原标题：《BBC今日短语：坚持下去，信守承诺》 今日短语 搭配 “stick to something” 的意思是 “坚持做某件事”，它也可以表示 “信守承诺”。比如，在新年之际，大家都想要 “stick to 一直信守” 自己的 “新年决心 New Year’s resolutions”。 另一个包含单词 “stick” 的说法是：“Stick with it!” 。它用来激励人们坚持不懈、不要放弃。 例句 I don’t know why Sara makes New Year resolutions – she never sticks to them despite her good intentions. 我不明白莎拉为什么要制定新年决心，她从来都坚持不了，尽管她的出发点是好的。 Although Lee was finding the project difficult, he was determined to stick with it. 尽管李发现这个项目很难，但他还是下决心坚持做下去。 If you promised your mother you would pick her up from the airport, you have to stick to it! 如果你答应你妈妈去机场接她，你就得遵守承诺！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语小测验：常见的“无酒精软饮料”英语名称》 “Dry January” 是由英国慈善机构发起的 “一月戒酒活动”，这个活动鼓励在圣诞节、元旦假日期间大量饮酒的人们在节后戒一段时间酒，同时试图帮助人们改变长期的饮酒习惯。组织该活动的目的是劝诫人们珍爱健康、适度饮酒。你知道 “非酒精饮料 non-alcholic drinks” 在英语里有哪些别称？怎样用英语表达果汁是 “鲜榨的”？做以下六道题，学习常见的 “无酒精软饮料” 的英语名称。 1. Non-alcoholic drinks with bubbles, like cola, are described as ______. a) flat b) fizzy c) bubbly d) frothy 2. A cocktail that does not contain any alcohol is a ______. a) faketail b) softtail c) mocktail d) falsetail 3. Another word for a non-alcoholic drink is a ______ drink. a) weak b) strong c) soft d) hard 4. Bottled water can come in two varieties, sparkling (with gas) or ______ (without gas). a) still b) flat c) effervescent d) sweet 5. I like a glass of ______ orange juice with my breakfast. a) fresh-squeeze b) freshly-squeeze c) freshly-squeezed d) fresh-squeezed 6. Which of these is not a word or expression that means ‘tea’? a) a cuppa b) char c) Rosie Lea d) Joe 答案 1) b, 2) c, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) d. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰 [详情]
原标题：《BBC英语大破解：宝莱坞新娘婚纱》 本集内容 Bollywood bridal wear 宝莱坞新娘婚纱 学习要点 与 “high-end fashion 高端时尚” 有关的词汇 边看边答 How have Indian designers closed the gap for many who want a duplicate or replica? 文字稿 Luxury Indian bridal wear has never been more in demand. 人们对豪华印度婚纱的需求从未如此旺盛过。 Thousands of British Asians filled a swanky Mayfair hotel to meet the men and women behind the designs, and to discuss the possibility of wearing something similar to the stars. 数千名亚裔英国人聚集在伦敦梅菲尔区的一家豪华酒店里，与幕后的设计师们共同探讨穿与明星同款服装的可能性。 Sabyasachi Mukherjee, fashion designer The last four months or five months has been real chaotic because, you know, we did Deepika Padukone’s wedding, and after that came Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas’s wedding. Bollywood and fashion has worked together many, many times to create fashion awareness. A lot of people at the grassroot(s) level of benefit from it. Artisans, a lot of weavers, a lot of embroiderers, beaders, get a lot of job(s) done and I think that's exciting. Sabyasachi Mukherjee 时装设计师 “过去的四、五个月非常忙，因为我们做了迪皮卡·帕度柯妮的婚礼，然后又做了朴雅卡·乔普拉和尼克·乔纳斯的婚礼。宝莱坞和时尚界曾多次携手打造时尚意识。许多草根阶层的人都从中受益。工匠，很多编织工、刺绣工，串珠工，都做了很多工作，我认为这很令人兴奋。” Aashni Shah Doshi, event organiser, Aashni + Co Wedding Show I know people keep talking about Brexit. I haven't seen any down fall in people's spending for couture at all. A lot of the Indian designers have closed the gap for someone who wants to buy a duplicate or a replica as opposed to theirs because they have gone down on their pricing. Aashni Shah Doshi Aashni + Co Wedding Show公司 活动组织人 “我知道大家都在谈论英国脱欧。但我并没有看到人们在高级定制服装上的支出有任何减少。许多印度设计师已经降低了他们成衣的价格，对于想买与明星同款仿制服装而不买高级定制服装的人们来说，价格差缩小了。” But it's not just affordability that's changed. It's also an increase in access; whether that be in person or on the internet. 不过改变的不仅仅是负担能力。人们接触高级定制服装的机会也多了，无论是亲自去店里还是通过网络。 Anita Dongre, fashion designer The moment a celebrity wears you, within minutes, everyone gets to know – and I mean within minutes, we get requests on our Instagram, requests on the email. I think it's amazing that social media today connects you to the consumer directly with no time lost at all. Anita Dongre 服装设计师 “只要有一位名人穿着你设计的服装，在几分钟内，所有人就都知道了，我是说在几分钟内，我们则会在 Instagram、在电子邮件上收到购买请求。我觉得非常好的是，现在的社交媒体能让我们和消费者直接联系，一点时间都没有浪费。” The brides-to-be spent a fortune at the show with designers tailoring hundreds of off-the-rack pieces for British Asians wanting that extra bit of glamour for their big day. 准新娘们在时装秀上大方出手，设计师们为她们量制数百件成衣，以确保合身，以让亚裔英国新娘们在婚礼当天拥有更胜人一筹的魅力。 词汇 luxury 昂贵的，奢侈的 in demand 需求旺盛 swanky 时尚、豪华的 off-the-rack 成衣 glamour 魅力 你知道吗？ The name 'Bollywood' is a portmanteau of 'Bombay', a city in India, and 'Hollywood', where most American movies are made. “Bollywood 宝莱坞” 是印度城市 “Bombay 孟买” 和美国电影中心 “Hollywood 好莱坞” 的合成词。 问题答案 Indian designers have gone down on their pricing. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC你问我答：三个表示“小”的词语》 本集节目内容简介 网友 “蓝风筝红房子” 想知道近义词 “tiny、little” 和 “small” 的用法和区别。比如：哪个词语可以用来形容人的年龄 “小”？哪个词语多被用来描述个头 “矮小”？在特定的语境中，形容词 “tiny” 和 “little” 都可以用来暗示说话人的感情色彩，但区别是什么？本集节目详细讲解这三个近义词的区别。 欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。 文字稿 （关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Feifei 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。这个节目回答大家在英语学习时遇到的种种难题。本集节目要回答的问题来自 “蓝风筝红房子”。我们来听一下她的疑问。 Question 老师，您好！请问 “tiny、little” 和 “small” 的区别是什么呢？ Feifei “蓝风筝红房子” 想请我们辨析 “tiny、little” 和 “small” 这三个同义词的区别。它们都可以用来表示 “小”，虽然有时候互换使用不会影响句意，但它们在作形容词的时候用法略有不同。下面我们就来看看它们三个之间的区别。 首先，来对比一下 “tiny” 和 “small”。先说说这两个词的共同点，它们都可以形容事物 “体积小、数量少”；此外，“tiny” 和 “small” 还可以指人的 “体型小、个头矮”。比如，下面这个例句说：“虽然我奶奶身体瘦小，但她心胸却很宽广。” Example My grandma is a small lady. But she has a big heart. Feifei 例句中 “My grandma is a small lady.”，这里 “small” 用来形容奶奶 “身材娇小”。再来听一个用单词 “tiny” 描述人身材矮小的句子。 Example I’m a tiny person. That’s why I only go to shops with a petite range. Feifei 这里，因为说话的人特别瘦小 ，所以买衣服的时候只能选购 “petite range 专为娇小女性设计的系列”。 “Small” 和 “tiny” 在语气上稍有不同，“tiny” 强调 “非常小的，极小的”，所表达的程度和感情色彩要更强。举一个和食物有关的例子：比如，在请求他人给我们切一小块蛋糕的时候，就可以说： Examples Can I have a tiny slice of cake, please? Can I have a small slice of cake, please? Feifei 这两句话的意思都是 “能给我一小块蛋糕吗？Can I have a tiny slice of cake, please? Can I have a small slice of cake, please? ”。虽然 “a tiny slice” 和 “a small slice” 都是 “一小块”，但 “tiny” 强调 “只要非常小的一块”，也就是说这里 “a tiny slice” 比 “a small slice” 要更小。 同样地，如果想描述自己的房间 “不大”，就可以说 “My room is small.”；但如果说 “My room is tiny.”，那么突出的则是 “我的房间有点儿太小了”。 所以，如果只是客观地说明 “房间面积小”，应该使用 “small”，而不能用 “tiny”。 下面我们来对比一下 “little” 和 “small” 之间的异同点。先来看一看它们在哪些情况下能互换使用。第一，单词 “little” 和 “small” 都可以形容人 “年龄小”。比如，我们可以说：“He’s only small. 他年纪还小。” 或者用 “little”：“He’s only little. 他年纪还小。” 这两句话的意思完全相同。 但在描述 “弟弟妹妹” 的时候，只能用 “little”，不能用 “small”。比如：我的妹妹 my little sister；他的弟弟 his little brother。 “Small” 和 “little” 的第二个共同点是它们都能形容事情 “不重要、微乎其微”。比如，“我们总是因为微不足道的事情而吵架。”，用英语说就是： Examples We always fight over the littlest things. 或者： We always fight over the smallest things. Feifei 这两句话中都使用了单词 “little” 和 “small” 的最高级形式 “the littlest” 和 “the smallest”，意思是 “极其微不足道的”。 下面来看几个 “little” 的特殊用法。首先，“little” 可以用来展示人的主观看法，也可以暗示负面的感情色彩。比如，说“我厌烦了你无聊的小把戏。”： Example I am sick of your silly little games! Feifei 这里，“little” 并不一定是指把戏、伎俩很小，而是在强调 “我” 不耐烦的情绪。 最后，我们再来看看 “small” 独有的一些意思。“Small” 可以指事物 “规模小”。比如：a small business 小型企业。 “Small” 还可以表示人 “卑微的，渺小的”，它能和动词 “feel” 和 “look” 搭配使用，“feel small 感到惭愧不已的” 和 “look small 看起来卑微的”。来听一个例句，句中 Mark 对 Sally 很刻薄，这让 Sally 感到自己很卑微。 Example Mark was being so mean to Sally today. He made her feel really small. Feife 好了，如果你在英语学习中遇到疑问，可以把问题发送到我们的邮箱，邮箱地址是questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk，你也可以通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 与我们取得联系。谢谢收听《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。下次再见！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：“试一把”该怎么说？》 今日短语 有时候，挑战新事物会让人感到无比兴奋，而有时却又让人望而却步。表达 “give something a go” 的意思是 “试做从未尝试过的事情或活动”，它多用于鼓励他人去做原本不喜欢做的事。 例句 You'll love playing hockey – why don't you give it a go? 你会爱上曲棍球的。为什么不试一试呢？ I had a go at skateboarding last year – it's definitely not for me! 我去年试着玩滑板，但这个运动真的不适合我！ I don't know if I'll enjoy the photography course, but I'll give it a go. 我不知道会不会喜欢这个摄影课，不过我会去试着听一听的。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC随身英语：试做一名弹性素食者》 你能不能少吃肉、多吃蔬菜和水果来保护环境？一种叫做 “弹性素食主义” 的新概念近两年来逐渐流行起来，据说这种饮食有助于减缓地球气候变化，而且对人们的健康也有好处。本集节目讨论饮食新时尚 - 弹性素食主义。 