Name: 您是否蒸蒸日上？⏲️ 6 分鐘英語 (Are you flourishing? ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2025-09-02T14:50:12.000Z
Duration: 6 min 14 s

This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這裡是來自 BBC Learning English 的 6 分鐘英語。

Now, you probably know the word well-being.

現在，你可能知道 "幸福 "這個詞了。

It's a general feeling of health and happiness.

這是一種健康和幸福的總體感覺。

It's an idea which Claudia Hammond has been investigating for BBC Radio 4 programme All In The Mind.

克勞迪婭-哈蒙德（Claudia Hammond）一直在為 BBC 廣播 4 臺的 "All In The Mind "節目研究這個想法。

I wonder if you all feel that you are flourishing in life.

不知道大家是否覺得自己的生活蒸蒸日上？

This is another psychological buzzword with added evidence.

這又是一個有證據的心理學流行語。

Now, if you've not heard that term before, it's not just about well-being, it's about your whole life being good.

現在，如果你還沒聽說過這個詞，它不僅僅是指幸福，而是指你的一生都是美好的。

Flourishing is a psychological buzzword, a word or phrase that has become fashionable and is being used a lot, especially on television and in newspapers.

欣欣向榮是一個心理學流行語，是一個已成為時尚的詞或短語，被大量使用，尤其是在電視和報紙上。

People who are flourishing feel good about all aspects of their life, including happiness, health, relationships and financial security.

蓬勃發展的人對生活的各個方面都感覺良好，包括幸福、健康、人際關係和經濟保障。

喬吉，你覺得你的事業蒸蒸日上嗎？

是啊，其實我覺得自己挺幸運的。

I think I'm happy and I've got everything I need.

我覺得我很幸福，我已經擁有了我所需要的一切。

In this episode, we'll hear about the Global Flourishing Study, a new survey into the lives of over 200,000 people in 22 countries.

在本期節目中，我們將瞭解 "全球幸福研究"（Global Flourishing Study），這是一項針對 22 個國家 20 多萬人生活的新調查。

We'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

我們將學習一些有用的新單詞和短語。

And remember, you'll find all this episode's vocabulary on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

請記住，您可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本集的所有詞彙。

Yes, but first, Phil, I have a question for you about the Global Flourishing Study.

是的，但首先，菲爾，我想問你一個關於全球繁榮研究的問題。

In Was it a, Indonesia, b, Denmark, or c, Brazil?

是 a 印度尼西亞，b 丹麥，還是 c 巴西？

Ooh, I'm going to guess b, Denmark, I think.

Well, we'll find out the correct answer later in the programme.

好吧，我們稍後會在節目中找到正確答案。

Now, the study investigated six areas of life, including health, finances, social relationships and religion.

現在，這項研究調查了六個生活領域，包括健康、財務、社會關係和宗教。

Let's listen as Claudia Hammond discusses some of the findings with psychologist Dr Peter Olusaga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

讓我們來聽聽克勞迪婭-哈蒙德（Claudia Hammond）與心理學家彼得-奧盧薩加（Peter Olusaga）博士在 BBC 廣播 4 臺的 "全神貫注"（All in the Mind）節目中討論的一些研究結果。

What were the most interesting nuggets there?

Some of the sort of headlines were high-income countries, so Sweden, the USA, for example, scored higher on some of the more material aspects of flourishing, so things like finance.

一些頭條新聞是高收入國家，例如瑞典和美國，在繁榮的一些物質方面得分較高，比如金融。

Middle-income countries, so Mexico, for example, scored more highly on things like meaning of relationships and kindness and social cohesion.

中等收入國家，例如墨西哥，在人際關係的意義、善良和社會凝聚力等方面得分較高。

Claudia asks about the study's most interesting nuggets.

克勞迪婭詢問了研究中最有趣的部分。

A nugget means a small piece of something good like wisdom or precious, like a nugget of gold.

金塊是指一小塊好東西，如智慧或珍貴的東西，如金塊。

While richer countries scored higher on material happiness, middle-income countries did better in terms of kindness and social connection.

富裕國家在物質幸福方面得分較高，而中等收入國家在仁慈和社會聯繫方面表現較好。

There were interesting differences between men and women.

For example, in Japan, women flourished more than men, while in Brazil the opposite was true.

例如，在日本，女性比男性更加繁榮，而在巴西則恰恰相反。

And across all countries, flourishing increased after the age of 50.

而在所有國家中，50 歲以後的人更興旺。

So does flourishing depend on your nationality?

