Learn English Vocabulary Daily #22.3 — 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 are listening to Week 22, Day 3 of Your English Five a Day.

我叫安娜，你正在听《每日五英语》第 22 周第 3 天。

This is the series where we aim to increase your active vocabulary by

在这个系列中，我们的目标是

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

通过周一至周五的工作周每天介绍五篇文章 来增加您的活跃词汇量

So, stick with me and let's expand your vocabulary.

。 所以，跟着我，让我们扩大你的词汇量。

We're going to start with an adjective and it is shallow.

我们将从一个形容词开始，它很浅。

Shallow.

浅的。

Shallow is spelt S H A L L O W.

浅的拼写为 SHALLO W.

Shallow.

浅。

Shallow means not deep.

浅的意思就是不深。

So, there's not much distance from the top to the bottom.

所以，从上到下的距离并不远。

We often will refer to bodies of water as being either shallow or deep.

我们经常将水体称为浅水体或深水体。

There might be a shallow end and a deep end.

可能有浅端和深端。

In most swimming pools, there is a shallow end where you can enter the

大多数游泳池都有一个浅端，您可以进入水中

water and still stand on the bottom and breathe freely, where the children will

，但仍然站在底部自由呼吸，孩子们

often play, and then there is a deep end where you cannot stand on the bottom and

经常在那里玩耍，然后有一个深端，您不能站在底部，但

still have your head out of the water.

仍可以自由呼吸。你的头露出水面。

We can also describe people as being shallow, but today we're

我们也可以形容人很浅，但今天我们

going to focus on depth of water.

要关注的是水的深度。

So, here's an example sentence,

所以，这里有一个例句，

"Make sure you watch your toddler in the park today, even shallow

“今天在公园里一定要看好你的孩子，即使是浅

puddles can be dangerous."

水坑也可能很危险。”

Have you ever had it where you think a puddle is shallow and you go to

你是否曾经遇到过这样的情况：你认为水坑很浅，你想

step in it, but it's much deeper than you actually first thought, and

踩进去，但它比你最初想象的要深得多，

you end up with a very soggy sock?

最后你却得到了一只湿透的袜子？

Nothing worse.

没有更糟糕的了。

And I often see memes going around when we have heavy rain here in

当英国下大雨

the UK and flooding, of course, there are some roads that dip and

和洪水时，我经常看到模因四处流传，当然，有一些道路会下陷，而

those dips fill up with water.

这些下陷会充满水。

And some drivers who are not so familiar with the roads think,

而一些不太熟悉路况的司机会想：

"Oh, it's okay.

“哦，没关系，

It's just a little bit of surface water.

只是一点点地表水，

It's shallow enough to drive through."

够浅，可以开车过去。”

And so they drive into it, and then suddenly they are submerged

所以他们开车进去，然后突然他们被淹没了

and they are climbing onto the bonnet of their car, wondering

，他们爬上汽车的引擎盖，想知道

what on Earth they were thinking.

他们到底在想什么。

And their car just floats along.

他们的车就这样漂浮着。

Oh dear.

哦亲爱的。

Yes, that happens all too often.

是的，这种情况经常发生。

Alright, moving on.

好吧，继续。

Our next word is a verb and it is a verb lurk.

我们的下一个词是一个动词，它是一个动词潜伏。

Lurk.

潜伏。

We spell this L U R K.

我们拼写这个 LUR K.

Lurk.

Lurk。

If you lurk, then you are sneaking around.

如果你潜伏，那么你就是在偷偷摸摸。

You are moving in a very quiet way, like you're trying to be

你以一种非常安静的方式行动，就像你试图保持

secretive, to not be detected usually because you're up to no good.

秘密，通常不被发现，因为你不怀好意。

You're doing something you shouldn't be doing.

你正在做一些你不应该做的事情。

So, you are lurking.

所以说，你是潜伏者。

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"I'm sure I just saw someone lurking around behind the bushes.

“我确定我刚刚看到有人潜伏在灌木丛后面。

Can you go out and check?

