Name: 莉莉貝特：哈里和梅根的新寶寶 - 新聞回顧 (Lilibet: Harry and Meghan's new baby - News Review)
Uploaded: 2021-06-08T16:45:35.000Z
Duration: 12 min 5 s

Hello and welcome to News Review from BBC Learning English.

你好，歡迎來到BBC學習英語的新聞評論。

動名詞

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

我是尼爾，今天加入我的是凱瑟琳。你好，凱瑟琳。

現在進行式

Hello Neil. Hello everybody. Yes, today we are joining Harry

你好，尼爾。大家好。是的，今天我們要參加哈里

and Meghan to say welcome to their new daughter, who they have named

夫婦對他們的新女兒表示歡迎，他們給她取名叫

Lilibet Diana in recognition of Harry's grandmother and his mother.

莉莉貝特-戴安娜是為了紀念哈里的祖母和他的母親。

If you want to test yourself on any of the vocabulary you hear in this

如果你想測試一下你在這本書中聽到的任何詞彙

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

方案，在我們的網站bbclearningenglish.com上有一個小測驗。

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

現在，讓我們從這篇BBC新聞報道中瞭解更多關於這個故事的情況。

So, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, better known as Harry and Meghan,

所以，蘇塞克斯公爵和公爵夫人，更多的是被稱為哈里和梅根。

已經迎來了他們的第二個孩子。

Now, they have a daughter, who will be called Lilibet Diana. Now,

現在，他們有一個女兒，她將被稱為莉莉貝特-戴安娜。現在。

Lilibet is the nickname given to the Queen when she was a child and Diana,

莉莉貝特是女王小時候和戴安娜的小名。

of course, is the name of Princess Diana, who was Harry's mother.

當然，這是戴安娜公主的名字，她是哈里的母親。

You have been scanning the world's media for this story, haven't you

你一直在掃描世界上的媒體來尋找這個故事，不是嗎？

Catherine? You've picked out three really useful expressions this time,

凱瑟琳？你這次挑出了三個非常有用的表達方式。

which can be used to talk about the story. What have you got?

這可以用來談論這個故事。你得到了什麼？

Yes, we have: 'a nod to', 'what's in a name?' and 'bumped down the line'.

是的，我們有。"點頭"、"名字裡有什麼？"和 "撞到了線"。

'A nod to', 'what's in a name?' and 'bumped down the line'.

OK. Well, let's start with your first headline please.

好的。好吧，讓我們從你的第一個標題開始，請。

Yes, we're starting in the United States with CNN – the headline:

是的，我們從美國的CNN開始--頭條新聞。

是的，我們有一個三個字的表達。

The first word is 'a'. Second word: 'nod' – N-O-D. And the third...

第一個詞是'a'。第二個詞：'點頭' - N-O-D。而第三個...

the third word is 'to' – T-O. So, we get 'a nod to'.

第三個詞是'to' - T-O。是以，我們得到'點頭'。

Yeah. So, Catherine, what is 'a nod' actually?

是的。那麼，凱瑟琳，"點頭 "實際上是什麼？

A 'nod' is a movement: a gesture that you do with your head.

點頭 "是一個動作：你用你的頭做的一個手勢。

So, in a lot of cultures, if we want to indicate yes,

所以，在很多文化中，如果我們想表示是。

There's other things we can do when we 'nod':

當我們 "點頭 "時，還有其他事情可以做。

if we want to, sort of, say 'over there', we could do that with our head:

如果我們想說 "在那裡"，我們可以用我們的頭來做這個。

move our head to the side, indicating the direction.

把我們的頭移到一邊，指明方向。

是以，頭部的移動是一種 "點頭"。

Yeah. And that's the sense we've got here, isn't it?

是的。這就是我們在這裡得到的感覺，不是嗎？

so, when you do something to indicate, to acknowledge,

所以，當你做一些事情來表示，來承認。

to recognise something else, we can say 'it's a nod to.' So, the choice

來認識別的東西，我們可以說'這是個點頭'。是以，選擇

of name Lilibet, which was Harry's grandmother's nickname when she was

命名為Lilibet，這是哈利的祖母在她還是個孩子時的小名。

a child, is a kind of recognition of this child's great grandmother.

一個孩子，是對這個孩子的曾祖母的一種認可。

So, the name is a recognition, it's an acknowledgement,

所以，這個名字是一種認可，是一種承認。

變成一個動詞短語，我們可以用'給'。

Yes, you can 'give a nod to' and it means to recognise something: to do

是的，你可以 "點頭"，它的意思是承認某些東西：做

something which shows you're aware of something, as an acknowledgement.

表明你意識到了什麼，作為一種確認。

It's often a very positive thing; when we 'give a nod to' something

這往往是一件非常積極的事情；當我們對某些事情 "點頭 "時

we acknowledge or recognise or indicate it in a very positive way.

