列清單的樂趣 ⏲️ 6分鐘英語：英語精讀講義

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com 呈現的六分鐘英語。

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 Phil.

我是菲爾。

And I'm Beth.

我是貝絲。

A list is a collection of items 文法

清單是項目的集合，

with a single item written on each line

每一行寫著一個項目，

and they're everywhere.

而且它們無處不在。

Shopping lists, to-do lists, even bucket lists, 慣用語

購物清單、待辦事項清單、甚至遺願清單，

a list of all the things

就是一個人在去世前

a person would like to do before they die.

想做的所有事情的清單。

In fact,

事實上，

there's an episode of Six Minute English all about them.

有一期六分鐘英語完全是關於它們的。

Imagine you're at the supermarket 表達脈絡

想像一下你在超市裡

and find someone's shopping list.

發現了某人的購物清單。

This happens a lot to Jo Nolan,

這對喬·諾蘭來說是常有的事，

a linguistics researcher,

她是一位語言學研究員，

whose new book explores our love of lists. 文法

她的新書探討了我們對清單的熱愛。

Here's Jo reading her shopping list 表達脈絡

這是喬在閱讀她的購物清單，

on BBC Radio 4 program Word of Mouth.

在 BBC 廣播4台的《Word of Mouth》節目中。

I only list the first four items,

我只列出了前四個項目，

but the list read

但清單上寫著

nanas, aye-aye, puke, shrooms.

nanas, aye-aye, puke, shrooms.

Nanas, aye-aye, puke, shrooms?

Nanas, aye-aye, puke, shrooms?

Uh can you work out what Jo was buying at the supermarket, Phil? 講解

呃，你能猜出喬在超市買什麼嗎，菲爾？

Okay,

好的，

well I'm I'm going to guess that nanas are bananas 語氣意圖

嗯，我猜 nanas 是香蕉（bananas），

and shrooms, they've got to be mushrooms, right? 語氣意圖

至於 shrooms，肯定就是蘑菇（mushrooms），對吧？

Okay, but what about ii and puke?

好的，但 ii 和 puke 呢？

What could they mean?

它們可能是什麼意思？

Well, here's Jo's explanation to Michael Rosen,

嗯，這是喬對麥克·羅森的解釋，

presenter of BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.

他是 BBC 廣播4台《Word of Mouth》的主持人。

And let's just come back to puke. 表達脈絡

我們回到 puke 這個詞。

Um I mean,

呃，我是說，

were you instructing yourself to be sick in the supermarket? 用詞

你是在指示自己在超市裡嘔吐嗎？

I'm I'm just a bit lost there. 語氣意圖

我在這一點上有點搞不懂。

No, it's slightly grotesque.

不，這有點怪誕。

Um my husband doesn't like cucumber

嗯，我丈夫不喜歡黃瓜（cucumber），

and the abbreviation for cucumber would be cuc 用詞

而黃瓜的縮寫是 cuc，

so he has always referred to it as puke. 片語搭配

所以他總是把它叫做 puke。

Aha.

啊哈。

Cucumbers make Joanna's husband puke, 講解

黃瓜讓喬安娜的丈夫 puke，

a slang word for vomit.

這是一個表示嘔吐的俚語。

And puke rhymes with cuc, 片語搭配

而且 puke 和 cuc 押韻，

so it's a way of reminding her to buy cucumbers. 文法

所以這是提醒她買黃瓜的一種方式。

Wow,

哇，

sometimes lists are like secret codes. 慣用語

有時候清單就像密碼。

In this episode,

在這一集中，

we'll find out why people love lists 表達脈絡

我們將了解人們為什麼喜歡清單，

and learn some useful new words and phrases.

並學習一些有用的新單字和片語。

And remember,

記住，

you'll find another list of all the vocabulary used on our website,

你會在我們的網站上找到我們使用的所有詞彙的另一個列表，

bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com。

But first,

但首先，

a question for you, Beth.

有一個問題要問妳，貝絲。

According to the list on the Internet Movie Database website, 講解

根據網路電影資料庫網站上的列表，

which movie has made the most money ever? 文法

哪部電影是有史以來最賺錢的？

Is it A, Titanic,

是 A，鐵達尼號，

B, Avengers Endgame,

B，復仇者聯盟：終局之戰，

or C, Avatar?

還是 C，阿凡達？

I think it might be Avatar, 語氣意圖

我覺得可能是阿凡達，

although that might have been the most expensive to make. 文法

儘管那可能是製作成本最高的。

I'm not sure.

我不確定。

Okay,

好的，

well we'll find out at the end of the program.

嗯，我們將在節目結束時揭曉。

Popular songs are full of lists 片語搭配

流行歌曲裡滿是清單，

and one of the most famous is My Favorite Things, 文化背景

其中最著名的一首是《My Favorite Things》，

sung by Julie Andrews in the film The Sound of Music.

由茱莉·安德魯絲在電影《真善美》中演唱。

The song lists all her favorite things

這首歌列出了所有她最喜歡的東西，

from raindrops on roses 文法

從玫瑰上的雨滴

to whiskers on kittens.

到小貓的鬍鬚。

Here,

在這裡，

Jo Nolan and Michael Rosen discuss the song

喬·諾蘭和麥克·羅森討論這首歌，

on BBC Radio 4 program Word of Mouth.

