I'm Rob and joining me today is Catherine. Hello Catherine.

我是羅布，今天加入我的是凱瑟琳。你好，凱瑟琳。

Hello Rob. Hello everybody. Yes, if you're a fan

你好，羅伯大家好是的，如果你是一個風扇

of Harry and Meghan, we've got just the story for you

哈里和梅根的故事，我們已經為你準備好了。

because they have teamed up with streaming giant

因為他們已經與流媒體巨頭合作

Netflix to produce a range of programmes and they may

Netflix來製作一系列的節目，他們可能會。

even appear in some of them.

甚至出現在其中的一些。

Very exciting. Well, you need to test

很刺激那麼，你需要測試

yourself on the vocabulary that we're going to talk about today.

你自己對我們今天要講的詞彙。

On our website, there's a quiz at bbclearningenglish.com

在我們的網站上，有一個測驗，在bbclearningenglish.com。

but don't go there yet. Let's find out more about this royal signing

但先別去。讓我們來了解一下這次皇家簽約的情況吧。

in this BBC News report:

在BBC新聞的這篇報道中。

So yes – it's just six months since Prince Harry

所以，是的--哈里王子才6個月。

and his bride Meghan Markle stepped away from the spotlight

和他的新娘梅根-馬克爾從聚光燈下走了出來

and now we find they've signed a deal with media giant

現在我們發現他們已經簽署了協議 與媒體巨頭，

Netflix, although we don't know how much money

Netflix，雖然我們不知道有多少錢。

they're going to make from this deal.

他們將從這筆交易中賺取。

And we've got three words and expressions that you can use to talk

我們有三個詞和表達方式，你可以用它來說話。

about this story, haven't we Catherine?

關於這個故事，不是嗎，凱瑟琳？

Yes, we have. We have: 'mocked', 'land' and 'impactful'.

是的，我們有。我們有。"嘲笑"，"土地 "和 "影響"。

That's 'mocked', 'land' and 'impactful'.

這就是'嘲諷'、'落地'和'影響'。

Great. OK – well, let's start with your first news headline, please.

好吧好吧，讓我們從你的第一個新聞標題開始，請。

Yes, of course. We're heading first to the Daily Express,

是的，當然我們先去《每日快報》。

here in the UK – the headline:

在英國這裡--頭條。

So, that's the word 'mocked' – laughed at; made fun of.

所以，這就是 "嘲笑 "這個詞--被嘲笑；被取笑。

Yes. Now we spell this word M-O-C-K-E-D – 'mocked'.

是的，現在我們把這個詞拼成M-O-C-K-E-D現在我們把這個詞拼成M-O-C-K-E-D--"嘲笑"。

It's the past tense and the past participle

是過去式和過去分詞。

of the verb 'to mock' – M-O-C-K.

的動詞 "嘲笑"--M-O-C-K。

Now, if you 'mock' somebody, you laugh at them:

現在，如果你 "嘲笑 "某人，你就嘲笑他們。

you make jokes about them. You make – you have fun at their expense.

你開他們的玩笑。你讓--你以他們為樂。

Is it quite a cruel way of making fun of somebody, or is it something

這是一種相當殘酷的方式取笑某人，或者是一些

you can do together and have a laugh together?

你們可以一起做，一起笑？

Yeah, it's not really about having fun together. If you mock somebody you're

是啊，這不是真正的一起玩耍。如果你嘲笑某人，你是

just being a bit unpleasant, really.

只是作為一個有點不愉快，真的。

It's something we talk – like kids do it a lot at school.

這是我們談論的事情--就像孩子們在學校裡經常做的那樣。

It's about teasing somebody.

這是關於取笑某人。

Yeah. In a bit of a, kind of, unpleasant way. So, it's when you laugh at somebody because they

是的，有點，有點，不愉快的方式。所以，這是當你嘲笑某人，因為他們... ...

can't do something properly or because – in this case because the...

不能正確地做某事或因為 - 在這種情況下，因為... ...

People are saying, 'Harry and Meghan said they wanted a quiet life, and here they

人們說，"哈里和梅根說他們想要一個安靜的生活，並在這裡，他們。

are making programmes with Netflix,'

正在和Netflix一起製作節目，'

so people are laughing at them about this.

所以大家都在嘲笑他們這個。

Yeah. I know all about mocking because

是的，我知道所有關於嘲笑的事情，因為

when I was at school, when we did sport, we played football.