我們以一種非常積極的方式承認或認可或表明它。

Catherine, that occasionally I wear a maple-leaf T-shirt.

凱瑟琳，我偶爾會穿一件楓葉T恤衫。

You do wear a T-shirt with a – it's a red leaf, isn't it?

你確實穿了一件有--是一片紅葉的T恤，對嗎？

That's right, yeah. And that's because I grew up

這是正確的，是的。那是因為我長大了

in Canada and my T-shirt is 'a nod to' my Canadian childhood.

在加拿大，我的T恤是向我的加拿大童年 "點頭"。

I see. That's very interesting. Yes, 'a nod to' your childhood.

我明白了。這非常有趣。是的，向你的童年 "點頭"。

Now, there is another meaning and another expression, which is very

現在，還有另一種含義和另一種表達方式，這非常

similar, with a different meaning: 'to give someone the nod'.

類似，但意思不同："向某人點頭"。

Yes. If you 'give someone the nod', you basically say: 'Yes.

是的，如果你 "向某人點頭"，你基本上是說："是的。

Go ahead. It's your turn. It's your time.' So, it's a...

說吧。輪到你了。這是你的時間'。所以，這是一個...

'to give someone the nod' is to say, 'Yeah, do it. You can do this now.'

'向某人點頭'是說，'是的，做吧。你現在可以做這個了。

Yeah, often used in reference to selecting a player in a sports team.

是的，經常用於指在運動隊中挑選球員。

Yes, absolutely. Yes, if one player is unwell and cannot compete, then

是的，絕對的。是的，如果一名球員身體不適，不能參賽，那麼

the manager will 'give the nod to' the substitute player to say:

經理將向替補球員 "點頭"，說。

If you would like to watch another story about Harry and Meghan,

如果你想看另一個關於哈里和梅根的故事。

we have one about the time they decided and announced that they

我們有一個關於他們決定並宣佈他們

were going to stand down from their official royal duties.

要從他們的皇家官方職責中退下來。

You just have to click the link and you can watch the story.

你只需點擊鏈接，就可以觀看這個故事。

Brilliant. OK. Let's have a look at our next headline, please.

輝煌。好的。讓我們看看我們的下一個頭條新聞，請。

Yes, we're now in the UK with the Guardian:

是的，我們現在在英國的《衛報》上。

'What's in a name?' – is what we call something important?

名字裡有什麼？"--我們對事物的稱呼很重要嗎？

Yes. Today's expression is a question: what's in a name?

是的，今天的表達是一個問題：名字裡有什麼？

Four words. The first word: 'what's' – W-H-A-T– apostrophe –S.

四個字。第一個詞："什麼的" - W-H-A-T- 撇號-S。

Second word: 'in' – I-N. Third word: 'a'.

第二個詞：'in' - I-N。第三個詞：'a'。

And the fourth word: 'name' – N-A-M-E – with a question mark.

而第四個詞："名字" - N-A-M-E - 帶問號。

You know your Shakespeare, don't you Neil?

你知道你的莎士比亞，不是嗎，尼爾？

I think everyone in the world knows this particular Shakespeare.

我想世界上每個人都知道這個特別的莎士比亞。

Yes, that's right. Now, Romeo and Juliet: the star-crossed lovers.

是的，這就對了。現在，羅密歐和朱麗葉：這對明星戀人。

So, Juliet was in love with Romeo, who was from a different family,

是以，朱麗葉愛上了來自不同家庭的羅密歐。

So, Juliet is complaining that he has the wrong name and she's saying:

所以，朱麗葉在抱怨他的名字不對，她說。

it's only a name – 'what's in a name?' Your name is Montague;

這只是一個名字 - "名字裡有什麼？你的名字是蒙塔古。

it doesn't matter. Why is your name important?

這並不重要。為什麼你的名字很重要？

She compares Romeo's name, or Romeo, to a rose.

她把羅密歐的名字，或者說羅密歐，比作一朵玫瑰。

She said if you take a rose – the flower – and it isn't called a rose,

她說，如果你拿著一朵玫瑰--花--而它不叫玫瑰。

it still smells beautiful. Why is the name important?

它仍然聞起來很美。為什麼名字很重要？

是的。而這正是這一切的原因。

It's an expression that we use to, sort of,

這是我們用來的一種表達方式，有點像。

debate whether or not something – a name is important to something.

辯論某件事情--一個名字對某件事情是否重要。

Yes. Now, in this newspaper article, they're analysing the name

是的。現在，在這篇報紙文章中，他們正在分析這個名字

– this name: there's four parts to this child's name.

- 這個名字：這個孩子的名字有四個部分。

We've talked about Lilibet and Diana and we've said...

我們已經談到了莉莉貝特和戴安娜，我們已經說了...

the article is saying why these names are significant

這篇文章是說為什麼這些名字很重要