Name: 6分鐘英文｜ EP2501225 過去的聖誕節比較好嗎？🎄 (6 minute English Episode 2501225 Was Christmas better in the past)
Uploaded: 2026-01-02T20:11:50.000Z
Duration: 6 min 26 s

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com hello and welcome to Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

Six Minute English 來自 BBCLearningEnglish.com，哈囉，歡迎來到 BBC Learning English 的 Six Minute English。

Now, it's Christmas time in the UK at the moment and like with celebrations around the world, lots of people have many happy memories about Christmas.

現在英國正值聖誕節，就像世界各地的慶祝活動一樣，很多人都有許多關於聖誕節的快樂回憶。

Beth, do you have any happy Christmas memories?

Beth，妳有什麼快樂的聖誕節回憶嗎？

My cousins and I used to always put on a Christmas performance for the family that was always fun.

我和我的表/堂兄弟姊妹以前總是會為家人準備聖誕表演，那總是很有趣。

I lived in Canada when I was a kid and it was always snowing, so it just felt perfect.

我小時候住在加拿大，那裡總是下雪，所以感覺非常完美。

Well, at this time of year, we might look back at the Christmases from the past, from our childhood and feel like they were happier or more magical than Christmas feels today.

嗯，在這段時間，我們可能會回顧過去的聖誕節，回顧我們的童年，感覺它們比現在的聖誕節更快樂或更魔法般。

Yes, thinking about the past can make us feel happy and sad at the same time.

是的，回憶過去會讓我們同時感到快樂和悲傷。

It's a strange feeling we call nostalgia.

這是一種奇怪的感覺，我們稱之為懷舊。

And we're going to be talking about nostalgia today as well as Christmas memories and traditions.

今天我們就要來聊聊懷舊，還有聖誕節回憶和傳統。

And as usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.

而且，一如往常，我們會學到一些有用的新單字和片語。

You can practice these with the quiz and the worksheet on our website.

你可以在我們的網站上透過測驗和工作表來練習這些。

In the UK, the most popular Christmas meal is a roast turkey.

在英國，最受歡迎的聖誕大餐是烤火雞。

Oh yes, and all the roast potatoes and Brussels sprouts.

喔，對了，還有烤馬鈴薯和抱子甘藍。

But which of these has become a popular food to eat at Christmas time in Japan?

但這些食物中，哪一種在日本成為聖誕節時受歡迎的食物呢？

Is it A turkey ramen, B, fried chicken or C takeaway pizza?

是 A 火雞拉麵，B 炸雞，還是 C 外帶披薩？

Well, we'll find out at the end of the program.

Now, at Christmas, people often create family traditions that they repeat every year.

現在，在聖誕節時，人們常常會創造一些每年都會重複的家庭傳統。

Common traditions in the UK include putting out a snack for Father Christmas.

在英國常見的傳統包括準備點心給聖誕老人。

That's Santa Claus who delivers presents for children.

那就是聖誕老公公，他會為小孩送禮物。

Well, here is host of BBC Radio 4's all in the Mind, Claudia Hammond talking to psychology professor Darryl o' Connor about his Christmas traditions.

好的，這是 BBC Radio 4 的節目「All in the Mind」主持人 Claudia Hammond，她正在和心理學教授 Darryl o'Connor 談論他的聖誕節傳統。

Hello, Darryl, I wonder whether you think nostalgia for Christmas past influences your Christmas present plans.

哈囉 Darryl，我想知道你覺得對過去聖誕節的懷舊，是否會影響你現在的聖誕節計畫。

So actually I look back on my childhood Christmas with lots and lots of nostalgia.

所以其實我對童年聖誕節的回憶充滿了懷舊之情。

So when I was a child, every single Christmas morning we would have to queue up on the stairs and my father would go into the front room of the house just to double check, just in case Santa Claus was still there.

所以當我還是個小孩的時候，每年的聖誕節早上，我們都必須在樓梯上排隊，我爸爸會進到房子前面的房間，再次確認，以防聖誕老公公還在那裡。

And then of course, I have repeated that exact same thing for my children.

然後當然，我也為我的孩子們重複了完全一樣的事情。

When Claudia asked Daryl whether nostalgia influences his present day Christmases, Darrell responds Indeed it does.

當 Claudia 問 Daryl 懷舊是否會影響他現在的聖誕節時，Daryl 回應說確實如此。

This is a common conversational way to say yes or agree with someone.

這是個很常見的說法，用來表示同意。

We say indeed followed by do in the present tense.

我們會說 indeed，後面接現在式的 do。

On Christmas morning, Darryl asks his children to queue up on the stairs so he can check for Santa Claus, just like Darryl's father did when he was small.

