Getting Naked:Terrifying or Liberating? English Listening Practice - British English Podcast

How do you feel when you have to speak in English?

当你必须用英语说话时，你感觉如何？

I used to be a very nervous speaker, even though English is my native language, I

我曾经是一个非常紧张的说话者，即使英语是我的母语，我

would be fearful of answering the phone.

也会害怕接电话。

I'd get nervous if I had to read aloud in class.

如果我必须在课堂上大声朗读，我会感到紧张。

If I ever had to speak standing in front of a group of

如果我必须站在一群人面前讲话

people, I would be terrified.

，我会感到害怕。

Even though I wanted to be an actress, I found it really scary and transforming

尽管我想成为一名演员，但我发现这真的很可怕，并且改变

my voice and my speaking confidence made a world of difference to me on my life.

我的声音和我的演讲自信使我的生活发生了巨大的变化。

Now I have over 20 years of experience in teaching pronunciation.

现在我有20多年的发音教学经验​​。

I know how to build not only your pronunciation skills, but

我不仅知道如何培养你的发音技巧，还知道如何培养

also your speaking confidence.

你的演讲信心。

And I'm happy to share my strategy for voice transformation.

我很高兴分享我的语音转型策略。

I'm running a free masterclass and I'd love you to come and join.

我正在举办免费大师班，希望您能参加。

You can click on the link in the description below and reserve your

您可以单击下面描述中的链接并预订

spot on the next available class.

下一个可用课程的位置。

Don't miss this opportunity to invest in yourself.

不要错过这个投资自己的机会。

Vocal transformation made a world of difference to me, and

声音的转变给我带来了巨大的改变，

I'm sure it will for you too.

我相信对你来说也是如此。

I hope to see you in class.

我希望在课堂上见到你。

Hello everyone.

大家好。

You are listening to the English Like a Native Podcast.

您正在收听像母语一样的英语播客。

The podcast that's designed for lovers and learners of English.

专为英语爱好者和学习者设计的播客。

I'm your host, Anna, and today we're going to talk about something

我是你们的主持人，安娜，今天我们要谈论一些

a little bit taboo: nudity.

有点禁忌的事情：裸体。

Now nudity is not something we talk about very often, but it is something

现在，裸体不再是我们经常谈论的话题，但却是

that we all experience every single day.

我们每天都会经历的事情。

We all derobe at the end of the day, don't we?

我们都会在一天结束时脱掉衣服，不是吗？

We all get undressed, change into our night clothes, night

我们都脱掉衣服，换上睡衣，睡衣

clothes, that sounds so strange.

，这听起来很奇怪。

You might call your night clothes your pyjamas, or your PJs, or

您可以将睡衣称为“睡衣”、“睡衣”、“

your jammies or your nighty.

睡衣”或“睡衣”。

If you are a lady, you'd wear a nighty, which is short for nightgown.

如果你是女士，你会穿睡衣，这是睡衣的缩写。

Or you might just put on your comfy pants, sit around in

或者您可以穿上舒适的裤子，穿着

your comfy pants and your robe.

舒适的裤子和长袍坐在周围。

Anyway, we all you know, show our naked selves at some point during the day.

不管怎样，我们都知道，我们会在白天的某个时候赤裸裸地展示自己。

And we all have different feelings about our naked selves, don't we?

我们对赤裸的自己都有不同的感受，不是吗？

Some of us may prance around in front of the mirror striking poses.

我们中的一些人可能会在镜子前蹦蹦跳跳地摆出各种姿势。

"Oh", and admiring the view.

“哦”，欣赏着风景。

"Oh, yes."

“哦是的。”

While others might shriek as they catch sight of themselves in the mirror.

而其他人在看到镜子中的自己时可能会尖叫。

"Oh.

“哦。

Oh, no."

哦，不。”

Now, why on Earth am I talking about nudity?

现在，我到底为什么要谈论裸体？

Where has this come from?

这是从哪里来的？

Well, I'm constantly exploring the topic of confidence because it has a knock

嗯，我一直在探索信心这个话题，因为它对

on effect on every part of our lives.

我们生活的各个方面都有连锁反应。

And how we feel about our naked selves has a lot to do with how

我们对赤身裸体的感觉

confident we are within ourselves, how comfortable we are in our own skin.

