Learn English Vocabulary Daily #20.1 — 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 20, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五堂》第 20 周第一天。

This is the series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by

该系列旨在

deep diving into five pieces every day of the week from Monday to Friday.

通过周一至周五每天深入研究五篇文章来增加您的活跃词汇量。

So, let's start today's list with the adverb nowadays, nowadays.

那么，让我们从副词“Todays”、“Todays”开始今天的列表。

We spell this N O W A D A Y S.

我们拼写为NOWADAY S.

Nowadays.

如今。

Nowadays.

如今。

Nowadays means at the present time.

现在就是现在的意思。

Right now, in this current time.

就在此时此刻。

Nowadays, as opposed to in the past.

如今，与过去相反。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"I like to bake my own bread nowadays, it always tastes better

“我现在喜欢自己烤面包，它总是

than the shop-bought stuff."

比商店买的东西味道好。”

What are you up to nowadays?

你现在在忙什么？

That's something I tend to ask a friend if I haven't seen them for a very long time.

如果我很长时间没有见到朋友，我往往会问他们这个问题。

What are you up to nowadays?

你现在在忙什么？

Nowadays, I'm quite busy with my two sons and with my business.

现在，我很忙于照顾我的两个儿子和我的生意。

Making podcasts, creating YouTube videos, dealing with my course students.

制作播客、制作 YouTube 视频、与我的课程学生打交道。

I say dealing with them as if they're naughty students!

我说对待他们就像对待顽皮的学生一样！

They're not.

They're very wonderful, amazing and dedicated students.

他们不是。

他们是非常优秀、令人惊叹且敬业的学生。

And I don't have to deal with them, but I do have to deal with

我不必与他们打交道，但我必须与

administration around that business.

该业务的管理部门打交道。

And then teach my students and support my students and guide

然后

them as a good teacher does.

像好老师一样教导我的学生、支持我的学生并指导他们。

So, nowadays I'm very busy with all of that.

所以，现在我很忙于所有这些。

What are you up to nowadays?

你现在在忙什么？

Moving on to our next word, it's an adjective and it is clammy, clammy.

继续我们的下一个单词，它是一个形容词，而且是 clammy、clammy。

We spell this C L A M M Y.

我们拼写这个 CLAMM Y.

Clammy.

Clammy。

If something is described as clammy then it's unpleasant;

如果某样东西被描述为湿冷的，那么它就是令人不愉快的；

it's a bit sticky and a bit wet.

它有点粘，有点湿。

So, you tend to talk about yourself being clammy or a person being clammy.

所以，你倾向于谈论自己湿冷或一个人湿冷。

It's your skin that's clammy.

是你的皮肤湿湿的。

So, if you're a bit sweaty, basically, or if you have been out in the rain and

所以，如果你基本上有点出汗，或者如果你在雨中外出并且

your skin's a bit wet, even after you've dried off a bit, your skin is still

你的皮肤有点湿，即使你已经干了一点，你的皮肤仍然

a bit wet, you can say you're clammy.

有点湿，你可以说你很湿冷。

But usually, you're clammy because of sweat.

但通常情况下，你会因为出汗而感到湿冷。

Some people have quite clammy hands, don't they?

有些人的手很湿，不是吗？

Some people tend to sweat quite a lot on the palms of their hands, and

有些人的手掌容易出汗，

that can make them feel uncomfortable when shaking hands with somebody.

这会让他们在与某人握手时感到不舒服。

"Sorry, I've got clammy hands.

“抱歉，我的手湿漉漉的。

So sorry."

非常抱歉。”

Do you suffer with clamminess, do you tend to get clammy?

您是否患有湿冷症，您是否容易变得湿冷？

I don't like really wearing long-sleeved T-shirts, especially in the summer, or if

我真的不喜欢穿长袖T恤，尤其是在夏天，或者如果

I think I'm going to be going on the tube, or on the train at a busy time during

我想我要在高峰时段的繁忙时段乘坐地铁或火车

rush hour, because I get quite sweaty.

