousers in the end.

我想我最终没有被允许穿裤子。

I think I was told that I had to wear tights instead,

我想我被告知我必须穿紧身衣，

thick tights with my skirt.

厚的紧身衣和裙子。

Anyway, I am digressing.

无论如何，我离题了。

So that was conformity.

这就是顺从。

Let's move on to our next word.

让我们继续讨论下一个词。

This is an adjective and it is uncanny, uncanny.

这是一个形容词，它是不可思议的，不可思议的。

We spell this U N C A N N Y.

我们将其拼写为 UNCANN Y.

Uncanny.

Uncanny。

If something is uncanny, then it's strange or mysterious, often in a

如果某件事是不可思议的，那么它就是奇怪或神秘的，通常以一种

way that may be slightly frightening.

可能有点令人恐惧的方式。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"Isn't it uncanny how Mary always knows what Sue is thinking,

“玛丽总是知道苏在想什么，这不是很奇怪吗？

it must be a twin thing!"

这一定是双胞胎！”

Moving on, we have a verb and it is dazzled, dazzled.

继续，我们有一个动词，它是dazzled，dazzled。

Dazzle is spelt D A Z Z L E.

Dazzle 拼写为 DAZZL E.

Dazzle.

Dazzle。

To dazzle is to cause someone to feel really strong admiration for

令人眼花缭乱是指让某人对 某件事或某个人（如超级巨星）

something or someone like a superstar would dazzle you with their talent.

感到非常强烈的钦佩， 他们的才华会让你眼花缭乱。

You'll look at them and feel strong admiration for what they can do.

你会看着他们并对他们的能力感到强烈的钦佩。

Who has dazzled you lately?

最近谁让你眼花缭乱？

Have you dazzled anyone?

你让别人眼花缭乱了吗？

Here's an example,

举个例子，

"I'm always dazzled by the view when I drive my kids to school,

“当我开车送孩子去学校时，我总是被眼前的景色弄得眼花缭乱，

as we come over the hill, we're greeted by the oceans, mountains

当我们翻过山坡时，迎接我们的是海洋、山脉

and fishermen out on their boats.

和船上的渔民。

Wow!"

哇！”

Alright, that's our five for today.

好吧，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 adjective mindless, mindless, something

我们从形容词“无意识的”、“无意识的”、“

that's stupid or meaning nothing.

愚蠢的或毫无意义的东西”开始。

Then we had the adjective prophetic, something that you say about the

然后我们有形容词预言，你所说的关于

future that actually happens.

实际发生的未来。

It's accurate.

这是准确的。

Then we had the noun conformity, which is behaviour that

然后我们有名词conformity，这是

follows the expected standard.

遵循预期标准的行为。

Then we had the adjective uncanny, something that's strange or mysterious,

然后我们有了形容词“uncanny”，指某种奇怪或神秘的东西，

sometimes in a slightly frightening way.

有时甚至有点令人恐惧。

Then we had the verb dazzle, when you cause someone to have a strong feeling

然后我们有了动词 dazzle，当你使某人

of admiration for something or someone.

对某事或某人产生强烈的钦佩感时。

Now let's work on our pronunciation.

现在我们来练习发音。

If you can repeat after me, then please do.

如果你能跟着我重复一遍，那就请这样做。

Mindless.

无心。

Mindless.

无心。

Prophetic.

有预言性的。

Prophetic.

有预言性的。

Conformity.

一致性。

Conformity.

一致性。

Uncanny.

不可思议。

Uncanny.

不可思议。

Dazzle.

炫。

Dazzle.

炫。

Wonderful.

精彩的。

Let me test you.

让我测试一下你。

Now, if you do something that has no meaning whatsoever and I think is pretty

现在，如果你做了一些毫无意义的事情，而且我认为非常

stupid, what adjective could I use?

愚蠢，我可以用什么形容词呢？

Mindless.

无心。

And if your behaviour follows the standard, you do what is

如果你的行为符合标准，你做了

expected, what noun could I use to describe your behaviour?

预期的事情，我可以用什么名词来形容你的行为？

Conformity.

一致性。

If something that happens is slightly strange and mysterious,

如果发生的事情有点奇怪、有点神秘、

a little bit frightening, what adjective could I use to describe it?

有点可怕，我可以用什么形容词来形容呢？

Uncanny.

不可思议。

Oh, and if I see something that causes me to feel strong admiration,

哦，如果我看到什么东西让我感到强烈的钦佩，

it's so wonderful, "Look at that!"