与我们对自己的自信程度、对自己皮肤的舒适程度

What is within shines out.

有很大关系 。 内在的东西会发光。

Now, recently we had a heat wave here in the UK and that prompted me to

最近，英国遭遇了热浪，这促使我

buy a paddling pool for the garden.

为花园买了一个戏水池。

And I was watching the children running around the garden gleefully,

我看着孩子们在花园里高兴地跑来跑去，

screaming and splashing in the water, just having a whale of a time.

尖叫着，在水中嬉戏，玩得很开心。

And then they both decided, unprompted by me, they both decided that they wanted

然后他们都决定，在我的催促下，他们都决定

to strip their clothes off and run around butt naked, and this delighted them so

脱掉衣服，光着屁股跑来跑去，这

much more than their toys or the water.

比他们的玩具或水更让他们高兴。

Just the fact that they were free and they were running around stark

事实上，他们是自由的，他们赤裸裸地跑来跑去

naked, and this filled me with joy to watch them having so much fun.

，这让我很高兴看到他们玩得这么开心。

It's so exciting for children.

这对孩子们来说太令人兴奋了。

Most children, not all children, to be naked, to just be themselves,

大多数孩子，不是所有孩子，都赤身裸体，只做自己，

to not feel shame or judgement, they don't feel judged by others.

不感到羞耻或评判，他们不觉得被别人评判。

They don't judge themselves or each other.

他们不会评判自己或彼此。

They just, they just be, they're just as nature intended them to be.

它们只是，它们就是这样，它们就像大自然所期望的那样。

They're in their birthday suits, running around in the garden, and

他们穿着生日套装，在花园里跑来跑去，但

the same is not true for adults.

对于成年人来说却并非如此。

As adults, most of us become quite uneasy or ashamed or shy when it

作为成年人，我们大多数人 在暴露自己的裸体时

comes to revealing our naked form.

都会感到非常不安、羞愧或害羞

And of course, I'm not stupid.

。 当然，我并不傻。

I do understand that there is a change when the naked form

我确实明白，当赤裸的形式 不再只是一个身体

is no longer just a body.

时，就会发生变化

It becomes sexualised after puberty, which is why we start to cover ourselves up,

。 青春期后它变得性感化，这就是为什么我们开始遮盖自己，

to protect ourselves from prying eyes.

以保护自己免受窥探。

"Oh, don't look at me.

“噢，别看我。

Don't look at me.

别看我。

Oh!"

噢！”

But it's interesting to note how our confidence is

但有趣的是，我们的自信是如何

impacted by our changing form.

受到我们不断变化的形态的影响的。

You may have heard the phrase body confidence.

您可能听说过“身体自信”这个词。

You hear this phrase being thrown around in talk shows or written

您会在脱口秀节目中听到这句话，或者写

in articles or spoken by self-help gurus who are trying to teach you

在文章中，或者由试图教您 如何增强身体自信的

how to increase your body confidence.

自助专家所说 。

So if you have body confidence, then you are very confident

所以，如果你对自己的身体有信心，那么你

and comfortable with your body.

对自己的身体就非常有信心并且感到舒服。

You don't feel ashamed or nervous about showing yourself.

你不会因展示自己而感到羞耻或紧张。

Now, when I say showing yourself, I'm not talking about being a flasher.

现在，当我说展示自己时，我并不是在谈论成为一个闪光者。

Woo!

哇！

What do they call it, streaking.

他们称之为什么，裸奔。

Have you ever watched a football match where there's been a streaker?

你看过有裸奔者的足球比赛吗？

Someone who just takes off all their clothes in the middle of the

比赛进行到一半就脱光衣服

match and just runs naked in front of all the spectators, the players,

，在所有观众、球员、

the referee, and the cameras, and they have no shame whatsoever.

裁判、镜头面前赤身裸体奔跑，毫无羞耻之心。

They just streak across the pitch.

他们只是冲过球场。

Have you ever seen that?

你见过吗？

There have been plenty of occasions.

已经有很多次了。

I'm sure you'll find some videos on YouTube showing examples of

我相信您会在 YouTube 上找到一些视频，其中展示了

streak, streakers, streakers, S-T-R streak, streakers.

