Learn English Vocabulary Daily #20.3 — 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 3 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五英语》第 20 周第 3 天。

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

该系列旨在

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

通过周一至周五的工作周中每天深入研究五个部分来增加您的词汇量，您的活跃词汇量。

So, we're going to start today's list with a verb and it is to tamper, to tamper.

所以，我们将从一个动词开始今天的列表，它是篡改，篡改。

We're spelling this T A M P E R.

我们正在拼写这个 TAMPE R.

Tamper.

Tamper。

To tamper with something is to interfere or mess around

篡改某事是指干扰或扰乱

with it to change something.

某事以改变某事。

So, the first thing that springs to mind is tampering with the elections

因此，首先想到的是篡改选举

or tampering with the vote, or you might tamper with a car engine.

或篡改投票，或者你可能会篡改汽车发动机。

That sounds very devious, doesn't it?

这听起来很狡猾，不是吗？

So, if you tamper with the election or you tamper with a ballot box, then you

所以，如果你篡改了选举或者篡改了投票箱，那么你

try to go in and sneak some of the votes out or sneak some extra votes in, in

就会试图进去偷走一些选票或者偷偷进来一些额外的选票，以

order to change the outcome of the vote.

改变投票结果。

Does this ring any bells?

这是否敲响了警钟？

Can you hear an orange man shouting?

你能听到一个橙色的人在喊吗？

Okay.

好的。

So, to tamper with something.

所以，篡改某些东西。

Sometimes in dramas, I guess in real life as well, if somebody has a problem

有时在戏剧中，我想在现实生活中也是如此，如果有人与另一个人有问题

with another person, if someone doesn't like another person and they wish them

，如果有人不喜欢另一个人并且他们希望他们

harm, then they may decide to tamper with that person's brakes on their car.

受到伤害，那么他们可能会决定篡改那个人的汽车刹车。

So, they mess with the brakes in order to make the brakes ineffective or likely

因此，他们会乱搞刹车，以使刹车失效或可能

to falter, likely to stop working when the car is in motion, which obviously

会动摇，可能会在汽车行驶时停止工作，这显然

would result in a terrible accident.

会导致可怕的事故。

So, to tamper with something.

所以，篡改某些东西。

Here's another example,

再举个例子，

"Have you been tampering with the door lock again?

“你是不是又乱动门锁了？

It's stuck and now I can't get out of the bathroom!"

门锁卡住了，我现在出不了浴室了！”

That would be terrible, wouldn't it?

那太可怕了，不是吗？

Being stuck in the bathroom.

被困在浴室里。

You'd have to eat toothpaste and drink tap water.

你必须吃牙膏和喝自来水。

Right, so, moving on, we have an adjective, genuine, genuine.

是的，所以，继续，我们有一个形容词，真正的，真正的。

We spell this G E N U I N E.

我们拼写此 GENUIN E.

Genuine.

Genuine。

Genuine.

真的。

If something is described as genuine, then it's real.

如果某物被描述为真实的，那么它就是真实的。

It's not fake.

这不是假的。

It's exactly what it seems to be.

看起来确实如此。

There's no pretending.

没有假装。

It's real.

它是真实的。

So, if you turn up on my front door,

所以，如果你出现在我的前门，

"Hello Anna, you've won the lottery."

“你好，安娜，你中了彩票了。”

I'd be like,

我会说，

"No, I haven't.

“不，我没有。

You're obviously a con artist.

你显然是个骗子。

I'm never going to win the lottery."

我永远不会赢得彩票。”

But you say,

"No, no, I'm genuine."

但你说：

“不，不，我是真诚的。”

"You genuinely have won the lottery.

“你真的中了彩票，

This is genuine.

这是真的，

It's not fake.

不是假的，

It's very real."

非常真实。”

And then I open the door, "Ah!"

然后我打开门，“啊！”

And there you stand with a cheque.

你拿着一张支票站在那里。

My cheque.

我的支票。

With my winnings written all over it.

上面写满了我的奖金。

"Oh wow!

“哇哦！

I have, I have won the lottery.

我中了彩票。

You are genuine.

你是真诚的。

This is a genuine win.

