Learn English Vocabulary Daily #11.4 - 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's Anna and you're listening to Week 11, Day 4 of Your English

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五篇》的第 11 周第 4

Five a Day, a series that aims to increase your vocabulary by five

天，该系列旨在 从周一到周五每天

pieces every day from Monday to Friday.

增加你的词汇量 5 篇。

So, let's kick off today's list.

那么，让我们开始今天的清单吧。

As we've done every day this week, we're starting with a noun and it is niche.

正如我们本周每天所做的那样，我们从一个名词开始，它是利基（niche）。

Niche is spelled N I C H E.

Niche 拼写为 NICH E。

In American English, this is sometimes pronounced niche, niche, but in

在美式英语中，这有时发音为niche、niche，但在

British English, this is niche.

英式英语中，这是niche。

A niche refers to a job or a position that's very suitable for someone,

利基市场是指非常适合某人的工作或职位，

especially one that they like.

尤其是他们喜欢的工作或职位。

So, for example, my niche is content creation that's educational.

例如，我的利基是教育性内容创作。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"You've really found a niche for yourself with your jewellery making, when is your

“你确实在珠宝制作方面找到了自己的定位，你的

new shop opening on the high street?"

新店什么时候在大街上开业？”

Next on the list is another noun and it is novelty, novelty.

接下来是另一个名词，它是新奇、新奇。

Novelty is spelled N O V E L T Y.

新奇拼写为NOVELT Y。

Novelty.

新奇。

Novelty.

新奇。

Novelty is the quality of being new and unusual, something that has not been

新奇是新的、不寻常的品质，是以前没有

experienced before and is so interesting.

经历过的、非常有趣的东西。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"Tourists are still a novelty on the remote island of Fogo in Canada."

“在加拿大偏远的福戈岛上，游客仍然是新鲜事。”

Personally, I would say that getting a lie-in these days, or even a good

就我个人而言，我想说，这些天睡个懒觉，甚至睡个好觉

night's sleep — an undisturbed eight hours of sleep, that would be a

——不受干扰的八小时睡眠， 对我目前的情况来说

novelty to me in my current situation.

都是新鲜事 。

Moving on, we have a verb now and it is overshadow.

继续，我们现在有一个动词，它是 overshadow。

To overshadow.

去掩盖。

This is spelled O V E R S H A D O W.

拼写为 OVERSHADO W.

Overshadow.

阴影。

To overshadow something is to cause someone or something to

掩盖某事是指使某人或某事

seem less important or less happy.

显得不那么重要或不那么快乐。

So, some bad news might overshadow a joyous event.

因此，一些坏消息可能会掩盖喜事。

For example, if someone close to you dies the day before your wedding day, that

例如，如果您身边的某个人在婚礼前一天去世，那么他的

death is going to overshadow your wedding.

死亡就会给您的婚礼蒙上阴影。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister."

“凯伦一直觉得自己的光芒被她著名的姐姐所掩盖。”

Next on the list, we have an idiom and it is compare notes, Compare notes.

接下来，我们有一个习语，它是比较笔记，比较笔记。

So, this is spelled C O M P A R E, compare.

所以，这拼写为 C OMPARE，比较。

Notes, N O T E S.

Notes，NOTE S.

So, if two people are comparing notes, then they tell each other

因此，如果两个人正在比较笔记，那么他们就会告诉对方他们

what they think about something that they've both done or experienced.

对自己做过或经历过的事情的看法。

So, for example, if I go for an audition to be in a West End show, and

所以，举例来说，如果我去参加西区演出的试镜，而

I hear that you have also auditioned with the same casting director for

我听说你也和同一个选角导演一起试镜过同

the same show, then I might say,

一场演出，那么我可能会说，

"Oh, let's go for a coffee and compare notes."

“哦，我们去喝杯咖啡吧并交换意见。”

We haven't literally written anything down.