条纹、裸奔、裸奔、STR 条纹、裸奔的示例。

A bit of a mouthful for me actually.

实际上对我来说有点拗口。

Anyway, so where was I?

无论如何，那么我在哪里？

Yes, I'm not talking about streaking or flashing when I say that you're

是的，当我说你 不羞于展示自己

not ashamed to show yourself.

时，我并不是在谈论裸奔或闪光

And just for the record, a flasher, I mentioned being a flasher.

。 郑重声明一下，一个闪光者，我提到是一个闪光者。

A flasher is someone who goes out in public and flashes their naked self.

暴露者是指在公共场合暴露自己裸体的人。

So it might just be that they lift up their top and show

因此， 如果是女性，

their breasts, if it's a woman.

他们可能只是抬起上衣并露出

Or a man might open his coat and be wearing nothing underneath and

胸部。 或者一个男人可能会打开外套，里面什么也没穿，

show his genitals to the world or to some people, and it's, you

向全世界或某些人展示他的生殖器，你知道

know, you get in trouble for it.

，你会因此陷入麻烦。

It's not allowed.

这不被允许。

It's naughty.

它很顽皮。

Don't do it.

不要这样做。

Don't flash yourself.

别让自己闪现。

I'm not talking about doing that, when I'm talking about showing yourself.

当我谈论展示自己时，我并不是在谈论这样做。

I'm talking about revealing your body in any way.

我说的是以任何方式暴露你的身体。

So someone with low body confidence may hate revealing their body,

因此，对身体信心不足的人可能讨厌

their body shape in any way.

以任何方式暴露自己的身体和体型。

They may detest wearing a swimsuit, for example.

例如，他们可能讨厌穿泳衣。

They may really dislike their own feet and never wear sandals or flip flops.

他们可能真的不喜欢自己的脚，从不穿凉鞋或人字拖。

They might refuse to take off their baggy jumper because they really feel

他们可能拒绝脱掉宽松的毛衣，因为他们真的

embarrassed about their upper arms or their stomach or their muffin tops.

对自己的上臂、腹部或松饼顶部感到尴尬。

In contrast to that, you have people who seem to have no hangups whatsoever.

与此相反，有些人似乎没有任何困扰。

People who don't hesitate to whip off their clothes in the changing rooms while

人们会在更衣室里毫不犹豫地脱掉衣服，同时

simultaneously having a conversation and holding eye contact with somebody else.

与别人交谈并保持眼神交流。

Would you say that you have body confidence?

你说你对身材有信心吗？

Are you the kind of person in a changing room who can be holding a conversation

你是那种在更衣室里可以

while getting completely naked?

赤身裸体地交谈的人吗？

I personally get really embarrassed.

我个人真的很尴尬。

Now, as you may know, I am myself a gym goer.

现在，如您所知，我自己也是一名健身爱好者。

I do like to look after myself.

我确实喜欢照顾自己。

The body is a temple and it must be looked after, so I go to the gym regularly.

身体是一座寺庙，必须受到照顾，所以我定期去健身房。

I try to keep fit and it always amazes me the difference in

我努力保持健康，但

people's confidence levels.

人们自信水平

So for example, in the swimming pool, the younger, fitter swimmers will strut

的差异总是让我感到惊讶 。 例如，在游泳池里，年轻、身体健康的游泳者会

around the pool happy to be gazed upon.

在泳池周围昂首阔步，高兴地被人注视。

"Look at me!

“看着我！

Look at me!"

看着我！”

Occasionally you'll spot a guy peacocking in his speedos.

有时你会发现一个穿着泳裤炫耀的家伙。

"Uh-hoo.

“呃-呼。

Hey-hey, check me out.

嘿-嘿，看看我。

Hello ladies."

哈喽，女士们。”

And as is the fashion these days, there is often a lady or two mooning in return.

正如当今的时尚，经常会有一两个女士以月亮作为回报。

Well, I'm being slightly silly there 'cause they're not actually mooning.

好吧，我有点傻了，因为他们实际上并没有在月球上。

So to moon is to quickly flash your buttocks at someone in

所以，to Moon 就是快速向某人展示你的臀部，以

order to insult or amuse them.