Vocabulary: eating 词汇: 饮食 What kind of food do you eat? Are you conscious of the types of food you consume or do you stuff yourself silly with whatever is available? Today, we are constantly bombarded with media reports about research on the right diet to follow to help us maintain a healthy lifestyle or lose weight - but it's hard to know which one to pick and, once chosen, it's harder still to stick to it. And now there's another choice to get our teeth into. A flexitarian diet involves eating plant-based foods and only occasionally eating meat and fish. You might think this is a halfway house to being a vegetarian by not completely abstaining from meat. But if vegetarianism is hard to swallow and you fancy chomping on the occasional lean steak, then this could be the choice for you. This eating style allows you to supplement some ingredients that you wouldn't get in a stricter vegan diet – another trend growing in popularity. And like veganism, flexitarianism isn't about eating carefully to help you lose a few pounds - it's something people choose for ethical reasons, to help the planet. And a study into the global food system and how it affects the climate, has found that eating mainly plant-based foods is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all by 2050. This research found that food waste will need to be halved and farming practices will also have to improve to achieve this. But without a single solution, a combined approach is needed. Dr Marco Springmann from the University of Oxford was one of the lead authors of the report. He told the BBC "We really found that a combination of measures would be needed to stay within environmental limits and those include changes towards healthier more plant-based diets." But whereas vegans think it's wrong for animals to be killed for food, flexitarians believe eating meat once in a while is acceptable. And Dr Springmann agrees - as long as we "treat it as a luxury, it’s probably OK but you shouldn’t have more than one serving of red meat, which includes beef and pork, per week." And here's another fact to digest: If we moved to this type of diet, the study found that greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture would be cut by more than half. 词汇表 stuff yourself 大吃大喝 diet 日常饮食 get your teeth into something 专注做某事 flexitarian 弹性素食者 plant-based 植物性的，基于植物的 halfway house 折中办法 vegetarian 素食者 abstain 节制 hard to swallow （双关语）难以下咽，令人难以接受 chomp 大声地咀嚼 lean （肉）瘦的 supplement 补充，增加 ingredient （食品的）成分，食材 vegan 纯素食主义者（不食用、不使用任何动物产品） veganism 纯素食主义 flexitarianism 弹性素食主义 ethical 道德的 food waste 食品浪费 serving （饭食的）一份 red meat 红肉（由指牛肉、猪肉、羊肉） digest （双关语）消化，理解 greenhouse gas emissions 温室气体排放 测验与练习 1.阅读课文并回答问题。 1. Give one reason mentioned in the article for following a diet. 2. According to the study, what is the benefit of eating mainly plant-based food? 3. According to Dr Marco Springmann, which measure is needed to improve the environment? 4. True or false? Being a vegan involves not eating any meat. 5. Which word used in the article means 'ability to continue at the same level for a long time'. 2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. It took a while to ______ the news about his grandfather's death. digested digesting digest digestible 2. I've not been very good at eating healthily so I'm taking some vitamin tablets to ______ my diet. ingredient supplement digest abstain 3. I found her story about wrestling a grizzly bear ______. hard to swallow hard swallowing hard to swallowing swallow too hard 4. My doctor says I need to eat more healthily and cut ______ from my diet. luxury food waste ingredients red meat 5. I'm going 'dry' this month and ______ from drinking any alcohol. chomping dieting abstaining serving 答案 1.阅读课文并回答问题。 1. Give one reason mentioned in the article for following a diet. To help us maintain a healthy lifestyle, lose weight or help the planet. 2. According to the study, what is the benefit of eating mainly plant-based food? The study found that eating mainly plant-based foods is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all by 2050. 3. According to Dr Marco Springmann, which measure is needed to improve the environment? He said that "a combination of measures (so more than one) would be needed to stay within environmental limits and those include changes towards healthier more plant-based diets." 4. True or false? Being a vegan involves not eating any meat. True. Vegans do not eat meat but flexitarians can eat meat occasionally. 5. Which word used in the article means 'ability to continue at the same level for a long time'. Sustainable ("Eating mainly plant-based foods is one of three key steps towards a sustainable future for all by 2050.") 2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. It took a while to digest the news about his grandfather's death. 2. I've not been very good at eating healthily so I'm taking some vitamin tablets to supplement my diet. 3. I found her story about wrestling a grizzly bear hard to swallow. 4. My doctor says I need to eat more healthily and cut red meat from my diet. 5. I'm going 'dry' this month and abstaining from drinking any alcohol. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC媒体英语：90％的人膳食纤维摄入量不足》 如果给你一种能保你长寿的超级食物，你会尝试吗？这种食品能减少人们心脏病发作、中风以及诸如二型糖尿病的终身疾病的发病机会。它还有助于降低体重、血压和胆固醇水平。 文字稿 Adults in the UK are recommended to eat 30 grams of fibre a day, but only 9% of us manage that. As a guide, two thick slices of wholemeal toast would provide about a fifth of the total. 英国成年人被建议每天摄入30克纤维，但只有9%的人做到了这一点。作为一个指导准则，两片厚厚的全麦吐司可提供大约每日摄入量的五分之一。 This review commissioned by the World Health Organisation reinforces the value of fibre. The researchers say eating more fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds and wholegrains in breakfast cereals, breads and pasta is linked to lower weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. And it helps protect against illnesses, such as bowel cancer. 由世界卫生组织委托进行的评估进一步证实了纤维的价值。研究人员称，多食水果蔬菜、坚果和籽类，以及全谷物早餐麦片、面包和意大利面食可降低体重、血压和胆固醇水平。这还有助于预防疾病，如肠癌。 Experts say the study shows people adopting popular low-carbohydrate diets risk missing out on fibre from wholegrains. 专家说，这项调查表明，选择流行的低碳水化合物饮食方式的人有可能会错过全谷物中的纤维。 1. 词汇 fibre 纤维 wholemeal 全麦的 commissioned 委托…做 nuts 坚果 seeds 籽类（食物） wholegrains 全谷物的 breakfast cereals 早餐麦片 blood pressure 血压 cholesterol 胆固醇 bowel cancer 肠癌 low-carbohydrate diets 低碳水化合物饮食 2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. True or false? The review supports the idea that fibre is important. 2. What is the amount of fibre adults in the UK are recommended to eat a day? 3. Name an illness that fibre helps protect against mentioned in the text. 4. Which word in the text means ‘the importance of something’? 3. 答案 1. True or false? The review supports the idea that fibre is important. True. The review commissioned by the World Health Organisation reinforces the value of fibre. 2. What is the amount of fibre adults in the UK are recommended to eat a day? Adults in the UK are recommended to eat 30 grams of fibre a day. 3. Name an illness that fibre helps protect against mentioned in the text. Bowel cancer. 4. Which word in the text means ‘the importance of something’? Value. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 想了解更多国际教育动态？新浪2019国际学校择校巡展不容错过！3月-5月，全国多地联动！国内百所国际学校的盛宴，众多顶尖海外名校鼎力加盟！一对一现场咨询、面试！还等什么？快来扫码报名吧！ 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语小测验：英语中的同义词和反义词》 在英语里，如果两个词语的意思相同或相近，那么它们就被称作一对 “synonyms 同义词”，而意思相反的词语则叫作 “antonyms 反义词”。各类 “同义词词典 thesaurus” 中就收录了每个词语的近义、反义词。试着选出下列题目中特定词语的同义或反义词，丰富你的词汇量。 1. What is the antonym (opposite meaning) of this characteristic: big-headed. a) small-headed b) proud c) modest d) relaxed 2. Which of these is a synonym (same meaning) of ‘usually’? a) rarely b) seldom c) infrequently d) mostly 3. Which word is not a synonym of the others? a) happy b) cheerful c) down d) glad 4. What is an antonym of ‘inflammable’? a) flammable b) fire-retardant c) combustible d) burnable 5. Which word is an antonym of ‘very big’? a) ginormous b) miniscule c) huge d) mammoth 6. Which expression has an opposite meaning to the others? a) They fight like cats and dogs. b) They get on like a house on fire. c) They are as thick as thieves. d) They are like two peas in a pod. 答案 1) c, 2) d, 3) c, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：Take up 开始参与新活动》 今日短语 动词搭配 “take up” 的意思是 “开始参与一项新的活动、开始培养一个新的兴趣爱好”。“Take up” 后面接表示体育或文化活动的名词或动名词，比如 “take up jogging 开始慢跑”、“take up photography 开始学习摄影” 等等。注意，这个搭配多指开始长期进行一个活动或培养一个兴趣爱好。 例句 I've just taken up swimming. I want to get fit. 我最近刚开始学游泳。我想健身。 If you're lonely, you should try taking up a new hobby – you could meet a lot of new people. 如果你感到孤独，你应该尝试培养一项新的爱好。这样你可以认识很多新的朋友。 I've taken up dancing lessons – they're great fun! 我开始上舞蹈课了，特别有意思！