Learn English Vocabulary Daily #13.5 — 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 13, Day 5 of your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五课》第 13 周第 5 天。

This is a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by deep

该系列旨在

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

通过周一至周五每天深入研究五篇文章来增加您的活跃词汇量。

Let's start this episode with a verb and it is to propose, propose.

让我们从一个动词开始这一集，它是提议，提议。

We spell this P R O P O S E, propose, propose.

我们拼写这个 PROP OSE，提议，提议。

To propose is to ask someone to marry you.

求婚就是向某人求婚。

Okay.

There are other proposals that you can make, but often if you say to someone,

好的。 你还可以提出其他求婚，但通常如果你对某人说，

oh, this person proposed, and just leave it at that, then the assumption

哦，这个人求婚了，然后就这样，那么

is that they have proposed marriage, so they've asked someone to marry them.

就假设他们已经求婚了，所以他们已经向某人求婚了。

Now, in the past, it was always the tradition that the man would

在过去，

propose to the woman in the UK.

英国一直有男方向女方求婚的传统。

These days, it's not uncommon for a woman to propose to a man.

如今，女性向男性求婚的情况并不罕见。

Obviously, times change and traditions evolve, and so it's not uncommon for

显然，时代在变，传统也在演变，所以 女人向男人求婚的情况

a woman to ask a man to marry her.

并不少见 。

Okay, so have you been proposed to or have you proposed?

好吧，那么你已经被求婚了或者你已经求婚了吗？

Do any of you have any amazing and romantic stories

你们中有人有

about an amazing proposal?

关于奇妙求婚的奇妙而浪漫的故事吗？

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"Do you think I was right to propose to Dan so soon after meeting?

“你认为我在见面后这么快就向丹求婚​​是正确的吗？

I hope I haven't rushed into it."

我希望我没有仓促行事。”

Now, I personally receive multiple proposals via my DMs on

现在，我个人通过 Instagram 上的私信

Instagram and via email as well.

和电子邮件收到了多个提案。

It's the one thing that I found really peculiar when I started

当我开始 把自己的脸放到互联网上

putting my face on the internet.

时，这是我发现非常奇怪的一件事

The idea that people who don't know me, who have never met me would ask me to

。 那些不认识我、从未见过我的人会向我求婚，这让我

marry them, flattering, and a little bit disconcerting, but yes I have been

很受宠若惊，但也有点令人不安，但确实，有​​人

proposed to many times via text message.

通过短信向我求婚。

So, I have had experience there.

所以，我在那里有过经验。

Okay.

Next on our list is an adjective and it is customary, customary.

好的。

我们列表中的下一个是形容词，它是习惯性的，习惯性的。

Customary spelled C U S T O M A R Y.

习惯拼写为CUSTOMAR Y。

Customary.

习惯。

Customary.

惯例。

If something is described as customary then it is usual.

如果某件事被描述为习惯，那么它就是通常的。

It is normal, or it could be the tradition.

这很正常，也可能是传统。

It's customary.

这是习惯。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"It's customary in some countries to ask the father's permission before

“在一些国家，在 向某人求婚 之前，会先征得父亲的许可，这是一种习惯

proposing marriage to someone."

。”

Many years ago, I was in a serious relationship, a long term relationship,

很多年前，我和一个小伙子有过一段认真的、长期的关系

with a chap, and I was getting cold feet in the relationship.

，但我在这段关系中却临阵退缩。

I was starting to feel we'd been together for quite a few years and I

我开始觉得我们已经在一起很多年了，我

was starting to think, I don't think this relationship is right for me.

开始想，我认为这种关系不适合我。

This man isn't the man I want to spend my life with, but he

这个男人不是我想要共度一生的男人，但他却

was completely the opposite.

是完全相反的。

He was starting to decide that he did want to settle down with me and he'd

他开始决定他确实想和我安定下来，他

invited me to go to Paris for New Year, for the New Year celebrations and I had

邀请我去巴黎过新年，参加新年庆祝活动，我有

an inkling, I had a suspicion about how he was feeling and that he might propose.

一种预感，我怀疑他的感受，而且他可能会提议。

So, I phoned my mum and I said,

所以，我打电话给我妈妈，我说：

"Mum, I think this man is going to propose to me.

“妈妈，我想这个男人要向我求婚了。

And I think I want to leave him actually.

我想我实际上想离开他。

I think I want to dump him.

我想我想甩掉他。

I want to end the relationship.

我想结束这段关系。

And I think he's going to propose.

然后我想他会求婚。

This is terrible.

这太糟糕了。

I need to do it soon."

我需要尽快求婚。”

And she said,

她说：

"Yes, you do because he phoned me and he's asked my permission.

“是的，你这么做了，因为他打电话给我，并征求了我的同意。

He's asked for my blessing to marry you.

他请求我祝福你能嫁给你。

So, I know that he's going to propose to you."

