【BBC六分钟英语】企业如何进行团队建设？
【英文脚本】
Sophie
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Sophie…
Neil
And I’m Neil… Sophie, did you go on the corporate awayday last week?
Sophie
Yes… you didn’t miss anything. A team building guru lectured us on how to work more effectively with each other. We gave some presentations, had a few drinks after…
Neil
Right. OK. An awayday is a day that employees spend together away from their usual workplace. And a guru is an expert in something. So did this guru teach you anything new, Sophie?
Sophie
No… not really.
Neil
Shame. I was hoping for some tips on how to work more effectively with my co-presenter.
Sophie
I think we work very effectively already, Neil. Now, today’s show is about team building – or encouraging employees to work well together as a team by getting them to engage in different types of activities.
Neil
And apparently, some companies in the UK are offering their employees activities such as… Hunger Games-style combat days where teams must work together to ‘kill’ as many of the opposing team as possible. Have you seen the Hunger Games movies, Sophie?
Sophie
Yes.
Neil
There’re also Zombie boot camps where military instructors train you on how to fight zombies, that’s dead people who have come back to life. For the more cerebral, or brainy, amongst us, there are crime investigations modelled on popular TV dramas like Sherlock Holmes.
Sophie
Well, I’m not sure about the Zombie boot camp, a boot camp is a short course of hard physical training, but the Sherlock Holmes awayday sounds like fun.
Neil
I’d definitely go for the Zombie experience. Though I’m not sure how it connects with most people’s working lives. Violence, death, the living dead…
Sophie
Good point.
Neil
So let’s move on and have today’s quiz question. What did Chairman Mao introduce in China in1951 as a compulsory activity for workers and was reintroduced by the government a few years ago? Was it… a) calisthenics? b) calligraphy? Or c) English language lessons?
Sophie
Calisthenics, by the way, is a type of gentle physical exercise…
Neil
… and calligraphy, by the way, is the art of writing by hand with a special brush.
Sophie
Well, I’m going for a) calisthenics.
Neil
Not English language lessons, Sophie?
Sophie
No. I’ll stick with callisthenics, thanks.
Neil
OK. Well, we’ll find out later if you’re right or not. Now, whilst English lessons might sound like hard work, ukulele lessons are apparently catching on. A ukulele is a musical instrument. Top businessmen Bill Gates and Warren Buffett both do it, and stressed-out city workers are following their lead. Here in the UK, a number of companies have been holding ukulele team building sessions.
Sophie
That sounds amazing. And is there anything about the ukulele in particular that leaves people feeling better after they’ve played it?
Neil
Let’s hear more about this from Lorraine Bow, who teaches people to play the instrument. But listen with attention because she spoke on the phone and the line wasn’t great.
Lorraine Bow, ukulele teacher
Well, I guess it’s just the fact that you know people don’t often sing in their everyday lives and it’s the fact that you can play and sing, play a musical instrument, within an hour, it’s quite a… you know… it’s quite a fulfilling thing really. It’s not competitive, it’s quite easy to do and a bit less intimidating than a guitar…
Sophie
Lorraine, the ukulele teacher, also says her classes aren’t competitive or intimidating…
Neil
… which means something that makes you feel nervous.
Sophie
Now, before we hear the answer to today’s quiz question, let’s hear about a company in Abu Dhabi where leadership is taught through horse training. Basically, you have to go in the yard with a horse and persuade it that you’re the boss by using body language. Here’s Kelly Eide, co-founder of the company, explaining why she thinks this approach works.
Kelly Eide, Co-founder of True Leadership, Abu Dhabi
The horses don’t care if your hair is purple, if you’re a man or a woman, if you’re old or young, if you are… what religion. So it transcends all of those cultural boundaries, it transcends age, gender, religion, tradition etc., so that’s a perfect fit. And in an organization where you really need groups of people to gel, who come from backgrounds which have no common norms, you can teach that most efficiently with a horse.
Neil
To gel with someone means to connect or get on well with someone. So you try and get the horse to do what you want using body language. And the horse feels instinctively whether or not you are a natural leader because it doesn’t recognize cultural differences, hair colour and age.
Sophie
Probably easier said than done.
Neil
Indeed. Now remember I asked: What did Chairman Mao introduce in China in1951 as a compulsory activity for workers and was reintroduced by the government a few years ago? Was it… a) calisthenics? b) calligraphy? Or c) English language lessons?
Sophie
I said a) calisthenics.
Neil
Well, you’re right on the button! Well done there, Sophie! Calisthenics are used at schools as a warm up for physical education classes, during sports day activities, and by some companies as a way of building morale and a sense of group unity, as well as to raise energy levels and encourage good health. Now shake a leg, or in other words, get moving – and tell us the words we learned today, Sophie.
Sophie
They are: awayday guru team building cerebral bootcamp callisthenics calligraphy synchronise intimidating gel shake a leg
Neil
Well, that’s the end of this 6 Minute English. We hope you enjoyed it. And don’t forget to join us again soon!