这是真正的中奖。

It's a genuine knock at the door.

这是真正的敲门声。

It's not fake.

这不是假的。

It's all real.

这都是真的。

Woohoo!

呜呼！

Let's go on holiday."

我们去度假吧。”

Here's another example sentence,

这是另一个例句，

"Do you like my new sofa?

“你喜欢我的新沙发吗？

It's genuine leather, cost me a fortune!"

它是真皮的，花了我一大笔钱！”

Alright, next on the list is a noun and it is defect, defect.

好吧，列表中的下一个是一个名词，它是缺陷，缺陷。

We spell this D E F E C T, defect.

我们拼写这个DEFECT，缺陷。

A defect is a fault or an issue with something, or someone, that causes

缺陷是指某物或某人的故障或问题，导致

it or them to not work properly.

其无法正常工作。

So, if there is a defect with your new car, with the brakes, maybe someone's

因此，如果您的新车的刹车存在缺陷，也许有人

tampered with them and you didn't realise, but if there's a defect

对它们进行了篡改，而您没有意识到，但如果存在缺陷，

then your car's not going to work properly and it will have to go back

那么您的汽车将无法正常工作，并且必须返回

to the factory to be fixed or swapped.

原厂。工厂要修复或更换。

There's nothing worse than having a defect with something.

没有什么比某件事有缺陷更糟糕的了。

Here's an example,

举个例子，

"Uh, I think there must be a defect with the car's computer system,

“呃，我想车子的电脑系统肯定有问题，

all the lights keep flashing and the engine alarm is going off!"

所有的灯一直在闪烁，发动机警报器也响了！”

Alright, next on the list we have an idiom!

好吧，接下来我们有一个习语！

Woo hoo!

呜呼！

We all love an idiom, and it is to hit the road.

我们都喜欢一个成语，那就是上路。

To hit the road.

上路。

We spell this, hit, H I T.

我们拼写这个，hit，HI T.

The, T H E.

The，TH E.

Road, R O A D.

Road，ROA D.

Hit the road.

Hit the road。

To hit the road is to set off on a journey, to leave to go somewhere else.

hit the road就是出发去旅行，离开去别的地方。

So, if I'm at the pub enjoying a few drinks with my best friends to

所以，如果我在酒吧和我最好的朋友喝几杯来庆祝

celebrate something fantastic, like my friend's got a new job, we're having

一些奇妙的事情，比如我的朋友找到了新工作，我们就会喝

a few drinks, but I realise it's 9.30 and I'm normally in bed by 10 o'clock.

几杯，但我意识到现在是 9.30，而我通常在床上到 10 点。

I look at my watch and say,

我看了看手表，说道：

"Oh, girls, I'm going to have to hit the road.

“哦，姑娘们，我得上路了。现在

It's 9.30.

是 9.30。

You know what that means.

你知道这意味着什么。

I should be in my pyjamas."

我应该穿着睡衣。”

So, I hit the road and I go home.

于是，我就上路了，然后回家了。

So, it's all about setting off.

所以，一切都是为了出发。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"I'd love to stay and chat, but I really must hit the road, I've got a dance

“我很想留下来聊天，但我真的必须上路了，

class in 20 minutes and I still have to stop for petrol on the way there."

20 分钟后我要上舞蹈课，而且我还得在路上停下来加油。”

Next on the list we have another idiom.

接下来我们还有另一个习语。

Lucky you, two idioms in one episode.

你真幸运，一集里有两个成语。

Okay, so this idiom is bite the bullet.

好吧，这个成语就是“咬紧牙关”。

Bite the bullet.

硬着头皮。

What you'll notice is the T in bite kind of starts to drop off

你会注意到 ，当你把这一切都说出来时，

when you say it all together.

bite 中的 T 开始下降

Bite the, bite the bullet, bite the bullet.

。 咬紧牙关，咬紧牙关，咬紧牙关。

To bite the bullet.

硬着头皮。

Let's break this down.

让我们来分解一下。

We have bite, B I T E, like biting a sandwich.

我们咬一口，咬一口，就像咬三明治一样。

Chomp!

