Name: 神學士切斷網路！BBC Learning English 新聞特輯 (Taliban cut off internet: BBC Learning English from the News)
Uploaded: 2026-01-23T17:16:00.000Z
Duration: 7 min 28 s

This is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines in this programme, Taliban cuts off Internet in Afghanistan.

這裡是 Learning English from the News，我們關於新聞標題的 podcast，標題是：塔利班切斷阿富汗的 Internet。

In this program, we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

在這個節目裡，我們會看一個大新聞，以及標題裡的詞彙，幫助你理解它。

You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode in as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com okay, Phil, let's hear about this story.

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到這一集的全部詞彙和標題，還有一個工作表，好嗎 Phil，我們來聽聽這個新聞。

The Taliban government has cut the Internet and many telephone services across Afghanistan.

塔利班政府已經切斷了阿富汗全國的 Internet 和許多電話服務。

This follows services being cut in some provinces earlier this month.

這是在本月稍早一些省份的服務被切斷之後發生的。

Authorities said that this was to prevent immorality after women and girls over 12 were barred from schools, universities and many types of jobs.

當局表示，這是為了防止不道德的行為，因為 12 歲以上的女性和女孩被禁止上學、上大學以及從事許多種類的工作。

Many of them use the Internet to study online or to sell products abroad.

他們中的許多人使用 Internet 來線上學習或向國外銷售產品。

This shutdown has stopped them from being able to do this.

Afghans living outside the country have reported being unable to contact their relatives inside Afghanistan.

住在國外的阿富汗人回報說，他們無法聯繫在阿富汗的親人。

Foreign media organizations have reported been unable to contact their offices in Kabul and flights have also been disrupted.

外國媒體組織回報說，他們無法聯繫在喀布爾的辦公室，班機也受到影響。

Total Internet blackout in Afghanistan sparks panic after Taliban vowed to stamp out immoral activities.

阿富汗全面 Internet 斷訊，塔利班誓言杜絕不道德行為引發恐慌。

再聽一次這個來自 cnn 的新聞標題。

Okay, there are a few things to look at in this headline.

好的，這個標題有幾個地方可以探討。

Let's start with blackout, which means that something like power telephone, in this case Internet connections are completely unavailable.

我們從 blackout 開始，它的意思是指像電力、電話，在這裡是指 Internet 連線完全無法使用。

If something is said to be immoral, it is something society thinks is wrong.

如果某件事被說是不道德的，那就是社會認為不對的事情。

What's considered immoral changes from culture to culture.

什麼是不道德的，會因文化而異。

For example, in some cultures, being in debt is seen as immoral.

例如，在某些文化中，負債被視為不道德。

The Taliban government sees education for women as immoral and this blackout has prevented online education for girls.

塔利班政府認為女性受教育是不道德的，而這次斷網也阻礙了女孩們的線上教育。

Girls had already been excluded from schools and universities.

女孩們先前已經被排除在學校和大學之外了。

We're going to learn the expression stamp out Now.

我們接下來要學的說法是 stamp out。

The literal meaning of stamp out means to put out a fire with your feet to stop it burning.

stamp out 的字面意思是腳踩熄火，讓火停止燃燒。

Stamping on something is stepping on something violently with a lot of force.

Stamping on something 是用力地踩踏某物。

Stamping something out is to forcefully stop something happening.

Stamping something out 的意思是強行阻止某事的發生。

In the headline, the Taliban have promised to stamp out to stop what they consider to be immoral.

在新聞標題中，塔利班承諾要徹底清除他們認為是不道德的行為。

Politicians and people in authority often talk about stamping out things that they want to get rid of, like crime, discrimination, corruption or unacceptable behaviour.

政治人物和當局人士經常談論要根除他們想擺脫的事物，像是犯罪、歧視、貪腐或不可接受的行為。

We had stamp out take strong action to stop something.

我們學到 stamp out 是採取強硬行動來阻止某事。

For example, the new manager promised to stamp out sexism in the office.

例如，新經理承諾要杜絕辦公室裡的性別歧視。

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

這是 Learning English from the News，我們的 podcast 節目，討論新聞標題。

We're talking about Internet and telephone services being cut off in Afghanistan.

我們正在談論阿富汗的 Internet 和電話服務被切斷。

The move has been criticised by human rights organizations, one of which is quoted in our next headline.

這項舉動受到了人權組織的批評，其中一個組織出現在我們下一個新聞標題中。

Taliban cut Internet for whole country as Afghanistan dragged into abyss.

