网红是如何影响政治的？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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来自 bbclearningenglish.com 的 6 分钟英语。

Hello.

大家好。

This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

这里是 BBC 英语教学的 6 分钟英语。

I'm Beth.

我是贝丝。

And I'm Pippa.

我是皮帕。

Everywhere you look online from gaming and fashion to music, travel, and culture, 語法

在网络上，从游戏、时尚到音乐、旅行和文化，无论你看哪里，

you'll find social media influencers.

都会看到社交媒体网红的身影。

These social media influencers do what they're famous for, 講解

这些社交媒体网红做着他们最擅长的事，

influencing and creating trends.

施加影响并创造潮流。

Do you follow any social media influencers, Beth?

贝丝，你有关注什么社交媒体网红吗？

Um, I don't follow any specifically, I would say,

嗯，我想说，我没有专门去关注哪个，

but I do see influencers on Facebook and Instagram, things like that.

但我确实会在 Facebook 和 Instagram 之类的平台上看到他们。

Well, the most successful influencers have millions of followers,

最成功的网红拥有数以百万计的粉丝，

and not surprisingly, this has caught the attention of another group of people 短語搭配

毫不意外，这引起了另一群人的注意，

trying to get their message out to the public, politicians. 短語搭配

他们也想向公众传递信息，这群人就是政客。

Politicians using the media to win elections is nothing new, 講解

政客利用媒体来赢得选举并不是什么新鲜事，

but In this episode, we'll be finding out what happens when social media influencers become politicians themselves. 短語動詞

但在本期节目中，我们将一探究竟，当社交媒体网红自己成为政客时会发生什么。

As usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases.

像往常一样，我们将学习一些有用的新词和短语。

And remember, there's a transcript of this episode to read along with while you listen. 短語動詞

请记住，本期节目配有文字稿，您可以在收听时同步阅读。

It's available now on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

现在就可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到。

But first, I have a question for you, Beth.

但首先，我有个问题要问你，贝丝。

The most followed Instagram account of 2025 belongs to footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

2025 年 Instagram 上粉丝最多的账号属于足球运动员克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多。

But how many followers does he have?

但他有多少粉丝呢？

A, 6.7 million.

A，670 万。

B, 67 million.

B，6700 万。

Or C, 667 million.

或者 C，6.67 亿。

Oh, I'm going to go down the middle, 習語

哦，我要选中间那个，

67 million.

6700 万。

Well, we'll find out the answer later in the program.

好的，我们稍后在节目中揭晓答案。

Around the world, politicians are realizing that they can reach a lot of people 短語搭配

在世界各地，政客们意识到他们可以触达很多人，

through social media influencers.

通过社交媒体网红。

There have even been allegations of politicians paying for the support of influencers. 用詞

甚至有人指控政客花钱买网红的支持。

Influencers like Colombia, Argentina, and Indonesia.

比如在哥伦比亚、阿根廷和印度尼西亚等地的网红。

And one place where politics has become a big topic on social media is Nigeria.

政治成为社交媒体上一大热门话题的一个地方是尼日利亚。

Nigeria is a country with a huge young population.

尼日利亚是一个拥有庞大年轻人口的国家。

There are around 200 million people in total,

总人口约为两亿，

and 70% of them are under 30.

其中 70% 的人年龄在 30 岁以下。

Many of these young voters are turned off, 短語動詞

这些年轻选民中有很多处于 'turned off' 的状态，

meaning not interested in traditional media.

意思是对传统媒体不感兴趣。

But they do follow social media influencers.

但他们确实会关注社交媒体网红。

Adline Okere is BBC Igbo News Editor in Lagos, Nigeria.

阿德琳·奥凯雷是 BBC 伊博语新闻在尼日利亚拉各斯的编辑。

She spoke with BBC World Service program The Fifth Floor

她接受了 BBC 国际频道《第五层》节目的采访，

about the situation there.

谈论了当地的情况。

Influencers are super important to shaping the narrative of these young people. 講解

网红对塑造这些年轻人的叙事 'super'（非常）重要。

Some of them started, you know, activism.

他们中有些人，你知道的，一开始是参与激进主义。

Some of them started out with lifestyle and then branched into politics. 短語動詞

有些人则是从生活方式领域起步，然后 'branched out'（跨界）到了政治。

Adline thinks influencers are super important in Nigerian politics.

阿德琳认为，网红在尼日利亚政治中 'super' 重要。

She uses super to mean very, extremely, or more than usual.

她用 super 这个词来表示非常、极其，或者比平常更。

For example, if you say you're super happy about something,

例如，如果你说你对某件事感到 'super happy'，

you mean you're very happy about it.

你的意思是你对此非常高兴。

In Nigeria, influencers are shaping the narrative of elections.

