Hello and welcome to six minute vocabulary.

你好，歡迎來到六分鐘詞彙。

I'm rob and I'm Catherine And this program is all about linking words that the words and phrases.

我是rob，我是Catherine 而這個程序是關於連接單詞的，單詞和短語。

We used to connect ideas and events when we speak.

我們在說話時習慣於把想法和事件聯繫起來。

All right, yes.

好的，是的。

We call them linking words and phrases.

我們稱它們為連接詞和短語。

They help people to follow what we're saying by showing how ideas are connected to each other.

它們通過展示各種觀點之間的聯繫，幫助人們理解我們所說的內容。

First we'll look at some examples.

首先我們來看一些例子。

Next there will be a short quiz and finally we'll leave you with a top tip for learning vocabulary.

接下來會有一個簡短的測驗，最後我們會給你留下一個學習詞彙的最高提示。

But to start with, let's listen to Angela talking about a lucky escape she had.

但首先，讓我們聽聽安吉拉談一談她的一次幸運逃脫。

While you listen, try to answer this question, Who or what saved Angela in the end, here's Angela.

當你聽的時候，試著回答這個問題，最後是誰或什麼救了安吉拉，這裡是安吉拉。

So Angela tell us what did you escape from a shark?

那麼安吉拉告訴我們，你從鯊魚那裡逃出了什麼？

Wow!

哇哦!

Really?

真的嗎？

Yes.

是的。

What happened was I was swimming off the coast when all of a sudden I saw a huge black shape coming towards me to begin with.

發生的事情是我在海岸邊游泳，突然間我看到一個巨大的黑色形狀向我走來，開始。

I thought it was a dolphin but it wasn't.

我以為那是一隻海豚，但不是。

So, what happened next?

那麼，接下來發生了什麼？

Well, I then quickly realized it was a shark, luckily I'm a very far swimmer.

好吧，我後來很快意識到這是一條鯊魚，幸運的是我是一個非常遠的游泳者。

But in the end it was a boat that saved me.

但最終是一條船救了我。

That's an incredible story.

這是個令人難以置信的故事。

We asked who or what saved Angela and it was a boat.

我們問誰或什麼東西救了安吉拉，是一條船。

Angela said In the end a boat saved me.

安吉拉說，最後一艘船救了我。

Lucky lady.

幸運的女士。

Now Angela helped us to follow her story by using linking words and phrases to tell us what happened when it happened and how she felt about it.

現在，安吉拉通過使用連接詞和短語來幫助我們跟隨她的故事，告訴我們事情發生的時間和她的感受。

Let's have a look at some of them.

讓我們來看看其中的一些情況。

Okay, right now the first one was right at the beginning.

好吧，現在，第一個是在開始的時候。

Angela said what happened was and this is a really good way to introduce a story because it grabs the listeners attention and it tells them to get ready to hear a story.

安吉拉說發生了什麼，這是一個非常好的介紹故事的方式，因為它抓住了聽眾的注意力，告訴他們準備好聽一個故事。

Have a listen.

請聽一聽。

What happened was I was swimming off the coast when all of a sudden I saw a huge black shape coming towards me.

當時我正在海岸邊游泳，突然我看到一個巨大的黑色物體向我走來。

Okay, good start.

好的，好的開始。

Now another way to tell your story clearly is to use words that show the order of events.

現在，清楚地講述你的故事的另一個方法是使用顯示事件順序的詞語。

Catherine and I did this at the beginning of this program when we said words like first, next and finally when we said first we'll look at examples.

凱瑟琳和我在這個節目開始時就這樣做了，當我們說第一、下一個和最後一個這樣的詞時，我們先看一下例子。

Next there will be a short quiz and finally we'll leave you with a top tip.

接下來會有一個簡短的問答，最後我們會給你留下一個最高提示。

Exactly.

正是如此。

Now let's listen to how Angela used words and phrases like these.

現在讓我們來聽聽安吉拉是如何使用這樣的詞和短語的。

What happened was I was swimming off the coast when all of a sudden I saw a huge black shape coming towards me.

當時我正在海岸邊游泳，突然我看到一個巨大的黑色物體向我走來。

To begin with.

