Name: 6分鐘英語 第260101集 意見不同沒關係嗎？ (6 minute English Episode 260101 Is it OK to disagree)
Uploaded: 2026-01-02T19:06:49.000Z
Duration: 6 min 14 s

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com hello, this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com 大家好，這裡是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

Neil, when you're chatting with friends, do you usually have the same or different opinion on things going on in the world?

Neil，你跟朋友哈拉的時候，對於世界上發生的事情，你通常有相同的意見還是不同的意見呢？

I think probably have quite similar opinions and that's kind of why we're friends.

我想我們大概有非常相似的意見，這也是我們為什麼會是朋友的原因。

Ah, well, we might like to believe that we're accepting and tolerant of others beliefs, but

啊，嗯，我們或許喜歡相信自己是接受且包容他人 beliefs 的，但

for many people it can be difficult to communicate with people who have very different opinions to our own.

對於很多人來說，要跟意見跟自己非常不同的人溝通，可能會很困難。

And this lack of acceptance could be increasing with our use of social media.

而這種不接受的現象，可能隨著我們使用社群媒體而增加。

For example, algorithms tend to show us what we already like and agree with.

舉例來說，algorithms 傾向於顯示我們已經喜歡且同意的東西。

Of course we can't always agree with everyone else.

當然，我們不可能總是跟別人意見一致。

We all have personal opinions and beliefs on topics like religion and politics.

我們對 religion 和 politics 等議題都有 personal opinions 和 beliefs。

But some worry that it's becoming more and more common to react with violence when they disagree than to solve disagreements together peacefully.

但有些人擔心，當他們意見不合時，越來越常會訴諸暴力，而不是和平解決分歧。

So are we becoming a more divided society?

所以，我們的社會是不是變得越來越 divided society 了呢？

Divided means in disagreement with and separated from others to not be together and how can we be more accepting and open to the opinions of others?

Divided 意思就是跟他人意見不合、疏遠，無法團結在一起，那我們要如何才能更接受、更 open to the opinions of others 呢？

That's what we'll be discussing in this program and as usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.

這就是我們在這個節目中要探討的，而且一如往常，我們會學到一些實用的新詞彙和片語。

Remember, you can find all the vocabulary from this program on our website bbclearningenglish.com but first I have a question for you, Beth.

請記得，你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到這個節目裡的所有單字，但首先，Beth，我有一個問題要問你。

According to a recent Ipsos poll, what percentage of the British population believes society is divided?

根據最近 Ipsos 的一項民意調查，有多少比例的英國民眾認為社會是 divided 的？

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

嗯，我們會在節目稍後揭曉答案。

Paul Dolan, professor of Behavioral Science at the London School of Economics, thinks we should learn how to control our emotions and be open to discussions when we disagree.

倫敦政經學院 (London School of Economics) 的行為科學教授 Paul Dolan 認為，我們應該學會控制自己的情緒，並在意見不同時保持開放的討論。

Here he explains more about how to do this on BBC World Service programme All in the Mind.

在 BBC World Service 的節目 All in the Mind 中，他進一步解釋瞭如何做到這一點。

Generally we're going to be making better decisions and more respectfully if we calm down.

一般來說，如果我們冷靜下來，我們做決定的品質會更好，也會更尊重他人。

It takes 15 minutes when you're proper aroused for the amygdala to calm down, but

當你情緒真正 aroused 的時候，大約需要 15 分鐘 amygdala 才能冷靜下來，但

within a few seconds it can start calming down.

幾秒鐘內它就可以開始冷靜下來。

You take a deep breath and you start feeling calmer.

你深吸一口氣，然後就開始感覺比較平靜了。

It's not to say that always being calm is good.

這不代表一直保持冷靜就是好事。

憤怒可以是 motivational 和正面的。

Emotions actually can be very good for us.

Generally people make better decisions and are more engaging and more open when they're happier.

一般來說，人們在心情比較好的時候，會做出比較好的決定，也會比較投入、比較開放。

But much of the time it will be just a case of calming down to try and take some of the heat out of the environment.

但很多時候，我們只是需要冷靜下來，試著讓周遭的氣氛降溫。

Paul thinks we should take time to calm down when we feel aroused, which here means to feel anger or strong disagreement.

Paul 認為，當我們感到激動時，應該花時間冷靜下來，這裡的激動指的是感到憤怒或強烈的不認同。

He said it takes 15 minutes for the amygdala, the part of the brain that experiences emotions, to calm down when we're aroused.

