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Welcome to 6 Minute English, where we introduce
歡迎來到6分鐘英語,在這裡,我們將介紹
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a colourful topic and six suitable items of vocabulary
一個豐富多彩的話題和六個合適的詞彙項目。
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I’m Tim…
我是蒂姆...
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And I’m Neil. Why are you wearing a
我是尼爾你為什麼要穿一個
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policeman’s hat, Tim?
警察的帽子,蒂姆?
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To get me in the mood for our topic today
為了讓我對今天的主題有一個好的心情。
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uniforms!
制服!
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Well, the hat certainly suits you!
好吧,這頂帽子很適合你!
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And if something suits you it looks good on you!
如果有適合你的東西,你穿上它就會很好看!
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Well, thanks, Neil. And funnily enough,
嗯,謝謝,尼爾而且很有趣的是
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I have a question for you on the subject of
我有個問題想問你,關於... ...
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police hats!
警帽!
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In the 19th century, police officer’s top hats
在19世紀,警察的頂帽。
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could be used …
可用於
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a) to stand on,
a)站在;
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b) as a weapon
(b) 作為武器
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or c) to protect their heads from the sun?
或c)保護他們的頭部不被太陽晒傷?
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Well, they're kind of pointy so I’m going
好吧,他們是那種尖尖的,所以我要去
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to say as a weapon.
以說作為武器。
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OK. Let’s consider what the point of a uniform is.
好了,我們來想想制服的意義是什麼?讓我們考慮一下制服的意義是什麼。
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Why do some jobs have them while others don't?
為什麼有些工作有,而有些工作沒有?
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Well – The police, and other emergency services,
警察和其他緊急服務。
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like the fire brigade, and ambulance service
救護車
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– they need practical clothes to help them
- 他們需要實用的衣服來幫助他們
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do their job.
做他們的工作。
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People need to recognize them too,
人們也需要認識到他們。
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don’t they?
不是嗎?
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Yeah, that’s right. A uniform makes people
是的,沒錯一身制服讓人
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stand out from crowd.
脫穎而出
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If something stands out it’s noticeable
如果有什麼突出的東西,它是引人注目的
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or easy to see.
或容易看到。
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But uniform also allows you to fit in –
但統一也能讓你適應----------。
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it shows you belong to a particular group or
它表明你屬於一個特定的群體或
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organization – and people often enjoy that
組織--人們往往喜歡這樣
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sense of community at work.
工作中的社區感。
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Do you think we should get some 6 Minute English
你認為我們應該得到一些6分鐘的英語。
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T-shirts made, Neil?
做的T恤衫,尼爾?
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Well, we share a sense of community without team T-shirts, Tim. Let’s listen to cultural
好吧,沒有團隊T恤,我們共享社區意識,蒂姆。讓我們聽聽文化
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historian, Joe Moran talking about why wearing a uniform can also allow you to behave differently
歷史學家喬-莫蘭談到為什麼穿上制服也能讓你的行為與眾不同。
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to the way you normally behave.
到你平時的行為方式。
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Joe Moran, cultural historian: It’s a role and a genre that you adopt and it’s kind
文化史學家喬-莫蘭:這是你採用的一種角色和流派,它是一種
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of – it’s something that’s not quite you. It’s kind of a persona that you can
的--這是不完全屬於你的東西。它是一種你可以...
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put on. In Germany they call it ‘maskenfreiheit’ which is the freedom conferred by masks – there’s
戴上。在德國,他們稱它為 "面具",這是面具所賦予的自由----------------------------------------------------------------------------------有
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something about taking on what is very clearly a persona or professional role, that can be
扮演一個非常明顯的角色或職業角色,可以是
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liberating, I think.
解放,我想。
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So when you put on a uniform you are adopting a role or genre. Genre means a particular
所以當你穿上制服時,你就是在採用一種角色或流派。體裁是指一種特殊的
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style. And a persona is a character you present to the outside world – as opposed to the
的風格。而人設是你向外界展示的一個角色--相對於。
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person you feel like inside.
你覺得裡面的人。
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Joe Moran compares putting on a persona to putting on a mask. And he says this can be
喬-莫蘭把戴上人設比作戴上面具。他說這可以是
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very liberating. But do you really think putting on a uniform liberates – or frees – us
非常解放。但你真的認為穿上制服就能解放或釋放我們嗎?
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from the person we really are?
從我們真正的人?
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Maybe. If you’re shy, for example, a uniform might feel liberating because it allows you
也許是吧比如說,如果你很害羞,制服可能會讓你覺得很自由,因為它可以讓你
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to behave more confidently. So – if you could choose a uniform and a new persona – what
變得更加自信。所以--如果你可以選擇一套制服和一個新的角色--什麼?
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would it be, Tim?
是嗎,蒂姆?
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Hmm. An airline pilot, I think. I’d look great in a blazer with brass buttons – and
嗯,我想是一個航空公司的飛行員。航空公司的飛行員,我想。我穿上有黃銅鈕釦的西裝外套會很好看的
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with the cap and mirror sunglasses. Hello, this is your captain speaking. We’ll shortly
戴著帽子和鏡面墨鏡你好,我是你們的艦長我們很快就會
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be arriving at LAX airport in sunny Los Angeles. Local time is 12.55 and it’s hot hot hot
將抵達陽光明媚的洛杉磯機場。當地時間是12點55分,天氣很熱很熱。
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outside, so I hope you’ve packed plenty of sun cream.
