Joining me is Catherine. Hi Catherine!

和我一起的是凱瑟琳嗨，凱瑟琳！

Hello Neil and hello everybody! Yes, today

尼爾你好，大家好!是的，今天

we've got a story about protests.

我們有一個關於抗議的故事。

If you want to test yourself on

如果你想測試自己在

any of the vocabulary you learn in today's programme, there's a quiz on our

在今天的節目中，你所學到的任何詞彙，都可以在我們的網站上進行測驗。

website bbclearningenglish.com.

網站bbclearningenglish.com。

Now, let's hear more about that story

現在，讓我們來聽聽這個故事吧

from this BBC news report:

從BBC的這則新聞報道中。

Yes, we're in the Eastern European country of Belarus for this one.

是的，我們是在東歐國家白俄羅斯進行的。

There are protests because people feel

有抗議，因為人們覺得

that the elections that happened recently were not counted fairly.

最近舉行的選舉沒有得到公平的計算。

They're demanding the resignation of the president,

他們要求總統辭職。

Alexander Lukashenko, who's been in power for 26 years.

亞歷山大-盧卡申科，他已經執政26年。

You've been checking out the headlines on this story:

你一直在查這個故事的頭條新聞。

what are the three words and expressions that will

何謂三言兩語，將

help people talk about it?

幫助人們談論它？

Yes, we've got three great words and

是的，我們有三個偉大的詞和

expressions for you this week.

本週為您提供的表情。

They are: 'eclipses', someone or something's 'moment' and 'embattled'.

他們是。"食"，某人或某事的 "時刻 "和 "爭鬥"。

'Eclipses', someone or something's 'moment' and 'embattled'.

'黯然神傷'，某人或某事的'時刻'和'困頓'。

OK. Let's have your first headline, please.

好的讓我們有你的第一個標題，請。

Yes. In the UK for this one – we are

是的，在英國，我們是...

looking at BBC News. The headline:

看著BBC新聞。的頭條。

'Eclipses' – makes something seem less important.

That's right: E-C-L-I-P-S-E-S – 'eclipses'.

沒錯，E-C-L-I-P-S-E-SE-C-L-I-P-S-E-S - "日蝕"。

Now, you know what an eclipse is, don't you Neil?

你知道日蝕是什麼吧，尼爾？

Yeah– so an eclipse, for example,

是啊，比如說，日食。

is when during the daytime it's lovely and sunny

是指白天，天氣晴朗，陽光明媚

and then suddenly the moon goes in front of the sun

忽如一夜月，忽如一夜日

and it goes dark.

然後就黑了。

That's exactly right, yes. So, the sun is shining on you:

完全正確，是的。所以，陽光照耀著你。

it's bringing you lots of light – it's very important, isn't it?

它給你帶來了很多光亮--這很重要，不是嗎？

And then suddenly you can't see the sun: it is no longer

然後你突然看不到太陽了：它不再是...

important. Your attention now is drawn to the moon –

重要的。你的注意力現在被吸引到月亮上

something normally smaller, but in this case

小東西，但在這裡

it seems like it's dominating the sun. Is that right?

它好像在支配太陽。是這樣嗎？

That's right. So, this is about

是的 That's right.所以，這是關於

a change of emphasis – of importance.

重點的改變----重要性的改變。

Exactly that, yes. When one thing becomes more important,

正是如此，是的。當一件事變得更重要的時候。

and actually dominates so much that the original thing

並且實際上佔據了很大的優勢，以至於原來的東西

is no longer attracting any attention: that's the way we use 'eclipse' here.

是不再引起任何注意：這是我們在這裡使用 "食 "的方式。

So, President Lukashenko's rally is

所以，盧卡申科總統的集會是。

dominated by the protests... the protests are becoming more important,

由抗議活動主導... 抗議活動變得越來越重要。

according to this headline, than Lukashenko's rally.

根據這個標題，比盧卡申科的集會。

Yes, that's right.

是的，是這樣的

Now – used here obviously as a verb as well.

現在--在這裡顯然也用作動詞。

Yes, that's right. It can be a verb:

是的，這就對了。它可以是一個動詞。

you can eclipse something or something can be eclipsed.

你可以蝕掉一些東西，或者一些東西可以被蝕掉。

Now, if we look at the recent coronavirus outbreak,

現在，如果我們看看最近冠狀病毒的爆發。

that has eclipsed pretty much every other news story for quite a long time now.

這已經黯然失色 幾乎所有其他新聞故事 很長一段時間了。

The coronavirus is the most important: nothing else

冠狀病毒是最重要的：沒有其他的。

is really getting any significance because coronavirus is eclipsing

真正得到任何意義，因為冠狀病毒正在黯然失色。

every other item of importance at the moment.

