English. I'm Neil.

英語。我是尼爾。

Catherine: Hi! And I'm Catherine.

凱瑟琳：嗨！我是凱瑟琳。我是凱瑟琳。

Neil: Now, Catherine, when was the last

凱瑟琳，上次是什麼時候？

time you went for a walk in the country for

你去鄉下散步的時候為了

fun, for exercise or relaxation?

樂趣，是為了鍛鍊還是放鬆？

Catherine: People do that?

凱瑟琳人們這樣做？

Neil: Well, believe it or not, they do.

尼爾：嗯，不管你信不信，他們都會這樣做。

Catherine: Interesting, people are strange.

凱瑟琳有趣的是，人們都很奇怪。

Neil: Well, it sounds like you should pay

好吧，聽起來你應該支付

close attention to today's programme

密切關注今天的節目

because it's all about how fewer and

因為它是所有關於如何減少和

fewer people are venturing out into the country.

越來越少的人冒險出國。

Catherine: Well, I wonder if that word is

凱瑟琳好吧，我想知道，如果這個詞是

part of the problem. To venture out

問題的一部分。冒冒失失

somewhere suggests that it's a big

某個地方表明，這是一個大

challenge, or even a risky activity.

挑戰，甚至是一項風險活動。

Neil: I don't think a walk in the country

我不認為在鄉下走一走

is a particularly dangerous activity, even

是一項特別危險的活動，甚至

in bad weather. It's not one of the reasons

在惡劣的天氣裡。這不是原因之一

people gave in a recent survey for why they

在最近的一項調查中，人們給出了為什麼他們

don't do it. In fact, one of the biggest

不要這樣做。事實上，一個最大的

reasons people gave was that it wouldn't

人們給出的理由是，它不會

look good on their social media.

在他們的社交媒體上看起來不錯。

Catherine: Well, of course, why would you

凱瑟琳嗯，當然，你為什麼會

go for a walk in the rain in the country if

郊外避雨

you couldn't get good snaps for your

你不能得到好的照片為你的。

social media account?

社交媒體賬號？

Neil: Interesting you should say that

尼爾：你這樣說很有意思

because it's the topic of this week's quiz

因為它是本週測驗的主題。

question. In the survey what percentage

問題。在調查中，有多少比例的人

of people gave the poor social media

的人給窮人的社交媒體

photo opportunity as their reason for

攝影機會是他們的原因

not wanting to venture out into the

不敢涉足

countryside. Was it:

鄉下。是它。

a) around 10%, b) around 30% or c)

a) 約10%，b) 約30%或c)

around 50%? What do you think?

50%左右？你覺得呢？

Catherine: To be honest, I don't think that

凱瑟琳老實說，我不認為那是

would be a good excuse at all, so I'm

會是一個很好的藉口，所以我...

going to say it's just 10%.

會說這只是10%。

Neil: Listen out for the answer at the end

尼爾：請聽最後的答案。

of the programme. Annabel Shackleton is from

的方案。Annabel Shackleton來自

an organisation called Leaf - Linking

一個名為Leaf的組織----Linking

Environment and Farming. They want to

環境與農業。他們希望

encourage more people to visit the

鼓勵更多的人参觀

countryside. She recently appeared

鄉下。她最近出現在

on the BBC's Farming Today radio

在英國廣播公司的 "今日農業 "廣播中

programme. She gave her response to

方案。她對以下問題作了答覆：

the survey we mentioned which revealed

我們提到的調查顯示

that many of us prefer to stay indoors.

我們很多人都喜歡呆在室內。

What does she say a quarter of people

她說什麼四分之一的人

in the survey know and believe?

在調查中知道和相信？

Annabel Shackleton: I can't believe that 4

安娜貝爾-沙克爾頓我不能相信，4

in 10 millennials think they should spend

十分之一的千禧一代認為，他們應該花上

more time in the countryside and a

更多的時間在農村和一個

quarter of them know and believe that it's

其中四分之一的人知道並相信這是

much better and easier to relax in the

更好，更容易放鬆在

countryside but they're just not going out.

鄉下，但他們就是不出去。

It's phenomenal.

這是驚人的。

Catherine: She was talking about a group in

凱瑟琳她說的是一個團體

the survey which she called millennials. This

的調查，她稱之為千禧一代。這個

term refers to people who are young

年青人

adults now, people who were born in the

現在的成年人，生於斯長於斯的人。

1980s and 1990s.

20世紀80年代和90年代。

Are you a millennial, Neil?

你是千禧一代嗎，尼爾？

Neil: No, I'm actually Generation X, the

尼爾：不，我其實是X世代，是的。

age group before millennials. We were

千禧一代之前的年齡段。我們是

born in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s.

生於上世紀60年代、70年代和80年代初。

Shackleton said that a quarter of

沙克爾頓說，四分之一的

millennials know and believe

千禧一代知道並相信

that it's better and easier to relax in the

在這裡放鬆一下會更好，更容易。

country, but they just don't go.

國，但他們就是不走。

Catherine: She thought it was

凱瑟琳。她認為這是

phenomenal. Now this adjective means

現象級的。現在這個形容詞的意思是

that something is

有事

incredible, unbelievable. It's often used

不可思議，不可思議。它常用於

for something that is positive, something

的東西，積極的東西

that is very impressive or amazing.

厲害了

Neil: In this case though she is using it

尼爾：在這種情況下，雖然她使用它。

to say how shocked and surprised she is that

說她是多麼的震驚和驚訝於

people know going out in the country is

人們知道出國是

good and a great way to relax but they

很好，是一種很好的放鬆方式，但他們

still don't do it. So what explanation does

還是不做。那麼有什麼解釋呢？

she have for this phenomenal behaviour.

