你的生活正蓬勃發展嗎？⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

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

大家好，這是來自 BBC Learning English 的《6 Minute English》。

I'm Phil.

我是 Phil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Now, you probably know the word well-being. 用詞

大家可能都知道 well-being（幸福安康）這個詞。

It's a general feeling of health and happiness.

它指的是一種健康和幸福的整體感覺。

But have you ever heard of flourishing? 片語搭配

但你聽說過 flourishing（蓬勃發展）嗎？

It's an idea which Claudia Hammond has been investigating

這是 Claudia Hammond 一直在調查的一個概念，

for BBC Radio 4 program All in the Mind.

用於 BBC Radio 4 的節目《All in the Mind》。

I wonder if you all feel that you are flourishing in life. 講解

我想知道你們大家是否覺得自己在生活中正蓬勃發展。

This is another psychological buzzword with added evidence. 用詞

這是又一個帶有實證支持的心理學流行語。

Now, if you've not heard that term before,

如果你以前沒聽過這個詞，

it's not just about well-being. 表達脈絡

它不僅僅關乎健康幸福。

It's about your whole life being good.

它指的是你整個生活狀態都很好。

Flourishing is a psychological buzzword,

Flourishing 是一個心理學流行語（buzzword），

a word or phrase that has become fashionable

指的是一個變得很時髦的詞或短語，

and is being used a lot,

並且被頻繁使用，

especially on television and in newspapers.

尤其是在電視和報紙上。

People who are flourishing feel good about all aspects of their life, 片語搭配

處於蓬勃發展狀態的人對生活的方方面面都感覺良好，

including happiness, health, relationships and financial security.

包括幸福感、健康、人際關係和財務安全。

Do you feel you're flourishing, Georgie?

Georgie，你覺得你正處於蓬勃發展中嗎？

Yeah, I think I'm quite lucky, actually.

是的，實際上我覺得自己挺幸運的。

I really like my job.

我非常喜歡我的工作。

I have a good family and friends.

我有很好的家人和朋友。

Um yeah, everything's going well. 片語搭配

嗯，是的，一切都很順利。

What about you, Phil?

你呢，Phil？

I think the same.

我也這麼覺得。

I think I'm happy and I've got everything I need. 片語搭配

我覺得我很幸福，而且擁有我需要的一切。

Lovely.

太棒了。

In this episode, we'll hear about the Global Flourishing Study,

在本期節目中，我們將聽到有關《Global Flourishing Study》（全球繁榮研究）的內容，

a new survey into the lives of over 200,000 people in 22 countries. 片語搭配

這是一項針對22個國家超過20萬人的生活的新調查。

We'll learn some useful new words and phrases.

我們將學習一些實用的生詞和短語。

And remember, you'll find all this episode's vocabulary

別忘了，你能找到本期節目的所有詞彙，

on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

Yes, but first, Phil, I have a question for you

沒錯，但在那之前，Phil，我有個問題要問你，

about the Global Flourishing Study.

是關於《Global Flourishing Study》的。

In terms of overall flourishing, which country do you think came out on top? 講解

在整體的蓬勃發展指數方面，你認為哪個國家位居榜首？

Was it A, Indonesia,

是 A，印尼；

B, Denmark,

B，丹麥；

or C, Brazil?

還是 C，巴西？

Ooh, I'm going to guess B, Denmark, I think. 語氣意圖

喔，我想我會猜 B，丹麥。

Um Okay, Phil.

嗯，好的，Phil。

Well, we'll find out the correct answer later in the program. 片語動詞

那我們將在節目稍後揭曉正確答案。

Now, the study investigated six areas of life,

這項研究調查了生活的六個方面，

including health, finances, social relationships, and religion.

包括健康、財務、社會關係和宗教信仰。

Let's listen as Claudia Hammond discusses some of the findings 用詞

讓我們來聽聽 Claudia Hammond 探討其中的一些發現，

with psychologist Dr. Peter Olusoga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

她與心理學家 Dr. Peter Olusoga 在 BBC Radio 4 的《All in the Mind》節目中進行了討論。

What were the most interesting nuggets there? 慣用語

那裡最有趣的精華（nuggets）是什麼？

You've been diving into it. 慣用語

你一直在深入研究它。

Um some of the sort of headlines were high-income countries, 用詞

嗯，一些主要結果表明，高收入國家，

so Sweden, the USA, for example,

比如瑞典、美國等，

scored higher on some of the more material aspects of flourishing itself, 講解

在蓬勃發展中更偏向物質層面的指標上得分較高，

things like finance.

比如財務狀況。

Middle-income countries, so Mexico, for example,

中等收入國家，比如墨西哥，

scored more highly on things like meaning of relationships

在人際關係的意義等方面的得分更高，

and kindness and social cohesion. 用詞

以及友善度和社會凝聚力。

Claudia asks about the study's most interesting nuggets.

Claudia 問到了這項研究中最有趣的 nuggets（精華）。

A nugget means a small piece of something good,

nugget 的意思是某件好事物的一小部分，

like wisdom, or precious,

比如智慧，或者珍貴的東西，

like a nugget of gold.

比如金塊。

While richer countries scored higher on material happiness, 文法

雖然較富裕的國家在物質幸福感上得分較高，

middle-income countries did better in terms of kindness and social connection.

中等收入國家在友善度和社會聯繫方面表現更好。

There were interesting differences between men and women.

男性和女性之間也存在有趣的差異。

For example, in Japan, women flourished more than men,

例如，在日本，女性的蓬勃發展程度高於男性，

while in Brazil, the opposite was true. 片語搭配

而在巴西，情況則截然相反。

And across all countries,

而且在所有國家中，

flourishing increased after the age of 50.

