你有在追尋自己的夢想嗎？⏲️ 6分鐘英語：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 Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Beth.

我是 Beth。

When I was a boy, 文法

當我還是一個小男孩的時候，

I wanted to be a fireman when I grew up. 講解

我長大後想當一名消防員。

How about you, Beth? 語氣意圖

妳呢，Beth？

Did you have any childhood dreams? 片語搭配

妳小時候有什麼夢想嗎？

I wanted to be an astronaut and fly to the moon.

我想成為一名太空人，飛向月球。

When we're young, 文法

當我們年輕的時候，

most of us have big dreams and plans for the future. 片語搭配

我們大多數人對未來都有著遠大的夢想和計畫。

Um unfortunately,

嗯，不幸的是，

as we grow up, 文法

隨著我們長大，

these childhood dreams often get lost in the adult world of jobs, 慣用語

這些童年的夢想常常迷失在充滿工作、

money, families, and careers.

金錢、家庭和事業的成人世界中。

But not for everyone. 表達脈絡

但並不是每個人都這樣。

Daisy from New Zealand and Herman from Argentina

來自紐西蘭的 Daisy 和來自阿根廷的 Herman

are two people who decided to follow their childhood dreams. 片語搭配

是兩個決定追尋童年夢想的人。

They wanted the world to become a utopia, 用詞

他們希望世界能變成一個烏托邦，

a perfect,

一個完美的、

ideal society where everyone is happy and gets along with each other. 片語動詞

理想的社會，在那裡每個人都很快樂，並且和睦相處。

In this program,

在今天的節目中，

we'll be hearing how Daisy and Herman made their dreams come true, 講解

我們將聽到 Daisy 和 Herman 是如何讓夢想成真的，

not by changing the world, 文法

不是透過改變世界，

but by changing themselves.

而是透過改變自己。

And as usual,

像往常一樣，

we'll be learning some new vocabulary,

我們也將學習一些新詞彙，

too.

沒錯。

But before that, 表達脈絡

但在這之前，

I have a question for you, Beth.

我有一個問題想問妳，Beth。

Following your dreams can be tough, 文法

追尋夢想可能很艱難，

but not following them can leave you regretting all the things you wanted to do, 文法

但不去追尋可能會讓你對所有想做

but didn't.

卻沒做的事情感到遺憾。

In 2012,

在 2012 年，

Australian nurse Bronnie Ware wrote her best-selling book 片語搭配

澳洲護理師 Bronnie Ware 寫了她的暢銷書

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying

《臨終前會後悔的五件事》，

after interviewing terminally ill patients about their life regrets. 講解

這是她在採訪了絕症患者的生前遺憾之後寫成的。

So, what do you think their top regret was?

那麼，妳認為他們最大的遺憾是什麼？

Was it A,

是 A，

I wish I hadn't worked so hard? 文法

我希望我沒有工作得那麼拚命？

B,

B，

I wish I had followed my dreams or C,

我希望我追隨了自己的夢想，還是 C，

I wish I'd made more money?

我希望我賺了更多的錢？

Well,

嗯，

I'll guess it's B. 語氣意圖

我猜是 B。

They wish they'd followed their dreams.

他們希望自己追隨了夢想。

Okay, Beth.

好的，Beth。

I'll reveal the correct answer at the end of the program. 片語搭配

我會在節目結束時公布正確答案。

The first dreamer we're going to meet lives in Riverside, 表達脈絡

我們要認識的第一位追夢人住在 Riverside，

a peace-loving community in New Zealand 片語搭配

這是紐西蘭一個熱愛和平的社區，

where everyone shares everything.

在那裡大家共享一切。

Riverside members work for the community's businesses,

Riverside 的成員為社區的產業工作，

including a farm, a hotel, and a cafe.

包括一個農場、一家飯店和一家咖啡廳。

All the money they earn is collected and shared between everyone equally. 文法

他們賺到的所有錢都會收在一起，然後在每個人之間平分。

Daisy, who was born in East Germany, 文法

出生在東德的 Daisy

joined Riverside in 2004.

於 2004 年加入了 Riverside。

Here she explains her belief in sharing to BBC World Service program The Documentary. 片語搭配

在 BBC 世界服務台的《紀錄片》節目中，她解釋了自己對分享的信念。

What I think I always believed in is that the sharing of resources can provide a group of people with quite a great advantage, 講解

我想我一直相信的是，資源共享可以給一群人帶來很大的優勢，

but it doesn't matter how many hours you work or what work you do. 文法

但你工作多少小時或者你做什麼工作並不重要。

Everyone is getting the same amount and that is something that many people outside of Riverside really struggle with

每個人得到的都是一樣多的，而這是許多 Riverside 以外的人真正難以理解的，

and where we're often getting this communism label um attached to us 用詞

這也常常是我們被貼上共產主義標籤的原因，

um because it's so it seems so outlandish for people. 用詞

嗯，因為這似乎……這對人們來說顯得太古怪了。

Riverside isn't a communist community. 表達脈絡

Riverside 並不是一個共產主義社區。

In fact,

事實上，

people with many different political views live there.

