In English when we say more or less it means almost or sort of.

在英語中，"more or less "的意思是 "差不多 "或 "差不多"。

If you asked me if I was done cleaning my house I might say, more or less.

如果你問我房子打掃完了沒有，我可能會說，差不多了。

That means I have most of the work done.

這意味著我已經完成了大部分工作。

Maybe there's a couple little things here and there that I still need to clean up.

也許這裡和那裡還有一些我需要清理的小東西。

But I'm kind of done cleaning the house.

但我已經打掃完房子了。

More or less.

或多或少。

Another example would be if I was packing for a trip you could say, hey, are you done packing?

再比如，如果我正在為旅行打包行李，你可以說，嘿，你打包好了嗎？

And I could say, more or less.

我可以說，或多或少。

This means that I got out my suitcases and I packed my clothes and some soap and a toothbrush and I'm pretty much done packing.

這意味著我拿出行李箱，收拾好衣服、肥皂和牙刷，就差不多收拾完了。

I'm close to being done packing.

我就快收拾完了。

I'm more or less done packing.

我差不多收拾完了。

But I probably still want to check things.

但我可能還是要檢查一下。

So when you say more or less it means something is kind of done or sort of done.

是以，當你說 "或多或少 "時，意思是有些事情已經完成或差不多完成了。

I was going to say more or less done but I don't want to use the term to define the term.

我本想說差不多完成了，但我不想用這個詞來定義這個詞。

The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase, less is more.

我今天想教你們的另一句話是 "少即是多"。

In English when we say less is more it means that sometimes doing a few simple things is better than doing a whole bunch of complex things.

在英語中，當我們說 "少即是多 "時，意思是有時做幾件簡單的事情比做一大堆複雜的事情要好。

A good example would be to wash your vehicle sometimes just a little bit of water with some soap in it is all you need.

洗車就是一個很好的例子，有時只需要一點點水和肥皂就夠了。

You don't need a whole bunch of expensive products.

你不需要一大堆昂貴的產品。

Sometimes less is more.

有時，少即是多。

You can use this to describe a job as well.

您也可以用它來描述一份工作。

Sometimes in teaching if I try to do 20 or 30 things with a class they might not remember all of it.

有時在教學中，如果我試圖在一個班級做二三十件事，他們可能不會全部記住。

So sometimes less is more.

是以，有時少即是多。

Sometimes it's better to do about two or three things well and then everyone remembers what you did.

有時，最好能做好兩三件事，然後大家就會記住你做了什麼。

So sometimes less is more.

是以，有時少即是多。

So to review, more or less means almost or sort of.

是以，回顧一下，"或多或少 "意味著 "差不多 "或 "有點"。

So are you almost done this video Bob?

你的錄像快拍完了嗎，鮑勃？

More or less, actually less than more on that one, that was probably a bad example.

或多或少，實際上是少於多，這可能是一個不好的例子。

If it was close to the end of the video I could say more or less.

如果是在視頻快結束的時候，我可以說多一點，也可以說少一點。

And if you say less is more it simply means that sometimes doing two or three parts of a process well is better than doing 10 or 15 things badly.

如果說 "少即是多"，那只是說，有時做好流程中的兩三個部分，總比做壞 10 或 15 件事要好。

Sometimes less is more.

有時，少即是多。

Did I say more is less?

我說多就是少了嗎？

Less is more.

少即是多。

It's a little distracting out here.

這裡有點讓人分心。

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

但是，讓我們看看之前視頻中的評論。

This comment is all crumpled up in my pocket.

這篇評論被我揉成一團放在口袋裡。

Let me find it here.

讓我在這裡找到它。

This comment is from...

此評論來自...

Can't get the paper open.

打不開報紙

See, I'm struggling here.

你看，我現在很糾結。

Hello, how are you?

喂，你好嗎？

Good, how are you?

很好，你好嗎？

Good.

很好。

How do I get to Service Ontario?

如何前往安大略省服務處？

I think I've driven past here.

我想我開車經過過這裡。

How do you get to Service Ontario?

如何前往安大略省服務處？

It's actually right over there, just on the other side of the pharmacy.

其實就在那邊，就在藥房的另一邊。

You can actually, if you go out the back of this parking lot and go around, there's a little parking lot right there and then walk back to this road and it's right on the corner.

實際上，如果你從停車場後面繞過去，那裡還有一個小停車場，然後再走回這條路，它就在拐角處。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Yep, you're welcome.

不客氣。

Hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

嘿，讓我們來看看之前一段視頻中的評論。

Sometimes you have to help someone find Service Ontario.

有時，你必須幫助別人找到安大略省服務處。

That's where you renew your license.

這是您更新執照的地方。

This is from TheUserKoon.

來自 TheUserKoon。

As always, the optimistic Bob.

一如既往，樂觀的鮑勃。

Wonderful lesson.

精彩的一課

Thumbs up for you.

為你豎起大拇指。

And my response, you're welcome.

我的回答是：不客氣。

So yes, optimism.

所以，是的，樂觀。

I am a fairly optimistic person.

我是一個相當樂觀的人。

I think I've mentioned this a lot on my live streams.

我想我在直播中經常提到這一點。

Sometimes people will say, Bob, you seem very positive.

有時人們會說，鮑勃，你看起來很積極。

You seem like a very optimistic person.

你看起來是個非常樂觀的人。

And my response is always this.

我總是這樣回答。

As long as I'm eating healthy food, as long as I'm getting eight or nine hours of sleep every night, and as long as I'm getting some exercise, either walking or shooting my bow and arrow, that's good exercise by the way, I'm usually fairly optimistic.

只要我吃健康的食物，只要我每晚睡八九個小時，只要我有鍛鍊，要麼散步，要麼射弓射箭，順便說一句，這都是很好的鍛鍊，我通常都會相當樂觀。

What makes me pessimistic or what makes me very negative, less positive, is when I don't get enough sleep or when I'm not finding time to go for a walk or to enjoy a little bit of exercise.

讓我悲觀或者讓我非常消極、不那麼積極的原因，是我睡眠不足，或者是我沒有時間去散步或做一點運動。

And then did I mention, what was the other one?

然後我有沒有提到，另一個是什麼？

Oh, eating healthy.

哦，健康飲食。

Yeah, that's a big one.

是啊，這是個大問題。

I'm not sure how connected diet is to mood, but I think there's a pretty strong connection.

我不確定飲食與情緒有多大關係，但我認為兩者之間的關係非常密切。

I think if you eat healthy food, you're probably healthier.

我認為，如果你吃健康的食物，你可能會更健康。

I know this for myself because if I eat bad food, I don't sleep as well.

我自己深有體會，因為如果我吃得不好，就會睡得不好。

And then either the bad food or the lack of sleep makes me a little bit cranky.

然後，不是吃壞了肚子，就是睡眠不足讓我變得有點暴躁。

So did I go over time?

那我有沒有超時？

Probably because I was helping someone find Service Ontario.

可能是因為我幫別人找到了安大略服務處。

I hope she found it.

希望她能找到。

It's just over there.

就在那邊。

I hope my directions were good.

我希望我的訓示是正確的。

Anyways, thanks for watching.

總之，感謝您的觀看。

I'll see you in a couple days with another short English lesson.

我們過幾天再見，再上一堂簡短的英語課。

Bye.

再見。

Bye.

再見。