咀嚼！

The, T H E, bullet, B U L L E T, like something you

那个，那个，子弹，BUL LET，就像你

shoot out of a gun, a bullet.

用枪射出的东西，一颗子弹。

Bite the bullet.

硬着头皮。

To bite the bullet is to do something that you don't want to do, but to just

咬紧牙关就是去做一些你不想做的事情，但

do it because you've been hesitating and you just need to get it done.

因为你一直在犹豫而不得不去做，而你只是需要完成它。

We've all been in that situation, haven't we?

我们都经历过这种情况，不是吗？

You've just got to do it.

你必须这么做。

You've got to bite the bullet.

你必须咬紧牙关。

You know the bullet will explode and it will be horrible.

你知道子弹会​​爆炸，那会很可怕。

It will be unpleasant, but you've got to do it.

这会很不愉快，但你必须这么做。

It needs doing.

它需要做。

The thing that springs to mind as soon as I say 'bite the bullet'

当我说“咬紧牙关”

and doing something difficult is breaking up with somebody.

并做一些困难的事情时，我脑海中浮现的就是与某人分手。

I'm sure many of you have been in a situation where you're in a

我相信你们中的许多人都曾遇到过这样的情况：你正在恋爱

relationship or even working with someone and it's not working out.

，甚至与某人一起工作，但进展不顺利。

It doesn't feel right and you've come to the decision that it's over.

这感觉不对劲，你已经决定一切都结束了。

You want to end that relationship.

你想结束这段关系。

But you have to tell them, and you have to set those wheels in motion.

但你必须告诉他们，并且你必须让这些轮子运转起来。

And you don't want to tell them because you know it will be horrible.

你不想告诉他们，因为你知道这会很可怕。

But eventually, it will all be fine.

但最终，一切都会好起来的。

You just need to do that horrible thing of telling them and dealing

你只需要做一件可怕的事情，告诉他们并处理

with what we call the fallout.

我们所说的后果。

Dealing with the aftermath of the explosion that will occur

硬着头皮 处理爆炸的后果

when you bite the bullet.

。

And you have to be brave, and you have to breathe in, and just bite the bullet.

你必须勇敢，你必须吸气，咬紧牙关。

Here's another example,

再举个例子，

"I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get the windows replaced next month, it's

“下个月我得硬着头皮把窗户换掉，这笔

an expense I can do without, but we can't go through another winter like this."

费用我可以不用，但我们不能再经历一个这样的冬天了。”

Oh that's an example that's very close to home.

哦，这是一个非常贴近家庭的例子。

We have a number of windows and doors that need replacing in our house.

我们的房子有许多门窗需要更换。

And at some point we're going to have to bite the bullet because winter with poorly

在某些时候，我们将不得不硬着头皮，因为

fitted windows and doors is not fun.

门窗安装不当的冬天并不好玩。

It can be extremely cold.

天气可能非常冷。

Okay.

好的。

So that brings us to the end of the list.

这样我们就到了列表的最后。

Let's recap.

让我们回顾一下。

We started with the verb tamper, tamper, to mess around with something, to

我们从动词“tamper”开始，“tamper”，即捣乱某事，干扰

interfere with it in order to change it.

它以改变它。

Then we had the adjective genuine, which means real, not fake, genuine.

然后我们有了形容词“真正的”，意思是真实的，不是假的，真正的。

Then we had the noun, defect.

然后我们有了名词，缺陷。

A defect, which is a fault or an issue with something, meaning

缺陷，指某事物的故障或问题，意味着

it's not working properly.

它无法正常工作。

Then we had the idiom, hit the road.

然后我们就有了这个成语，上路了。

Hit the road.

上路吧。

To set off on a journey or to leave a place in order to go somewhere else.

出发去旅行或离开一个地方去别的地方。

And then we finished with the idiom bite the bullet.

然后我们就完成了“咬紧牙关”这个成语。

To bite the bullet is to do something that's difficult that you've been putting

咬紧牙关就是去做一些你一直推迟

off, that you've been hesitating over.

、一直犹豫的事情。

So, let's do this for pronunciation.

那么，让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Tamper.

篡改。

Tamper.

