真人图书馆 - 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

Six Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com.

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Hello,

你好，

this is Six Minute English

这里是《六分钟英语》，

from BBC Learning English.

来自 BBC Learning English。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Sam.

我是 Sam。

If you browse through a library, 語法

如果你逛图书馆，

you'll find a variety of different books 短語搭配

你会发现各种不同的书，

from fiction to crime to romance. 短語搭配

从小说到犯罪再到言情类。

And if you walk through a city,

如果你走在城市中，

you'll see a variety of people

你会看到形形色色的人，

of different ages, body shapes,

有着不同的年龄、体型、

skin colors, and genders.

肤色和性别。

In this Six Minute English,

在这期《六分钟英语》中，

we'll be hearing about an unusual library

我们将听到一个不同寻常的图书馆，

where the books are people

这里的书是人，

made of flesh and bone instead of paper. 習語

由血肉之躯而非纸张组成。

It's called the Human Library, 文化背景

它被称为“真人图书馆”，

and the books are individuals who have faced prejudice, 短語搭配

而这些“书”是面对过偏见的人，

which means an unreasonable dislike 表達脈絡

偏见指的是一种不合理的厌恶，

of certain types of people.

针对某些特定类型的人。

Readers may borrow these books, 文化背景

读者可以借阅这些“书”，

who are people from all walks of life 習語

他们是来自各行各业的人，

for a 30-minute conversation.

进行30分钟的对话。

The book titles are short and to the point, 短語搭配

“书名”简短而切中要害，

titles like transgender, 文化背景

比如“跨性别者”、

former criminal,

“前罪犯”、

or immigrant.

或者“移民”。

The human books are volunteers,

真人“书”都是志愿者，

and visiting readers are encouraged 語法

且鼓励来访的读者

to ask those awkward or embarrassing questions 用詞

去问那些令人尴尬或难堪的问题，

they've always wondered about. 短語搭配

也就是他们一直想知道的问题。

This means the Human Library

这意味着“真人图书馆”

needs to be a safe space, 用詞

需要成为一个安全空间，

a place where people feel protected

一个让人们感到受到保护、

from danger and harm.

免受危险和伤害的地方。

It's a fascinating idea,

这是个非常吸引人的想法，

but before we find out more, 表達脈絡

但在我们了解更多之前，

I have a question for you, Sam.

我有个问题要问你，Sam。

The Human Library started out in Denmark, 短語動詞

真人图书馆始于丹麦，

but soon spread across Europe and the world. 短語搭配

但很快传播到了欧洲和世界各地。

So, how many countries have a Human Library now?

那么，现在有多少个国家有真人图书馆呢？

Is it A, 75,

是A，75个，

B, 85,

B，85个，

or C, 95?

还是C，95个？

Hmm.

嗯。

Well, everyone likes to hear a story,

好吧，大家都喜欢听故事，

so I'll guess C,

所以我猜C，

95.

95个。

Okay, Sam.

好的，Sam。

We'll find out if that's right 表達脈絡

我们将看看这是否正确，

later in the program.

在节目稍后揭晓。

The first Human Library

第一家真人图书馆

was founded in Copenhagen by Ronni Abergel. 語法

是由Ronni Abergel在哥本哈根创立的。

Here he is telling BBC World Service program

在这里，他在BBC世界频道节目

People Fixing the World

《修复世界的人》中讲述了

about the inspiration behind his original idea. 短語搭配

他最初想法背后的灵感。

We don't have time on the street

我们没有时间在街头

to stop and get to know everyone, 短語搭配

停下来去认识每个人，

so we drop people in little boxes.

所以我们把人分门别类贴上标签。

So, it's instinct that's guiding us, 語法

所以，是本能在引导我们，

and we never get beyond the instinct 短語動詞

我们永远无法超越本能，

if we don't get to know the person.

如果我们不去认识那个人的话。

So, in our library,

所以，在我们的图书馆里，

we recommend sitting down and meeting some of the people 語法

我们建议坐下来，见见那些

that you normally might actually not feel interested in sitting down with 語法

你通常可能实际上不感兴趣坐在一起的人，

because there's something about them that 語法

因为他们身上有一些东西，

you may feel a little bit uncomfortable about. 短語搭配

可能会让你觉得有点不舒服。

You'll learn tremendously not only about them, 語法

你不仅会对他们有极大的了解，

but also about yourself.

也会对自己有极大的了解。

When we meet someone new,

当我们遇到新认识的人时，

we often already have ideas about what they are like. 語法

我们通常已经对他们的样子有了想法。

Ronni says we put someone in a box, 習語

Ronni说我们会给人“贴标签”，

an expression meaning to judge what kind of person someone is

这个表达的意思是判断某人是哪种人，

based on their appearance 短語搭配

基于他们的外表

or on a limited understanding of who they are.

或对他们的有限了解。

He recommends meeting people

他建议去见那些

who you wouldn't usually spend time with, 短語搭配

你通常不会花时间在一起的人，

even if this makes you feel uncomfortable, 語法

即使这让你感到不舒服，

feel slightly worried,

感到有点担心，

or embarrassed in a social situation.

或在社交场合感到尴尬。

So, the main idea of the Human Library

所以，真人图书馆的主要理念

is to challenge the assumptions and stereotypes 短語搭配

是挑战那些假设和刻板印象，

that we all have about other people.

