Learn English Vocabulary Daily #14.4 — 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 14, Day 4 of Your English Five

我叫安娜，你正在听《

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

一天五篇英语》的第 14 周第 4 天，该系列旨在

day of the week from Monday to Friday.

从周一到周五的每一天增加你的词汇量 5 篇。

Today we start with the noun porpoise, porpoise.

今天我们先从名词 porpoise 开始，海豚。

Now the spelling of this is slightly unusual.

现在这个拼写有点不寻常。

We have P O R P O I S E, porpoise.

我们有海豚，海豚。

Porpoise.

海豚。

A porpoise is a mammal that lives in the sea.

鼠海豚是一种生活在海中的哺乳动物。

It swims in groups and it looks very similar to a dolphin, but

它成群游动，看起来与海豚非常相似，但

it has a shorter, rounder nose.

它的鼻子更短、更圆。

Have you ever seen a porpoise?

你见过海豚吗？

Okay, let's have an example sentence.

好吧，我们来看一个例句。

"Sadly, in 2002 and 2003, over 300 dolphins and

“可悲的是，2002年和2003年，有超过300只海豚和

porpoises were washed ashore."

鼠海豚被冲上岸。”

Moving on to something a little more light.

继续做一些更轻松的事情。

We have the adjective exhilarating, exhilarating.

我们有形容词“令人振奋”、“令人振奋”。

We spell this E X H I L A R A T I N G.

我们拼写这个“EXHILARATIN G”

Exhilarating.

。令人振奋。

Exhilarating.

If something is described as exhilarating, then it makes you

令人振奋。

如果某件事被描述为令人振奋，那么它会让你

feel very excited and very happy.

感到非常兴奋、非常高兴。

Exhilarating.

令人振奋。

I almost think of this particular adjective as describing a break from

我几乎认为这个特殊的形容词描述的是打破

the norm, a breath of fresh air.

常规，呼吸新鲜空气。

Imagine you've been stuck inside one room for weeks and weeks and weeks

想象一下，你已经被困在一个房间里好几个星期了

and you haven't had any fresh air and then you finally get to step outside

，没有任何新鲜空气，然后你终于

on a warm summer's day with a light breeze and you breathe in, "Ah!"

在一个温暖的夏日走出去，微风徐徐，你吸气，“啊！”

That would feel so nice.

那感觉真好。

Just the freedom to then run and breathe.

只是跑步和呼吸的自由。

That would feel exhilarating.

那会感觉很振奋。

Or going on a roller coaster ride can be exhilarating.

或者乘坐过山车也会令人兴奋。

Getting that rush of adrenaline, screaming with excitement and

肾上腺素激增，兴奋尖叫，

getting the thrill that comes with extreme rides like roller coasters.

享受过山车等极限游乐设施带来的刺激。

That's quite exhilarating.

这真是太令人兴奋了。

Here's an example sentence.

这是一个例句。

"The feeling of swimming with, and getting the dolphins to

“与海豚一起游泳并让它们‘说话’的感觉

'speak' was so exhilarating.

是如此令人兴奋。

It was one of the best experiences of my life."

这是我一生中最美好的经历之一。”

Have you ever had the good fortune to be in the water with a dolphin or a porpoise?

您是否有幸与海豚或鼠海豚一起在水中？

I haven't ever been in the water with a dolphin, but I have been in the water

我没有和海豚一起在水里，但是我

with a sea cow, which is a manatee.

和海牛一起在水里，海牛就是海牛。

And that was amazing.

那真是太棒了。

Right, moving on to a noun, and it is welfare, welfare.

对了，我们来看一个名词，那就是福利、福利。

We spell this W E L F A R E.

我们把这个拼写为WELFAR E。

Welfare refers to physical and mental health and happiness.

福利指的是身心健康和幸福。

The UK has been described as a welfare state because we have a benefit system

英国被称为福利国家，因为我们有一套福利制度

in place that is supposed to protect people who are on low income or who

，旨在保护低收入者、

are sick and unable to work or those who are taking time to have children.

生病而无法工作的人或需要时间生孩子的人。

So, we have this state that pays for and looks after the basic

因此，我们的国家支付并照顾

needs of its citizens, the physical needs and the mental health

其公民的基本需求、身体需求以及

and happiness of its citizens.

公民的心理健康和幸福。

So, it's known as a welfare state.

因此，它被称为福利国家。

So, let's have an example sentence with welfare.

那么，让我们看一个关于福利的例句。

"The welfare of the animals should be the park's primary concern, they need to live

“动物的福利应该是公园的首要关注点，它们需要

as if they were in their natural habitat."

