Sorry, I'm late, I missed my train and I had to wait for the next one.

對不起，我遲到了，我錯過火車，我不得不等待下一班。

Are you OK, Rob? You're very breathless.

你還好嗎，Rob？你氣喘吁吁的。

Well, you would be if you had run to the station and from the station to the office.

好吧，如果你從車站跑到辦公室也會這樣。

Hmmm, it's not that far, Rob! I think this a wake-up call.

嗯，並沒有那麼遠，Rob！我想這敲響了警鐘。

A wake-up call? No, I set my alarm – I got out of bed – it just seems to take longer to walk to the station these days.

起床電話？不，我設定了我的鬧鐘，我有起床 ，只是最近步行到車站似乎需要更長的時間。

I didn't mean your alarm, Rob.

我不是說你的鬧鐘。

'A wake-up call' is a warning that you need to change your current situation before it gets any worse.

「敲響警鐘」是一個警告表示你需要趁早改變，在情況變得更糟以前。

And what is my 'current situation'?

而我的「現狀」是什麼？

You're unfit – you need to do some more exercise!

你不健康－你需要多做一些運動！

Let's hear some examples of 'a wake-up call', shall we?

讓我們聽聽一些「敲響警鐘」的例子，好嗎？

Martha's bad test results were a wake-up call for her to work harder before her final exams.

瑪莎糟糕的考試成績給她敲響了警鐘，讓她在期末考前更加努力。

The store's poor sales results are a wake-up call for the business to move with times and sell more fashionable clothes.

商店糟糕的銷售業績給商家敲響了警鐘，要求他們與時俱進，銷售更多時尚服裝。

The recent extreme weather is a wake-up call for us all to do something about climate change.

最近的極端天氣給我們所有人敲響了警鐘，要求我們為應對氣候變遷採取行動。

This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and in this programme we're learning about the phrase 'a wake-up call', which means a warning to change your current situation and stop things from getting any worse.

這是 BBC 英語學習節目《我們說的英語》，在這個節目中，我們學習了「敲響警鐘」這個短語，它的想法是警告你改變當前的狀況，阻止事情變得更糟。

It's time to change - like Rob's fitness!

是時候改變了，就像Rob的健身一樣！

So Rob, how are you going to change your current situation?

Rob，你要怎麼改變你的現狀？

Well, that's easy – I'm going to get a later train. More time in bed!

好吧，這很簡單，我晚點再去搭火車。更多的時間在床上！

I wouldn't, Rob – otherwise you'll get another 'wake-up call'.

是我的話不會這樣做，否則你會再得到一個警鐘。

Who from?

誰給的？

The boss. He hates people being late all the time.

老闆。他最討厭別人遲到了。

So if you're not punctual, you might get the sack!

所以，如果你不守時，你...可能會被解僱！

Oh right, I'm off!

哦，好，我要走了！

Where are you going?

你要去哪裡？

To do some exercise. Like you said, I need to get fit quickly! Bye.

做一些運動。就像你說的，我需要迅速健身。掰掰。

Good luck, Rob.

祝你好運，Rob。