Joining me today is Catherine. Hello, Catherine.

今天和我一起的是凱瑟琳你好，凱瑟琳。

Hello, Neil. Hello, everybody. Now, a question:

你好，尼爾大家好現在，一個問題。

does wine taste better when it's spent some time in outer space?

葡萄酒在外太空呆過一段時間後味道會更好嗎？

Well, that's what wine experts

嗯，這就是葡萄酒專家

and scientists have been trying to answer.

和科學家們一直在試圖回答。

If you would like to test yourself on any of

如果你想測試一下自己的任何一項

the vocabulary that you hear in this programme,

你在這個節目中聽到的詞彙。

there is a quiz on our website at bbclearningenglish.com.

在我們的網站上有一個測驗，在bbclearningenglish.com。

Now, let's hear a clip from a BBC interview with the wine writer,

現在，讓我們來聽聽BBC對這位葡萄酒作家的採訪片段。

Jane Anson, talking about wine she tasted that had been in space.

簡安生，說起她品嚐的酒，曾在太空中。

So, scientists sent twelve bottles of the fine wine,

於是，科學家們送來了十二瓶美酒。

Château Pétrus, out into space.

貝特魯斯城堡，在太空中。

The wine spent twelve months on the International Space Station.

這款酒在國際空間站上呆了十二個月。

Now, when the wine came back to Earth, the scientists said it tasted

現在，當酒回到地球上時，科學家們說它的味道是

better because it had matured – that means the flavours had developed –

更好的，因為它已經成熟 - 這意味著味道已經發展 - 。

quicker than they would have done if the wine had stayed on Earth.

比他們把酒留在地球上的速度更快。

This is part of research into sustainable agriculture and scientists are

這是對可持續農業研究的一部分，科學家們正

now working out what it is about outer space that has this effect.

現在正在研究外太空有什麼影響。

OK. Well, you have been looking across the media at

好了，你已經在媒體上看到了好吧，你一直在尋找 在媒體上的。

this story and picked out three words and expressions,

這個故事，並挑出了三個詞語和表情。

which are useful for talking about it. What have you got?

哪些是有用的談論它。你有什麼？

Yes, we have: 'top-notch', 'savour' and 'poring over'.

是的，我們有。"頂級"，"品嚐 "和 "細細品味"。

'Top-notch', 'savour' and 'poring over'.

'頂級'、'品味'、'遍覽'。

OK. Let's have a look at your first headline then, please.

好吧，那我們就來看看你的第一個標題吧。那我們來看看你的第一個標題吧，請。

Yes, we are starting with Euronews and the headline:

是的，我們從歐洲新聞和頭條開始。

'Top-notch' – excellent quality.

'一流'--品質優良。

  Yes. So, a two-word adjective here.

是的，所以，一個兩個字的形容詞。所以，一個兩個字的形容詞在這裡。

The first word is 'top' – T-O-P. The second word: 'notch' – N-O-T-C-H.

第一個字是'頂'--T-O-P。第二個字：'缺口'--N-O-T-C-H。

They are joined together with a hyphen. So, 'top-notch'.

它們用連字元連接在一起。所以，"頂級"。

Yeah. Now, 'top' – I assume everybody knows what 'top' means.

是啊，現在，"頂"--我想大家都知道 "頂 "是什麼意思。現在，"頂部"--我想大家都知道 "頂部 "是什麼意思。

'Notch' – now, a 'notch' is a kind of mark that you make in a piece of

"缺口"--現在，"缺口 "是一種你在一件衣服上做的標記。

wood, isn't it? So... Yes.

木頭，不是嗎？ - 所以...所以...

What has that got to do with wine in space?

這和太空中的酒有什麼關係？

I will tell you. So, a notch, like you said,

我會告訴你的。所以，像你說的，一個缺口。

is a little groove that you cut out of usually a piece of wood.

是你從通常一塊木頭上切出的一個小槽。

Now, you might do this if you've got kids and your kids are

現在，你可以這樣做，如果你有孩子，而你的孩子是。

getting taller and you want to record their changing height.