篡改。

Genuine.

真的。

Genuine.

真的。

Defect.

缺点。

Defect.

缺点。

Hit the road.

上路吧。

Hit the road.

上路吧。

Bite the bullet.

硬着头皮。

Bite the bullet.

硬着头皮。

Very good.

非常好。

Let's test your memory now.

现在让我们测试一下你的记忆力。

Hey, I've just bought this new belt and it's an Armani belt.

嘿，我刚买了这条新腰带，它是阿玛尼腰带。

It's a real Armani belt.

这是真正的阿玛尼腰带。

It's not a fake one.

这不是假货。

It's come from the Armani shop.

是阿玛尼专卖店买的。

So, this is a real one.

所以，这是一个真实的。

What adjective can I use to describe my Armani belt instead of real?

我可以用什么形容词来形容我的阿玛尼腰带而不是真正的？

Genuine.

真的。

It's a genuine Armani belt.

这是一条正品阿玛尼腰带。

But I notice that the fastening mechanism is a little bit broken.

但我注意到紧固装置有点破损。

It doesn't seem right.

看来不对劲。

It's like someone has been interfering with the mechanism in order to weaken

就好像有人为了削弱这个机制而干扰了

it so that my belt becomes worthless.

它，让我的腰带变得毫无价值。

What has someone done?

有人做了什么？

What verb could I use to describe this interference?

我可以用什么动词来描述这种干扰？

They've tampered with it.

他们已经篡改了它。

How terrible!

多么可怕！

Someone has tampered with my genuine Armani belt.

有人动过我的正品阿玛尼腰带。

But when I take it back to the shop, they say,

但当我把它带回商店时，他们说，

"Look no one's tampered with your belt.

“看看没有人动过你的皮带。

You're being a bit paranoid.

你有点偏执。

No one's tampered with your belt.

没有人动过你的皮带。

It's just a fault.

这只是一个错误。

It's just an issue with the manufacturing of the belt.

这只是制造的问题腰带。

That's all."

仅此而已。”

What other noun could we use instead of issue or fault?

我们还可以使用什么其他名词来代替问题或故障？

A defect.

一个缺陷。

"It's just a defect, madam.

“这只是一个缺陷，女士。

It's a defective belt.

这是一条有缺陷的皮带。

No one has tampered with it.

没有人动过它。

So, what we're going to do is we're going to send you off on your way.

所以，我们要做的就是送您上路。

So, we're going to ask you to set off on your journey home."

所以，我们要问一下你就踏上回家的路吧。”

What idiom could they use instead of telling me to set off on my journey home?

他们能用什么成语来代替让我踏上回家的路呢？

They could say, "hit the road."

他们可以说：“上路吧”。

It would sound maybe a bit rude, but they could say,

这听起来可能有点粗鲁，但他们可以说，

"Go, hit the road, go on, head off home," or I might say to them actually,

“走，上路，继续，回家”，或者我实际上可以对他们说，

"I am going to hit the road now, I expect to hear from you about what you're

“我现在要上路了，我希望听到你很快就会告诉我你要如何

going to do about my belt very soon."

处理我的腰带。”

They say,

"Yes, madam, of course, this defective belt will be kept here.

他们说： “是的，女士，当然，这条有缺陷的皮带将被保留在这里。

We'll speak to head office and find out whether someone actually tampered with

我们会与总部联系，查明是否有人真的篡改了

it, although we do think it's a defect, and we will find out what we're going

它，尽管我们确实认为这是一个缺陷，我们会查明是什么我们要

to do with your genuine Armani belt."

处理你的正品阿玛尼腰带。”

Okay, so, I hit the road, I head home, and then the next day, the

好吧，所以，我上路了，回家了，然后第二天，店员

shop assistant finds out that it wasn't actually a genuine Armani

发现这实际上不是一条真正的阿玛尼

belt, but they had a whole batch of belts in the store that were fake.

皮带，而是他们店里有一整批皮带都是假的。

"Ahhh!"

“啊啊！”

And she has to phone me up and tell me that my belt was a fake and that

她必须打电话给我，告诉我我的皮带是假的，

actually they don't have any more genuine belts coming into the store.

