English. I'm Neil.

我是尼爾

Rob: And hello, I'm Rob.

勞勃：嗨！我是勞勃

Neil: Today's topic is about our health

今天的主題跟健康有關

and in particular our hearts. How's your

特別是我們的心臟

heart, Rob?

你的心臟怎麼樣，勞勃？

Rob: Er, fine, I hope, as far as I know.

勞勃：還行吧，我想，就我所知

Neil: Do you take care of it?

尼爾：你平常會照顧它嗎？

Rob : Well, not my heart specifically, but

勞勃：我不會特別照顧它

my health in general, yes. I like to exercise

但是我會注意我的身體是否健康。我平常會

regularly and I try to eat healthy foods.

有規律地運動、並且盡量吃健康的食物

Neil: So that cheese burger I saw you eating

尼爾：所以，我剛剛看到你在吃的那個起司漢堡

just now was a healthy cheese burger?

其實是一個健康起司漢堡？

Rob: Fake news! You're making that up, Neil!

勞勃：這不是真的！你別瞎掰，尼爾！

Don't believe him, listeners. It would break

聽眾們，別相信他

my heart if people thought I ate junk food.

如果大家以為我吃了垃圾食物，我會心碎

Neil: Now that's an interesting expression.

尼爾：這是一個有趣的表達方式

'It would break my heart.' We say that

「這會讓我心碎。」

when we talk about things that upset us.

我們在有事情讓我們感到難過時，會這樣說

Of course, we don't really mean that our heart

當然，我們並不是真的表示我們的心臟

is actually breaking.

裂成兩半了

Rob: However, you do sometimes hear stories

勞勃：不過，偶爾你會聽到

about people who they say 'died from a broken

一些故事是說，有些人

heart'.

因為心碎而死

Neil: That is today's topic - Can you die

尼爾：這就是今天的主題 —

from a broken heart? First though, the quiz

人們有可能會因為心碎而死嗎？首先，

question. The first human-to-human heart transplant

我們來個小測驗。全世界第一個人類心臟移植手術

took place in 1967. But what country was it

是在 1967 年進行的。那麼，又是在哪個國家呢？

in? Was it a) South Africa, b) USA or c) China

是在 (A) 南非、(B) 美國、還是 (C) 中國？

What do you think, Rob?

你覺得呢，勞勃？

Rob: Well, I think it is definitely

勞勃：我覺得一定是在

a) South Africa.

(A) 南非

Neil: OK, we'll give you the answer at the

尼爾：好的，我們在節目尾聲

end of the programme.

會公布答案

Now back to the subject of broken hearts and

現在回到我們的主題：心碎、和人們有沒有可能

if you can die from one. Dr Nikki Stamp is

會因此而死。妮基·史坦普是一位

an Australian heart surgeon. She's written

澳洲的心臟外科醫師。她寫了一本書

a book, helpfully called 'Can You Die From

很有幫助地，書名就叫做

A Broken Heart?' She was a guest on the

「你可能會心碎而死嗎？」她是 BBC 廣播四台

BBC Radio 4 programme Woman's Hour and was

「女性時刻」節目裡的來賓，節目中

asked that very question. Does she think it

她被問到了這個問題。她是否認為

is possible?

這是可能的呢？

Dr Nikki Stamp: Yes, short answer is yes.

妮基·史坦普醫生：是的，簡單來說是有可能的

It's a little bit more nuanced than that.

不過這其中有一些細微的差異

For most of us when we have a broken heart

對於大部分的人來說，當我們覺得心碎的時候

whether it's bereavement or a relationship

不管是因為親友去世、或是一段關係

coming to an end we will be fine. We'll

的結束，我們最後都會走過來

muddle our way through it, we'll take not

我們會設法克服這件事，即使過程中我們或許

so good care of ourselves but we'll get

不會好好照顧自己，但是最終會撐過去

there. However the physical effects still

然而，實質的影響仍然會發生

happen and it is a big stress on your emotions

而且，不僅明顯在情緒上產生很大的壓力

obviously but also on your body.

