Learn English Vocabulary Daily #15.4 — 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 15, Day 4 of Your English

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日

Five a Day, a series that is dedicated to expanding your active

五篇英语》的第 15 周第 4 天，该系列致力于

vocabulary by five pieces every day of the week from Monday to Friday.

从周一到周五每天通过五篇文章来扩展你的活跃词汇量。

To start today's list, we have an idiom and it is to tighten your belt.

首先，我们有一个成语，那就是勒紧裤腰带。

"Hoh!"

“嗬！”

Now, to tighten your belt, we're spelling this T I G H T E N, tighten.

现在，为了勒紧你的腰带，我们拼写“TIGHTEN”，“拉紧”。

Your, Y O U R.

Your, YOU R.

Belt, B E L T.

Belt, BEL T.

To tighten your belt means to spend less money than you did before,

勒紧腰带意味着比以前花更少的钱，

because you have less money perhaps.

因为也许你的钱更少了。

So, to tighten your belt,

所以，为了勒紧裤腰带，

"Oh dear, during these uncertain financial times we have to all tighten

“天哪，在这个不确定的金融时期，我们都必须勒紧裤腰带

our belts a little bit, don't we?"

，不是吗？”

The cost of living is rising.

生活成本正在上升。

Everything is changing.

一切都在改变。

So, we must all tighten our belts — spend a little less money than we did before.

所以，我们都必须勒紧裤腰带——比以前少花一点钱。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"Since I stopped working full-time, I've really had to tighten my belt."

“自从我停止全职工作以来，我真的不得不勒紧腰带。”

Next on our list is a noun and it is widow, widow.

我们列表中的下一个是一个名词，它是寡妇，寡妇。

We spell this W I D O W, widow.

我们拼写这个WIDOW，寡妇。

A widow is a woman whose husband or wife has died and has not married again.

寡妇是指丈夫或妻子去世且没有再婚的妇女。

So, if I were married and my partner died, then I would be a widow until I remarried

所以，如果我结婚了，而我的伴侣去世了，那么我将成为寡妇，直到我再婚

and then I would not be a widow anymore.

，然后我就不再是寡妇了。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"My grandmother is a widow of 55 years, she never wanted to marry again

“我的祖母是一个 55 年的寡妇， 在我祖父去世后，

after my grandfather passed away."

她再也不想结婚了

Moving on to something a little less morbid, we have the

。” 转向稍微不那么病态的东西，我们有

adjective underlying, underlying.

形容词underlying，underlying。

We spell this U N D E R L Y I N G, underlying.

我们将其拼写为“UNDER LYING”，“底层”。

If something is described as underlying, then it's real, but

如果某件事被描述为潜在的，那么它就是真实的，但

it's not immediately obvious.

它并不是立即显而易见的。

So, I might seem perfectly healthy to you, but I might have

所以，在您看来，我可能看起来非常健康，但我可能有

an underlying health condition.

潜在的健康问题。

Perhaps I have epilepsy, or diabetes, or a degenerative neurological issue,

也许我患有癫痫症、糖尿病或退行性神经系统问题，

something that you can't necessarily see.

这些是你不一定能看到的。

It's not obvious to you.

这对你来说并不明显。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"He had underlying health issues that were only discovered after he was

“他有潜在的健康问题，只是在

admitted to hospital with a broken wrist."

手腕骨折入院后才被发现。”

Next on the list is a verb and it is exude, exude.

列表中的下一个是动词，它是 exude，exude。

We spell this E X U D E, exude.

我们拼写这个 EXUDE，散发。

To exude.

散发。

This is normally used with love or confidence.

这通常是带着爱或信心使用的。

If you exude confidence, it means that you show that you have a lot of that feeling.

如果你流露出自信，那就意味着你表现出你有很多这种感觉。

So, it's like to show and share with the world the feeling that

所以，这就像向世界展示和分享

you have to exude confidence.

你必须流露出自信的 感觉 。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"I've never known anyone exude so much confidence as Joanna.

