Learn English Vocabulary Daily #11.3 - British English Podcast

Hello, 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 11, Day 3 of Your English Five a

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五篇英语》的第 11 周第 3 天

Day, the series that aims to increase your vocabulary by five pieces every single

，该系列旨在 从周一到周五每天

day of the week from Monday to Friday.

增加你的词汇量 5 篇 。

So, let's get started.

那么，让我们开始吧。

Today our first word is a noun and it is pocket.

今天我们的第一个词是一个名词，它是pocket。

Now I'm not talking about the pockets in your jeans or in your coat.

现在我不是在谈论你牛仔裤或外套上的口袋。

I'm talking about a group, an area, or a mass of something that's separate

我指的是一个群体、一个区域或一群与

and different to what surrounds it.

周围事物独立且不同的事物。

Now pocket is spelled the same as the pocket in your coat,

现在口袋的拼写与外套上的口袋相同，

it's P O C K E T, pocket.

它是 POCKET，口袋。

Here's an example sentence to help you understand this particular noun.

这是一个例句，可以帮助您理解这个特定的名词。

"Fasten your seatbelt, the pilot has just said that we're going to

“系好安全带，飞行员刚刚说我们会

encounter a pocket of turbulence."

遇到一阵乱流。”

Now for those of you who don't know the word turbulence, it's

对于那些不知道湍流这个词的人来说，这是

an area of violently moving air.

一个剧烈移动的空气区域。

So, when you're on a plane and you go through a pocket of turbulence,

因此，当你在飞机上并经过一片湍流

an area of turbulence, then the plane is going to jerk around quite a lot.

区域时，飞机会剧烈颠簸。

It's going to be quite scary and uncomfortable.

这将是非常可怕和不舒服的。

Another example of pocket might be within a society you might have a pocket

口袋的另一个例子可能是在一个社会中，你可能会对

of resistance to a new regulation or some new legislation that comes in.

新的法规或一些新的立法产生抵制。

So, for example, during the COVID lockdown, there were pockets of

因此，例如，在新冠封锁期间，有一些人

resistance to this new way of living.

对这种新的生活方式有抵制。

People didn't like being told that they had to stay in their homes

人们不喜欢被告知他们必须呆在家里

and that they weren't allowed out.

并且不被允许外出。

There were pockets of resistance, groups of people resisting.

有零星的抵抗，有成群的人抵抗。

Alright, moving on.

好吧，继续。

Next we have the verb, showcasing.

接下来我们有动词，展示。

Showcasing.

展示。

We spell this S H O W C A S I N G.

我们将这个拼写为 SHOWCASIN G.

Showcasing.

展示。

Showcasing.

展示。

This is a situation or an event that makes it possible for the best

这是一种使 事物的最佳特征得以显现的

features of something to be seen.

情况或事件 。

So, if you want to show something to be really good, you want to show it to

所以，如果你想展示一些真正好的东西，你想向

the world, then you are showcasing it.

世界展示它，那么你就是在展示它。

For example, I went to a drama school that had a big showcase

例如，我去了一所戏剧学校，

at the end of the course.

在课程结束时有一个大型展示。

So, they hired a theatre and invited lots of influential people.

于是，他们租了一个剧院，邀请了很多有影响力的人物。

And we all rehearsed and worked on scenes and monologues, performances, and we

我们都排练并制作场景、独白、表演，并向

showcased ourselves, our newfound skills and talents, to the professional world.

专业界展示我们自己、我们新发现的技能和才能。

So, the school was showcasing its students.

因此，学校正在展示其学生。

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"The exhibition will be showcasing the best of British

“展览将展示英国最好的

garden design and innovation."

花园设计和创新。”

Next we have an adjective and it is unpublicised, unpublicised.

接下来我们有一个形容词，它是未公开的，未公开的。

Let me spell this for you: U N P U B L I C I S E D.

让我为您拼写一下：UNPUBLICISE D.

Unpublicised.

Unpublicised.

未公开。

未公开。

If something is unpublicised, then information about that

如果某件事没有公开，那么有关该

thing is not generally available, is not being made available.

事物的信息就不是普遍可用的，也不是公开的。

So, if my company, English Like a Native, decided it was going to

因此，如果我的公司“English Like a Native”决定推出

release a public speaking course and all of my team know about this course

公开演讲课程，并且我的所有团队都知道这门课程

because we're all working on it, but I haven't announced it to anybody.