那麼，繁榮與否取決於你的國籍嗎？

Or are there things anyone can do to feel happier wherever they live?

還是說，無論生活在哪裡，任何人都可以做一些事情來讓自己感覺更快樂？

Let's find out as Claudia Hammond talks more with Peter Olusaga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

克勞迪婭-哈蒙德（Claudia Hammond）與彼得-奧盧薩加（Peter Olusaga）在 BBC 廣播 4 臺的 "全神貫注 "節目中進行了深入交談，讓我們一探究竟。

So what can any of us do to help ourselves to flourish?

那麼，我們每個人都能做些什麼來幫助自己茁壯成長呢？

Well, there's a few things that we can do and they are supported by research as well.

我們可以做一些事情，這些事情也得到了研究的支持。

So things that are simple as just practising gratitude, being thankful for what we have as a way of increasing the amount of flourishing that we have in our lives, showing kindness, which helps us to develop connection with other people, and just celebrating our own accomplishments.

是以，一些事情很簡單，比如踐行感恩，對我們所擁有的一切心存感激，以此來提高我們生活中的繁榮程度；表現出善意，這有助於我們與他人建立聯繫；以及慶祝我們自己的成就。

I think we've spoken on the programme before about savouring.

我想我們以前在節目中談過品味的問題。

Just taking the time to really appreciate some of those small wins.

我只是想花點時間去真正欣賞那些小小的勝利。

克勞迪婭提出了一個重大問題。

In other words, the thing everyone would like to know.

換句話說，這是每個人都想知道的事情。

There are simple things anyone can do, starting with gratitude, feeling thankful and appreciative for what you have.

每個人都可以做一些簡單的事情，首先是感恩，對自己所擁有的一切心存感激和感恩。

Being kind and connecting with others are also indicators of flourishing.

與人為善和與他人建立聯繫也是蓬勃發展的指標。

The study also recommends savouring life.

To savour means to fully enjoy something by experiencing it slowly and mindfully.

品味是指通過慢慢地、用心地體驗，充分享受某種事物。

It involves taking time out to enjoy good moments, to stop and smell the roses, as we say.

這包括抽出時間享受美好時光，就像我們常說的，停下來聞聞玫瑰花香。

This links to the phrase small wins, minor achievements or successes which bring you a little closer to your long-term goals in life.

這與 "小贏 "一詞有關，"小贏 "指的是一些微不足道的成就或成功，這些成就或成功會讓你離人生的長期目標更近一些。

There's an old saying, a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

俗話說，千里之行，始於足下。

And savouring each small win along the way is vital to flourishing.

而品味一路走來的每一個小勝利，對於蓬勃發展至關重要。

Flourishing seems to be a big new idea, in some countries at least, which reminds me of your question, Georgie.

至少在某些國家，"富足 "似乎是一個新的大概念，這讓我想起了你的問題，喬吉。

Yes, Phil, I asked you in the Global Flourishing Study which country came out on top and the options were Indonesia, Denmark or Brazil.

是的，菲爾，我在 "全球繁榮研究 "中問過你，哪個國家名列前茅，選項是印度尼西亞、丹麥或巴西。

Which Phil, I'm afraid that is the wrong answer.

菲爾，恐怕這個答案是錯誤的。

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with buzzword, a word or expression on a certain topic that has become fashionable and much used.

好了，讓我們來回顧一下我們學過的詞彙，首先是流行語（buzzword），它是關於某個話題的詞彙或表達方式，已經成為一種時尚並被廣泛使用。

A nugget is a small piece of something good or precious, such as a nugget of gold or a nugget of wisdom.

金塊是指一小塊好的或珍貴的東西，如金塊或智慧的金塊。

The big question is the thing everyone would like to know.

最大的問題是每個人都想知道的。

Gratitude means being thankful for what you have.

感恩意味著對所擁有的一切心存感激。

If you savour something, you enjoy something as much as possible by experiencing it slowly.

如果你品味某樣東西，你就會通過慢慢體驗來儘可能地享受它。

And finally, small wins are minor successes which contribute to a larger life goal.

最後，"小贏 "是小的成功，有助於實現更大的人生目標。

Once again, our six minutes are up, but if you want ways to help your English flourish, try the quiz and worksheet for this episode, available now on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

我們的六分鐘時間又到了，但是如果你想知道如何幫助你提高英語水平，可以試試本期節目的小測試和工作表，現在就登錄我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com。