Name: BBC News Review: Great Barrier Reef in Danger
Uploaded: 2022-03-11T16:45:10.000Z
Duration: 10 min 44 s

The world's largest coral reef is in danger.

世界上最大的珊瑚礁正處於危險之中。

大家好，我是羅伯，這裡是《新聞回顧》。

and to talk about this story with me is Roy. Hello Roy.

和我一起談論這個故事的是羅伊。你好，羅伊。

If you would like to test yourself on the vocabulary around this story,

如果你想測試一下自己在這個故事周圍的詞彙量。

all you need to do is head to our website

你需要做的就是前往我們的網站

But now, let's hear more about this story from this BBC News report:

但現在，讓我們從這篇BBC新聞報道中聽到更多關於這個故事的資訊。

So, this story is about the Great Barrier Reef,

是以，這個故事是關於大堡礁的。

which is the world's largest barrier reef

Some scientists say that it is under threat

A UN delegation is going to assess the barrier reef's health.

一個聯合國代表團將評估大堡礁的健康狀況。

It wants to assess whether its World Heritage status

它希望評估其世界遺產地位是否

And we've got three words and expressions

from the news headlines about this story.

從關於這個故事的新聞頭條來看。

We have 'in danger', 'weighs' and 'dire'.

我們有 "危險"、"沉重 "和 "可怕"。

這就是 "危險"、"沉重 "和 "可怕"。

好的。好吧，讓我們來挑選第一個詞

from your first headline. What is it please?

從你的第一個標題來看。請問是什麼？

OK. So, the first headline is from RTE and it reads:

好的。是以，第一個標題來自RTE，內容如下。

這就是 "危險"--處於危險之中。

是的，好的。所以，這是兩個詞。

And it basically means the possibility of harm to someone or something,

而它基本上意味著對某人或某物造成傷害的可能性。

And I noticed that we add the preposition 'in',

而且我注意到，我們加入了介詞 "in"。

Yeah, we commonly use it with 'in danger',

是的，我們通常用它來表示 "處於危險之中"。

to say that something is at risk or under threat.

表示某物處於危險之中或受到威脅。

And we said 'in danger' not 'endangered'.

而且我們說的是 "危險 "而不是 "瀕危"。

Yes, there is. So, 'in danger': I-N, D-A-N-G-E-R —  the two words —

是的，有。所以，"在危險中"。I-N，D-A-N-G-E-R -這兩個詞 -

basically means you're at risk of harm or death potentially.

基本上意味著你有受到傷害或死亡的潛在風險。

So, for example, maybe it's late at night

是以，舉例來說，也許現在是深夜

and I'm worried, I'm a little bit scared,

so I call my... my wife to come and pick me up from the area

所以我給我的......我的妻子打電話，讓她來這裡接我。

換句話說，我有受到傷害的風險。

'Endangered', which is E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-E-D:

we usually use it to talk about an animal or a plant

我們通常用它來談論一種動物或一種植物

that is at risk of going extinct — existing no more.

處於滅絕危險中的--不再存在。

So, there are many 'endangered' species in the world.

是以，世界上有許多 "瀕危 "物種。

OK. I've got it. 'Endangered' is about extinction —

好的。我已經得到了它。'瀕危'是關於滅絕的 --

'In danger' is about a risk to your...your safety, I guess.

危險 "是指對你的......你的安全有危險，我想。

And, I mean, danger is a serious thing: being 'in danger' is very serious.

而且，我的意思是，危險是一件嚴肅的事情："處於危險之中 "是非常嚴肅的。

Do we always use this expression in a, kind of, serious context?

我們總是在一種嚴肅的情況下使用這種表達嗎？

Well, we can also use it informally to also mean 'at risk'.

那麼，我們也可以非正式地用它來表示 "有風險"。

So, for example, if you're a football fan

是以，舉例來說，如果你是一個足球迷

and you're watching your football team; they're not playing very well.

而你在看你的足球隊；他們打得不是很好。

You could say the team is 'in danger' of losing the match.

你可以說球隊有輸掉比賽的'危險'。

OK. Well, we're 'in danger' of running out of time

好的。好吧，我們'有可能'沒有時間了

We've talked about the Great Barrier Reef on News Review before.

我們以前在《新聞回顧》中談到過大堡礁。

How can we watch this video again please, Roy?

我們怎麼才能再看一遍這個視頻呢，羅伊？

All you need to do is click the link in the description below.

你所需要做的就是點擊下面描述中的鏈接。

OK. Let's have a look at your next news headline please.

好的。讓我們看看你的下一個新聞頭條，謝謝。

OK. So, our next headline comes from Channel NewsAsia and it reads:

好的。那麼，我們的下一個標題來自亞洲新聞臺，內容如下。

So, that's 'weighs' — carefully considers facts

所以，這就是'權衡'--仔細考慮事實

OK. So, 'weighs' is spelt W-E-I-G-H-S and it is a verb.

好的。所以，'稱'的拼寫是W-E-I-G-H-S，它是一個動詞。

And it basically means to consider something

而它的基本意思是考慮一些事情

or think about something very deeply and carefully.

或對某件事情進行非常深入和仔細的思考。

And I'm familiar with this word 'weighs' and the word 'weight'.

而且我對這個 "稱 "字和 "重量 "這個詞很熟悉。

It's to do with measuring the heaviness of something.

所以，你把事情放在一個規模上，也許。

or some scales and you measure how heavy something is.

或一些天平，你可以測量東西有多重。

是的，而且還有點聯繫。好的。

So, for example, when you're talking about the physical 'weight', as you say,

是以，例如，當你在談論物理 "重量 "時，正如你所說的。

you're putting an object onto some scales or a machine to 'weigh'...

你把一個物體放在一些天平或機器上進行 "稱重"...

We commonly talk about things like kilos, kilograms, grams,

我們通常談論的是公斤、千克、克這樣的東西。

stones — in British English we talk about stones and pounds —

石頭--在英國英語中，我們談論的是石頭和英鎊。

some people use those measurements to talk about the physical heaviness.

有些人用這些測量值來談論身體的沉重感。

Now, 'weigh' in the... or 'weighs' in the headline

現在，"稱 "在......或 "稱 "在標題中。

is actually talking about taking all of the information and the facts

實際上是在談論將所有的資訊和事實

and considering what they mean — considering what that information means.

並考慮它們意味著什麼--考慮這些資訊意味著什麼。

It's 'weigh' the... 'weigh up' the information.

We commonly use a phrasal verb — 'weigh something up'

我們通常使用一個短語動詞--"掂量一下"。

So, to give you an example of that, recently we talked about your phone.

是以，為了給你一個例子，最近我們談到了你的手機。

一個可怕的電話。它已經壞了。

I think you said one of the buttons, the... the letters didn't work.

我想你說過其中一個按鈕，那個......字母沒有用。

And I kept telling you to buy a new phone and in the end I said:

而我一直告訴你要買一個新的手機，最後我說。

'Look, just think about all the positives and the negatives.

聽著，只要想想所有的積極因素和消極因素。

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