塔利班切斷全國 Internet，阿富汗陷入深淵。

And that headline again from the independent in the uk.

這又是一則來自英國 The Independent 的新聞標題。

The headline includes a quote from an organization called Afghan Peace Watch who have said that the country is being dragged into an abyss.

這個標題引用了一個叫做 Afghan Peace Watch 的組織的話，他們說國家正被拖入深淵。

Abyss is the next word we're going to learn.

深淵是我們要學的下一個單字。

There is a literal meaning which we don't use that often.

它有一個字面上的意思，但我們不太常用。

An abyss is a very big, deep, dark hole, particularly one where we can't tell where the bottom is.

深淵是指一個非常大、很深、很黑的洞，特別是那種我們不知道底部在哪裡的洞。

But abyss is much more commonly used as a metaphor to mean a very bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of.

但深淵更常被用來比喻一種非常糟糕、難以或不可能擺脫的處境。

The headline writer is saying that the Taliban government is taking Afghanistan into a bad situation and and that the country is being cut off from sources of help.

標題作者的意思是，塔利班政府正將阿富汗帶入一個糟糕的局面，而且國家正與援助來源隔絕。

Abyss can be used to describe situations full of suffering, like a war torn country.

深淵可以用來形容充滿苦難的狀況，就像一個飽受戰爭摧殘的國家。

And it can be used to describe dark feelings like depression.

它也可以用來形容像憂鬱症那樣黑暗的情緒。

If a company is facing a financial abyss, then they have very serious money problems.

如果一家公司面臨財務上的深淵，那就表示他們有非常嚴重的金錢問題。

We've had abyss, a very negative situation that is difficult to escape from.

我們已經說過深淵，就是一種非常負面、難以擺脫的處境。

For example, without immediate humanitarian aid, the country could slide into the abyss.

例如，如果沒有立即的人道援助，這個國家可能會陷入深淵。

這是 Learning English from the News，我們的 podcast，關於新聞標題。

Today we've been talking about Afghanistan's Internet blackout.

今天我們談論了阿富汗的 Internet 斷網。

Here's a headline talking about the impact of this measure.

這是一個關於這項措施影響的新聞標題。

Afghan women lose their last hope as Taliban shuts down Internet.

塔利班關閉 Internet，阿富汗女性失去最後的希望。

再一次，這是 BBC News 的新聞標題。

阿富汗女性失去最後希望，因為塔利班關閉了 Internet。

Okay, so we're going to learn the expression last hope.

好的，我們要來學習「last hope」這個說法。

If something is your last hope, then it's the last or final chance that you have for something to be successful.

如果某件事是你的 last hope，那就表示這是你最後一次、也是最終的機會，讓某件事成功。

And we often use it to say that there's no alternative.

我們經常使用它來表示沒有其他選擇了。

Here it's reporting the words of an Afghan woman who was studying at an online university, which she saw as her last hope after restrictions on work and study were imposed by the Taliban.

這裡報導了一位在線上大學就讀的阿富汗女性的話，她認為在塔利班實施工作和學習限制後，這是她的 last hope。

We used last hope to describe lots of types of things.

我們用 last hope 來形容很多類型的東西。

We often use it for serious life or death matters like medical treatment or rescue missions, which could be someone's last hope.

我們經常在嚴肅的生死攸關的事情上使用它，像是醫療治療或救援任務，這些可能是某人的 last hope。

But it can also be used more generally for less serious things.

但它也可以更廣泛地用於比較不嚴重的事情。

So a free kick at the end of a football match could be a team's last hope to win the game we had.

所以，足球比賽最後的自由球，可能是一支球隊贏得比賽的 last hope。

Last hope, the last opportunity for success.

For example, the new wildlife reserve could be the last hope for keeping this species of rhino alive.

舉例來說，這個新的野生動物保護區，可能是讓這種犀牛物種延續下去的最後希望。

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

這就是這集的 Learning English from the News 節目。

We'll be back next week with another news story.

下週我們會再帶來一個新聞故事。

If you want to practice what you've learnt, go to our website to see more example sentences and try our free worksheet.

如果你想練習今天學到的內容，可以到我們的網站看看更多例句，還有免費的練習單可以試試看。

And also, don't forget to follow us on social media.

還有，別忘了在社群媒體上追蹤我們喔。

Search for BBC learning English on your favorite social media platform.

在你最喜歡的社群媒體平臺上搜尋 BBC Learning English。