在聖誕節的早晨，Daryl 會請他的孩子們在樓梯上排隊，這樣他就可以檢查聖誕老公公來了沒，就像 Daryl 小時候他爸爸做的一樣。

And Claudia likes this tradition, imagining the children waiting on the stairs, dying for their presents.

而 Claudia 很喜歡這個傳統，她想像著孩子們在樓梯上等待，迫不及待地想要拿到禮物。

我們用 dying for 這個片語來表示非常想要某樣東西。

表示某人現在非常想要某樣東西。

When we remember Christmas from the past and feel nostalgia, we often remember things in a very positive way.

當我們回顧過去的聖誕節並感到懷舊時，我們常常會以非常正面的方式記住這些事。

This is what Claudia Hammond asked Catherine Loveday, who's a professor of Cognitive Neuroscience on BBC Radio 4 program All in the Mind.

這是 Claudia Hammond 在 BBC Radio 4 的節目 All in the Mind 上，問認知神經科學教授 Catherine Loveday 的問題。

Well, they're often going to be rose tinted and made more positive, of course.

嗯，當然，它們常常會是粉飾過的，變得更正面。

And that's what we do with our past generally.

這就是我們一般對待過去的方式。

I mean, in our work we've just shown that the function of memory is not about accuracy.

我的意思是，在我們的工作中，我們剛證明瞭記憶的功能並不是關於準確性。

It doesn't matter if some of the details are wrong.

In fact, it's actually better for us in a way to reframe our memories and to slightly adjust them to suit who we are now.

事實上，以某種方式重新詮釋我們的記憶，並稍微調整它們來適應現在的我們，對我們來說其實更好。

Catherine says that our memories are often rose tinted.

Catherine 說我們的記憶常常是粉飾過的。

If a memory is rose tinted, we only see the positive things about it and don't remember any of the bad parts.

如果記憶是粉飾過的，我們只會看到它好的一面，而記不起任何壞的部分。

But according to Catherine, it doesn't always matter.

但根據 Catherine 的說法，這並不總是那麼重要。

She says the function of memory is not accuracy.

她說記憶的功能並不是準確性。

In fact, Catherine says that how we frame a memory doesn't matter.

事實上，Catherine 說我們如何詮釋一段記憶並不重要。

Frame can be used as a verb to mean how we think of or describe something like a memory.

Frame 作為動詞，意思是我們如何看待或描述某件事，像是記憶。

So our memories aren't that accurate and it isn't that important.

所以我們的記憶並沒有那麼準確，而且這也不是那麼重要。

Unless, of course, we need to remember factual details about something important.

除非，當然，我們需要記住某件重要事情的事實細節。

So our nostalgia about Christmas memories.

所以我們對聖誕節回憶的懷舊。

Memories might not be based on what things were actually like in the past, but

回憶可能不是基於過去的實際情況，而是

And I think it's time I revealed the answer to my quiz question.

我想是時候揭曉我問的謎題答案了。

Beth, I asked what has become a traditional food to eat in Japan at Christmas time?

Beth，我問的是，在日本，聖誕節時有什麼傳統食物可以吃？

Let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, starting with nostalgia, a feeling of happiness and also some sadness when you think about a thing that happened in the past.

我們來複習一下學到的單字，首先是 nostalgia，這是回顧過去某件事時，心中湧現的快樂與些許悲傷的感覺。

The phrase indeed followed by the present simple form of do can be used informally instead of answering yes.

像 indeed 這樣的片語，後面接現在簡單式 do，可以在口語中用來代替回答是。

For example, Beth, do you enjoy eating Brussels sprouts at Christmas?

例如，Beth，你喜歡在聖誕節吃抱子甘藍嗎？

Dying for something is an informal phrasal verb we use to say that we really want something.

Dying for something 是一個口語的動詞片語，用來表示我們非常想要某樣東西。

Rose tinted means seeing only the positive parts of something and not the bad parts.

Rose-tinted 意思是隻看到某事的正面，而忽略了負面。

Function means the purpose of something, and

Function 指的是某個東西的用途，

frame can be used as a verb to mean how we think of or describe something.

frame 這個動詞可以表示我們如何看待或描述某件事。

Once again, our six minutes are up test what you've learned in the episode with the quiz and worksheets on our website to all our listeners who are celebrating Christmas.

再次提醒，我們的六分鐘時間到了，請到我們的網站上透過測驗和練習題來測試你學到的內容，祝所有正在慶祝聖誕節的聽眾們。

Merry Christmas and we hope you all have a good end to the year.

聖誕快樂，希望你們都能有個美好的一年結尾。

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