Learn English Vocabulary Daily #15.2 — 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 2 of Your English Five a

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五篇英语》的第 15 周第 2 天

Day, a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by five pieces every

，该系列旨在

day of the week from Monday to Friday.

从周一到周五每天增加你的活跃词汇量 5 篇。

Let's kick off today's list with an idiom and it is green

让我们从一个成语开始今天的清单吧，它是

with envy, green with envy.

嫉妒得绿，嫉妒得绿。

We spell this green, the colour G R E E N.

我们将这种绿色拼写

With, W I T H.

为“GREE N”，“WIT H”

Envy, E N V Y.

，“ENV”，“ENV Y”

If you are green with envy, then it means that you wish very much

。如果你因嫉妒而变绿，那么这意味着你非常希望

that you had what someone else has.

自己拥有别人拥有的东西。

So, you are very envious in an extreme way.

所以，你是非常羡慕的，甚至到了极端的地步。

Have you ever been green with envy?

你有没有羡慕过？

I'm sure I have.

我确信我有。

Actually, the first thing that comes to mind is my days at drama college and

事实上，我首先想到的是我在戏剧学院和

drama school when I was desperate to get the leading roles or the big roles or

戏剧学校的日子，当时我非常渴望得到主角或大角色或

whichever role I had my heart set on.

任何我心仪的角色。

There's another phrase to have your heart set on something.

还有另一个短语可以表达你对某件事的专心致志。

And then someone else would get it, someone that I didn't like very much,

然后其他人就会得到它，一个我不太喜欢的人，

probably because they were too boastful.

可能是因为他们太自夸了。

Then in those cases I was green with envy, but I did try to hide it.

在那些情况下，我会嫉妒得发青，但我确实试图隐藏它。

I tried to be a better person.

我努力成为一个更好的人。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"When I heard about Alfred's new job at the Nature Park I was green with envy,

“当我听说阿尔弗雷德在自然公园的新工作时，我羡慕不已，

I've always wanted to work with animals."

我一直想与动物一起工作。”

Next on our list is another idiom and it is, how the other half

我们列表中的下一个是另一个成语，它是，另一半如何

live, how the other half live.

生活，另一半如何生活。

I think this is quite clear, but I'll give you the spelling.

我认为这很清楚，但我会给你拼写。

How, H O W.

How、HO W.

The, T H E.

The、TH E.

Other, O T H E R.

Other、OTHE R.

Half, H A L F.

Half、HAL F.

Live, L I V E.

Live、LIV E.

How the other half live.

另一半如何生活。

Now this is something people say when they see or hear about the lives of

这是人们在看到或听到比

people who are much richer than them.

他们富裕得多的人的生活时会说的话。

Imagining that society is split into two halves, the poor half and the rich half.

想象社会被分成两半，穷人和富人的一半。

Obviously, that's not really true.

显然，事实并非如此。

There are varying degrees of wealth, but this idiom is referring to half the people

财富有不同的程度，但这个成语是指一半人

being rich and half the people being poor.

富有，一半人贫穷。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"I met Clare's new boyfriend the other day, he's got a place up at Bellevue with

“前几天我遇到了克莱尔的新男友，他在贝尔维尤有一个带

a pool — wow, how the other half live, eh?

游泳池的地方 - 哇，另一半过得怎么样，嗯？

She's really falling on her feet there!"

她在那里真的摔倒了！”

Next on our list is an adverb and it is obscenely, obscenely.

我们列表中的下一个是副词，它是淫秽的，淫秽的。

Now, if something is done obscenely, it's done in a way that

现在，如果某件事是猥亵的，那么它的方式是

is offensive, rude, or shocking.

令人反感的、粗鲁的或令人震惊的。

It is obscene.

这是猥亵的。

Let me spell this for you.

让我为你拼写这个。

It is O B S C E N E L Y, obscenely.

这是淫秽的，淫秽的。

Just remember this has the word 'scene', 'a scene' within it, ob-scene.

