Learn English Vocabulary Daily #19.2 — British English Podcast

Hello.

你好。

Welcome to The English Like a Native Podcast.

欢迎来到像母语一样的英语播客。

My name is Anna and you're listening to Week 19, Day 2 of Your English Five a

我叫安娜，你正在收听《一天五英语》的第 19 周第 2 天

Day, the podcast series that is designed to expand your active vocabulary by

，该播客系列旨在

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

通过从周一到周五深入研究每周五部分来扩展你的活跃词汇量。

Let's kick off today's list with a verb and it is to bare, to bare.

让我们从一个动词开始今天的清单，它是裸露，裸露。

We spell this B A R E, to bare.

我们拼写这个BARE，裸露。

Now, this version of bare is to show something that was

现在，这个版本的“bare”是为了展示

previously hidden or covered up.

以前隐藏或掩盖的 东西

Now, in this specific context that I'm going to share with you, we're talking

。 现在，在我要与您分享的这个特定背景下，我们谈论

about baring our teeth, which is to show your teeth, which are normally

的是露出牙齿，即露出您的牙齿

covered with your lips, of course.

，当然，这些牙齿通常被您的嘴唇覆盖。

So, if you bare your teeth, then you are showing your teeth.

所以，如果你露出牙齿，那么你就是在露出牙齿。

Now, we are dog lovers in this country.

现在，我们是这个国家的爱狗人士。

Sometimes if we see a dog walking by with its owner, we might just

有时，如果我们看到一只狗和它的主人一起走过，我们可能会

put out our hand and say, "Oh, hello," And go for a little stroke.

伸出手说：“哦，你好”，然后去抚摸一下。

But if the dog were to bare its teeth at us, then we know we

但如果狗向我们张牙舞爪，那么我们就知道我们

probably should put our hand well away and move past very quickly.

可能应该把手放开并快速走过去。

If a dog bares its teeth, then it's not happy.

如果狗露出牙齿，那么它不高兴。

It'll probably be growling at the same time.

它可能会同时咆哮。

Grrr!

咕噜！

So to bare your teeth.

所以要露出牙齿。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"As I walked past the cute dog, he bared his teeth at me and growled!"

“当我走过那只可爱的狗时，他对我露出牙齿并咆哮！”

All right, moving on from bare, we have the adjective inherent.

好吧，从“bare”开始，我们有了形容词“inherent”。

Inherent.

固有。

We spell this I N H E R E N T.

我们将其拼写为“INHEREN T”

Inherent.

。“固有的”。

Inherent.

固有。

Inherent is existing in a permanent quality of something or to be like a

固有是指存在于某物的永久品质中，或者像

natural part of something or someone.

某物或某人的自然部分。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

I've always had an inherent distrust of car salesmen!"

我一直对汽车销售员有一种固有的不信任！”

So, in this example, they're saying that I've always just had this

因此，在这个例子中，他们说我一直有这种

natural, permanent, basic distrust that's just always been there.

自然的、永久的、基本的不信任，这种不信任一直存在。

You might say that someone has an inherent ability to do something.

你可能会说某人有做某事的内在能力。

Anna has an inherent ability to hear different features of

安娜有一种内在的能力，可以听到

people's accents and pronunciation.

人们的口音和发音的不同特征。

What's your inherent ability?

你的内在能力是什么？

What's a natural part of you?

你天生的部分是什么？

A basic skill or quality that you've always possessed.

你一直拥有的基本技能或品质。

Next on our list is the idiom barking up the wrong tree.

我们列表中的下一个是成语 barking up the false tree.

Barking up the wrong tree.

Barking up the bad tree.

We spell this barking, B A R K I N G.

我们拼写这个 barking, BARKIN G.

Barking.

Barking.

Up, U P.

Up, U P.

The, T H E.

The, TH E.

Wrong, W R O N G.

Wrong, WRON G.

Tree.

Tree.

T R E E.

TRE E.

Barking up the wrong tree.

Barking上错树了。

Just like a dog running towards a tree and barking up the tree because it

就像一只狗跑向一棵树并向树上吠叫，因为它

thinks that the squirrel that it was chasing ran up that particular tree.

认为它追赶的松鼠跑上了那棵树。

If the squirrel didn't run up that tree and the dog is mistaken, then

如果松鼠没有跑上那棵树，那么狗就错了，然后

the dog is barking up the wrong tree.

狗在错误的树上吠叫。

He's pursuing the wrong avenue.

他在追寻错误的道路。

He's going after the thing but in the wrong direction.

他在追赶那东西，但方向错误。

He's doing the wrong thing to get the thing that he wants.

他为了得到他想要的东西而做了错误的事。

So, this means that you're trying to do something in a way that just won't work.

