Learn English Vocabulary Daily #14.1 — 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 14, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day,

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五篇英语》第 14 周第一天，

the series that aims to expand your active vocabulary by five pieces every single

该系列旨在从周一到周五每天增加五篇英语，以扩大你的活跃词汇量

day of the week from Monday to Friday.

。

And today we are kicking off our list with the adverb magically, magically.

今天我们用副词“神奇地、神奇地”开始我们的清单。

This is spelled M A G I C A L L Y.

这拼写为MAGICALL Y。

Magically.

神奇地。

Magically.

神奇的是。

If something is done magically, or if something happens magically,

如果某件事被神奇地完成，或者某件事神奇地发生，

then it happens in a way that uses magic or seems to use magic.

那么它会以使用魔法或似乎使用魔法的方式发生。

We often couple this with 'appear' or 'disappear'.

我们经常将其与“出现”或“消失”结合起来。

It magically appeared.

它神奇地出现了。

It magically disappeared.

它神奇地消失了。

This is the common collocation that you'll hear.

这是您会听到的常见搭配。

"Oh, look, my phone just magically reappeared exactly where I'd

“哦，看，我的手机神奇地重新出现在我

left it, but it disappeared for three hours, so who had it?

离开的地方，但它消失了三个小时，那么谁拥有它？

Who took it?"

谁拿走了它？”

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"No one owned up to eating the last piece of cake.

“没有人承认吃掉了最后一块蛋糕。

I guess it must have magically disappeared."

我想它一定是神奇地消失了。”

Alright, moving on to our next word.

好吧，继续我们的下一个词。

This is a noun and it is illusion.

这是一个名词，也是一个幻觉。

Illusion.

错觉。

We spell this I L L U S I O N.

我们拼写这个 ILLUSIO N.

Illusion.

幻觉。

Illusion.

错觉。

Now an illusion is something that is not really what it seems to be.

现在，幻觉是指一些并不真实的东西。

So, it's like a trick of the eye.

所以，这就像一个眼睛的把戏。

We often create illusions on stage.

我们经常在舞台上制造幻想。

So, we make the stage appear to be something that it's not.

所以，我们让舞台看起来好像不是的。

And we use, I say 'we', because I used to work in the theatre.

我们用“我们”，因为我以前在剧院工作。

And the very clever people who work in the theatre will use tricks of lighting and

在剧院工作的非常聪明的人会使用灯光、

scenery and distraction to perform tricks on stage, to trick your eye into thinking

布景和分散注意力的技巧在舞台上表演技巧，欺骗你的眼睛以为

it's seeing something that it's not.

它看到了一些实际上不是的东西。

I think one of the best examples of this was when I went to watch

我认为最好的例子之一是当我去看

Ghost, the musical on stage.

舞台上的音乐剧《人鬼情未了》时。

Now, you might be familiar with the film Ghost.

现在，您可能熟悉电影《人鬼情未了》。

I'm not going to assume that everyone has seen it, but for me, it's an

我不会假设每个人都看过它，但对我来说，这是一部

iconic film, a very classic film with Patrick Swayze and was it Demi Moore?

标志性的电影，一部帕特里克·斯威兹主演的非常经典的电影，是黛米·摩尔吗？

Yes, I think so.

是的，我想是这样。

A fantastic film.

一部精彩的电影。

You must go and watch it.

你一定要去看看。

And I saw it on stage and I wondered how they would perform some of the scenes

我在舞台上看到了它，我想知道他们会如何表演一些舞台

where there's a ghost on stage and they did a fantastic job using mirrors and

上有鬼的场景，他们使用镜子和灯光以及创建反射做得非常出色

lights and creating reflections and there were a few that I couldn't work out.

，有一些我无法解决。

I'm looking at these images on stage and thinking,

我在舞台上看着这些图像，心想：

"Wow, this is so clever.

“哇，这太聪明了。

It looks like a ghost and I have no idea how they've done it.

它看起来像一个幽灵，我不知道他们是怎么做到的。

That's amazing."

太神奇了。”

So, they created a wonderful illusion that I couldn't work out to be honest.

所以，他们创造了一个美妙的幻象，说实话我无法想象。

So, here's another example.

那么，这是另一个例子。

"The new mirror I bought is great, it gives the illusion of this room

“我买的新镜子很棒，它给人一种房间

being much bigger than it really is."

比实际大得多的错觉。”

OK, moving on to our next word, or rather, phrase.

好的，继续我们的下一个单词，或者更确切地说，短语。

You can use this as a noun and it is sleight of hand, sleight of hand.

你可以用它作为名词，它是 sleight of hand，sleight of hand。

Now the spelling here is a little bit different to what you might expect.

现在这里的拼写与您可能期望的有点不同。

We spell the first word S L E I G H T, sleight.

我们拼写第一个单词SLEIGHT，sleight。

Of, O F.

Of、O F.

Hand, H A N D.

手、HAN D.

Sleight of hand.

