Do anything nice?

有什麼有趣的事嗎？

Hi Feifei.

嗨 Feifei。

Actually, I stayed in and watched TV.

其實我整個週末都待在家裡看電視。

Football?

看足球嗎？

No, I watched this marvellous program from Norway.

不，我看了一個超棒的挪威電視節目。

Oh, one of those police dramas?

喔，是警匪劇嗎？

They're great!

它們超好看的。

Actually, believe it or not, the entire film was just the view from the front of a train, all the way from one city to another.

信不信由你，實際上這整個電視節目，就只是在拍火車從這個城市開到下個城市時前方的風景。

It was seven hours long.

整個節目長達七小時。

Seven hours?

七小時？

That's all that happened?

內容就只有這樣？

No people, no police, no nothing?

沒有人、沒有警察、什麼都沒有？

Just the view from the train.

就只有火車上看到的風景。

It was such a relaxing journey.

真的是超級紓壓的一趟旅程。

They call it "slow TV".

這種節目被稱為「慢電視」。

Ahh, yes, I've heard of that.

啊沒錯，我有聽過這個東西。

Wasn't there one on a boat, too?

不是也有那種在開船的影片嗎？

Isn't it a bit boring?

這樣不會有點無聊嗎？

Well, it's not for everyone.

嗯，這種節目可能不適合每個人。

But my life is so busy.

但我的生活太忙碌了。

I just like to slow down now and again.

我只是想偶爾讓自己的步調慢下來。

I'm still not convinced.

我還是沒有被說服。

Anyway, let's hear some more examples about this slow TV.

無論如何，我們來聽聽更多有關慢電視的例子吧！

It's our phrase on The English We Speak.

這是 The English We Speak 單元今天要介紹的用語。

Michala's company specialises in making slow TV.

Michala 的公司是專門製作慢電視的。

She says business is great right now!

她說現在這一行的景氣正好！

I recently discovered slow TV.

我最近發現有慢電視這種東西。

My friends think it's really dull, but I find it helps clear my head after a stressful day.

我的朋友覺得它很枯燥，但我發現它能夠幫助我在充滿壓力的一天後清空思緒。

What are you watching?

你在看什麼？

It looks just like a fireplace with a big piece of wood burning.

這看起來就只是壁爐裡有一塊大木頭在燃燒。

It is!

沒錯呀！

Isn't slow TV fantastic?

你不覺得慢電視很棒嗎？

It takes about four hours for the wood to burn completely.

它要花上四小時才能把這些木頭完全燒完。

You're listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English.

你現在在收聽的是由 BBC 英語學習頻道所製作的「我們說的英語」單元。

The expression we're looking at in this program is "slow TV".

今天節目所要介紹的用語就是「慢電視」。

So Neil, is this what you'll be doing with you free time from now on?

Neil，所以這就是你現在閒暇之餘會做的事嗎？

Watching slow TV?

看慢電視？

No, I've got an even better idea for this weekend.

不，對這週末我有一個更好的點子。

You know that oak tree I planted?

你知道我種的那棵橡樹嗎？

Err, yes.

呃，知道。

I'm going to film it.

我要拍它。

And make my very own slow TV!

然後製作成我自己的慢電視！

Then you can watch my tree grow, any time you like.

然後你就可以隨時觀賞我的樹生長的過程。

Honestly, Neil, I don't think so.

說真的，Neil，我不這麼覺得。

Maybe this will be the next big thing in slow TV.

也許這會變成慢電視的下一個新潮流。

I could call it, slow tree-V, get it?

我可以把它取名叫做「慢樹電視」，你懂嗎？

I think what you need is to take a long, slow walk outside.

我想你真正需要的應該是到戶外花上一段時間慢慢地散步。

Then you can admire all the trees you like!

然後你就可以好好地欣賞所有你喜歡的樹的生長過程了！

Just you wait, Feifei!

等著瞧 Feifei。

This will be the slowest TV ever – oak trees take around 30 years to grow.

我要拍的這個將會成為慢電視史中最慢的一部 – 橡樹需要花三十年才能長大。

Good luck, Neil.

祝你好運 Neil。

See you in 30 years.

三十年後見。

I'll stick to police dramas in the meantime.

在等你的這段時間我會繼續看我的警匪劇。

Bye.

拜拜。