BBC Learning English. I'm Sam.

BBC學習英語。我是山姆。

And I'm Neil.

而我是尼爾。

In this programme we're talking

在這個節目中，我們將討論

about a famous leader and

關於一個著名的領導人和

teaching you some

教你一些

useful vocabulary…

有用的詞彙...

..like 'chancellor' – the person in the

......如'總理'--在的人。

highest position in a government or a university – and especially the

政府或大學的最高職位--特別是

title for the head of the government in some

在一些國家，政府首腦的頭銜是

European countries.

歐洲國家。

A country such as Germany.

像德國這樣的國家。

It's a position like the

這是一個像

prime minister in the UK.

英國的首相。

And one of Germany's longest

而德國最長的一個

serving chancellors was Angela Merkel,

現任總理是安格拉-默克爾。

who led the country from 2005

2005年起上司國家的

until the recent elections

直到最近的選舉

in September 2021.

在2021年9月。

Well, we're going to find out

好了，我們要去了解一下

more about her soon but not

更多關於她的資訊，但不是

before I've challenged

之前，我已經挑戰了

you to answer this question, Neil.

你來回答這個問題，尼爾。

Who was Germany's first ever chancellor?

誰是德國有史以來的第一位總理？

Was it:

是這樣的。

a) Otto von Bismarck

a) 奧托-馮-俾斯麥

b) Helmut Schmidt

b) 赫爾穆特-施密特

c) Or Franz von Papen

c) 或弗朗茨-馮-帕彭

Well, my knowledge of German history

嗯，我對德國曆史的瞭解

isn't great but a) Otto von Bismarck.

不是很好，但是a）奧托-馮-俾斯麥。

That sounds quite likely.

這聽起來很有可能。

OK, I'll reveal the answer later on.

好吧，我稍後將揭曉答案。

But let's talk more about Angela Merkel now.

但現在讓我們更多地討論一下安格拉-默克爾。

She was in office for 16 years –

她在職16年 -

'in office' means 'in power'

在位 "是指 "掌權"。

or 'in charge', until she

或 "負責"，直到她

stepped down last month.

上個月卸任。

Yes, that's a long time –

是的，那是一段很長的時間 --

which meant that she had to

這意味著，她必須

make lots of decisions,

做出很多決定。

popular with some people

人見人愛

and not with others.

而不是與他人。

Over that time, she's gained a

在這段時間裡，她已經獲得了一個

nickname – 'mutti' – German for

綽號--'mutti'--德語的意思是

'mother'. This

'母親'。這

could be seen as a compliment

可以看作是一種恭維

but started life as more of an insult, as BBC

但開始時更像是一種侮辱，如BBC

correspondent Damien McGuinness,

通訊員達米安-麥吉尼斯。

explained on the BBC Radio programme,

在BBC廣播節目中解釋。

From Our Own Correspondent…

來自我們自己的通訊員...

The 'mummy Merkel' image in fact,

事實上，"默克爾媽媽 "的形象。

started off as an insult from conservative rivals. It was made up during her

起初是來自保守派對手的侮辱。這是在她工作期間編造的。

first term in office by hardline

強硬派的第一個任期

conservatives in

保守派在

her predominantly male party.

她那以男性為主的政黨。

A patronising put down behind

傲慢無禮的貶低背後

her back,

她的背部。

to put her in her place as a woman,

把她放在她作為一個女人的位置上。

possibly even meant to be hurtful,

甚至有可能是有意傷害。

given that in reality she has no children.

鑑於在現實中她沒有孩子。

Oh dear, so the nickname of 'mother'

哦，親愛的，所以 "母親 "這個綽號

was really used as an insult to start with,

是真正作為一種侮辱開始的。

probably invented by the men

可能是那些人發明的

in her political party –

在她的政黨中 -

described as the hardline

被稱為強硬派的

conservatives – ones with traditional

保守派--那些具有傳統

and strict beliefs that can't be changed.

和嚴格的信仰，無法改變。

Yes, the nickname was used

是的，使用了這個綽號

as a put down – that's an insult,

作為一種貶低--那是一種侮辱。

used to make

用於製作

someone feel stupid or embarrassed.

有人感到愚蠢或尷尬。

And the intention was to make her feel less

而其目的是為了讓她感覺不到

important – or to put her in her place.

重要的是--或把她放在她的位置上。

Well, politics is full of insults and

嗯，政治充滿了侮辱和

critics, but it sounds rather cruel, and Damien

批評家，但這聽起來相當殘酷，而達米安

McGuinness does go on to say

McGuinness接著說

that this image is really a

這幅影像實際上是一個

'media myth' and not

'媒體神話'，而不是

quite accurate.

相當準確。

But, the media has not always been

但是，媒體並不總是

negative about Angela Merkel. She is the

關於安格拉-默克爾的負面報道。她是

longest-serving amongst current

在目前的成員中服務時間最長的

EU leaders and participated in an estimated 100 EU summits. She has often

歐盟領導人，並參加了約100次歐盟峰會。她經常

been described as "the only grown-up in the

被描述為 "唯一的成年人在

room". So, the media has

室"。是以，媒體有

called her 'The Queen of Europe'.