它也會影響你的身體

Neil: So she says, yes, it is possible to

尼爾：所以她說，因為心碎而死

die from a broken heart. But, Rob, is it as

是有可能的。不過，勞勃

clear and simple as that?

這件事有這麼簡單明瞭嗎？

Rob: Well, no. She said it was a bit more

勞勃：沒有。她說這狀況中

nuanced. This means it's not a simple relationship.

又存在著許多細微差異。這表示，這其中牽涉到的關係並不只有一種

A situation that is nuanced has small but

一個 nuanced 的狀況代表，它其中牽涉到了許多微小

possibly important differences.

但是可能具有重大影響力的差異

Neil: She mentioned a couple of situations

尼爾：她還提到一些情況是

where we say that people could have a broken

讓人們會有心碎的感受的

heart, didn't she?

對吧？

Rob: Yes, she talked about times of great

勞勃：沒錯，她提到一些會

unhappiness and emotional stress. One of the

讓人非常難過、或感到很有壓力的時刻。她提到的其中一種

ones she mentioned was bereavement. Bereavement

是來自失去親友的哀慟

is the intense feeling of sadness we get when

bereavement 指的是，當我們失去親友的時候

someone close to us dies.

那種心理上的強烈悲傷

Neil: The other situation where we say people

尼爾：另一種我們會說某人心碎的狀況是

are broken-hearted is, as Dr Stamp said, when

如史坦普醫生所講的，

a relationship comes to an end. So if your

當一段關係畫下句點的時候。所以，

boyfriend, girlfriend, husband wife or lover

如果你的男友、女友、先生或太太、或情人

decides they no longer want to be with you.

決定他們不想再跟你在一起的時候 (可能就會有心碎的感覺)

Rob: So these are times when we use the expression

勞勃：這些就是我們會用「覺得感到心碎」

to be broken-hearted. But, thankfully, they

來表達感受的時候。不過還好，

don't usually lead to death. She said that

這通常不會導致死亡。她說

usually we muddle through. This expression

我們通常會想辦法應付過去 (muddle through)

means that we get through our sadness. Maybe

意思是，我們會從悲傷中走出來

slowly and maybe we don't think clearly

或許會走地有點慢、而且我們可能沒想清楚

and don't make the right decisions – but

就做了錯誤的決定

in the end, we mend our broken hearts.

不過，最後，我們還是能修補受傷的心

Neil: For some people, a few people though,

尼爾：對於有些中的少數人來說，

the emotional stress does have an effect on

心碎帶來的情緒壓力會對身體

the body, it does lead to physical symptoms

帶來影響，它會帶來一些生理上的症狀

and sometimes, sadly, death. Here's Dr Stamp

不幸地是，有時候它會導致死亡。我們來聽聽

again. Which expression does she use instead

史坦普醫生怎麼用另一種方式

of the word 'died'?

表達「死亡」？

Dr Nikki Stamp: And then for some people,

史坦普醫生：有些人

you will die of a broken heart. We do tend

可能會因為心碎而死。我們的確會

to see that in elderly people who you know, a few

在我們認識的長者身上看到這樣的例子，像是

weeks after grandma passed away,

奶奶過世後的幾個禮拜

grandad passed away not long after.

爺爺也跟著離開人世了

Rob: She says that dying of a broken heart

勞勃：她說，心碎而死

can happen with older people and she used

是可能發生在老年人身上的

the expression passed away rather than

而且她使用「過世」，而不是使用

the word 'died'.

「死掉」這個字來表示死亡

Neil: Dying from a broken heart may be quite

尼爾：心碎而死的狀況可能很罕見

rare, but heart problems still exist for many,

不過，心臟問題到是很常見

particularly those who are very overweight.

它尤其會發生在那些過度肥胖的人身上

This is a problem in many parts of the world.