请记住，其中有“场景”一词，“场景”，ob-scene。

Obscenely.

淫秽的。

Okay, in a horrible, offensive, shocking way.

好吧，以一种可怕的、冒犯性的、令人震惊的方式。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"The woman cursed obscenely when she was cut up at a junction by a lorry driver."

“当这名女子在路口被卡车司机撞倒时，她咒骂了下流。”

Have you ever sworn obscenely or cursed obscenely or spoken

您是否曾经 因任何原因 起过猥亵的誓言或猥亵的咒骂或说过

obscenely for any reason?

猥亵的话？

I would say, that I never, ever, ever use swear words, but that's not true.

我想说，我从来、永远、永远不会使用脏话，但事实并非如此。

I do sometimes use swear words and I have been known when I've been very

我有时确实会说脏话，而且众所周知，在极

angry on the rare occasion when I've been very angry to speak obscenely.

少数情况下，我会非常生气，说脏话。

I wouldn't maybe say obscenely, but to speak with lots of swear words in the

我也许不会说脏话，但过去

past when I've been very, very cross.

当我非常非常生气时，我会说很多脏话。

It doesn't happen very often.

这种情况并不经常发生。

Anyway, moving on from my confessions.

无论如何，从我的坦白中继续前进。

Right, let's move on.

好的，我们继续吧。

We have a noun.

我们有一个名词。

This is eye-opener, an eye-opener.

这让人大开眼界，让人大开眼界。

It's spelled E Y E; hyphen; opener, O P E N E R.

拼写为“EYE”；连字符； opener，OPENE R.

Eye-opener, like something that opens your eyes, an eye-opener.

Eye-opener，就像打开你的眼睛的东西，令人大开眼界。

It's learning a new fact and being surprised by that.

它正在学习一个新事实并对此感到惊讶。

So, if something opens your eyes, you get the shock *gasp* of the reality.

所以，如果有什么东西让你睁开眼睛，你就会对现实感到震惊“喘息”。

So, if you read a report that tells you that the water that you have been

因此，如果您读到一份报告，该报告告诉您，您一直声称是

defending as being clean, safe water is in fact full of bacteria and germs that

清洁、安全的水实际上充满了

you really do not want to be drinking.

您不想饮用的细菌和病菌。

So, that report is an eye-opener.

因此，这份报告令人大开眼界。

It surprises you and shocks you.

它让你惊讶，让你震惊。

You're learning something that you really didn't know.

你正在学习一些你真正不知道的东西。

It's an eye-opener.

真是令人大开眼界。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"Living abroad can be a real eye-opener, it makes you appreciate

“在国外生活可以真正让人大开眼界，它让你

little home comforts so much more."

更加欣赏家庭的舒适。”

Next on our list is an adjective and it is scathing, scathing.

我们列表中的下一个是形容词，它是严厉的，严厉的。

We spell this S C A T H I N G, scathing, scathing.

我们拼写这个 SCATHI NG，严厉，严厉。

If something is described as scathing, then it's criticising someone or

如果某事被描述为严厉，那么它就是以

something in a severe and unkind way.

严厉和不友善的方式批评某人或某事。

So, here's an example,

举个例子，

"That letter you sent to the head teacher about sports day was scathing.

“你发给班主任的那封关于运动会的信很严厉。

Did you need to be so blunt about it?"

你有必要这么直白吗？”

So, we often hear the word scathing in the news when a report has come out.

因此，当报道出来时，我们经常在新闻中听到“严厉”这个词。

It's often a scathing report.

这通常是一份严厉的报告。

It usually speaks quite harshly about its findings, usually something to do with

它通常会非常严厉地谈论其调查结果，通常与

an investigation into politicians or the government or the runnings of a company

对政客或政府或公司运营

or the financial affairs of a big company.

或大公司财务事务的 调查 有关 。

Usually these reports are scathing.