目前所有其他重要的項目。

Absolutely. And we also hear it quite often in a sporting context,

當然，我們也經常在體育比賽中聽到這句話。而且我們也經常在體育比賽中聽到這句話。

for example, when somebody's record is broken.

例如，當某人的記錄被打破時。

Yes. So, Lewis Hamilton is a very successful

是的，所以，劉易斯-漢密爾頓是一個非常成功的。

Formula 1 driver, but he's still not got as many Drivers' Championships as

一級方程式賽車手，但他仍然沒有獲得那麼多的車手冠軍。

Michael Schumacher, but if he does

邁克爾-舒馬赫，但如果他做

he will eclipse Schumacher's record.

他將超越舒馬赫的記錄。

Very good example, yes.

非常好的例子，是的。

OK. let's have a summary of that:

好了，我們來總結一下。

If you want to learn more about the word 'eclipse' or see a story

如果你想了解更多關於 "食 "字的知識，或者看一個故事。

about eclipses we've got one for you, haven't we Catherine?

關於日蝕，我們已經為你準備了一個，不是嗎，凱瑟琳？

We have! Words in the News – and click the link

我們有!新聞中的話語--點擊鏈接。

and you can watch the story.

你可以看這個故事。

OK. Let's hear your next headline.

好吧，讓我們聽聽你的下一個標題。讓我們聽聽你的下一個標題。

Most certainly. Now we're looking at The Times again, here in the UK.

當然了現在我們又在看《泰晤士報》，在英國。

An opinion piece this time and the title is:

這次是一篇評論文章，標題是。

Something or someone's 'moment' – an opportunity

某事或某人的 "時刻"--一個機會。

to achieve something significant.

以取得重大成就。

That's right. And the key word here is 'moment'.

是的，沒錯。而這裡的關鍵詞是 "時刻"。

It's a noun – M-O-M-E-N-T – 'moment'.

這是一個名詞--M-O-M-E-N-T--"時刻"。

Now – 'moment' – why are we talking about moment?

現在--"時刻"--我們為什麼要談時刻？

Everybody knows what moment means.

大家都知道什麼叫時刻。

It just means a little period of time, so why is it being used here?

就是指一小段時間，為什麼用在這裡呢？

That's right a moment is a few seconds.

沒錯，一瞬間就是幾秒鐘。

When we say 'just a moment' or 'wait a moment'

當我們說 "等一下 "或 "等一下 "的時候。

we mean wait a few seconds and then something will happen. So, a moment is a few seconds in time.

我們的意思是等待幾秒鐘，然後就會發生一些事情。所以，片刻就是幾秒鐘的時間。

But here we're talking about – not so much time,

但在這裡我們說的是--沒有那麼多時間。

but opportunity: when the circumstances

惟機

are right for a change or for a big achievement,

是適合改變或取得大成就的。

we can say: 'This is your moment.'

我們可以說："這是你的時刻。

You need to do this thing you've been waiting to do for a long time

你需要做這件事，你已經等了很久了。

because the circumstances are right.

因為環境是合適的。

You can do this, but you have to do it now.

你可以這樣做，但你必須現在就做。

That's when we say: 'This is something's moment,

這時我們就會說："這是某件事的時刻。

or somebody's moment, or your moment.'

或別人的時刻，或你的時刻。

Yeah. And it's a brief opportunity, isn't it?

是啊。這是個短暫的機會，不是嗎？

Yeah. It's something that, if you don't take now,

是的，如果你現在不接受的話

it's gonna vanish.

它要消失了。

That's right. That's exactly right, yes.

是的，沒錯這是完全正確的，是的。

It has to happen now... or it won't – it may not happen at all.

現在就必鬚髮生... 否則就不會發生--可能根本不會發生。

So, there is general widespread agreement that there is a problem

所以，人們普遍認為，存在一個問題。

with the environment and that this is the climate's moment:

與環境，而現在是氣候的時刻。

the moment when people can take the opportunity to make a change.

人們可以藉此機會做出改變的時刻。

It's now or never.

要麼現在，要麼永遠。

Exactly, yeah. A very good example, yes.

沒錯，是的。一個非常好的例子，是的。

And we can use it for things like the climate or you can use it

我們可以用它來處理氣候等問題，也可以用它來處理...

for individual people. You can say, if a sportsperson has been

對於個別的人來說。你可以說，如果一個運動員已經被

training and training and training, for years and years and years,

訓練、訓練、訓練，年復一年，年復一年。

and finally they get to the Olympic Games,

最後他們到了奧運會。

and they win, and they're on that podium getting the gold medal, you can say:

他們贏了，他們在那個領獎臺上 得到金牌，你可以說。

'this is her moment' or 'this is his moment'.