那裡住著許多持有不同政治觀點的人。

But Daisy says that local people struggle with the idea that everything is shared. 片語動詞

但 Daisy 說，當地人很難接受一切共享的理念。

If you struggle with an idea,

如果你 struggle with an idea，

you find it difficult to accept or think about it. 文法

說明你很難接受或思考它。

Daisy also says some local people call Riverside outlandish,

Daisy 還說，一些當地人稱 Riverside 為 outlandish，

strange and unusual.

也就是奇怪的、不同尋常的。

Our second group of dreamers are a family,

我們的第二組追夢人是一個家庭，

the Zapps.

Zapp 一家。

In 2000,

2000 年，

childhood sweethearts Herman and Candelaria Zapp bought a vintage car and set off from Argentina 講解

青梅竹馬的 Herman Zapp 和 Candelaria Zapp 買了一輛古董車，從阿根廷出發，

to travel around the world with less than 3 and 1/2 thousand dollars in their pockets. 慣用語

帶著口袋裡不到 3500 美元的錢去環遊世界。

22 years and three children later, 表達脈絡

22 年和三個孩子之後，

they have visited over a hundred countries, 用詞

他們已經訪問了一百多個國家，

meeting with countless people and experiences on the way. 片語搭配

在途中遇到了無數的人並經歷了無數的事。

Here, Herman Zapp explains to BBC World Service's The Documentary

在 BBC 世界服務台的《紀錄片》節目中，Herman Zapp 解釋了

how following his dream has changed him for the better. 片語搭配

追尋夢想如何讓他變得更好。

I am so happy with you Herman there is now that I I know now

我很高興看到現在的 Herman，就是我現在所認識的這個我，

not the one who wanted to conquer the world, 講解

不是那個想要征服世界的人，

but the one who was conquered by the world. 慣用語

而是那個被世界所征服的人。

I learn so much from people.

我從人們身上學到了很多。

And it's amazing how the more you meet people, 文法

令人驚嘆的是，你遇到的人越多，

the more you know stories how much more humble you become

你聽過的故事越多，你就會變得越謙卑，

because you notice that you are a beautiful tiny piece of sand, 慣用語

因為你意識到自己是一粒美麗而微小的沙子，

but a very important piece of sand like everyone is, right? 語氣意圖

但卻像所有人一樣，是一粒非常重要的沙子，對吧？

After many years traveling, 文法

經過多年的旅行，

meeting new people, and hearing their stories,

遇到新的人，聽他們的故事，

Herman is more humble, 用詞

Herman 變得更加 humble（謙卑），

not proud or arrogant.

即不驕傲、不自大。

He no longer wants to conquer the world, 文法

他不再想要 conquer the world（征服世界），

to control it by force. 片語搭配

也就是用武力控制它。

Rather, 表達脈絡

相反的，

he has been conquered by his experiences.

他被自己的經歷所征服。

Herman compares himself to a beautiful but tiny piece of sand 片語搭配

Herman 將自己比作一粒美麗卻微小的沙子，

and uses the phrase a grain of sand 慣用語

並用 a grain of sand 這個短語

to describe things which are insignificant in themselves, 片語搭配

來形容事物本身微不足道，

but at the same time are an important part of the whole. 講解

但同時又是整體中不可或缺的一部分。

Daisy and Herman are rare examples of dreamers who followed their dream and found a happy life lived without regret. 片語搭配

Daisy 和 Herman 是少有的追尋自己夢想並過上沒有遺憾的幸福生活的追夢人代表。

Which reminds me of your question, Neil. 表達脈絡

這讓我想起了你的問題，Neil。

Yes, I asked about Bronnie Ware's book

是的，我問了關於 Bronnie Ware 的書

The Top Five Regrets of the Dying.

《臨終前會後悔的五件事》。

What do you think the number one regret was, Beth?

妳覺得排名第一的遺憾是什麼，Beth？

I guessed it was B,

我猜是 B，

not following your dreams.

沒有追隨你的夢想。

Which was the right answer.

這是正確答案。

Not having the courage to follow your dreams was listed as the top life regret. 講解

沒有勇氣去追尋自己的夢想被列為人生的最大遺憾。

At least we have people like Daisy and Herman to remind us dreams can come true. 講解

至少我們有像 Daisy 和 Herman 這樣的人來提醒我們，夢想是可以成真的。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary from this program, 表達脈絡

好的，讓我們複習一下本期節目的詞彙，

starting with utopia,

從 utopia（烏托邦）開始，

a perfect world where everyone is happy.

一個每個人都快樂的完美世界。

If you struggle with an idea,

如果你 struggle with an idea（糾結於一個想法），

you find it difficult to accept.

說明你覺得它很難接受。

The adjective outlandish means strange and unusual.

形容詞 outlandish 意思是奇怪的和不尋常的。

To conquer something means to control it by force.

To conquer something 意思是透過武力控制它（征服）。

Someone who is humble is not proud or arrogant.

Someone who is humble（謙卑的人）是指不驕傲或不自大的人。

And finally,

最後，

the phrase a grain of sand describes something which is both insignificant yet somehow important.

短語 a grain of sand（一粒沙子）形容既微不足道但在某種程度上又很重要的事物。

Once again,

再一次，

our six minutes are up. 慣用語

我們的六分鐘時間到了。

Bye for now. 語氣意圖

暫且說到這裡。

Goodbye.

再見。

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