通常这些报告都是严厉的。

Okay, so let's recap what we've covered today.

好的，让我们回顾一下今天的内容。

We had the idiom green with envy, so to be very, very envious, wishing you

我们有一个成语“green with envy”，意思是“非常非常嫉妒”，希望自己

had something that someone else has.

拥有别人拥有的东西。

Then we had an idiom how the other half live, which is something you say

然后我们有一个成语，形容另一半的生活，这是

when you're seeing or hearing about someone who's much richer than you.

当你看到或听到比你富有得多的人时所说的话。

Then we had an adverb obscenely, to do something in an

然后我们有一个副词 obscenely，以一种冒犯性、粗鲁或令人震惊的方式做某事

offensive, rude or shocking way.

。

Then a noun, eye-opener, which is when something surprises you but teaches

然后是名词，eye-opener，意思是某件事让你惊讶，但又教会

you something that you didn't know.

你一些你不知道的东西。

Then we had the adjective, scathing, to criticise someone

然后我们有了形容词，scacining，以

in a severe and unkind way.

严厉和不友善的方式批评某人。

Let's do this now for pronunciation, so please repeat after me.

我们现在就这样做来发音，所以请跟我重复。

Green with envy.

羡慕得绿了。

Green with envy.

羡慕得绿了。

How the other half live.

另一半如何生活。

How the other half live.

另一半如何生活。

Obscenely.

淫秽的。

Obscenely.

淫秽的。

Eye-opener.

大开眼界。

Eye-opener.

大开眼界。

Scathing.

严厉。

Scathing.

严厉。

Fantastic.

极好的。

So, if I see that someone drives past in a convertible sports car and

所以，如果我看到有人开着一辆敞篷跑车经过，而且

they're wearing immaculate clothes that obviously cost a fortune, then I might

他们穿着干净整洁、显然价值不菲的衣服，那么我可能会

turn to my children and say: "Oh!"

转向我的孩子们说：“哦！”

What?

什么？

What phrase am I going to use?

我要使用什么短语？

Oh, how the other half live.

哦，另一半是怎样生活的。

How the other half live.

另一半如何生活。

Then if I were to meet a man on the street who is obviously very drunk and upset, and

那么，如果我在街上遇到一个明显喝醉了、心烦意乱的人，

he's shouting and swearing, and he might be doing it in a very offensive, rude and

他大喊大叫、咒骂，他的行为方式可能非常无礼、粗鲁和

shocking way, but what adverb could I use?

令人震惊，但我能用什么副词呢？

Obscenely.

淫秽的。

Obscenely.

淫秽的。

He was talking and swearing obscenely.

他满口脏话、脏话连篇。

Now, if I think back to that sports car and that person who's immaculately

现在，如果我回想起那辆跑车和那个

dressed, who obviously has a lot of money and lives a very nice life, I might

衣着完美、显然有很多钱并且过着非常美好生活的人，我可能

be wishing that I had what they have.

希望我拥有他们所拥有的一切。

What idiom could I use?

我可以用什么成语？

Green with envy.

羡慕得绿了。

I might be green with envy.

我可能会羡慕不已。

And if I then sat down with that very rich person and spoke to them

如果我随后与那个非常富有的人坐下来并与他们交谈

and found out more about their lives and realised that actually, my

并了解更多关于他们的生活并意识到实际上，我的

goodness, they have a terrible life.

天哪，他们的生活很糟糕。

They might have all this money, but they're so miserable and they

他们可能拥有这么多钱，但他们却很痛苦，

have to endure awful relationships with their family members and

不得不忍受与家人和

their friends; absolutely awful.

朋友的糟糕关系；绝对可怕。

A very soulless and passionless existence.

一种非常没有灵魂、没有激情的存在。

Then that discussion would be something that surprises

那么这次讨论就会让我感到惊讶

me and teaches me new facts.

并教会我新的事实。

What could I describe it as?

