Learn English Vocabulary Daily #16.1 — 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 are listening to Week 16, Day 1 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五英语》第 16 周第一天。

This is a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary

该系列旨在

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

从周一到周五每天增加五个活跃词汇量。

So, let's start today's list with a noun, and it is tactic, tactic.

那么，让我们从一个名词开始今天的清单，它是战术，战术。

We spell this T A C T I C, tactic.

我们把这个拼写为TACTIC，战术。

Tactic.

战术。

A tactic is a planned way of doing something.

策略是做某事的有计划的方式。

So, here's an example, my son is not very good at eating vegetables.

举个例子，我儿子不太擅长吃蔬菜。

He loves fruit, but he won't take vegetables at all.

他喜欢水果，但根本不吃蔬菜。

He won't even have them on his plate; he tends to pass them on to somebody else.

他甚至不会把它们放在他的盘子里；他倾向于将它们传递给其他人。

So, I have to employ lots of different tactics to try and get him

所以，我必须采用很多不同的策略来尝试让他

to at least try these vegetables.

至少尝试这些蔬菜。

So, for example, one tactic is to get him to help me prepare the meals.

例如，一种策略是让他帮我准备饭菜。

So, he prepares the vegetables either by cutting them grating them, adding flavour

因此，他准备蔬菜时要么将蔬菜切碎，要么

to them, adding them to the pan, going through the process of cooking them.

给它们添加风味，要么将它们添加到锅中，然后完成烹饪过程。

And then hopefully by the time it's laid on the plate, he feels almost

然后希望当它被放在盘子上时，他觉得

like he has to try it because he's been so involved in creating the meal.

他几乎必须尝试一下，因为他已经如此投入地制作这顿饭了。

It doesn't always work.

它并不总是有效。

Another tactic is to hide vegetables in things like sauces, or to hide them

另一种策略是将蔬菜隐藏在酱汁之类的东西中，或者将它们

in a stew by sticking it all into a blender and blending it down, so that he

全部放入搅拌机中搅拌，将它们隐藏在炖菜中，这样他

doesn't really notice they're even there.

就不会真正注意到它们的存在。

The flavours of the meat, or the things that he does like, overpowers

肉的味道，或者他喜欢的东西的味道，压倒了

the flavour of the vegetables.

蔬菜的味道。

So, he gets the vegetables, but in a more blended way, which isn't as good from a

因此，他得到了蔬菜，但以一种更加混合的方式，从

fibre point of view, but it's one tactic that has worked many times in the past.

纤维的角度来看，这不太好，但这是一种过去多次奏效的策略。

Do you have to use any tactics to achieve anything?

你必须使用任何策略才能实现任何目标吗？

When I play squash I use different tactics, depending on my opponent.

当我打壁球时，我根据对手的不同使用不同的战术。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"Okay guys, we need to agree tactics before the game.

“好吧，伙计们，我们需要在比赛前商定战术。

We can't afford to lose this one, the championship depends on it".

我们不能输这个，冠军取决于它”。

Next on our list is a verb and it is establish, establish.

我们列表中的下一个是动词，它是建立、建立。

To establish.

建立。

We spell this E S T A B L I S H, establish.

我们拼写这个 ESTA BLISH，建立。

To establish something is to start something that will last for a

建立某事是指开始做一些会持续很

long time or to create, or set something in a particular way.

长时间的事，或者以特定的方式创造或设置某事。

So, often schools and companies will say they were established in

因此，学校和公司通常会说他们是在

a particular year, or a charity might have been established in 2010.

特定年份成立的，或者慈善机构可能是在 2010 年成立的

English Like a Native was established back in 2017, I think it was.

。我认为 English Like a Native 成立于 2017 年。

I might have to establish a new long-term routine that employs many

我可能必须建立一个新的长期惯例，采用多种

tactics in order to get my son to eat.

策略才能让我的儿子吃饭。

So, I establish a new routine.

所以，我建立了一个新的惯例。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"Once we establish the price, we can begin to advertise and sell

“一旦我们确定了价格，我们就可以开始

the product on the high street."

在大街上做广告和销售产品。”

So, once we create or set the price, once we establish the price.

因此，一旦我们创建或设定价格，一旦我们确定了价格。

Alright, let's move on to our next word.

好吧，让我们继续下一个词。

This is an adjective and it is old-school, old- school.

这是一个形容词，而且是老派，老派。

We spell this O L D, hyphen, S C H O O L.

我们拼写这个 OLD、连字符、SCHOO L。

I like this word.

我喜欢这个词。

Old-school means that something is old-fashioned or not modern or recent.

Old-school 意味着某些东西是老式的、不现代的或不现代的。

Sometimes old-school can also be deemed to be quite cool because it is old and cool.

有时old-school也可以被认为很酷，因为它又旧又酷。

I don't really know how else to explain it.

我真的不知道还能如何解释。

There's just that sense of being a bit cool.