，因为我会觉得很不舒服。出汗了。

I get quite clammy under my arms, and if I'm wearing a T-shirt,

我的腋下变得很湿冷，如果我穿着 T 恤，

it just seems to get really bad.

感觉会变得非常糟糕。

I can't believe I'm talking about my armpit sweat here.

我不敢相信我在这里谈论我的腋下汗水。

I'm sharing everything with you.

我正在与你分享一切。

But yes, I get quite clammy under the arms, so I don't like to wear

但是，是的，我腋下很湿，所以我不喜欢

long-sleeved T-shirts in the warm weather.

在温暖的天气里穿长袖T恤。

Right, so a lot of personal sharing there.

是的，那里有很多个人分享。

Let's go on to our example sentence,

让我们继续我们的例句，

"When I was young, I used to make my hands and face feel clammy so my Mum thought I

“当我年轻的时候，我常常让我的手和脸感觉湿冷，所以我妈妈认为我

was ill and had to keep me off school!"

病了，不得不让我休学！”

Alright, moving on to another adjective and it is nauseous, nauseous.

好吧，转向另一个形容词，它是令人作呕的，令人作呕的。

Nauseous.

恶心。

This one has a funny spelling.

这个有一个有趣的拼写。

Listen to this: N A U S E O U S.

听听这个：NAUSEOU S.

Nauseous.

恶心。

It has a very unusual spelling compared to the pronunciation.

与发音相比，它的拼写非常不寻常。

Nauseous.

恶心。

Nauseous.

恶心。

If you feel nauseous, or if you are nauseous, then you feel sick.

如果你感到恶心，或者如果你感到恶心，那么你就会感到恶心。

Like you might vomit.

就像你可能会呕吐一样。

Sometimes, because you're unwell, you might feel nauseous, or it might be

有时，因为身体不适，您可能会感到恶心，或者可能是

the effect of medication, or too much food, particularly too much sweet food.

药物的作用，或者是吃太多食物，尤其是太多甜食。

Maybe food that has gone bad can make you feel nauseous.

也许变质的食物会让你感到恶心。

Sometimes bad news or people's unappealing behaviour can make you feel nauseous.

有时坏消息或人们不受欢迎的行为会让你感到恶心。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"The doctor told me that these tablets may make me feel dizzy and nauseous."

“医生告诉我这些药片可能会让我感到头晕和恶心。”

Okay, so, nauseous.

好吧，就这样，恶心。

Hopefully you don't feel nauseous right now, but let's move on in case you do.

希望您现在不会感到恶心，但如果您感到恶心，我们继续吧。

The next word is a verb and it is fire.

下一个词是动词，是火。

Now, normally when you think of the verb fire, then you think of

现在，通常当你想到动词“火”时，你就会想到

releasing someone from their job.

解雇某人。

So you're telling someone they no longer have a job, you are firing them.

所以你告诉某人他们不再有工作，你就是在解雇他们。

However, I'm going to give you a different version today.

不过，今天我要给大家带来一个不同的版本。

There is a version of fire as a verb, which means to, like emote, to create

火有一个动词版本，它的意思是，像表情一样，使

an excitement in someone or to create a strong feeling, to cause a strong feeling.

某人兴奋或产生强烈的感觉，引起强烈的感觉。

So, if something fires your emotions, then it starts it, it creates it, it causes it.

所以，如果某件事激发了你的情绪，那么它就会引发它、创造它、导致它。

So, I might say,

所以，我可能会说，

"This picture really fires my imagination."

“这张照片真的激发了我的想象力。”

So, it kind of starts and causes my imagination to start working.

所以，它开始并让我的想象力开始发挥作用。

Or,

或者，

"His voice really fired her anger."

“他的声音确实激起了她的愤怒。”

So, the sound of someone's voice caused me to feel more angry.

所以，有人的声音让我更加生气了。

So, it's a less commonly used version of fire, but one that I've introduced today.

