馬如何幫助治癒人類？ ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

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Hello,

大家好，

this is Six Minute English from BBC Learning English.

這是 BBC 英語教學的六分鐘英語。

I'm Neil.

我是 Neil。

And I'm Georgie.

我是 Georgie。

Neil, have you ever ridden a horse? 文法

Neil，你騎過馬嗎？

Yes, I have.

是的，我騎過。

I can't say that I enjoyed it much. 語氣意圖

我不能說我很享受。

I was a bit scared, to be honest. 語氣意圖

老實說，我有點害怕。

How about you?

妳呢？

I used to ride horses a lot, actually. 文法

其實我以前經常騎馬。

Um my favorite thing was to ride a horse through the countryside. 文法

嗯，我最喜歡的就是騎著馬穿過鄉間。

I love horses.

我愛馬。

They're so majestic and lovely.

牠們是如此莊嚴又可愛。

The relationship between humans and horses has been close throughout history, 文法

在歷史上，人類和馬的關係一直很密切，

but recently this has gone beyond riding horses for fun or using them for work. 片語動詞

但最近，這種關係已經超越了為了娛樂而騎馬或把牠們用於工作。

Equine assisted services, sometimes called horse therapy, 文化背景

馬匹輔助服務，有時被稱為馬匹治療，

is a health trend where caring and interacting with horses 文法

是一種健康趨勢，它透過照顧馬匹並與之互動

is used to heal physical and mental illness.

來治療身體和精神疾病。

Here's Datshiane Navanayaga,

下面由 Datshiane Navanayaga，

presenter of BBC World Service program The Conversation,

BBC World Service 節目《The Conversation》的主持人，

to explain.

來為大家解釋。

Equine assisted services is now an umbrella term which encompasses a whole range of treatments 用詞

馬匹輔助服務現在是一個總稱，它包含了一系列

involving activities and interactions with horses to promote better human well-being. 片語搭配

涉及與馬進行活動和互動的療法，以促進人類更好的幸福感。

Equine assisted services is an umbrella term,

「馬匹輔助服務」是一個總稱，

a term for a large number of different things which all belong to a single common category. 片語搭配

這個詞用來指代許多同屬於一個共同類別的事物。

So, horse therapy includes many activities

因此，馬匹治療包括許多活動，

from feeling the horse's movement, 文法

從感受馬匹的運動，

which can help children with muscle disorders like cerebral palsy, 文化背景

這可以幫助患有腦性麻痺等肌肉紊亂的兒童，

to simply grooming the horse,

到僅僅是給馬刷毛，

which can help calm anxiety.

這可以幫助平復焦慮情緒。

Grooming a horse means cleaning and brushing the horse's coat of hair. 用詞

給馬梳理（grooming）意味著清潔和刷拭馬匹的毛皮。

Various animals can be used in therapy,

各種動物都可以用於治療，

but horses are particularly suitable as they're very sensitive to human emotions. 講解

但馬特別合適，因為牠們對人類的情緒非常敏感。

Being in contact with them affects the limbic area of the brain dealing with stress. 講解

與牠們接觸會影響大腦中處理壓力的邊緣系統。

In this episode,

在本期節目中，

we'll hear more about the horses helping people work through mental, 片語動詞

我們將聽到更多關於馬幫助人們克服精神、

emotional, and physical challenges.

情感和身體挑戰的內容。

And as usual, we'll learn some useful new vocabulary.

像往常一樣，我們會學習一些有用的新詞彙。

And remember, you'll find all the words and phrases

記住，你會找到所有的單字和片語

from this episode on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

本期節目的內容都在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

But now I have a question for you, Neil. 片語搭配

但現在我有一個問題要問你，Neil。

We've heard some of the special qualities horses possess,

我們已經聽說了馬具備的一些特殊品質，

but which of the following about horses is also true? 片語搭配

但關於馬的以下哪一點也是正確的？

Is it A, horses always sleep standing up?

是 A，馬總是站著睡覺？

B, horses can make over 100 sounds?

B，馬能發出100多種聲音？

Or C, horses have almost 360 degree vision?

還是 C，馬有近360度的視野？

Well, I'm sure I've seen a horse lying down,

嗯，我很確定我見過馬躺著，

so uh I don't know about its vision, though. 語氣意圖

不過對於牠的視野，我倒不清楚。

So I'm going to say B. 語氣意圖

所以我選 B。

A horse can make over 100 sounds.

一匹馬能發出100多種聲音。

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

好的，我們會在節目稍後揭曉答案。

Horse therapist Claudia Nicholson first felt the healing power of horses as a child. 慣用語

馬匹治療師 Claudia Nicholson 在孩童時期首次感受到了馬的療癒力量。

She now runs her own center for equine assisted learning in the south of England, 片語搭配

她現在在英格蘭南部經營著自己的馬匹輔助學習中心，

where she spoke with BBC World Service program The Conversation.

她在那裡接受了 BBC World Service 節目《The Conversation》的採訪。

I would spend hours on end sitting in a stable with my pony. 講解

我會坐在馬廄裡陪著我的小馬好幾個小時。

I was going through puberty, 片語動詞

當時我正經歷青春期，

my parents had separated,

我的父母分居了，

I had a lot of unanswered questions. 片語搭配

我有很多未解的疑問。

And I would feel met and safe and held with the connection of the pony. 用詞

在與小馬的連結中，我感到了被理解、安全和被支持。

As a child, Claudia spent hours on end with her pony.