就是有一种有点酷的感觉。

So, if I am on my BMX and I'm doing some tricks that are really

所以，如果我在小轮车上做一些非常棒的技巧

great, but we're definitely much more the style of the nineties.

，但我们绝对更接近九十年代的风格。

Then you might look at me and go,

然后你可能会看着我说，

"Whoa, old-school!

“哇，老派！

Wow!

Yeah!

Cool!"

哇！

是啊！

酷！”

Okay.

So, in that sense it is a positive adjective, but it depends on the context.

好的。

所以，从这个意义上来说，它是一个积极的形容词，但这取决于上下文。

If I say that I've employed a new teacher and the new teacher doesn't like to use

如果我说我雇用了一位新老师，而这位新老师不喜欢使用

the technology provided in the classroom, instead she prefers a chalkboard and

课堂上提供的技术，相反，她更喜欢黑板，并且

she doesn't like laptops or devices.

不喜欢笔记本电脑或设备。

So, it's all pen and paper.

所以，这一切都是笔和纸。

She's very old-school like that.

她就是这样非常老派的人。

Then that may not be so positive.

那么情况可能就不那么积极了。

But generally old-school is used in a positive way.

但一般来说，老派都是以积极的方式使用的。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"Don't you find Adam very old-school in his approach to management?

“你不觉得 Adam 的管理方法非常老派吗？

Next on the list is an idiom and it is change the face of something.

列表中的下一个是一个习语，它是改变某物的面貌。

To change the face of something.

改变某物的面貌。

We spell this change, C H A N G E.

我们将这个变化拼写为 CHANG E.

The, T H E.

The, TH E.

Face, F A C E.

Face, FAC E.

Of something, so, that's O F, of.

某事，所以，那是 OF，的。

Something, S O M E T H I N G.

某事，某事G。

Change the face of something.

改变某事的面貌。

Now this means to transform or to revolutionise or to

现在，这意味着转变或

completely change something.

彻底改变某些事物。

So, this is used for things like society or a system, something that's quite large.

所以，这用于社会或系统之类的东西，一些相当大的东西。

So, for example, you might change the face of the postal service, which at this

例如，您可能会改变邮政服务的面貌，此时

point probably needs it because there's not been much in the way of good news

邮政服务可能需要它，因为 最近英国邮政服务

for the postal service in the UK lately.

没有太多好消息

So, perhaps some of the recent scandals will change the

。 因此，也许最近的一些丑闻将改变

face of the postal service.

邮政服务的面貌。

Maybe something will finally be done and it will be transformed and revolutionised.

也许最终会有所作为，并且会发生转变和革命。

You might say

你可能会说

"AI has transformed the face of the creator economy."

“人工智能改变了创作者经济的面貌。”

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"The government is planning to change the face of the National

“政府正在计划改变国家卫生系统的面貌

Health System, I hope they follow through with their plans this time".

，我希望他们这次能贯彻他们的计划”。

Alright, moving on to our final word for today, and it is a noun,

好吧，继续我们今天的最后一个词，它是一个名词，

and it is edge, edge, which is spelled E D G E, edge, edge.

它是边缘，边缘，拼写为 EDGE，边缘，边缘。

Now, we're talking here about to have an edge over someone.

现在，我们在这里谈论的是比某人有优势。

So, to have an edge over someone, to have the edge.

所以，要比某人有优势，就要有优势。

Now, this is to have an advantage over another person.

现在，这是比另一个人有优势。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"In terms of experience, Clara definitely had the edge over the

“就经验而言，克拉拉绝对比我们采访的其他人有优势

other people that we interviewed."

。”

So, do you ever have the edge in any particular situation?

那么，你在任何特定情况下都具有优势吗？

I've got vague memories of entering karaoke competitions when

我模糊地记得

I was younger and, and winning because, well, I had the edge.

年轻时参加卡拉 OK 比赛并获胜，因为，嗯，我有优势。

I had been trained to be a professional singer.

我被训练成为一名职业歌手。

And so I would just occasionally go to my local pub and take part in

所以我只是偶尔去当地的酒吧，多参加

a karaoke contest more, so that I could just continue to get experience

卡拉OK比赛，这样我就可以继续获得

of singing in front of people in a kind of bar environment, because

在酒吧环境中在人面前唱歌的经验，因为

that's quite hard on your voice.

这对你的声音来说是相当困难的。

But in these cases, I would win the competition, which was probably a

但在这些情况下，我会赢得比赛，这可能有点

little bit unfair because I definitely had the edge over the other people

不公平，因为我绝对比 参加比赛的

taking part in the competition.

其他人有优势 。

So, I've just made a confession there.

所以，我刚刚在那里坦白了。

For those people that I stole that trophy from, I apologise.

对于那些我偷走了奖杯的人，我表示歉意。

Please accept my sincere apology.

请接受我诚挚的歉意。

I should never have entered!

我根本就不该进来！

Okay.

好的。

Apologies and confessions over.