所以，我知道他会向你求婚。”

And I was like,

我当时想，

"Oh no!"

“哦不！”

So, he did ask my mother for her blessing in advance.

所以，他确实提前请求了我母亲的祝福。

Now it's not customary necessarily to ask the mother, but at the time

现在习惯上不一定要问母亲，但当时

my father wasn't very much involved so, my mother was the person to ask.

我父亲不太关心，所以问我母亲。

And, if you're desperate to know the ending of the story, I'll tell you what

而且，如果您迫切想知道故事的结局，我会告诉您

happened at the end of the podcast.

播客结束时发生的事情。

So, let's move on to our next phrase on the list.

那么，让我们继续讨论列表中的下一个短语。

This is an idiom and it is pop the question, to pop the question.

这是一个习语，它是pop the question，pop the question。

This is spelled P O P, pop.

这拼写为POP，流行。

The, T H E.

问题，问题

Question, Q U E S T I O N, pop the question.

，提出问题。 提出求婚是求婚、

To pop the question is an idiomatic way of saying to propose,

向某人求婚 的惯用说法

to ask someone to marry you.

。

Here's an example.

这是一个例子。

"I'm going to pop the question to Dawn when we go away.

“当我们离开时，我会向黎明提出这个问题。

I just need to plan how I'm going to do it.

我只需要计划一下我将如何去做。

Next on the list is a noun and it is fiancée, fiancée.

列表中的下一个是名词，它是未婚妻，未婚妻。

Now, fiancée is spelled F I A N C E E, but the first E in fiancée has

现在，fiancée 拼写为 FIANC EE，但 fiancée 中的第一个 E

that little accent above it — fiancée.

上面有一个小重音 - fiancée。

A fiancée is a woman who is engaged to be married.

未婚妻是指已订婚的女性。

Fiancée.

未婚妻。

We have the same word for a man who is engaged to be married

我们对订婚的男人有相同的词，

but it has a different spelling.

但它有不同的拼写。

I believe it's just with one E at the end but I think it sounds the same.

我相信最后只是一个 E，但我认为听起来是一样的。

Fiancé.

未婚夫。

Fiancé.

未婚夫。

Sounds like Beyoncé, but with an F.

听起来像碧昂丝，但她的 未婚妻

Fiancée.

是 F.

OK, here's an example sentence.

好的，这是一个例句。

"Please let me introduce you to my fiancée, Lucy.

“请允许我向您介绍我的未婚妻露西。

We're trying to decide whether to get married at home or abroad."

我们正在考虑是在国内还是国外结婚。”

And then last on our list is a verb and it is to celebrate, celebrate, and we

我们列表中的最后一个是动词，它是庆祝、庆祝，我们

spell that C E L E B R A T E, celebrate.

拼写为庆祝、庆祝。

To celebrate something is to take part in a special, often enjoyable activity

庆祝某事是指参加一项特别的、通常令人愉快的活动，

to show that something's important.

以表明某事的重要性。

So, for example, a birthday, especially an important birthday or a big birthday,

例如，生日，尤其是重要的生日或重要的生日，

like your 40th or your 18th birthday.

例如您的 40 岁或 18 岁生日。

That's quite a special one.

这是一件很特别的事。

Your 21st birthday, people will often celebrate those milestones.

你的 21 岁生日，人们经常会庆祝这些里程碑。

When I hit a million subscribers, there will be a celebration.

当我的订阅者达到一百万时，将会举行庆祝活动。

I will celebrate because it's something I've worked towards for a long time.

我会庆祝，因为这是我长期以来一直努力的目标。

So, I'll take part in a special activity to mark that occasion, to show that

所以，我会参加一个特别的活动来纪念这个时刻，以表明那个

occasion is particularly important to me.

时刻对我来说特别重要。

Here's an example.

这是一个例子。

"I can't believe I finally got engaged!

“我不敢相信我终于订婚了！

Let's go out and celebrate.

我们出去庆祝吧。

I'm paying."

我付钱了。”

Okay, so, let's recap.

好的，那么，让我们回顾一下。

We had the verb propose, which is to ask someone to marry you.

我们有动词提议，意思是向某人求婚。

Then we had the adjective customary, customary, to say something is

然后我们有形容词customary，customary，表示某事是

usual, normal, or the tradition.

通常的、正常的或传统的。

Then we had the idiom, pop the question, to pop the question,

然后我们就有了这个习语，弹出问题，弹出问题，

to ask someone to marry you.

向某人求婚。

Then we had the noun — fiancée which is the name we give to the

然后我们有了名词——未婚妻，这是我们给

woman who is engaged to be married.

订婚的女人起的名字。

We then had the verb, celebrate, celebrate, which is to take part in

然后我们有了动词，庆祝，庆祝，这是参加

a special activity to show that a particular occasion is important.

一个特殊的活动，以表明某个特定的场合是重要的。

Let's now do this for pronunciation purposes.

