Learn English Vocabulary Daily #15.5 — 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 15, Day 5 of Your English Five a

我叫安娜，你正在听《英语每日五篇》的第 15 周第 5

Day, a series that aims to increase your active vocabulary by five pieces every

天，该系列旨在 从周一到周五每天

day of the week from Monday to Friday.

增加你的活跃词汇量 5 篇

So, let's start today's episode with a verb and it is infer, infer.

。 那么，让我们从一个动词开始今天的节目，它是推断，推断。

This is spelled I N F E R, infer.

这拼写为INFER，推断。

Now to infer is to reach an opinion from available information or facts.

现在推断是根据现有信息或事实得出意见。

So, if you hear about somebody, you've never met them, but you hear about them

因此，如果您听说过某人，您从未见过他们，但是您听说过他们

and you read some newspaper articles that state some facts about that person then

并且阅读了一些报纸文章，其中陈述了有关该人的一些事实，那么

you will come to some opinion about them.

您会对他们有一些看法。

You'll form an opinion on them.

你会对他们形成意见。

You'll think,

你会想：

"Oh, that person seems like a really decent person."

哦，那个人看起来真是一个正派的人啊。

Or,

"That person seems like they are possibly quite arrogant or not a very nice person."

或者， “那个人看起来可能很傲慢，或者不是一个很好的人。”

Whatever it is, you'll form an opinion based on the

无论是什么，您都会根据

available information and facts.

现有信息和事实形成意见。

So, here's an example sentence,

所以，这里有一个例句，

"Daisy inferred that James was not interested in a relationship

“黛西从詹姆斯

from what he wrote in his letter."

在信中所写的内容中

Next on our list is another verb and it is harbour, to harbour.

推断出他对一段关系不感兴趣

We spell this H A R B O U R, to harbour.

。” 我们列表中的下一个是另一个动词，它是港口，港口。

To harbour is to think about or feel something, usually

我们把这个HARBOUR拼写为港口。 怀抱是指 在很长一段时间内

over a long period of time.

思考或感受某事

Now, for me, this word always makes me think of a boat harbour.

。 现在，对我来说，这个词总是让我想起船港。

A boat harbour is a place where you put your boat when you're not sailing.

船港是您不航行时停泊船只的地方。

So, it's a place to keep your boat safe from the tide and the bad

因此，这是一个可以保护您的船免受潮汐和恶劣

weather that would potentially take your boat off or damage your boat.

天气影响的地方，这些天气可能会使您的船脱离或损坏您的船。

So, it kind of protects your vessel.

所以，它可以保护你的船只。

So, to harbour.

于是，到了港湾。

If you harbour thoughts and feelings, you keep them stored inside you,

如果你怀有想法和感受，你就会把它们储存在你的

inside your mind or inside your heart.

内心、你的头脑或你的内心。

If I harbour feelings for someone, then it means I'm experiencing strong

如果我对某人怀有感情，那么这意味着我对他们有强烈的

feelings for them, like I might be in love with them, but I'm not telling anyone.

感情，就像我可能爱上他们一样，但我不会告诉任何人。

I'm not letting that vessel go.

我不会放那艘船的。

I'm not letting him know that I love him.

我不会让他知道我爱他。

Or if I harbour ill will for someone, I'm thinking nasty thoughts about

或者，如果我对某人怀有恶意，我就是在对

someone who I really don't like.

某个我真正不喜欢的人产生不好的想法。

I'm green with envy and I really don't like that person.

我羡慕极了，我真的不喜欢那个人。

And I'm having these horrible thoughts, but I'm not telling anyone about them.

我有这些可怕的想法，但我不会告诉任何人。

Then I'm harbouring bad thoughts.

那我就抱有不好的念头了。

Okay, have you ever harboured thoughts or feelings for anyone?

好吧，你曾经对任何人怀有想法或感情吗？

Here's an example sentence,

这里有一个例句，

"Maxine has been harbouring a grudge against me ever since

“自从玛克辛 升职被拒绝后，

her promotion was refused.

她就一直对我怀恨在心

It's not my fault though.

。但这不是我的错。

I was simply the better person for the job."

我只是更适合这份工作。”

Next on our list is an adjective and it is adverse, adverse.

我们列表中的下一个是形容词，它是不利的、不利的。

This is spelled A D V E R S E, adverse.

