Learn English Vocabulary Daily #21.3 — 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 21, Day 3 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五堂》第 21 周第 3 天。

The series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by exploring

该系列旨在

five pieces every day of the working week, from Monday through to Friday.

通过每周一到周五每天探索五篇文章来增加您的活跃词汇量。

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并获得最新的成绩单、词汇

lists and access to bonus episodes.

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来进一步学习 。 不仅如此，当您成为

a Plus Member and you help this podcast to continue and to grow.

Plus 会员时，我们也会给予您支持，帮助这个播客继续发展。

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如果您有兴趣，我会在描述中留下链接。

Now, today's list starts with an adjective, and it is practical.

现在，今天的清单以形容词开头，而且很实用。

Practical.

实际的。

We spell this P R A C T I C A L.

我们将这个拼写为 PRACTICA L.

Practical.

实用。

Practical.

实际的。

Now practical can mean a number of things, but here think of it as meaning suitable.

现在，“实用”可以意味着很多事情，但这里将其视为“合适”的意思。

So, it is perfect for a certain situation in which it's being used.

因此，它非常适合使用它的特定情况。

For example if I am going to eat spaghetti, a knife is not going to be

例如，如果我要吃意大利面，刀就不太

suitable therefore, it's not practical.

合适，因此不实用。

So, trying to eat spaghetti with a knife doesn't work.

所以，试图用刀吃意大利面是行不通的。

A knife is not practical for eating spaghetti with.

用刀来吃意大利面并不实用。

If I want to go out on a long walk on a rainy afternoon, then

如果我想在下雨的下午出去散步，那么

I will need a practical coat.

我需要一件实用的外套。

I will need a coat that is practical for that situation.

我需要一件适合这种情况的外套。

Does it suit the situation?

适合当时的情况吗？

What kind of coat would I need?

我需要什么样的外套？

Hmm, how about a fur coat?

嗯，皮草大衣怎么样？

Not that I am a fan of fur, maybe a faux fur coat?

并不是说我喜欢皮草，也许是一件人造皮草外套？

Well, a faux fur coat is not going to be suitable for a rainy

嗯，人造毛皮大衣不适合下雨天

day, so, it's not practical.

，所以不实用。

A raincoat would be practical because it would be suitable.

雨衣很实用，因为它很合适。

It would suit the situation.

这适合当时的情况。

It would match the situation.

它会符合情况。

Here's another example sentence,

这是另一个例句， “当

"A short dress and high heels is not really a practical outfit to wear when

外面下雨并且您要步行 20 分钟才能到达俱乐部

it's raining outside and you've got a 20-minute walk to the club, is it?"

时，短裙和高跟鞋并不是真正实用的服装

Next on the list is again practical, but this time used to mean effective.

，不是吗？” 列表中的下一个也是实用的，但这一次意味着有效。

Now this would usually be used when talking about a person or ideas.

现在，这通常在谈论一个人或想法时使用。

So, are these going to solve a problem?

那么，这些能解决问题吗？

So, for example, my partner is a very practical person.

例如，我的伴侣是一个非常实际的人。

He's very good at solving problems.

他非常善于解决问题。

I might have ideas that are not practical, ideas that just don't work for the

我可能有不切实际的想法，不适合当前情况的想法

situation, but my partner is very good at thinking about the whole story, the

，但我的合作伙伴非常善于思考整个故事、整个

whole scenario, looking at our resources, looking at the time that we have and

场景，审视我们的资源，审视我们拥有的时间，

the skills that we have and coming up with the best solution for the problem.

我们拥有的技能并提出问题的最佳解决方案。

He's very practical.

他很实际。

Are you a practical person?

你是一个务实的人吗？

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"You're full of great ideas, but they're all far too elaborate

“你充满了伟大的想法，但它们都太复杂

and not very practical."

而且不太实用。”

So, ideas can be practical or not very practical and people can be

所以，想法可以很实用，也可以不太实用，人也可以很

practical or not very practical.

实用，也可以不太实用。

So, think of this as meaning effective, effective.

所以，认为这意味着有效、有效。

Do they produce a productive solution to a problem?

他们是否能提出有效的问题解决方案？

Next on the list is the idiom back-burner.

列表中的下一个是习语。

Often we say to put something on a back-burner.

我们经常说把某些事情放在次要位置。

We spell this B A C K.

我们拼写这个 BAC K.

Hyphen.

连字符。

B U R N E R.

BURNE R.

Back-burner.

次要的。

Now if something is on a back-burner then it has been delayed because it's

现在，如果某件事被搁置了，那么它就会被推迟，因为它可能

not as important as other things perhaps.

不如其他事情那么重要。

It can be dealt with at a later date.

可以稍后再处理。

Technically, the burner refers to, I believe, the hobs on a cooker.

