姊妹情深 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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

大家好，這裡是 BBC Learning English 的 6 分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

So, Georgie, I'd like to know if you have any brothers or sisters and 語氣意圖

那麼，Georgie，我想知道你是否有兄弟姊妹，並且

if you get on well with them. 片語動詞

你和他們相處得好嗎？

Yes, I do.

是的，我有。

I have a sister and we get on very well.

我有一個妹妹，我們相處得很好。

We didn't used to,

我們以前不怎麼合得來，

but now that we're adults, we get on well. 文法

但現在我們都是成年人了，相處得很融洽。

Well, in this program,

好了，在本期節目中，

we'll be discussing one of the closest relationships there is, 文法

我們將討論最親密的關係之一，

the connection between sisters.

姊妹之間的羈絆。

We'll hear from three Irish sisters reuniting on a radio show 表達脈絡

我們將聽到三位愛爾蘭姊妹在一個廣播節目中重聚，

and from a psychotherapist on some stereotypes about sisterhood.

以及一位心理治療師關於姊妹情誼的一些刻板印象的看法。

Plus, we'll be learning some useful new vocabulary too.

此外，我們還將學習一些有用的新詞彙。

And remember, if you want to read along while you listen, 片語搭配

請記住，如果你想邊聽邊讀，

you can find the script for this program on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到本節目的講稿。

Yeah, great idea.

是的，好主意。

Now, whether you have one or not, 文法

無論你有沒有姊妹，

our history and culture is full of sisters. 片語搭配

我們的歷史和文化中都充滿了姊妹的身影。

From the fairy tale of Cinderella and her ugly sisters 表達脈絡

從灰姑娘和她醜陋的姊姊們的童話故事

to tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.

到網球選手維納斯和塞雷娜·威廉絲。

And currently, two sisters

目前，有兩姊妹

Ellie and Rachel Reeves

Ellie 和 Rachel Reeves

are senior ministers in the British government. 用詞

是英國政府的高級部長。

So, Neil, my question for you is this.

所以，Neil，我問你的問題是這樣的。

What is Rachel Reeves' government job?

Rachel Reeves 的政府職務是什麼？

Is she A, Home Secretary,

她是 A，內政大臣，

B, Foreign Secretary,

B，外交大臣，

or C, Chancellor of the Exchequer? 文化背景

還是 C，財政大臣？

Well, I think the answer is C,

嗯，我認為答案是 C，

the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

財政大臣，

which is the name for the Finance Minister in the UK.

這是英國財政部長的名稱。

Okay, Neil.

好的，Neil。

We'll find out if that's the correct answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我們稍後將在節目中看看這是否是正確答案。

Nuala McGovern, the presenter of BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, 文化背景

BBC Radio 4 《女性時間》的主持人 Nuala McGovern

has two sisters.

有兩個姊妹。

They both live in Ireland,

她們都住在愛爾蘭，

so they're joining me on a video call. 片語搭配

所以她們正在透過視訊通話加入我。

Hello, Eileen.

你好，Eileen。

Hello, Vera.

你好，Vera。

Welcome to Woman's Hour.

歡迎來到《女性時間》。

Hello.

你好。

Hello.

你好。

Hi.

嗨。

Nuala was born in Dublin and moved to New York, 表達脈絡

Nuala 出生在都柏林，後來搬到了紐約，

then London to work as a journalist,

然後到倫敦做記者，

while her two sisters stayed in Ireland. 文法

而她的兩個姊妹留在了愛爾蘭。

Here she introduces her older sister, Vera, 用詞

在這裡她介紹她的姊姊 Vera，

and younger sister, Eileen,

和妹妹 Eileen，

for a BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour special about sisterhood.

參加 BBC Radio 4 《女性時間》關於姊妹情誼的特別節目。

Nuala was a little worried what her sisters would say about her on the radio. 文法

Nuala 有點擔心她的姊妹們會在收音機上怎麼說她。

So, let's listen in and find out. 片語動詞

所以，讓我們來聽聽看。

Eileen, what would you say if you were to describe our relationship as sisters? 文法

Eileen，如果要你形容我們作為姊妹的關係，你會怎麼說？

Very connected, I think,

非常有連結，我想，

and we do get on very well, 文法

而且我們確實相處得很好，

which I'm proud to say. 語氣意圖

我很自豪地這麼說。

Yes, exactly.

是的，一點也沒錯。

I'm going to put you on the spot, Vera. 慣用語

我要讓你當場回答個難題了，Vera。

What word would you use to describe me as a sister?

你會用什麼詞來形容我這個妹妹？

I couldn't give you a word, 語氣意圖

我給不出一個詞，

but you definitely march to your own drum. 慣用語

但你絕對是我行我素。

What would that word be?

那會是什麼詞呢？

Independent?

獨立？

Independent, definitely.

獨立，毫無疑問。

You like to control the situation.

你喜歡掌控局面。

Eileen thinks she gets on with her sisters.

Eileen 認為她和她的姊妹們相處得很好。

To get on with someone means to like them and have a good relationship with them.

與某人相處融洽（get on with someone）意味著喜歡他們並和他們有良好的關係。

Nuala puts her older sister on the spot by asking Vera to describe her in one word.

Nuala 要求 Vera 用一個詞來形容她，這讓她的姊姊當場感到為難。

When you put someone on the spot,

當你讓某人當場回答（put someone on the spot）時，

you make them answer a difficult question then and there, 片語搭配

你讓他們當時當地回答一個棘手的問題，

sometimes making them embarrassed or uncomfortable.

有時會讓他們感到尷尬或不舒服。

But Nuala didn't need to worry what her sisters would say.