作為一個孩子，Claudia 花了好幾個小時和她的小馬在一起。

Phrases like days or hours on end

像「days or hours on end」這樣的片語

mean days or hours doing something continuously without stopping.

意思是連續好幾天或好幾個小時做某事而不停歇。

Spending time with her pony helped Claudia through puberty, 片語動詞

和小馬在一起的時間幫助 Claudia 度過了青春期（puberty），

the stage of life when a child grows into an adult

這是孩子成長為成年人的人生階段，

because of changes in their body which allow them to have children.

因為他們身體的變化使他們能夠生育後代。

It was her teenage experiences that led Claudia to start her own horse therapy center. 講解

正是由於她青少年的經歷，Claudia 創辦了她自己的馬匹治療中心。

She works a lot with teenage girls and children in care. 文化背景

她在工作中接觸了許多十幾歲的女孩和安置兒童。

A child in care is a child who's being looked after by the local authorities 文化背景

安置兒童（child in care）是由地方當局照顧的兒童，

because they cannot be cared for by their parents or family. 文法

因為他們無法得到父母或家庭的照顧。

Here, Claudia talks more about her work with children and horses

接下來，Claudia 進一步談到了她與孩子們和馬匹一起工作的情況，

to BBC World Service's The Conversation.

接受了 BBC World Service 《The Conversation》的採訪。

It would take maybe a few sessions 文法

建立起信任關係

for a relationship of trust to be formed.

可能需要進行幾次療程。

And it's quite extraordinary to see a child that's experienced a lot of trauma, 片語搭配

看到一個經歷過許多創傷的兒童，真是非常不尋常的，

especially these children in care.

特別是這些安置兒童。

They can be brushing the pony's body.

他們可能正在給小馬梳毛。

They might want to have a cry, which they've been holding onto. 講解

他們可能會想大哭一場，而這一直被他們憋在心裡。

The horse regulates them. 用詞

馬能起到調節他們的作用。

Many of the children Claudia works with suffer trauma.

Claudia 工作的許多兒童都遭受過創傷。

It takes time for them to build a bond of trust with their horse. 片語搭配

他們需要時間與馬建立起信任紐帶。

The phrase bond of trust

信任紐帶（bond of trust）這個片語

is a strong feeling of reliance and confidence between two people.

是指兩個人之間強烈的信賴和信心。

Horses really are special animals.

馬真的是非常特別的動物。

They sense human feelings like fear or sadness through breath, heart rate,

牠們能透過呼吸、心率來感知人類如恐懼或悲傷的情緒，

and movement and respond with gentleness and calm. 片語搭配

以及動作，並以溫柔和平靜做出回應。

This makes them perfect animal therapists. 文法

這讓牠們成為完美的動物治療師。

And that's not all, right, Georgie? 表達脈絡

並且還不止於此，對吧，Georgie？

Let's find out the answer to your question.

讓我們來看看你那個問題的答案。

Yes, Neil.

是的，Neil。

Well, I asked you which sentence about horses was true 文法

剛才我問你關於馬的哪句話是正確的，

and you said that horses can make over 100 sounds.

你說馬能發出100多種聲音。

Sadly, that was the wrong answer. 語氣意圖

很遺憾，那是錯誤答案。

The correct answer was C,

正確答案是 C，

horses have near 360 degree vision, 用詞

馬擁有近360度的視野，

which is surprising.

這很令人驚訝。

Wow, that's amazing.

哇，太神奇了。

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

好的，讓我們複習一下我們學過的詞彙，

starting with umbrella term, 片語搭配

從「umbrella term（總稱）」開始，

a term used to describe many different things

這是一個用來描述許多不同事物的術語，

which all belong to a single common category.

它們同屬於一個共同類別。

Grooming an animal like a horse or a dog

給像馬或狗這樣的動物「grooming（梳理）」

means brushing and cleaning its coat of hair.

意思是刷洗和清潔牠的毛皮。

If you do something for hours on end,

如果你「for hours on end（連續數小時）」做某事，

you do it continuously without stopping.

意思是你連續不停地做。

Puberty is the stage of life when a child grows into an adult

「Puberty（青春期）」是孩子成長為成年人的人生階段，

because of changes in their body which allow them to have children.

因為他們身體的變化使他們能夠生育後代。

A child who is in care

一個「in care（被安置）」的兒童

is being looked after by the local authorities

正在由地方當局照顧，

because they cannot be cared for by their parents.

因為他們無法得到父母的照顧。

And finally, a bond of trust

最後，「bond of trust（信任紐帶）」

is a strong feeling of reliance and confidence between two people.

是兩個人之間強烈的信賴和信心。

Once again, our 6 minutes are up, 慣用語

我們的6分鐘又一次到了，

but remember you'll find a quiz and worksheet for this episode

但別忘了，你可以在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上找到

over on our website bbclearningenglish.com. 片語搭配

本期節目的測驗題和學習單。

See you there soon,

很快在那兒見，

but for now it's goodbye. 語氣意圖

但現在要說再見了。

Goodbye.

再見。

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