Name: 2025：年度重大新聞回顧！BBC Learning English 帶你掌握全球大小事！ (2025: The year’s big news stories: BBC Learning English from the News)
Uploaded: 2026-01-12T17:22:22.000Z
Duration: 8 min 31 s

This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

這是「新聞英語學習」，我們的播客，關於新聞標題。

In this program, we're looking at some of the big stories of 2025.

在這個節目裡，我們要看 2025 年的一些重大故事。

In this program, we look at the biggest news stories in the world and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand them.

在這個節目裡，我們會看世界上最重大的新聞故事，以及標題裡的詞彙，幫助你理解它們。

You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode on our website, bbclearningenglish.com so, Pippa, what news stories dominated the headlines in 2025?

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本集的所有詞彙和新聞標題，所以 Pippa，2025 年有哪些新聞故事主導了新聞標題呢？

Well, in January this year, President Donald Trump returned to the White House after winning the 2024 US election.

嗯，今年一月，川普總統贏得 2024 年美國大選後，回到了白宮。

President Trump has made lots of headlines this year, both for his policies in the US and his foreign policy.

川普總統今年製造了很多新聞標題，無論是他在美國的政策，還是他的外交政策。

But the biggest learning English from the news story of the year was back in February when President Trump announced tariffs on imports to the US from around the world.

但今年最重大的「新聞英語學習」故事，要回到二月，當時川普總統宣佈了對全球進口到美國的產品徵收關稅。

Tariffs make imports more expensive, a cost which is often passed on to consumers who then have to pay more for imported products.

關稅讓進口商品變貴，這筆費用常常轉嫁給消費者，讓他們為進口產品支付更多錢。

Trump first talked about imposing tariffs on other countries in his election campaign, and

川普在競選活動中，最早談到要對其他國家徵收關稅，

Beth and I looked at a headline about that in this clip.

Beth 和我看了這段影片裡關於這件事的新聞標題。

As Trump's tariff pledge comes due, he vows to follow through on key campaign promise.

隨著川普的關稅承諾即將到期，他誓言要兌現重要的競選承諾。

This headline is talking about Trump's election campaign promise to impose tariffs.

這個標題在談論川普競選時，關於徵收關稅的承諾。

He said he's going to do it and now he is doing it.

If you follow through on something, you do something until it's completed.

如果你貫徹某件事，就是做到完成為止。

For example, if you promise to help someone and you follow through on your promise, then you help until your help isn't needed anymore.

例如，如果你承諾幫助某人，並且你兌現了承諾，那麼你就會一直幫到他們不再需要你的幫助為止。

Now, follow through on is most commonly used with promises or things you say you're going to do.

「follow through on」最常跟承諾或你說要做的事情一起使用。

For example, my manager has said I might get a pay rise soon and I hope she follows through on it.

例如，我的經理說我可能會很快加薪，我希望她能說到做到。

It's also possible to change on for, with or to drop the preposition completely if it's obvious what you are following through on.

也有可能把 on 改成 for、with，或者在很清楚你在貫徹什麼事情時省略介詞。

So you promised to make me a cake and I hope you follow through.

所以你答應要做個蛋糕給我，我希望你能說到做到。

Now, Neil, this is a serious story about economic tariffs and you're talking about cake.

好了，Neil，這是一個關於經濟關稅的嚴肅新聞，你卻在講蛋糕。

Imposing tariffs and making cake are quite different things.

徵收關稅和做蛋糕是兩件截然不同的事。

it demonstrates how we can use follow through for everyday things as well as serious topics like tariffs.

這顯示了我們如何在日常事物和像關稅這樣的嚴肅議題上，都能使用 follow through。

So the vocabulary Beth and I looked at was follow through on, which means to fulfil a promise to do what you say you're going to do.

所以 Beth 和我討論的詞彙是 follow through on，意思就是信守承諾，做到你說要做的。

For example, he said he'll give me his prawn curry recipe.

例如，他說他會把他的鮮蝦咖哩食譜給我。

這是 Learning English from the News，我們的播客，內容是關於新聞標題的。

Today we're talking about some of the big stories from 2025.

今天我們要聊聊 2025 年的一些重大新聞。

This year on Learning English from the News, we've covered some of the wars and conflicts in the world, such as the war in Ukraine and the Israel Gaza war.

在今年的 Learning English from the News 節目中，我們報導了一些世界上的戰爭與衝突，像是烏克蘭戰爭和以哈戰爭。

And in April 2025, we talked about the war in Sudan, which charities and humanitarian organizations called the worst humanitarian crisis in the world.

而在 2025 年 4 月，我們談到了蘇丹的戰爭，慈善機構和人道組織稱之為世界上最嚴重的人道危機。

When we reported on the story in April, 12 million people had been forced to leave their homes because of the war.

當我們在 4 月報導這個故事時，有 1200 萬人因為這場戰爭被迫離開家園。

And and charities said 30 million people in the country needed aid, such as food and medication.

慈善機構表示，國內有 3000 萬人需要食物和藥品等援助。

And Neil, you and I discussed a headline about the crisis in the country.

Neil，你和我討論了一則關於該國危機的新聞標題。

讓我們來看看第一個新聞標題。

Two Years of War in Sudan, a devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid.

蘇丹戰爭兩年，創紀錄的流離失所和日益減少的援助造成的毀滅性結合。

That's from the unhcr, the UN refugee agency.

這是來自聯合國難民署（UNHCR）。

That headline again from the unhcr, Two Years of War in Sudan, A devastating combination of record displacement and dwindling aid.

