马如何帮助治愈人类？ ⏲️ 6分钟英语：英语精读讲义

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Hello,

大家好，

this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

这是 BBC 英语教学的六分钟英语。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Neil, have you ever ridden a horse? 語法

Neil，你骑过马吗？

Yes, I have.

是的，我骑过。

I can't say that I enjoyed it much. 語氣意圖

我不能说我很享受。

I was a bit scared, to be honest. 語氣意圖

老实说，我有点害怕。

How about you?

你呢？

I used to ride horses a lot, actually. 語法

其实我以前经常骑马。

Um my favorite thing was to ride a horse through the countryside. 語法

嗯，我最喜欢的就是骑着马穿过乡间。

I love horses.

我爱马。

They're so majestic and lovely.

它们是如此庄严又可爱。

The relationship between humans and horses has been close throughout history, 語法

在历史上，人类和马的关系一直很密切，

but recently this has gone beyond riding horses for fun or using them for work. 短語動詞

但最近，这种关系已经超越了为了娱乐而骑马或把它们用于工作。

Equine assisted services, sometimes called horse therapy, 文化背景

马匹辅助服务，有时被称为马匹治疗，

is a health trend where caring and interacting with horses 語法

是一种健康趋势，它通过照顾马匹并与之互动

is used to heal physical and mental illness.

来治疗身体和精神疾病。

Here's Datshiane Navanayaga,

下面由 Datshiane Navanayaga，

presenter of BBC World Service program The Conversation,

BBC World Service 节目《The Conversation》的主持人，

to explain.

来为大家解释。

Equine assisted services is now an umbrella term which encompasses a whole range of treatments 用詞

马匹辅助服务现在是一个概括性术语，它包含了一系列

involving activities and interactions with horses to promote better human well-being. 短語搭配

涉及与马进行活动和互动的疗法，以促进人类更好的幸福感。

Equine assisted services is an umbrella term,

“马匹辅助服务”是一个概括性术语，

a term for a large number of different things which all belong to a single common category. 短語搭配

这个词用来指代许多同属于一个共同类别的事物。

So, horse therapy includes many activities

因此，马匹治疗包括许多活动，

from feeling the horse's movement, 語法

从感受马匹的运动，

which can help children with muscle disorders like cerebral palsy, 文化背景

这可以帮助患有脑瘫等肌肉紊乱的儿童，

to simply grooming the horse,

到仅仅是给马刷毛，

which can help calm anxiety.

这可以帮助平复焦虑情绪。

Grooming a horse means cleaning and brushing the horse's coat of hair. 用詞

给马梳理（grooming）意味着清洁和刷拭马匹的毛皮。

Various animals can be used in therapy,

各种动物都可以用于治疗，

but horses are particularly suitable as they're very sensitive to human emotions. 講解

但马特别合适，因为它们对人类的情绪非常敏感。

Being in contact with them affects the limbic area of the brain dealing with stress. 講解

与它们接触会影响大脑中处理压力的边缘系统。

In this episode,

在本期节目中，

we'll hear more about the horses helping people work through mental, 短語動詞

我们将听到更多关于马帮助人们克服精神、

emotional, and physical challenges.

情感和身体挑战的内容。

And as usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary.

像往常一样，我们会学习一些有用的新词汇。

And remember, you'll find all the words and phrases

记住，你会找到所有的单词和短语

from this episode on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

本期节目的内容都在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

But now I have a question for you, Neil. 短語搭配

但现在我有一个问题要问你，Neil。

We've heard some of the special qualities horses possess,

我们已经听说了马具备的一些特殊品质，

but which of the following about horses is also true? 短語搭配

但关于马的以下哪一点也是正确的？

Is it A, horses always sleep standing up?

是 A，马总是站着睡觉？

B, horses can make over 100 sounds?

B，马能发出100多种声音？

Or C, horses have almost 360 degree vision?

还是 C，马有近360度的视野？

Well, I'm sure I've seen a horse lying down,

嗯，我很确定我见过马躺着，

so uh I don't know about its vision, though. 語氣意圖

不过对于它的视野，我倒不清楚。

So I'm going to say B. 語氣意圖

所以我要选 B。

A horse can make over 100 sounds.

一匹马能发出100多种声音。

Okay, well we'll find out the answer later in the program. 短語動詞

好的，我们会在节目稍后揭晓答案。

Horse therapist Claudia Nicholson first felt the healing power of horses as a child. 習語

马匹治疗师 Claudia Nicholson 在孩童时期首次感受到了马的治愈力量。

She now runs her own center for equine assisted learning in the south of England, 短語搭配

她现在在英格兰南部经营着自己的马匹辅助学习中心，

where she spoke with BBC World Service program The Conversation.

她在那里接受了 BBC World Service 节目《The Conversation》的采访。

I would spend hours on end sitting in a stable with my pony. 講解

我会坐在马厩里陪着我的小马好几个小时。

I was going through puberty, 短語動詞

当时我正经历青春期，

my parents had separated,

我的父母分居了，

I had a lot of unanswered questions. 短語搭配

我有很多未解的疑问。

And I would feel met and safe and held with the connection of the pony. 用詞

在与小马的联结中，我感到了被理解、安全和被支持。

As a child, Claudia spent hours on end with her pony.