“我从来不知道有谁能像乔安娜一样散发出如此多的自信。

She's a natural on the stage."

她在舞台上是天生的。”

What do you exude?

你散发出什么？

What quality or feeling do you show in abundance?

你充分表现出什么品质或感觉？

Here's the final word on the list.

这是清单上的最后一句话。

This is an adverb and it is frequently, frequently.

这是一个副词，经常，经常。

We spell this F R E Q U E N T L Y, frequently.

我们经常、经常地拼写这个词。

Frequently just means often.

经常只是经常的意思。

So, if something is done frequently, it's done often.

所以，如果某件事经常做，它就会经常做。

What do you do frequently?

你经常做什么？

I am frequently washing up, frequently doing the laundry, frequently

我经常洗碗、洗衣服、经常

picking up toys and items from off the floor that should not ever be on

从地板上捡起不应该放在

the floor and it's very frustrating.

地板上的玩具和物品，这非常令人沮丧。

I do it all far too frequently.

我做这一切太频繁了。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"We frequently go to the skate park on Saturdays, it's great to see the

“我们周六经常去滑板公园，很高兴看到

kids showing off their talents."

孩子们展示他们的才华。”

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 started with the idiom, tighten your belt, which is to spend

我们从这个成语开始，勒紧裤腰带，就是

less money than you did before.

比以前花更少的钱。

Then we have the noun widow, referring to a man or woman whose wife or husband

然后是名词寡妇，指的是妻子或丈夫

has died and they've not remarried.

去世并且没有再婚的男人或女人。

Then we had the adjective underlying, where something is real, but

然后我们有一个形容词，表示某物是真实的，但

it's not immediately obvious.

不是立即显而易见的。

Then we had the verb exude, which is to show that you have a lot

然后我们有动词“exude”，它表明你有很多

of that thing, that feeling.

那种东西、那种感觉。

And then we had the adverb frequently, something that's done often.

然后我们有副词“frequent”，这是经常做的事情。

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。

Tighten your belt.

勒紧你的腰带。

Tighten your belt.

勒紧你的腰带。

Widow.

寡妇。

Widow.

寡妇。

Underlying.

潜在的。

Underlying.

潜在的。

Exude.

散发。

Exude.

散发。

Frequently.

频繁地。

Frequently.

频繁地。

Fantastic.

极好的。

What do I call someone who's lost their husband?

失去丈夫的人该怎么称呼？

Their husband died and they haven't remarried.

他们的丈夫去世了，他们还没有再婚。

That person is a...

那个人是一个……

widow.

That's right.

寡妇。

这是正确的。

And despite their grief, if they go on to show everyone that they are happy and

尽管他们悲伤，但如果他们继续向所有人展示他们对孤独的新生活感到高兴和

content with their new life of solitude, you could say that they are what?

满足，你可以说他们是什么？

That feeling; they're showing that feeling a lot.

那感觉;他们经常表现出这种感觉。

What are they doing?

他们在做什么？

Exuding feelings of happiness.

流露出幸福的感觉。

They're exuding happiness.

他们浑身散发着幸福的气息。

To exude.

散发。

Although, probably in that case, you'd say they are denying

尽管在这种情况下，你可能会说他们

their grief, in all honesty.

诚实地否认自己的悲伤。

If someone seems to be well and healthy, but they have a health

如果某人看起来很健康，但他们的健康

condition that's not obvious, how could I describe that health condition?

状况并不明显，我该如何描述这种健康状况呢？

What adjective could I use?

我可以用什么形容词？

Underlying, underlying.

底层，底层。

I'm conscious that I've used health condition to describe

我意识到我

underlying every time.

每次都用健康状况来描述基本情况。

Underlying can be used with anything really that's real, but not obvious.

底层可以与任何真实但不明显的东西一起使用。

So, for example a couple may seem like a very happy couple, but have

例如，一对夫妇可能看起来非常幸福，但存在

some underlying marital issues.