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC你问我答：Never和ever：区分两个易混副词》 本集节目内容简介 本集节目要回答的问题来自一位姓叶的网友，这位朋友提出了一个词语辨析的问题：副词 “never” 和 “ever” 的区别是什么？虽然这两个词语在拼写上只有一个字母之差，但它们的含义却完全不同。“Never” 和 “ever” 还常以搭配 “never ever” 的形式出现在同一个句子里，这个搭配的意思是什么？听本集节目，学习这两个易混词语的含义和用法。 欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。 文字稿 （关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Feifei 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。在每集节目中，我们会回答一个大家在英语学习时遇到的疑问。本集节目要回答的问题来自一位姓叶的朋友。来听一下这个问题。 Question 我在看英语读物的时候最摸不着头脑的词是 “ever”，总觉得它有很多用法。“Ever” 在和 “never” 在一起使用的时候我就更懵了。想请求菲菲做一期关于 “never” 和 “ever” 的用法教学。谢谢！ Feifei 谢谢这位网友的问题。单词 “never”，N-E-V-E-R 虽然只比 “ever”，E-V-E-R 多了一个字母 “n”，但意思却有不少的改变。“Never” 的意思是 “从不，从没有，永远不”，它本身带有否定的含义，用来表示 “过去或将来的任何场合或时间都不会…”。举一个简单的例子，我们要想用英语表示 “我从来没有在公共场合跳过舞。”，就可以说： Example I’ve never danced in public. Feifei 除了用来描述过去的经历以外，“never” 也可以表示将来 “永远不会做某事”。举一个听起来有点消极的例子，用包含 “never” 的句子说 “我永远也说不了一口流利的英语。”，就可以说： Example I’ll never be able to speak English fluently. Feifei 下面我们来看 “ever”。“Ever” 这个词语本身并没有否定含义，它的意思是 “从前、曾经…”。 比如，我们常用这个完成时句式来询问人们过去的经历：“Have you ever …?” 在 “ever” 后面接过去分词，表示 “你做过…吗？”。在询问他人去没去过苏格兰，就可以说：“Have you ever been to Scotland?” 回答说：“是的，我去过。 Yes, I have.” 当然，如果回答是否定的，我们既可以说：“No, I haven’t. 不，我没去过。” 这里也可以用 “never” 作答，说：“No. Never. 不，从没去过。” 那么，如果把 “Have you ever + 过去分词?” 这个完成时句子中的单词 “ever” 换成 “never” 的话，句子就会变成 “Have you never …?” 注意，这里的句意发生了变化，变成了 “你难道没有做过…吗？” 它带有惊讶的口吻。比如： Example Have you never been to Scotland? 你居然没去过苏格兰？ Feifei 这里，我强调因对方没有去过苏格兰而感到惊讶。 另外，“ever” 还可以和 “never” 搭配组成表达 “never ever”。这个表达虽然乍一看让人感到很懵，但它的意思其实非常简单。我们只需要记住 “never ever” 的意思和 “never” 相同，只不过这里用 “ever” 加强 “never” 的语气，强调 “从来没有，永远不会…”。比如，我们可以说： Example Don’t worry. I’ll never ever leave you. 别担心。我永远也不会离开你。 Feifei 最后来补充一下，“ever” 作副词的时候除了有 “从前、曾经” 的意思以外，还可以表示 “不断地、总是”。比如：要想在不断变化的行业中生存，任何一家公司都需要迅速地适应变化。 Example It is important for any business to adapt to this ever-changing industry. Feifei 好了，如果你在英语学习中遇到疑问，可以把问题发送到我们的邮箱，邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk，你也可以通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 与我们取得联系。谢谢收听《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。下次再见！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：Order a takeaway 订外卖》 今日短语 单词 “takeaway” 指 “在餐馆做好后外卖的饭菜”；它也可以指 “外卖餐馆”，比如：a Chinese takeaway 一家外卖中餐馆。搭配 “order a takeaway” 的意思是 “叫、订外卖”。 例句 I don't feel like cooking tonight – shall we order a takeaway and eat in front of the TV? 我今天晚上不想做饭了。咱们叫外卖，然后边看电视边吃吧？ I'm going to order a takeaway from that new Indian restaurant. Do you want anything? 我准备从那家新开的印度餐馆订一份外卖。你要什么吗？ I'm going to try and order fewer takeaways this week. I need to start saving money. 这星期我准备少叫几次外卖。我需要省省钱了。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC随身英语：“离奇古怪的”英国人》 你有过对不同文化的习俗感到困惑的经历吗？在英国，有些异乎寻常的习俗可能会让来自其它国家的人感到疑惑和惊讶。比如，为什么在英国车辆靠左行驶？为什么英国的水龙头是 “冰火两重天” — 一边出热水，一边出凉水？一旦你了解了前因后果，就会发现，这些看似奇怪的现象并非全无道理，本集《随身英语》介绍它们背后的历史起源。 Vocabulary: quirks and confusion 词汇: 离奇和困惑 To an outsider, any culture can seem quirky, confusing, peculiar or just downright bizarre. And the UK's got a thing or two that raises a few eyebrows. Brits are quite capable of befuddling visitors with their idiosyncrasies. However, understand the why and things might be less perplexing. Here are the reasons for three of Britain's more puzzling practices. In a world where 61% of nations drive on the right, the unorthodox Brits drive on the left. Why? "Most people think it goes back to Medieval, maybe even Roman times," explains Stephen Laing, curator of the British Motor Museum. This unusual behaviour makes sense when you remember that right-handed people wear a sword on their left hip. Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm toward your opponent, who would be on your right. This practice persisted until the 18th Century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London Bridge to keep to the left. Visitors to the UK that have just washed their hands in an old-fashioned sink might be wondering why one tap is solely for hot water, the other exclusively cold. Either can make washing very uncomfortable. So, why this oddity? "It relates to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent contamination," Kevin Wellman, chief executive officer of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering says. Drinkable cold water came from a mains supply, but hot water came from attic tanks and was not considered suitable for consumption. So they were kept apart. Millions of people drink tea worldwide, but the eccentric Brits put milk in theirs. Why? This mystifying practice relates to the quality of china cup used in the 18th Century when tea was first imported. For the majority of Brits, "the cups available couldn’t withstand the heat of the boiling water and would shatter, so milk was added first," Simon Hill, Tea Buyer at Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate tells the Sun newspaper. This cooled the cup enough to withstand the water. And this practical tweak soon became a national habit. There's a method to the madness, they say. As you can see, these quirky Brits have perfectly coherent reasons for left-hand driving, two-tap sinks and tea with milk. But until you comprehend them, they can seem unfathomable. Even if they still seem strange, at least now you're in the know. 词汇表 quirky 古怪奇特的 confusing 令人困惑的 peculiar 奇怪的 bizarre 怪诞的 raise (a few) eyebrows 引人惊诧，使人震惊 befuddle 使…感到迷惑 idiosyncrasy 癖好 perplexing 令人费解的 puzzling 令人不解的 unorthodox 非传统的 unusual 不同寻常的 make sense 说得通 oddity 奇怪现象 eccentric 古怪的 mystifying 让人感到云里雾里的 there's a method to the madness 看似疯狂，实则有理 coherent 条理清晰的 comprehend 领会、理解 unfathomable 高深莫测的 in the know 知情的 测验与练习 1.阅读课文并回答问题。 1. True or False: Driving on the left links back to ancient British history. 2. What did walking or riding on the left allow a person to do? 3. What is the problem with using an old-fashioned British sink? 4. What would happen to the 18th Century cups when they encountered boiling water? 5. Which word used in the article means 'to continue to exist'? 2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. When he arrived at the funeral in a brightly-coloured coat, it certainly ______. in the know raised a few eyebrow there's a method to the madness comprehended 2. While not the best player, his ______ style of play made him popular with the fans. quirky befuddled perplexed oddity 3. Our computer model predicted 99% of the data. The other 1% should be considered an ______. idiosyncrasy unorthodox oddity eccentric 4. How did I pay £10, give you a £20 and end up with £5? That doesn't ______. confuse puzzle mystify make sense 5. Some of the brightest minds in history have also been more than a little ______. eccentric idiosyncrasy peculiarity comprehensive 答案 1.阅读课文并回答问题。 1. True or False: Driving on the left links back to ancient British history. True. "Most people think it goes back to Medieval, maybe even Roman times," explains Stephen Laing, curator of the British Motor museum. 2. What did walking or riding on the left allow a person to do? Travelling on the left allowed you to keep your weapon arm towards your opponent, who would be on your right. 3. What is the problem with using an old-fashioned British sink? One tap is solely for hot water, the other exclusively cold. Either can make washing very uncomfortable. 4. What would happen to the 18th Century cups when they encountered boiling water? They couldn't withstand the heat of boiling water and would shatter. 5. Which word used in the article means 'to continue to exist'? 'Persist'. This practice persisted until the 18th Century when a law was passed requiring all traffic crossing London Bridge to keep to the left. 2.请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. When he arrived at the funeral in a brightly-coloured coat, it certainly raised a few eyebrows. 2. While not the best player, his quirky style of play made him popular with the fans. 3. Our computer model predicted 99% of the data. The other 1% should be considered an oddity. 4. How did I pay £10, give you a £20 and end up with £5? That doesn't make sense. 5. Some of the brightest minds in history have also been more than a little eccentric. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC媒体英语：应对气候变化：让宠物狗改吃虫子》 你有没有因为环保人士把气候变化归咎于自家的宠物狗而感到烦恼不已？别怕，现在只要给你家 “汪汪” 喂用黑色兵蝇做成的狗粮，不用喂什么巴西牛肉，它也能长得胖胖的。一家宠物食品制造商说，他们的一款新产品中含有 40% 的兵蝇幼虫。 