Both
Bye.
【中英文双语脚本】
Sophie(苏菲)
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Sophie…
您好，欢迎来到 6 Minute English。我是 Sophie…
Neil(尼尔)
And I’m Neil… Sophie, did you go on the corporate awayday last week?
我是 Neil……Sophie，你上周去了公司外出日吗？
Sophie(苏菲)
Yes… you didn’t miss anything. A team building guru lectured us on how to work more effectively with each other. We gave some presentations, had a few drinks after…
是的。。。你什么都没错过。一位团队建设大师教我们如何更有效地相互合作。我们做了一些演讲，之后喝了几杯……
Neil(尼尔)
Right. OK. An awayday is a day that employees spend together away from their usual workplace. And a guru is an expert in something. So did this guru teach you anything new, Sophie?
好的。还行。休假是员工在通常的工作场所之外一起度过的一天。导师是某事的专家。那么，这位大师有没有教你什么新东西呢，苏菲？
Sophie(苏菲)
No… not really.
不。。。没有。
Neil(尼尔)
Shame. I was hoping for some tips on how to work more effectively with my co-presenter.
羞耻。我希望能得到一些关于如何更有效地与我的共同演讲者合作的提示。
Sophie(苏菲)
I think we work very effectively already, Neil. Now, today’s show is about team building – or encouraging employees to work well together as a team by getting them to engage in different types of activities.
我认为我们已经非常有效地工作了，Neil。现在，今天的节目是关于团队建设的 —— 或者通过让员工参与不同类型的活动来鼓励他们作为一个团队很好地合作。
Neil(尼尔)
And apparently, some companies in the UK are offering their employees activities such as… Hunger Games-style combat days where teams must work together to ‘kill’ as many of the opposing team as possible. Have you seen the Hunger Games movies, Sophie?
显然，英国的一些公司正在为员工提供活动，例如……饥饿游戏风格的战斗日，团队必须共同努力，尽可能多地“杀死”对方团队。苏菲，你看过《饥饿游戏》的电影吗？
Sophie(苏菲)
Yes.
是的。
Neil(尼尔)
There’re also Zombie boot camps where military instructors train you on how to fight zombies, that’s dead people who have come back to life. For the more cerebral, or brainy, amongst us, there are crime investigations modelled on popular TV dramas like Sherlock Holmes.
还有僵尸新兵训练营，军事教官会教你如何与僵尸战斗，僵尸是死去的人，已经复活了。对于我们当中更理智或更聪明的人来说，有以《福尔摩斯探案集》等热门电视剧为蓝本的犯罪调查。
Sophie(苏菲)
Well, I’m not sure about the Zombie boot camp, a boot camp is a short course of hard physical training, but the Sherlock Holmes awayday sounds like fun.
好吧，我不确定僵尸新兵训练营，新兵训练营是艰苦的体能训练的短期课程，但夏洛克·福尔摩斯的客场游行听起来很有趣。
Neil(尼尔)
I’d definitely go for the Zombie experience. Though I’m not sure how it connects with most people’s working lives. Violence, death, the living dead…
我肯定会去体验 Zombie 体验。虽然我不确定它与大多数人的工作生活有什么联系。暴力、死亡、活死人……
Sophie(苏菲)
Good point.
说得好。
Neil(尼尔)
So let’s move on and have today’s quiz question. What did Chairman Mao introduce in China in1951 as a compulsory activity for workers and was reintroduced by the government a few years ago? Was it… a) calisthenics? b) calligraphy? Or c) English language lessons?
那么，让我们继续进行今天的测验问题。毛主席于 1951 年在中国引入了什么作为工人的强制性活动，并在几年前被政府重新引入？是不是……a） 健美？b） 书法？或者 c） 英语课？
Sophie(苏菲)
Calisthenics, by the way, is a type of gentle physical exercise…
顺便说一句，健美是一种温和的体育锻炼……
Neil(尼尔)
… and calligraphy, by the way, is the art of writing by hand with a special brush.
…而书法，顺便说一句，是用特殊毛笔手写的艺术。
Sophie(苏菲)
Well, I’m going for a) calisthenics.
嗯，我要去做 a） 健美。
Neil(尼尔)
Not English language lessons, Sophie?
不是英语课吗，苏菲？
Sophie(苏菲)
No. I’ll stick with callisthenics, thanks.
不。我会坚持健美，谢谢。
Neil(尼尔)
OK. Well, we’ll find out later if you’re right or not. Now, whilst English lessons might sound like hard work, ukulele lessons are apparently catching on. A ukulele is a musical instrument. Top businessmen Bill Gates and Warren Buffett both do it, and stressed-out city workers are following their lead. Here in the UK, a number of companies have been holding ukulele team building sessions.