花招。

Sleight of hand.

巧手。

Now, sleight of hand is the speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks.

现在，花招是指表演技巧时手的速度和技巧。

So, think about magicians who work with cards or with coins, and they're able to

因此，想想使用纸牌或硬币工作的魔术师，他们能够

move them around and make them disappear.

移动它们并使它们消失。

And they do this by being very manipulative with their hands,

他们通过非常善于操纵双手来做到这一点，

being able to move and hide these objects in a very clever way.

能够以非常聪明的方式移动和隐藏这些物体。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"I wanted to be a magician, but I was never very good at sleight of

“我想成为一名魔术师，但我从来不擅长魔术

hand; I kept dropping the cards."

；我总是掉牌。”

Next on our list is an idiom and it is second to none.

我们列表中的下一个是一个习语，它是首屈一指的。

Second to none.

最好的。

We spell this S E C O N D, second.

我们拼写第二，第二。

To, T O.

To，T O。

None, N O N E.

无，NON E。

Second to none.

首屈一指。

Now this means you are as good as or better than all others.

现在这意味着你和其他人一样好，甚至比其他人更好。

So, you don't come second to anybody.

所以，你不会排在任何人之后。

You are the first.

你是第一。

You are the best.

你是最棒的。

You are the top.

你是最顶尖的。

This is second to none.

这是首屈一指的。

It cannot be beaten.

它是无法被击败的。

Okay.

好的。

So, second to none.

所以，首屈一指。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"That magic show was the best I've ever seen, it was definitely second to none."

“那场魔术表演是我见过的最好的，绝对是首屈一指的。”

What would you describe as being second to none?

您认为什么是首屈一指的？

You can describe an experience, a product, a service or a person as second to none.

您可以将一次体验、一项产品、一项服务或一个人描述为首屈一指的。

Let's move on to our last word, or rather phrase, of today.

让我们继续讨论今天的最后一个词，或者更确切地说是短语。

This is a phrasal verb and it is blow away.

这是一个短语动词，它是“blowaway”。

Now there are a few meanings to blow away, but in this particular context

现在有一些含义可以解释，但在

that we're using today, it means to surprise or please someone very much.

我们今天使用的特定上下文中，它意味着让某人非常惊讶或高兴。

We spell blow away, B L O W A W A Y.

我们拼写“吹走”，BLOWAWA Y。

So, that's two words, blow B L O W.

所以，这是两个词，吹走 BLO W。

Away, A W A Y.

走开，AWA Y。

Blow away.

吹走。

Now, if you are blown away by something, it's something

现在，如果你被某件事震惊了，它会让

that just makes you go, "Wow!"

你惊叹不已，“哇！”

Or, "Oh!

或者，“哦！

Wow!"

It's that reaction.

哇！”

就是这个反应。

So, if I hear some incredible news, like, my mum phones me and says,

所以，如果我听到一些令人难以置信的消息，比如，我妈妈打电话给我说：

"Anna, I didn't tell you, but I started a new online business and it's taken

“安娜，我没有告诉你，但我开始了一项新的在线业务，而且它已经成功

off and I've been invited to be on television talking about my business."

，我被邀请在电视上讲话关于我的事。”

Then I'm going to be blown away by that information.

然后我就会被这些信息震惊。

I'll be surprised.

我会很惊讶。

"I'm really pleased.

“我真的很高兴。

Wow, mum, that's amazing!

哇，妈妈，太棒了！

Wow, I'm so surprised!"

哇，我太惊讶了！”

I'm blown away by that information.

我对这些信息感到震惊。

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"I don't want to spoil it for you, but the final trick of the show

“我不想剧透你，但演出的最后一个动作

will absolutely blow you away."

绝对会让你大吃一惊。”

It's going to surprise and thrill you.

它会让您感到惊讶和兴奋。

It will blow you away.

它会让你大吃一惊。

Okay, so, that's our five.

好的，这就是我们的五个。

Let's recap.

让我们回顾一下。

We had the adverb magically, magically.

我们有副词神奇地，神奇地。

When something is done in a way that uses or seems to use magic.

当某件事以使用或似乎使用魔法的方式完成时。

We had the noun illusion, illusion.

我们有名词“幻觉”、“幻觉”。

When something is not what it seems to be.

当某件事不是看起来的那样时。

We had the noun sleight of hand.

我们有名词 sleight of hand。

Sleight of hand, which is the speed and skill of the hand when performing tricks.

手法，是指表演技巧时手部的速度和技巧。

We had the idiom second to none, meaning you are as good

我们有一个成语“首屈一指”，意思是你和

as if not better than others.

其他人一样好，甚至更好。

We had the phrasal verb blow away, which means to surprise

我们有短语动词“blowaway”，意思是“让

or please someone very much.

某人非常惊讶或高兴”。

Alright, let's now do this for pronunciation.

好吧，现在让我们来做发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Magically.

神奇的是。

Magically.

神奇的是。

Illusion.

错觉。

Illusion.