现在让我们出于发音目的这样做。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

Propose.

提出。

Propose.

提出。

Customary.

惯例。

Customary.

惯例。

Pop the question.

提出问题。

Pop the question.

提出问题。

Fiancée.

未婚妻。

Fiancée.

未婚妻。

Celebrate.

庆祝。

Celebrate.

庆祝。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Now I'm going to ask you a few questions to see if you can

现在我要问你几个问题，看看你是否还

remember what we've covered today.

记得我们今天所讲的内容。

What's the idiomatic way of saying that someone asked someone to marry them?

某人向某人求婚的惯用说法是什么？

Pop the question.

提出问题。

And what's another way of saying pop the question?

提出问题的另一种说法是什么？

Just a general verb.

只是一般动词。

Propose.

提出。

Fantastic.

极好的。

When you propose to a woman and she says yes, she becomes your...

当你向一个女人求婚并且她答应了，她就成了你的……

fiancée.

未婚妻。

Very good.

非常好。

And it would be the tradition to ask the father of the bride if he gives his

按照传统，询问新娘的父亲是否给予

blessing, if it's allowed for you to pop the question, what other adjective

祝福，如果允许你提出这个问题，

could we use to describe this tradition?

我们还能用什么其他形容词来形容这个传统呢？

Customary, customary.

习惯了，习惯了。

And then when we're all excited about this particular occasion,

然后，当我们都对这个特殊的时刻感到兴奋时，

what are we going to do?

我们要做什么？

Celebrate.

Of course.

庆祝。

当然。

Fantastic.

极好的。

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

好吧，让我们把所有的事情都放在一个小故事里。

Fellas, it can be a daunting task, you know you want to spend the rest

伙计们，这可能是一项艰巨的任务，您知道您想

of your life with your partner and you want to give her the best wedding ever,

与您的伴侣共度余生，并且想给她举办有史以来最好的婚礼，

but just how do you propose to her?

但是您如何向她求婚呢？

The moment has to be special, not on a normal Saturday night down

这个时刻必须是特别的，不是在一个普通的周六晚上

the local pub with friends, not via WhatsApp when she's at work, it needs

和朋友一起去当地的酒吧，也不是在她工作时通过 WhatsApp，它必须

to be something totally amazing!

是完全令人惊奇的事情！

Then you start to think, will she say yes?

然后你开始想，她会答应吗？

What if she says no?

如果她说不怎么办？

Should I ask her father's permission first, it is customary in her family, but

我应该先征得她父亲的同意吗？这是她家里的习惯，但

you don't really know him that well yet.

你还不太了解他。

What if he says no?

如果他说不怎么办？

Who will be my best man?

谁将成为我的伴郎？

What will I say in the wedding day speech?

婚礼当天的致辞中我会说什么？

All these questions spinning around inside your head.

所有这些问题都在你的脑海中盘旋。

Here are a few tips.

这里有一些提示。

There are plenty of websites you can go to for advice on how and where to pop

您可以访问很多网站来获取有关如何以及在何处弹出的建议

the question, ask family and friends, you could even speak to a wedding planner.

这个问题，可以询问家人和朋友，甚至可以咨询婚礼策划师。

Think about what she loves doing, does she have a favourite place?

想想她喜欢做什么，有最喜欢的地方吗？

Is there an activity you'd do together where you could surprise her with

你们有没有一起做的活动，可以在

the big question halfway through?

中途提出一个大问题给她一个惊喜？

Are you due a getaway where you could ask the hotel to decorate an area for you?

您在度假时是否可以要求酒店为您装饰一个区域？

However you decide to ask the girl of your dreams to become your forever

无论您决定让您的梦想女孩成为您永远的

love, do it with confidence and pride.

爱人，请充满信心和自豪地做到这一点。

Do it knowing that soon this lady will be your fiancée and you have a lifetime

这样做时要知道，这位女士很快就会成为您的未婚妻，您将拥有一生

of memories to make and treasure.

难忘的回忆。

Fast forward.

快进。

Whoo hoo!

呼呼！

Now you're engaged.

现在你订婚了。

You can take a deep breath, all of that anxiety and worry was for nothing.

你可以深吸一口气，所有的焦虑和担心都是多余的。

Go out, celebrate, get ready for a life of love, laughter,

出去庆祝，为充满爱、欢笑

and long-lasting memories...

和持久回忆的生活做好准备……

and make sure your wedding day speech is awesome!

并确保您的婚礼当天致辞精彩！

And that brings us to the end of today's episode and the end of Week 13.

今天的节目到此结束，第 13 周也结束了。

I do hope you found this week useful.

我真心希望您觉得本周很有用。

I look forward to tickling your eardrums once again tomorrow or perhaps next week.

我期待着明天或者下周再次刺痛你的耳膜。

Until then, take very good care and goodbye.

在那之前，请好好照顾并告别。