这拼写为ADVERSE，不利的。

If something is described as being adverse, then it has a negative

如果某事物被描述为不利的，那么它就会对

or harmful effect on something.

某事物产生负面或有害的影响。

So, we talk about sometimes medications having an adverse effect or changes to

因此，我们有时会谈论药物产生不利影响或

the landscape having an adverse effect on wildlife or the plants in the area.

景观变化对该地区的野生动物或植物产生不利影响。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects."

“到目前为止，该药物被认为没有任何副作用。”

Next on our list is a phrasal verb and it is make out.

我们列表中的下一个是短语动词，它是 make out。

To make out.

为了弄清楚。

Let me spell this for you in case you're mishearing me.

让我为你拼写一下，以防你听错了。

Make, M A K E.

Make，MAK E.

Out, O U T.

Out，OU T.

To make out.

亲热。

To make out is to kiss and hold a person in a very passionate and sexual way.

亲热就是以一种非常热情和性感的方式亲吻和拥抱一个人。

So, you make out with your lover, okay.

所以，你和你的爱人亲热，好吧。

This is not something you'd use to talk about giving your granny a

这不是你用来谈论给你的奶奶一个

kiss, or giving your child a kiss.

吻，或者给你的孩子一个吻。

You only make out with someone that you are sexually attracted to.

你只会和那些对你有性吸引力的人亲热。

Okay.

好的。

To make out.

为了弄清楚。

Here's an example sentence,

这是一个例句，

"Everyone at the party was making out and I was just sat

“聚会上的每个人都在亲热，而我只是

there in the corner on my own."

独自坐在角落里。”

That sounds pretty true to be honest.

说实话，这听起来很真实。

I was usually the one sitting there like a spare part while all my friends

当我所有的朋友都 在和他们的男朋友亲热

were making out with their boyfriends.

时，我通常像一个备件一样坐在那里 。

Anyway, enough about me.

无论如何，关于我就足够了。

Let's move on to our last word.

让我们继续我们的最后一句话。

This is a noun and it is affection, affection.

这是一个名词，是感情、感情。

We spell this A F F E C T I O N.

我们拼写这个“AFFECTIO N”

Affection.

。“情感”。

Affection is a feeling of liking a person or a place.

感情是一种喜欢一个人或一个地方的感觉。

So, we often couple this with the word show — to show affection.

因此，我们经常将其与“秀”一词结合起来——表达爱意。

You show affection to people, it's when you show people how you feel.

当你向人们展示你的感受时，你就会向人们表达爱意。

So, my pussycat shows me affection.

所以，我的小猫咪向我表达了爱意。

He comes and rubs itself against my ankles until I pick him up and then he purrs and

他走过来，在我的脚踝上蹭来蹭去，直到我抱起他，然后他咕噜咕噜地叫着，

nuzzles his little face into my jumper.

用他的小脸蹭着我的毛衣。

He shows me affection.

他向我表达爱意。

Sometimes he licks me, telling me I need a bath.

有时他会舔我，告诉我我需要洗澡。

Okay, here's an example sentence,

好的，这是一个例句，

"I had a deep affection for Roman until I caught him bad mouthing me behind my back.

“我对罗曼有着很深的感情，直到我发现他在背后说我的坏话。

I can't believe I trusted him."

我不敢相信我信任他。”

Alright, so that's our five for today.

好的，这就是我们今天的五点。

Let's do a quick recap.

让我们快速回顾一下。

We have the verb infer, infer, which is to reach an opinion based on the

我们有动词 infer、infer，它是根据

available information and facts.

现有的信息和事实得出意见。

Then we had the verb harbour, to think about or feel something over a long period

然后我们有了动词harbour，在很长一段时间内思考或感受某事

of time, usually without telling anybody.

，通常不告诉任何人。

Then we had the adjective adverse, which is to have a negative or

然后我们有形容词adverse，意思是

harmful effect on something.

对某事产生负面或有害的影响。

Then we had the phrasal verb to make out, which is to kiss and

然后我们要弄清楚动词短语，即以

hold a person in a sexual way.

性方式亲吻和拥抱一个人。

Then we had the noun, affection, which is a feeling of liking for a person or place.

然后我们有了名词，情感，这是对一个人或一个地方的喜欢的感觉。

Let's now do this for pronunciation.

现在让我们这样做来发音。

So, please repeat after me.