你能出去看看吗？

There's been a lot of burglaries recently and it might be the thief!"

最近入室盗窃案很多，可能是小偷！”

That brings back some very uncomfortable memories.

这勾起了一些非常不舒服的回忆。

I had a couple of occasions where I was slightly paranoid when pregnant with

有几次，当我怀

my second child and looking out of the window at night time while I was in

第二个孩子时，我有点偏执，晚上在浴室里看着窗外

the bathroom, I thought I saw somebody lurking in the garden, and I called

，我以为我看到有人潜伏在花园里，我就报了

the police, and the police arrived.

警，然后警察赶到了。

It's the only time I've ever phoned 999.

这是我唯一一次拨打999。

Actually, no, it's not the only time.

事实上，不，这不是唯一一次。

I realise now.

我现在意识到了。

I must have phoned 999 about four times since having my children.

自从有了孩子以来，我大概已经打过四次 999 电话了。

But yes, it's the only time I phoned for the police to come and help me.

但是，是的，这是我唯一一次打电话请求警察来帮助我。

The police came with their tasers and their dogs.

警察带着泰瑟枪和狗来了。

It was like a big drama outside the front of my house because I insisted there was a

这就像我家门外的一场大戏，因为我坚持认为

man in my garden lurking behind the bins.

我的花园里有一个男人潜伏在垃圾箱后面。

And it turned out that it was the reflection of my son's ball, which

结果发现那是我儿子球的倒影，

I thought was the head of the man.

我以为那是那个人的头。

It was so embarrassing.

太尴尬了。

Anyway, to lurk.

无论如何，要潜伏。

Hopefully, you've never found anyone lurking in your garden.

希望您从未发现任何人潜伏在您的花园里。

That would be terrifying.

那将是可怕的。

Let's move on to the next verb.

让我们继续讨论下一个动词。

Another one.

另一个。

It is reiterate.

是重申。

Reiterate.

重申。

We spell this R E I T E R A T E.

我们拼写这个 REITERAT E.

Reiterate.

重申。

Reiterate.

重申。

To reiterate something is to repeat it.

重申某事就是重复它。

Again and again.

一次又一次。

Usually, because you're trying to make sure the person listening understands

通常，因为你试图确保听的人明白

that it's important what you just said.

你刚才说的话很重要。

So, you want to know that they heard it, that they understood it

所以，你想知道他们听到了、理解了

and that they know it's important.

他们知道这很重要。

So, let me just reiterate.

那么，让我重申一下。

For example, if you've been listening to this series for quite a while,

例如，如果您已经听这个系列很长一段时间，

you probably know that we offer Plus Membership so, you can get transcripts

您可能知道我们提供 Plus 会员资格，因此您可以获得成绩单

and Bonus Episodes to support the podcast.

和奖励剧集来支持播客。

But let me reiterate, if you become a Plus Member for a very small price

但让我重申一下，如果您每月以非常低的价格成为 Plus 会员

every month, you can get Bonus Episodes, transcripts, and vocabulary lists.

，您可以获得奖励剧集、成绩单和词汇表。

So, that was me reiterating something that I've already said before because

所以，这是我重申我之前已经说过的话，因为

I really want you to know about it.

我真的想让你知道。

Here's another example,

这是另一个例子，

"Can I please reiterate that we will not tolerate any form of violence

“我可以重申一下，我们不会容忍

towards the security staff, offenders will be removed from the premises."

针对保安人员的任何形式的暴力行为，违法者将被驱逐出场所。”

Next, we have an adjective and it is blind, or blind to.

接下来，我们有一个形容词，它是盲目的，或者盲目的。

To be blind to something.

对某事视而不见。

We spell this B L I N D.

我们将其拼写为 BLIN D.

Blind.

Blind。

Like you have no sight.

就像你没有视力一样。

But if you are blind to something, it means that you

但如果你对某事视而不见，那就意味着你

don't want to see something.

不想看到某事。

You don't want to acknowledge something, even though it's quite obvious.