实际上他们店里没有更多的正品皮带了。

And so that the best they can offer me is a refund.

所以他们能给我的最好的就是退款。

But she feels very nervous about phoning me because she knows that I

但她对给我打电话感到非常紧张，因为她知道我

will be cross, that I will be angry, and I'll probably shout at her.

会生气，我会生气，而且我可能会对她大喊大叫。

So, she doesn't want to phone me and she waits and waits and waits, but

所以，她不想给我打电话，她等啊等啊，但

she knows at some point she's going to have to deal with the situation.

她知道在某个时候她将不得不处理这种情况。

What does she need to do?

她需要做什么？

What idiom would we use?

我们会使用什么习语？

She needs to bite the bullet.

她需要咬紧牙关。

Do that difficult thing and get it over with.

做那件困难的事并把它完成。

Okay.

好的。

How did you do?

你怎么做的？

Hopefully they all stuck in your mind very well.

希望它们都深深地印在你的脑海里。

But if not, don't worry, because we'll revisit them once again as we

但如果没有，请不要担心，因为我们将 在一个小故事

bring them together in a little story.

中将它们放在一起，再次回顾它们

Emily recently inherited a 1920s classic car from her beloved grandfather.

。 艾米莉最近从她深爱的祖父那里继承了一辆 20 年代的老爷车。

The car has been in her family for generations and holds a

这辆车已经在她的家族中世代相传，

special place in her heart.

在她心中占有特殊的地位。

This is not just any other car for Emily.

对于艾米丽来说，这不是普通的其他汽车。

It's a piece of family history, a symbol of her grandfather's

这是一段家族历史，象征着她祖父的

hard work and dedication.

辛勤工作和奉献精神。

But this classic beauty is not in the best condition.

但这位古典美人并不处于最佳状态。

It has been tampered with over the years and has a few

多年来它一直被篡改，并且有一些

defects that need to be fixed.

缺陷需要修复。

Emily's boyfriend, Martin, works at the local garage and is renowned

艾米丽的男朋友马丁在当地的车库工作，

for his ability to take the old, and make it like new again.

以能够将旧物改造得焕然一新而闻名。

This car is a gem, but it needs a lot of work, and the garage will

这辆车是一辆宝石，但它需要大量的工作，车库需要

need to source a couple of genuine parts, as Emily wants it to be as

采购一些正品零件，因为艾米丽希望它尽可能接近

close to the original as possible.

原车。

It's going to cost a pretty penny.

这将花费相当多的钱。

Emily knows that restoring this car will be a daunting task, but she's

艾米丽知道修复这辆车将是一项艰巨的任务，但她

willing to do whatever it takes.

愿意不惜一切代价。

She wants to drive it around the countryside, rooftop down,

她想开着它绕着乡村转一圈，开着车顶，

soaking up the summer sun, just like her grandfather used to.

沐浴着夏日的阳光，就像她祖父以前那样。

"I'm ready to bite the bullet and make it happen, whatever the cost,"

“我已经准备好咬紧牙关，不惜一切代价实现这一目标，”

Emily says to herself.

艾米丽对自己说。

Martin knows how much the car means to her, and so promises to

马丁知道这辆车对她来说有多重要，因此承诺让其

restore it to its former glory.

恢复昔日的辉煌。

After months of hard work and dedication, and thanks to her determination and love

经过数月的努力和奉献，并感谢她的决心和对家族遗产的热爱

for her family's legacy, Emily's 1920s classic car is ready to hit the road

，Emily 的 1920 年代经典汽车已准备好 再次

once again, ready to create new memories and continue its journey through time.

上路 ，准备创造新的回忆，继续它的穿越时光之旅。

What's your story?

你的故事是什么？

What legacy will you keep alive?

您将保留什么遗产？

Take a step and make it happen.

迈出一步，让它发生。

And that, ladies and gentlemen, brings us to the end of this episode.

女士们先生们，本集到此结束。

I do hope you found it useful.

我真心希望你觉得它有用。

And until tomorrow, take very good care of yourselves.

明天之前，请好好照顾自己。

And goodbye.

再见。