与查尔斯国王一起学习地道英语表达Water cooler chats

与查尔斯国王一起学习地道英语表达

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首先,祝所有小伙伴圣诞快乐,新年快乐,感谢你们陪伴water cooler chats又度过了一年。
00:30】女王/国王的圣诞演讲是英国及英联邦(commonwealth)人民在圣诞节的传统庆祝项目。圣诞演讲最早可以追溯到1932年,由时任国王乔治五世完成,圣诞演讲陪伴了英国人度过了艰难的二战,以及之后的战后重建与繁荣。
01:25】值得一提的是,圣诞演讲是唯一一次女王/国王本人亲自撰写演讲稿的机会。
02:29】我们一起来听一段2023年查尔斯国王的圣诞演讲吧~ 感受一下最纯正的皇家英音~
"Many of the festivals of the great religions of the world are celebrated with a special meal. A chance for family and friends to come together across generations; the act of sharing food adding to conviviality and togetherness.“
节日的意义是什么,见仁见智,不过还是希望我们的听众小伙伴们可以自由地按照自己的心愿愉快轻松地度过每一次圣诞节。
04:22】本期节目我们从语言学习的角度来学习积累一些地道(authentic)的英语表达短语。第一个值得记录的短语是 go the extra mile,字面意义多走了一英里(mile,约等于1.6km)。剑桥词典给出的解释是做超过预期的事情,通常指为了帮助别人而是自己陷入一个有可能是麻烦的境地。例句为He's a nice guy, always ready to go the extra mile for his friends.
07:11】第二个英语短语为backbone of the society,字面意义社会的脊梁。backbone就是脊梁脊柱的意思,就像是脊梁骨支撑起了我们身体的重量,backbone of the society则是指支持社会运行的一些人或者组织,赞扬了他们为社会作出的重大贡献。查尔斯国王用这个词组高度赞美了英国社区的志愿者(volunteers who serve their communities)
10:13】第三个英语短语为for the sake of our children's children,指为了下一代的下一代的需要,从长远的角度来看问题或者做决定。同义词组为:for the sake of the next generation.
查尔斯国王长期致力于环境保护,在第28次气候会议上他对外国领导人说,实现气候目标仍然“远远偏离轨道”。一个亮点。在圣诞演讲的视频中,查尔斯背后的圣诞树是白金汉宫里的第一棵活的可以被回收种植的圣诞树,将会在假期结束后被重新种植。这棵圣诞树装饰上了橙子、松果和纸制成的自然环保的装饰品。
13:34】最后一个短语,查尔斯国王与孔子”梦幻联动“,圣经与论语都共同提到了这个行为准则,那就是己所不欲勿施于人,do to others what you would have them do to you。这句话出现的上下文也很值得仔细读一读,对于真实世界的关怀,对于美好品质的追求始终贯穿圣诞演讲。
And at a time of increasingly tragic conflict around the World, I pray that we can also do all in our power to protect each other. The words of Jesus seem more than ever relevant: 'Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Such values are universal, drawing together our Abrahamic family of religions, and other belief systems, across the Commonwealth and wider world. They remind us to imagine ourselves in the shoes of our neighbours, and to seek their good as we would our own.
16:26】最后,用查尔斯国王圣诞演讲的祝福作为2023年我们最后一起water cooler chats的结尾。祝大家2024年愉快~
I wish you a Christmas of 'peace on Earth and goodwill to all', today and always."
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老彭_GaoJ
老彭_GaoJ
2024.1.19
Do to others as you would have them to do to you.
本本
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真的能做到很难得了~
静格静Uma
静格静Uma
2023.12.29
感谢分享!圣诞、新年快乐!
本本
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谢谢~ 你也是哦🥰