，因为我们都在努力，但我还没有向任何人宣布。

Nobody knows that this course is coming.

没有人知道这门课程即将到来。

Then it would be an unpublicised course, it would be an unpublicised

那么这将是一个不公开的课程，这将是

update from the company.

公司不公开的更新。

And only once I tell everyone would it be publicised.

而且只有告诉大家之后才会被公开。

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"The meeting at HQ was unpublicised, it's like they purposely

“总部的会议没有公开，就好像他们故意

excluded half of the directors."

排除了一半董事一样。”

Next on the list is an idiom.

列表中的下一个是一个习语。

It is not to mention.

更不用说了。

Not to mention.

更何况。

We're spelling this N O T, not.

我们把这个拼写为NOT，不是。

T O, to mention, M E N T I O N.

TO，提及，提及 N.

Not to mention.

不提。

Not to mention.

更何况。

Not to mention is a phrase used when you want to emphasise something

更不用说当您想要强调要

that you're adding to a list.

添加到列表中的某些内容时使用的短语。

So, let's think about a list that you might make.

那么，让我们考虑一下您可能会列出的清单。

All the reasons why you choose to listen to The English Like a Native.

您选择听 The English Like a Native 的所有原因。

I'm sure there are a number of reasons why you choose to listen to this podcast.

我确信您选择收听此播客的原因有很多。

Maybe because it's convenient, because it helps you to learn vocabulary and not to

也许是因为它很方便，因为它可以帮助你学习词汇，更不用说

mention you enjoy listening to my voice.

你喜欢听我的声音了。

Oh, now I feel embarrassed.

哦，现在我感到很尴尬。

Not to mention that you particularly enjoy listening to a British English model.

更不用说您特别喜欢听英式英语模型。

And yeah, so when you're adding something to a list and you want to

是的，所以当您向列表中添加某些内容并且想要

emphasise that particular part, you would say, "Not to mention this thing."

强调那个特定的部分，你会说，“更不用说这个了。”

Okay.

好的。

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"Ross is one of the kindest and most intelligent, not to mention

“罗斯是我认识的最善良、最聪明的男人之一，更不用说

handsome, men that I know."

英俊了。”

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

继续我们有一个动词，它是钻研，钻研。

We spell this D E L V E.

我们将这个拼写为 DELV E.

Delve.

Delve。

To delve into something is to examine something in detail, especially when

深入研究某事是指详细检查某事，尤其是当

you're trying to find information.

您试图查找信息时。

Let's delve into it.

让我们深入研究一下。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"Oh, I bought a book which delves into the world of chilli peppers, I never

“哦，我买了一本深入研究辣椒世界的书，我从来不

know which ones are mild and which ones are going to blow my head off!"

知道哪些是温和的，哪些是能把我的头炸掉的！”

And of course, this podcast delves deeper into the meanings of many

当然，这个播客更深入地探讨了许多

different words and phrases.

不同单词和短语的含义。

So, now we've finished our list, let's recap.

现在我们已经完成了列表，让我们回顾一下。

We have the noun pocket, meaning a group, an area, or a mass of something

我们有名词“pocket”，意思是一群、一个区域或一群

that's different to what surrounds it.

与周围事物不同的东西。

We have the verb showcasing, which is a way of showing the best

我们有动词“showcasing”，这是一种展示

features of something that you really want other people to see.

您真正希望其他人看到的事物的最佳功能的方式。

We have the adjective unpublicised, where the information is

我们有形容词“未公开”，即信息

not generally available.

一般不可用。

We had the idiom not to mention, which is used to emphasise

我们有一个习语“not to say”，它用于强调

something you're adding to a list.

要添加到列表中的内容。

And then we had the verb delve, which is to examine something in

然后我们有动词 delve，意思是详细检查某事物

detail in order to find information.

以查找信息。

Let's now do it for pronunciation purposes.

现在让我们出于发音目的这样做。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Pocket.

口袋。

Pocket.

口袋。

Showcasing.

展示。

Showcasing.

展示。

Unpublicised.

未公开。

Unpublicised.

未公开。

Not to mention.

