大人也愛買小孩的玩具 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語 (6 Minute English)：英語精讀講義

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

來自 bbclearningenglish.com 的六分鐘英語。

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Phil.

我是菲爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

Action figures, 用詞

可動人偶、

building bricks,

拼搭積木、

stuffed cuddly animals,

毛絨玩具，

there's a whole world of toys 慣用語

有著一整個玩具世界

that many of us have forgotten

是我們許多人已經遺忘了的，

since we were children.

自從我們還是孩子起。

Do you still have any toys from when you were a boy, Phil? 文法

菲爾，你還留著你小時候的玩具嗎？

Um, a couple, but I gave them to my kids.

嗯，有幾個，但我都給我的孩子了。

Well, nowadays,

嗯，如今，

grown-ups playing with toys is more common than you might think. 講解

成年人玩玩具比你想像的要普遍得多。

Recent estimates suggest

最近的估計表明，

that adults buying kids' toys for themselves,

那些為自己買兒童玩具的成年人，

account for between 30 and 40% of the entire toy market. 用詞

佔整個玩具市場的 30% 到 40%。

So many that advertisers have come up with a term for them, 講解

人數之多，以至於廣告商為他們發明了一個詞，

kidults, 用詞

「kidults」（童心未泯的成年人），

adults who are interested in toys and games intended for children. 用詞

指對兒童玩具和遊戲感興趣的成年人。

Between last October and December alone, 文法

僅去年十月到十二月期間，

American kidults spent over 1.5 billion dollars

美國的這類成年人就花了超過 15 億美元

on toys for themselves.

為自己買玩具。

Among the most popular were plush toys or plushies for short, 講解

其中最受歡迎的是毛絨玩具（plush toys，簡稱 plushies），

toy dolls or animals made from cloth 文法

就是用布做成、

and filled with soft material.

裡面塞滿柔軟材料的玩具娃娃或動物。

And like other recent trends, 表達脈絡

與其他最近的趨勢一樣，

the toy trend is being driven by online shoppers and social media. 文法

這股玩具風潮是由線上購物者和社群媒體推動的。

In this episode,

在本期節目中，

we'll meet a children's toy maker and an online influencer

我們將遇到一位兒童玩具製造商和一位網路網紅，

who are both involved in the increasing trend 片語搭配

他們都參與了日益增長的

of adults interested in kids' toys.

成年人對兒童玩具感興趣的趨勢中。

We'll also learn some useful new vocabulary

我們還將學習一些有用的新詞彙，

and remember,

而且別忘了，

you'll find a transcript for this episode

你可以找到本期節目的逐字稿

along with all the new words and phrases on our website, 片語搭配

以及所有新單字和片語，就在我們的網站上：

bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com。

But first, 表達脈絡

但首先，

I have a question for you, Beth.

貝絲，我有一個問題要問妳。

Lego remains one of the most popular and expensive children's toys. 文法

樂高仍然是最受歡迎和最昂貴的兒童玩具之一。

So, according to MSN News, 表達脈絡

那麼，據 MSN 新聞報導，

what was the most expensive Lego set ever made?

史上最貴的樂高套裝是什麼？

Was it A,

是 A，

the Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts School,

樂高哈利波特霍格華茲學校，

B,

B，

the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon,

樂高星際大戰千年鷹號，

or C,

還是 C，

the Lego Eiffel Tower?

樂高艾菲爾鐵塔？

I'm going to guess Hogwarts 語氣意圖

我猜是霍格華茲，

because I like Harry Potter.

因為我喜歡哈利波特。

Okay,

好的，

well, we'll find out the answer later in the programme. 片語動詞

我們將在節目稍後揭曉答案。

Lisa Lee is a toy maker based in Vancouver 片語搭配

Lisa Lee 是一位駐溫哥華的玩具製造商，

and the owner of Leather Monsters,

也是 Leather Monsters 的老闆，

a brand of leather plushies which she advertises online. 片語搭配

這是一個她在網路上做廣告的皮革毛絨玩具品牌。

Here,

在這裡，

Lisa tells BBC World Service programme Business Daily

Lisa 告訴 BBC 世界服務節目《商業日報》，

how she reconnected with her love of toys 片語搭配

她是如何重新找回對玩具的愛的，

as an adult.

作為一個成年人。

Once I kind of had a stable job with disposable income, 講解

一旦我有一份穩定的工作和可支配所得，

I kind of rediscovered my love for soft toys 片語搭配

我就算重新發現了對毛絨玩具的熱愛，

and I started buying them again

我又開始購買它們，

because I've always loved collecting things because,

因為我一直喜歡收集東西，因為，

you know, 語氣意圖

你知道的，

they bring me happiness, 片語搭配

它們給我帶來幸福，

they bring me joy,

它們給我帶來快樂，

and I think also a big pillar of my channel 慣用語

並且我認為我頻道的一大支柱

and my content is reconnecting with my childhood and healing that inner child. 文化背景

以及我的內容，就是重新連結我的童年並療癒那個內在小孩。

And I think the toys also play a part in that. 片語搭配

我覺得玩具在其中也發揮了作用。

Lisa started collecting toys as an adult with a job and disposable income.

Lisa 在有了工作和可支配所得後開始作為成年人收集玩具。

Disposable income is the money you have left over 片語動詞

「可支配所得」（Disposable income）是指你剩下的錢，

after paying all your expenses.

在支付了所有開銷之後。

You can use it to buy whatever you like.