文字稿 It's estimated that pets consume around 20% of the world's meat. That's led some owners to worry about the impact of their dog on the planet, as meat production is a major source of greenhouse gases. 据估计，宠物吃掉全球20%的肉类。这使一些宠物主人开始担心自家狗给地球造成的影响，因为肉类生产是温室气体的主要来源。 Vegan dog foods are on sale but environmentalist owners wanting to treat their pet to animal protein can now turn to a Dutch product called Yora. The grubs of black soldier flies make up 40% of it. 纯素狗粮已有售，但那些注重环保的、想给宠物吃动物蛋白的狗主人们现在可以转向一款叫作 Yora 的荷兰产品。这个产品中含40% 的黑色兵蝇幼虫。 Insects do use a fraction of the water and land of cattle. So this looks an environmental boon. But it's not quite so simple. Normal dog food is mostly offal, so dogs are typically eating meat that humans have rejected. To really make an environmental difference, owners would need to join their dogs in cutting down on the meat. 昆虫的用水和用地面积是牛所用的极小的一部分。所以这款产品看来对环境大有裨益。但事情并没有那么简单。普通狗粮的原料大多是动物下水，所以狗吃的通常是人类不要的肉类。要想对环境做出实质性改变，狗主人需要和他们的狗一起少吃肉。 1. 词汇 consume 大量吃、消耗 meat production 肉类生产 greenhouse gases 温室气体 vegan 纯素的 environmentalist 注重环保人士 animal protein 动物蛋白 grubs 幼虫 soldier flies 兵蝇 a fraction of 极少的一部分 cattle 牛的总称 boon 有益处的事物 offal 动物内脏 cutting down on 减少…的摄入 2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. True or false? Insects use more water and land than that of cattle. 2. How much of the world’s meat do pets consume? 3. What would owners need to do in really make an environmental difference? 4. Which word in the text is a synonym of ‘usually’? 3. 答案 1. True or false? Insects use more water and land than that of cattle. False. Insects do use a fraction of the water and land of cattle, which means they use only a small part of what cattle use. 2. How much of the world’s meat do pets consume? It's estimated that pets consume around 20% of the world's meat. 3. What would owners need to do to really make an environmental difference? To really make an environmental difference, ownerswould need to join their dogs in cutting down on the meat. 4. Which word in the text is a synonym of ‘usually’? Typically. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语小测验：和 “睡眠” 有关的英语词组》 每当假期过后，人们都希望能延长假期中慵懒的时光，继续放松一下。每年的1月3日是 “睡眠节 The Festival of Sleep”。良好的睡眠会能让人一整天都精神抖擞，充满干劲儿。通过做六道小题，学习和 “睡眠” 有关的英语表达。 1. If you know something really well and are able to do it easily you can say this. a) I can do it on my sleep. b) I can do it while I sleep. c) I can do it in my sleep. d) I can do it during my sleep. 2. In the evening, I'm so tired I usually ______ in front of the TV. a) drop on b) drop in c) drop off d) drop out 3. You don't have to decide now. Why don't you ______ before you make your final decision. a) take a sleep b) sleep on it c) go to sleep d) have a sleep 4. On Saturday morning I like to stay in bed and have a ______. a) lie-off b) lie-at c) lie-on d) lie-in 5. Which expression means to sleep really well? a) sleep like a cat b) sleep like a log c) sleep like a stone d) sleep like the ocean 6. I'm exhausted, last night I ______. a) didn't sleep a wink b) slept like a bat c) didn't toss and turn at all d) slept really well 答案 1) c, 2) c, 3) b, 4) d, 5) b, 6) a. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语大破解：专家称无需过度担忧看屏幕对儿童的危害》 本集内容 Is screen use really bad for kids? 专家称无需过度担忧看屏幕对儿童的危害 学习要点 有关 “technology and health 科技和健康” 的词汇 边看边答 When should parents not allow screen use by children? 文字稿 Young people today grow up surrounded by digital entertainment and information on multiple screens, whether via computer, smartphone or television. 如今的年轻人在多屏数字娱乐和信息的包围下成长，无论是通过电脑、智能手机还是电视机。 In its guidance to parents, the Royal College says the popular view that time in front of a screen is toxic to health has essentially no evidence to support it. 英国皇家儿科和儿童健康学院在给家长的指导意见中表示，长时间坐在屏幕前有害儿童健康的观点从根本上来讲是没有证据支持的。 Professor Russell Viner, President, Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Many things are harmful to us. Crossing the road is harmful. Even reading, which we think of as a really important thing, actually is a bit of a sedentary occupation that can keep you up at night. So we think that there's a balance to be struck. There are harms from screens. But actually, screens bring us great opportunities and we have to balance those. 罗素·瓦伊纳教授 英国皇家儿科和儿童健康学院院长 “很多事情都对我们有害。过马路就很危险。就连看书这件大家认为很重要的事，其实都算是久坐不起的活动，有可能让你夜不能寐。所以我们认为有必要找到一个平衡点。看屏幕是有害处，但它其实也给我们带来了巨大的机遇，我们必须权衡利弊。” The guidance says parents with healthy, active children should not worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed, in part because the light can slow the release of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. 这份指南说，如果孩子健康、活跃、好动，那么家长不必过多担心电脑和智能手机的使用，不过指南建议在睡前一小时不要看屏幕，部分原因是光线会减缓促进睡眠的褪黑激素的释放。 The Royal College says families should negotiate screen time limits with their children, based on individual needs and how much they impact on sleep, physical and social activities. 英国皇家儿科和儿童健康学院表示，家长应和孩子就看屏幕的时间限制进行沟通，并根据个人需要以及屏幕对睡眠、身体和社交活动的影响程度来决定。 词汇 digital entertainment 数字娱乐 toxic （对健康）有害的 sedentary occupation 久坐的职业、活动 keep you up at night 让你夜不能寐 screen time limits 看屏幕的时间限制 你知道吗？ University of Manchester researchers say higher levels of cyan – a colour between green and blue - keep people awake. The researchers want to produce devices for computer screens that allow users to control cyan levels. 英国曼彻斯特大学的研究人员们称，较高水平的青色光（一种介于绿色与蓝色之间的颜色）能让人保持清醒。他们想制造出能让使用者控制青色光水平的电脑屏幕设备。 问题答案 The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's recommendation is that parents don't allow the use of screens for an hour before children's bedtime.llow the use of screens for an hour before children's bedtime. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：用英语如何说“堂食或外带”？》 今日短语 在英国，去餐厅点完餐后，服务人员经常会问：“Eat in or take away?” 这句话的意思是：“您想在这里吃还是带走？” 搭配 “eat in” 的意思是 “在餐厅吃”，而 “take away” 则指 “在餐厅买完饭后，带走吃” 。 注意：“takeaway” 是名词，指 “外卖的食物”。这里 “take” 和 “away” 中间没有空格。 例句 A: Do you want that to eat in or take away? B: Take away, please. “您想在这吃还是带走？” “带走。” When I get a pizza I prefer eating in. When I get it to take away, it's always cold by the time I get home. 我买完披萨喜欢在店里吃。每次带走吃，到家以后披萨都凉了。 Many restaurants charge extra to eat in, so it can be much more economical to take away. 很多餐馆会额外收取堂食费，所以带走吃更划算。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC你问我答：“密码”用英语怎么说？》 本集节目内容简介 本集节目要回答的问题来自 “小泡泡”。她对 “password、PIN” 和 “code” 这三个说法感到困惑不解，想要知道它们在表示 “密码” 这个含义时的区别。在现代生活中，不论是登录电子设备，上网、还是去银行取钱，设置 “密码” 已成为保护个人信息安全中的重要一环。在什么情况下应使用单词 “password”，而在什么情况下又该用 “PIN” 呢？“PIN” 是哪几个单词的缩写形式？单词 “code” 指的是什么？本集节目将对这几个词的意思和用法进行讲解。 欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。 文字稿 （关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Feifei 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。在每集节目中，我们会回答一个大家在英语学习时遇到的疑问。本集节目要回答的问题来自 “小泡泡”。我们来听一下她的问题。 Question 你好！我对 “password、PIN” 和 “code” 这几个关于 “密码” 的词语不太了解，能具体讲讲它们的区别和用法吗？谢谢！ Feifei 在日常生活中，我们常常需要设置各类 “密码”。比如，很多科技产品可以让使用者通过给内容加密来确保个人信息不被泄漏。“小泡泡” 提到了三个和 “密码” 有关的说法，它们分别是 “password、PIN” 和 “code”。但这三种说法所指的密码类型是不同的。 相信大家都听过民间故事《阿里巴巴与四十大盗》中的开山口令 “芝麻开门”，故事里的角色只要说出这句通关密语，山洞就会自动打开，允许他们通过。这类 “密码” 应该用哪一个单词表示呢？当我们用银行卡取钱的时候，在提款机键盘上输入的 “密码” 叫什么？接下来我们就来讲一讲 “password、PIN” 和 “code” 各自的含义、用法以及它们之间的区别。 先来看 “PIN”，“P-I-N”。它是 “personal identification number 个人身份识别码” 的缩写形式。“PIN” 在书写时全都应大写。“PIN” 专指在提取现金、办理银行业务的时候需要在数字键盘上输入的个人账户密码。 “PIN” 通常由一串数字组成。比如，银行通常会提醒大家在取款时遮住密码，以防密码被盗： Example Always cover your PIN at an ATM. You never know who might be looking over your shoulder. 在自动取款机前取钱时，要遮住你的银行卡密码。没准就有人在背后偷看呢。 Feifei 而名词 “password” 则泛指各类 “密码”。它由单词 “pass 通过” 和“word 字”组成，“password” 原本的意思是 “通过、进入某处所需的暗语”，比如，我们在节目一开始提到的口令 “芝麻开门” 就属于 “password”。 如今，“password” 多用来表示 “登录计算机、网络等系统时输入的一串数字、字母和字符的组合”。 与 “PIN” 不同的是， “password” 并不限于数字。比如，下面这个例句的意思是：最好不要用 “abcd1234” 这样太过简单的 “password 密码”。 Example You want to avoid using passwords such as ‘abcd1234’. 你最好别用 “abcd1234” 这类的密码。 Feifei 最后，单词 “code” 作名词使用的时候，也有 “密码” 的含义。但它既不能与 PIN 替换，也不等同于 “password”。“Code” 强调用字母、符号代表原始的信息从而得到的 “代码”。比如，国家或地区的 “区号” 是 “area code” 或 “dialling code”。在给英国打国际长途时，在电话号码前需要加的国际区号就是 “44”。 再比如，在一些谍战片中，特工们执行秘密任务时用的 “代号” 通常被称为 “a code name”。我们不能把这里的 “code” 换成 “password” 或 “PIN”。比如：有些人觉得在《007》系列电影中被称作 “绅士间谍” 的角色 “詹姆士·邦德 James Bond” 这个名字本身也只是一个代号而已。 Example Some 007 fans propose that ‘James Bond’ is actually a code name. 有些 007 的粉丝提出，“詹姆士·邦德” 其实是一个代号。 Feifei 好了，我们来总结一下 “PIN、password” 和 “code” 的区别：“PIN” 的意思是 “个人身份识别码”，指 “在办理银行等业务时输入的，由一串数字组成的密码”；而 “password” 的本意是 “通关暗语”，但现在它多用来泛指登录账户时需要的 “密码”，“password” 中并不只包括数字；最后，“code” 的意思是 “代码”。 谢谢 “小泡泡” 发来的问题。