一些潜在的婚姻问题。

So, there might be some issues that aren't obvious.

因此，可能存在一些不明显的问题。

They're very real issues, but not obvious.

它们是非常现实的问题，但并不明显。

Maybe they have trust issues or they have intimacy issues.

也许他们有信任问题或亲密关系问题。

So, it can be used in other contexts as well, not just health.

因此，它也可以用于其他情况，而不仅仅是健康。

And if I'm doing something often.

如果我经常做某事。

What other adverb could I use?

我还可以使用什么其他副词？

Frequently.

频繁地。

Frequently.

频繁地。

And, oh dear, I don't have a job anymore.

而且，天哪，我已经没有工作了。

I really need to spend less money than I did before.

我真的需要比以前花更少的钱。

What idiom could I use here?

我在这里可以使用什么成语？

Tighten my belt.

勒紧我的腰带。

Yes, I need to tighten my belt.

是的，我需要勒紧裤腰带。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Okay, you know what's coming next.

好吧，你知道接下来会发生什么。

It's time for a little story.

是时候讲一个小故事了。

It's never easy losing a loved one, especially when it's a

失去所爱的人绝非易事，尤其是当他是

husband, wife, or partner.

丈夫、妻子或伴侣时。

Sadly, when Helen became a widow, her life changed forever.

可悲的是，当海伦成为寡妇后，她的生活永远改变了。

Her husband, Arthur, had had underlying health issues for about three years,

她的丈夫亚瑟 (Arthur) 患有潜在的健康问题大约三年了，

but despite being medically unwell, he exuded confidence and happiness,

但尽管身体状况不佳，他仍表现出自信和幸福，

especially when it came to his wife, Helen, and their passionate marriage.

尤其是当谈到他的妻子海伦 (Helen) 和他们充满激情的婚姻时。

In all honesty, if you didn't know he was ill, you would never have guessed!

说实话，如果你不知道他病了，你绝对不会猜到！

The pair frequently went out for dinner, took weekends away, and were

两人经常出去吃饭，周末外出，并且是

members of the local dancing group.

当地舞蹈团的成员。

They loved doing the salsa and the Argentine tango.

他们喜欢跳萨尔萨舞和阿根廷探戈。

They weren't bad at it either.

他们的表现也不差。

It was only three weeks ago that Arthur and Helen competed in a local competition

就在三周前，亚瑟和海伦参加了一场当地的探戈比赛

and tangoed their way to first place.

并获得了第一名。

An ex-army man, Arthur had worked his way up the ranks from soldier to

亚瑟曾是一名军人，他从士兵一路晋升到上校

colonel, leaving the army at the age of 55 due to his declining health.

，但由于健康状况每况愈下，他在 55 岁时离开了军队。

During his time in the forces, he had also trained as an architect and

在部队服役期间，他还接受了建筑师培训，

until his untimely passing, had been working in a local interior design

直到英年早逝之前，他一直在当地一家室内设计公司工作

firm, putting together a proposal for a new function centre, dance

，为新的功能中心、舞蹈 学校和娱乐场所

school and entertainment venue.

制定提案 。

The money was good but the company did not offer a pension scheme and he was

钱虽好，但公司不提供养老金计划，而且他

too young to receive his army pension.

太年轻，无法领取军队养老金。

This meant that Helen would now have to tighten her belt.

这意味着海伦现在必须勒紧裤腰带了。

She wouldn't be able to go on those weekends to the Cotswolds or meet

她将无法在那些周末去科茨沃尔德或

friends at the weekly curry club in town, there would be no more dancing

在镇上每周一次的咖喱俱乐部与朋友见面，也不会再随着

and swaying to their favourite tunes.

他们最喜欢的音乐跳舞和摇摆。

Things just weren't the same anymore, life wasn't the same.

事情不再一样了，生活也不一样了。

And on that slightly depressing note, I am going to love you and leave you.

在那个有点令人沮丧的音符上，我会爱你并离开你。

Thank you so much for listening.

非常感谢您的聆听。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。