Learn English Vocabulary Daily #23.4 — 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 23, Day 4 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五课》第 23 周第 4 天。

This is the series that is dedicated to expanding your active vocabulary

该系列致力于 通过 从周一到周五的

by deep-diving into five pieces every day of the working week

工作周中每天深入研究五个部分

from Monday through to Friday.

来扩展您的活跃词汇量。

Today we start our list with an idiom, which is out of sorts, out of sorts.

今天我们从一个习语开始我们的清单，它是 out of sorts，out of sorts。

We spell this out, O U T.

我们将其拼写为“OU T.

Of, O F.

Of”、“O F.

Sorts, S O R T S.

Sorts”、“SORT S.

Out of sorts.

Out of sorts”。

This is a funny little phrase.

这是一个有趣的小短语。

If someone is described as being out of sorts, then it means they're unhappy

如果某人被描述为心情不好，则意味着他们不快乐

or they're not their usual self.

或者他们不是平常的自己。

So, if I am normally a very happy, bouncy person, which I

所以，如果我通常是一个非常快乐、充满活力的人，我

think it's fair to say that I am.

认为可以公平地说我是这样。

But today, when you see me, I'm low in energy and I seem a bit sad.

但今天，当你看到我的时候，我精神不振，看起来有点悲伤。

Then you'd say,

然后你会说：

"Oh, you seem a bit out of sorts.

“哦，你看起来有点不舒服。

Are you okay?"

你还好吗？”

And I'd say,

我会说，

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.

“是的，是的，我很好。

Everything's fine.

一切都很好。

Nothing wrong."

没有什么问题。”

And then later you see a mutual friend, someone who is

然后你会看到一个共同的朋友，他是

friends with both you and me.

你我的朋友。

And you say,

你说：

"Have you seen Anna today?

“你今天见过安娜吗？

I saw her this morning and she seemed a bit out of sorts.

今天早上我看到她了，她看起来有点不太舒服。

She was out of sorts this morning."

她今天早上不太舒服。”

Have you felt out of sorts lately?

你最近有没有感觉不舒服？

Some days I feel out of sorts.

有些日子我感觉不太舒服。

It depends on what kind of night I've had.

这取决于我度过了什么样的夜晚。

If I sleep well and wake up at the right time on my own terms, so I've not been

如果我睡得很好，并且按照自己的意愿在正确的时间醒来，所以我没有被

woken by someone else abruptly, but I've woken up naturally, gently, as I would

别人突然叫醒，而是自然地、轻柔地醒来，就像我想

like to wake, then I usually feel good.

醒来的那样，那么我通常会感觉很好。

But if someone has abruptly woken me up, usually one of my sons shouting, "Mummy!"

但如果有人突然叫醒我，通常是我的一个儿子大喊：“妈妈！”

Then I may feel out of sorts.

那我可能会感觉不舒服。

Here's an example,

举个例子，

"I've not been sleeping well recently, so I'm feeling quite out of sorts today.

“我最近睡得不好，所以今天感觉不太舒服。

Maybe a walk by the canal will perk me up."

也许在运河边散步会让我精神一点。”

Okay, next on the list is a verb and it is to wane.

好的，列表中的下一个是动词，它是减弱。

To wane.

减弱。

We spell this W A N E.

我们拼写这个 WAN E.

Wane.

Wane。

Wane.

韦恩。

Paying attention to that diphthong sound in the middle /eɪ/, /eɪ/.

注意中间的双元音/eɪ/，/eɪ/。

Wane.

韦恩。

To wane is to decrease, to go down gradually in strength or intensity.

衰弱是指减少，强度或强度逐渐下降。

So, I often think of this verb as being coupled with a feeling.

所以，我经常认为这个动词是与一种感觉结合在一起的。

So, your passion might wane, or your love for someone could wane over time.

因此，随着时间的推移，你的热情可能会减弱，或者你对某人的爱可能会减弱。

Your enjoyment of something might wane, your patience might wane.

你对某事的享受可能会减弱，你的耐心可能会减弱。

If you are normally a very patient person, but someone in particular

如果你通常是一个非常有耐心的人，但某个人特别

is being quite difficult and you're trying to be patient, but they continue

难相处，你试图保持耐心，但他们仍然

to be difficult, then over a period of time, your patience might wane.

很难相处，那么在一段时间后，你的耐心可能会减弱。

It might decrease gradually and eventually, you might

它可能会逐渐减少，最终，你可能会

explode in anger and say,

愤怒地爆发并说：

"Oh, I've lost my patience."