从技术上讲，我认为燃烧器指的是炊具上的炉灶。

You normally have four hobs or cooking points on your hob.

您的炉灶上通常有四个炉灶或烹饪点。

Two at the front and two at the back.

两个在前面，两个在后面。

The ones that are more important are going to be at the front.

更重要的将位于前面。

They're the ones that you're stirring and adding to and zhuzhing.

它们是你要搅拌、添加和煮的。

But the ones on the back you've just left to simmer or to

但背面的那些你刚刚留下来煮或冷却

cool or to deal with later.

或稍后处理。

They are on the back-burner.

他们处于次要位置。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"We're going to have to put our wedding plans on the back-burner for

“我们现在必须把婚礼计划搁置一旁

now, we need to deal with my health issues before I walk down the aisle".

，在走上红毯之前我们需要先解决我的健康问题”。

What have you put on a back-burner recently?

你最近搁置了什么？

I have a thousand things on my back-burner.

我有一千件事放在一边。

My back-burner must have, I don't know, a hundred hobs because I have

我不知道，我的后备箱一定有一百个炉灶，因为我有

so many projects and unfinished tasks that just sit in the back of

太多的项目和未完成的任务，就放在后面。

my mind on a back-burner to be dealt with at a later stage, if ever.

我的想法暂时搁置，如果有的话，将在稍后阶段处理。

Next on the list is the verb wield.

列表中的下一个是动词“wild”。

Wield.

挥。

We spell this W I E L D.

我们拼写这个 WIEL D.

Wield.

Wield。

Wield.

挥。

To wield something is to have power or to hold power over others.

掌握某物就是拥有权力或对他人拥有权力。

You'll often actually hear it being used with the word power.

实际上，您经常会听到它与“权力”一词一起使用。

He wields all the power.

他掌握着所有的权力。

He wields influence is another word you might hear with wield, to

他挥舞影响力是你可能听到的另一个词“挥舞”，即

wield power or to wield influence.

挥舞权力或挥舞影响力。

It can also be used when talking about literally holding a

它也可以用在谈论字面上持有

weapon, she wields her sword.

武器时，她挥舞着她的剑。

And it's the same sort of thing; she has power over her sword.

这是同一类事情；她拥有掌控剑的力量。

She has power over people.

她对人有权力。

She has power over their opinions and over how a company works.

她有权决定他们的意见以及公司的运作方式。

She wields her power.

她运用她的力量。

It's to use, to have and to use your power.

它是使用、拥有和使用你的力量。

Okay, here's an example sentence,

好的，这是一个例句，

"Jason wields enormous power over his teammates, he's definitely the best

“杰森对他的队友拥有巨大的权力，他绝对是

coach we've had in the past few seasons."

我们过去几个赛季中最好的教练。”

Do you wield any power in your circle of friends or within your professional life?

您在朋友圈或职业生涯中拥有任何权力吗？

Next on the list is a phrasal verb, and it is locked into something.

列表中的下一个是短语动词，它被锁定为某物。

We spell this L O C K E D, locked.

我们拼写这个 LOCKED，锁定。

Into, I N T O.

进入，INT O.

Locked into something.

锁定到某物中。

If you are locked into something, this means you are committed to it

如果你被某件事所束缚，这意味着你致力于它，

or you're not able to escape it, to get out of it or to get away from it.

或者你无法逃避它、摆脱它或摆脱它。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"I can't believe I'm locked into this contract with the electricity

“我不敢相信我与电力

supplier, they raised their prices by 50% but I can't leave

供应商签订了这份合同，他们将价格提高了 50%，但我不能

them until the end of the year!"

在年底之前离开他们！”

We often have that problem, don't we?

我们经常遇到这样的问题，不是吗？

We get locked into contracts that we don't want to be in.

我们被困在我们不想签订的合同中。

You could also get locked into an argument with somebody, locked into a disagreement.

你也可能被困在与某人的争论中，陷入分歧。

You could literally get locked into a house.

你实际上可能会被锁在房子里。

Like, you know, sometimes happens with these weird and

就像，你知道，有时会发生这些奇怪而

wonderful locking mechanisms.

奇妙的锁定机制。

I got locked out of my house recently rather than getting locked into.

我最近被锁在门外而不是被锁在里面。

I lock the cat into the house.

我把猫锁在屋子里。

But yes, we're using it metaphorically here to get locked into meaning

但是，是的，我们在这里隐喻地使用它来锁定

to be committed, unable to escape or feeling obliged to complete.

要承诺的意义，无法逃脱或感觉有义务完成。

Okay, 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 adjective practical, meaning suitable for a situation in

我们从形容词实用开始，意思是适合

which it's being used, often practical being used to describe an object.

使用它的情况，通常用于描述一个对象。

It's suitable.

很合适。

Then we looked at practical in a different way, meaning effective,

然后我们以不同的方式看待实用，意思是有效，

often used with ideas or people suggesting that they are able to

通常与表明他们能够

solve problems in a productive way.

