音樂能治癒破碎的心嗎？ - 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.

你好，這裡是 BBC 英語教學的《6分鐘英語》。

I'm Sam.

我是山姆。

And I'm Neil.

我是尼爾。

There are a million songs about falling in love and just as many about being broken-hearted. 講解

關於墜入愛河的歌曲數以萬計，而關於心碎的歌曲也一樣多。

Do you remember the first time you fell in love, Sam?

山姆，你還記得你第一次戀愛時的情景嗎？

Ah, yes.

啊，記得。

I was 14 and it seemed like every word of every love song had been written just for me. 講解

當時我14歲，感覺每首情歌的每一句歌詞都像是專門為我寫的。

Well, there's a strong connection between music and love. 片語搭配

嗯，音樂和愛情之間有著很強的連結。

As Shakespeare famously wrote,

正如莎士比亞的名言：

"If music be the food of love, 講解

"如果音樂是愛情的食糧，

play on."

那就奏下去吧。"

In this program,

在本期節目中，

we'll be meeting a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love 講解

我們將認識一位創作型歌手，她用音樂表達了自己墜入愛河的感受，

and later to mend her broken heart when the relationship ended. 慣用語

並在後來戀情結束時，用音樂來療癒自己破碎的心。

And as usual,

像往常一樣，

we'll be learning some new vocabulary as well.

我們也會學習一些新詞彙。

But first,

但首先，

I have a question for you, Neil.

尼爾，我有一個問題要問你。

Your mention of Shakespeare reminds me of Romeo and Juliet, 片語搭配

你提到莎士比亞，讓我想起了羅密歐與茱麗葉，

his famous lovers who fall in love despite their fighting families, 文法

這對著名的戀人無視家族的世仇相愛，

only to die tragically young. 文法

最終卻英年早逝，令人惋惜。

But in which Italian city was Romeo and Juliet set? 用詞

但是，《羅密歐與茱麗葉》的故事背景設定在義大利的哪座城市呢？

Was it A, Florence,

是 A，佛羅倫斯，

B, Venice,

B，威尼斯，

or C, Verona?

還是 C，維羅納？

I think it must be one of the world's most romantic cities,

我覺得肯定是世界上最浪漫的城市之一，

Florence.

佛羅倫斯。

Okay, Neil.

好的，尼爾。

I'll reveal the answer later in the program. 表達脈絡

我會在節目稍後公布答案。

Julia Jacklin is an Australian singer-songwriter whose song Don't Know How to Keep Loving You reached number eight in the Australian pop charts. 用詞

茱莉亞·傑克林是一位澳洲創作型歌手，她的歌曲《不知道如何繼續愛你》在澳洲流行音樂排行榜上曾位列第八。

Her song lyrics explore feelings of falling in love as well as the pain of breaking up. 講解

她的歌詞探索了墜入愛河的感受以及分手的痛苦。

Julia's songs are written from experience. 片語搭配

茱莉亞的歌曲都源自她的親身經歷。

Several years ago,

幾年前，

she quit her band in Australia and bought a one-way ticket to London to be with her boyfriend and soulmate, 用詞

她退出了在澳洲的樂團，買了一張去倫敦的單程票，為了和她的男朋友兼靈魂伴侶在一起，

the person who she felt a special romantic connection with. 片語搭配

那個讓她覺得有著特殊浪漫連結的人。

But things didn't work out as she'd hoped, 講解

但是事情並沒有如她所願，

and she found herself alone and working in a depressing job. 文法

她發現自己孤身一人，做著一份令人沮喪的工作。

Julia turned to music, 片語動詞

於是茱莉亞轉向了音樂，

pouring her feelings of lost love into the songs which later became her first album as a successful musician. 慣用語

把失去愛情的感受傾注到歌曲中，這些歌後來構成了她作為成功音樂人的首張專輯。

So when BBC World Service program The Conversation spoke with her,

所以，當 BBC 國際頻道節目《對話》採訪她時，

they asked Julia what she would tell her younger self. 片語搭配

他們問茱莉亞會對自己年輕時的模樣說些什麼。

The one thing that was just very heartbreaking for me at that age was kind of adult cynicism, 講解

在那個年紀，讓我感到非常心碎的一件事，可以說是成年人的那種憤世嫉俗，

I guess, about love.

我想，是關於愛情的。

I found that really difficult.

我發現那真的讓人很難受。

You know,

你知道的，

now and when I like a young person is like really in love at 14,

現在，當遇到一個14歲、像當初的我一樣深陷愛河的年輕人時，

I know that as an adult, 片語搭配

我作為成年人，深知，

I all your instincts are telling them to like,

你會本能地想告訴他們，

you know,

你懂的，

that it's probably not going to work, 用詞

這段戀情可能不會有結果，

you know?

明白嗎？

And that it's like,

然後就覺得，

just relax or whatever. 語氣意圖

‘放輕鬆就好了’之類的。

But I remember at the time just desperately wanting to be validated by adults and not be told that I was being stupid. 用詞

但我記得當時，我只是拚命地想要得到成年人的肯定，而不是被說成是個傻瓜。

I don't know.