我可以用什么来形容它呢？

Eye-opener.

大开眼界。

That discussion was an eye-opener.

那次讨论令人大开眼界。

But then I open the newspaper the next day and I read a strongly criticising

但第二天我打开报纸，读到一篇强烈批评

article about that same rich person, about how they're not paying their

同一个富人的文章，批评他们如何不缴税

taxes — naughty, rich person.

——顽皮的富人。

So, I could describe this article, because it's very severe and quite

所以，我可以形容这篇文章，因为它非常严厉，非常

unkind, I could describe it as...

不友善，我可以将它描述为……

scathing, it's a scathing article.

严厉，这是一篇严厉的文章。

Okay, let's bring together all of our words and phrases in a little story.

好吧，让我们把所有的单词和短语放在一个小故事中。

And in today's news — Kelly Jones, 32, has admitted to breaking into

在今天的新闻中，32 岁的凯利·琼斯 (Kelly Jones) 承认闯入

Lisa Smith's home and causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.

丽莎·史密斯 (Lisa Smith) 的家并造成了价值数千英镑的损失。

Said to be green with envy of her best friend's luxurious lifestyle,

据说琼斯对她最好的朋友的奢华生活方式感到嫉妒，

Jones has been sentenced to six months in jail for trashing her house.

她因破坏她的房子而被判处六个月监禁。

She smashed furniture, ripped curtains, poured bleach on clothes,

她砸碎家具，撕开窗帘，把漂白剂倒在衣服上，

and spray-painted insults on the walls.

还在墙上喷上侮辱性的文字。

The court heard that Jones and Smith had been friends since

法庭获悉，琼斯和史密斯从小就是朋友

childhood, but their relationship soured when Smith married a wealthy

，但当史密斯嫁给一个富有的人后，他们的关系就恶化了。

businessman and moved to a mansion.

商人并搬到了一座豪宅。

Jones, who worked as a waitress and lived in a small apartment, became

琼斯曾担任女服务员，住在一间小公寓里，她开始

obsessed with how the other half live.

痴迷于另一半的生活。

She stalked Smith on social media and grew resentful of her lavish vacations,

她在社交媒体上跟踪史密斯，并对她奢侈的假期、

designer clothes, and expensive cars.

名牌服装和昂贵的汽车 越来越不满

Jones told the police that she wanted to teach Smith a lesson

。 琼斯告诉警方，她想给史密斯一个教训

and make her feel what she felt.

，让她感受到自己的感受。

She said she was tired of seeing Smith flaunt her wealth and happiness obscenely.

她说她厌倦了看到史密斯下流地炫耀她的财富和幸福。

She said she wanted to ruin her perfect life and make her suffer.

她说她要毁掉她完美的生活，让她受苦。

The judge described Jones' actions as "vicious, spiteful, and malicious".

法官形容琼斯的行为“恶毒、恶意、恶意”。

He said that Jones had betrayed her friend's trust and violated her privacy.

他说琼斯背叛了她朋友的信任并侵犯了她的隐私。

He said that Jones had shown no remorse or empathy for her victim, and that Jones

他说琼斯没有对受害者表现出悔恨或同情，琼斯

needed an eye-opener and a wake-up call.

需要让人大开眼界并敲响警钟。

He gave her a scathing lecture and a harsh sentence.

他对她进行了严厉的训斥和严厉的判决。

Smith said that she was shocked and hurt by Jones' betrayal, and despite

史密斯说，她对琼斯的背叛感到震惊和伤害，尽管

stating that she forgave Jones, she could not forget what she had done.

她表示原谅了琼斯，但她无法忘记自己所做的一切。

She said that she had lost a friend and a part of her past.

她说她失去了一位朋友和一部分过去。

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 this useful.

我真心希望你觉得这很有用。

Hopefully it was a little bit of an eye-opener, but not

希望这能让人大开眼界，但也不会让

so much in a surprising way.

人大开眼界。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。