如果你在英语学习中遇到疑问，可以把问题发送到我们的邮箱，邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk，你也可以通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 与我们取得联系。谢谢收听本集《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。下次再会！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：Go off 食物变质》 今日短语 动词搭配 “go off” 用来描述食物不再新鲜，不能食用或饮用的状态，即 “食物变质、腐坏”。 例句 This milk smells a bit funny - I think it’s gone off. 这牛奶闻起来有怪味。我觉得它变质了。 Food that is not stored in the fridge will go off more quickly. 没有存放在冰箱里的食物变质得更快。 Don’t eat that bread - it’s gone off! Look, it’s green on the outside. 别吃这个面包，已经发霉了。看，上面都变绿了。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC媒体英语：专家提醒人们重视火山旅游风险》 有些游客为寻求刺激，在火山爆发时前往山口附近观光，这一做法不仅危及他们自己的生命，还会妨碍紧急救援机构的正常工作。一份由英国皇家地理学会（Royal Geographical Society）发布的报告警告人们注意 “火山旅游业” 带来的安全隐患。 文字稿 When a volcano erupts, the obvious thing to do might be to run in the opposite direction. But this report warns about thousands of people who rush from around the world to try to get as close as possible. 当火山爆发时，人们的第一反应可能就是朝反方向跑。但这份报告警告说，有成千上万的人反而为了尽可能地接近火山而奔波于世界各地。 Amy Donovan, the Cambridge University geographer who has written the report, says that some people are unable to resist the elemental power of a volcano. They travelled to places such as Iceland for the thrill of being close to an eruption, often wanting to photograph themselves in these extreme settings. 来自剑桥大学的地理学家艾米·唐纳文撰写了这份报告，她说有些人无法抗拒火山的原始力量。他们为了体会临近火山喷发的刺激感而去冰岛等地旅游，往往是想要在这类极端的环境中自拍。 But they dangerously underestimate the risks such as being injured by flying rocks, the threat of toxic gas or getting cut off by lava flows. It's also proving difficult for the emergency services, who are putting their own lives at risk to rescue these thrill-seeking travellers. 但危险的是，他们低估了如被飞石砸伤、吸入有毒气体或被熔岩流阻断去路的风险。事实证明，火山观光还给紧急救援部门的工作人员带来了困难，因为他们需冒着生命危险去解救这些寻求刺激的游客。 1. 词汇 erupts （火山）喷发 in the opposite direction 朝反方向 elemental power 大自然的力量、原始力量 thrill 刺激 settings 环境 underestimate 低估 toxic gas 有毒气体 lava flows 岩浆流 emergency services 紧急救援机构 putting their own lives at risk 冒着自己的生命危险 thrill-seeking 寻求刺激的 2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. True or false? Some tourists do not realise how risky it is to travel to erupting volcanoes. 2. What might be the obvious thing to do when the volcano erupts, according to the text? 3. Why did volcano tourists travel to places such as Iceland? 4. Which word in the text means ‘to stop oneself from being affected by something’? 3. 答案 1. True or false? Some tourists do not realise how risky it is to travel to erupting volcanoes. True. The text says that they dangerously underestimate the risks such as being injured by flying rocks, the threat of toxic gas or getting cut off by lava flows. 2. What might be the obvious thing to do when the volcano erupts, according to the text? The obvious thing to do might be to run in the opposite direction. 3. Why did volcano tourists travel to places such as Iceland? They travelled to places such as Iceland for the thrill of being close to an eruption, often wanting to photograph themselves in these extreme settings. 4. Which word in the text means ‘to stop oneself from being affected by something’? Resist. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC随身英语：“新年决心”的前世今生》 很多人会在一年之初给自己制定各类计划和目标，对过去曾犯下的错误进行反省，改过自新。人们每在新年之际为来年制定自我提高计划这个概念从何而来？各个国家有哪些相关的习俗和传统？本集节目介绍 “新年决心” 的起源，并讲解与 “期许、承诺” 有关的词汇。 Vocabulary: New Year’s resolutions and promises 词汇: 新年决心与期许 Happy New Year! For many in the UK, if the New Year means anything, it means starting with a clean slate and turning over a new leaf. And to do this, many of us make New Year's resolutions – a list of ways that we intend to improve ourselves in the year ahead. We reflect on our past transgressions and resolve not to do them again. Refrainingfrom smoking is ever popular, as is a vow to take up more exercise or spend more time with family. But where does the idea of a New Year's resolution come from? The answer might lie 4,000 years ago in ancient Babylonia, according to History.com. The Babylonians are believed to be the first to hold recorded celebrations for the New Year. The 12-day-long celebration, Akitu, allowed them not only to reaffirm their loyalty to the king, or crown a new one, but also to pledge to the gods to pay their debts and return borrowed objects. For their 'good behaviour', they believed the gods would bestow favour upon them for the year to come. If not, there would be divine consequences! The Romans too had similar traditions. New Year's Day was a time when senators would swear they had upheld the laws and city leaders and soldiers would take an oath of loyalty to the emperor. Incidentally, the month of January, is named after the Roman god Janus. He is the god of beginnings, transitions and time, among other things and is depicted as having two faces – one looking to the past and the other facing forward to the future. The Romans may be long gone, but their legacy lives on. Come the turn of the year, our eyes turn inwards. We look at self-improvement, review our past mistakes, confess our wrongdoings, seek atonement and try to sharpen up in general. Ultimately, much like the Babylonians and Romans, we seek to reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind. Whether you're looking at a quick behavioural tweak, or a huge personality overhaul, you're taking part in a tradition that goes back centuries. I wish you all the best sticking to your resolutions. Happy New Year! 词汇表 a clean slate 从头开始、既往不咎 turn over a new leaf 翻开新篇章，改过自新 resolution 决心 improve 提高、改善 reflect on 反省、回想 transgression 罪过 resolve 下决心 refrain from 忍住不… vow 誓言 celebration 庆祝活动 reaffirm 重申 pledge 保证 swear 发誓 take an oath 宣誓、立下誓言 self-improvement 自我提高、自我改善 review 回顾 wrongdoing 过错、不当行为 atonement 弥补（过失、过错） 测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。 1. True or False? New Year is associated with starting fresh. 2. What did the Babylonians believe good behaviour during Akitu would bless them with? 3. What distinguishing physical feature does the Roman god Janus have? 4. In what way are contemporary people much like the Babylonians and Romans? 5. Which phrasal verb used in the article means 'remove problems or find solutions'? 2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. A person who is genuinely sorry can be forgiven for their ______. Just say sorry! resolution vow pledge transgression 2. Please ______ from smoking within hospital grounds. refrain reaffirm reflect review 3. Young man, I suggest you go to your room and ______ on your bad behaviour! celebrate reflect swear pledge 4. If you give me one more chance, I promise I'll ______. clean slate turn over a new leaf take an oath self-improvement 5. Thank you all for coming to my wedding. It's a ______ of our love for each other. improve celebration oath review 答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。 1. True or False? New Year is associated with starting fresh. True. If the New Year means anything, it means starting with a clean slate and turning over a new leaf. 2. What did the Babylonians believe good behaviour during Akitu would bless them with? They believed it would bless them with good favour for the year ahead. 3. What distinguishing physical feature does the Roman god Janus have? Janus has two faces - one looking to the past and the other facing forward to the future. 4. In what way are contemporary people much like the Babylonians and Romans? We seek to reaffirm the best parts of ourselves, while leaving the dross behind. 5. Which phrasal verb used in the article means 'remove problems or find solutions'? 'Iron out'. "The idea of using the New Year to iron out our flaws and improve ourselves is not a new one." 2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. A person who is genuinely sorry can be forgiven for their transgression. Just say sorry! 2. Please refrain from smoking within hospital grounds. 3. Young man, I suggest you go to your room and reflect on your bad behaviour! 4. If you give me one more chance, I promise I'll turn over a new leaf. 5. Thank you all for coming to my wedding. It's a celebration of our love for each other. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：“与人见面”用英语怎么说？》 今日短语 搭配 “meet up with” 的意思是 “和某人见面、碰面”。这里，介词 “with” 后面接要见的人。这个词组在日常生活、工作中的使用频率较高。 例句 I met up with my old school friends last week. 上周我和老同学们一起见了个面。 