所以，这是一种不太常用的火版本，但我今天介绍了它。

So, here's another example sentence,

所以，这是另一个例句，

"When I talk to my kids about treasure hunting on the beach, it

“当我和我的孩子们谈论在海滩上寻宝时，这

fires their imagination and they are excited about what they might find.

激发了他们的想象力，他们对可能发现的东西感到兴奋。

I hope we get more than a few shells!"

我希望我们得到的不仅仅是一些贝壳！”

Okay, next on the list, rather last on today's list, is a phrasal verb

好的，列表中的下一个，也就是今天列表中的最后一个，是一个短语动词，

and it is fight off, to fight off.

它是“fight off”，“fight off”。

Today this phrasal verb is about fighting off illness.

今天这个短语动词是关于对抗疾病的。

Illness, because you can use fight off for a few different things, but if you

疾病，因为你可以用抗争来对抗一些不同的事情，但如果你

are fighting something off, you are overcoming it or becoming free of it.

抗击某件事，你就克服了它或摆脱了它。

So, let me just spell it, just to make sure you haven't misheard me.

所以，让我拼写一下，以确保您没有听错。

Two words, the first word, fight, F I G H T.

两个词，第一个词，fight，FIGHT T。

The second word, off, O F F, fight off.

第二个词，off，OFF，fight off。

So, you fight off a virus or any kind of illness.

因此，您可以抵抗病毒或任何类型的疾病。

You fight it off.

你战胜它。

Your body and your immune system work hard to get rid of it, to overcome it.

你的身体和免疫系统会努力工作来摆脱它、克服它。

Okay, when was the last time you were ill?

好吧，你上次生病是什么时候？

How long did it take you to fight off that illness?

你花了多长时间才战胜了这种疾病？

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"It took me three weeks to fight off my last cold, I spent most of

“我花了三周时间才战胜了最后一次感冒，我大部分

the time wrapped up on the sofa!"

时间都裹在沙发上！”

Alright, 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 adverb nowadays, which means at this present time.

我们从副词Todays开始，意思是现在。

Then we moved on to the adjective, clammy, clammy, which is the unpleasantly

然后我们转向形容词，Clammy，Clammy，这是令人不愉快的

sticky and slightly wet sensation.

粘稠和微湿的感觉。

Clammy.

湿冷的。

Then we had the adjective nauseous, nauseous, which means you feel

然后我们有形容词nauseous，恶心，意思是你感觉

sick, like you're going to vomit.

不舒服，就像你要呕吐一样。

We had the verb fire, but meaning exciting or causing a strong emotion in someone.

我们有动词“火”，意思是令人兴奋或引起某人强烈的情绪。

And then we had the phrasal verb fight off in relation to

然后我们有了与疾病相关的动词短语“fight off”

illness, meaning getting over it, overcoming it, and being free of it.

，意思是克服它、克服它、摆脱它。

So let's now do this for pronunciation.

现在让我们这样做来发音。

Repeat after me.

跟着我重复一遍。

Nowadays.

如今。

Nowadays.

如今。

Clammy.

湿冷的。

Clammy.

湿冷的。

Nauseous.

恶心。

Nauseous.

恶心。

Fire.

火。

Fire.

火。

Fight off.

战斗吧。

Fight off.

战斗吧。

Very good.

非常好。

Now, if I'm feeling a little bit sick, I think I might actually vomit.

现在，如果我感觉有点不舒服，我想我可能真的会呕吐。

What adjective could you give me?

你能给我什么形容词？

Nauseous.

恶心。

I'm feeling nauseous.

我感觉恶心。

And not only that, my whole body is a little bit sticky

不仅如此，我的全身都有些粘稠

and slightly wet with sweat.

，还微微被汗水浸湿。

What adjective could you use to describe that unpleasant moistness?

你可以用什么形容词来形容那种令人不愉快的潮湿？

Clammy.

湿冷的。

Yes, I'm nauseous and clammy.

是的，我感到恶心和湿冷。

Now, in the old days, in the past, people who felt nauseous

现在，在过去，在过去，那些感到恶心

and clammy were just sent into...