所以，这意味着你试图以一种行不通的方式做某事。

You're barking up the wrong tree.

你找错了树。

Or maybe you're looking at something in the wrong way.

或者也许你正在以错误的方式看待某些事情。

So, for example, if I discover that my mobile phone is missing.

例如，如果我发现我的手机丢失了。

I've had a party at the house and I invited a whole bunch of people and

我在家里举办了一个聚会，邀请了一大群人，但

my phone is now missing if I turn to my friend and start accusing my

我的手机现在不见了，如果我转向我的朋友并开始指责我的

friend of stealing my phone, then I am very much barking up the wrong tree.

朋友偷了我的手机，那么我就找错了对象。

My friend would never steal my phone.

我的朋友永远不会偷我的手机。

What's probably happened is my phone's probably actually just been misplaced.

可能发生的情况是我的手机可能实际上放错地方了。

It's quite unlikely that any of my friends or guests would have stolen my phone.

我的朋友或客人不太可能偷我的手机。

It's probably just been moved, hidden, covered, or something like that.

它可能只是被移动、隐藏、覆盖或类似的事情。

So, I'm barking up the wrong tree by moving straight to accuse my

所以，我直接指责我的

very good friend of stealing.

好朋友偷窃，是大错特错了。

Okay, so here's an example sentence,

好的，这里有一个例句：

" If you think paying me off will solve the problem, you're

“如果你认为付钱给我就能解决问题，那你就

barking up the wrong tree."

找错了对象。”

Now in that example, to pay someone off, it means to pay, to keep them quiet or

在这个例子中，付钱给某人意味着付钱，让他们保持安静或

to make them stop pursuing something.

让他们停止追求某事。

So, if you are, if you've done something wrong and you want me to keep quiet

所以，如果你是，如果你做错了什么，并且你想让我

about it, you would pay me off, so that I would not talk about it anymore.

对此保持沉默，你就付钱给我，这样我就不会再谈论它了。

But I'm saying,

但我想说的是，

"If you think that paying me off will solve the problem, you're

“如果你认为付钱给我就能解决问题，那你就

barking up the wrong tree."

找错了对象。”

So I'm saying, you can't give me money to keep me quiet.

所以我想说，你不能给我钱让我保持安静。

I'm not that kind of person.

我不是那样的人。

You're going about it in the wrong way.

你的做法是错误的。

It's a fun idiom, that one, isn't it?

这是一个有趣的习语，不是吗？

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

好吧，让我们继续下一个词。

We have an adjective now, and it is mellow.

我们现在有了一个形容词，它是醇厚的。

Mellow, spelt M E L L O W, mellow.

醇厚，拼写MELLOW，醇厚。

If something is described as mellow, then it's relaxed, it's easygoing,

如果某事物被描述为柔和，那么它是放松的，随和的，

it's not severe or threatening in any way, it's nice and mellow.

在任何方面都不严厉或具有威胁性，它是美好而柔和的。

You might describe music as mellow, the kind of music that you would

您可能会将音乐描述为柔和的音乐，即您在水疗中心听到的音乐

hear in a spa or the kind of music that would put you to sleep.

或使您入睡的音乐。

You can describe people or animals as mellow if they're

如果人或动物真的

really chilled and relaxed.

很冷静和放松，你可以用“温和”来形容他们。

They don't get angry or upset very easily.

他们不会轻易生气或心烦意乱。

They're really mellow.

他们真的很温柔。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"People often look at my dog and instantly tense up, if only

“人们经常看到我的狗，就会立即紧张起来，如果

they knew how mellow he is.

他们知道他有多温和就好了。

Rottweilers are one of the softest breeds around."

罗威纳犬是周围最温柔的品种之一。”

Would you describe yourself as a mellow person?

您会形容自己是一个温和的人吗？

I can be mellow.

我可以温柔一点

But often I'm not mellow.

但很多时候我并不温柔。

I'm warm and I'm friendly, but I think I've got quite a busy energy

我很热情，也很友善，但我认为我

about me rather than a mellow energy.

身上有一种忙碌的能量，而不是柔和的能量。

I can't keep still.

我无法保持静止。

Alright, last on our list is a noun and it is a companion.

好吧，我们列表中的最后一个是一个名词，它是一个同伴。

Companion.

伴侣。

We spell this C O M P A N I O N.

我们拼写这个 COMPANIO N.

Companion.

同伴。

Companion.

伴侣。

A companion is a person or an animal that you spend a lot of time with.

伴侣是指与您共度大量时光的人或动物。

This is like your friend, your very good friend, or your pet.

这就像你的朋友，你的好朋友，或者你的宠物。

It's not just someone that you occasionally meet.