你可以用它買任何你喜歡的東西。

Soft cuddly toys make Lisa happy and help her reconnect with her inner child,

柔軟的毛絨玩具讓 Lisa 感到快樂，並幫助她與她「內在的小孩」（inner child）重新連結，

a term from psychology

這是一個心理學術語，

which describes the part of your adult personality

描述的是你成人性格中的一部分，

that still feels and reacts like a child.

那部分仍然像個孩子一樣感受和反應。

Besides the adults who sell kids' toys, 表達脈絡

除了出售兒童玩具的成年人之外，

are the adults who buy them.

還有購買它們的成年人。

Jay Glatfelter is an enthusiastic toy collector and influencer

Jay Glatfelter 是一位熱情的玩具收藏家兼網紅，

who makes YouTube videos under the name Geek Dad Life. 片語搭配

他以 Geek Dad Life 的名義製作 YouTube 影片。

Here's Jay talking about the link between COVID lockdowns 片語搭配

以下是 Jay 談論新冠疫情封城之間的連結

and the rise in adult toy collecting 用詞

以及成人玩具收藏的興起，

to BBC World Service's Business Daily.

在接受 BBC 世界服務《商業日報》採訪時說的。

And then what happened was 表達脈絡

然後發生的事情是，

a whole bunch of new collectors kind of jumped into toy collecting. 講解

一大群新的收藏家算是跳進了玩具收藏的圈子。

And for those of us that were into it before, 用詞

而對於我們這些以前就喜歡這個的人來說，

we saw the prices,

我們看到了價格，

the secondary market prices, 用詞

二級市場的價格，

like explode once the pandemic happened 慣用語

在疫情發生後簡直像爆炸一樣增長，

because you had people that had time on their hands, 慣用語

因為人們手頭有了大把時間，

maybe they had extra money because they're not spending it by going out, 文法

也許他們有額外的錢，因為他們不出門花錢了，

and now they're putting it into collecting toys. 片語動詞

現在他們把錢投入到收集玩具上。

During the pandemic,

在疫情期間，

people had time on their hands,

人們有時間（had time on their hands），

an idiom meaning to have a lot of free time and nothing to do with it.

這是一個片語，意思是有很多空閒時間卻無事可做。

Many adults went online

許多成年人上網，

hoping to find the toys they remembered from childhood.

希望能找到他們童年記憶中的玩具。

As a result, 表達脈絡

結果是，

a whole bunch,

一大群（a whole bunch），

meaning a large number,

意思是一大批，

of people started collecting toys

人們開始收集玩具，

and slowly but surely demand increased and prices went up. 講解

需求雖然緩慢但確切地增加，價格也隨之上漲。

Yes,

是的，

it seems that the feeling of rediscovering your childhood 講解

許多成人玩具收藏家報告的

reported by many adult toy collectors

重新發現童年的感覺似乎

comes at a price 慣用語

是有代價的，

with the cost of collectible items 講解

隨著寶可夢卡牌和 Jellycat 毛絨玩具等

like Pokemon cards and Jellycat plushies

收藏品的成本

increasing dramatically during the pandemic.

在疫情期間急劇增加。

And speaking of expensive toys, 表達脈絡

說到昂貴的玩具，

Phil,

菲爾，

isn't it time you reveal the answer to your question? 語氣意圖

是不是該揭曉你那個問題的答案了？

Ah,

啊，

yes.

是的。

I asked you what was the most expensive Lego set ever made. 文法

我問你史上最貴的樂高套裝是什麼。

You said it was the Lego Hogwarts School.

你說的是樂高霍格華茲學校。

Well,

嗯，

I'm afraid the answer is actually the Lego Star Wars Millennium Falcon, 語氣意圖

恐怕答案實際上是樂高星際大戰千年鷹號，

which had a UK retail price of £734.99, 用詞

它的英國零售價為 734.99 英鎊，

according to MSN News.

據 MSN 新聞報導。

That's crazy.

太瘋狂了。

Okay,

好了，

it's time to recap the vocabulary we've learned, 片語搭配

現在是回顧我們學過的詞彙的時候了，

starting with kidult,

從 kidult 開始，

an adult who likes playing with toys and games intended for children.

指喜歡玩原本為兒童設計的玩具和遊戲的成年人。

Plushie is short for plush toy, 用詞

Plushie 是 plush toy 的簡稱，

a toy doll or animal stuffed with a soft cloth filling. 片語搭配

指填滿軟布填料的玩具娃娃或動物。

Your disposable income

你的可支配所得（disposable income）

is the amount of money you have left

是你剩下的錢的數量，

to buy whatever you want 文法

用來買任何你想要的東西，

after paying your expenses.

在支付了你的開銷之後。

Someone's inner child refers to the part of their adult personality 片語搭配

某人的「內在小孩」（inner child）指的是他們成人性格中的一部分，

that still feels and reacts like a child.

這部分仍然像個孩子一樣感受和反應。

A bunch is a number of things,

A bunch 是指一些事物，

often a large number of things.

通常是大量的事物。

And finally, 表達脈絡

最後，

the idiom to have time on your hands

片語 to have time on your hands

means having free time

意味著有空閒時間

and nothing much to do with it.

但無事可做。

Once again,

再一次，

our six minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的六分鐘到了。

But remember,

但別忘了，

you'll find episodes about plenty more trending topics 片語搭配

你會找到更多關於流行話題的節目，

along with a quiz and worksheet for this episode on our website, 片語搭配

以及本期節目的測驗和練習表，在我們的網站上：

bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com。

See you there soon,

稍後見，

but for now, 表達脈絡

但現在，

it's goodbye.

該說再見了。

Bye.

再見。

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

來自 bbclearningenglish.com 的六分鐘英語。