和湿冷的人只是被送进……

uh, isolation, into a room on their own and left to deal

呃，隔离，单独进入一个房间，然后留下来处理

with it, whatever it may be.

它，不管它是什么。

But at this time now, at this present time, there are other things we can do,

但此时此刻，此时此刻，我们还有其他事情可以做，

medicines and diagnosis and doctors.

药物、诊断和医生。

What adverb would I use to talk about this present time?

我会用什么副词来谈论现在？

Nowadays.

如今。

Absolutely.

Nowadays, if you're feeling nauseous and clammy, then there are

绝对地。

如今，如果您感到恶心和湿冷，那么

resources available to help you.

可以使用一些资源来帮助您。

There are doctors that can give you a nice diagnosis, tell you exactly

有些医生可以给你一个很好的诊断，告诉你到底出了

what's wrong with you and provide you with some medicine and hopefully, with

什么问题，并为你提供一些药物，希望通过

the advice and the medication, you will be able to overcome your illness.

建议和药物，你能够战胜你的疾病。

What phrasal verb can we use instead of saying 'overcome'?

我们可以用什么短语动词来代替“克服”？

Fight off.

战斗吧。

Fight off.

战斗吧。

Absolutely, you will fight off the illness with the help of your doctor

当然，如果您感觉恶心，您将在医生的帮助下战胜疾病，

who is available nowadays to help deal with your nausea, if you feel

现在医生可以帮助您治疗恶心。

nauseous, and your clammy skin.

恶心，还有你湿冷的皮肤。

If, however, when you try to make a doctor's appointment, despite being

然而，如果当你试图预约医生时，尽管感到

nauseous and clammy, the receptionist takes one look at you and says,

恶心和湿冷，接待员还是看了你一眼并说：

"You look absolutely fine to me.

“在我看来你看起来很好。

You don't need to see a doctor.

你不需要去看医生。

Go home."

回家吧。” ”

That would cause you to feel very angry and just affronted, you'd be so

这会让你感到非常生气和被冒犯，你会对

flabbergasted by this woman who thinks she can decide whether you're well or not.

这个认为她可以决定你是否健康的女人感到非常惊讶。

What verb could I use instead of cause in this particular scenario?

在这种特殊情况下，我可以使用什么动词来代替“cause”？

She caused you to feel angry and flabbergasted.

她让你感到愤怒和惊讶。

What verb could you use?

你可以用什么动词？

She fired.

她开枪了。

Yes, she fired an anger in me that I've never felt before.

是的，她在我心里激起了我以前从未感受过的愤怒。

"How dare she tell me my nauseous feelings and my clammy skin

“她怎么敢告诉我，我的恶心感和湿湿的皮肤

are nothing to worry about.

没什么好担心的。

She doesn't know if I'm fighting off a serious illness or not.

她不知道我是否在与重病作斗争。

Nowadays, I should see a doctor if I need to see a doctor.

现在，我该看医生就应该看医生。” ……

I shouldn't be blocked by this receptionist."

我不应该被这个接待员挡住。”

Okay.

好的。

How very silly.

多么愚蠢啊。

I hope you found that useful.

我希望你觉得这很有用。

Let's bring it all together in a little story.

让我们把所有这些都放在一个小故事中。

So, there I was, minding my own business, when out of nowhere, this feeling hits me.

所以，当我专注于自己的事情时，突然间，这种感觉袭击了我。

You know, one of those moments where everything's normal, and then — bam!

你知道，那是一切正常的时刻之一，然后——砰！

It's like you're suddenly in the middle of a horror movie.

就像你突然置身于一部恐怖电影之中。

I'm talking full-on, clammy skin, heart racing like I've

我说的是全身湿冷的皮肤，心跳加速，就像我

just sprinted for my life.

刚刚在逃命一样。

And let me tell you, nothing prepares you for that first wave of sheer panic.

让我告诉你，没有什么能让你为第一波纯粹的恐慌做好准备。

It's like nowadays, we've all heard about panic attacks, right?

就像现在，我们都听说过恐慌症，对吧？

But living it?

但生活呢？

That's a whole other story.