更何况。

Not to mention.

更何况。

Delve.

钻研。

Delve.

钻研。

OK, now if a comment hasn't been made available to the public, it's

好的，现在如果一条评论尚未向公众公开，它是

an official comment but it's only available internally within my

一个官方评论，但仅在我公司内部可用

company, how would you describe it?

，您会如何描述它？

What adjective would you use?

你会用什么形容词？

Unpublicised.

未公开。

And if I'm referring to a group of people within society who don't

如果我指的是社会上一群不同意

agree, who are not following suit, how would I describe that group?

、不效仿的人，我会如何描述这个群体？

What other word could I use instead of group?

除了团体之外，我还可以用什么词来代替？

Pocket.

口袋。

And if I'm creating a list of reasons as to why I've decided to take a

如果我要创建一个原因列表来说明为什么我决定参加

pronunciation course with English Like a Native, what idiom could I use to

像母语一样的英语发音课程，我可以使用什么习语来

emphasise a particular point on that list?

强调该列表中的特定点？

Not to mention.

更何况。

And if I need to examine something in detail to find more

如果我需要详细检查某件事以查找更多

information, what verb would I use?

信息，我会使用什么动词？

Delve.

钻研。

Delve.

钻研。

And if I create an event where you can see all of the best features of

如果我创建一个活动，让您可以看到 我最近课程

my most recent course, what verb would I use to describe what I'm doing?

的所有最佳功能 ，我会用什么动词来描述我正在做的事情？

Showcasing.

展示。

Showcasing.

展示。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Now let's bring all of those together in a little story.

现在让我们把所有这些放在一个小故事中。

It started out like any other morning.

一开始就像其他任何一个早晨一样。

Margaret opened the bakery as usual, set out her amazing display of baked

玛格丽特像往常一样打开了面包店，摆出了令人惊叹的烘焙

goods, sweets, treats and candies, and started on the final touches of a

食品、糖果、款待和糖果，并开始对

christening cake that she'd spent the last 3 days making for her best friend.

她花了三天时间为她最好的朋友制作的洗礼蛋糕进行 最后的修饰 。

As a bespoke cake maker, with a talent for making impossible cakes

作为一名定制蛋糕师，玛格丽特拥有将不可能的蛋糕变成可能的天赋

possible, Margaret's reputation was famous throughout the town

，她的声誉在整个城镇

and indeed the surrounding areas.

乃至周边地区都享有盛誉。

Her shop and creative talents were generally unpublicised, as most of

她的店铺和创意才华一般不为人知，因为

her work came through word of mouth.

她的大部分作品都是通过口口相传。

She could create any shape, size, colour or flavour that her clients requested,

她可以创造出客户要求的任何形状、大小、颜色或口味，

no matter how unusual or challenging.

无论多么不寻常或具有挑战性。

She had a pocket of loyal customers who appreciated her creativity

她有一群忠实的顾客，他们欣赏她的创造力

and skill, and who often ordered her cakes for special occasions.

和技巧，并经常在特殊场合订购她的蛋糕。

It wasn't long after the mad morning rush that Margaret received a phone

早高峰过后不久，玛格丽特就接到了一个电话

call with a request that intrigued her.

，里面的要求引起了她的兴趣。

A mysterious client wanted a cake showcasing a secret message.

一位神秘的客户想要一个展示秘密信息的蛋糕。

The cake had to look ordinary from the outside, nothing strange there,

蛋糕必须从外面看起来很普通，没有什么奇怪的，

but, the message had to be visible only to the person receiving it!

但是，消息必须只有收到它的人才能看到！

How on earth was she going to do it?

她到底要怎么做呢？

This was totally out of her comfort zone, not to mention totally unheard

这完全超出了她的舒适区，更不用说

of in cake making before, but then that's what she was so well known

以前在蛋糕制作中完全闻所未闻，但这就是她如此出名的原因

for: making the impossible possible.

：让不可能成为可能。

The baker decided to accept the challenge, and to delve into

面包师决定接受挑战，并深入探索

this new world of mystery cakes.

这个神秘蛋糕的新世界。

I wonder what the message said.

我想知道这条消息说了什么。

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 it useful and I hope that you have a lovely day.

我真心希望您觉得它有用，并希望您度过愉快的一天。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。