我们还没有真正写下任何东西。

There are no notes to look at, but we will discuss our experience and, you

没有注释可供查看，但我们将讨论我们的经验，并且您

know, try to gain greater knowledge and insight by learning about the other

知道，尝试通过了解其他

person's experience of the same thing.

人对同一事物的经验来获得更多知识和见解。

Or, if you also get a Ninja, so I've got an air fryer called a Ninja.

或者，如果您也有一个 Ninja，那么我有一个称为 Ninja 的空气炸锅。

If you get a Ninja air fryer too, then I might say,

如果你也买了一台 Ninja 空气炸锅，那么我可能会说，

"Oh, let's compare notes.

“哦，让我们交换一下意见

What do you think?

What have you been able to make with it?

。你觉得怎么样？

你用它做了什么？

Was it a good purchase?

这是一个很好的购买吗？

Are you enjoying it?"

你喜欢它吗？”

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"We had both been out with the same man at different points in our lives, so

“我们在人生的不同阶段都和同一个男人约会过，所以

it was interesting to compare notes."

交换意见很有趣。”

Last on our list is an adjective and it is tailored, tailored.

我们列表中的最后一个是形容词，它是量身定制的。

We spell this T A I L O R E D.

我们将其拼写为“TAILORE D”

Tailored.

。“量身定制”。

Tailored.

量身定制。

If something is tailored, particularly clothing, or a course perhaps,

如果某样东西是定制的，特别是服装，或者课程，那么

then it's made or changed to suit a particular situation or purpose.

它就是为了适应特定的情况或目的而制作或改变的。

So, a tailored suit is a suit that has been adjusted to fit a specific body.

因此，定制西装是经过调整以适合特定身体的西装。

So, you wouldn't buy a tailored suit off the peg, you wouldn't walk into a shop

所以，你不会买一套现成的定制西装，你不会走进一家商店

and just buy one, you'd have to be fitted, and you'd have to see a tailor who would

就买一套，你必须试穿，你必须找裁缝为

measure you and make the alterations and then try it on you and see if it

你量尺寸并制作然后在身上试一试，看看是否

works and make additional alterations if needed, so that your tailored suit

有效，并根据需要进行额外的修改，以便您的定制西装

is perfectly tailored to your body.

完美贴合您的身体。

A course that is tailored to you would be a course that's adjusted and changed

为您量身定制的课程是

in order to suit your learning needs.

为了满足您的学习需求而进行调整和更改的课程。

Here's another example.

这是另一个例子。

"This project clearly requires a tailored computer programme, we're going to have

“这个项目显然需要一个量身定制的计算机程序，我们将不得不

to hire someone to write it for us."

聘请某人为我们编写它。”

Okay, so that's our five for today.

好的，这就是我们今天的五点。

Let's recap.

让我们回顾一下。

We had the noun niche, which is a job or a position that's

我们有名词“niche”，指的是一项

suitable, very suitable for someone, especially one that they like.

适合、非常适合某人的工作或职位，尤其是他们喜欢的工作或职位。

Then we had the noun novelty where something is quite new and unusual or

然后我们有名词“新颖性”，指某事物是相当新的和不寻常的，或者

something that's not being experienced before, something very interesting.

是以前没有经历过的事物，非常有趣的事物。

"Ooh, novelty!"

“哦，新奇！”

Then we had the verb overshadow to cause someone or something to be

然后我们用了动词“overshadow”来导致某人或某事不那么

less happy or to seem less important.

快乐或显得不那么重要。

Then we had the idiom compare notes, when two people who've experienced

然后我们就有了这个成语“交流笔记”，即两个经历过

the same thing discuss their experiences and their thoughts.

同样事情的人讨论他们的经历和想法。

And we finished with the adjective tailored, where something is

最后我们用了形容词“量身定制”，即

changed or made especially to suit a particular situation or purpose.

为了适应特定情况或目的而专门改变或制作某些东西。

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。

Niche.

利基市场。

Niche.

利基市场。

Novelty.

新奇。

Novelty.

新奇。

Overshadow.

蒙上阴影。

Overshadow.