It was good to meet up with everyone who had worked on the project. 能见到参与这个项目的每个人真是太好了。 I haven't seen you for ages! We should meet up with each other soon. 我好久都没见到你了！我们可得快点碰碰面。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC随身英语：了解青少年的大脑发育过程和特点》 直到最近，人们曾以为人类的大脑在幼儿时期结束时就完全停止发育了。然而，在过去的十年间，有研究表明人类的大脑从青春期开始到成年初期的这段时间内仍然在变化。本集《随身英语》带你走进青少年的大脑，并介绍一些与 “青春期” 有关的英语表达。 Vocabulary: adolescence 词汇: 青春期 What were you like as a teenager? I was a nightmare. I was rude to my parents, always stayed out late, never did my homework, hung out with the wrong people and made lots of bad decisions. Apparently, this is the age when teenagers are out of control and behave badly. Maybe, if you're a teenager now, you think this is unfair criticism or it's not your fault. Well, you might be right! Experts have found that it's a teenager's brain that is to blame. Between the ages of approximately 13 to 19 - a period known as adolescence - the brain is still developing in areas that control behaviour. This has an impact on learning and multitasking, stress and memory, sleep, addiction, and decision-making. For parents, these consequences often manifest themselves in a variety of behaviours that they may have previously blamed on hormones or just moodiness. This is quite a new discovery, according to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, who, speaking on the BBC radio programme The Life Scientific, says "when I was at university, the dogma in the text books was that the vast majority of brain development goes on in the first few years of life and nothing much changes after mid-childhood. That dogma is completely false." So our brains are still developing much later than was originally thought. Is this the perfect excuse for teenagers to lounge around and not get their homework done on time? Of course not! According to Professor Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, it's to do with our prefrontal cortex – that's the part of our brain right at the front, just behind the forehead. She says "it's involved in a whole range of very high-level cognitive tasks such as decision making and planning - we know that this region is undergoing very very large amounts of development during the adolescent years". This is the part of the brain critically involved in planning, and, for a teenager, this hasn't developed yet. So getting organised to do their homework, for example, can come as a bit of a challenge. I wish I'd known about this because instead of telling my teacher I'd left my homework on the bus or that the dog had eaten it. Now I could say, "Sorry sir, my brain isn’t developed enough for the cognitive task of planning my homework". 词汇表 nightmare “噩梦”，棘手的人或事 out of control 失控 adolescence 青春期 multitasking 同时做多件事情 hormone 荷尔蒙 moodiness 情绪多变，喜怒无常 dogma 教条 lounge around 悠闲度日 prefrontal cortex 前额皮层 cognitive task 认知任务 adolescent 青春期的，青少年的 critically 极其地 测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。 1. During adolescence, what is thought to be happening to the area of the brain that is controlling behaviour? 2. How have ideas about early brain development changed? 3. What tasks does the prefrontal cortex part of the brain affect? 4. True or false? It's hard for teenagers to get organised because the part of the brain needed to do this is still developing. 5. Which word used in the article means 'to become clear through signs or actions'? 2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. Our journey was a ______. First we got stuck in a traffic jam and then our car broke down! dogma nightmare cognitive task out of control 2. It's ______ important that we sign the contract today, otherwise we will lose the business. critical critically criticaly criticise 3. We're blaming our son's behaviour on his ______; it can't be anything else can it? adolescent dogma nightmare hormones 4. I've got a day off work today so I'm just going to ______ and watch TV. lounge around lounged around round lounge lounge up 5. Some businesses feel the pressure to change smoking laws has been driven more by ______ than hard facts. moodiness multitasking dogma cognitive tasks 答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。 1. During adolescence, what is thought to be happening to the area of the brain that is controlling behaviour? Between the ages of approximately 13 to 19, the brain is still developing in areas that control behaviour. 2. How have ideas about early brain development changed? They have changed from thinking that the vast majority of brain development goes on in the first few years of life and nothing much changes after mid-childhood, to the idea that brain development continues through adolescence. 3. What tasks does the prefrontal cortex part of the brain affect? It affects us performing cognitive tasks such as decision making and planning. 4. True or false? It's hard for teenagers to get organised because the part of the brain needed to do this is still developing. True. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain critically involved in planning, and, for a teenager, this hasn't developed yet. So getting organised to do their homework, for example, can come as a bit of a challenge. 5. Which word used in the article means 'to become clear through signs or actions'? The word is 'manifest'. "For parents, these consequences often manifest themselves in a variety of behaviours that they may have previously blamed on hormones or just moodiness." 2. 请在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。 1. Our journey was a nightmare. First we got stuck in a traffic jam and then our car broke down! 2. It's critically important that we sign the contract today, otherwise we will lose the business. 3. We're blaming our son's behaviour on his hormones, it can't be anything else can it? 4. I've got a day off work today so I'm just going to lounge around and watch TV. 5. Some businesses feel the pressure to change smoking laws has been driven more by dogma than hard facts. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC你问我答：多义词 “credit” 的几种用法》 本集节目内容简介 本集节目要回答来自 “粉粉小公举” 的问题，这位网友发现，单词 “credit” 有很多种含义，她想了解，除了表示 “信用卡 credit card” 和 “学分 credit” 以外，它还有哪些其它的含义。单词 “credit” 最常用的意思包括 “信用、信誉”，本集《你问我答》将介绍 “credit” 在此基础上的衍生含义，并通过一个多次使用 “credit” 不同含义的故事来加深理解。 欢迎你加入并和我们一起讨论英语学习的方方面面。请通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 或邮件与我们取得联系。我们的邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk。 文字稿 （关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。） Feifei 大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。在每集节目中，我们会回答一个大家在英语学习时遇到的疑问。本集节目要回答的问题来自 “粉粉小公举”。我们来听一下她的问题。 Question 冯老师，您好： 我想问一下除了 “信用卡 credit card” 和 “学分 credit” 以外，单词 “credit” 还有什么用法和意思呢？我一直都搞不清楚，好沮丧。求解答，万分感谢。 粉粉小公举 Feifei 这位朋友的网名很有创意。“粉粉小公举” 别沮丧！我们今天就来好好分析下 “credit” 的多个意思和用法。 信用卡在当今社会中已经非常普遍，它的英文说法 “credit card” 当中用到了单词 “credit”。这里，“credit” 可以简单地理解为 “信用”。此外，一般国内外的高校都规定学生必须修满一定的 “学分 credits”，才允许其继续学习或毕业。 “Credit” 还有其它的用法吗？先来听一段故事。故事中，学生 Chloe 和 Jacob 两人决定共同拍摄电影短片。在听音频的过程中，别忘了留意单词 “credit” 在不同句子中的用法。 Example Chloe and Jacob enrolled in a documentary course worth 20 credits. Their assignment was to make a short film. They needed to buy a camera. They found one at a shop, but when they were paying Jacob found out his bank account was out of credit. Chloe used her credit card to pay and Jacob said he'd pay her back – which he never did. When the assignment was due, they showed their film to the class. The teacher was very pleased and said they were a credit to the college. As the end credits rolled, Chloe noticed the absence of her name. Jacob had taken all the credit. Chloe demanded credit where credit was due, or she would ask the teacher not to give him any credit at all. 克洛伊和杰克布选修了一个二十学分的纪录片课程。他们的作业是拍一个短片。他们需要买一台摄像机。两人在一家商店里找到了相机，但正当他们准备结账时，杰克布发现银行卡账户里没有余额了。克洛伊就用自己的信用卡付了款，杰克布说会还钱给她，但一直没还。该交作业了，他们向全班人展示了短片。老师非常满意，说他们是学校的光荣。当放到片尾演职人员表时，克洛伊发现没有自己的名字。杰克布把功劳全归给了自己。克洛伊要求他给自己应有的认可，否则就让老师不给他任何学分。 Feifei 这个故事的大意是：Chloe 和 Jacob 是两名在校生。他们选修了纪录片课程，在拍片过程中，Chloe 垫钱买设备，但事后 Jacob 不但没有还钱而且还把功劳全揽给了自己。 单词 “credit” 多次出现。首先，用 “credit” 表达 “学分” 的意思，比如：Chloe and Jacob enrolled in a documentary course worth 20 credits. 他们俩选修的纪录片课程计20学分。还有一处用 credit 表示 “学分”：… or she would ask the teacher not to give him any credit at all. 否则她将让老师不要给 Jacob 计学分。 不过，除了用于在谈论和 “学习、学术” 有关的语境中，“credit” 还和 “金钱” 有关。首先，“credit” 可以指 “账户中的余额、结余”。比如，故事中提到，Jacob 银行卡里没有余额了，这里就用到了 “credit”：… Jacob found out his bank account was out of credit. 