Name: 緬甸。軍方控制--新聞評論 (Myanmar: Military takes control - News Review)
Uploaded: 2021-02-04T18:16:46.000Z
Duration: 10 min 9 s

Hello and welcome to News Review from BBC Learning English.

你好，歡迎來到BBC學英語的新聞評論。

I'm Neil. Joining me today is Tom. Hi Tom.

我是尼爾今天和我一起的是湯姆嗨，湯姆。

Hi Neil. Good morning and hello to our audience.

嗨，尼爾。早上好，向我們的觀眾問好。

我們今天的故事是關於緬甸的。

where the military has taken control of the country.

OK. Well, if you want to test yourself on any of the vocabulary

好吧，如果你想測試一下自己的詞彙量好吧，如果你想測試自己的任何詞彙量

you learn in this programme, don't forget there's a quiz

你在這個節目中學習，不要忘了還有一個測驗。

on our website at bbclearningenglish.com.

在我們的網站上，bbclearningenglish.com。

Now, let's find out some more about this story from this BBC radio report:

現在，讓我們從BBC電臺的這篇報道中瞭解一下這個故事。

So, there was an election in Myanmar in November 2020.

所以，緬甸在2020年11月舉行了選舉。

The army, or the military, in Myanmar claim

that this election was fraudulent or a fake.

As of the time of recording, the army have taken control of Myanmar

截至記錄之時，軍隊已經控制了緬甸。

and for one year they have created a state of emergency,

and the military have detained several politicians,

OK. Well, you've been looking at this story

好吧，你一直在看這個故事。好吧，你一直在看這個故事。

and how it's being reported in the headlines.

以及它是如何被報道在頭條新聞。

You've picked out three words and expressions, which are really useful.

你選了三個詞和表達方式，真的很有用。

'Coup', 'at a crossroads' and 'deal a killer blow'.

'政變'、'在十字路口'、'給予致命一擊'。

So, let's have a look then at your first headline with that word 'coup'.

那麼，讓我們來看看你的第一個帶 "政變 "二字的標題。

My first headline, Neil, is from right at home at the BBC – the headline:

我的第一個頭條，尼爾，就在BBC的家裡--頭條。

'Coup' – takeover of government by force.

Now, this is a funny little word, isn't it?

Because it sounds really different to how it's spelt:

因為它聽起來和它的拼寫方式真的不一樣。

我們說 "咕 "而不是 "庫"。為什麼會這樣？

Well, yeah, we should note the irregular pronunciation.

嗯，是的，我們應該注意不規則的發音。

C-O-U-P: we pronounce it 'coo' – no 'p'.

C-O-U-P：我們的發音是 "coo"，沒有 "p"。

This is because it originally comes from the French language...

OK. ...which has a different set of rules.

Yes, OK. And this word often goes with other words.

是的，好的。而且這個詞經常和其他詞搭配。

It works in combination with some other words commonly, doesn't it?

它與其他一些常用的詞組合在一起，不是嗎？

Yeah. So, some common collocations of 'coup':

是啊，所以，一些常見的 "政變 "搭配：所以，一些常見的搭配'政變'。

a 'failed coup' – one that didn't work;

一次 "失敗的政變"--一次沒有成功的政變。

and my favourite collocation is 'bloodless' – a bloodless clue... sorry!

我最喜歡的搭配是 "無血的"--無血的線索......對不起!

A 'bloodless coup' – a 'bloodless coup' is a 'coup' when there is no violence

無血政變"--"無血政變 "就是沒有暴力的 "政變"。

and this is interesting because it sort of suggests

that normally we could expect violence in a 'coup'.

通常我們可以預料到'政變'中的暴力。

That's right. When we talk about 'coups' we're not talking about

沒錯，當我們談論 "政變 "時當我們談論'政變'的時候，我們不是在談論。

the democratic transition of one government to another; we're talking about

一屆政府向另一屆政府的民主過渡；我們正在談論的是：

usually an army or armed forces taking control of a government...

That word 'force' is really important, isn't it?

這個 "力 "字真的很重要，不是嗎？

Yeah. I have seen this word though used differently,

是啊，我見過這個詞，不過用法不同。

in connection sometimes with sport. So, let me give you an example:

有時與體育有關。所以，讓我給你舉個例子。

My favourite football team is Portsmouth Football Club

我最喜歡的足球隊是朴茨茅斯足球俱樂部

because that's where I'm from, but unfortunately Portsmouth are not

因為那是我的家鄉，但不幸的是，朴茨茅斯是不是

a very good football team at the moment – they are in the lower divisions.