越來越高，你想記錄他們的身高變化。

You'll cut a little mark into, maybe, a door frame or something

你會在門框或其他東西上切一個小標記

to show that they're getting higher and higher and higher,

以顯示他們越來越高，越來越高。

and of course the 'top notch' would be the highest 'notch' on those...

當然，"頂級的 "將是那些最高的 "凹槽"... ...

on that group of notches.

在那組凹槽上。

So, if something is 'top-notch', it means it's the best.

所以，如果某樣東西是 "頂級 "的，就意味著它是最好的。

Right. It's at the highest level, I suppose. Now,

好吧，我想這是最高級別的。我想，這是最高級別的。現在就去吧

this expression is pretty informal, isn't it? You wouldn't see it

這句話很隨意，不是嗎？你不會看到它

used in official government documentation or that type of thing.

用在政府官方文件或這類事情上。

No, not in – sort of – research projects or anything.

不，不是在--算是--研究項目或任何東西。

It's very much used in spoken English, but it's...

它在英語口語中使用的非常多，但它... ...

the thing it refers to is: things that are the best of its type.

它所指的事物是：同類事物中的佼佼者。

So, 'top-notch' wine, you can talk about a 'top-notch'

所以，'頂級'的酒，可以說是'頂級'的。

sporting performance, you can talk about 'top-notch' food.

運動表現，可以說是 "頂級 "的食物。

Yeah. What must be 'top-notch' for you, Catherine?

對啊對你來說，什麼是 "頂級"，凱瑟琳？

You know, some things we don't mind buying cheap and cheerful, do we?

你知道，有些東西我們不介意買得便宜，買得開心，不是嗎？

But sometimes... sometimes you want something top-notch.

但有時... 有時你想要一些頂級的東西。

What is it for you? Well, over the years, Neil,

對你來說是什麼？這麼多年來，尼爾

I've wasted a lot of money on poor quality vacuum cleaners

我買了很多劣質的吸塵器，浪費了很多錢。

and when the last one broke I said to myself, 'That's enough.

當最後一個斷裂的時候，我對自己說，'夠了。

I'm getting a top-notch vacuum cleaner.' And I did that and it's

"我要買一個頂級的吸塵器。"我就這樣做了，它的

been completely reliable ever since. Money well spent.

從此以後，一直完全可靠。錢花得很值。

If Catherine's camera was at a different angle,

如果凱瑟琳的相機是在不同的角度。

you could see just how spotless her floor is.

你可以看到她的地板是多麼的一塵不染。

OK. Let's get a summary:

好了，我們來總結一下：讓我們來總結一下。

If you are interested in stories about space,

如果你對空間的故事感興趣。

we have a great one for you about SpaceX and NASA.

我們有一個偉大的為你 關於SpaceX和NASA。

Where can our lovely viewers find it, Catherine?

我們可愛的觀眾在哪裡可以找到它，凱瑟琳？

By clicking the link.

通過點擊鏈接。

OK. Let's have a look now at your second headline, please.

好了，現在讓我們看看你的第二個標題讓我們看看你的第二個標題，請。

Yes, we're in the UK now with Sky News – the headline:

是的，我們現在在英國的天空新聞--頭條。

'Savour' – enjoy in a slow and deliberate way.

'品味'--慢慢地、刻意地享受。

Yes, lovely verb here: 'savour' – S-A-V-O-U-R.

是的，可愛的動詞在這裡。"品嚐" S -A -V -O

Now, if you're reading this in American English,

現在，如果你讀到的是美國英語，

it would be spelt S-A-V-O-R, but we're in Britain so we use that 'u'.

應該是拼成S -A -V -O

Yes, 'savour' – similar sounding and looking word to 'flavour' and it

是的，"savour"--和 "flavour "這個詞聽起來很像，看起來也很像。

might be useful to remember them together

共勉

because it's often used to talk about food, isn't it?

因為它經常被用來談論食物，不是嗎？

Yes, you can 'savour' the 'flavour' of something that you're eating,

是的，你可以 "品嚐 "你所吃的東西的 "味道"。

in fact. If you 'savour' something,

其實。如果你 "品嚐 "到了什麼。

you really enjoy it very slowly and deliberately.