“哦，我失去了耐心。”

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"The popularity of skateboarding has started to wane in recent months.

“近几个月来滑板运动的受欢迎程度开始下降。

People seem to be into hoverboarding now."

人们现在似乎开始喜欢悬浮滑板了。”

Alright, next on the list is an adjective and it is disobedient.

好吧，列表中的下一个是形容词，它是不听话的。

We spell disobedient, D I S O B E D I E N T.

我们拼写不服从，DISOBEDIEN T.

Disobedient.

不服从。

Disobedient.

忤。

If someone, or an animal perhaps, a pet, is described as disobedient, then

如果有人，或者一只动物，也许是一只宠物，被描述为不听话，那么

they refuse to do as they're told, they refuse to listen to people in authority.

他们就会拒绝按照别人的吩咐去做，他们就会拒绝听取权威人士的意见。

So, a disobedient child will not do as their parent or teacher tells them to do.

因此，不听话的孩子不会按照父母或老师的指示去做。

A disobedient dog will not return when it's called.

不听话的狗被叫时不会回来。

"Come on, Fluffy, Fluffy, come back.

“来吧，毛毛，毛毛，回来吧

Fluffy!

毛毛！

Fluffy, come back!

毛毛，回来吧！

Fluffy!"

毛毛！”

There was a viral video, wasn't there?

有一段视频很火，不是吗？

Of a dog that was just out chasing sheep maybe?

也许是一只刚刚出去追羊的狗？

Or deer?

还是鹿？

And the owner was just running behind him shouting his name.

而主人只是跑在他身后喊着他的名字。

It was called like, Mertonor?

它被称为默托纳？

Ah, that is wrong.

I cannot remember the name, but there was a viral video.

啊，那是错误的。

我不记得名字了，但有一个病毒视频。

I'll try to remember it and see if it pops into my mind

我会尝试记住它，看看它是否会在

before the end of this podcast.

本播客结束之前出现在我的脑海中。

So, disobedient, do you have any disobedient children or have you

那么，不听话，你是否有不听话的孩子，或者你是否

experienced a disobedient employee perhaps at the company you work with, as someone

经历过不听话的员工，也许在你工作的公司里，有人

decided not to do as they're supposed to do, not to do as they've been told.

决定不做他们应该做的事，不做他们被告知的事。

Here's an example,

这是一个例子，

"Why are there so many disobedient children these days?

“现在怎么有这么多不听话的孩子？

Parents seem to be letting their kids get away with anything."

家长们似乎都让孩子做任何事都不受惩罚。”

To get away with, that's another really common phrasal verb.

顺便说一句，这是另一个非常常见的短语动词。

To get away with something is to be able to do something

逃脱惩罚是指能够做一些

naughty without punishment.

顽皮的事情而不受惩罚。

You get away with it.

你就可以摆脱它。

Okay, next on the list is orchestrate.

好的，列表中的下一个是编排。

Orchestrate.

编排。

We spell this O R C H E S T R A T E.

我们拼写这个ORCHESTRAT E.

Orchestrate.

Orchestrate。

To orchestrate something is to very carefully plan and organise an event or

精心策划某事就是非常仔细地计划和组织一个事件或

a situation, usually something that's quite complicated, that's not simple.

情况，通常是相当复杂的事情，这并不简单。

So, if you orchestrate it, then you bring all the pieces together, just like an

所以，如果你编排它，那么你就把所有的部分组合在一起，就像

orchestra needs someone to conduct, to bring all the instruments together, to

管弦乐队需要有人指挥一样，将所有乐器组合在一起，

play all at the same time in harmony.

同时和谐地演奏。

If you are the person who brings all the elements of an event

如果你是将一个事件的所有元素

together, then you orchestrate it.

整合在一起的人，那么你就可以精心策划它。

I have orchestrated many events in the past and I'm very good

我过去策划过很多活动，我很擅长

at it, but I don't enjoy it.

，但我不喜欢它。

I find it quite stressful.

我觉得压力很大。

I would much rather be a participant rather than the

我宁愿做一个参与者，也不愿

person orchestrating everything.

做一切的安排者。

Because I am very sensitive to stress, you might say.

你可能会说，因为我对压力非常敏感。

Okay, here's an example,

好的，这是一个例子，

"The event planner had to orchestrate the entire wedding,

“活动策划者必须精心策划整个婚礼，

from coordinating the vendors to creating a timeline for the ceremony."