错觉。

Sleight of hand.

巧手。

Sleight of hand.

巧手。

Second to none.

最好的。

Second to none.

最好的。

Blow away.

吹走。

Blow away.

吹走。

Brilliant.

杰出的。

Okay, quiz time!

好啦，问答时间到！

What phrasal verb would I use to say that I was surprised and really

我会用什么动词短语来表达我

pleased by something that I heard?

对所听到的事情感到惊讶和非常高兴？

I was...

我……

blown away.

震惊了。

Alright, how about if I want to describe the skill and

好吧，我想描述一下 魔术师的手的

speed of the magician's hand?

技巧和速度怎么样 ？

I would say, he had good...

我想说，他有很好的……

sleight of hand.

技巧。

He had good sleight of hand.

他的手法很好。

How about if I want to describe the thing that is something that is not

如果我想描述的东西不是

really what it seems, but it tricked me?

看起来的那样，但它欺骗了我，怎么样？

It was an...

这是一种……

illusion.

幻觉。

An illusion.

一种幻觉。

And the adverb that I would use to say that something was done in a way that

我用来表示某件事以

uses, or seems to use magic, is...

使用或似乎使用魔法的方式完成的副词是……

magically.

神奇地。

Magically.

神奇的是。

And finally, the idiom to say that something is better than all the rest.

最后，这个成语说某事物比其他事物都好。

I would describe it as being...

我会把它描述为……

second to none.

首屈一指。

Second to none.

最好的。

Brilliant.

杰出的。

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

好吧，让我们把所有的东西都放在一个小故事里。

I remember the time I saw a magician perform a sleight of hand trick that had

我记得有一次我看到一位魔术师表演了一个魔术，让

me convinced he possessed real magic.

我确信他拥有真正的魔法。

It was a warm summer evening, and my friends and I decided to check

那是一个温暖的夏日夜晚，我和朋友决定去

out a local magic show at a small, dimly lit theatre in the city.

城里一家灯光昏暗的小剧院看看当地的魔术表演。

The magician, Max Mystique, was renowned in the magic

魔术师麦克斯·米斯提克（Max Mystique）

world for his unmatched skill.

以其无与伦比的技艺在魔术界享有盛誉。

His reputation for illusion was second to none, and I was eager

他在幻觉方面的声誉是首屈一指的，我很想

to see if he lived up to the hype.

看看他是否名副其实。

Max Mystique began with some card tricks, effortlessly shuffling and

Max Mystique 从一些纸牌戏法开始，毫不费力地洗牌和

manipulating the deck, leaving us in awe.

操纵牌，让我们惊叹不已。

But it was his final act that truly amazed us.

但真正让我们惊讶的是他的最后一幕。

He placed a silver coin in his palm and, with a flick of his wrist,

他将一枚银币放在掌心，手腕一抖，银币

made it disappear into thin air.

就消失在了空气中。

Gasps filled the room as we all struggled to comprehend the illusion.

房间里充满了喘息声，我们都在努力理解这个幻象。

Magically, the coin reappeared behind an audience member's ear.

神奇的是，硬币又出现在观众的耳后。

Ha-ha-ha.

哈哈哈。

We were all blown away.

我们都惊呆了。

I watched closely, trying to catch his secret, but Max Mystique's

我仔细观察，试图发现他的秘密，但马克斯·魔形女的

sleight of hand was flawless.

手法完美无瑕。

He moved with precision, leaving us all in wonder.

他动作精准，让我们所有人惊叹不已。

Throughout the show, Max Mystique performed one mind-bending

在整场演出中，马克斯·米斯蒂克表演了一个又一个令人费解的

illusion after another, each more astonishing than the last.

幻象，每一个都比上一个更令人惊讶。

Objects levitated, vanished, and reappeared in unexpected places.

物体悬浮、消失，然后又出现在意想不到的地方。

It felt like he had tapped into a hidden dimension of magic.

感觉就像他进入了魔法的一个隐藏维度。

When the curtain fell, the audience erupted in applause.

当大幕落下时，观众爆发出热烈的掌声。

Max Mystique had taken us on a magical journey, and I left the

马克斯·米斯蒂克带我们踏上了一段神奇的旅程，

theatre that night with a new appreciation for the art of illusion.

那天晚上我带着对幻觉艺术的新认识离开了剧院。

Even now, I can't help but smile at the memory of that evening and the brief

即使是现在，我仍忍不住微笑地回忆起那天晚上的情景，以及短暂的

belief that magic was real in the hands of a true wizard like Max Mystique.

信念：魔法在麦克斯·魔形女这样的真正巫师手中是真实存在的。

And that brings us to the end of this episode.

这将我们带到本集的结尾。

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others so that others can benefit too.

以便其他人也能受益。

So, thanks for joining me today.

所以，感谢您今天加入我。

I hope that you come back again tomorrow and until then take

我希望你明天再回来，在那之前

very good care and goodbye.

好好照顾并告别。