道歉和忏悔结束了。

Let's recap today's list.

让我们回顾一下今天的清单。

We started with the noun tactic.

我们从名词策略开始。

So, a planned way of doing something.

因此，有计划地做某事的方式。

Then we had the verb establish, which is to start, create, or set something

然后我们有动词“建立”，意思是开始、创建或设置

that will last for a long time.

将持续很长时间的东西。

Then we had the adjective old-school, something that's not modern or recent,

然后我们有形容词“old-school”，即既不现代也不现代的东西，

something that's old-fashioned, but potentially quite cool.

老式的东西，但可能很酷。

Then we had the idiom to change the face of something, which

然后我们就有了“改变某物的面貌”这个成语，意思

is to transform revolutionise, or completely change something.

是“transform Revolutionise”，或者“彻底改变某物”。

And then we had the noun edge.

然后我们有了名词边缘。

To have the edge over someone else.

比别人有优势。

Okay, let's do this for pronunciation.

好的，我们来练习一下发音。

So, please, repeat after me.

所以，请跟着我重复一遍。

Tactic.

战术。

Tactic.

战术。

Establish.

建立。

Establish.

建立。

Old-school.

老套。

Old-school.

老套。

Change the face of something.

改变某物的面貌。

Change the face of something.

改变某物的面貌。

Edge.

边缘。

Edge.

边缘。

Very good.

非常好。

Now, if I have an advantage over you.

现在，如果我比你有优势的话。

So, I've got some experience that you don't have that's going to

所以，我有一些你们没有的经验，这将

help me to achieve a shared goal.

帮助我实现共同的目标。

What do I have over you?

我比你有什么？

I have the edge.

我有优势。

I've got the edge.

我有优势了

Absolutely.

绝对地。

I've got an edge over you.

我比你有优势。

And if I want to transform and revolutionise how this company

如果我想改变和彻底改变这家公司的

functions, what idiom could I use?

运作方式，我可以使用什么习语？

Change the face of the company.

改变公司面貌。

Absolutely.

绝对地。

And then if I want to start something that will last for a long time, maybe I'm going

然后，如果我想开始一些会持续很长时间的事情，也许我要

to start a charity, what verb could I use?

开始一个慈善机构，我可以使用什么动词？

To establish.

建立。

Establish.

建立。

And I'm going to need some plans of ways to do things.

我需要一些做事方法的计划。

So, what would I call those, those planned ways of doing things?

那么，我该如何称呼那些计划好的做事方式呢？

Tactics.

策略。

Tactics.

策略。

Now my tactics are not modern.

现在我的战术并不现代。

They're actually quite old-fashioned.

他们实际上很老式。

What other adjective could I use to describe them?

我还能用什么形容词来形容它们？

Old-school.

老套。

Old-school.

老套。

OK, you know what's coming next.

好吧，你知道接下来会发生什么。

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

让我们将它们全部放在一个小故事中。

After being replaced by a younger player in his old team a few weeks ago, Robin,

几周前，在他的老球队被一名年轻球员取代后，罗宾（

or Robbie as he liked to be called, had felt a sense of rejection, but not defeat.

或者他喜欢被称为罗比）感到一种被拒绝的感觉，但并不是失败。

Today, he stood on the field amongst a group of young rugby players

今天，他站在一群年轻的橄榄球运动员中间，

with a determined look on his face.

脸上带着坚定的表情。

"This is it!"

“就是这个！”

Robbie said to himself.

罗比对自己说。

"My chance to establish my own team and change the face of rugby.

“我有机会建立自己的球队并改变橄榄球的面貌。

And this time, I'm not going to let anyone tell me I'm too old."

这一次，我不会让任何人告诉我我太老了。”

He began setting up cones and going over tactics with the young players.

他开始设置锥体并与年轻球员一起讨论战术。

"Old-school tactics may not be popular, but they're effective.

“老派的战术可能不受欢迎，但它们很有效。

We'll use them to our advantage, to have the edge over our opponents."

我们将利用它们来发挥我们的优势，从而比我们的对手更有优势。”

The young players listened intently, impressed by their new manager's

年轻球员们聚精会神地听着，对新任主教练的

knowledge and determination.

知识和决心印象深刻。

"Together, we'll build a team that will be feared on the pitch.

“我们将共同打造一支在球场上令人畏惧的球队。

And we're going to do it our way."

我们将按照自己的方式行事。”

With renewed vigour, the team continued training, ready to change

带着新的活力，球队继续训练，准备改变

the game and prove everyone wrong.

比赛并证明每个人都错了。

"This is just the beginning" Robbie told them.

“这只是开始”罗比告诉他们。

"Together, we're going to show what we're made of and make

“我们将共同展示我们的实力，并

our mark on the rugby world!"

在橄榄球世界上留下我们的印记！”

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 it useful.

我真心希望你觉得它有用。

And until tomorrow, take very good care and goodbye.

直到明天，好好照顾并再见。