我不知道。

I'd probably just be like, 用詞

我可能只會說，

"Yeah, go for it." 語氣意圖

"去吧，放手去做吧。"

Many teenagers have a romantic ideal of everlasting love, 片語搭配

許多青少年對永恆的愛情抱有浪漫的理想，

often in contrast to the beliefs of adults, 片語搭配

這往往與成年人的觀念形成對比，

which Julia calls cynicism,

茱莉亞稱這種觀念為「憤世嫉俗」，

the belief that something will not be successful or that the people involved are not sincere. 文法

即認為某事不會成功，或者涉及的人並不真誠。

The young Julia wanted to feel validated,

年輕時的茱莉亞想要得到肯定（validated），

to get confirmation that her feelings were worthwhile and valued. 片語搭配

想要得到確認，證明她的感情是有價值和被重視的。

She wanted someone to tell her,

她希望有人告訴她，

"Go for it,"

"放手去做（Go for it），"

a phrase used to encourage a person to do whatever it takes to make something work. 片語搭配

這個短語用來鼓勵某人不惜一切代價把事情做成。

Young love is delicate and it's easy to be pessimistic. 慣用語

年輕的愛情是脆弱的，很容易讓人變得悲觀。

I mean, how many couples do you know, Sam, 文法

我的意思是，山姆，你認識多少對情侶，

who met as teenagers and stayed together for the rest of their lives? 片語搭配

是在青少年時期相識並相伴餘生的？

I don't know many,

我認識的不多，

it's true.

這是事實。

Neuroscientist Dr. Lucy Brown is co-creator of The Anatomy of Love, 用詞

神經科學家露西·布朗博士是《愛的解剖學》的聯合創始人，

a website exploring the science of romance.

這是一個探索浪漫科學的網站。

She thinks we need to be more realistic about falling in love, 片語搭配

她認為我們需要更現實地看待墜入愛河這件事，

as she explains here to BBC World Service's The Conversation.

正如她在這裡向 BBC 國際頻道的《對話》欄目所解釋的那樣。

I wish someone had said, 文法

我希望有人曾對我說，

"You know,

"你知道，

love is wonderful.

愛情很美好。

Yes, go for it.

是的，去追求吧。

But heartbreak happens,

但是心碎也會發生，

you know, and maybe this isn't going to last. 用詞

你懂的，而且這也許不會長久。

Um,

嗯，

um,

嗯，

maybe it is, 表達脈絡

也許會長久，

but maybe it isn't.

但也可能不會。

And just realize that it can be one of the most devastating experiences in your life. 文法

只要明白，這可能會是你人生中最具毀滅性的經歷之一。

But you're going to get over it." 片語動詞

但你終究會走出來的。"

Dr. Brown thinks it's important to know that relationships can end in heartbreak, 慣用語

布朗博士認為，重要的是要知道感情可能會以心碎告終，

feelings of great sadness,

也就是一種極度悲傷的感覺，

as if your heart is broken,

彷彿你的心碎成了兩半，

especially after the end of a romantic affair.

尤其是在一段浪漫關係結束之後。

But she also wants young people to know that whatever happens, 文法

但她也希望年輕人知道，無論發生什麼，

they can get over it,

他們都能挺過去（get over it），

feel better again after something has made them unhappy.

即在經歷了讓人不愉快的事情後重新好起來。

Falling in love is one of the great experiences in life,

墜入愛河是人生中偉大的經歷之一，

and developing the strength to face whatever happens makes it more likely that the story ends happily, 講解

而培養出面對任何境遇的勇氣，會讓故事更有可能以喜劇收場，

unlike the tale of Romeo and Juliet.

而不像羅密歐與茱麗葉的故事那樣。

I think it's time to reveal the answer to my question, Neil.

尼爾，我想是時候公布我剛才那個問題的答案了。

In which Italian city does the story of Romeo and Juliet take place? 片語動詞

《羅密歐與茱麗葉》的故事發生在義大利的哪座城市？

I said it was Florence.

我說是佛羅倫斯。

So, was I right?

那麼，我答對了嗎？

Well, Florence is a romantic city,

嗯，佛羅倫斯是個浪漫的城市，

but the correct answer is Verona.

但正確答案是維羅納。

Verona was little known in Shakespeare's time, 用詞

維羅納在莎士比亞的時代鮮為人知，

but nowadays thousands of tourists visit the sites connected with the story, 片語搭配

但現在，成千上萬的遊客會去參觀與這個故事相關的景點，

including the famous balcony where Romeo declared his eternal love. 片語搭配

其中包括羅密歐宣告他永恆之愛的那個著名的陽台。

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

好了，讓我們來回顧一下今天學到的詞彙，

starting with soulmate,

從「soulmate（靈魂伴侶）」開始，

the special person who you feel a strong romantic bond to.

指讓你感覺到強烈浪漫羈絆的那個特別的人。

Cynicism describes the belief that something will not work out successfully.

「Cynicism（憤世嫉俗/悲觀主義）」描述的是認為某件事不會成功的觀念。

If you are validated, 用詞

如果你被「validated（得到肯定）」，

you get external confirmation that your actions are ideas or feelings are worthwhile and valued.

意味著你得到了外部的確認，證明你的行為、想法或感受是有價值的。

You can use the phrase go for it to encourage someone to make whatever efforts are necessary to get something done. 片語搭配

你可以用「go for it（放手去做）」這個短語來鼓勵別人為了完成某事而付出一切必要的努力。

Heartbreak describes feelings of great sadness as if your heart is broken.

「Heartbreak（心碎）」描述的是彷彿心碎成兩半的極度悲傷之情。

And finally,

最後，

to get over something means to feel better again after something has made you unhappy. 片語動詞

「to get over something（克服/走出陰影）」的意思是在經歷了令人不快的事情後重新振作起來。

Once again,

又一次，

our 6 minutes are up, 表達脈絡

我們的6分鐘時間到了，

but there's time for one more famous saying and I think it's good advice,

但還有時間分享一句名言，我覺得這是個很好的建議：

better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. 文化背景

愛過又失去，總好過從未愛過。

Bye for now.

先說到這啦。

Goodbye.

再見。

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