这不仅仅是你偶尔遇到的人。

It's someone who is with you all the time or a pet that's with you all the time.

是一直陪伴在你身边的人，或者是一直陪伴在你身边的宠物。

So, as we get older, for example, maybe you are married, but your husband

所以，当我们变老时，例如，也许你已经结婚了，但你的丈夫

or wife, your partner passed away.

或妻子、你的伴侣去世了。

And so, you don't want to be lonely and you meet someone who

所以，你不想孤独，你遇到了一个

is a very, very good friend.

非常非常好的朋友。

Maybe there's nothing romantic going on between you, but you

也许你们之间没有什么浪漫的事情发生，但你们

spend all your time together.

所有的时间都在一起。

You go on holiday together.

你们一起去度假。

You eat all your meals together.

你们一起吃所有的饭菜。

You might even stay over at each other's houses.

你们甚至可能在对方家里过夜。

You are companions, and your pet is often described as your companion as well.

你们是同伴，您的宠物也经常被描述为您的同伴。

Your furry companion, particularly a dog in this country, would be a companion.

你的毛茸茸的伴侣，尤其是这个国家的狗，将是一个伴侣。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

" Caesar has been my closest companion for the past four years.

“过去四年来，凯撒一直是我最亲密的伙伴。

He really is the best dog in the world."

他确实是世界上最好的狗。”

Okay, that's our five, so let's recap.

好的，这就是我们的五个，让我们回顾一下。

We started with the verb to bare.

我们从动词“bare”开始。

To bare, like to bare your teeth, which is to uncover something that was hidden.

裸露，就像露出牙齿一样，就是揭露隐藏的东西。

Then we had the adjective inherent.

然后我们有了形容词固有的。

Inherent, which is something that's basic or a natural part of you or a thing, like

固有的，这是你或事物的基本或自然部分，例如

a permanent quality in you or in a thing.

你或事物的永久品质。

Then we had the idiom, barking up the wrong tree, which is to try and do

然后我们有一个成语，barking up the bad tree，意思是尝试做某事，

something but in the wrong way, or to be looking at something from the wrong angle.

但以错误的方式，或者从错误的角度看某事。

Then we had the adjective, mellow, relaxed and easygoing.

然后我们有了形容词，醇厚、轻松、随和。

Then we finished with the noun, companion, a person or animal whom

然后我们以名词、同伴、与

you spend the majority of your time with, a lot of your time with.

你一起度过大部分时间、很多时间的人或动物结束。

Alright, so, let's do this for pronunciation.

好吧，我们来练习一下发音吧。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Bare.

裸。

Bare.

裸。

Inherent.

固有。

Inherent.

固有。

Barking up the wrong tree.

吠叫错误的树。

Barking up the wrong tree.

吠叫错误的树。

Mellow.

醇厚。

Mellow.

醇厚。

Companion, companion.

同伴，同伴。

Very good.

非常好。

Now, I'm about to show you something that is normally hidden.

现在，我要向您展示一些通常隐藏的东西。

What verb would you use to describe me showing you this hidden thing?

你会用什么动词来形容我向你展示这个隐藏的东西？

Bare.

裸。

Yes, I'm going to bare myself in some way.

是的，我会以某种方式暴露自己。

And then if I'm talking about a permanent quality that I have, what adjective would

那么，如果我谈论的是我拥有的永久品质，

I use to describe this permanent quality?

我会用什么形容词来形容这种永久品质呢？

Inherent.

固有。

Inherent.

固有。

Yes.

是的。

Now, I am actually a very easygoing and relaxed person.

现在的我其实是一个非常随和、轻松的人。

What adjective could you use to describe my easygoing and relaxed nature?

你可以用什么形容词来形容我随和、轻松的性格？

Mellow.

醇厚。

Mellow.

醇厚。

And I have a very, very loyal friend who I spend all my time with.

我有一个非常非常忠诚的朋友，我一生都和他在一起。

We go on holiday together.

我们一起去度假。

We stay at each other's houses all the time.

我们一直住在彼此的家里。

We're just in each other's pockets most of the time.

大多数时候我们只是在彼此的口袋里。

What word would I use to describe this friend who's so special to me?

我该用什么词来形容这位对我来说如此特别的朋友呢？

Companion.

伴侣。

Companion.

伴侣。

And if someone started suggesting that we go on a date because they can see

如果有人开始建议我们去约会，因为他们看到

that we spend a lot of time together, and they want to do something special for

我们花了很多时间在一起，他们想为

the two of us to try and get us to hook up, to get together romantically, but

我们两个做一些特别的事情来尝试让我们勾搭起来，浪漫地在一起，但这

this person just doesn't understand that actually my friend and I have known each

个人就是不明白，实际上我和我的朋友已经认识

other for 20 years and there's never been anything romantic between us and it's

20 年了，我们之间从来没有任何浪漫的事情，这

just not the way we're going to do things.