侮辱或取笑他们。

A cheeky young boy escaping a police officer may turn and moon the police

一个厚脸皮的小男孩逃离警察的追捕，可能会在警察消失之前转过身来对着警察

officer before he disappears, and he does that as a sign of insult,

，他这样做是一种侮辱的表现，

like sticking your tongue out or flashing the V at them going,

比如伸出你的舌头或向他们展示 V 形，

"Haha, you didn't catch me, I got away with it."

“哈哈，你没有抓住”我，我侥幸逃脱了。”

Or if you have a group of friends on a stag do, they may decide to moon

或者，如果你有一群朋友在聚会，他们可能会决定

everyone in the pub just for a laugh.

在酒吧里招待每个人只是为了开怀大笑。

To amuse themselves or onlookers, though it could serve to get them

为了娱乐自己或旁观者，尽管 如果他们不小心，

barred if they aren't careful.

可能会被 禁止。

So I was talking about the ladies in the swimming pool sometimes mooning.

所以我说的是游泳池里的女士们有时在月亮上。

What I meant was, the fashion these days is to have the buttock, the seat area

我的意思是，现在流行的是有臀部、座位区

of a swimsuit for a lady to be more like a thong, meaning that it doesn't cover

对于女士来说，泳衣更像是丁字裤，这意味着它不会覆盖

your buttocks, the material, it's just a thin piece of material that just goes

你的臀部，这种材料，它只是一块薄薄的材料，正好放在

between your bum cheeks so that your entire bum, your bottom is on show.

你的屁股脸颊之间，这样你的整个屁股，你的屁股就在上面展示。

So it's like a thong bikini or a thong swimsuit.

所以它就像丁字裤比基尼或丁字裤泳衣。

I don't know how people have the guts to wear them.

我不知道人们怎么有勇气穿它们。

I mean, you know, even if you've got the most amazing body, I

我的意思是，你知道，即使你有最棒的身材，我也

wouldn't have the guts to wear it.

没有勇气穿上它。

Anyway, so, but that's the fashion these days.

无论如何，所以，但这就是现在的时尚。

That's, I'm probably just getting old and just like,

也就是说，我可能只是变老了，就像，

"Oh, I couldn't wear that in my day.

“哦，我那个时代不能穿那个。我

Everybody covered up in my day.

那个时代每个人都把衣服遮盖起来。

We all went swimming in coats."

我们都穿着外套去游泳。”

Anyway, so yes, these ladies, some ladies, will strut around with their

不管怎样，是的，这些女士，有些女士，会大摇大摆地展示她们的

bottoms on show, with the men peacocking.

臀部，而男人们则在炫耀。

But then in the changing rooms, it's quite a different story.

但在更衣室里，情况就完全不同了。

The tables turn slightly.

桌子略有转动。

I normally find that these younger women who are very confident by the

我通常发现这些在泳池边非常自信的年轻女性

poolside, these ladies who are in their early twenties, perhaps, tend

，这些二十岁出头的女士，往往

to be much more self-conscious.

更容易感到不自在。

You know, they either go into a little cubicle if there is one, and

你知道，他们要么进入一个小隔间（如果有的话），然后

lock the door so no one can see them.

锁上门，这样就没有人能看到他们。

But if they do decide to change in the communal area, then they wrap a towel

但如果他们决定在公共区域换衣服，那么他们就会用一条毛巾裹住

around themselves and they start doing this little wriggly manoeuvre trying to

自己，然后开始做这个小小的扭动动作，试图

get their clothes on and off behind the towel so that no one can see any of their

在毛巾后面穿脱衣服，这样就没有人能看到他们的任何

bits, even though no one really cares.

部位，甚至尽管没有人真正关心。

Nor are they even looking because everyone's just focused on themselves.

他们甚至都不看，因为每个人都只关注自己。

But then the older people, as they get older, their anxieties

但随着年龄的增长，老年人

around nakedness seem to fade away.

对裸​​体的焦虑似乎逐渐消失。

So in my experience, the much older people whose bodies are very much,

因此，根据我的经验，年龄大得多的人，

should we say, past their best.