那么，请跟着我重复一遍。

Infer.

推断。

Infer.

推断。

Harbour.

港口。

Harbour.

港口。

Adverse.

不利。

Adverse.

不利。

Make out.

认出。

Make out.

认出。

Affection.

感情。

Affection.

感情。

Fantastic.

极好的。

Okay.

好的。

So, if I reach an opinion on you, just because I've heard some

所以，如果我对你有意见，只是因为我听到了一些

stuff, and I know some facts.

事情，并且我知道了一些事实。

What am I doing?

What verb would I use?

我在做什么？

我会用什么动词？

I'm inferring, I'm inferring something about you.

我在推断，我在推断关于你的一些事情。

And if I have this feeling for a guy at work, but I don't tell anyone about

如果我在工作中对一个男人有这种感觉，但我没有告诉任何人

it, what am I doing with that feeling?

，那么我用这种感觉做什么呢？

I am...

我在……

harbouring.

庇护。

I'm harbouring that feeling.

我心里就有这样的感觉。

Okay, so, I've got a headache and I'm going to take some paracetamol.

好吧，我头疼，我要吃点扑热息痛。

Now I know I should probably take ibuprofen, but the last time I had

现在我知道我可能应该服用布洛芬，但上次我服用

ibuprofen there was a really bad reaction.

布洛芬时出现了非常糟糕的反应。

So, I could say the effect that it had on me was...

所以，我可以说它对我的影响是……

adverse, adverse, an adverse effect.

不利的、不利的、不利的影响。

Very good.

非常好。

Okay.

And if I'm caught at the back of a cinema kissing and canoodling

好的。

如果我被发现在电影院后面和

with my boyfriend, what am I doing?

男朋友接吻、爱抚，我在做什么？

What phrasal verb would you use?

你会使用什么短语动词？

Making out.

制作出来。

Oh yeah.

哦耶。

Making out.

制作出来。

Right.

正确的。

And I'm going to finish on a feeling of liking for a person.

我将以喜欢一个人的感觉作为结尾。

What noun would that be?

那会是什么名词？

A feeling of liking for a person.

喜欢一个人的感觉。

Affection.

感情。

To have affection for somebody.

对某人有感情。

Yes.

是的。

Lovely.

Okay.

迷人的。

好的。

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

让我们把所有这些都放在一个小故事中。

Did you ever have problems making friends at college?

你在大学交朋友时遇到过问题吗？

Were you a shy student who harboured your insecurities and didn't let others get

你是一个害羞的学生，怀有不安全感，不让别人接近

close to you, didn't show them affection?

你，不向他们表达爱意吗？

It can be a really difficult time in a person's life, so many new faces and

这可能是一个人一生中非常困难的时期，很多新面孔和

people doing things you wouldn't dream of — taking drugs, drinking alcohol, skipping

新人做着你做梦也想不到的事情——吸毒、喝酒、逃课

class to hang out at the skate park and kissing on every corner of the hallway.

去滑板公园闲逛以及在走廊的每个角落接吻。

You've never made out with anyone since you tried it with that boy at school and

自从你在学校和那个男孩尝试过之后，你就再也没有和任何人亲热过，

he rejected you and laughed at you like you were an alien from another planet.

他拒绝了你，还嘲笑你，就像你是来自另一个星球的外星人一样。

How could he be like that?

他怎么会这样？

You were always under the impression that he liked you.

你一直以为他喜欢你。

That's what you inferred from the compliments and the warm glances.

这就是你从赞美和温暖的目光中推断出来的。

These experiences can have an adverse effect on a person.

这些经历可能会对一个人产生不利影响。

They can shape them and take away what they once were.

他们可以塑造它们并夺走它们曾经的样子。

I have nothing against college or university, quite the opposite,

我并不反对学院或大学，恰恰相反，

they can shape character and open our eyes to a new way of living and

它们可以塑造性格，让我们以新的方式生活和

understanding the world around us, but I feel for those who are struggling

理解周围的世界，但我对那些正在努力

to find their place in the world.

寻找自己在世界上的位置的人感到同情。

Everyone has a place, everyone has a purpose — make yours great!

每个人都有自己的位置，每个人都有自己的目标——让你的目标变得伟大！

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。

Until next time, hopefully tomorrow, take very good care and goodbye.

直到下一次，希望明天，好好照顾并再见。