你真的很享受很慢很刻意的。

So, if you're really, really hungry and you just grab something that's,

所以，如果你真的，真的餓了，你只是抓住的東西，是。

you know, not very nice and it's cheap

你知道的，不是很好，而且很便宜。

and you just want to fill that hunger, you don't 'savour' it.

而你只是想填飽肚子，你不會去 "品嚐 "它。

But if you're spending a lot of money on really expensive food in a lovely

但是，如果你花了很多錢在一個可愛的，非常昂貴的食物。

restaurant, or maybe you spent a long time cooking your favourite meal,

餐館，或者你花了很長時間烹飪你最喜歡的食物。

you're going to eat that food slowly. You're going to enjoy every mouthful.

你要慢慢吃那些食物。你要享受每一口。

You're going to maybe have some nice...

你也許會有一些不錯的... ...

something nice to drink with it. You're going to take your time and

一些好喝的東西與它。你要花你的時間和

enjoy. And if you take your time to enjoy something, you 'savour' it.

享受。而如果你花時間去享受一些東西，你就會 "品嚐 "它。

Yeah. Now often, as I said, used about food,

是啊，現在經常，正如我說的，用在食物上，現在經常，正如我說的，用在食物上。

but we can also use it to talk about experiences in general.

但我們也可以用它來談一般的經驗。

Yes, of course. Yeah, you can 'savour' anything

是的，當然。是啊，你可以 "品嚐 "任何東西

that's kind of really enjoyable, really special really important,

那是一種真正的享受， 真的特別的真的很重要。

perhaps quite rare – something that doesn't happen very often.

也許相當罕見--這種事情並不經常發生。

Yeah, you might be at a concert – your favourite band

是啊，你可能會在演唱會上，你最喜歡的樂隊。

or singer – and it's getting towards the end of the concert;

you feeling a little bit sad because you know it's going to end.

你感覺有點悲傷，因為你知道它會結束。

And you just try to enjoy every single second...

你只是試著享受每一秒鐘... ...

to really 'savour' the experience.

真正的 "品嚐 "經驗。

Yes, you don't want it to end. You're enjoying – you're taking it all in,

是的，你不希望它結束。你在享受--你在接受這一切。

you're looking, you're watching, you're smelling, you're listening:

你在看，你在看，你在聞，你在聽。

everything to enjoy that experience.

一切享受這種體驗。

Tell you what though, Neil, you'll be 'savouring' your next time

告訴你吧，尼爾，你下次一定會 "細細品味 "的。

you get to see family and loved ones when the lockdown ends, won't you?

當封鎖結束後，你就能見到家人和夫妻了，不是嗎？

Absolutely. Really appreciate it because it's been so, so long.

絕對的。真的很感激，因為它已經如此，如此之久。

Yes.

是的，我知道

OK, let's get a summary:

好，我們來總結一下。

So, we've looked at the word 'savour' and its connection

所以，我們看了 "savour "這個詞和它的聯繫。

often to 'flavour', something which I find delicious: mango.

經常去 "調味"，我覺得好吃的東西：芒果。

We've got a story about too many mangoes in the Philippines.

我們有一個關於菲律賓芒果太多的故事。

Where can our viewers find it?

我們的觀眾在哪裡可以找到它？

I don't know if you can have too many mangoes but here's a story about it.

我不知道芒果能不能吃多，但這裡有一個關於芒果的故事。

All you have to do is click the link.

你要做的就是點擊鏈接。

OK. Now, let's have a look at your next headline.

好了，現在，讓我們看看你的下一個標題。現在，讓我們來看看你的下一個標題。

And now we're in the United States with CBS Miami – the headline:

現在我們在美國的CBS邁阿密--頭條。

'Poring over' – looking at something carefully and in detail.

'Poring over'--仔細、詳細地觀察某件事情。

Yes, OK. Let's look at the spelling quite carefully for this one.

是的，好的。讓我們仔細看看這個的拼寫。

The spelling is two words: P-O-R-I-N-G.

拼寫是兩個字。P-O-R-I-N-G

The second word: 'over' – O-V-E-R.

第二個字："過"--O-V-E-R。

Now, you'll notice that in the headline, 'pouring' has a 'u',

現在，你會注意到，在標題中，"倒 "有一個 "u"。

but we're going to look at the version that has P-O-R-I-N-G.