像在自然栖息地一样生活。”

Next on our list is an idiom, and it is like a duck to water.

我们列表中的下一个是一个成语，它就像鸭子到水一样。

Like a duck to water.

就像鸭子遇水一样。

Usually we talk about taking to something like a duck to water.

通常我们所说的“如鱼得水”。

Like a duck takes to water.

就像鸭子喜欢水一样。

If you are misunderstanding me, let me spell this out for you.

如果你误解了我的意思，让我为你解释一下。

Like, L I K E.

就像，LIK E.

A.

A.

Duck, D U C K.

Duck，DUC K.

To, T O.

To，T O.

Water, W A T E R.

Water，WATE R.

Like a duck to water.

就像鸭子对水一样。

This idiom is used when you start something for the first time, or you

当你第一次开始做某事，或者你

do something for the first time, that you have a natural ability to do it.

第一次做某事时，可以使用这个成语，表示你有天生的能力去做这件事。

So, some people take time to really understand and feel comfortable

所以，有些人需要时间才能真正理解并感到舒服地

doing something new, but some people really pick it up fast and

做一些新的事情，但有些人真的很快就能学会并

feel comfortable very quickly.

很快感到舒服。

In that situation, you'd say,

在这种情况下，你会说，

"Like a duck to water".

“如鱼得水”。

"They took to it like a duck to water."

“他们对它就像鸭子对水一样。”

So, for example, if I were to bring you into my studio and put you in front of the

举例来说，如果我带你进入我的工作室，让你站在镜头前，

camera and do an off the cuff conversation with you to record as an interview.

与你进行即兴对话，记录为采访。

If you were completely confident, you knew how to have the right kind of interview

如果你完全自信，你就知道如何保持正确的面试

etiquette so, you were pausing and waiting for the gaps in order to speak

礼仪，所以你会停下来等待间隙以便说话

and you were taking the conversation in the right way and covering all the

，并且你会以正确的方式进行对话并涵盖所有内容

things that I want you to cover almost in an instinctive way, then I could say,

我希望你几乎以本能的方式报道的事情，然后我可以说，

"Wow, you are a natural in front of the camera.

“哇，你在镜头前很自然。

You're very good at this interview process.

你非常擅长这个采访过程。

You took to it like a duck to water."

你对它就像如鱼得水”。

So, you are very natural at this.

所以，你对此很自然。

"Is this your first time?

“这是你第一次吗？

Really?

It's your first time.

真的吗？

这是你第一次。

That's incredible."

太不可思议了。”

Okay.

Moving on to our last word.

好的。

继续我们的最后一句话。

Now, we have an adverb and it is gracefully, gracefully.

现在，我们有一个副词，它是优雅地、优雅地。

We spell this G R A C E F U L L Y.

我们拼写这个 GRACEFULL Y.

Gracefully.

优雅地。

If you do something gracefully, then you do it in a smooth,

如果你优雅地做某事，那么你就会以一种平稳、

relaxed, and attractive way.

轻松、有吸引力的方式做这件事。

I was saying the word gracefully, but thinking about something that's very

我优雅地说着这个词，但想到了一些非常不

ungraceful which is me on ice skates.

优雅的事情，那就是我穿着溜冰鞋。

So, I do not skate gracefully.

所以，我不会优雅地滑冰。

I am quite ungraceful when I'm on the ice because I don't take

当我在冰上时，我很不优雅，因为我

to skating like a duck to water.

不像鸭子到水一样喜欢滑冰。

I find it quite hard.

我觉得很难。

It's something I've always wanted to do, to be a graceful skater, but I

成为一名优雅的滑冰运动员是我一直想做的事情，但

can't skate gracefully, unfortunately.

不幸的是我不能优雅地滑冰。

I'm always wobbling all over the place and struggling to get my balance and then

我总是摇摇晃晃，努力保持平衡，然后

falling over and banging my tailbone.

摔倒并撞到尾骨。

Anyway, let's have an example sentence with gracefully.

无论如何，让我们看一个优雅的例句。

"It's amazing how dolphins swim so gracefully through the water.

“海豚在水中如此优雅地游动真是太神奇了。

It's magical watching them glide back and forth."

看着它们来回滑翔真是太神奇了。”

Okay, that's our five for today.

好的，这就是我们今天的五个。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We started with the noun, porpoise, porpoise.

我们从名词开始，海豚，海豚。

An animal that's like a dolphin but has a shorter nose, lives in the sea.

一种像海豚但鼻子较短的动物生活在海里。

Then we had the adjective, exhilarating.