當我在學校的時候，當我們做運動的時候，我們踢足球。

People used to pick the teams and I was

人們習慣於選擇團隊，我是

always the last one to be picked because I was so bad at football.

總是最後一個被選中，因為我是如此糟糕的足球。

Oh Rob! That's such a shame! And what did the other kids say?

哦，羅布！那真是太可惜了！其他孩子怎麼說？

Well, they just said I was rubbish: they mocked me. They were mocking me all the

他們只是說我是垃圾：他們嘲笑我。他們一直在嘲笑我

time because of my terrible skills.

因為我的技術太差了

Oh dear Rob. I'm so sorry to hear that.

哦，親愛的羅布。我很抱歉聽到這個消息。

That's awful! Kids shouldn't mock you Rob. We would never mock you...

太可怕了！孩子們不應該嘲笑你，羅布。我們永遠不會嘲笑你...

even if you are bad at football, I don't care.

即使你是壞的足球，我不在乎。

OK. Well, let's see a summary of that word:

好吧，我們來看看這個詞的總結：好吧，讓我們來看看這個詞的總結。

So, we talked about the word 'mocked' but

所以，我們談到了 "嘲諷 "這個詞，但是。

'mock' has more than one meaning, doesn't it Catherine?

"嘲諷 "有不止一個意思，不是嗎，凱瑟琳？

Yes, it does. If you want to know about the meaning and use

是的，確實如此。如果你想知道它的意義和用途的話

of the phrase 'to mock up' just click the link

的短語'模擬'，只需點擊鏈接。

and we'll tell you all about it. Down below.

我們會告訴你一切。 下面。

OK. It's time now to look at our second headline, please.

好了，現在是時候看看我們的第二個標題了，請。現在是時候看看我們的第二個標題了，請。

Yes, and we're going now to 'Hello!' website – the headline:

是的，我們現在要去'你好！'網站--頭條。

So the word is 'land' – get; achieve something you wanted.

所以這個詞是'地'--得到；實現自己想要的東西。

Yes. Now this is a verb. It's spelt L-A-N-D – 'land'.

是的，這是個動詞現在這是一個動詞。拼寫為L -A -N -D - "土地"。

You know what 'land' is, don't you Rob?

你知道什麼是 "土地"，不是嗎，羅布？

Well, I'm standing on land, or sitting on land now. Land is all around us.

好吧，我現在站在土地上，或者說坐在土地上。土地就在我們身邊。

Yes. It's basically the earth and that as a noun isn't really where

是的，基本上就是地球，而作為名詞的地球並不是真正的地方。

we're going with this, but if you think about an aeroplane,

我們要用這個，但如果你想到一架飛機，

when it flies a long way and it goes closer and closer and

當它飛了很遠，它越飛越近，越飛越近的時候。

closer to the ground, and eventually it touches the ground: it lands.

更加接近地面，最終它接觸到了地面：它落地了。

So, after a long effort – a long flight – finally it achieves its destination

所以，經過漫長的努力--長途飛行，終於到達了目的地。

and that's the meaning of 'land' here. If you

這就是這裡'土地'的意思。如果你

'land' a deal, it means you've been working towards a deal,

'落地'交易，意味著你一直在為交易而努力。

a contract, an arrangement, and finally it's happened: the deal has been signed.

一個合同，一個安排，最後它發生了：交易已經簽署。

You've agreed. You've shaken hands or you've signed a contract.

你已經同意了。你們握過手，或者簽過合同。

You have landed the deal. You've done the work. It's finally happening.

你已經達成了交易。你已經做了工作。它終於發生了。

That's the idea of 'land' here.

這就是這裡的'土地'概念。

You have achieved something, yeah. OK.

你已經取得了一些成就，是的。好吧。

So, you could land a job, for example. Land a position, yeah?

所以，你可以找到一份工作，例如。找到一份工作，是嗎？

Yeah, absolutely. Yes, you land a deal:

是的，絕對的。是的，你的土地交易。

that's a very strong collocation. Those two words go very strongly together.

這是一個非常強烈的搭配。這兩個詞是非常強烈的搭配。

But you can land a job, you can land a promotion,

但你可以找到工作，你可以找到晉升的機會。

you can land a place in a team – like you never really landed a place in

你可以降落在一個團隊的地方 - 就像你從來沒有真正降落在一個地方的地方

the football team at school, did you Rob?

