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

大家好，这里是 BBC Learning English 的《6分钟英语》。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Do you live in a neat and tidy home or is there stuff everywhere? 短語搭配

你的家是整洁干净的，还是到处都堆满了东西？

If your room is filled with heaps of clothes and piles of books, 短語搭配

如果你的房间里堆满了衣服和成堆的书籍，

you may have a problem with clutter. 短語搭配

你可能就面临着杂物堆积的问题。

Things in your home which take up space in an untidy, disorganized way. 短語動詞

也就是家里那些以凌乱无章的方式占据空间的东西。

Clutter is a common problem.

杂物堆积是一个普遍的问题。

In fact, clutter was the topic of a recent episode of BBC Radio 4 program Woman's Hour.

事实上，杂乱正是 BBC Radio 4 节目《Woman's Hour》最近一期的话题。

Here's presenter Nuala McGovern reading a message from one listener.

下面是主持人 Nuala McGovern 在宣读一位听众的留言。

Some of you have been in touch already to share your thoughts and experiences when it comes to clutter. 講解

关于杂物堆积，你们中有些人已经联系了我们，分享你们的想法和经历。

Here is one.

这是一条留言。

The clutter in my house is actually starting to affect my mental health. 語法

我家里的杂物实际上已经开始影响我的心理健康了。

I can't think or work anymore.

我无法再思考或工作了。

So much so, it woke me at 4:00 a.m. this morning 表達脈絡

以至于它今天凌晨四点把我弄醒了，

and I felt a strong urge to tidy. 短語搭配

我感到有一种强烈的冲动想要收拾。

I have given myself a week as I cannot take it anymore. 講解

我给了自己一周的时间，因为我再也受不了了。

So, Neil, do you have a problem with clutter?

那么，Neil，你有杂物堆积的问题吗？

Well, I don't have a problem with clutter,

嗯，我个人没有杂乱的问题，

but I live with children and there is clutter everywhere

但我跟孩子们住在一起，家里到处都是杂物，

and it drives me mad. 習語

这快把我逼疯了。

Ugh, that's so annoying.

呃，那太烦人了。

How about you?

你呢？

Yeah, I don't have a problem with clutter.

是的，我没有杂物堆积的问题。

I would describe myself as a minimalist. 短語搭配

我会把自己描述成一个极简主义者。

I don't have very much stuff.

我没有太多东西。

Ah, very efficient.

啊，非常高效。

Yes.

是的。

So, we don't have a problem with clutter,

所以，我们俩都没有杂乱的问题，

but if you do, there's a simple solution. 語法

但如果你有，这里有一个简单的解决办法。

Decluttering or throwing away some of the unused stuff filling our homes. 講解

断舍离（清理杂物），也就是扔掉塞满我们家里的那些没用的东西。

But deciding what to keep and what to throw away is not so easy. 語法

但是决定保留什么、扔掉什么并不那么容易。

So, in this episode, we'll hear some advice on keeping your life clutter-free 短語搭配

所以，在本期节目中，我们将听到一些关于如何让生活远离杂乱的建议，

along with some useful new words and phrases. 短語搭配

以及一些有用的新单词和短语。

And remember, you can find all the vocabulary for this program

记住，你可以找到本节目的所有词汇，

along with a quiz and worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

以及在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到测验和练习表。

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

但首先，我有个问题要问你，Georgie。

Decluttering was popularized by Marie Kondo's best-selling 2011 book 講解

清理杂物之所以流行，是因为 Marie Kondo 2011 年的畅销书

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.

《怦然心动的人生整理魔法》。

And there's still lots of interest today.

如今人们对此依然有浓厚的兴趣。

So, how many Instagram posts can you currently find under the hashtag declutter? 文化背景

那么，目前你在 Instagram 上可以找到多少带有 declutter 标签的帖子？

Is it A, 2.6 thousand,

是 A，2600，

B, 2.6 million,

B，260万，

or C, 26 million?

还是 C，2600万？

Mm, I'm going to go in the middle and say B, 2.6 million.

嗯，我要选中间的那个，选 B，260万。

Okay, we'll find out the answer at the end of the program.

好的，我们将在节目最后揭晓答案。

As well as social media, decluttering has become popular with television shows 表達脈絡

除了社交媒体，清理杂物在电视节目中也变得很受欢迎，

including the BBC's Interior Design Masters.

包括 BBC 的《Interior Design Masters》。

Here, one of the show's judges, Michelle Ogundehin,

在这里，节目评委之一 Michelle Ogundehin，

tells BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour why she thinks clutter is such a problem.

告诉 BBC Radio 4 的《Woman's Hour》为什么她认为杂乱是一个如此严重的问题。

Visual clutter is more exhausting than we realize. 語法

视觉上的杂乱比我们意识到的更令人疲惫。

It's not just stuff. 表達脈絡

这不仅仅是物品的问题。

Our brains are constantly processing our surroundings, 短語搭配

我们的大脑不断在处理周围的环境，

so they have to work overtime if they're surrounded by chaos. 講解

所以如果大脑被混乱包围，它们就不得不加班工作。

So, if you feel drained or exhausted at home, 短語搭配

因此，如果你在家里感到精疲力竭，

it could be your clutter.

可能就是你的杂物造成的。

I mean, we know that homily, clear space, clear mind. 習語

我的意思是，我们都知道那句格言：空间清爽，头脑清晰。

And I promise you that when you clear away the stuff that has no purpose in your life, 短語動詞

我向你保证，当你清理掉生活中毫无用处的东西时，

you will feel better, lighter, uplifted, energized.