从协调供应商到制定仪式时间表。”

Gosh, planning a wedding, that would be quite a stressful task, I think, trying

天哪，计划一场婚礼，我认为这将是一项相当有压力的任务，试图

to plan for the perfect day, orchestrating all the elements of a wedding to make

计划完美的一天，精心策划婚礼的所有元素，以确保

sure that everyone has a memorable and worthwhile day, especially here in the UK.

每个人都有一个难忘且有价值的一天，尤其是在英国。

I'm not sure what it's like in your country, but in the UK, we

我不确定你们国家的情况如何，但在英国，我们

spend a fortune on a wedding.

在婚礼上花了很多钱。

One of the reasons why I'm not married, because I can't afford to be.

我不结婚的原因之一是因为我负担不起。

It costs so much money.

这要花很多钱。

Anyway, let's move on from my relationship status on to our final piece for today.

无论如何，让我们从我的关系状态转向今天的最后一篇。

We have a noun to finish off the list today and it is solace.

今天我们有一个名词来结束这个列表，它就是安慰。

Solace.

慰藉。

We spell this S O L A C E, solace.

我们拼写这个SOLACE，安慰。

Solace is like the comfort or the help that you get from someone

安慰就像 当您感到担心或悲伤时

when you're feeling worried or sad.

从某人那里得到的安慰或帮助

So, you might find solace in something.

。 所以，你可能会从某些事情中找到安慰。

So, you might find comfort, solace in a particular person or

因此， 当您感到悲伤、沮丧或焦虑时，

a particular activity when you're feeling sad or run down or anxious.

您可能会在特定的人或特定的活动中找到安慰、慰藉 。

You find solace.

你会找到安慰。

I find solace in a cup of tea with a chocolate hobnob.

我在一杯茶和一块巧克力中找到安慰。

A chocolate hobnob is a type of biscuit.

巧克力 Hobnob 是一种饼干。

Okay, so here's an example sentence,

好的，这是一个例句，

"After a long and difficult day, I find solace in a good

“经过漫长而艰难的一天，我在一本好书

book and a warm cup of tea."

和一杯热茶中找到了慰藉。”

Okay, that's our five pieces for today.

好啦，这就是我们今天的五篇文章。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We started with the idiom out of sorts, which means that you are

我们从成语 out of sorts 开始，这意味着你

unhappy or you're not your usual self, you're in a lower mood or you seem

不快乐，或者你不是平常的自己，你情绪低落，或者

sad compared to your normal self.

与正常的自己相比，你看起来很悲伤。

Then we had the verb wane.

然后我们有了动词 wane。

To wane, which is to decrease gradually.

衰弱，即逐渐减少。

We then had the adjective disobedient, which means that

然后我们有了形容词“不服从”，意思是

you do not do as you are told.

你不按照别人告诉你的去做。

Then we had the verb orchestrate, orchestrate, to carefully

然后我们有了动词“orchestrate”、“orchestrate”、“精心

plan or organise something.

计划或组织某事”。

And we finished with the noun solace.

我们以名词安慰结束。

Solace.

慰藉。

Which is the comfort that you get from something or someone

这是 当你感到担心或悲伤时，

when you feel worried or sad.

你从某事或某人那里得到的安慰

Let's now do this for pronunciation.

。 现在让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Out of sorts.

没心情。

Out of sorts.

没心情。

Wane.

韦恩。

Wane.

韦恩。

Disobedient.

忤。

Disobedient.

忤。

Orchestrate.

编排。

Orchestrate.

编排。

Solace.

慰藉。

Solace.

慰藉。

Fantastic.

极好的。

So, let's try to test your memory now.

那么，现在让我们尝试测试一下您的记忆力。

I am putting together a little party for Easter.

我正在为复活节举办一个小型聚会。

I'm going to invite all the local people, the local children, the local

我将邀请所有当地人，当地的孩子，当地的

families, everybody, everyone who's local will be invited to this event.

家庭，每个人，每个当地人都会被邀请参加这个活动。

And I'm going to put on an Easter hunt and there will be some food and we'll

我将进行复活节狩猎，会有一些食物，我们还将

also be offering free tea and coffee.

提供免费的茶和咖啡。

There will be some crafts going on, some arts and crafts.

将会有一些手工艺活动，一些艺术和手工艺。

So, there's a lot to plan, a lot to do.