作为一个孩子，Claudia 花了好几个小时和她的小马在一起。

Phrases like days or hours on end

像“days or hours on end”这样的短语

mean days or hours doing something continuously without stopping.

意思是连续好几天或好几个小时做某事而不停歇。

Spending time with her pony helped Claudia through puberty, 短語動詞

和小马在一起的时间帮助 Claudia 度过了青春期（puberty），

the stage of life when a child grows into an adult

这是孩子成长为成年人的人生阶段，

because of changes in their body which allow them to have children.

因为他们身体的变化使他们能够生育后代。

It was her teenage experiences that led Claudia to start her own horse therapy center. 講解

正是由于她青少年的经历，Claudia 创办了她自己的马匹治疗中心。

She works a lot with teenage girls and children in care. 文化背景

她在工作中接触了许多十几岁的女孩和被寄养的儿童。

A child in care is a child who's being looked after by the local authorities 文化背景

寄养儿童（child in care）是由地方当局照顾的儿童，

because they cannot be cared for by their parents or family. 語法

因为他们无法得到父母或家庭的照顾。

Here, Claudia talks more about her work with children and horses

接下来，Claudia 进一步谈到了她与孩子们和马匹一起工作的情况，

to BBC World Service's The Conversation.

接受了 BBC World Service 《The Conversation》的采访。

It would take maybe a few sessions 語法

建立起信任关系

for a relationship of trust to be formed.

可能需要进行几次疗程。

And it's quite extraordinary to see a child that's experienced a lot of trauma, 短語搭配

看到一个经历过许多创伤的儿童，真是非常不寻常的，

especially these children in care.

特别是这些被寄养的儿童。

They can be brushing the pony's body.

他们可能会在给小马梳毛。

They might want to have a cry, which they've been holding onto. 講解

他们可能会想哭一场，而这一直被他们憋在心里。

The horse regulates them. 用詞

马能起到调节他们的作用。

Many of the children Claudia works with suffer trauma.

Claudia 工作的许多儿童都遭受过创伤。

It takes time for them to build a bond of trust with their horse. 短語搭配

他们需要时间与马建立起信任纽带。

The phrase bond of trust

信任纽带（bond of trust）这个短语

is a strong feeling of reliance and confidence between two people.

是指两个人之间强烈的信赖和信心。

Horses really are special animals.

马真的是非常特别的动物。

They sense human feelings like fear or sadness through breath, heart rate,

它们能通过呼吸、心率来感知人类如恐惧或悲伤的情绪，

and movement and respond with gentleness and calm. 短語搭配

以及动作，并以温柔和平静做出回应。

This makes them perfect animal therapists. 語法

这让它们成为完美的动物治疗师。

And that's not all, right, Georgie? 表達脈絡

并且还不止于此，对吧，Georgie？

Let's find out the answer to your question.

让我们来看看你那个问题的答案。

Yes, Neil.

是的，Neil。

Well, I asked you which sentence about horses was true 語法

刚才我问你关于马的哪句话是正确的，

and you said that horses can make over 100 sounds.

你说马能发出100多种声音。

Sadly, that was the wrong answer. 語氣意圖

很遗憾，那是错误答案。

The correct answer was C,

正确答案是 C，

horses have near 360 degree vision, 用詞

马拥有近360度的视野，

which is surprising.

这很令人惊讶。

Wow, that's amazing.

哇，太神奇了。

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

好的，让我们复习一下我们学过的词汇，

starting with umbrella term, 短語搭配

从“umbrella term（概括性术语）”开始，

a term used to describe many different things

这是一个用来描述许多不同事物的术语，

which all belong to a single common category.

它们同属于一个共同类别。

Grooming an animal like a horse or a dog

给像马或狗这样的动物“grooming（梳理）”

means brushing and cleaning its coat of hair.

意思是刷洗和清洁它的毛皮。

If you do something for hours on end,

如果你“for hours on end（连续数小时）”做某事，

you do it continuously without stopping.

意思是你连续不停地做。

Puberty is the stage of life when a child grows into an adult

“Puberty（青春期）”是孩子成长为成年人的人生阶段，

because of changes in their body which allow them to have children.

因为他们身体的变化使他们能够生育后代。

A child who is in care

一个“in care（被寄养）”的儿童

is being looked after by the local authorities

正在由地方当局照顾，

because they cannot be cared for by their parents.

因为他们无法得到父母的照顾。

And finally, a bond of trust

最后，“bond of trust（信任纽带）”

is a strong feeling of reliance and confidence between two people.

是两个人之间强烈的信赖和信心。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up, 習語

我们的6分钟又一次到了，

but remember you'll find a quiz and worksheet for this episode

但别忘了，你可以在我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到

over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. 短語搭配

本期节目的测试题和练习表。

See you there soon,

很快在那儿见，

but for now it's goodbye. 語氣意圖

但现在要说再见了。

Goodbye.

再见。

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