Name: 【BBC 英語】試著用英文聊聊「戒酒」吧！ (Learn to talk about giving up alcohol in 6 minutes)
Uploaded: 2018-01-19T05:28:48.000Z
Duration: 6 min 31 s

Rob: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English–

羅伯：哈囉，歡迎收聽《六分鐘英語》

the show that brings you an interesting topic,

authentic listening practice and vocabulary

to help you improve your language skills.

Catherine: And I'm Catherine. In this programme we'll

凱瑟琳：我是凱瑟琳。在這個節目中我們會

be discussing quitting drinking and staying dry.

羅伯：沒錯，當你說「quitting」

羅伯：但是，「staying dry」又是什麼呢？

Catherine: No that's true. The adjective 'dry' here

凱瑟琳：對，沒錯。形容詞「dry」在這裡

And I, Rob, am currently having a dry January.

羅伯，我最近剛好有個滴酒不沾的一月

Rob: Ah yes, your New Year's resolution is

羅伯：喔對呀，你的新年新希望是

to give up alcohol for one month. Any reason?

一個月不要碰酒。有什麼原因嗎？

I'm doing it in order to improve my health

我這麼做是為了要改善我的健康

指的是你對自己的承諾，承諾要去做某些事情

And for now, we must keep up our resolution

而現在，我們必須堅持我們的決心

to always start the programme with a question,

每次節目開場都要問一個問題的決心

所以，凱瑟琳，你準備好了嗎？

凱瑟琳：好了，羅伯，繼續吧！

Rob: OK, According to data from the World Health Organisation in 2015,

羅伯：好，根據世界衛生組織在 2015 年的資料

which country consumed the most alcohol per person?

在哪一個國家裡每人飲用最多的酒精飲料？

Catherine: Well they all sound quite likely,

凱瑟琳：他們聽起來都很有可能

but I did visit Prague once and I had a lovely time,

不過我曾經去過一次布拉格，我玩得很開心

so I'm going to say c) the Czech Republic.

Rob: OK, well as always, we'll find out the answer later on.

羅伯：好，一如往常，我們晚一點才會公布答案

But let's continue our discussion about drinking

不過讓我們繼續我們關於「喝酒」的討論

We all know that too much drinking can be bad for us

我們都知道酒喝太多對我們不好

have decided to quit – but only for a month.

決定要戒掉的原因──但只有一個月

Catherine: Yes just a month but it's a start and I might continue into February.

凱瑟琳：對，只有一個月，但這是一個開始，我也可能繼續到二月

– most of which I actually put on over Christmas!

那大部分都是在聖誕假期增加的

Rob: I can see. So to shed here simply means 'lose'.

羅伯：我明白了。所以，「to shed」指的是「失去」

And I bet your sobriety is helping you sleep better.

我打賭妳戒酒清醒的話會讓妳睡得更好

Sobriety, by the way, means 'the state of not being drunk'

sobriety，順帶一提，表示「沒有喝醉的狀態」

Catherine: It is actually. And I'm not alone

一個針對 857 名英國成人的研究

by Dr Richard de Visser from the University of Sussex

由薩塞克斯大學 Richard de Visser 博士執行

found that after going for a month without alcohol,

So Rob, does that tempt you to become teetotal and stop drinking?

所以，羅伯，這樣有沒有吸引你開始戒酒變得滴酒不沾

Rob: Not me Catherine. I need a drink to help me

羅伯：我不要，凱瑟琳。我需要喝一杯來幫助我

relax and be more sociable – you know how shy I am!

放鬆，還有變得善於交際一點──你知道我有多害羞

Catherine: Yes of course Rob! Well, maybe you should

凱瑟琳：對，當然，羅伯！也許你應該

the negative effects of going to too many work-related party

參加太多工作相關的聚會帶來的不良影響之後

Here she is speaking on  BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour programme…

這裡有她在 BBC 第四頻道《女性時間》的談話

Catherine Gray: I had a lot of social anxiety

凱瑟琳‧格雷：我之前有嚴重的社交焦慮

當我戒酒時，我必須開始處理它

I think I used drinking as a crutch, a confidence crutch

我覺得之前喝酒是一種支柱，一種信心的支柱

- it eased the way to go to big glittering parties and

它讓去參加光鮮亮麗的宴會變得容易

when I quit I had to learn real confidence in a way.

當我戒酒後我必須學會真正自信的方式

Catherine: So Catherine worked in the magazine

凱瑟琳：所以凱瑟琳在雜誌相關領域工作

business which involved going to lots of boozy parties.

那通常都包含要去很多五光十色的派對

Drinking, she says, helped her deal with a

nervous and worried feeling that she had when she met new people

每一次見到生面孔時緊張跟擔憂的情緒

Rob: Yes, and she used drinking as a crutch.

羅伯：沒錯，她將喝酒視為一種支柱

A crutch here is something you depend on for support

「A crutch」這裡是指某些你可以依靠、支持

– and sometimes you rely on it too much.

Catherine: Yes and eventually she decided to abstain from drinking

凱瑟琳：是的，最終她決定要放棄喝酒

– in other words stop doing something that is enjoyable

換句話說，停止做某一些會讓你很開心

So Rob, come on, haven't you got the willpower to just

所以，羅伯，來試試吧，你難道沒有意志力

Rob: Well according to Catherine Gray, that wouldn't

羅伯：這個嘛，根據凱瑟琳‧格雷

Catherine Gray: Experts say that it takes 66 days for a

凱瑟琳‧格雷：專家說要花 66 天

new habit to bed in, so I would always recommend trying

來養成一個新習慣，所以我通常會建議試試

it for 90 days. 30 days is the hard bit before you get to the rewards.

拉長到 90 天，當你得到酬償前，30 天是最難捱的

Because after 66 days it starts getting a lot easier

因為一旦過了 66 天，一切就會變得容易多

and you start feeling better in yourself.

Catherine: Right, so it takes 66 days for doing a regular activity

凱瑟琳：是的，所以需要花 66 天規律地從事一項活動

'become normal and start working properly'.

「變得正常而且開始適切地運作」

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