'這是她的時刻'或'這是他的時刻'。

Absolutely. Let's now have a summary:

當然可以。現在我們來做個總結。

So, we've been talking about the climate and the fact that it is

所以，我們一直在談論氣候，以及它是一個事實。

a moment now for something to be done about the climate.

現在就為氣候問題做點什麼。

And we have a story about pollution and a possible

我們有一個關於汙染和可能的故事。

solution, don't we Catherine?

解決辦法，不是嗎，凱瑟琳？

That's right. You know what to do:

沒錯，你知道該怎麼做：你知道該怎麼做。

if you want to watch it, the link's there. Just click it.

如果你想看，鏈接在那裡。只要點擊它。

OK. Our next headline, please.

好了，下一個標題，請。我們的下一個標題，請。

And in the UK again – this time, The Independent.

而在英國又是如此--這次是《獨立報》。

The headline:

頭條。

'Embattled' – experiencing a lot of difficulties.

'困頓'--遇到很多困難。

Yes. E-M-B-A-T-T-L-E-D – 'embattled'.

是的，E-M-B-A-T-T-L-E-DE-M-B-A-T-T-L-E-D--"陷入困境"。

Now, the key part of this word is in the middle and it's 'battle'.

現在，這個詞的關鍵部分在中間，是 "戰鬥"。

Now, you know what a battle is, don't you Neil?

現在，你知道什麼是戰鬥了吧，尼爾？

Yes. A battle is a fight, often between armies.

是的。戰鬥就是一場戰鬥，往往是軍隊之間的戰鬥。

Yes. A war is often made up of individual battles.

是的。一場戰爭往往是由個別戰役組成的。

Now, when we use the word 'embattled'

現在，當我們用 "陷入困境 "這個詞的時候。

we're not talking about actual fighting with weapons and guns,

我們不是在談論實際的戰鬥 與武器和槍支。

but the idea of a lot of fighting – a big struggle – is this idea

但是，很多戰鬥的想法 - 一個大的鬥爭 - 是這個想法

in this word here now:

在這個詞裡，現在。

if somebody is embattled, a lot of people are attacking them.

如果有人陷入困境，很多人都在攻擊他們。

There are lots of issues and they're having –

有很多問題，他們有--。

they must defend themselves and fight back in lots of different areas,

他們必須在很多不同的領域進行自我保護和反擊。

often for a long time. They're struggling and it's not looking good for them, to be honest.

常常很長一段時間。他們在苦苦掙扎，說實話，他們的情況並不樂觀。

If something's – if someone's embattled, they're in a bad situation

如果有什麼事情... ...如果有人陷入困境，他們的處境就會很糟糕。

because of a lot of attacks from different people.

因為有很多不同人的攻擊。

Yeah. And we use this to talk about people and

是啊，我們用這個來談論人和人之間的關係我們用這個來談論人和

things in a position of authority.

處於權威地位的事物。

Yeah – that's right. It's not something we talk about

是的--沒錯。這不是我們談論的東西

in our kind of everyday life:

在我們這種日常生活中。

I wouldn't say, 'Leave Rob alone. He's embattled

我不會說 "別管羅布了他是爭論不休的

at the moment. He's got too much to do and people are getting to him.'

此刻，他有太多的事情要做，人們都在影響他。他有太多的事情要做，人們都在找他'。

Yeah – not so much. Not so much for your personal circumstances.

是啊--不那麼多。對於你的個人情況來說，就不是那麼回事了。

We can talk about football managers or football teams being embattled,

我們可以談論足球經理人或足球隊被壓制的問題。

as you could say for poor Barcelona at the minute,

就像你可以為可憐的巴塞羅那說的那樣。

who lost 8-2 to Bayern Munich the other – just last weekend.

誰8-2輸給了拜仁慕尼黑的另一個--就在上週末。

That team is embattled: it's got lots of problems. They're going on for a long time.

那支球隊陷入了困境：它有很多問題。他們要持續很長時間。

Excellent example, yes. OK. Let's have a summary:

優秀的例子，是的。好吧，我們來總結一下：我們來做個總結。

Time now for a recap of the vocabulary please, Catherine.

現在是時候回顧一下詞彙了，凱瑟琳。

Yes. We had: 'eclipses' – makes something seem less important.

是的，我們有：我們有。"日蝕"--讓一些事情看起來不那麼重要。

We had: something or someone's 'moment' – an opportunity to achieve something significant.

And we had: 'embattled' – experiencing a lot of difficulties.

而我們曾。"陷入困境"--遇到了很多困難。

If you want to continue improving your

如果你想繼續提高你的

English with us, we are all over social media:

和我們一起英語，我們在社交媒體上都有。

BBC Learning English. Find us!

BBC學習英語。找到我們!

Thank you for joining us and see you next time. Goodbye.

謝謝你的加入，我們下次再見。再見。

Bye!

再見！