Name: 烏克蘭：總統們討論戰爭終結！BBC 英語學習 (Ukraine: Presidents discuss end to war: BBC Learning English from the News)
Uploaded: 2026-02-06T17:12:17.000Z
Duration: 7 min 35 s

From BBC Learning English this is Learning English from the News, our podcast about the news headlines.

這是 BBC Learning English 的 Learning English from the News，一個關於新聞頭條的 Podcast。

In this program, Trump meets Putin, then Zelensky for talks on the war in Ukraine.

在這集節目裡，川普會見普丁，接著是澤倫斯基，討論烏克蘭的戰爭。

In this program, we talk about one big news story from the week and learn vocabulary from the headlines.

在這集節目裡，我們會討論本週一個重要的頭條新聞，並從標題學習單字。

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

你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本集的所有單字和頭條，還有練習單，所以讓我們來聽聽更多關於這個故事的內容。

President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for new talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

總統 Volodymyr Zelensky 週一返回白宮，與美國總統 Donald Trump 進行新的會談，旨在結束烏克蘭的戰爭。

Several European leaders also flew to Washington to attend the meeting.

幾位歐洲領導人也飛往華盛頓參加會議。

Days after Trump met Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.

在川普於阿拉斯加會見俄羅斯總統 Vladimir Putin 幾天後。

The leaders discussed a possible security guarantee which would involve European countries and the US Helping protect Ukraine if a peace deal was reached with Russia.

這些領導人討論了可能的安全保障，如果與俄羅斯達成和平協議，歐洲國家和美國將協助保護烏克蘭。

What both sides want from crunch talks at the White House.

That headline again from BBC News, what both sides want from crunch talks at the White House.

頭條再來一次，來自 BBC News，白宮會談，雙方各有所求。

So this headline was written before the talks between Zelenskyy, Trump and European leaders took place, and

所以這則頭條是在澤倫斯基、川普和歐洲領導人會談之前寫的，

而且這次會談被形容為「關鍵會談」。

Yes, crunch talks are discussions that are urgent and important, usually diplomatic talks or negotiations like the ones happening between government leaders about the war in Ukraine.

沒錯，「關鍵會談」是指緊急且重要的討論，通常是外交談判或協商，就像政府領導人之間為了烏克蘭戰爭所進行的談判一樣。

Crunch in the context of this headline means a difficult situation where a decision or action is needed.

在這個頭條的脈絡下，「關鍵」的意思是需要做出決定或採取行動的艱難情況。

我們在「關鍵會談」中就看到了這個意思。

The talks are trying to achieve a decision or action.

這次會談正試圖達成一個決定或採取行動。

We also use crunch in a similar phrase, crunch time.

我們也用 crunch 這個詞在一個類似的片語裡，crunch time。

Crunch time refers to the moment where a decision needs to be made about a difficult situation.

Crunch time 指的是需要針對一個困難情況做出決定的時刻。

So in the story, we could describe the meetings between leaders as crunch time for the future of the war in Ukraine.

所以在這個故事裡，我們可以把領導人之間的會議描述成是烏克蘭戰爭未來的 crunch time。

Now, the phrase crunch talks is often used in news stories, but not so much in everyday speech.

現在，crunch talks 這個片語常在新聞報導中出現，但在日常對話中就比較少用了。

But crunch time is used quite commonly when we're speaking.

不過 crunch time 在我們說話時倒是很常用。

We've had crunch talks, important and urgent discussions.

我們有過 crunch talks，也就是重要且緊急的討論。

For example, the company is in crunch talks with investors about funding for the future.

例如，公司正在與投資人進行 crunch talks，討論未來的資金問題。

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

這是 Learning English from the News，我們關於新聞頭條的podcast。

Today we're talking about meetings aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

今天我們要討論的是旨在結束烏克蘭戰爭的會議。

As we've heard, Trump met with Zelensky and European leaders to discuss the war in Ukraine a few days after his meeting with Putin in Alaska.

正如我們聽到的，川普在阿拉斯加與普丁會面後幾天，與澤倫斯基和歐洲領導人會面，討論烏克蘭戰爭。

Donald Trump says he doesn't believe a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia is necessary to end the war and that an agreement can be reached between the countries whilst fighting continues.

川普說，他認為烏克蘭和俄羅斯之間不需要停火就能結束戰爭，而且在持續交戰的同時，兩國也能達成協議。

But Other leaders are concerned about negotiations and don't want to accept Putin's demands, for example, to keep land captured by Russian forces in Ukraine.

但其他領導人擔心談判，不想接受普丁的要求，例如保留俄軍在烏克蘭佔領的土地。

This one's from the New York Times, a newspaper in the United States.

這則新聞來自紐約時報，是美國的一份報紙。

Europe's leaders headed off giveaway to Putin but emerged without a clear path.

歐洲領導人試圖阻止普丁的讓步，但最終沒有明確的解決方案。

This headline is about negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.

這則頭條新聞是關於結束烏克蘭戰爭的談判。

We're interested in the phrase headed off when.

我們對「headed off」這個片語感興趣，當它用在...

What does it mean to head something off, Georgie?