以富有成效的方式解决问题的想法或人们一起使用。

Then we had the idiom back-burner, to put something on a back-burner,

然后我们就有了这个成语“back-burner”，把某件事放在次要位置，

meaning to delay it because it's not as important as other things.

意思是推迟它，因为它不如其他事情那么重要。

Then we had the verb wield, to wield, meaning to hold or have a lot of power

然后我们有了动词“wield”，意思是对他人拥有或拥有很大的权力

over other people, or in some cases over a weapon, to be able to use it skilfully.

，或者在某些情况下对武器，能够熟练地使用它。

And we finished with the phrasal verb locked into something.

我们以锁定某物的短语动词结束。

To lock into something like a contract or a commitment, meaning you're committed,

锁定诸如合同或承诺之类的东西，意味着你已经承诺，

you're obliged to be involved, and you're not able to easily get out of it.

你有义务参与，并且你无法轻易摆脱它。

Okay, let's now do this for pronunciation purposes.

好的，现在让我们这样做是为了发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Practical.

实际的。

Practical.

实际的。

Back-burner.

退一步。

Back-burner.

退一步。

Wield.

挥。

Wield.

挥。

Locked into.

锁入。

Locked into.

锁入。

Very good.

非常好。

Okay.

好的。

So, I am going to delay a very important product launch in my

因此， 由于存在问题， 我将推迟业务中非常重要的产品发布

business because there are problems.

。

So, there are more important things to deal with right now, so,

所以，现在还有更重要的事情要处理，所以，

we'll delay it for a few months.

我们会推迟几个月。

What idiom could you use to describe delaying this project?

你可以用什么成语来形容这个项目的延迟？

Put it on a back-burner.

把它放在次要位置。

Absolutely.

绝对地。

We're going to put this project or this product launch on a back-burner for now,

我们将暂时搁置这个项目或产品发布，

or on the back-burner, you also might say.

或者你也可能会说，暂时搁置。

We're going to put it on the back-burner because it's not very important right now.

我们将把它放在次要位置，因为它现在不是很重要。

It needs dealing with before we complete it.

在我们完成它之前需要处理它。

And I have to be able to provide a productive solution to all

我必须能够为

of our problems in the company.

公司的所有问题提供有效的解决方案。

I am the person who does find the solutions quite easily to our problems.

我是那种很容易找到问题解决方案的人。

You could describe me as being very what?

你可以形容我很什么吗？

Practical.

实际的。

I'm a very practical person.

我是一个非常实际的人。

I provide productive solutions to our problems.

我为我们的问题提供富有成效的解决方案。

Absolutely.

绝对地。

And I also can convince the head honcho, the top man, the big boss of the company

我也可以说服公司的头头，最高层的人，公司的大老板，

to go along with whatever I deem to be necessary, whatever I think is the most

让他同意我认为必要的任何事情，任何我认为最

practical thing to do, and I can convince him because I have and hold a lot of

实际的事情，我可以说服他，因为我有并且 对他 拥有很大的

power over him, a lot of influence.

权力，很大的影响力。

What verb could you use instead of saying I have a lot of power over him.

你可以用什么动词来代替说我对他有很大的权力。

I wield, yes, I wield a lot of power over the top man in the company.

是的，我对公司高层拥有很大的权力。

The problem is someone in the company points out to me that we are actually

问题是公司里有人向我指出，我们实际上

committed to delivering this product launch by the end of the month, and

致力于在本月底之前推出该产品，而

that has to happen because it's there in the contract that we have with

这必须发生，因为它包含在我们与

our manufacturers and the people who are going to distribute our product.

制造商和相关人员 签订的合同中。 将分销我们的产品。

So, this is a commitment that we can't get out of.

所以，这是我们无法逃避的承诺。

What phrasal verb would you use to suggest that we're committed in a

你会用什么动词短语来表明我们以一种

way that we can't easily escape from?

无法轻易逃脱的方式做出承诺？

We're locked in.

我们被锁定了。

So, unfortunately, although I felt like it was a practical solution

所以，不幸的是，尽管我觉得这是一个实用的解决方案，

to put this product launch on the back-burner and I wield enough power

可以将这个产品的发布放在次要位置，并且我拥有足够的权力

with the manager to have that agreed, unfortunately, I discover that I'm

与经理达成一致，但不幸的是，我发现我

locked into a contract with the distributors and the manufacturers.

与分销商和制造商签订合同。

So, we have to go ahead.

所以，我们必须继续前进。

So, I hang my head in shame and say, yes, I overlooked

所以，我羞愧地低下了头，说，是的，我忽略了

that one very important detail.

一个非常重要的细节。

I was wrong.

And so, now I need to sit down and have a cup of tea.