不是我们做事的方式。

What idiom would I use to tell him that he's going about the

我该用什么成语来告诉他他正在以

whole thing in the wrong way.

错误的方式处理整件事呢？

If he's gonna do something nice for us it should be something completely different.

如果他要为我们做一些好事，那应该是完全不同的事情。

Not trying to make us hook up.

并不是想让我们勾搭上。

What is he doing?

他在做什么？

He is barking up the wrong tree.

他找错了树。

I don't fancy him.

我不喜欢他。

He's my companion.

他是我的同伴。

Stop it.

停下来。

You're barking up the wrong tree.

你找错了树。

OK, how did you get on?

好吧，你过得怎么样？

Hopefully, you remembered all of those.

希望您记住了所有这些。

But don't worry if you didn't.

但如果您没有，也不必担心。

What we're going to do now is bring everything together in a little story.

我们现在要做的就是将所有内容整合到一个小故事中。

When you think of Rottweilers, what comes to mind?

当你想到罗威纳犬时，你会想到什么？

A fierce, aggressive, and dangerous dog?

一只凶猛、好斗、危险的狗？

Well, that's just media hype.

好吧，这只是媒体炒作。

The truth is, Rottweilers are not inherently dangerous.

事实是，罗威纳犬本身并不危险。

It's all about how they are treated and brought up by their owners.

这完全取决于它们的主人如何对待和抚养它们。

Rottweilers are actually one of the most placid and laid-back breeds around.

罗威纳犬实际上是最安静、最悠闲的品种之一。

They are known for their calm and mellow nature, making them great family pets.

它们以冷静和温和的天性而闻名，使它们成为很好的家庭宠物。

I've had my Rottweiler for over 10 years now and she has never once

我养罗威纳犬已有十多年了，她从未

shown any signs of aggression.

表现出任何攻击性的迹象。

She's a big teddy bear and loves nothing more than cuddling with me and my family.

她是一只大泰迪熊，最喜欢拥抱我和我的家人。

So, why do Rottweilers have such a bad reputation?

那么，为什么罗威纳犬的名声这么差呢？

It all comes down to how they are portrayed in the media.

这一切都取决于媒体如何描述他们。

We often see images of Rottweilers with their teeth bared and hear

我们经常看到罗威纳犬露出牙齿的照片，也经常听到

stories of them attacking people.

它们攻击人类的故事。

But the truth is, any dog can bare its teeth or growl if it

但事实是，任何狗如果感到

feels threatened or provoked.

受到威胁或挑衅，都会露出牙齿或咆哮。

It's all about how the owner trains and socialises their dog.

这完全取决于主人如何训练和社交他们的狗。

Just like with any breed, proper training and socialisation are crucial.

就像任何品种一样，适当的培训和社交至关重要。

Rottweilers are highly intelligent and respond well to positive reinforcement.

罗威纳犬非常聪明，对积极强化反应良好。

With the right training, they can be the most well-behaved and obedient dogs.

通过正确的训练，它们可以成为最乖巧、最听话的狗。

My family have had many Rottweilers over the years and they are one of the most

多年来，我的家人养了很多罗威纳犬，它们是最

trainable and eager-to-please breeds.

容易训练、最渴望取悦的品种之一。

So, next time you see a Rottweiler, don't be quick to judge.

所以，下次你看到罗威纳犬时，不要太快做出判断。

You could be barking up the wrong tree.

你可能找错了树。

These dogs make wonderful companions and can be incredibly loyal and

这些狗是很好的伴侣，并且 对主人

loving towards their owners.

非常忠诚和

Remember, it's often not the breed that makes a dog dangerous, it's the owners.

热爱。 请记住，使狗变得危险的往往不是品种，而是主人。

Rottweilers are not dangerous, they are not naturally aggressive,

罗威纳犬并不危险，它们并不天生具有攻击性，

they are misunderstood.

它们会被误解。

Let's change the narrative and give these amazing dogs the

让我们改变叙述方式，给予这些神奇的狗

love and respect they deserve.

应有的爱和尊重。

And that brings us to the end of Day 2.

第二天就到此结束了。

I do hope you found today useful.

我真心希望您今天觉得有用。

If you did, please show this episode a little bit of love by giving

如果您这样做了，请通过点赞来表达对这一集的一点爱意

it a like, give this podcast a rating or review and be sure to

，给这个播客一个评级或评论，并确保

come back again tomorrow for Day 3.

明天再次回来参加第三天。

Until then take very good care and goodbye.

在那之前，请好好照顾并再见。