在外面,所以我希望你帶了很多防晒霜。
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OK Tim, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! I can see you’d love to be a pilot – or at least
好了,蒂姆,停,停,停,停,停,停!我看得出你很想成為一名飛行員--或者至少是...
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you’d love talking to your passengers!
你會喜歡和你的乘客哈拉的!
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What about you, Neil? What would you like to try on for size? A surgeon’s scrubs?
你呢,尼爾?你想試穿什麼尺寸?外科醫生的手術服?
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A nun’s habit?
尼姑的習慣?
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To try something on for size means to decide whether it’s what you want or not. No Tim…
試穿某樣東西的尺寸意味著決定它是否是你想要的。不,蒂姆...
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I’d go for a chef’s apron, checked trousers, a tall hat.
我會選擇一條廚師圍裙,格子褲,一頂高帽子。
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I think the uniform would suit you, but are you good at cooking, Neil?
我覺得這身制服很適合你,但你擅長做飯嗎,尼爾?
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I’m an excellent cook. Now, I think we should have the answer to today’s quiz question, Tim
我是一個優秀的廚師。現在,我想我們應該有答案 今天的測驗問題,蒂姆。
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Yes, I asked what a police officer’s hat could be used for in the 19th century.
是的,我問的是在19世紀,警官的帽子可以用來做什麼。
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And I said as a weapon.
我說作為武器。
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Wrong, I’m afraid. From 1829 to 1839, Metropolitan Police officers wore a cane-reinforced top
恐怕錯了。從1829年到1839年 大都會警察都穿著藤條加固的上衣。
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hat, which could be used as a step to climb or see over walls. I wonder if modern police
帽子,可以作為爬牆或看牆的臺階。我不知道現代警察
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hats are strong enough to stand on?
帽子堅固到可以站在上面?
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We’ll try yours later and find out. But now let’s go over the other key words we
我們稍後再試試你的就知道了。但現在讓我們去看看其他的關鍵詞,我們
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learned today.
今天瞭解到。
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OK – if something ‘suits you’, it looks good on you. For example, “Does this pilot’s
好吧--如果有些東西 "適合你",那它穿在你身上就很好看。例如,"這個飛行員的
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uniform suit me, Neil?”
制服適合我嗎,尼爾?"
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It suits you down to the ground, Tim! And that means it suits you very well!
它很適合你,蒂姆!這意味著它很適合你!
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Number two – If something ‘stands out’ it’s noticeable or easy to see.
第二條--如果有什麼東西 "突出",那就是明顯的或容易看到的。
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“My colourful suit really stood out at the party.”
"我那套五顏六色的衣服在晚會上真的很出彩。"
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In a good way, I hope! OK, next item – ‘to fit in’ – means you belong to a particular
我希望是好的方式!好了,下一個項目--"適應"--意味著你屬於一個特定的。
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group and are accepted by them.
群體,並被他們接受。
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“I never fitted in with the cool kids at school.”
"我從來沒有和學校裡那些酷酷的孩子們合得來。"
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I’m sorry to hear that, Tim! Maybe you weren’t wearing the right uniform? Number four is
我很抱歉聽到這個消息,蒂姆!也許你穿的制服不對?四號是
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‘persona’ – the character you present to the outside world – as opposed to the
角色"--你向外界展示的角色--而不是你的身份。
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person you feel like inside.
你覺得裡面的人。
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“My work persona is confident and chatty but I’m actually rather shy.”
"我的工作形象是自信、健談,但其實我比較害羞。"
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I’m learning a lot about you today, Tim!
我今天學到了很多關於你的東西,蒂姆!!!。
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They’re just examples, Neil. I don’t have a work persona – that’s the nice thing
它們只是例子,尼爾。我沒有工作角色--這是很好的事情。
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about our job – there’s no need to put on masks or personas.
關於我們的工作--沒有必要戴上面具或人設。
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Just the occasional hat…
只是偶爾戴個帽子...
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Indeed. And a very nice hat this is too – I think I’ll keep it. Now, let’s finish
確實如此。這頂帽子也非常漂亮,我想我會留著它。現在,讓我們完成
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the vocabulary! Number five – ‘liberating’ means feeling you can behave however you like.
詞彙量!第五條--"解放 "的意思是覺得自己可以隨心所欲。
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For example, “Talking openly about your problems can be very liberating.”
比如,"坦誠地談論自己的問題,可以讓人很自由"。
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And finally, ‘to try something on for size’ means to test something to decide whether
最後,"試穿尺寸 "的意思是測試某樣東西,以決定是否需要。
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you want it or not.
你是否想要它。
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Our listeners can try these new vocabulary items on for size – and decide whether they’ll
我們的聽眾可以嘗試這些新詞彙項目的大小--並決定他們是否會。
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be useful or not!
有沒有用
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And if not, then please let us know by visiting our Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages and
如果沒有,請通過訪問我們的Twitter、Facebook和YouTube頁面讓我們知道。
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telling us what you think!
告訴我們你的想法!
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Goodbye!,
再見!
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Bye!
再見!