This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是來自 BBC Learning English 的 6 分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是尼爾

And I'm Beth.

我叫貝絲

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Neil, happy birthday to you.

祝你生日快樂，祝你生日快樂，祝你生日快樂，親愛的尼爾，祝你生日快樂。

Erm, thank you, Beth, but it's not my birthday.

謝謝你，貝絲，但今天不是我生日。

I know, but this programme is all about birthdays, or birthday cakes to be precise.

我知道，但這個節目是關於生日的，準確地說，是關於生日蛋糕的。

Ah yes, the highlight of any birthday party is the birthday cake, blowing out the candles and making a wish.

啊，是的，任何生日聚會的高潮都是吃生日蛋糕、吹蠟燭和許願。

Right.

對

But things have changed a lot from the days when most birthday cakes were homemade, made at home and not bought from a shop.

但是，現在的情況已經發生了很大變化，以前的生日蛋糕大多是自制的，是在家裡做的，而不是從商店買的。

Nowadays, many birthday cakes are works of art, extravagant, edible creations designed and decorated to represent the person celebrating their birthday.

如今，許多生日蛋糕都是藝術品，是為了代表慶祝生日的人而設計和裝飾的奢侈的可食用作品。

In this programme we'll be hearing from two bakers, a famous TV chef who bakes simple but tasty cakes, and another who's designed personalised birthday cakes for celebrities, including Arnold Schwarzenegger.

在本節目中，我們將聽到兩位麵包師的介紹，一位是著名的電視廚師，他烘焙的蛋糕簡單而美味；另一位是為包括阿諾德-施瓦辛格在內的名人設計個性化生日蛋糕的麵包師。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary as well.

和往常一樣，我們還將學習一些有用的新詞彙。

Sounds good.

聽起來不錯。

But first I have a question for you, Neil.

但首先我要問你一個問題，尼爾。

Everyone looks forward to their birthday, especially if there's cake.

每個人都期待自己的生日，尤其是有蛋糕的生日。

But according to the UK's Office for National Statistics, which is the most common month to be born?

但根據英國國家統計局的數據，最常見的出生月份是哪個月？

Is it… a.

是...... a.

March b.

三月 b.

July or c.

七月或 c.

September That's an interesting question and I'm going to guess it's September.

九月 這是一個有趣的問題，我猜是九月。

OK Neil, I'll reveal the answer at the end of the programme.

好的，尼爾，我會在節目最後揭曉答案。

One of Britain's best-loved cake bakers is Dame Mary Berry.

瑪麗-貝瑞夫人是英國最受歡迎的蛋糕烘焙師之一。

Here she describes her perfect birthday cake to BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme.

在這裡，她向 BBC 廣播 4 臺的美食節目描述了她的完美生日蛋糕。

My perfect cake would be something in lemon or orange because those are my favourite flavours.

我最喜歡檸檬或橙子口味的蛋糕，因為那是我最喜歡的口味。

I don't mind how higgledy-piggledy it is.

我不介意它有多臃腫。

It doesn't take a long time to do but beautifully fresh and beautifully flavoured.

製作時間不長，但新鮮美味。

Simple.

簡單。

Mary Berry thinks a simple birthday cake is best.

瑪麗-貝瑞認為簡單的生日蛋糕是最好的。

She doesn't mind if the decoration is higgledy-piggledy, mixed up and in no particular order.

她不介意裝飾品雜亂無章，沒有特定順序。

Yes, when it comes to birthday cakes, flavour is more important than decoration for Dame Mary Berry.

是的，對於瑪麗-貝瑞夫人來說，生日蛋糕的味道比裝飾更重要。

But now a new generation of bakers is making cakes in a totally different way.

但現在，新一代麵包師正在用完全不同的方式製作蛋糕。

The cakes Adam Cox makes in his East London bakery are truly fantastic-looking creations.

亞當-考克斯（Adam Cox）在倫敦東區的麵包店裡製作的蛋糕看上去真是美輪美奐。

Here's Adam speaking to BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme.

以下是亞當在英國廣播公司第四臺《美食節目》中的發言。

I get asked to do all sorts, like my customers and clients are very generous with the leeway that they give me based on the past designs that I've made that they've seen, so they're happy to just leave it with me.

