你在蓬勃发展吗？⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

大家好，这是来自 BBC Learning English 的《6 Minute English》。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Now, you probably know the word well-being. 用詞

大家可能都知道 well-being（幸福安康）这个词。

It's a general feeling of health and happiness.

它指的是一种健康和幸福的整体感觉。

But have you ever heard of flourishing? 短語搭配

但你听说过 flourishing（蓬勃发展）吗？

It's an idea which Claudia Hammond has been investigating

这是 Claudia Hammond 一直在调查的一个概念，

for BBC Radio 4 program All in the Mind.

用于 BBC Radio 4 的节目《All in the Mind》。

I wonder if you all feel that you are flourishing in life. 講解

我想知道你们大家是否觉得自己在生活中正蓬勃发展。

This is another psychological buzzword with added evidence. 用詞

这是又一个带有实证支持的心理学流行语。

Now, if you've not heard that term before,

如果你以前没听过这个词，

it's not just about well-being. 表達脈絡

它不仅仅关乎健康幸福。

It's about your whole life being good.

它指的是你整个生活状态都很好。

Flourishing is a psychological buzzword,

Flourishing 是一个心理学流行语（buzzword），

a word or phrase that has become fashionable

指的是一个变得很时髦的词或短语，

and is being used a lot,

并且被频繁使用，

especially on television and in newspapers.

尤其是在电视和报纸上。

People who are flourishing feel good about all aspects of their life, 短語搭配

处于蓬勃发展状态的人对生活的方方面面都感觉良好，

including happiness, health, relationships and financial security.

包括幸福感、健康、人际关系和财务安全。

Do you feel you're flourishing, Georgie?

Georgie，你觉得你正处于蓬勃发展中吗？

Yeah, I think I'm quite lucky, actually.

是的，实际上我觉得自己挺幸运的。

I really like my job.

我非常喜欢我的工作。

I have a good family and friends.

我有很好的家人和朋友。

Um yeah, everything's going well. 短語搭配

嗯，是的，一切都很顺利。

What about you, Phil?

你呢，Phil？

I think the same.

我也这么觉得。

I think I'm happy and I've got everything I need. 短語搭配

我觉得我很幸福，而且拥有我需要的一切。

Lovely.

太棒了。

In this episode, we'll hear about the Global Flourishing Study,

在本期节目中，我们将听到有关《Global Flourishing Study》（全球繁荣研究）的内容，

a new survey into the lives of over 200,000 people in 22 countries. 短語搭配

这是一项针对22个国家超过20万人的生活的新调查。

We'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

我们将学习一些实用的生词和短语。

And remember, you'll find all this episode's vocabulary

别忘了，你能找到本期节目的所有词汇，

on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

Yes, but first, Phil, I have a question for you

没错，但在那之前，Phil，我有个问题要问你，

about the Global Flourishing Study.

是关于《Global Flourishing Study》的。

In terms of overall flourishing, which country do you think came out on top? 講解

在整体的蓬勃发展指数方面，你认为哪个国家位居榜首？

Was it A, Indonesia,

是 A，印度尼西亚；

B, Denmark,

B，丹麦；

or C, Brazil?

还是 C，巴西？

Ooh, I'm going to guess B, Denmark, I think. 語氣意圖

哦，我想我会猜 B，丹麦。

Um Okay, Phil.

嗯，好的，Phil。

Well, we'll find out the correct answer later in the program. 短語動詞

那我们将在节目稍后揭晓正确答案。

Now, the study investigated six areas of life,

这项研究调查了生活的六个方面，

including health, finances, social relationships, and religion.

包括健康、财务、社会关系和宗教信仰。

Let's listen as Claudia Hammond discusses some of the findings 用詞

让我们来听听 Claudia Hammond 探讨其中的一些发现，

with psychologist Dr. Peter Olusoga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

她与心理学家 Dr. Peter Olusoga 在 BBC Radio 4 的《All in the Mind》节目中进行了讨论。

What were the most interesting nuggets there? 習語

那里最有趣的精华（nuggets）是什么？

You've been diving into it. 習語

你一直在深入研究它。

Um some of the sort of headlines were high-income countries, 用詞

嗯，一些主要结果表明，高收入国家，

so Sweden, the USA, for example,

比如瑞典、美国等，

scored higher on some of the more material aspects of flourishing itself, 講解

在蓬勃发展中更偏向物质层面的指标上得分较高，

things like finance.

比如财务状况。

Middle-income countries, so Mexico, for example,

中等收入国家，比如墨西哥，

scored more highly on things like meaning of relationships

在人际关系的意义等方面的得分更高，

and kindness and social cohesion. 用詞

以及友善度和社会凝聚力。

Claudia asks about the study's most interesting nuggets.

Claudia 问到了这项研究中最有趣的 nuggets（精华）。

A nugget means a small piece of something good,

nugget 的意思是某件好事物的一小部分，

like wisdom, or precious,

比如智慧，或者珍贵的东西，

like a nugget of gold.

比如金块。

While richer countries scored higher on material happiness, 語法

虽然较富裕的国家在物质幸福感上得分较高，

middle-income countries did better in terms of kindness and social connection.

中等收入国家在友善度和社会联系方面表现更好。

There were interesting differences between men and women.

男性和女性之间也存在有趣的差异。

For example, in Japan, women flourished more than men,

例如，在日本，女性的蓬勃发展程度高于男性，

while in Brazil, the opposite was true. 短語搭配

而在巴西，情况则截然相反。

And across all countries,

而且在所有国家中，

flourishing increased after the age of 50.