她被稱為 "歐洲的女王"。

What is true is that following the

真實的情況是，按照

recent elections in Germany, her successor –

在德國最近的選舉中，她的繼任者 -

the person who became

的人成為

chancellor - will lack the experience

校長--將缺乏經驗

and gravitas that

和嚴肅性，即

Merkel has gained over her

默克爾已經獲得了比她

16 years as chancellor.

擔任校長16年。

But Damien McGuinness, in his

但達米安-麥吉尼斯在他的

report for the BBC's From Our Own

為英國廣播公司（BBC）的《來自我們自己的》報道

Correspondent programme,

通訊員方案。

concludes that many people aren't

結論是，許多人並沒有

sure which of her

確信她的哪個

nicknames is accurate.

綽號是準確的。

What word does he use to

他用什麼詞來

mean 'phrases or ideas that

意思是 "短語或想法

have become meaningless

已變得毫無意義

because they've been overused'?

因為他們已經被過度使用'？

[But] The confusion around these

[但是]圍繞這些的混亂情況

cliches does point to another truth -

陳詞濫調確實指向了另一個事實--

The Chancellor is discreet, to the

大法官是謹慎的，對

point of sometimes being invisible.

有時甚至可以說是不可見的。

So, there's a

是以，有一個

fascination about what's really

對什麼是真正的迷戀

going on behind that deadpan

在那個死板的背後，正在進行的是

exterior. Angela

外觀。安吉拉

Merkel may have been in power

默克爾可能已經上臺了

for more than a decade and a

十餘年來，他一直在努力工作。

half, but people

一半，但人們

are still not really sure they

仍然不能真正確定他們

know who she is.

知道她是誰。

He used the word cliches to

他用陳詞濫調這個詞來

mean 'phrases or ideas that have become

意思是'已經成為的短語或想法

meaningless because

無意義，因為

they've been overused.'

他們已經被過度使用了'。

People are unsure which description of her is true

人們不確定哪種對她的描述是真實的

because she is discreet –

因為她很謹慎 -

she keeps quiet about things

她對事情保持沉默

so as not to attract attention.

以免引起注意。

Yes, it's hard to know what she is

是的，很難知道她是什麼。

thinking because she looks deadpan – that

思考，因為她看起來很死板--那

means she looks serious and

意味著她看起來很嚴肅，而且

doesn't show expression or emotion.

不顯示錶情或情感。

Hmmm, I wonder if Germany's

嗯，我想知道，如果德國的

first ever chancellor had a deadpan exterior?

有史以來第一位總理有一個死板的外表？

Ah yes, earlier you asked me who that was,

啊，對了，之前你問我那是誰。

and I said it was Otto von Bismarck.

而我說是奧托-馮-俾斯麥。

Was I right?

我說的對嗎？

Yes, you were – well done.

是的，你是--做得好。

He became chancellor

他成為總理

in 1815 and was responsible for

1815年，他負責的是

transforming a collection of small

轉化為一個小的集合

German states into the German empire.

德意志各州進入德意志帝國。

Wunderbar! Now it's time

吳德巴!現在是時候了

to recap some of

來回顧一下一些

the vocabulary we've mentioned

我們所提到的詞彙

today, starting with chancellor -

今天，從總理開始--

the person in the highest position in a

最高層的人

government in some countries.

一些國家的政府。

Hardline describes someone with

強硬派形容一個人有

traditional and strict beliefs

傳統和嚴格的信仰

that can't be easily changed.

這是不容易改變的。

A put down is an insult, used to

貶低是一種侮辱，用於

make someone feel stupid or embarrassed.

讓人感到愚蠢或尷尬。

When someone is put in their place,

當有人被放在自己的位置上。

they are made to feel less

讓他們覺得自己的地位低下

important than they are.

比他們更重要。

Cliches are phrases or ideas that have

陳詞濫調是指那些具有以下特點的短語或想法

become meaningless because they've

變得毫無意義，因為他們已經

been overused. And deadpan

被過度使用。和死板

describes someone's serious

描述某人的嚴重性

facial expression that

面部表情

shows no emotion.

沒有表現出任何情感。

Thanks, Neil. That's all for now but

謝謝，尼爾。現在就這些了，但

don't forget there are lots more 6 Minute

不要忘記還有很多6分鐘的時間

English programmes to enjoy

享受的英語節目

on our website at

在我們的網站上

bbclearningenglish.com. You can

bbclearningenglish.com。你可以

also find us on social

也可以在社交媒體上找到我們

media and on our free app.

媒體和我們的免費應用程序上。

And if you enjoy topical

而如果你喜歡專題性的

discussion, like in 6 minute English,

討論，如6分鐘的英語。

why not try one of

為什麼不試試其中一個

our other podcasts?

我們的其他播客？

In News Review we take a big

在《新聞回顧》中，我們採取了一個大

international story, discuss the

國際故事，討論

vocabulary used in the headlines,

標題中使用的詞彙。

and teach you how to use it

並教你如何使用它

in your everyday English.

在你的日常英語中。

That's News Review from

這是《新聞評論》，來自

BBC Learning English. Try it out!

BBC學習英語。試試吧!

Thanks for listening and goodbye.

謝謝你的聆聽，再見。

Goodbye.

再見。