50歲之後，蓬勃發展指數都會上升。

So, does flourishing depend on your nationality? 片語搭配

那麼，蓬勃發展取決於你的國籍嗎？

Or are there things anyone can do to feel happier wherever they live? 文法

還是說無論住在哪裡，人們都可以做些事情讓自己更幸福？

Let's find out as Claudia Hammond talks

讓我們在 Claudia Hammond 的談話中尋找答案，

more with Peter Olusoga for BBC Radio 4's All in the Mind.

她與 Peter Olusoga 在 BBC Radio 4 的《All in the Mind》節目中進行了更多探討。

So, what can any of us do to help ourselves to flourish? 片語搭配

那麼，我們每個人能做些什麼來幫助自己實現蓬勃發展呢？

That's the big question. 慣用語

這是個大問題（the big question）。

Well, there's a few things that we can do and they are supported by research as well. 片語搭配

嗯，我們確實可以做幾件事，而且這些也有研究支持。

So, things that that are simple is just practicing gratitude, right? 片語搭配

那麼，比較簡單的事情就是練習感恩，對吧？

Being thankful for what we have is a way of increasing the amount of flourishing that we have in our lives. 文法

對我們擁有的一切心存感激，是增加我們生活中蓬勃發展程度的一種方式。

Showing kindness,

表達友善，

which uh helps us to develop connection with other people. 片語搭配

這有助於我們與他人建立聯繫。

And just celebrating our own accomplishments. 片語搭配

還有就是慶祝我們自己的成就。

I think we've spoken on the program before about savoring.

我想我們以前在節目中談到過品味（savoring）。

Oh, yeah, we have.

喔，是的，我們談過。

Yeah, savoring those good moments.

對，品味那些美好的時刻。

Exactly.

正是如此。

Just taking the time to really appreciate some of those small wins. 片語搭配

只需花點時間去真正欣賞那些小小的勝利。

Claudia asks the big question.

Claudia 問到了這個 big question（大問題）。

In other words, the thing everyone would like to know, 表達脈絡

換句話說，就是每個人都想知道的事情：

how do people flourish?

人們如何才能蓬勃發展？

There are simple things anyone can do,

任何人都可以做一些簡單的事情，

starting with gratitude.

從感恩開始。

Feeling thankful and appreciative for what you have.

對你擁有的一切感到感激和欣賞。

Being kind and connecting with others are also indicators of flourishing. 用詞

友善待人和與他人建立聯繫也是蓬勃發展的指標。

The study also recommends savoring life.

這項研究還建議去品味（savor）生活。

To savor means to fully enjoy something by experiencing it slowly and mindfully. 用詞

savor 的意思是慢慢地、用心地體驗某事，從而充分地享受它。

It involves taking time out to enjoy good moments,

它包括抽時間享受美好的時刻，

to stop and smell the roses, as we say. 慣用語

就像我們常說的，停下來聞聞玫瑰花香。

This links to the phrase small wins, 用詞

這與 small wins（小勝利）這個詞組有關，

minor achievements or successes which bring you a little closer to your long-term goals in life. 片語搭配

指的是那些能讓你離人生長遠目標更近一步的微小成就或成功。

There's an old saying,

有句老話叫，

a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. 文化背景

千里之行，始於足下。

And savoring each small win along the way is vital to flourishing. 片語搭配

而在這一路上品味每一次小小的勝利，對於實現蓬勃發展至關重要。

Flourishing seems to be a big new idea in some countries, at least,

至少在某些國家，蓬勃發展似乎是一個重要的新概念，

which reminds me of your question, Georgie. 表達脈絡

這讓我想起了你的問題，Georgie。

Yes, Phil.

是的，Phil。

I asked you, in the Global Flourishing Study,

我問你，在《Global Flourishing Study》中，

which country came out on top?

哪個國家位居榜首？

And the options were

選項有

Indonesia, Denmark, or Brazil.

印尼、丹麥或巴西。

And I said Denmark.

我回答的是丹麥。

Which, Phil, I'm afraid that is the wrong answer. 語氣意圖

Phil，恐怕那是錯誤的答案。

The correct answer is Indonesia.

正確答案是印尼。

Okay, let's recap the vocabulary we've learned,

好的，讓我們回顧一下學過的詞彙，

starting with buzzword,

首先是 buzzword（流行語），

a word or expression on a certain topic that has become fashionable and much used.

指的是某個話題上變得時髦且被頻繁使用的單詞或表達方式。

A nugget is a small piece of something good or precious,

nugget 指的是美好或珍貴事物的微小部分，

such as a nugget of gold or a nugget of wisdom.

例如金塊（a nugget of gold）或一條至理名言（a nugget of wisdom）。

The big question is the thing everyone would like to know.

The big question（大問題）指的是每個人都想知道的事情。

Gratitude means being thankful for what you have.

Gratitude（感恩）的意思是對你所擁有的心存感激。

If you savor something,

如果你 savor（品味）某物，

you enjoy something as much as possible by experiencing it slowly.

意味著你透過慢慢體驗來盡可能地享受它。

And finally, small wins are minor successes which contribute to a larger life goal.

最後，small wins（小勝利）是指有助於實現更大人生目標的微小成功。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up. 片語搭配

我們的6分鐘又到了。

But if you want ways to help your English flourish, 慣用語

但是如果你想找方法幫助你的英語蓬勃發展（flourish），

try the quiz and worksheet for this episode,

不妨嘗試一下本期節目的測試和練習表，

available now on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

現在即可在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上獲取。

Goodbye for now.

先說到這裡，再見。

Goodbye.

再見。

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