50岁之后，蓬勃发展指数都会上升。

So, does flourishing depend on your nationality? 短語搭配

那么，蓬勃发展取决于你的国籍吗？

Or are there things anyone can do to feel happier wherever they live? 語法

还是说无论住在哪里，人们都可以做些事情让自己更幸福？

Let's find out as Claudia Hammond talks

让我们在 Claudia Hammond 的谈话中寻找答案，

more with Peter Olusoga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

她与 Peter Olusoga 在 BBC Radio 4 的《All in the Mind》节目中进行了更多探讨。

So, what can any of us do to help ourselves to flourish? 短語搭配

那么，我们每个人能做些什么来帮助自己实现蓬勃发展呢？

That's the big question. 習語

这是个大问题（the big question）。

Well, there's a few things that we can do and they are supported by research as well. 短語搭配

嗯，我们确实可以做几件事，而且这些也有研究支持。

So, things that that are simple is just practicing gratitude, right? 短語搭配

那么，比较简单的事情就是练习感恩，对吧？

Being thankful for what we have is a way of increasing the amount of flourishing that we have in our lives. 語法

对我们拥有的一切心存感激，是增加我们生活中蓬勃发展程度的一种方式。

Showing kindness,

表达友善，

which uh helps us to develop connection with other people. 短語搭配

这有助于我们与他人建立联系。

And just celebrating our own accomplishments. 短語搭配

还有就是庆祝我们自己的成就。

I think we've spoken on the program before about savoring.

我想我们以前在节目中谈到过品味（savoring）。

Oh, yeah, we have.

哦，是的，我们谈过。

Yeah, savoring those good moments.

对，品味那些美好的时刻。

Exactly.

正是如此。

Just taking the time to really appreciate some of those small wins. 短語搭配

只需花点时间去真正欣赏那些小小的胜利。

Claudia asks the big question.

Claudia 问到了这个 big question（大问题）。

In other words, the thing everyone would like to know, 表達脈絡

换句话说，就是每个人都想知道的事情：

how do people flourish?

人们如何才能蓬勃发展？

There are simple things anyone can do,

任何人都可以做一些简单的事情，

starting with gratitude.

从感恩开始。

Feeling thankful and appreciative for what you have.

对你拥有的一切感到感激和欣赏。

Being kind and connecting with others are also indicators of flourishing. 用詞

友善待人和与他人建立联系也是蓬勃发展的指标。

The study also recommends savoring life.

这项研究还建议去品味（savor）生活。

To savor means to fully enjoy something by experiencing it slowly and mindfully. 用詞

savor 的意思是慢慢地、用心地体验某事，从而充分地享受它。

It involves taking time out to enjoy good moments,

它包括抽时间享受美好的时刻，

to stop and smell the roses, as we say. 習語

就像我们常说的，停下来闻闻玫瑰花香。

This links to the phrase small wins, 用詞

这与 small wins（小胜利）这个词组有关，

minor achievements or successes which bring you a little closer to your long-term goals in life. 短語搭配

指的是那些能让你离人生长远目标更近一步的微小成就或成功。

There's an old saying,

有句老话叫，

a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. 文化背景

千里之行，始于足下。

And savoring each small win along the way is vital to flourishing. 短語搭配

而在这一路上品味每一次小小的胜利，对于实现蓬勃发展至关重要。

Flourishing seems to be a big new idea in some countries, at least,

至少在某些国家，蓬勃发展似乎是一个重要的新概念，

which reminds me of your question, Georgie. 表達脈絡

这让我想起了你的问题，Georgie。

Yes, Phil.

是的，Phil。

I asked you, in the Global Flourishing Study,

我问你，在《Global Flourishing Study》中，

which country came out on top?

哪个国家位居榜首？

And the options were

选项有

Indonesia, Denmark, or Brazil.

印度尼西亚、丹麦或巴西。

And I said Denmark.

我回答的是丹麦。

Which, Phil, I'm afraid that is the wrong answer. 語氣意圖

Phil，恐怕那是错误的答案。

The correct answer is Indonesia.

正确答案是印度尼西亚。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,

好的，让我们回顾一下学过的词汇，

starting with buzzword,

首先是 buzzword（流行语），

a word or expression on a certain topic that has become fashionable and much used.

指的是某个话题上变得时髦且被频繁使用的单词或表达方式。

A nugget is a small piece of something good or precious,

nugget 指的是美好或珍贵事物的微小部分，

such as a nugget of gold or a nugget of wisdom.

例如金块（a nugget of gold）或一条至理名言（a nugget of wisdom）。

The big question is the thing everyone would like to know.

The big question（大问题）指的是每个人都想知道的事情。

Gratitude means being thankful for what you have.

Gratitude（感恩）的意思是对你所拥有的心存感激。

If you savor something,

如果你 savor（品味）某物，

you enjoy something as much as possible by experiencing it slowly.

意味着你通过慢慢体验来尽可能地享受它。

And finally, small wins are minor successes which contribute to a larger life goal.

最后，small wins（小胜利）是指有助于实现更大人生目标的微小成功。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 短語搭配

我们的6分钟又到了。

But if you want ways to help your English flourish, 習語

但是如果你想找方法帮助你的英语蓬勃发展（flourish），

try the quiz and worksheet for this episode,

不妨尝试一下本期节目的测试和练习表，

available now on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

现在即可在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上获取。

Goodbye for now.

先说到这里，再见。

Goodbye.

再见。

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