所以，有很多事情需要计划，很多事情要做。

I need to do the invitations.

我需要做邀请函。

I need to get all the supplies.

我需要拿到所有的补给品。

I need to decide who's going to be doing what jobs.

我需要决定谁将从事什么工作。

I have to what?

我必须什么？

What verb do I use to describe planning and pulling together all

我应该使用什么动词来描述计划和整合

the different aspects of this event?

该活动的所有不同方面？

I need to...

我需要……

orchestrate it.

精心策划。

I need to orchestrate this event.

我需要精心策划这次活动。

Now, I'm really excited about this particular event.

现在，我对这个特殊的事件感到非常兴奋。

But on the day of the events on the day of this special party that I'm throwing

但在我举办这个特别聚会的那天，

my son wakes up feeling very unhappy.

我儿子醒来时感到非常不高兴。

I think he might be poorly, but he doesn't have a temperature.

我想他可能身体不好，但没有发烧。

He's just generally unhappy.

他只是普遍不高兴。

He seems a bit grumpy, a bit depressed.

他看起来有点脾气暴躁，有点沮丧。

What idiom could I use to describe this mood that he's in?

该用什么成语来形容他现在的心情呢？

Yes, he's out of sorts.

是的，他心情不好。

He woke up a bit out of sorts and I need to be there for him, but I

他醒来时有点不舒服，我需要在他身边，但我

also need to orchestrate today to make sure that the party goes, you

今天也需要精心策划，以确保聚会顺利进行，你

know, well, that nothing goes wrong.

知道，嗯，没有任何问题。

But because my son is feeling out of sorts, my passion and my excitement

但由于我儿子感觉不太舒服，

about today's event is starting to decrease slowly as the morning rolls on.

随着时间的推移，我对今天活动的热情和兴奋开始慢慢减弱。

What verb could I use to describe this gradual decrease of my

我可以用什么动词来形容我今天的热情和兴奋逐渐减弱

passion and excitement for today?

？

It's beginning to wane.

它开始减弱。

Absolutely.

绝对地。

My passion and excitement for today's event is beginning to wane

我对今天活动的热情和兴奋开始减弱，

because my son is out of sorts and I feel like something's wrong.

因为我儿子身体不太舒服，我感觉有些不对劲。

And on top of that, as we get to the start time of the event, my

最重要的是，当我们到达活动开始时间时，我的

eldest son, who's normally a very good boy, starts to misbehave.

大儿子，通常是一个非常好的男孩，开始行为不端。

I tell him he should do this, that, and the other, and he doesn't listen to me.

我告诉他应该做这个、那个、那个，但他不听我的。

It's very unusual that he is behaving in this way.

他的这种行为很不寻常。

He's not normally what?

他平时不怎么样？

What adjective can I use to describe this behaviour?

我可以用什么形容词来形容这种行为？

He's not normally...

他平时并不……

disobedient.

不听话。

He's not normally disobedient.

他平时不会不听话的。

So, I have a disobedient older son.

所以，我有一个不听话的大儿子。

My youngest son is out of sorts.

我最小的儿子身体不太好。

My passion for the event is completely starting to wane.

我对这次活动的热情完全开始减弱。

So, I seek to find some comfort in a hot cross bun and a cup of tea.

所以，我寻求在十字面包和一杯茶中找到一些安慰。

What noun could I use instead of the word 'comfort'?

我可以用什么名词来代替“舒适”这个词？

I seek...

我

solace in a hot cross bun and a cup of tea.

在十字面包和一杯茶中寻求安慰。

Yes.

是的。

So, the overview of that story is I was orchestrating a big Easter event.

所以，这个故事的概述是我正在策划一场大型复活节活动。

I was very excited about it, but on the morning of the event, my

我对此感到非常兴奋，但在活动当天早上，我

youngest son woke up a little out of sorts, and so my passion and

最小的儿子醒来时有点不舒服，所以我

excitement for the event began to wane.

对活动的热情和兴奋开始减弱。

On top of that, my eldest son started to be very disobedient on the

最重要的是，我的大儿子那天开始非常不听话

day, which made things much worse.

，这让事情变得更糟。

So I sought solace in a hot cross bun and a cup of tea.

所以我在十字面包和一杯茶中寻求安慰。

Okay, I'm going to bring all those pieces together once again in today's story time.

好吧，我将在今天的故事时间中再次将所有这些片段整合在一起。

I couldn't wait to tell everyone about the mysterious performer who brought

我迫不及待地想告诉大家关于那位神秘表演者的故事，他让

to life that dreary Monday morning.