我被要求做各種各樣的設計，比如我的客戶和顧客都很慷慨，他們會根據我過去的設計給我留出餘地，所以他們很樂意把設計交給我。

I really just want to create something that will, you know, last long in the memory for the person that I do it for.

我真的只是想創造出一些東西，你知道，能讓我為之創作的人長久地留在記憶中。

It's a real pleasure to have this as a job because, as I say, it gives me a lot of freedom to express myself creatively, so I really try and go above and beyond to give the client something that, you know, they will be really happy with.

有這份工作真的很開心，因為正如我所說的，它給了我很大的自由，讓我可以創造性地表達自己，所以我真的很努力，超越自己，為客戶提供他們真正滿意的東西。

Adam gets asked to make all sorts, meaning many different kinds of cakes.

亞當被要求製作各種各樣的蛋糕，也就是許多不同種類的蛋糕。

His customers, who want the cake to be a special part of a birthday party, give him lots of leeway, lots of freedom to make the cake the way he wants to.

他的顧客希望蛋糕成為生日派對的一個特殊部分，這就給了他很大的餘地和自由，讓他按照自己的想法制作蛋糕。

Adam finds out about the person's interests and hobbies and uses these to come up with decoration ideas.

Adam 會了解對方的興趣和愛好，並根據這些興趣和愛好提出裝飾創意。

Adam loves his job.

亞當熱愛他的工作。

It gives him the freedom to express himself creatively, and he enjoys seeing his customers' reaction when the finished cake is revealed.

這讓他可以自由地表達自己的創意，他喜歡看到顧客在蛋糕成品呈現時的反應。

Adam goes above and beyond to satisfy his customers.

亞當不遺餘力地滿足客戶的需求。

If you go above and beyond, you do something with more effort than would normally be expected.

如果你超越自我，你就會付出比通常預期更多的努力。

And the results of Adam's extra effort?

亞當額外努力的結果呢？

Birthday cakes which last long in the memory.

讓人回味無窮的生日蛋糕

A phrase describing something which creates such a strong impression that it's remembered for a long time.

形容事物給人留下深刻印象，使人久久難忘的短語。

Or at least until the following year when another birthday comes around and it's time to start baking all over again.

或者至少等到第二年，又一個生日來臨，又該重新開始烘焙了。

And speaking of birthdays coming around, what was the answer to your question, Beth?

說到生日，貝絲，你問題的答案是什麼？

You asked me which was the most common month to be born in the UK.

你問我在英國哪個月份出生最常見。

And you guessed it was September, which was... the correct answer!

你猜是九月，這是......正確答案！

Babies born in the UK peak in September.

九月是英國嬰兒出生的高峰期。

Right, let's recap the vocabulary from this programme, starting with homemade.

好了，讓我們從 "自制 "開始，回顧一下本節目中的詞彙。

An adjective describing something which is made at home and not bought from a shop.

形容詞，形容自制而非從商店購買的東西。

If something is higgledy-piggledy, it's mixed up and in no particular order.

如果某樣東西是 "higgledy-piggledy"，那麼它就是混雜的，沒有特定的順序。

The phrase all sorts means many different kinds of something, like the sweets called licorice allsorts, which come in different shapes and colours.

all sorts 這個短語的意思是許多不同種類的東西，就像被稱為 licorice allsorts 的糖果，有不同的形狀和顏色。

If someone gives you leeway to do something, they give you the freedom to do it the way you want to.

如果有人給了你做事的餘地，他們就會給你自由，讓你按照自己的想法去做。

The idiom to last long in the memory means to create such a strong effect that it's remembered for a long time.

成語 "回味無窮 "的意思是產生強烈的效果，使人久久難忘。

And finally, when someone goes above and beyond, they do something with much more effort than would usually be expected.

最後，當一個人超越自我時，他所做的努力遠遠超出了通常的預期。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up.

我們的 6 分鐘時間又到了。

If your birthday is coming up, we hope you have a cake with candles and make a wish to join us again soon for more trending topics and useful vocabulary here at 6 Minute English.

如果你的生日即將到來，我們希望你能吃上一個插滿蠟燭的蛋糕，並許下願望，希望不久後能再次加入我們，在 6 Minute English 瞭解更多熱門話題和實用詞彙。

Goodbye for now.

暫時再見。

Bye. you

再見。