一支非常優秀的足球隊，目前--他們在低級別聯賽中。

So, if I read in the news that Portsmouth had signed Lionel Messi

所以，如果我在新聞裡看到朴茨茅斯簽下了梅西。

to play for them, I would say: 'Wow, what a coup for Portsmouth!'

為他們效力，我會說：'哇，朴茨茅斯的政變啊！'。

That means an unexpected success – it's got nothing to do with military takeovers.

這意味著一次意想不到的成功--這與軍方的接管無關。

Yeah. So, we can have a 'coup' as an important and unexpected achievement.

是啊，所以，我們可以把 "政變 "作為一個重要的、意外的成就。所以，我們可以把'政變'作為一個重要的意外成就。

Now, Neil, I don't know anything about football,

so I don't really know what you're talking about in that respect.

所以我真的不知道你在說什麼，在這方面。

say the Queen came to the BBC buildings and I said to her:

說女王來到了BBC大樓，我對她說。

'Would you like to come and do news with us... News Review next week?'

'你願意來和我們一起做新聞嗎？"下週的新聞評論？

And the Queen said, 'Yes. That would be great.'

And she came and did News Review with us – that would be a 'coup':

而她卻來和我們一起做《新聞評論》--這就是一場 "政變"。

這是一項意想不到的重要成就。

It would indeed be a 'major coup' for BBC Learning English;

對於BBC學習英語來說，這的確是一場 "重大政變"。

nothing to do with military takeovers...! OK. Let's get a summary:

與軍隊接管無關... !好吧，我們來總結一下：讓我們來總結一下。

If you'd like to watch another video about seizures of power,

如果你想看另一個關於奪權的視頻。

we have the perfect one for you: an anniversary – what's it all about, Tom?

我們為你準備了一個完美的禮物：週年紀念日--這是怎麼回事，湯姆？

It is a hundred years since the Russian Revolution.

This is an old News Review – or a News Review from the archive –

這是一篇舊的新聞評論--或者說是一篇檔案中的新聞評論--。

and you can find it by clicking the link.

Yeah, it's from 2017, which was a hundred years from 1917, of course.

是啊，這是2017年的事，當然，這距離1917年已經有一百年了。

讓我們來看看你的下一個標題。

My second headline is from Sky News – the headline:

我的第二個頭條是來自天空新聞--頭條。

'At a crossroads' – at a point of change.

I know what a 'crossroads' is, Tom. It's when one road crosses another one.

我知道什麼是 "十字路口"，湯姆。就是當一條路與另一條路交叉的時候。

Yeah, 'crossroads' are where, for example, four roads meet.

是的，"十字路口 "是指，例如，四條道路相交的地方。

Well, when you approach a 'crossroads', you have to make a choice:

好吧，當你接近 "十字路口 "時，你必須做出選擇。

a choice about which direction you are going to go in future.

So, that is the literal meaning, but we're not talking literally here are we?

所以，這是字面意思，但我們不是在這裡說字面意思吧？

No, it's figurative. So, if 'at a crossroads' is at a point of change,

不，這是形象的說法。所以，如果'在十字路口'是在一個變化的點上。

we are at the point of change because one way or another

我們正處在變革的關頭，因為無論如何，我們都要改變

we need to make a decision about which way to go.

Yeah. OK. For example, when I was eighteen years old

是的，是的好吧。例如，當我18歲的時候

I'd finished what we call A Level in the UK, or in England,

我已經完成了我們英國所謂的A級考試，或者說在英國。

are you going to then study further – go to university?

Or perhaps get a job? And that is like being 'at a crossroads'.

又或者是找工作？而這就好比是'在十字路口'。

We'd say, 'That's a crossroads in your life.'

我們會說："這是你人生的十字路口。

You have a choice about what direction to take in the future.

You've wrapped it up perfectly. I'm not sure what else I can tell you on that one.

你已經把它包裝得很完美了。我不知道我還能告訴你什麼。

'At a crossroads' – at a point of important change

'在十字路口'--在重要的變化點上

and we need to make a decision about which way to go.

好吧，我們來總結一下：我們要不要做個總結。

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