再比如，在下面这个例句中，“credit” 指学生卡里的余额。 Example I can't print anything at the library. My student card has run out of credit. 我在图书馆里什么也没法打印。我学生卡里没钱了。 Feifei “Credit” 还有另外一个和 “金钱” 有关的含义，即 “信用、信誉”，尤其指某人借钱后是否按时还款的 “信用”。比如，银行通常在给人贷款之前会进行 “credit check 信用审查”，并给申请者一个 “信用评分 credit score 或 credit rating”。Chloe 发现 Jacob 没钱付款的时候，用自己的 “信用卡” 买下了拍片设备，这里，“credit card” 中的 “credit” 也表示“信用”：Chloe used her credit card to pay. 单词 “credit” 还有一个常用意思就是 “赞扬、认可、功劳、荣誉”。在故事中，Jacob 把两人合作的成果全部归功于自己，“Jacob had taken all the credit.”；Chloe 认为自己的贡献也应该得到认可，这里也用到了 “credit”：Chloe demanded credit where credit was due… 表达 “credit where credit is due” 的意思是 “应得的表扬和认可”；老师夸他们俩是 a credit to the college，这里 credit 的意思是 “学校的骄傲、光荣。 最后，“credit” 还可以表示影视作品结尾出现的 “演职人员表”，由于演职人员名单上通常不是只有一个人，所以我们多用它的复数形式 “credits”。比如：As the end credits rolled, Chloe noticed the absence of her name. 当片尾演职人员表出现时，Chloe 发现上面并没有自己的名字。 以上就是单词 “credit” 作名词时所包含的意思和用法。总结一下：“credit” 可以表示 “学分”；在谈论和 “金钱” 有关的话题时，也有 “余额；信用” 的含义；我们还可以用 “credit” 来指 “赞扬、认可、功劳、光荣”；最后，“credit” 也可以指电影结束时在屏幕上滚动的 “演职人员名单”。 好了，谢谢 “粉粉小公举” 给我们发来的问题。如果你在英语学习中遇到疑问，可以把问题发送到我们的邮箱，邮箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk，也可以通过微博 “BBC英语教学” 与我们取得联系。谢谢收听本集《你问我答》节目，我是冯菲菲。下次再见！ 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC媒体英语：气候变暖使英国出现热浪的几率增加三十倍》 气候变化明显增加了英国夏天迎来热浪的可能性。2018年炎热的夏日创下了高温记录，由英国气象局（Met Office）展开的一项研究显示，与往年相比，这次热浪席卷英国的几率因人类活动产生的排放物而增加了三十倍。 文字稿 The blazing summer of 2018 was the joint warmest for the UK since records began in 1910. Met Office researchers have now analysed the record-breaking temperatures, using climate models that can simulate the world with or without the impact of fossil fuel emissions. 2018年的酷暑是自1910年有记录以来英国并列最热的年份。英国气象局的研究人员利用气候模型分析了创记录的气温，这些模型能模拟全球气候在受到化石燃料排放物影响以及未受到它影响时的情况。 According to the scientists, in the absence of global warming, the odds of a UK heatwave like this summer's were less than half a percent in any given year. But a changing climate means this has now risen to 12%, or about once every eight years. 据科学家们的说法，在没有全球气候变暖的情况下，英国迎来像今夏这样的热浪的几率在任何一年里都不到 0.5%。但不断变化的气候意味着这一比例上升到了 12%，或大约每八年一次。 By looking at records of temperatures in England that date back three hundred years, the Met Office was able to say that summers as warm as 2018 were very rare before the Industrial Revolution. 通过查看过去三百年英格兰地区的气温记录，英国气象局得出了这一结论：在英国工业革命以前，像2018年这样炎热的夏天是非常罕见的。 And while some people might welcome the idea of having more hot summers in the UK, Met Office researchers said it was not good news, especially for vulnerable elderly people, for farmers, and for those who work outdoors. 尽管一些人可能会欢迎英国有更多炎热的夏季，但英国气象局的研究人员说这并不是什么好消息，尤其是对于身体脆弱的老年人、农民和在室外工作的人们来说更是如此。 1. 词汇 blazing 炙热的，酷热的 joint 并列的 record-breaking 破记录的 fossil fuel 化石燃料 simulate （用计算机）模拟 heatwave 热浪 date back 追溯到 Industrial Revolution 工业革命 vulnerable （身体）脆弱的 outdoors 在室外 2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. True or false? Summers as warm as 2018 were quite common before the Industrial Revolution. 2. What have Met Office researchers used to analyse the record-breaking temperatures? 3. According to Met Office researchers, who suffer the most from more hot summers in the UK? 4. Which phrase in the text means 'without'? 3. 答案 1. True or false? Summers as warm as 2018 were quite common before the Industrial Revolution. False. Met Office was able to say that summers as warm as 2018 were very rare before the Industrial Revolution. 2. What have Met Office researchers used to analyse the record-breaking temperatures? They have used climate models that can simulate the world with or without the impact of fossil fuel emissions. 3. According to Met Office researchers, who suffer the most from more hot summers in the UK? Vulnerable elderly people, for farmers, and for those who work outdoors suffer the most from more hot summers in the UK. 4. Which phrase in the text means 'without'? In the absence of. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC今日短语：怎样用英语表示“四处看看”？》 今日短语 搭配 “have a look around” 的意思是 “四处看看”。它常被用来描述某人 “为了了解一个地方的大体情况而看一看、逛一逛”。 例句 I'm free this afternoon. Do you want to have a look around the shops? 我今天下午没事。你想一起去逛逛商店吗？ I'm moving to a new area next week. I need to have a look around to see what's there. 我下周要搬到一个新地方去。我得看看那里都有什么。 This is the flat for rent. Come in and have a look around. 这是要出租的公寓。进来看看。 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语大破解：来看看眼部瑜伽》 本集内容 Taking a look at eye yoga 来看看眼部瑜伽 学习要点 有关“eyesight 视力”的词汇 边看边答 How long has eye yoga existed? 文字稿 This is one of the many eye yoga exercises Subhan is teaching his students today. Rubbing your hands vigorously together to generate energy and covering your eyes to block the light getting through, he says, helps ease out eye strain. Eye yoga has existed for centuries. 这是肖布汗今天教给学生的众多瑜加练习之一。用力揉搓双手产生能量，遮住眼睛阻挡光线通过，他说，这有助于缓解眼部疲劳。眼部瑜伽已存在了数百年。 It began as an ancient practice in India and is mostly taught alongside other forms of yoga. Some students suffer from eye problems. Others are here to take a much-needed screen break. 它源于印度的一项古老的练习方式，并多和其它形式的瑜伽一同传授。有些学生患眼病，而其他人来这里是为了让长时间看各种电子屏幕的眼睛休息一下。 Eye yoga student So I am short-sighted in one eye and long-sighted in the other. And so I think my vision isn't very clear. And then after the practices, everything seems much more focused. 眼部瑜伽课学生 “我一只眼睛近视，另一只眼睛远视。所以我的视力比较模糊。但做完操之后，一切似乎都更清晰了。” Can eye yoga really help improve vision or go as far as to cure eye problems? 眼部瑜伽真的可以帮助改善视力甚至治好眼病吗？ Subhan Nair, Eye yoga teacher, Isha Hatha Yoga It's more on anything that's focus issues. According to, you know, regular science, once you get these kind of issues, you can't reverse them. But in the Yogic system, they’re saying you can reverse them. 肖布汗·奈尔 眼部瑜伽教师 艾沙哈达瑜伽中心 “它主要治疗视力清晰度的问题。根据常规科学，一旦出现这类问题，你就无法逆转它们。但在瑜伽的体系里，这是可能的。” Though Subhan and some of his students say eye yoga helps improve eyesight, there isn't actually any scientific evidence to prove this. 虽然肖布汗和他的一些学生说眼部瑜伽有助于提高视力，但事实上并没有任何科学依据可以证明这一点。 Amir Hamid, Ophthalmic surgeon, Optegra Eye Hospital They can't correct eye problems in terms of refractive error. So in terms of the need for glasses for distance vision, the need for glasses for reading, there's no way you can anatomically change the shape or the function of your eye, by performing an exercise. 阿米尔·哈米德 眼外科医生 Optegra 眼科医院 “它不能矫正眼屈光不正的问题。所以，如果你需要戴眼镜才能看清远处的事物或近处的读物，那你是不可能通过做眼保健操而从生理结构上改变你眼睛的形状或功能的。” If eye yoga was an alternative to curing or correcting eye problems, eye doctors would have to look elsewhere for a career. But while eye yoga doesn't do that, it certainly helps your eyes feel more relaxed. 如果眼部瑜伽是治疗或矫正视力问题的另一种方法，那眼科医生就得另谋生路了。但虽然眼部瑜伽做不到这点，但它确实能让你的眼睛感到更放松。 词汇 eye strain 眼部疲劳 short-sighted 近视的 long-sighted 远视的 anatomically 生理结构上 你知道吗？ Many studies suggest yoga is a safe and effective way to increase physical activity, especially strength, flexibility and balance, according to the UK's National Health Service website. 据英国国家医疗服务体系网站介绍，很多研究都表明瑜伽是一种安全而有效的强身健体的方法，它在提高力量、灵活性和平衡感方面的作用尤为明显。 问题答案 Eye yoga has existed for centuries. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语小测验：和 “素食” 有关的英语表达》 “素食一月 Veganuary” 是一个倡导人们在每年一月份不食用任何动物产品的新兴活动。不论你是否参与这个倡议，在一月不食用肉类或蛋奶制品等，都不妨试做下面六道测验题，学习六个和非动物类食品有关的英语说法。 1. Someone who doesn't eat meat, but does eat fish, is a ______. a) pescatarian b) episcopalian c) pisces d) paleo 2. “Would you like some cheese?” “No thanks, I don't eat ______.” a) gluten b) dairy c) vegetables d) wheat 3. What is a spud? a) A carrot. b) A potato. c) A cabbage. d) An onion. 4. What does it mean if you say someone is 'full of beans'? a) They've drunk a lot of coffee. b) They are feeling very tired. c) They are hungry. d) They are very lively. 5. She never panics. She's always as cool as a ______. a) courgette b) cabbage c) cucumber d) carrot 6. I was so embarrassed. I went as red as a ______. a) raspberry b) strawberry c) radish d) beetroot 答案 1) a, 2) b, 3) b, 4) d, 5) c, 6) d. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语大破解：韩国青少年沉迷网络游戏》 本集内容 South Korea's gaming addiction 韩国青少年沉迷网络游戏 学习要点 有关“dependence 依赖”的词汇 边看边答 How much is the South Korean gaming industry worth? 文字稿 In South Korea many kids don't want to be sports stars, they want to be professional gamers. They practise for hours in rooms known as PC Bangs. The competition is so tough, there's no time to stop for dinner. 在韩国，很多孩子并不想当体育明星，而是想成为职业游戏玩家。他们在被称作“网吧”的隔间里一连数小时练习玩游戏。竞赛激烈，没有时间停下来吃晚饭。 