那个沉闷的周一早晨变得栩栩如生。

I'm always out of sorts on a Monday, and this day was no different.

星期一我总是心情不好，这一天也不例外。

As I arrived at the office, I always felt the weight of the day

当我到达办公室时，我总感觉一天的重担

weighing heavily on my shoulders.

沉重地压在我的肩上。

The fluorescent lights buzzed above me, the constant ringing of phones

头顶上的荧光灯嗡嗡作响，

filled my ears, and the copier seemed to be malfunctioning again.

耳边不断响起电话铃声，复印机似乎又出故障了。

My head was pounding, and my patience was waning.

我的头很痛，我的耐心也在减弱。

It was just one of those days.

这只是那些日子之一。

But then, I heard a sudden commotion outside.

可就在这时，我听到外面突然传来一阵骚动。

My curiosity got the best of me, and I slowly made my way to the

我的好奇心战胜了我，我慢慢地走到窗前，

window to see what was happening.

想看看发生了什么。

As I peered through the glass, I was met with a sight that

当我透过玻璃往外看时，我看到了

I never could have imagined.

我从未想象过的景象。

In the midst of the busy city streets, there was a man dressed

在繁忙的城市街道中，有一个穿着

in a bright yellow suit, complete with a matching hat and cane.

亮黄色西装、戴着配套帽子、手持手杖的男人。

He was dancing around, twirling his cane with such grace and

他翩翩起舞，优雅地转动手杖，

singing at the top of his lungs.

放声歌唱。

At first, I thought he was just another street performer

起初，我以为他只是另一个

trying to make a few quid.

想赚几英镑的街头艺人。

But there was something different about him.

但他身上有一些不同之处。

Unlike the other street performers, this man seemed to have a hold

与其他街头艺人不同的是，这个男人似乎掌控着

over the chaos around him, it was like a carefully orchestrated show.

周围的混乱，就像一场精心策划的表演。

People stopped in their tracks to watch, their faces lighting up with amusement.

人们驻足观看，脸上洋溢着有趣的光芒。

Even the loud honking of cars seemed to fade into the background

就连汽车的喇叭声也似乎消失在背景中

as if they were under the spell of this mysterious performer.

就好像他们被这个神秘表演者的魅力所迷惑一样。

Even our building security guard who had tried to move him on

就连我们最初试图把他推开的大楼保安

initially was now standing with his mouth wide open staring at Mr.

现在也张大了嘴站在那里盯着

Yellow Man.

黄人先生。

Mesmerised by his performance, I couldn't help but smile at the sight before me.

我被他的表演迷住了，看着眼前的景象，我忍不住笑了。

This disobedient performer had brought a moment of solace to the busy

这个不听话的表演者给繁忙的城市带来了片刻的安慰

city, and for that, I was grateful.

，对此我很感激。

As the minutes went by I knew I should probably get back to my

随着时间的流逝，我知道我可能应该回到办公桌前

desk, but I was still drawn to this man's captivating movements.

，但我仍然被这个男人迷人的动作所吸引。

With each twirl of his cane, he seemed to bring life to the mundane surroundings.

随着他手杖的每一次转动，他似乎都给平凡的环境带来了生机。

And just like that, my day was no longer ordinary.

就这样，我的日子不再平凡。

But, as quickly as he had appeared, the man suddenly stopped.

然而，他刚一出现，那人却突然停了下来。

As if nothing had happened, he simply walked away, leaving behind

他就像什么都没发生过一样，直接走开了，留下了

a trail of curious onlookers.

一群好奇的围观者。

But for me, that moment will be etched in my memory forever.

但对我来说，那一刻将永远铭刻在我的记忆中。

I couldn't wait to share this unexpected encounter with everyone in the office.

我迫不及待地想与办公室里的每个人分享这次意外的遭遇。

The mysterious performer had brought a bit of joy to an otherwise mundane Monday

这位神秘的表演者给原本平凡的周一早晨带来了一丝欢乐

morning, and I was grateful for the brief escape from the monotony of daily life.

，我很感激能短暂逃离单调的日常生活。

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 enjoyable.

我衷心希望您今天过得愉快。

If you did, please leave a like, a rating, or review.

如果您这样做了，请留下点赞、评分或评论。

Until tomorrow, take very good care and goodbye.

直到明天，好好照顾并再见。