然后我们有了形容词，令人兴奋。

Exhilarating, something that makes you feel very excited and happy.

令人振奋，让你感到非常兴奋和高兴的事情。

We had the noun, welfare, referring to the physical and mental health and

我们有名词“福利”，指的 是动物或人的

happiness of an animal or a person.

身心健康和 幸福。

We had the idiom, like a duck to water, meaning that you take to something

我们有一个成语，就像鸭子到水一样，意思是你非常容易、非常自然地接受某件事

very easily, very naturally, like you've done it many times before.

，就像你以前做过很多次一样。

And then we had the adverb, gracefully, to do something in a

然后我们有了副词，gracely，以一种顺利、轻松和有吸引力的方式做某事

smooth, relaxed and attractive way.

。

Now let's do it for pronunciation.

现在我们来练习发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Porpoise.

海豚。

Porpoise.

海豚。

Exhilarating.

令人振奋。

Exhilarating.

令人振奋。

Welfare.

福利。

Welfare.

福利。

Like a duck to water.

就像鸭子遇水一样。

Like a duck to water.

就像鸭子遇水一样。

Gracefully.

优雅地。

Gracefully.

优雅地。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Now, what is the name of that mammal that is like a dolphin but has a shorter nose?

现在，这种像海豚但鼻子较短的哺乳动物叫什么名字？

A porpoise.

一只海豚。

And if something makes me feel so excited and very, very happy,

如果某件事让我感到如此兴奋和非常非常高兴，

what adjective could I use?

我可以用什么形容词？

Exhilarating.

令人振奋。

Yes.

Exhilarating.

是的。

令人振奋。

What is the noun that refers to your physical and mental health and happiness?

代表你的身心健康和幸福的名词是什么？

Welfare.

福利。

Welfare.

福利。

How about the idiom that refers to doing something very easily and naturally

形容非常轻松自然地做某事，

as if it wasn't your first time, even though it is your first time?

就好像这不是第一次一样，尽管这是你的第一次，这个成语怎么样？

Like a duck to water.

就像鸭子遇水一样。

And finally, what's the adverb that describes doing something in a very

最后，形容以非常

smooth, relaxed and attractive way?

顺利、轻松和有吸引力的方式做某事的副词是什么？

Gracefully.

优雅地。

Gracefully.

优雅地。

Alright, let's bring everything together in a little story.

好吧，让我们把所有的事情都放在一个小故事里。

As part of the porpoise family, dolphins are some of the most friendly, playful

作为鼠海豚家族的一员，海豚是

and funny creatures you can encounter.

您能遇到的最友好、最顽皮、最有趣的生物之一。

In the wild, they chase boats, trying to outrun them.

在野外，它们追逐船只，试图超越它们。

They swim in groups and keep their young very close to ensure their safety.

它们成群结队地游泳，并把幼崽抱得很近，以确保它们的安全。

They jump sky-high and show off their almost acrobatic abilities.

他们跳得很高，展示他们近乎杂技的能力。

It makes you wonder whether these amazing mammals should

这让你想知道这些神奇的哺乳动物是否应该

be kept in captivity at all.

被圈养。

Zoos and water parks often have shows and swimming experiences that people

动物园和水上公园经常举办表演和游泳体验活动，人们

pay a lot of money to take part in.

花很多钱参加。

But what about the welfare of the dolphins?

但是海豚的福利呢？

If you have ever seen a show, or paid to swim with dolphins, you will have seen

如果您看过表演，或者付费与海豚一起游泳，您就会看到

that they take to their playful acts and circus tricks like a duck to water.

它们的顽皮行为和马戏技巧就像鸭子到水一样。

It's as if they want to be superstars rather than being free and out

就好像他们想成为超级巨星，而不是

there in the big wide ocean.

在广阔的海洋中自由自在。

Although, it's an exhilarating experience for us, being so close to these animals

尽管如此，这对我们来说是一次令人兴奋的经历，能够如此接近这些

who move so gracefully through the water, and being able to make them

在水中优雅移动的动物，并能够让它们

speak, spin, clap, and even blow bubbles, is it right for the animals?

说话、旋转、拍手，甚至吹泡泡，对动物来说合适吗？

Should they be made to live in confined spaces, away from their

是否应该让它们生活在远离

natural habitat, eating the food that humans give them rather than what

自然栖息地的密闭空间中，吃人类给它们的食物，而不是

they can catch out in the open ocean?

它们在公海中捕获的食物？

It's certainly something that we all need to consider.

这当然是我们大家都需要考虑的事情。

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

今天这一集就到此结束了。

As always, I hope you found it useful.

一如既往，我希望您觉得它有用。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。