我们应该说，他们的身体已经超过了最佳状态。

Because none of us are getting any younger.

因为我们谁都不再年轻了。

Our skin isn't getting any firmer.

我们的皮肤并没有变得更紧致。

Nothing's going up, everything's going down.

一切都没有上升，一切都在下降。

Well, they just don't seem to care.

好吧，他们似乎并不关心。

They just get on with it.

他们只是继续下去。

The towel is off.

毛巾掉了。

They're walking around loud and proud, having conversations, rubbing

他们大声而自豪地走来走去，交谈，擦干

themselves dry, doing a little dance.

自己，跳一段小舞。

Well, not doing a little dance, but you know, just relaxed and open and

嗯，没有跳一点舞，但你知道，只是放松、开放，

not in the least bit self-conscious.

没有丝毫的不自在。

I think it's really interesting how we grow in confidence even though

我认为，即使

our body starts to fade and sag, and maybe that's got something to do with

我们的身体开始衰退和下垂，我们如何增强自信，这真的很有趣，也许这与智慧有关

wisdom or a realisation that it doesn't matter what other people think so much.

，或者认识到别人怎么想并不重要。

So, and this is my experience of the female changing rooms, by

所以，这是我在女更衣室的经历，顺便说

the way, I think it might be very different in the male changing rooms.

一句，我认为男更衣室可能会有很大不同。

I don't know.

我不知道。

I've never been in there.

我从来没有去过那里。

I've never experienced the male changing rooms.

我从来没有经历过男更衣室。

This is just my experience as a woman.

这只是我作为一个女人的经历。

Now I try to be relatively confident.

现在我试着保持相对自信。

And despite my general confidence, I definitely think twice before

尽管我总体上很有信心，但在

whipping off my undergarments.

脱掉内衣之前我肯定会三思而后行。

I generally try to find a corner to turn myself away when I'm trying to

当我想换衣服时，我通常会尝试找一个角落把自己转开，

get changed so that no one can see me.

这样就不会有人看到我了。

I try to look like I'm confident, oh, I don't need to go in a cubicle.

我努力让自己看起来很自信，哦，我不需要进小隔间。

I'm confident, but then I will turn myself away and hide myself as I change.

我很自信，但随着我的改变，我会转身隐藏自己。

Now I had this dilemma the other day after swimming, I'd finished my session and I

现在我在前几天游泳后遇到了这样的困境，我完成了训练，我

had already changed back into my clothes.

已经换回了衣服。

It was a hot day, so I was wearing shorts.

那天天气很热，所以我穿了短裤。

Now, when stepping out of the main changing rooms at my gym,

现在，当走出健身房的主更衣室时，

there's this additional space.

就会看到额外的空间。

It's still ladies only, but it's a space where you can dry

虽然仍然是女士专用空间，但可以吹干

your hair and do your makeup.

头发、化妆。

As I entered this space, I realised that I had my shorts on back to front.

当我进入这个空间时，我意识到我的短裤是从后到前穿的。

What a plonker!

真是个笨蛋！

My first instinct was to take them off and turn them around

我的第一反应是把它们脱下来，然后把它们转过来

right there, but then I hesitated.

，但后来我犹豫了。

What will people think?

人们会怎么想？

Even though these were the same people who were parading their naked

尽管这些人就是

selves around just next door, it suddenly felt really inappropriate

在隔壁裸露的自己，但突然觉得

to flash my knickers in this area.

在这个地方炫耀我的内裤真的很不合适。

I debated hauling all of my stuff back into the changing rooms just to adjust my

我曾考虑过是否要把我所有的东西拖回更衣室只是为了调整我的

shorts, but I'm glad to say I managed to come to my senses and just get on with it.

短裤，但我很高兴地说我设法恢复理智并继续下去。

I took the risk and guess what?

我冒险了，你猜怎么着？

No one batted an eyelid.

没有人眨眼。

No one cared about my knickers.

没有人关心我的内裤。

So I would say that although I'm a relatively confident person, seemingly, I

所以我想说，虽然我是一个相对自信的人，但表面上看，我

definitely harbour some insecurities that I'm trying to deal with, and I care far

确实怀有一些不安全感，我正在努力应对，而且我太在意

too deeply about what people think of me.

