a colourful topic and six suitable items of vocabulary

一個豐富多彩的話題和六個合適的詞彙項目。

I’m Tim…

我是蒂姆...

And I’m Neil. Why are you wearing a

我是尼爾你為什麼要穿一個

policeman’s hat, Tim?

警察的帽子，蒂姆？

To get me in the mood for our topic today

為了讓我對今天的主題有一個好的心情。

uniforms!

制服！

Well, the hat certainly suits you!

好吧，這頂帽子很適合你！

And if something suits you it looks good on you!

如果有適合你的東西，你穿上它就會很好看!

Well, thanks, Neil. And funnily enough,

嗯，謝謝，尼爾而且很有趣的是

I have a question for you on the subject of

我有個問題想問你，關於... ...

police hats!

警帽！

In the 19th century, police officer’s top hats

在19世紀，警察的頂帽。

could be used …

可用於

a) to stand on,

a)站在；

b) as a weapon

(b) 作為武器

or c) to protect their heads from the sun?

或c)保護他們的頭部不被太陽晒傷？

Well, they're kind of pointy so I’m going

好吧，他們是那種尖尖的，所以我要去

to say as a weapon.

以說作為武器。

OK. Let’s consider what the point of a uniform is.

好了，我們來想想制服的意義是什麼？讓我們考慮一下制服的意義是什麼。

Why do some jobs have them while others don't?

為什麼有些工作有，而有些工作沒有？

Well – The police, and other emergency services,

警察和其他緊急服務。

like the fire brigade, and ambulance service

救護車

– they need practical clothes to help them

- 他們需要實用的衣服來幫助他們

do their job.

做他們的工作。

People need to recognize them too,

人們也需要認識到他們。

don’t they?

不是嗎？

Yeah, that’s right. A uniform makes people

是的，沒錯一身制服讓人

stand out from crowd.

脫穎而出

If something stands out it’s noticeable

如果有什麼突出的東西，它是引人注目的

or easy to see.

或容易看到。

But uniform also allows you to fit in –

但統一也能讓你適應----------。

it shows you belong to a particular group or

它表明你屬於一個特定的群體或

organization – and people often enjoy that

組織--人們往往喜歡這樣

sense of community at work.

工作中的社區感。

Do you think we should get some 6 Minute English

你認為我們應該得到一些6分鐘的英語。

T-shirts made, Neil?

做的T恤衫，尼爾?

Well, we share a sense of community without team T-shirts, Tim. Let’s listen to cultural

好吧，沒有團隊T恤，我們共享社區意識，蒂姆。讓我們聽聽文化

historian, Joe Moran talking about why wearing a uniform can also allow you to behave differently

歷史學家喬-莫蘭談到為什麼穿上制服也能讓你的行為與眾不同。

to the way you normally behave.

到你平時的行為方式。

Joe Moran, cultural historian: It’s a role and a genre that you adopt and it’s kind

文化史學家喬-莫蘭：這是你採用的一種角色和流派，它是一種

of – it’s something that’s not quite you. It’s kind of a persona that you can

的--這是不完全屬於你的東西。它是一種你可以...

put on. In Germany they call it ‘maskenfreiheit’ which is the freedom conferred by masks – there’s

戴上。在德國，他們稱它為 "面具"，這是面具所賦予的自由----------------------------------------------------------------------------------有

something about taking on what is very clearly a persona or professional role, that can be

扮演一個非常明顯的角色或職業角色，可以是

liberating, I think.

解放，我想。

So when you put on a uniform you are adopting a role or genre. Genre means a particular

所以當你穿上制服時，你就是在採用一種角色或流派。體裁是指一種特殊的

style. And a persona is a character you present to the outside world – as opposed to the

的風格。而人設是你向外界展示的一個角色--相對於。

person you feel like inside.

你覺得裡面的人。

Joe Moran compares putting on a persona to putting on a mask. And he says this can be

喬-莫蘭把戴上人設比作戴上面具。他說這可以是

very liberating. But do you really think putting on a uniform liberates – or frees – us

非常解放。但你真的認為穿上制服就能解放或釋放我們嗎？

from the person we really are?

從我們真正的人？

Maybe. If you’re shy, for example, a uniform might feel liberating because it allows you

也許是吧比如說，如果你很害羞，制服可能會讓你覺得很自由，因為它可以讓你

to behave more confidently. So – if you could choose a uniform and a new persona – what

變得更加自信。所以--如果你可以選擇一套制服和一個新的角色--什麼？

would it be, Tim?

是嗎，蒂姆？

Hmm. An airline pilot, I think. I’d look great in a blazer with brass buttons – and

嗯，我想是一個航空公司的飛行員。航空公司的飛行員，我想。我穿上有黃銅鈕釦的西裝外套會很好看的

with the cap and mirror sunglasses. Hello, this is your captain speaking. We’ll shortly

戴著帽子和鏡面墨鏡你好，我是你們的艦長我們很快就會

be arriving at LAX airport in sunny Los Angeles. Local time is 12.55 and it’s hot hot hot

將抵達陽光明媚的洛杉磯機場。當地時間是12點55分，天氣很熱很熱。

outside, so I hope you’ve packed plenty of sun cream.