蒙上阴影。

Compare notes.

比较笔记。

Compare notes.

比较笔记。

Tailored.

量身定制。

Tailored.

量身定制。

Fantastic.

极好的。

How would you describe a suit that has been made specifically to fit your body?

您会如何描述专门为您的身体量身定制的西装？

A tailored suit.

一套量身定制的西装。

What verb would you use to describe something that makes

您会使用什么动词来描述使

something else seem less important?

其他事物显得不那么重要的事物？

Overshadow.

蒙上阴影。

How about something that's quite new and unusual and really interesting?

一些非常新的、不寻常的、非常有趣的东西怎么样？

What noun would you use for that?

你会用什么名词来表达这个意思？

A novelty, a novelty.

一个新奇，一个新奇。

And what about if you find a position that's very suitable for you?

如果您找到一个非常适合您的职位怎么办？

What noun would you use to describe that?

你会用什么名词来描述它？

A niche, a niche.

一个利基，一个利基。

Now we've both done the same thing in the same place.

现在我们都在同一个地方做了同样的事情。

What idiom should we use to describe talking about our experiences?

我们应该用什么成语来形容谈论我们的经历？

Compare notes.

比较笔记。

Compare notes.

比较笔记。

Fantastic.

极好的。

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

让我们将所有这些放在一个小故事中。

In the world of Wall Street, there are two brothers, Ryan and Kyle.

在华尔街的世界里，有两兄弟，瑞安和凯尔。

They are both successful traders, but they have very different styles and strategies.

他们都是成功的交易者，但他们的风格和策略却截然不同。

Ryan is a risk-taker, so trading is really his niche.

Ryan 是一位敢于冒险的人，因此交易确实是他的利基市场。

He likes to explore new and exciting markets.

他喜欢探索新的、令人兴奋的市场。

He's always looking for the next big thing, the novelty

他总是在寻找下一件大事，那些

that will make him a fortune.

能让他发财的新奇事物。

Kyle is a conservative who likes to stick to the established and proven sectors.

凯尔是一位保守派，喜欢坚持既定且经过验证的领域。

He tailors each investment to suit his client's exact needs and he's

他根据客户的具体需求量身定制每项投资，并且

always looking for the safe and steady returns, the reliability

始终寻求安全稳定的回报以及

that will secure his wealth.

确保其财富的可靠性。

The brothers are constantly trying to outdo each other, to prove who

兄弟俩不断地试图超越对方，以证明谁

is the smarter and better trader.

是更聪明、更好的交易者。

They compare notes, they compare portfolios, they compare profits.

他们交换意见、比较投资组合、比较利润。

They also compare lifestyles, cars, houses, and girlfriends.

他们还比较生活方式、汽车、房子和女朋友。

They are obsessed with each other, and are never satisfied.

他们彼此痴迷，永不满足。

The rivalry between Ryan and Kyle is so intense that it often overshadows their

瑞安和凯尔之间的竞争如此激烈，以至于常常掩盖了他们的

other relationships and responsibilities.

其他关系和责任。

They have neglected their family, their friends, and their colleagues.

他们忽视了家人、朋友和同事。

They have also neglected their own health and happiness.

他们也忽视了自己的健康和幸福。

They have become slaves to their egos and their ambitions.

他们已经成为自我和野心的奴隶。

What will happen to Ryan and Kyle?

瑞安和凯尔会发生什么？

Will they ever reconcile their differences and respect each other?

他们会调和分歧并互相尊重吗？

Or will they continue to fight to be the better twin and trader?

或者他们会继续为成为更好的双胞胎和交易者而奋斗？

Will they ever find peace and balance in their lives?

他们能在生活中找到平静与平衡吗？

Or will they lose everything that actually matters?"

还是他们会失去真正重要的一切？”

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

今天这一集就到此结束了。一如既往

As always, I hope you found it useful.

，我希望你觉得它有用。祝你

Have a lovely day.

有美好的一天。

Until next time, take care and goodbye.

下次再见，保重，再见。