在學校的足球隊，你羅布？

Well, no – going back to my school days, no

嗯，沒有 - 回到我的學校時代，沒有。

I didn't get picked for the football team,

我沒有被選入足球隊。

but I did land a place in the chess team that we had.

但我確實在我們的國際象棋隊中獲得了一席之地。

Well done! What did you have to do to land a place in the chess team?

做得好!你要怎麼做才能在象棋隊中獲得一席之地？

Well, I had to do some practice and I had to have a test before I was accepted

好吧，我必須做一些練習，我必須有一個測試之前，我被錄取。

into the team. Then I landed that place and then we went off and did

進入團隊。然後，我登陸那個地方，然後我們去了，並做了。

chess tournaments all over the country.

全國各地的象棋比賽。

Nice!

很好！

Success at last!

終於成功了！

Not bad, being bad at football then? There's compensation.

還不錯，不擅長足球，那麼？有補償的。

I achieved something, didn't I? I landed something.

我取得了一些成就，不是嗎？我登陸了一些東西。

Yeah. And the idea is you did a lot of practice and preparation to land your

是啊，你的想法是...而這個想法是你做了很多的練習和準備，以降落你的。

place on the chess team.

棋隊的名額。

Indeed. Right, OK.

確實如此。好吧，好吧。

Well, let's have a look at a summary of the word 'land':

好了，我們來看看對 "土地 "二字的總結。

So, we're talking about Harry and Meghan today and it's not the first time we've

所以，我們今天討論的是哈里和梅根，這不是我們第一次

talked about this couple, is it Catherine?

談到這對夫妻，是凱瑟琳嗎？

No. We've followed them

不，我們跟著他們

right through from their meeting, to their wedding, to the baby coming along

從他們的相遇，到他們的婚禮，再到孩子的降臨

and we also covered the story of when they decided they wanted out

我們還報道了他們決定退出的故事。

of the royal family. And to find out more about

的皇室成員。瞭解更多關於

that programme, click the link.

該方案，點擊鏈接。

OK, Catherine. It's time to hear about our next headline, please.

好了，凱瑟琳。現在是時候聽聽我們的下一個頭條新聞了，請。

Yes. We're going to The Telegraph, here in

是的，我們要去《電訊報》，在這裡。我們要去《電訊報》，在這裡。

the UK – the headline:

英國--頭條。

So, the word is 'impactful' – effective; influential.

所以，這個詞就是 "影響"--有效；有影響力。

Yes, that's right. It's an adjective: I-M-P-A-C-T-F-U-L – 'impactful'.

是的，沒錯。這是一個形容詞。 I-M-P-A-C-T-F-U-LI-M-P-A-C-T-F-U-L--"有影響力"。

And it comes from the verb and noun 'impact'.

而它來自於動詞和名詞的 "影響"。

Now, you know what 'impact' means, don't you Rob?

現在，你知道 "影響 "是什麼意思，不是嗎，羅布？

Yeah. When you hit something, you make an impact, don't you? Like that: bang!

是的，當你打到東西時，你會產生影響，不是嗎？當你撞到東西的時候，你就會產生影響，不是嗎？就像： 砰！

Exactly. And it's that bang if you hit something.

沒錯，就是這樣如果你撞到了什麼東西，就會砰的一聲。

The bang – often it kind of hurts if you

砰--往往是一種傷害，如果你。

have an impact with something, doesn't it?

有影響的東西，不是嗎？

If you have a car accident – heaven forbid.

如果你出了車禍--天理難容。

A lot of injuries can

很多傷害可以

happen when you have a car – an impact on another car, yeah.

當你有一輛車時就會發生--對另一輛車的撞擊，是的。

Yes. Caused by the contact between one thing moving and

是的，是的由一個東西的移動和接觸引起的。

another thing moving: will have a – that's called 'impact'.

另一件事動：會有--------這叫'影響'。

It will have a strong effect. If there's an impact in a

會產生強烈的影響。如果有一個影響在

car crash, you'll be hurt. So, 'impact' means

車禍，你會受傷。所以，"衝擊 "意味著

strong effect, in this sense. If something's

強的效果，在這個意義上。如果什麼東西的

'impactful', it has a strong effect: it has a lot of influence.