Georgie，head something off 是什麼意思？

Well, head something off is a phrasal verb and it means to change a situation and stop something from happening.

嗯，head something off 是一個片語動詞，意思是改變情況並阻止某事發生。

So in the headline Europe's leaders headed off giveaway to Putin, the noun giveaway means literally giving something away.

所以標題 Europe's leaders headed off giveaway to Putin，名詞 giveaway 的意思就是字面上的「贈品」或「讓步」。

So Europe's leaders stopped a giveaway to Putin from happening.

所以歐洲領導人阻止了普丁的讓步發生。

Now, we usually use head something off to talk about avoiding negative or unwanted situations.

現在，我們通常會用 head something off 來談論避免負面或不想要的狀況。

So, for example, a government might intervene to head off economic disaster, or a company might offer a pay rise to head off a dispute with employees.

所以，舉例來說，政府可能會介入以避免經濟災難，或者公司可能會加薪以避免與員工發生爭議。

Note that head something off is quite different to the phrasal verb head off.

不過要注意的是，head something off 和片語動詞 head off 的意思很不一樣。

If you head off from or to somewhere, it just means that you leave.

如果你說 head off from 或 head off to 某個地方，意思就只是「離開」。

We've had head something off, stop something from happening.

我們剛剛學了 head something off，也就是「阻止某事發生」。

For example, the property developers organised a meeting with residents to head off any problems with their building plans.

所以，舉例來說，建商會組織一場與住戶的會議，以避免他們的建築計畫出現任何問題。

This is Learning English from the news from BBC.

President Zelensky called the talks with President Trump significant.

澤倫斯基總統稱與川普總統的會談意義重大。

Following talks, Trump has suggested that Zelensky and Russian President Putin could meet to discuss an end to the war.

會談後，川普建議澤倫斯基和俄羅斯總統普丁可以會面討論結束戰爭。

But so far, no meeting between the Ukrainian and Russian presidents has been organized and Trump says that Putin may not want a deal.

但到目前為止，烏克蘭和俄羅斯總統之間還沒有安排任何會面，川普說普丁可能不想達成協議。

This one is from the Guardian and newspaper in the uk.

Four key takeaways from Trump's White House Summit on Ukraine.

川普白宮峰會談烏克蘭的四個重點。

That headline again from the Guardian, a newspaper in the uk.

再一次，這則新聞來自英國的衛報。

Four Key takeaways from Trump's White House Summit on Ukraine.

So this article is talking about the summit, the talks about Ukraine.

所以這篇文章在談論峰會，還有關於烏克蘭的會談。

我們來關心「takeaways」這個詞。

Now, usually when we see the word takeaway, we might think about food.

通常我們看到「takeaway」這個詞，可能會想到吃的。

對，這確實是「takeaway」的一種意思。

A meal from a restaurant that you take away and eat at home or somewhere else.

就是從餐廳買回家或帶到別處吃的餐點。

But takeaway here has a different meaning.

不過這裡的 takeaway 意思就不一樣了。

It means a key or important piece of information.

它的意思是關鍵的、重要的資訊。

So in the headline four Key takeaways from Trump's summit It's telling us this is an article summarising four important pieces of information from the talks.

所以標題「川普峰會的四大重點」是在告訴我們，這篇文章總結了川普會談中的四個重要資訊。

Yes, takeaway is used to talk about a short, memorable piece of information, particularly in situations where we want to simplify lots of information into a few key points.

對，takeaway 這個詞常用來指簡短、容易記住的資訊，尤其是在我們想把很多資訊濃縮成幾個重點的時候。

It's common in news articles which help people understand the important things they need to know about a complicated or fast moving event.

這在新聞報導裡很常見，能幫助大家瞭解複雜或快速發展事件中，需要知道的重要內容。

And another example could be attending a conference.

另一個例子，像是參加研討會。

You might have one takeaway from every talk you go to one piece of information that you remember and take away with you.

你可能會從聽的每一場演講中，得到一個 takeaway，也就是一個你記得並帶走的重要資訊。

It would be difficult to remember everything that was discussed.

畢竟要記住所有討論過的細節是很難的。

We can also describe our interpretation or experience of a particular event as a takeaway.

我們也可以把對某個特定事件的詮釋或經驗，描述成一個 takeaway。

So for example, I read a book recently about climate change and my takeaway was that I should eat less meat.

所以舉例來說，我最近讀了一本關於氣候變遷的書，我得到的 takeaway 是我應該少吃肉。

We've had takeaway important piece of information to know or remember.

我們已經學到一個重要的 takeaway，也就是需要知道或記住的資訊。

For example, one takeaway from the latest crime statistics is that car theft is on the rise.

舉例來說，從最新的犯罪統計數據中，一個 takeaway 是汽車竊盜案正在增加。

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

這就是我們這集「從新聞學英文」的內容。

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

下週我們會帶來另一個新聞故事。

Learn more phrasal verbs with Georgie's series phrasal verbs with Georgie on our website bbclearningenglish.com and you can also find us on social media.

在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上，可以透過 Georgie 的「phrasal verbs with Georgie」系列學習更多片語動詞，你也可以在社群媒體上找到我們。

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