再一次，這是來自 UNHCR 的新聞標題：蘇丹戰爭兩年，創紀錄的流離失所和日益減少的援助造成的毀滅性結合。

This headline is about the problems impacting people living in Sudan because of the war, such as displacement, which is where people are forced to leave their homes.

這個新聞標題是關於戰爭對蘇丹人民造成的影響，例如流離失所，也就是人們被迫離開家園。

我們來關心一下 dwindling 這個詞。

So what does it mean if something is dwindling?

如果某樣東西 dwindling，是什麼意思呢？

Well, if something is dwindling, it's gradually becoming smaller or less frequently.

嗯，如果某樣東西 dwindling，意思就是它正在逐漸變少或頻率降低。

So the headline is talking about dwindling aid.

所以新聞標題說的是 dwindling aid，也就是援助越來越少。

This means the amount of money and help for Sudan is gradually getting smaller.

這表示給蘇丹的錢和幫助正在逐漸減少。

Here, dwindling is an adjective, but we can also use the verb dwindle.

這裡 dwindling 是形容詞，但我們也可以用動詞 dwindle。

For example, you could say letter writing is dwindling.

例如，你可以說 letter writing is dwindling，寫信這件事越來越少了。

We often hear the word dwindling in news stories when we're talking about something that is getting less attention.

當我們在談論某件事越來越少受到關注時，新聞報導中常常會聽到 dwindling 這個詞。

For example, you might hear about dwindling support for a politician or dwindling hopes of finding survivors after a natural disaster.

例如，你可能會聽到關於某位政治人物的支持度下降，或是災難發生後尋找倖存者的希望越來越渺茫。

So we had dwindling, which means gradually getting smaller.

所以我們有了 dwindling，它的意思是逐漸變少。

For example, the company's dwindling profits are worrying for investors.

舉例來說，公司利潤的下滑讓投資者感到擔憂。

This is Learning English from the News from BBC Learning English.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Learning English from the News。

We're looking back at some of the big stories from 2025.

我們要回顧一下 2025 年的幾則重大新聞。

Another news story that made global headlines this year was a break in at one of the most famous museums in the world, the Louvre in Paris.

另一則今年登上全球頭條的新聞，是巴黎羅浮宮這個世界最著名博物館之一發生的竊案。

In October 2025, thieves broke into the museum and stole eight extremely valuable items of jewellery.

在 2025 年 10 月，竊賊闖入博物館，偷走了八件極其珍貴的珠寶。

The robbery at the Louvre happened on a Sunday morning just after the museum opened.

羅浮宮的這起竊案發生在博物館剛開門的週日早上。

The thieves escaped on scooters and took items, including tiaras and necklaces, that belonged to French royalty or imperial rulers.

竊賊們騎著機車逃逸，帶走了包括皇冠和項鍊等屬於法國皇室或帝王統治者的物品。

The entire break in took about seven minutes.

整個闖入過程大約花了七分鐘。

Since the robbery happened, some people have been arrested and charged, but

自從這起竊案發生以來，有些人已經被逮捕並起訴，但是

Pippa, you looked at the headlines from this story with Phil?

Pippa，妳跟 Phil 一起看過這則新聞標題了嗎？

Here's a clip of us discussing a headline about the search for the thieves and the stolen jewellery.

這是一段我們討論關於尋找竊賊和失竊珠寶的新聞標題的片段。

Race against time as police try to recover priceless jewels from Louvre as authorities reveal details of daring raid.

警方爭取時間，試圖從羅浮宮追回無價珠寶，當局也透露了這次大膽竊案的細節。

這則新聞標題再次來自 Sky News。

This headline describes the search for the stolen jewels as a race against time.

這則標題形容尋找失竊珠寶是一場與時間賽跑。

What do we mean by a race against time, Phil?

Phil，什麼是「與時間賽跑」的意思呢？

Well, race against time is an expression which means that there's only a short amount of time left to do something.

嗯，「與時間賽跑」這個說法，意思是說，要做某件事的時間所剩不多了。

In this story, police think that the thieves will quickly break apart the jewels they've stolen and sell them.

在這個故事裡，警方認為竊賊會趕快把偷來的珠寶拆開販售。

So police want to find the thieves quickly before they have a chance to do this.

所以警方想趕快找到竊賊，以免他們有機會這麼做。

We commonly hear this expression in stories about crime and policing, but

我們常在跟犯罪和警務有關的故事裡聽到這個說法，但

we might also hear it used to describe any situation where there's a time pressure.

我們也可能聽到用來形容任何有時間壓力的情況。

For example, after a natural disaster like a flood and emergency services are in a race against time to rescue survivors.

舉例來說，像洪水這樣的天然災害之後，緊急服務單位就會與時間賽跑來救援倖存者。

Using this phrase, you can describe a situation as a race against time, or someone can be in a race against time.

使用這個片語，你可以形容情況是與時間賽跑，或是某人正在與時間賽跑。

So Phil and I discuss the expression race against time, which refers to a situation where there is only a limited amount of time to do something.

所以 Phil 和我討論了「race against time」這個說法，意思是做某件事的時間非常有限。

For example, the town only has a few hours to prepare for the big storm.

舉例來說，鎮上只有幾個小時的時間來準備這場大風暴。

That's it for this episode of Learning English from the News.

這就是本集的「新聞學英語」的全部內容。

We'll be back in the new year to bring you the big stories of 2026.

我們會在新年回來，為你帶來 2026 年的大事。

If you like learning from the news, try our new documentary, Our World in English, which brings you the best stories from around the BBC.

如果你喜歡從新聞學英語，可以試試我們的新紀錄片「Our World in English」，它會帶給你 BBC 最精彩的故事。

The first episode is called Love in a War Zone.

第一集叫做「Love in a War Zone」。