這個問題在全世界許多地方都會發生

But why is that? Here's Dr Stamp again.

為什麼呢？史坦普醫生為我們解釋

Rob: Dr Stamp says that we are increasingly

勞勃：史坦普醫生說，我們

time-poor. We have less and less free time,

越來越缺乏時間。我們空閒的時間越來越少

as we are spending more working.

因為我們花更多時間工作

Neil: This leads to our not doing as much

尼爾：這導致我們運動的頻率變少

exercise and eating more convenience foods

而且吃更多的方便食品

rather than making our own food from

而不是使用健康的材料

healthy ingredients.

來煮自己想吃的食物

Rob: The doctor says that we are not prioritising

勞勃：醫生還說，我們不夠重視我們的健康

our health as we should be. Prioritising means

我們沒有把健康視為應該要重視的東西。prioritising 指的是

deciding how important different things are.

判斷不同東西的重要性

So we are not thinking of our health as being

所以，我們沒有把健康看得

as important as we should.

像它應該被看重得一樣重要

Neil: Right, well we're quite time-poor

尼爾：好的，因為我們節目

in this programme, so it's time for the

時間也快到了，所以現在該來

answer to our quiz. In which country was the

公布剛剛小測驗的答案了。哪個國家是

first human-to-human heart transplant carried

全世界首次人類心臟移植手術的發生地呢？

out? The choices were South Africa, USA or

選項有南非、美國

China. And what did you say, Rob?

和中國。你覺得呢，勞勃？

Rob: Yeah, I was sure it was South Africa.

勞勃：我確定是南非

Neil: Well, you were right to be sure because

尼爾：你答對了

the answer is South Africa. Congratulations

因為答案就是南非。恭喜

if you got that right. Now just time to

如果你們答對了。現在，

recap today's vocabulary.

我們來複習一下今天的單字

Rob: We started off with nuanced. This adjective

勞勃：我們從 nuanced 開始。這個形容詞表示

means something is not as simple as it might

某件事情不像它表面看起來得那樣簡單

seem. There may be small but important things

有些看起來微不足道但是重要的東西

that need to be considered.

需要被考慮在內

Neil: Then there was bereavement. The sadness

尼爾：接著是 bereavement。意思是

we feel when someone close to us has passed away.

當跟我們很熟識的人過世時，我們心裡產生的悲慟感受

Rob: 'Passed away' was one of our other words,

勞勃：passed away 是我們的另一個單字

and it's a more gentle way of saying 'died'.

它是一種比較委婉表達「死亡」的方式

Neil: We also had the phrasal verb muddle

尼爾：我們也有一個動詞片語 muddle through

through. This expression means to get to the

意思是 用某種方式

end of a difficult situation somehow. Not

抵達或克服困境

always by making the right decisions but in

過程中不一定總是做正確的決定

the end, getting there.

不過在最後，成功克服它

Rob: Being time-poor was the expression for

勞勃：time-poor 表示

not having enough free time.

沒有足夠的空閒時間

Neil: And finally prioritising was the noun

尼爾：最後，prioritising 是一個名詞

for deciding how important different things

它代表以事情的重要程度判斷優先順序

are. Well that's all from 6 Minute English

這就是今天的「六分鐘學英文」

today. Don't break our hearts, do join us

別讓我們心碎，請記得再次收聽

again, but in the meantime you can find us

同時可以到

in all the usual places: Facebook, Twitter,

以下這些老地方找我們：臉書、推特

Instagram, YouTube, and of course our website

IG、 YouTube，當然還有我們的官網

bbclearningenglish.com, where you can find

bbclearningenglish.com 在這裡你可以找到

all kinds of audio programmes, videos, activities

各種音訊節目、影片、活動

and quizzes to help you improve your English!

和小測驗，讓你可以增進英文能力！

Thanks for joining us and goodbye.

感謝你的收聽，再見

Rob: Bye!

勞勃：再見