首先是。

I thought it was a dolphin but it wasn't.

我以為那是一隻海豚，但不是。

So what happened next?

那麼接下來發生了什麼？

Well, I then quickly realized it was a shark, luckily I'm a very far swimmer, but in the end it was a boat that saved me.

好吧，我後來很快意識到這是一條鯊魚，幸運的是我是一個非常遠的游泳者，但最後是一條船救了我。

So when you get to the end of your story, use a phrase like in the end or finally to show that your story is about to finish.

是以，當你的故事到了結尾時，用一個短語，如in the end或finally來表示你的故事即將結束。

But in the end it was a boat that saved me.

但最終是一條船救了我。

Okay now let's hear Angela tell us about how the boat saved her fortunately the boat had already seen the shark and fired a rocket which scared the creature off.

好了，現在讓我們聽聽安吉拉告訴我們，船是如何救她的，幸運的是，船已經看到了鯊魚，併發射了一枚火箭，把鯊魚嚇跑了。

That was lucky, wow!

這很幸運，哇!

So Angela uses the adverb fortunately as a linking word to comment on this.

所以安吉拉用副詞fuckunately作為連接詞來評論這個問題。

Yes.

是的。

And in the first clip Angela said, luckily I'm a fast swimmer and other comment adverbs you may hear include unfortunately, sadly and so on.

而在第一個片段中，安吉拉說，幸運的是我是一個快速的游泳者，你可能聽到的其他評論副詞包括不幸、悲哀等等。

And we can also use adverbs and that verbal phrases like suddenly or all of a sudden, which we heard in the first clip to say how things happen to BBC learning english.

我們還可以使用副詞和動詞短語，如突然或所有的突然，我們在第一個片段中聽到的，說事情是如何發生的，BBC學習英語。

We're talking about words and phrases that link different sentences and parts of a story and it's time for a quick recap.

我們正在談論連接不同句子和故事部分的單詞和短語，現在是快速回顧的時候了。

So to start a story we had, well what happened was for ordering events first of all to begin with.

是以，為了開始一個故事，我們有，好吧，發生的事情是為了排序事件首先開始。

Then next after that to finish the story.

之後再下一個，完成這個故事。

Finally in the end to make a comment, luckily, unfortunately, sadly and lastly we had suddenly all of a sudden, great now it's quiz time, choose the correct linking word or phrase to fill the gaps.

最後要發表評論，幸運的是，不幸的是，可悲的是，最後我們有突然的一切，太好了，現在是測驗時間，選擇正確的連接詞或短語來填補空白。

Ready, Number one, I tried for weeks to get a ticket to the final.

準備好了，第一，我努力了幾個星期才得到一張決賽的門票。

I gave up.

我放棄了。

Is it A in the end or be next?

到底是A，還是成為下一個？

It's a in the end, Well done.

這是一個在最後，做得好。

Now number two, it started to rain.

現在二號，開始下雨了。

I had an umbrella with me.

我帶了一把雨傘。

Is it a suddenly or be luckily it's b luckily, yep.

是突然還是幸運，是b幸運，是的。

And finally number three, which is the correct phrase to introduce your story.

最後是第三條，也就是介紹你的故事的正確短語。

Is it a what happened?

是發生了什麼事？

Was or be what happened?

是否發生了什麼事？

It?

它？

Mm hmm.

嗯，嗯。

And it's a what happened was It is indeed and well done to you.

這是一個發生的事情，它確實是，並對你做得很好。

If you got those right now, before we finish, here's rob with a quick tip for learning vocabulary.

如果你現在得到了這些，在我們結束之前，這裡有一個關於學習詞彙的快速提示的搶。

Yes.

是的。

Why not make a note of new linking devices when you hear other people speak english on the bus, waiting in a queue or watching tv note them on your phone or just write them down somewhere and then try to use them yourself.

當你在公車上、排隊等候時或看電視時聽到別人說英語，為什麼不記下新的連接設備，把它們記在你的手機上或寫在某個地方，然後自己試著使用它們。

Top tip rob.

最高提示搶。

Thank you.

謝謝你。

And there's more about this at BBC.

關於這一點，BBC有更多的報道。