他說，當我們感到激動時，大腦中負責體驗情緒的區域 amygdala 需要 15 分鐘才能冷靜下來。

While anger can be motivational, make us more determined and enthusiastic, Paul says people can speak more openly when they're happier, when heat is taken out of the environment.

雖然憤怒可以 motivational，讓我們更有決心、更 enthusiastic，但 Paul 說，當人們心情比較好、氣氛比較緩和時，他們可以更 open 地表達。

Heat in this context means an intense feeling like anger.

在這裡，"heat" 指的是像憤怒這樣強烈的情緒。

Now, one recent dating experiment looked into what people say they want in an ideal partner.

現在，一個最近的交友實驗探討了人們對理想伴侶的期望。

According to their dating profile, researchers found that many single people included details on things like what they want their partner to look like, their height, the political party they vote for.

根據他們的交友檔案，研究人員發現許多單身人士會詳細說明他們對伴侶外貌、身高、支持的政黨等的要求。

But many also say they want a partner who is open minded and tolerant of different views.

但也有許多人表示，他們想要一個思想開放、能包容不同觀點的伴侶。

If you are open minded, you're willing to listen to and consider new ideas.

如果你思想開放，你願意傾聽並考慮新的想法。

However, the researchers concluded that while people want a partner to be open minded and tolerant, they don't want to be very open minded themselves.

然而，研究人員得出結論，雖然人們希望伴侶思想開放、包容，但他們自己卻不想太思想開放。

So how can we be more open to getting to know people that we might disagree with?

那麼，我們該如何對認識我們可能不同意的人更開放呢？

Here's Paul Dolan again, talking to presenter Claudia Hammond of BBC World Services.

Paul Dolan 又來了，他正在和 BBC World Service 的主持人 Claudia Hammond 對話。

All in the Mind so I guess one very obvious answer is to get offline, to actually just get out more and meet people, because it's what political scientists think as the silver bullet.

All in the Mind，所以我想一個非常明顯的答案就是離開網路，多出去認識人，因為政治學家認為這是銀彈。

You know, the more you're around people that are different, the more you realize that actually they're not that different and you become more tolerant and open minded.

你知道的，你接觸到越多不同的人，你就越會意識到他們其實沒那麼不一樣，你也會變得更包容、思想更開放。

So being around people that are different, I think that's probably the way that we're going to tackle that problem.

所以，和不同的人相處，我認為這可能是我們解決這個問題的方法。

Paul says political scientists think the silver bullet is to get offline and meet people.

Paul 說，政治學家認為銀彈就是離開網路去認識人。

A silver bullet means a simple solution to a complicated problem.

銀彈是指解決複雜問題的簡單方法。

By meeting people who have different opinions and beliefs to you, the more you'll realize they're not that different to you at all and that could make you more accepting and lead to a society that is less divided.

透過認識與你有不同意見和 beliefs 的人，你會越來越意識到他們其實和你沒有那麼不一樣，這會讓你更容易接受，並導向一個 less divided society。

And speaking of divided, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question, Neil?

說到 divided，Neil，是時候揭曉你問題的答案了吧？

I asked what percentage of the British population believes society society is divided.

我問的是，英國有多少比例的人認為社會是 divided 的。

According to a recent poll by the organisation ipsos.

根據 ipsos 這個組織最近的一項民意調查。

OK, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this program.

好的，我們來複習一下這個節目學到的單字。

Starting with divided, which means in disagreement, not together.

首先是 divided，意思是意見不合、不團結。

Aroused means feel a strong emotion, like anger.

Aroused 意思是感受到強烈的情緒，像是生氣。

If something is motivational, it makes us determined and enthusiastic.

如果某件事是 motivational，就會讓我們變得有決心、很熱情。

Heat means an intense feeling like anger if you are open minded, you are willing to listen to and consider new ideas.

Heat 意思是強烈的情緒，像是生氣；如果你是 open minded，你願意傾聽並考慮新的想法。

And finally, a silver bullet means a simple solution to a complicated problem.

最後，a silver bullet 意思是解決複雜問題的簡單方法。

If you've enjoyed this program, why not try practicing the new vocabulary you've learnt with our worksheet?

如果你喜歡這個節目，不妨試試用我們的練習單來練習你學到的新單字吧？

It's available to download now from our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

馬上就可以從我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 下載了。

and you could also try out the quiz while you're there.

6 Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

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6分鐘英語第260101集意見不同沒關係嗎？ (6 minute English Episode 260101 Is it OK to disagree)