在尼日利亚，网红正在 'shaping the narrative'（塑造选举的叙事）。

If someone shapes a narrative,

如果某人 'shapes a narrative'，

they have a strong influence over how something is presented or understood.

就意味着他们对某件事如何被呈现或理解有很大的影响力。

Influencing things, of course, is exactly what influencers do.

当然，施加影响正是网红们在做的事。

But now, more and more social media personalities are branching out into politics.

但现在，越来越多的社交媒体名人开始 'branching out' 进入政治领域。

When you branch out, you start doing something different from what you usually do,

当你 'branch out' 时，你开始做一些有别于你日常所做的事情，

such as a new activity or job.

比如一项新的活动或工作。

So, what happens when influencers become politicians themselves?

那么，当网红自己成为政客时，会发生什么呢？

Here, Adline Okere explains more to Faranak Amidi,

下面，阿德琳·奥凯雷向法拉纳克·阿米迪解释了更多，

presenter of BBC World Service's The Fifth Floor.

后者是 BBC 国际频道《第五层》的节目主持人。

What about in Nigeria?

尼日利亚的情况如何？

Is there a pushback against these influencers 用詞

对这些网红有遭到 'pushback'（抵制）吗，

who got involved in promoting political parties? 短語搭配

那些参与宣传政党的网红？

Absolutely.

绝对有。

A huge pushback.

遭到了巨大的抵制。

They will also go back and dig up information about these people from their personal lives 短語動詞

人们还会去回溯并 'dig up'（挖掘）这些人的私生活信息，

and then publish them on social media.

然后在社交媒体上公布出来。

In Nigeria, there was a pushback against social media influencers turned politicians. 語法

在尼日利亚，出现了对网红转行当政客的 'pushback'。

A pushback is a negative reaction or rejection of something that has happened.

A pushback 是指对所发生的事情产生的负面反应或排斥。

In fact, the public reaction was so bad,

事实上，公众的反应如此之糟，

people started to dig up information about influencers who promote politicians.

以至于人们开始 'dig up' 有关那些替政客宣传的网红的信息。

If you dig up information about someone,

如果你 'dig up' 关于某人的信息，

you try to find details about them.

意思是试图去寻找有关他们的细节。

We have a similar phrase, dig up dirt on someone, 習語

我们有一个类似的说法叫 'dig up dirt on someone'（挖某人的黑料），

which means trying to find information about someone

意思是试图找到有关某人的信息，

which could damage their reputation. 短語搭配

这些信息可能会损害他们的声誉。

So, social media can be a powerful tool for politicians.

因此，社交媒体对政客来说可以成为一个强大的工具。

But getting involved in politics doesn't always go well for social media influencers. 短語搭配

但涉足政治对社交媒体网红来说并不总是那么顺利。

Okay, Pippa, isn't it time you revealed the answer to your question? 語氣意圖

好了，皮帕，是不是该揭晓你问题的答案了？

Yes, I asked how many followers does Cristiano Ronaldo, the footballer, have.

是的，我问过足球运动员克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多有多少粉丝。

And the answer was C, 667 million at the time of recording. 短語搭配

答案是 C，在录制本节目时是 6.67 亿。

That's a lot more than I have, Beth.

这可比我的粉丝多多了，贝丝。

And me.

还有我。

Wow.

哇哦。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned, 表達脈絡

好了，让我们来复习一下今天学到的词汇吧，

starting with the phrasal verb turned off, meaning uninterested.

首先是短语动词 'turned off'，意思是不感兴趣的。

When super is placed before an adjective,

当 'super' 放在形容词前时，

it means very or more than usual.

它的意思是'非常'或'比平时更'。

Social media influencers who shape the narrative

能 'shape the narrative'（塑造叙事）的社交媒体网红，

have a strong influence over how something is presented or understood.

对某件事如何被呈现或理解具有强大的影响力。

If you branch out into something new,

如果你 'branch out'（跨界）到新领域，

you start doing an activity or job that is different from what you usually do.

意味着你开始从事不同于你平时所做的活动或工作。

A pushback is a negative reaction to something new that has happened.

'A pushback'（抵制）是对新近发生的事情产生的负面反应。

And finally, the phrasal verb dig up means to try and find information.

最后，短语动词 'dig up' 意思是试图寻找信息。

This is often about a person and their private life

这通常是指挖掘某人的私生活，

in order to try and damage their reputation.

试图以此来损害他们的声誉。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up.

我们的 6 分钟又一次到了。

But why not head over to our website, bbclearningenglish.com, 語氣意圖

但为什么不去我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 看看呢，

to try the quiz and worksheets for this episode.

去尝试一下本期节目的小测验和练习吧。

See you there soon, but for now, goodbye.

希望很快能在那里见到大家，但现在，该说再见了。

Bye.

再见。

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