你不想承认某些事情，即使它很明显。

It's like you just are ignoring something.

就好像你只是忽略了一些事情。

You're blind to it.

你对此视而不见。

You can't see it.

你看不到它。

Maybe someone is a horrible person.

也许某人是一个可怕的人。

Maybe they are really obnoxious, unkind, cruel.

也许他们真的很令人讨厌、不友善、残忍。

Nobody likes them, but you love them.

没有人喜欢他们，但你爱他们。

And because you love them, it's like you don't see their bad behaviour.

因为你爱他们，就像你看不到他们的不良行为一样。

You don't see their rudeness and their cruelty.

你看不到他们的粗鲁和残忍。

You are blind to it.

你对此视而不见。

Here's an example,

举个例子，

"James is blind to the fact that his daughter smokes.

“詹姆斯对他女儿吸烟的事实视而不见。

He claims that he doesn't even smell it on her clothes!"

他声称他甚至没有在她的衣服上闻到烟味！”

Okay, next on the list is an adverb and it is rather.

好的，列表中的下一个是副词，它是相当的。

Rather.

相当。

We spell this R A T H E R.

我们拼写这个 RATHE R.rather

Rather.

。

Rather.

相当。

Rather here means a bit.

这里的意思是有点。

So, to a slight degree or to a certain extent, basically just means a bit.

所以，在某种程度上，或者在某种程度上，基本上只是意味着一点。

A bit.

So, here's an example,

一点点。

举个例子，

"Have you noticed Katie acting rather strange lately?

“你有没有注意到凯蒂最近表现得很奇怪？

I'm worried about her, I wonder if we should check that

我很担心她，我想知道我们是否应该检查一下

everything is okay at home."

家里是否一切正常。”

So, in that example Katie is acting rather strange.

所以，在这个例子中，凯蒂的表现相当奇怪。

So, you could quite as easily say,

所以，你可以很容易地说，

"She's acting a bit strange, or even a little bit strange."

“她的行为有点奇怪，甚至有点奇怪。”

But instead we use rather.

但我们反而使用rather。

So, that's our five for today.

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 adjective shallow.

我们从形容词“shallow”开始。

When referring to a body of water, it means it's not very deep.

当提到水体时，这意味着它不是很深。

There's not much distance between the top and the bottom.

顶部和底部之间的距离并不大。

Then we have the verb lurk.

然后我们有动词潜伏。

To sneak around in a secretive way, usually because you're doing

以秘密的方式偷偷摸摸，通常是因为你正在做

something you shouldn't be doing.

一些不应该做的事情。

Then we had the verb reiterate, so to repeat something you said

然后我们有动词reitate，所以要

before over and over again in order to make sure it's been heard.

一遍又一遍地重复你之前说过的话，以确保它被听到。

Then we had the adjective blind to, to be blind to something is to refuse

然后我们有了形容词blind to，对某事视而不见就是拒绝

to notice or acknowledge something.

注意或承认某事。

Then we finished with the adverb rather.

然后我们完成了副词rather。

Which basically means a bit, to a slight degree.

这基本上意味着一点，轻微的程度。

So, let's now do this for pronunciation.

那么，现在让我们这样做来发音。

Please repeat after me.

请跟着我重复一遍。

Shallow.

浅的。

Shallow.

浅的。

Lurk.

潜伏。

Lurk.

潜伏。

Reiterate.

重申。

Reiterate.

重申。

Blind to.

盲目地。

Blind to.

盲目地。

Rather.

相当。

Rather.

相当。

Very good.

非常好。

Let me now test your memory.

现在让我测试一下你的记忆力。

If I want to tell you what the plans are for tomorrow, but I have already told

如果我想告诉你明天的计划，但我已经告诉过

you, but I'm going to tell you again because I want to make sure that you

你了，但我会再告诉你一次，因为我想确保你

know exactly what's happening tomorrow.

确切地知道明天会发生什么。

What am I doing?

我在做什么？

What verb could we use to say that I'm saying this again?