那是另外一个故事了。

My heart was doing the tango in my chest, and I swear I could

我的心脏在胸腔里跳着探戈，我发誓我能

feel every single beat, thumping away like it was trying to escape.

感觉到每一次跳动，就像它试图逃跑一样。

My hands drenched, as if I'd just washed them and forgot about the towel part.

我的手湿透了，就好像我刚洗过，忘记了毛巾的部分。

Classic me, right?

经典的我，对吧？

But then, the room started spinning, and not in a "had one too many

但随后，房间开始旋转，而不是“在聚会上喝了太多

at the party kind" of way, more like, "I'm about to faint in the

”的方式，更像是“我快要晕倒在

cereal aisle of the supermarket."

超市的麦片过道里了。”

And let me paint you a picture of the main event: the bonfire.

让我为您描绘一下主要事件：篝火。

Not the cosy sit-around-and-roast-marshmallows kind.

不是那种舒适的围坐在一起烤棉花糖的那种。

No, this was the intense emotion kind, the sort that engulfs you when

不，这是一种强烈的情绪，当

you're in the thick of a panic attack.

你陷入最严重的恐慌时，这种情绪会吞噬你。

It was as if something fired fear and anxiety through every vein

就好像有什么东西在

in my body, and forgot to check in with my rational mind first.

我身体的每一根血管中激发了恐惧和焦虑，而忘记了首先检查我的理性思维。

In a desperate attempt to fight off this invisible monster, I tried everything.

为了拼命抵抗这个看不见的怪物，我尝试了一切。

Deep breaths, counting backwards from a hundred, even picturing my

深呼吸，从一百倒数，甚至想象我

happy place, which, for the record, is on a beach, far away from any

快乐的地方，据记录，它在海滩上，远离任何

form of anxiety-inducing stimuli.

形式的焦虑刺激。

But oh so nauseous!

但是哦，太恶心了！

Yeah, that was a delightful addition to the party.

是的，这对聚会来说是一个令人愉快的补充。

Nothing says "panic attack" quite like feeling like you're going

没有什么比 在任何特定时刻都

to hurl at any given moment.

感觉要投掷更能形容“惊恐发作”了

But here's the thing — after what felt like an eternity, but was probably more

。 但事情是这样的——在感觉像是永恒，但可能更像

like ten minutes, it started to fade.

是十分钟之后，它开始消失。

The racing heart, the dizziness, the overwhelming fear — it all began

狂跳的心跳、头晕、压倒性的恐惧——这一切都开始

to ebb away, leaving me standing there, feeling like I'd just gone 10

消退，只剩下我站在那里，感觉就像我刚刚

rounds with a heavyweight champion.

和一位重量级冠军打了十回合一样。

Exhausted, sure, but still standing.

当然，筋疲力尽，但仍然站立。

So, yeah, panic attacks are no joke.

所以，是的，恐慌症发作可不是闹着玩的。

They come out of nowhere, knock you off your feet, and leave you feeling drained.

它们不知从何而来，让你不知所措，让你感到精疲力竭。

But if there's one thing I've learned, it's that they don't define you.

但如果说我学到了一件事，那就是它们并不能定义你。

You fight them off, pick yourself up, and keep going.

你击退他们，振作起来，然后继续前进。

Because, at the end of the day, we're all a lot stronger than we think.

因为，归根结底，我们都比我们想象的要坚强得多。

And that brings us to the end of Week 20, Day 1.

第 20 周第一天就到此结束了。

I do hope you enjoyed this episode.

我希望您喜欢这一集。

If you did, can you do me a favour and remember to recommend this podcast to

如果您这样做了，请帮我一个忙，并记得向

any of your English-learning friends.

您学习英语的朋友 推荐这个播客

That would really, really help me out and I'd greatly appreciate it.

。 这真的非常非常有帮助，我会非常感激。

I look forward to tickling your eardrums tomorrow.

我期待着明天敲响你的耳膜。

Until then, take very good care and goodbye.

在那之前，请好好照顾并告别。