在外面，所以我希望你帶了很多防晒霜。

OK Tim, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! I can see you’d love to be a pilot – or at least

好了，蒂姆，停，停，停，停，停，停!我看得出你很想成為一名飛行員--或者至少是...

you’d love talking to your passengers!

你會喜歡和你的乘客哈拉的！

What about you, Neil? What would you like to try on for size? A surgeon’s scrubs?

你呢，尼爾？你想試穿什麼尺寸？外科醫生的手術服？

A nun’s habit?

尼姑的習慣？

To try something on for size means to decide whether it’s what you want or not. No Tim…

試穿某樣東西的尺寸意味著決定它是否是你想要的。不，蒂姆...

I’d go for a chef’s apron, checked trousers, a tall hat.

我會選擇一條廚師圍裙，格子褲，一頂高帽子。

I think the uniform would suit you, but are you good at cooking, Neil?

我覺得這身制服很適合你，但你擅長做飯嗎，尼爾？

I’m an excellent cook. Now, I think we should have the answer to today’s quiz question, Tim

我是一個優秀的廚師。現在，我想我們應該有答案 今天的測驗問題，蒂姆。

Yes, I asked what a police officer’s hat could be used for in the 19th century.

是的，我問的是在19世紀，警官的帽子可以用來做什麼。

And I said as a weapon.

我說作為武器。

Wrong, I’m afraid. From 1829 to 1839, Metropolitan Police officers wore a cane-reinforced top

恐怕錯了。從1829年到1839年 大都會警察都穿著藤條加固的上衣。

hat, which could be used as a step to climb or see over walls. I wonder if modern police

帽子，可以作為爬牆或看牆的臺階。我不知道現代警察

hats are strong enough to stand on?

帽子堅固到可以站在上面？

We’ll try yours later and find out. But now let’s go over the other key words we

我們稍後再試試你的就知道了。但現在讓我們去看看其他的關鍵詞，我們

learned today.

今天瞭解到。

OK – if something ‘suits you’, it looks good on you. For example, “Does this pilot’s

好吧--如果有些東西 "適合你"，那它穿在你身上就很好看。例如，"這個飛行員的

uniform suit me, Neil?”

制服適合我嗎，尼爾？"

It suits you down to the ground, Tim! And that means it suits you very well!

它很適合你，蒂姆！這意味著它很適合你！

Number two – If something ‘stands out’ it’s noticeable or easy to see.

第二條--如果有什麼東西 "突出"，那就是明顯的或容易看到的。

“My colourful suit really stood out at the party.”

"我那套五顏六色的衣服在晚會上真的很出彩。"

In a good way, I hope! OK, next item – ‘to fit in’ – means you belong to a particular

我希望是好的方式!好了，下一個項目--"適應"--意味著你屬於一個特定的。

group and are accepted by them.

群體，並被他們接受。

“I never fitted in with the cool kids at school.”

"我從來沒有和學校裡那些酷酷的孩子們合得來。"

I’m sorry to hear that, Tim! Maybe you weren’t wearing the right uniform? Number four is

我很抱歉聽到這個消息，蒂姆！也許你穿的制服不對？四號是

‘persona’ – the character you present to the outside world – as opposed to the

角色"--你向外界展示的角色--而不是你的身份。

person you feel like inside.

你覺得裡面的人。

“My work persona is confident and chatty but I’m actually rather shy.”

"我的工作形象是自信、健談，但其實我比較害羞。"

I’m learning a lot about you today, Tim!

我今天學到了很多關於你的東西，蒂姆！！！。

They’re just examples, Neil. I don’t have a work persona – that’s the nice thing

它們只是例子，尼爾。我沒有工作角色--這是很好的事情。

about our job – there’s no need to put on masks or personas.

關於我們的工作--沒有必要戴上面具或人設。

Just the occasional hat…

只是偶爾戴個帽子...

Indeed. And a very nice hat this is too – I think I’ll keep it. Now, let’s finish

確實如此。這頂帽子也非常漂亮，我想我會留著它。現在，讓我們完成

the vocabulary! Number five – ‘liberating’ means feeling you can behave however you like.

詞彙量！第五條--"解放 "的意思是覺得自己可以隨心所欲。

For example, “Talking openly about your problems can be very liberating.”

比如，"坦誠地談論自己的問題，可以讓人很自由"。

And finally, ‘to try something on for size’ means to test something to decide whether

最後，"試穿尺寸 "的意思是測試某樣東西，以決定是否需要。

you want it or not.

你是否想要它。

Our listeners can try these new vocabulary items on for size – and decide whether they’ll

我們的聽眾可以嘗試這些新詞彙項目的大小--並決定他們是否會。

be useful or not!

有沒有用

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如果沒有，請通過訪問我們的Twitter、Facebook和YouTube頁面讓我們知道。

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告訴我們你的想法!

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