也就是我们对其他人都有的成见。

Ronni uses social media to find volunteers

Ronni使用社交媒体寻找志愿者，

who are willing to talk about their lives at public meetings, 短語搭配

那些愿意在公开会议上谈论他们生活的人，

which anyone can attend.

任何人都可以参加这些会议。

As the Human Library spreads around the world, 表達脈絡

随着真人图书馆在世界各地传播，

more money is needed to keep the project going. 短語搭配

需要更多资金来维持项目运转。

This mostly comes from hosting events for private companies, 短語搭配

这主要来自为私营公司举办活动，

including famous businesses like Google.

包括像谷歌这样的著名企业。

Transgender volunteer

跨性别志愿者

Katy Jon Went

Katy Jon Went

is a regular host for the Human Library's business events.

是真人图书馆商业活动的常驻主持人。

Listen to this clip

听听这段录音，

of her introducing the project to a group

是她向一群人介绍这个项目，

of Dutch businessmen from BBC World Service program

对象是BBC世界频道节目

People Fixing the World.

《修复世界的人》中的荷兰商人。

When we're in the workplace or on social media,

当我们在工作场所或社交媒体上时，

what we often find is we're walking on 講解

我们经常发现我们仿佛走在

eggshells around diversity and difference. 用詞

有关多样性和差异性的“蛋壳”上（如履薄冰）。

Many people don't want to get it wrong, 短語搭配

很多人不想弄错，

quite understandably. 語氣意圖

这是完全可以理解的。

The important thing to remember 表達脈絡

需要记住的重要一点

is that you can ask them anything. 語氣意圖

是你可以问他们任何问题。

They're never going to make you wrong 語氣意圖

他们绝对不会认为你错了，

for the question you ask today,

就因为你今天问的问题，

which is an incredibly rare offer. 用詞

这是一个极其罕见的机会。

When meeting someone

当遇到某些人，

with completely different life

他们有着完全不同的生活

experiences, people can be worried about saying the wrong thing

经历时，人们可能会担心说错话

or asking embarrassing questions.

或问出尴尬的问题。

Katie says they are walking on eggshells,

Katie说他们这是“如履薄冰”，

an expression which means to be very careful

这个表达的意思是非常小心

about what you do and say

你所做和所说的话，

because you don't want to offend or upset anyone.

因为你不想冒犯或惹恼任何人。

But in fact,

但事实上，

the human books are rarely offended.

这些真人“书”很少觉得被冒犯。

The event is all about 短語搭配

这个活动的全部意义在于

celebrating people's difference and diversity, 用詞

庆祝人们的差异性和多样性，

a term which describes how many different types of people

这个词描述了有多少不同类型的人

are included together.

被包容在一起。

Exactly.

完全正确。

It's a celebration for everyone,

这是属于每个人的庆典，

regardless of race, age, or gender. 短語搭配

无论种族、年龄或性别。

Or nationality.

或国籍。

And that reminds me, 表達脈絡

这提醒了我，

what was the answer to your question,

你问题的答案是什么，

Neil?

Neil？

Oh,

哦，

yes. I asked how many countries

对了。我问了有多少个国家

today have a Human Library.

现在有真人图书馆。

What did you say,

你怎么说，

Sam?

Sam？

I guessed it was

我猜是

C, 95 countries.

C，95个国家。

Which was the wrong answer,

那是个错误的答案，

I'm afraid. 語氣意圖

恐怕。

The correct answer

正确答案

was B, 85 countries,

是B，85个国家，

from Norway and Hungary

从挪威和匈牙利

all the way to Australia and Mongolia. 短語搭配

一直到澳大利亚和蒙古。

Wow.

哇。

I bet that makes a lot 語氣意圖

我打赌这会产生很多

of interesting stories.

有趣的故事。

Okay,

好的，

let's recap the vocabulary for this program 表達脈絡

让我们回顾一下本节目的词汇，

about people sharing their experience of facing prejudice,

关于人们分享他们面对偏见的经历，

the unreasonable dislike

不合理的厌恶，

of certain groups of people.

针对特定人群。

A safe space

安全空间

is a place where you feel protected

是一个让你感觉受到保护、

from danger and harm.

免受危险和伤害的地方。

When we put someone in a box,

当我们把某人分门别类时，

we judge them based on their appearance

我们基于外表来判断他们，

or a limited understanding of them.

或对他们的了解很有限。

If you feel uncomfortable,

如果你感到不舒服，

you feel slightly worried or embarrassed

你会感到有点担心或尴尬，

in a social situation.

在社交场合中。

The expression walking on eggshells

表达“如履薄冰”

means being very careful

意味着要非常小心

about what you do and say

你所做和所说的话，

because you don't want to offend anyone.

因为你不想冒犯任何人。

And finally,

最后，

diversity

多样性

is a term describing many different types

是一个描述许多不同类型

of people being included together.

的人被包容在一起的词语。

Well,

好了，

it's time to return these human books 表達脈絡

是时候归还这些真人“书”

back to the library shelves

回到图书馆的书架上了，

because our six minutes are up. 短語搭配

因为我们的六分钟时间到了。

Join us again

再次加入我们，

for more real life stories

听更多真实生活故事

and topical vocabulary

和热门词汇，

here at Six Minute English

就在《六分钟英语》，

from BBC Learning English.

来自BBC Learning English。

Goodbye for now.

暂且再见。

Bye.

再见。

Six Minute English

《六分钟英语》，

from the BBC.

来自BBC。