我错了。

所以，现在我需要坐下来喝杯茶。

However, all the cups are dirty.

然而，所有的杯子都是脏的。

I need some sort of vessel to hold my tea and I need it now because

我需要某种容器来盛茶，我现在就需要它，因为

I need tea very, very badly.

我非常非常需要茶。

I need something that's going to be suitable to hold the tea.

我需要一个适合盛茶的东西。

What adjective could we use instead of suitable?

除了合适之外，我们还可以用什么形容词来代替呢？

Practical again.

又实用了

Yes!

是的！

We need a practical vessel to hold my tea.

我们需要一个实用的容器来盛我的茶。

And then someone brings over an empty jam jar and says,

然后有人拿来一个空果酱罐说：

"Will this do, governor?"

“州长，这个可以吗？”

And I say,

"Yes.

我说：

“是的。

That is a very practical little jar that will hold my tea.

这是一个非常实用的小罐子，可以装我的茶。

Thank you very much."

非常感谢你。”

Okay.

好的。

Well, that was a silly little journey, wasn't it?

好吧，那是一次愚蠢的小旅程，不是吗？

I hope that you found that useful.

我希望您觉得这很有用。

Let's now bring everything together in a very dramatic and fantasy-based story.

现在让我们将所有内容整合到一个非常戏剧性且基于幻想的故事中。

With the winds howling like the cries of lost souls, Elizabeth was

狂风呼啸，如同失落灵魂的呼喊，伊丽莎白

locked into a dance with destiny.

陷入了与命运的舞蹈之中。

Her adversary, cloaked in the shadows, wielded power that could bend the

她的对手隐藏在阴影中，所拥有的力量可以屈服于

will of the strongest warriors.

最强大的战士的意志。

Elizabeth, however, was not just any warrior.

然而，伊丽莎白并不是一个普通的战士。

Armed with a practical blade, forged from the rarest metal known to man,

她配备了一把实用的剑，由人类已知的最稀有的金属锻造而成，

and imbued with ancient magic, she was a force to be reckoned with.

并充满了古老的魔法，她是一股不可忽视的力量。

The blade, light in her grasp yet lethal in its purpose, was

这把剑在她手中很轻，但其用途却是致命的，它

more than just a weapon; it was an extension of her very soul.

不仅仅是一件武器；它是一种武器。这是她灵魂的延伸。

Tonight, it would either herald her victory or sing the lament of her demise.

今晚，它要么宣告她的胜利，要么唱响她的灭亡。

Time, once her ally, now pressed against her with the weight of a thousand years.

时间，曾经是她的盟友，现在却以一千年的重压压在她身上。

The ancient prophecy, long put on the back-burner by those who feared its

这个古老的预言长期以来被那些担心其真实性的人搁置一旁

truth, now unfolded before her eyes.

，现在却在她眼前展开。

The moment to act was upon her, yet doubt crept into her heart.

行动的时刻已经到了，但她的心中却充满了疑惑。

Was she truly the chosen one, destined to bring balance to

她真的是被选中的人，注定要平衡

the forces of light and dark?

光明与黑暗的力量吗？

Or was she merely a pawn in a game far beyond her understanding?

或者她只是一场超出她理解的游戏中的棋子？

As the final hour approached, the practical strategies she had

随着最后时刻的临近，她

meticulously planned crumbled under the unpredictability of her foe.

精心策划的实用策略在敌人的不可预测性下崩溃了。

The battle, steeped in magic and mystery, demanded more than mere tactics; it

这场充满魔法和神秘色彩的战斗需要的不仅仅是战术；它

required a sacrifice of blood and spirit.

需要流血和精神的牺牲。

Elizabeth, understanding the gravity of her task, steadied her nerves.

伊丽莎白明白自己任务的严重性，于是镇定下来。

With a defiant cry, she charged, her blade cutting through the

她发出一声挑衅的叫喊，冲锋起来，她的剑

darkness like a beacon of hope.

就像希望的灯塔一样 划破

The clash of steel and sorcery echoed through the night, a

黑暗。 钢铁与魔法的碰撞声在夜空中回响，这是一首

symphony of chaos and determination.

混乱与决心的交响曲。

Elizabeth, with every fibre of her being, fought, not just for her own survival

伊丽莎白全身心地投入战斗，不仅是为了自己的生存

but for the very soul of the world.

，也是为了世界的灵魂。

As the final blow was struck, a silence fell over the battlefield,

随着最后一击的到来，战场上一片寂静，

the epic struggle was over...

史诗般的战斗结束了……

but had Elizabeth triumphed over evil?

但伊丽莎白战胜了邪恶吗？

We will never know.

我们永远不会知道。

And that wraps up today's episode.

今天的这一集就到此结束了。

I do hope, as always, that you found it useful.

我一如既往地希望您发现它有用。

Until next time, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下次，好好照顾并再见。