'影響力'，它的影響很大：它的影響力很大。

Now, what we know about Harry and Meghan is

現在，我們對哈里和梅根的瞭解是：

they've both said how keen they are to help

兩人都表示很想幫忙

with things like education, with public health.

與教育、公共衛生等方面。

They are very keen on their charity work: Harry's influential in the disability

他們非常熱衷於慈善工作。哈里在殘疾人士中很有影響力

arena. So, we can guess that these are the kind of

競技場。所以，我們可以猜測，這些都是那種。

programmes they want to make, and they want these programmes to be

他們想製作的節目，他們希望這些節目是

effective, to make a difference in the world, to change people's lives. In other

有效的，使世界發生變化，改變人們的生活。在其他

words, they want these programmes to be impactful.

言，他們希望這些方案能夠產生影響。

Yes. And they're quite high

是的，是的而且他們很高

profile names so it's probably quite obvious that they're

個人資料名稱，所以很可能很明顯他們是。

going to make an impact – is that what we say?

會產生影響--這是我們說的嗎？

We do, yes. If something is impactful we can say: 'It makes an impact.'

是的，是的。如果某件事情是有影響的，我們可以說："它產生了影響"。

It means it affects or influences people.

意思是說它會影響或影響人們。

Or we can say: 'It has an impact.'

或者我們可以說："它有影響"。

When was the last time, Rob, you had an impact

羅伯，你最後一次產生影響是什麼時候？

on somebody?

在某人身上？

Well, I tried. I mean, working at home and having the family

好吧，我試過了。我的意思是，在家裡工作，並有家庭。

here, the house gets very very messy, so I had to sit the kids down

在這裡，房子會變得非常非常混亂， 所以我不得不讓孩子們坐下來。

and talk to them about this mess and I – it was almost like a speech.

和他們談論這個爛攤子，我 - 這幾乎就像一個演講。

I said to them, 'Look, you've got to keep the house tidier.

我對他們說：'你看，你得把家裡收拾得更整潔。

A tidy house means a tidy mind. We can't live in this mess.'

房子整潔就是心態整潔。我們不能生活在這種混亂的環境中。

So, I thought my talk was quite impactful and they would listen.

所以，我覺得我的演講很有衝擊力，他們會聽。

Yeah. Guess what happened.

是啊，你猜怎麼著？猜猜發生了什麼？

Err... they tidied their room straight away?

呃... ... 他們直接收拾房間？

Quite the opposite: nothing!

恰恰相反：什麼都沒有!

The house has got messier, in fact.

事實上，房子已經變得更亂了。

What could be the opposite of 'impactful'?

與'影響力'相對應的可以是什麼？

'Impact-less' maybe?

'無影響'也許是？

Maybe. I don't know. But that's a shame.

也許吧，我不知道我不知道，但這是一個恥辱。但這是一個恥辱。

So, you didn't have an impact on the kids this time?

所以，你這次沒有對孩子們產生影響？

No, I tried but – Try bribery: offer money.

不，我試過了，但是--試試賄賂：提供金錢。

OK. I'll remember that one. Thank you.

好吧，我會記住的。我會記住的。謝謝你了

Right, let's have a summary of the word 'impactful':

對了，我們來總結一下 "影響深遠 "這個詞。

OK, Catherine. It's time now to have a recap of the vocabulary that we've

好了，凱瑟琳。現在是時候回顧一下我們已經學習過的詞彙了

talked about today, please.

今天談到的，請。

Yes. We had 'mocked' – laughed at, made fun of.

是的，我們曾 "嘲笑"--嘲笑，取笑。我們曾 "嘲笑"--嘲笑，取笑。

We had 'land', which means get or achieve something you wanted.

我們有'土地'，這意味著得到或實現你想要的東西。

And 'impactful', meaning effective or influential.

而'影響'，是指有效或有影響力的意思。

Now you can test yourself on this vocabulary that we've talked about

現在你可以用我們說過的這個詞彙來測試自己了

today in a quiz that's on our website

今天在我們的網站上的一個測驗中

at bbclearningenglish.com. Don't forget there's lots of other things you can

在bbclearningenglish.com。不要忘了還有很多其他的事情，你可以

learn about on our website and we're also

在我們的網站上了解到的，我們也是

all over social media. So, thanks for joining us

在社交媒體上。所以，謝謝你加入我們

today and see you again soon. Bye bye!

今天，很快就會再見到你。再見！

Bye!

再見！