那真是太好了，“看看那个！”

What verb would we use?

我们会使用什么动词？

What is happening here?

这里发生了什么？

Dazzle.

炫。

I am being dazzled by the thing that I'm looking at.

我对我所看到的东西感到眼花缭乱。

Now, if I say something about the future, something I think that's going to happen,

现在，如果我说了一些关于未来的事情，一些我认为将会发生的事情，

and it turns out to be right, then you could say that my statement was...

并且事实证明这是正确的，那么你可以说我的陈述是……

prophetic, prophetic.

预言性的，预言性的。

With that word, you know, I always feel like it sounds very, very close

你知道，用这个词，我总觉得它听起来非常非常接近

to a very different word: pathetic.

一个非常不同的词：可怜。

So, you have to be careful, I think, between those two

所以，我认为，你必须小心对待

words pathetic and prophetic.

“可悲”和“预言”这两个词。

Pruh, pruh, making sure you're getting that rrr sound.

呃，呃，确保你听到 rrr 的声音。

Pruh, prophetic.

普鲁，预言家。

Bunching your tongue for the R.

为 R.

Prophetic.

Prophetic 绷紧你的舌头。

Alright, that was our five.

好吧，这就是我们的五个人。

Now, let's bring them all together in a little story.

现在，让我们将它们全部放在一个小故事中。

Now, I'm not into fortune telling or people predicting my future, I've always

现在，我不喜欢算命或人们预测我的未来，我一直

thought of it as mindless words that someone offers in an attempt to make money

认为这是有人为了赚钱

and make you feel better about yourself.

和让你自我感觉更好而提出的无意识的言论。

However, I hesitantly agreed to go along to see a 'fortune teller' with a friend.

但我犹豫了一下，还是同意和朋友一起去看“算命先生”。

The room was full of people, all sat in what appeared to be a state of conformity.

房间里挤满了人，所有人都坐着，看起来很整齐。

There was complete silence in the room, which was only broken by a

房间里一片寂静，直到

sudden crash as someone who had clearly had one too many drinks,

突然的一声巨响打破了寂静，一个显然喝多了的人

walked in and tripped over a chair!

走了进来，被椅子绊倒了！

That spectacle over, a lady came onto the stage wearing an outfit that

这场盛会结束后，一位女士走上舞台，她的服装让

clearly dazzled the waiting audience.

等待的观众眼花缭乱。

She wore a bohemian-inspired outfit of a bright, jewel-toned

她穿着波西米亚风格的服装，戴着明亮的宝石色

headscarf, a tight-waisted skirt that floated out at the bottom and

头巾，下摆飘逸的紧身腰裙，还有

a flowered, puffy-sleeved blouse.

一件花朵泡泡袖衬衫。

When I looked at her face, I thought to myself, "She has an uncanny

当我看着她的脸时，我心里想：“她

resemblance to my friend Anita."

和我的朋友安妮塔有着惊人的相似。”

Anyway, the fortune teller introduced herself as 'Madame Mystique' and told

不管怎样，算命先生自我介绍说是“神秘夫人”，并告诉

us all about how she works and how the evening was going to proceed.

我们她是如何工作的以及今晚将如何进行。

I started to feel a little more at ease.

我开始感到轻松一些。

That was until I was called up on stage to be the first 'guest'.

直到我被召集到舞台上成为第一位“嘉宾”。

Fast forward four months and everything Madame Mystique had told me has come true!

快进四个月，神秘夫人告诉我的一切都实现了！

I now live in a beautiful cottage in the countryside where I run my business from.

我现在住在乡村一座美丽的小屋里，我在那里经营我的生意。

And sales have been rising very nicely since hearing those prophetic words.

自从听到这些预言后，销量一直在快速增长。

To this day I still do not know whether 'Madame Mystique' can predict the future,

直到今天我仍然不知道“神秘夫人”是否能预知未来，

or whether it is pure coincidence, all I know is that my life improved since

还是纯粹的巧合，我只知道自从

that night that I nearly didn't attend!

那天晚上我几乎没有参加之后，我的生活有所改善！

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

今天这一集就到此结束了。

If you enjoyed listening today or any day, then please help us out by giving

如果您今天或任何一天喜欢听，请给我们

this a like, rating or review so that others may have a chance of finding it.

点赞、评分或评论来帮助我们，以便其他人有机会找到它。

I really appreciate your attention and I hope you'll come back again tomorrow.

我非常感谢您的关注，希望您明天再次回来。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。