你会感觉更好、更轻松、振奋且充满活力。

In a cluttered room, our brains work overtime,

在一个杂乱的房间里，我们的大脑会加班（work overtime），

meaning they work extra hard to make sense of the disorder, 短語搭配

意思是它们需要格外努力地去理清混乱，

leaving us exhausted.

让我们筋疲力尽。

Work overtime also often means work longer than your set hours.

Work overtime 通常也指工作时间超过你规定的时间。

Getting rid of clutter makes us feel uplifted, cheerful, happy, and more positive. 短語搭配

摆脱杂物让我们感觉 uplifted（受到鼓舞的）、愉悦、快乐、更积极。

It sounds simple, doesn't it? 語法

听起来很简单，不是吗？

And there's even an expression in English, clear space, clear mind.

英语中甚至有一个表达：clear space, clear mind（空间清爽，头脑清晰）。

So, why do many of us find it hard to throw stuff away, 語法

那么，为什么我们中许多人觉得扔东西很难呢，

even things we rarely use?

甚至是那些我们极少使用的东西？

One reason people put off decluttering is the time it takes. 短語動詞

人们推迟清理杂物的一个原因是它很耗费时间。

Plus, it can be emotionally disturbing deciding what to keep and what to throw away. 用詞

另外，决定保留什么和扔掉什么也会在情感上让人困扰。

But don't worry,

但别担心，

says professional organizer and host of the Declutter Club podcast, Ingrid Jansen. 用詞

专业收纳师、《Declutter Club》播客主持人 Ingrid Jansen 说道。

The answer is to go slow, 表達脈絡

答案是慢慢来，

as she explains here to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.

正如她在这里向 BBC Radio 4 的《Woman's Hour》解释的那样。

You have to do decluttering slowly but surely, 短語搭配

清理杂物必须 slowly but surely（缓慢但稳妥地）进行，

one drawer, one cupboard at a time. 短語搭配

一次整理一个抽屉，一个橱柜。

You can't go in all guns blazing. 習語

你不能一上来就 all guns blazing（火力全开）。

You can't go in, that's what we hear all the time,

你不能一上来就——这是我们经常听到的——

this weekend, I'm going to sort out my whole room of doom. 講解

“这个周末，我要把我那如同末日废墟般的整个房间收拾好。”

And after 2 hours in, they will look around and go,

然后在干了两个小时后，他们环顾四周，心想，

what have I done? 語氣意圖

我都干了些什么？

There's more chaos than there was before because they've bitten off too much that they can chew. 語法

这比以前还要乱，因为他们 bitten off too much that they can chew（贪多嚼不烂）。

When it comes to decluttering your home,

谈到清理家里的杂物，

it's best to do things slowly but surely,

最好 slowly but surely（缓慢但稳扎稳打地）做事，

in a gradual but reliable way which will achieve the results you want.

以一种渐进但可靠的方式，实现你想要的结果。

It's a mistake to try to declutter everything all at once,

试图一次性清理所有杂物是个错误，

with all guns blazing,

并且 with all guns blazing（火力全开），

an idiom meaning to do things dramatically,

这是一个习语，意思是轰轰烈烈地做某事，

with lots of energy and enthusiasm.

充满精力和热情。

After an hour or two of this,

这样干了一两个小时后，

decluttering becomes physically and emotionally exhausting.

清理杂物会在身体上和精神上让人精疲力竭。

You may have bitten off more than you can chew, 習語

你可能 bitten off more than you can chew（贪多嚼不烂），

another idiom meaning to try doing something which is too difficult for you.

这是另一个习语，意思是试图做对你来说太困难的事情。

So, if you want to declutter without stress,

所以，如果你想毫无压力地清理杂物，

remember break the job down and go slow. 短語動詞

记住分解任务，慢慢来。

Right, it's time to reveal the answer to my question, Georgie.

好了，是时候揭晓我刚才那个问题的答案了，Georgie。

I asked you how many Instagram posts you can currently find under the hashtag declutter.

我问你目前在 Instagram 上可以找到多少带有 declutter 标签的帖子。

I said B, 2.6 million.

我选了 B，260万。

Well, you were correct.

嗯，你答对了。

Well done.

做得好。

Yay!

耶！

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned in this episode about clutter.

好的，让我们来回顾一下本期学到的关于 clutter（杂乱）的词汇。

Things we buy which fill up our homes in an untidy, disorganized way. 短語動詞

指我们买来的、以凌乱无章的方式堆满我们家中的东西。

When something has to work overtime,

当某个东西必须 work overtime（加班工作）时，

it works extra hard using lots of energy.

它就是格外努力地工作，耗费大量精力。

Work overtime also often means work longer than your set hours.

Work overtime 通常也指工作时间超过规定的时间。

The adjective uplifted means feeling cheerful, happy, and optimistic. 用詞

形容词 uplifted 意思是感到愉悦、快乐和乐观。

If you do something slowly but surely,

如果你 slowly but surely 地做某事，

you do it in a gradual but reliable way which will achieve the result you want.

你就是以一种渐进但可靠的方式行事，会达到你想要的结果。

The idiom with all guns blazing describes doing things with lots of energy and enthusiasm.

习语 with all guns blazing 描述的是充满活力和热情地做事。

And finally, if you bite off more than you can chew,

最后，如果你 bite off more than you can chew，

you try to do something which is too difficult for you.

你就是在试图做对你来说太难的事情。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up,

我们的六分钟又到了，

but why not head over to our website bbclearningenglish.com to try the quiz for this episode. 語氣意圖

为什么不去我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 试一试本期的测验呢。

Good luck decluttering and see you again soon.

祝你清理杂物好运，我们下期再见。

Goodbye.

再见。

Bye.

拜拜。

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