Name: 有異議也沒關係嗎？⏲️ 6分鐘學英文 (Is it OK to disagree? ⏲️ 6 Minute English)
Uploaded: 2026-01-10T17:09:17.000Z
Duration: 6 min 16 s

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

Six Minute English 來自 BBCLearningEnglish.com，哈囉，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，當你跟朋友哈拉時，對於世界上發生的事情，你通常會有相同的意見還是不同的意見呢？

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

我想我可能會有蠻相似的意見，這也是我們之所以會是朋友的原因。

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能接受並包容他人的信念，但

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

對很多人來說，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.

而這種缺乏接納的態度，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，演算法傾向於顯示我們已經喜歡和同意的東西。

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

我們當然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.

我們都有關於宗教和政治等議題的個人意見和信念。

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，當他們意見不同時，比起和平解決分歧，用暴力回應的情況越來越普遍。

So are we becoming a more divided society?

那麼，我們的社會是不是變得越來越分裂了呢？

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?

分裂的意思是與他人意見不合、分開，無法在一起，那我們要如何才能更接納、更開放地聽取別人的意見呢？

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討論的，而且一如往常，我們會學到一些有用的新單字和片語。

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

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，我有一個問題要問妳，Beth。

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

根據最近的一份 Ipsos poll，有多少比例的英國民眾認為社會是分裂的？

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）行為科學（Behavioral Science）教授 Paul Dolan 認為，我們應該學會控制情緒，並在意見不合時願意討論。

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

他透過 BBC World Service Programme 的 all in the Mind 節目更詳細地解釋了這一點。

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，我們就會做出更好的決定，而且會更尊重他人。

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

當你情緒非常激動時，需要 15 分鐘 amygdala 才能平靜下來。

But within a few seconds it can start calming down.

但幾秒鐘內，它就可以開始平靜下來。

You take a deep breath and you start feeling calmer.

你深吸一口氣，然後開始感覺比較平靜。

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

憤怒可以帶來動力，而且是正面的。

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，會做出更好的決定，也會更投入、更開放。

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，大腦中負責情緒的「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.

雖然憤怒可以帶來動力，讓我們更有決心和熱情，但 Paul 說，當人們心情較好、氣氛降溫時，他們會更坦率地表達。

Heat in this context means an intense feeling, like anger.

在這個情境下，「heat」指的是強烈的情緒，像是憤怒。

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

現在，最近一項約會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, clients, political party they vote for.

根據他們的約會檔案，研究人員發現許多單身人士會詳細說明他們對伴侶外表、身高、客戶、投票的政黨等的要求。

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

但也有很多人表示，他們想要一個思想開放、能包容不同意見的伴侶。

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

如果你思想開放，你會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.

不過，研究人員得出結論，雖然人們希望伴侶思想開放、包容，但他們自己卻不太想思想開放。

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

那麼，我們要如何才能更開放地去認識那些我們可能不同意的人呢？

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

BBC World Service Programme 的主持人 Claudia Hammond 正在訪問 Paul Dolan。

All in the mind so I guess one very obvious answer is to get offline.

「All in the mind」，所以我想一個非常明顯的答案就是「離線」。

I mean, to actually just get out more and meet people, because it's what political scientists think as the silver bullet.

我的意思是，實際上就是多出去走走、認識人，因為這被政治學家認為是萬靈丹。

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，你就會越意識到，其實他們並沒有那麼不一樣，你會變得更有包容心、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，我認為和不同的人相處，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，政治學家認為萬靈丹就是離線去認識人。

A silver bullet means a simple solution to a complicated problem by meeting people who have different opinions and beliefs to you, the more you'll realise 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.

萬靈丹的意思是，透過認識跟你意見和信念不同的人，你會越來越發現他們跟你其實沒那麼不一樣，這能讓你更包容，進而建立一個較少分裂的社會，這是一個解決複雜問題的簡單方法。

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

說到分裂，Neil，是時候揭曉你問題的答案了吧？

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

我問的是，英國有多少比例的人認為社會是分裂的？

According to a recent poll by the organisation ipsos, I said 50%, was that correct?

根據該組織 Ipsos 最近的一份 Ipsos poll，我猜是 50%，對嗎？

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

好的，我們來複習一下這集節目學到的單字。

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 的意思是感受到強烈的情緒，像是憤怒。

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

如果某件事是 motivational，就會讓我們充滿決心和熱情。

Heat means an intense feeling like anger.

Heat 的意思是強烈的情緒，像是憤怒。

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

如果你 open minded，就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，silver bullet 的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?

如果你喜歡這集節目，不妨試試用我們的練習單來練習學到的新單字吧？

It's available to download now from our website, bbclearningenglish.com and you could also try out the quiz while you're there.

你現在就可以到我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 下載，也可以順便試試看測驗。

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