我们可以用什么动词来表示我又说了一遍？

I'm reiterating it.

我重申一下。

I'm reiterating it.

我重申一下。

However, you seem to refuse to notice the urgency in my voice and the

然而，你似乎拒绝注意到我声音中的紧迫感以及

seriousness in which I am taking this whole event that's happening tomorrow.

我对待明天发生的整个事件的严肃性。

Tomorrow we're actually going to our son's wedding.

明天我们实际上要去参加我们儿子的婚礼。

It's very important that we arrive on time, but you seem to refuse to notice

我们准时到达非常重要，但你似乎拒绝注意到

that I care about tomorrow's event and I care about getting there on time.

我关心明天的活动并且我关心准时到达那里。

You refuse to notice it.

你拒绝注意到它。

What adjective could I use in place of refuse to notice it?

我可以用什么形容词来代替拒绝注意到它？

You're blind to the fact that our son's wedding is very important to

你无视了这样一个事实：我们儿子的婚礼对

me and I want to get there on time.

我来说非常重要，我想准时到达。

Even when I reiterate the importance and reiterate the details, you're blind to

即使当我重申重要性并重申细节时，你也看不到

the fact that I want to get there on time.

我想按时到达那里的事实。

Now, on the way to the wedding the next day, we are driving along and suddenly

现在，在第二天去参加婚礼的路上，我们正在开车，突然

we see a figure, a person, standing and moving around in a strange way

我们看到一个人影，一个人，站在 路边的灌木丛后面，

behind the bushes next to the road.

以一种奇怪的方式走来走去 。

It's very odd.

这很奇怪。

What verb could I use to suggest that this man is sneaking and moving in a strange

我可以用什么动词来表明这个人正在以一种奇怪

and secretive way behind the bushes?

而秘密的方式在灌木丛后面偷偷摸摸地移动？

He's lurking.

他潜伏着。

He's lurking behind the bushes.

他潜伏在灌木丛后面。

And while distracted by this man lurking behind the bushes as we

在这个下雨的早晨，当我们沿着道路行驶

drive along the road on this rainy morning, we accidentally drive

时，当我们被潜伏在灌木丛后面的这个人分散注意力时

into a flooded area of the road.

，我们不小心驶进 了道路的洪水区域。

And this flooded area, luckily for us, is not too deep.

幸运的是，这个被淹没的区域并不太深。

There's not too much distance between the top of the water

水面

and the bottom of the water.

与水底之间的距离并不算太远。

What adjective could I use there to describe this body of water?

我可以用什么形容词来形容这片水域呢？

Shallow.

浅的。

Shallow.

It is a shallow flood on the road.

浅的。

路上有浅浅的洪水。

Phew!

唷！

But we do end up aquaplaning, which is skidding along the road

但我们最终还是会打滑，

because we have hit water at speed.

因为我们高速撞到水，

So, we are a little bit scared when we feel the car start to slide across the

所以会在路上打滑 。所以，当我们感觉汽车开始滑过 马路并沿着道路滑行时，

road as it aquaplanes along a little bit.

我们有点害怕 。

We are a little bit scared.

我们有点害怕。

What adverb could I use here instead of a little bit?

在这里我可以用什么副词来代替“一点点”？

Rather.

相当。

We are rather scared as we hit this shallow water, but we hit it

当我们撞到这个浅水区时，我们相当害怕，但我们撞到它的

at speed and it makes us aquaplane along the road, all because we

速度很快，这让我们沿着路滑行，这都是因为我们

saw a man lurking in the bushes.

看到一个人潜伏在灌木丛中。

Now, had we set off earlier, as I'd reiterated to my husband the night before,

现在，如果我们早点出发，正如我前一天晚上向我丈夫重申的那样，

had he not been blind to the fact that it was important to leave at 8 am on

如果他没有忽视早上 8 点准时出发这一事实

the dot, then we wouldn't have seen the man lurking behind the bushes, and we

，那么我们就不会看到那个男人了潜伏在灌木丛后面，我们

wouldn't have hit the shallow water at speed, and we wouldn't have been rather

不会快速撞上浅水，

scared as we aquaplaned along the road.