她有這種驚人的行為。

Here's Annabel Shackleton again.

又是安娜貝爾-沙克爾頓。

Annabel Shackleton: There are just so

安娜貝爾-沙克爾頓There are just so

many other distractions and it's just so

許多其他分心的事情，它只是如此的

easy for people to stay indoors.

方便人們在室內停留。

You know and they're using excuses like

你知道，他們正在使用的藉口像

they haven't got the right

他們沒有得到正確的

clothing, it's not instagramable, would you

衣服，它不是instagram的，你會嗎？

believe it? And yes, it's a shame.

相信嗎？ - 是的，這是一個恥辱。是的，這是一個恥辱。

Catherine: She said that there are many

凱瑟琳。她說有很多

other distractions. A distraction is

其他分心。分心是

something that takes your attention

看點

away from doing something.

不去做某事。

Usually we think of a distraction as

通常我們認為分心是指

something that delays us from

耽誤我們

doing something more important.

做一些更重要的事情。

Neil: These days we have a lot of

尼爾：這些天我們有很多的。

distractions or things that offer us easy

分散注意力的東西或提供我們容易

entertainment.

娛樂。

So it's very easy to come up with an

所以很容易就能想出一個

excuse for not taking the time to go outside.

藉口不花時間到外面去。

Catherine: Another very good excuse of

凱瑟琳另一個非常好的藉口

course is the weather. It's not a lot of fun

當然是天氣。這不是一個很大的樂趣

to go out if it's cold

天冷就出門

and pouring with rain.

並下起了大雨。

Neil: Well, a very wise person once said

尼爾：嗯，一個非常聰明的人曾經說過

that there is no such thing as the wrong

錯的東西是沒有的

weather, just the wrong clothing!

天氣，只是穿錯了衣服!

Catherine: True, Neil, but you have to have

凱瑟琳沒錯，尼爾，但你必須要有

the right clothing in the first place and

首先要有合適的衣服，並且

if the weather is terrible you might not be

天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福

able to get good pictures for your

能夠為你的

Instagram account. They might not be

Instagram賬號。他們可能不會

instagramable.

不穩定；

Now you're not going to find that word in

現在你不會找到這個詞在。

the dictionary, but you probably know that

詞典，但你可能知道

the suffix able means 'possible'. So put 'able'

後綴 able 是'可能'的意思。所以把'能'放在

on the end of Instagram and you get

在Instagram的最後，你會得到

instagramable.

不穩定；

Neil: And that brings us neatly back to our

尼爾：這讓我們又回到了我們的...

question. What percentage of people in the

問題。有多少比例的人在

survey said that they wouldn't go out in

調查顯示，他們不會在任何時候外出

the country because they wouldn't get

國家，因為他們不會得到

good pictures for social media?

社交媒體的好照片？

Was it around 10%, 30% or

是10%、30%還是

50%. What did you say, Catherine?

50%.你說什麼，凱瑟琳？

Catherine: I said 10.

凱瑟琳我說的是10。

Neil: And the answer was about 30%!

尼爾：而答案是30%左右!

Catherine: What is the world coming to?

凱瑟琳世界會變成什麼樣？

Neil: I don't know what the world is

我不知道這個世界是什麼？

coming to, but we are coming to the end

即將到來，但我們即將到達終點

of the programme,

的方案。

so time to review today's vocabulary.

所以該複習一下今天的詞彙了。

Catherine: We started off with to venture

凱瑟琳我們一開始是為了冒險

out somewhere, which simply means to

某個地方，簡單來說就是

go out somewhere,

出去的地方。

but usually when the conditions are

但通常在條件允許的情況下

bad, for example - it was pouring with rain

糟糕的是，比如說--雨下得很大。

but I still decided to venture out to the

但我還是決定冒險去

shops.

店。

Neil: We heard about millennials and

尼爾：我們聽說過千禧一代和。

Generation X. Different age groups,

X代，不同年齡段。

millennials are those who became adults

千禧一代是指那些已經成年的人

in the early 21st century, and Generation X

21世紀初，X世代

are from the previous generation,

是上一代的。

who became adults in the 1980s and 1990s.

在20世紀80年代和90年代成為成年人的人。

Catherine: Something phenomenal is

凱瑟琳有些東西是驚人的

amazing, surprising and unbelievable.

令人驚奇，令人驚訝，令人難以置信。

Neil: And then we had distractions for

然後我們就分心了

activities that prevent us from doing more

妨礙我們做更多事情的活動

important things.

重要的事情。

Catherine: And one of the biggest

凱瑟琳而其中一個最大的

distractions is social media. Put the suffix

分心的是社交媒體。把後綴

able onto the end of the name of a

的名稱結尾上。

social media platform and you create a

社交媒體平臺，你創建一個

word that describes something

詞語

that is suitable for posting, so

適宜張貼，所以

instagramable.

不穩定；

Neil: bbclearningenglish is certainly

尼爾：bbclearningenglish肯定是

instagramable, facebookable, tweetable

instagramable, facebookable, tweetable.

and youtubeable. You can find us on

和youtube上。你可以在

all those platforms as well as on our

所有這些平臺以及我們的

website. So do check us out there

網站。是以，請檢查我們在那裡

before joining us again for more 6 Minute

在再次加入我們之前，更多的6分鐘

English. Goodbye.

英文。再見。

Catherine: Goodbye!

凱瑟琳再見！