但我們要看的是有P-O-R-I-N-G的版本。

This word, 'poring over', means looking at

這個詞，"翻閱"，就是看的意思。

something in very great detail: you're examining it really slowly,

一些非常詳細的東西：你在研究它真的很慢。

you examine it very carefully to find out as much as you can about it.

你仔細研究它，儘可能多地瞭解它。

Yeah. This is not just about reading something – even reading

是啊，這不僅僅是讀一些東西--甚至是讀一些東西。這不僅僅是關於閱讀的東西 - 甚至閱讀

something which is interesting. If someone is 'poring over' something,

有趣的東西。如果有人在 "瀏覽 "某樣東西。

they are really looking at the detail. So...

他們真的是在看細節。所以...

Yeah, studying – really studying something very closely and very carefully.

是啊，學習--真的很仔細很認真地研究某件事。

So, in this case they got the results from their wine tasting,

所以，在這種情況下，他們得到了品酒的結果。

and they're looking really carefully at the results from the wine

他們正在仔細研究葡萄酒的結果。

tasting experiment to learn as much as they possibly can from it.

品鑑實驗，以儘可能多地從中學到東西。

Yeah. Now, somebody who's got an exam the following

是啊，現在，有人要參加下面的考試現在，有人誰得到了一個考試的下面

day may 'pore over' their notes. Yes.

天可能會'翻閱'他們的筆記。是的。

Detectives would 'pore over' the evidence in a criminal case.

在刑事案件中，偵探們會 "仔細研究 "證據。

Yes. Yeah, when they're trying – if you're trying to solve a crime, every

是的，是的，當他們試圖--如果你試圖解決一個犯罪，每一個人都在努力。

last little bit of information is... could be really, really important,

最後一點資訊是... 可能是真的，真的很重要。

so you look very carefully at all the evidence: you 'pore over' it.

所以你非常仔細地看所有的證據：你 "仔細研究 "它。

So, you've explained about 'poring over' there, Catherine,

所以，你已經解釋了關於 "瀏覽 "的問題，凱瑟琳。

but in the headline the spelling of the word is different.

但在標題中，這個詞的拼寫是不同的。

It's got a 'u' in it. Have they made a mistake?

裡面有一個 "u"。他們是不是搞錯了？

No, they haven't. This is a... or it's a deliberate mistake,

不，他們沒有。這是一個... 或者是一個故意的錯誤。

if you like, because this story is about wine. Wine is a liquid.

如果你喜歡，因為這個故事是關於酒的。酒是一種液體。

When you take – move liquid from a bottle into a glass,

當你拿--把液體從瓶子裡移到杯子裡。

for example, the verb is 'to pour' and this is spelt: P-O-U-R.

例如，動詞是 "倒"，這就是拼寫。P -O -U

So, it's one of those clever, journalistic,

所以，這是一個聰明的，新聞的。

headline-writing word games that they like to do.

他們喜歡做的頭條新聞文字遊戲。

'Poring over' means to examine in great detail, but they've used the

'Poring over'的意思是非常詳細的檢查，但他們用了

spelling of 'pour', as in a liquid. It's just a word play.

"倒 "的拼法，如液體。這只是一個文字遊戲。

That's what we call a pun. Yes.

這就是我們所說的雙關語。是啊

OK. Let's get a summary:

好了，我們來總結一下：讓我們來總結一下。

Time now, Catherine, then just for a recap of our vocabulary, please.

時間到了，凱瑟琳，那麼請你回顧一下我們的詞彙。

Yes. So, we had 'top-notch' – excellent quality.

是的，所以，我們有 "頂級"--優秀的品質。

'Savour' – enjoy in a slow and deliberate way.

'品味'--慢慢地、刻意地享受。

And 'poring over' – looking at something carefully and in detail.

而 "翻閱"--仔細、詳細地觀察某件事情。

If you want to test yourself, check out the quiz

如果你想測試一下自己，可以看看這個測驗。

on our website: bbclearningenglish.com.

在我們的網站：bbclearningenglish.com。

And you can find us all over social media.

而且你可以在社交媒體上找到我們。

Thank you for joining us and goodbye.

謝謝你的加入，再見。

Bye.

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