当我们沿着道路滑行时，我们也不会感到非常害怕。

But the story has a happy ending because we arrive at the wedding

但故事有一个幸福的结局，因为我们准时到达了婚礼

on time and we don't miss anything and everything is fine.

，我们没有错过任何事情，一切都很好。

So, let's bring everything together once more in another little story.

那么，让我们在另一个小故事中再次将所有内容整合在一起。

There's something magical about the great outdoors at night.

夜晚的户外活动有一些神奇的地方。

The stars twinkling above, the gentle rustling of leaves, and

头顶上闪烁的星星，树叶轻轻的沙沙声，还有

the peaceful sounds of nature.

大自然宁静的声音。

But as wonderful as it may seem, letting your young children play outside

但尽管看起来很美好，但让您的孩子晚上

at night in woodland areas and near lakes can be incredibly dangerous.

在林地和湖泊附近玩耍可能会非常危险。

Many parents may think that a shallow lake is safe for their children

许多父母可能认为浅湖对于孩子来说

to play in, but the truth is, even shallow waters can pose a risk.

玩耍是安全的，但事实是，即使是浅水也可能带来风险。

There are still dangers of drowning in these seemingly harmless waters,

在这些看似无害的水域中仍然存在溺水的危险，

and children are often blind to the risks that they face when lurking

而孩子们 在黑暗中潜伏，与朋友玩捉迷藏

around in the darkness, playing hide and seek with their friends.

时，往往对他们所面临的风险视而不见

Another danger that young children may not be aware of is playing with fire.

。 小孩子可能没有意识到的另一个危险是玩火。

Children's curiosity can often lead them to experiment with fire,

孩子们的好奇心常常会促使他们尝试用火，

but in a woodland area, the risk of fire spreading is much greater.

但在林地地区，火势蔓延的风险要大得多。

The dry leaves and vegetation in a woodland area can quickly catch fire

林地中的干树叶和植被会很快着火

and spread out of control, putting not only the children in danger,

并失控蔓延，不仅使儿童处于危险之中，

but also the surrounding wildlife.

而且还会使周围的野生动物陷入危险。

While parental supervision is important, it's not enough to

虽然父母的监督很重要，但这还不足以确保

ensure the safety of your children.

孩子的安全。

A child's play can quickly turn into a dangerous situation, and as

孩子的玩耍可能很快就会变成危险的情况，作为

a parent, it's our responsibility to protect them from potential harm.

父母，我们有责任保护他们免受潜在的伤害。

So, to reiterate — letting young children play outside at night in woodland areas

因此，重申一下——让幼儿晚上在林地

and near lakes can be extremely dangerous.

和湖泊附近玩耍可能非常危险。

Shallow waters, the risk of drowning, playing with fire, and the

浅水区、溺水、玩火的风险以及

potential for other unseen dangers make it a rather risky decision.

潜在的其他看不见的危险使得这是一个相当冒险的决定。

The great outdoors can be a wonderful place for children to explore and

户外活动可以成为孩子们探索和

learn, but it's important to do so in a safe and responsible manner.

学习的好地方，但以安全和负责任的方式进行这些活动很重要。

Let's keep our children safe and have fun in well-lit and supervised areas.

让我们保证孩子的安全，并在光线充足和有人看管的区域玩耍。

Because when it comes to our children's safety, it's better to be safe than sorry.

因为当涉及到我们孩子的安全时，安全总比后悔好。

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

今天这一集就到此结束了。

I really look forward to tickling your eardrums again tomorrow.

我真的很期待明天再次挠痒你的耳膜。

So, make sure to tune in, whatever you're doing, travelling, working, eating

所以，请务必收听，无论您在做什么，旅行、工作、吃

breakfast, make sure to tune in again.

早餐，请务必再次收听。

I look forward to it.

我很期待。

Until then, take care and goodbye.

在那之前，保重并再见。