在 BBC 廣播4台的《Word of Mouth》節目中。

I feel like you get a lot 語氣意圖

我覺得你能得到很多，

you get a big bang for your buck in that song. 慣用語

從那首歌中你能得到很高的回報（big bang for your buck）。

Maybe it's the positivity.

也許是因為它的積極性。

It's a bit saccharine, 用詞

它有點甜膩（saccharine），

maybe that's also part of the issue.

也許這也是問題的一部分。

The list encourages you to think really efficiently 片語搭配

清單鼓勵你非常高效地思考，

and and economically.

並且經濟地思考。

So I think you don't waste a lot of time and effort 片語搭配

所以我認為你不會浪費很多時間和精力

making a nice sentence or using long words.

去造優美的句子或使用長詞。

You just get to the nub of things quite quickly. 慣用語

你能很快抓住事物的核心（nub）。

The song's list of favorite things is long

這首歌最喜歡的事物清單很長，

and Jo says you get a big bang for your buck,

喬說你會得到一個 big bang for your buck，

an idiom meaning that you gain a lot

這是一個習語，意味著你獲得了很大的收益，

in return for the money or effort you spend on something. 片語搭配

作為你花在某事上的錢或精力的回報。

But not everyone likes the song.

但並不是每個人都喜歡這首歌。

Some call it saccharine,

有些人稱之為 saccharine，

an adjective meaning excessively sweet,

這是一個形容詞，意思是過分甜蜜、

sentimental, or insincere.

多愁善感或不真誠。

Lists often abbreviate the items they contain. 用詞

清單通常會縮寫其中包含的項目。

So you get to the nub of things quickly.

所以你能很快抓住事物的 nub。

The nub of something means the most important

某事物的 nub 意味著關於它最重要的

or essential point about it.

或本質的一點。

Lists can be useful as well.

清單也可以很有用。

Here's Jo Nolan giving an example of a useful list

這是喬·諾蘭給出的一個有用清單的例子，

to BBC Radio 4's Word of Mouth.

在 BBC 廣播4台的《Word of Mouth》節目中。

A friend of mine who makes pros and cons lists 用詞

我的一個朋友，她會列出優點和缺點的清單，

finds that it really helps her resolve a situation. 片語搭配

她發現這真的能幫助她解決問題。

She halves her page, 用詞

她把紙對摺，

pros, cons,

優點，缺點，

and she said by the end of it, 片語搭配

她說等寫完的時候，

she knows what she's doing. 慣用語

她就知道自己該怎麼做了。

Lists help us make decisions

清單幫助我們做決定，

by writing down all the pros and cons of a situation. 講解

透過寫下某種情況所有的 pros and cons（利弊）。

The pros and cons is another way of saying 片語搭配

pros and cons 是另一種說法，

the advantages and disadvantages of something,

表示某事物的優點和缺點，

especially when you're trying to choose between them. 片語搭配

尤其是當你要在它們之間做選擇時。

The more you think about it, 文法

你想得越多，

the more you see lists everywhere,

你越會發現到處都是清單，

in menus and bank statements, for example.

比如在菜單和銀行對帳單裡。

And therapists even recommend listing 文法

治療師甚至建議列出

all the good things in your life to feel happier.

你生活中所有的好事情，從而感到更快樂。

Not bad for a few words on a scrap of paper. 語氣意圖

在紙片上寫幾個字能有這樣的效果，還不賴吧。

Okay,

好的，

it's time to reveal the answer to my question. 表達脈絡

是時候揭曉我問題的答案了。

Beth,

貝絲，

I asked you which movie had made the most money ever 文法

我問妳哪部電影是有史以來最賺錢的，

and you said Avatar.

妳說是阿凡達。

And now according to the Internet Movie Database,

現在根據網路電影資料庫，

that's exactly right. 語氣意圖

那完全正確。

Yay!

好耶！

Okay,

好的，

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

讓我們複習一下學過的詞彙，

starting with bucket list,

從 bucket list（遺願清單）開始，

all the things you would like to do before you die.

你死前想做的所有事情。

Puke is slang for vomit or sick.

Puke 是嘔吐或嘔吐物的俚語。

If something gives bang for your buck,

如果某事物提供 bang for your buck（物超所值），

you gain a lot of extra value

你獲得了大量額外的價值，

in return for the money or effort you put into it.

作為你投入金錢或精力的回報。

If you call something saccharine, 文法

如果你稱某物為 saccharine（甜得發膩的），

you criticize it for being too sweet or sentimental.

你在批評它太甜或過於多愁善感。

The nub of a problem or situation

問題或情況的 nub（核心）

is the most important or essential thing about it.

是關於它最重要或最本質的事情。

And finally,

最後，

something's pros and cons are its advantages and disadvantages.

某事物的 pros and cons 就是它的優缺點。

Once again,

再一次，

our six minutes are up, 片語搭配

我們的六分鐘到了，

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

但請記住，你會找到這一集的測驗和練習表，

over on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

在我們的網站 bbclearningenglish.com 上。

Goodbye for now.

暫且說到這，再見。

Bye.

再見。

Six Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com.

bbclearningenglish.com 呈現的六分鐘英語。