别人对我的看法。

You'd never catch me skinny dipping.

你永远不会看到我裸泳。

That's for sure.

这是肯定的。

Though I do recognise how liberating skinny dipping can be.

不过我确实认识到裸泳是多么的解放。

Gosh, that reminds me.

天哪，这让我想起了。

I haven't even touched on nudist beaches and naturalists.

我什至没有接触过裸体海滩和自然主义者。

Naturalists are people that practice a lifestyle of non-sexual social

自然主义者是 在私人和公共场合

nudity in private and in public.

实行非性社交裸体生活方式的人 。

They just live life with everything on show.

他们只是过着随处可见的生活。

And a nudist beach is a beach where you are allowed and, in

裸体海滩是允许您赤身裸体的海滩，在

many cases, expected, to be naked.

许多情况下，人们期望您赤身裸体。

These beaches are very popular in many countries, not just the UK.

这些海滩在许多国家都很受欢迎，而不仅仅是英国。

Do you have one in your country?

你的国家有吗？

We have one in Brighton, I remember.

我记得我们在布莱顿有一个。

Yeah.

是的。

It's very funny when you are taking a stroll along a long stretch of beach and

当你沿着一条长长的海滩散步时，

suddenly you come across a nudist beach.

突然遇到一个裸体海滩，这是非常有趣的。

"Ah, where do I look?

“啊，我往哪儿看？

Avert your eyes, quick stare at the sea."

别开眼，快看海。”

Maybe they won't notice that I'm polluting their nude sanctuary

也许他们不会注意到我

with my fully clothed body.

穿着衣服的身体污染了他们的裸体庇护所。

Yes, I stumbled upon the nudist beach in Brighton quite by accident and was very

是的，我偶然发现了布莱顿的裸体海滩，

embarrassed when I realised my mistake.

当我意识到自己的错误时，我感到非常尴尬。

So just remember that your body is a temple.

所以请记住，你的身体是一座寺庙。

It may not be perfect, but it's yours and whether you decide to show

它可能并不完美，但它是你的，无论你决定炫耀

it off or to hide it, you should always try and love it and respect it

它还是隐藏它，你都应该始终尝试爱它并尊重它，

because it's the only one you've got.

因为它是你唯一拥有的。

And thinking back to how joyful nudity can be for little children who don't

回想一下，对于还没有

yet have that corrupt view of nudity, everything is just so innocent.

那种腐败的裸体观念的小孩子来说，裸体是多么快乐，一切都是那么天真。

And they feel so liberated.

他们感到如此自由。

You know, maybe we can apply this to our language learning.

你知道，也许我们可以将其应用到我们的语言学习中。

Those who delight in being vulnerable, in being naked in

那些乐于在

our language learning exploits.

语言学习中表现出脆弱、赤裸裸的人。

Those of you who are happy to be vulnerable will have a much better

如果你放手， 那些乐于接受脆弱的人将会获得更好的

experience if you just let go.

体验。

And you will, in time, progress to fluency if you continue

如果你继续保持

to be metaphorically naked.

隐喻性的裸体，随着时间的推移，你将会变得流利。

Oh, as always, I greatly appreciate you listening to me.

哦，一如既往，我非常感谢您倾听我的讲话。

If you are enjoying my podcast, then please do leave a rating or review so

如果您喜欢我的播客，请留下评分或评论，以便

that other learners can benefit too.

其他学习者也能受益。

Until next time, take care and goodbye.

直到下次，保重，再见。

Are you still here?

你还在吗？

Okay, let me tell you a little joke.

好吧，我给你讲个小笑话。

Did you hear about the flasher?

你听说过闪光器吗？

Who was thinking of retiring?

谁考虑过退休？

He decided to stick it out for one more year.

他决定再坚持一年。

Let me give you another one.

让我再给你一张。

Derek is pretty frugal.

德里克非常节俭。

When he wanted to save money, redecorating his house, he walked around naked

当他想省钱重新装修房子时，他就光着身子到处走

for a few days and his neighbours all chipped in for new curtains.

几天，邻居们都出钱买新窗帘。

That's all for now.

Bye.

目前为止就这样了。

再见。