但是 Nuala 不需要擔心她的姊妹們會說什麼。

Vera simply said that Nuala marches to her own drum.

Vera 只是說 Nuala 我行我素（marches to her own drum）。

She does things in her own way,

她用自己的方式做事，

which may be different from how other people do things.

這可能與其他人做事的方式不同。

It seems Vera, Nuala, and Eileen have remained close friends as they've grown up. 片語搭配

看來 Vera、Nuala 和 Eileen 在成長過程中一直是親密的朋友。

But the relationship between older, middle, and younger sisters isn't always so harmonious. 用詞

但是姊姊、二姊和妹妹之間的關係並不總是那麼和諧。

Let's listen to BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour special program as Nuala is joined by psychotherapist Jennifer Gledhill. 片語搭配

讓我們聽聽 BBC Radio 4 的《女性時間》特別節目，心理治療師 Jennifer Gledhill 也加入了 Nuala 的討論。

Thank you very much to Eileen and Vera.

非常感謝 Eileen 和 Vera。

What a treat to have a chat with my sisters about sisters. 語氣意圖

能和我的姊妹們聊聊姊妹情誼真是太棒了。

I want to bring in Jennifer here who's listening to it all. 片語動詞

我想把一直在這裡聽著的 Jennifer 請進來。

Uh some of the stereotypes around siblings 用詞

呃，關於兄弟姊妹的一些刻板印象

that the elder sister is bossy, 文化背景

說姊姊很愛使喚人，

the middle sister is a peacemaker,

中間的姊妹是和事佬，

and the little sister is spoiled.

而妹妹則被寵壞了。

That is not applying to our family,

這不適用於我們家，

but I'm wondering, is there any substance to that 用詞

但我想知道，那有什麼根據嗎

or why does that even get bandied around? 慣用語

或者為什麼這甚至會被大家傳來傳去？

We love giving people labels, don't we? 語氣意圖

我們喜歡給人們貼標籤，不是嗎？

We we like to put people into categories, 片語搭配

我們喜歡把人分類，

and then we can make sense of behaviors. 片語搭配

然後我們就能理解他們的行為了。

But actually, since then,

但實際上，從那以後，

scientists find no no proof of being these roles in the families.

科學家們沒有找到家庭中存在這些角色的證據。

Nuala discusses stereotypes about siblings, 用詞

Nuala 討論了關於兄弟姊妹（siblings）的刻板印象，

a word that means either brother or sister.

這個詞意思是兄弟或姊妹。

One stereotype is that the older sister is usually bossy. 用詞

一個刻板印象是姊姊通常愛使喚人（bossy）。

She enjoys telling people what to do.

她喜歡告訴別人該做什麼。

Another stereotype is that the younger sister is spoiled. 用詞

另一個刻板印象是妹妹被寵壞了（spoiled）。

If you describe a child as spoiled,

如果你形容一個孩子被寵壞了，

you mean they are allowed to do anything they want,

你的意思是他們被允許做任何他們想做的事，

often with the result that they behave badly.

結果通常是他們表現得很糟糕。

What do you think about these stereotypes, Georgie?

Georgie，你對這些刻板印象有什麼看法？

Are they true for you and your sister?

它們對你和你妹妹適用嗎？

Um I'm not sure I agree with these stereotypes 語氣意圖

嗯，我不確定我是否同意這些刻板印象

because the older sister is meant to be bossy, 文法

因為姊姊本該是愛使喚人的，

but my younger sister is the bossy one.

但我妹妹才是那個愛使喚人的。

I don't think I'm bossy at all. 片語搭配

我覺得我一點也不愛使喚人。

Well, that's interesting.

這很有趣。

Jennifer did say that there's no scientific proof. 文法

Jennifer 確實說過沒有科學證據。

Anyway, it's time now to find out the answer to your question, Georgie.

無論如何，現在是時候找出你問題的答案了，Georgie。

Yes, and my question was,

是的，我的問題是，

what is Rachel Reeves' government job?

Rachel Reeves 的政府職務是什麼？

And you guessed she was the Chancellor of the Exchequer,

你猜她是財政大臣，

which was the correct answer.

這是正確的答案。

Well done, Neil.

做得好，Neil。

Hurray!

萬歲！

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

好了，讓我們回顧一下我們在這個節目中學到的詞彙，

starting with the phrasal verb get on with someone,

從動詞片語 get on with someone 開始，

meaning to have a good relationship with them.

意思是與他們有良好的關係。

If you put someone on the spot,

如果你 put someone on the spot，

you cause them embarrassment by forcing them to answer a difficult question at that very moment.

你透過強迫他們在那個特定時刻回答一個困難的問題來使他們感到尷尬。

If you march to your own drum,

如果你 march to your own drum，

you do things in your own unique way,

你以自己獨特的方式做事，

regardless of how other people do them. 片語搭配

不管其他人是怎麼做的。

A sibling can mean either a brother or sister.

A sibling 可以指兄弟或姊妹。

People who are bossy enjoy telling other people what to do.

Bossy 的人喜歡告訴別人該做什麼。

And finally, a spoiled child is allowed to do whatever they want,

最後，一個 spoiled 的孩子被允許做任何他們想做的事，

becoming badly behaved as a result.

結果變得行為惡劣。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up, 慣用語

我們的 6 分鐘又到了，

but remember to head over to bbclearningenglish.com, 片語動詞

但請記住造訪 bbclearningenglish.com，

where you can find loads more fun and helpful resources, 用詞

在那裡你可以找到更多有趣和有用的資源，

including a worksheet and quiz for this program.

包括本節目的學習單和測驗。

Bye for now.

暫時再見。

Goodbye.

再見。

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