In this arena, you're a fighter, a hero, a winner. But it's having a real impact on this new gaming generation. 在这个赛场上，你是一个斗士，一名英雄，一位冠军。但它确实对新一代玩家有着不小的影响。 These teenagers are just a few of the hundreds who've had to undergo a digital detox treatment. Their passion was becoming an addiction. 这些青少年只是数百名接受了数字排毒治疗中的少数人。他们对游戏的热情变成了一种瘾。 Male, former gaming addict I tried quitting by myself, but my friends kept seducing me back to the PC Bang. 男 曾沉迷游戏的玩家 “我曾试图自己戒掉，但我的朋友们不停地引诱我回到网吧里去。” They're taught to care for others and taken to a retirement home where they even put on a show. The aim is to help them interact in the real world: develop a human connection before their symptoms become much worse. 这里有人教他们照料他人，并把他们带到敬老院，他们甚至还给老人们表演节目。目的在于帮助他们在现实世界中互动，让他们在成瘾症状愈加恶化之前与人建立联系。 But one head teacher believes the answer is not to limit gaming, but to encourage it. 但有一位校长却认为解决问题的办法不是限制而是鼓励孩子们玩电子游戏。 Bang Seung-Ho, Ahyeon Polytechnic School Everyone looks at this as a gaming problem. But if you look beyond that, all the kids have talent. And if you just hone that and make them concentrate on it, I think the kids show signs of genius. 方承豪 阿岘理工中学 “所有人都认为这是玩游戏导致的问题。但如果你放远目光，就会发现所有的孩子都有天赋。如果你让他们不断磨练并专注于此，我认为孩子们会展现出天才的迹象。” The South Korean paradox is that its gaming industry is one of the biggest in the world worth over five billion dollars and it's growing fast. But this country's also having to invest billions to ensure it doesn't lose a generation along the way. 在韩国，问题的矛盾就在于它拥有世界上最大的电子游戏产业之一，价值超过五十亿美元，并且在迅速发展。但同时韩国也不得不投入数十亿美元以确保不会因此失去整整一代人。 词汇 digital detox 数字排毒（一段时间内不使用电子设备） addiction 上瘾 seducing 引诱、诱惑 symptoms （疾病）症状 你知道吗？ Tennis for Two is widely considered to be the oldest video game. It was created in 1958 by American physicist William Higinbotham and looked much like the later and more well-known game Pong. 人们普遍认为《双人网球》是最早的电子游戏。它是由美国物理学家威廉·辛吉布森在1958年设计开发的，游戏风格很像后来更为广为人知的乒乓游戏《乓》。 问题答案 The South Korean gaming industry is worth over five billion dollars. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC媒体英语：新版50英镑纸币科学家头像提名公布》 英国央行英格兰银行（The Bank of England）公布了入围新版50英镑钞票票面人物的科学家名单。名单上包括计算机学先驱艾伦·图灵（Alan Turing）和阿达·洛芙莱斯（Ada Lovelace）、电话的发明者亚历山大·贝尔（Alexander Graham Bell）以及天文学家帕特里克·摩尔（Patrick Moore）等。 文字稿 The Bank of England received more than 114,000 nominations which met their criteria of who should be the new face of the £50 note. It had to be a real individual – so not Wonder Woman or Winnie-the-Pooh. They had to be dead and they must have contributed to the field of science in the UK. 英央行收到了逾11.4万份有资格成为50英镑纸币新头像的提名。被提名者必须是真实的个体，所以不可以是神奇女侠或小熊维尼等角色。他们还必须是已逝的、为英国科学界做出了贡献的人物。 So far the list includes the discoverer of penicillin Alexander Fleming, the father of modern epidemiology John Snow, the telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell, the astronomer Patrick Moore and the computing pioneers Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing. Alan Turing, who broke the Nazi Enigma code during World War Two, has more recently gained popular recognition thanks to the 2014 film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch, as Turing. 到目前为止，被提名人选包括青霉素的发现者亚历山大·弗莱明、“现代流行病学之父” 约翰·斯诺、电话的发明者亚历山大·格拉汉姆·贝尔、天文学家帕特里克·摩尔以及计算机学的先驱们阿达·洛芙莱斯和艾伦·图灵。艾伦·图灵在第二次世界大战间破解了纳粹的密码系统 “恩尼格玛”，最近凭借2014年由本尼迪克特·康伯巴奇主演的电影《模仿游戏》，图灵获得了大众的认可。 Bookmakers have Stephen Hawking as the current favourite, with odds of 7/4. The scientist broke new ground on the basic laws which govern the universe. He died earlier this year, having suffered from motor neurone disease for most of his adult life, which gradually paralysed the scientist and eventually left him only able to speak through a computer. 目前，博彩公司最看好斯蒂芬·霍金，他获胜的赔率为七比四。这位科学家曾经就统治宇宙的基本规律提出了突破性的见解。霍金于今年早些时候过世，他成年后的大部分时间里都患有运动神经元病，该疾病逐渐使这位科学家瘫痪，并最终导致他只能通过计算机说话。 The Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin is also one of the favourites to win. She is best known for her work in developing crystallography of biochemical compounds. Nominations close in two weeks. After that, a final shortlist will be made and the next year, the new face of £50 note will finally be announced. 诺贝尔奖得主多萝西·霍奇金也是夺冠的一大热门。她以开发了生化化合物领域的晶体学研究而闻名。提名征集活动将在两周后结束。英格兰银行随后会确认最终候选名单，并在明年宣布50英镑纸币上的新头像人物。 1. 词汇 nominations 提名 note 纸币、钞票 discoverer 发现人 penicillin 青霉素 father 某领域的先驱 modern epidemiology 现代流行病学 astronomer 天文学家 computing pioneers 计算机学先驱 broke the code 破解了密码 odds 赔率 broke new ground 开创了新天地 laws 定律、规律 motor neurone disease 运动神经元病 crystallography 晶体学 biochemical compounds 生化化合物 shortlist 最终候选名单 2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题 。 1. What did a nomination have to be to make it to the new £50 note? 2. According to the text, why has Alan Turing gained recognition recently? 3. When will the new face of the £50 note be announced? 4. Which word in the text means ‘standards by which something or someone is judged’? 3. 答案 1. What did a nomination have to be to make it to the new £50 note? It had to be a real individual; it had to be dead and must have contributed to the field of science in the UK. 2. According to the text, why has Alan Turing gained recognition recently? Alan Turing has more recently gained popular recognition thanks to the 2014 film The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing. 3. When will the new face of the £50 note be announced? The new face of £50 note will finally be announced the next year. 4. Which word in the text means ‘standards by which something or someone is judged’? Criteria. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
原标题：《BBC英语大破解：用“好友长凳”改善儿童心理健康》 本集内容 Using Buddy Benches to improve mental health 用 “好友长凳” 改善儿童心理健康 学习要点 有关 “mental health 心理健康” 的词汇 边看边答 How many children have actually used the Buddy Bench? 文字稿 This is what’s known as a 'Buddy' or 'Friendship Bench'. They’re needed because playgrounds can be lonely places sometimes. And these benches can help pupils feeling lonely to find a friend. 这就是所谓的 “好友长凳” 或 “友谊长椅”。它们为人所需，因为操场有时会是个孤独的地方。而这些长凳能帮感到孤独的小学生们找到朋友。 Benches like this have been around for a while now in many schools. But in Ireland, they are trying to do something a bit different with them. This school in Cork in the south of Ireland is the 247th to get one from a social enterprise called Buddy Bench Ireland that doesn't just provide schools with benches, it also runs special workshops with trained child psychiatrists. 这类长椅早已出现在很多学校里。但在爱尔兰，人们在试着用它做不一样的事。这所位于爱尔兰南部城市科克的学校是第247个从社会企业 “好友凳爱尔兰” 拿到凳子的学校，该企业不仅提供长凳，还与受过专门训练的儿童精神病专家共同开办特别讲习班。 They use the bench as an opportunity to start conversations about mental well-being.They talk about the importance of being aware of your feelings and those of others. 他们把坐在长凳上作为和孩子们谈论心理健康状况的契机。他们谈论意识到自身及他人感受的重要性。 Judith Ashton, co-founder, Buddy Bench Ireland The children need to understand what the bench is about, what it symbolises – friendship, inclusion, listening to each other and the most important thing, that it’s important to express feelings. 朱迪斯·阿什顿 联合创始人 好友凳爱尔兰 “孩子们得明白这把长凳的特别之处是什么，它象征着什么：友谊、包容、互相倾听，还有最重要的一点，就是表达感受的重要性。” But do children actually use the bench? It's something an independent academic study has been looking at. 但是，孩子们真的会去用它吗？这是一项独立的学术研究所关注的问题。 Sinead Mcgilloway, Maynooth University We found that 40% of the children told us that they had actually used the benches at the time of the study. And over 90% said that they would talk to a child if that child was sitting on the bench. So, certainly there doesn't appear to be any issues around stigma. 希奈德·麦吉洛维 梅努斯大学 “40%的孩子告诉我们，他们在研究期间确实使用了 ‘好友长凳’。超过90%的孩子说他们会和坐在长凳上的其他孩子交谈。所以，显然他们并不认为这有什么不光彩的。” Children's mental health at school is increasingly a concern in many countries. In Ireland, they're hoping these benches will not only tackle issues like social isolation and bullying, but also give a future generation the confidence to open up about their feelings. 在许多国家，儿童在校内的心理健康日益受到关注。在爱尔兰，人们希望这些长凳不仅能解决社会隔离和欺凌等问题，还能给未来的一代敞开心扉谈论自己感受的自信。 词汇 psychiatrists 精神病医生 mental well-being 心理健康 inclusion 包容 express feelings 表达感受 stigma 耻辱感 你知道吗？ Dozens of schools in England are giving students lessons in mindfulness to improve behaviour and health. This is a way to teach them to stop, be in the moment, be aware of their surroundings and relax. 英格兰几十所学校正在给学生上有关正念认知的课，以改善他们的行为和健康。这是一种教他们停下来、活在当下、了解周围环境并放松身心的方法。 问题答案 At the time of the study, 40% of the children said they had used the bench. 文章来源：BBC英语教学 实习编辑：涂鸿娟 责任编辑：润琰[详情]
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