还行。好吧，我们稍后会知道你是对还是错。现在，虽然英语课听起来像是艰苦的工作，但尤克里里课显然正在流行起来。尤克里里是一种乐器。顶级商人比尔·盖茨 （Bill Gates） 和沃伦·巴菲特 （Warren Buffett） 都这样做了，压力很大的城市工人也纷纷效仿他们。在英国，许多公司一直在举办尤克里里团队建设课程。
Sophie(苏菲)
That sounds amazing. And is there anything about the ukulele in particular that leaves people feeling better after they’ve played it?
这听起来很神奇。尤克里里有什么特别的地方，让人们在弹奏后感觉更好吗？
Neil(尼尔)
Let’s hear more about this from Lorraine Bow, who teaches people to play the instrument. But listen with attention because she spoke on the phone and the line wasn’t great.
让我们从 Lorraine Bow 那里听到更多关于这方面的信息，她教人们演奏这种乐器。但要专心听，因为她在电话里说话，而且电话不是很好。
Lorraine Bow, ukulele teacher(LorraineBow，尤克里里教师)
Well, I guess it’s just the fact that you know people don’t often sing in their everyday lives and it’s the fact that you can play and sing, play a musical instrument, within an hour, it’s quite a… you know… it’s quite a fulfilling thing really. It’s not competitive, it’s quite easy to do and a bit less intimidating than a guitar…
嗯，我想这只是因为你知道人们在日常生活中不经常唱歌，而且你可以在一个小时内弹奏、唱歌、弹奏乐器，这真是……你知道的。。。这真的是一件相当充实的事情。它没有竞争性，很容易做到，而且比吉他少一点吓人……
Sophie(苏菲)
Lorraine, the ukulele teacher, also says her classes aren’t competitive or intimidating…
尤克里里老师洛林也说，她的课没有竞争性或令人生畏……
Neil(尼尔)
… which means something that makes you feel nervous.
…这意味着让你感到紧张的事情。
Sophie(苏菲)
Now, before we hear the answer to today’s quiz question, let’s hear about a company in Abu Dhabi where leadership is taught through horse training. Basically, you have to go in the yard with a horse and persuade it that you’re the boss by using body language. Here’s Kelly Eide, co-founder of the company, explaining why she thinks this approach works.
现在，在我们听到今天测验问题的答案之前，让我们听听阿布扎比的一家公司，该公司通过马匹训练来教授领导力。基本上，你必须带着一匹马走进院子，用肢体语言说服它你是老板。以下是该公司的联合创始人 Kelly Eide 解释她认为这种方法有效的原因。
Kelly Eide, Co-founder of True Leadership, Abu Dhabi(KellyEide，阿布扎比TrueLeadership的联合创始人)
The horses don’t care if your hair is purple, if you’re a man or a woman, if you’re old or young, if you are… what religion. So it transcends all of those cultural boundaries, it transcends age, gender, religion, tradition etc., so that’s a perfect fit. And in an organization where you really need groups of people to gel, who come from backgrounds which have no common norms, you can teach that most efficiently with a horse.
马不在乎你的头发是紫色的，你是男人还是女人，你是老是年轻，你是……什么宗教。所以它超越了所有这些文化界限，它超越了年龄、性别、宗教、传统等，所以这是一个完美的选择。在一个你真的需要一群人凝聚在一起的组织中，他们来自不同于没有共同规范的背景，你可以用一匹马最有效地教授这一点。
Neil(尼尔)
To gel with someone means to connect or get on well with someone. So you try and get the horse to do what you want using body language. And the horse feels instinctively whether or not you are a natural leader because it doesn’t recognize cultural differences, hair colour and age.
To gel with someone 的意思是与某人建立联系或相处融洽。所以你试着用肢体语言让马做你想做的事。马本能地感觉到你是否是一个天生的领导者，因为它不承认文化差异、毛发颜色和年龄。
Sophie(苏菲)
Probably easier said than done.
可能说起来容易做起来难。
Neil(尼尔)
Indeed. Now remember I asked: What did Chairman Mao introduce in China in1951 as a compulsory activity for workers and was reintroduced by the government a few years ago? Was it… a) calisthenics? b) calligraphy? Or c) English language lessons?
事实上。现在记得我问道：毛主席在1951年在中国引入了什么作为工人的强制性活动，并在几年前被政府重新引入？是不是……a） 健美？b） 书法？或者 c） 英语课？
Sophie(苏菲)
I said a) calisthenics.
我说的是 a） 健美。
Neil(尼尔)
Well, you’re right on the button! Well done there, Sophie! Calisthenics are used at schools as a warm up for physical education classes, during sports day activities, and by some companies as a way of building morale and a sense of group unity, as well as to raise energy levels and encourage good health. Now shake a leg, or in other words, get moving – and tell us the words we learned today, Sophie.
好吧，你对在按钮上！干得好，苏菲！健美在学校用作体育课的热身、运动会活动，并被一些公司用作增强士气和团体团结感的一种方式，以及提高能量水平和鼓励身体健康。现在摇一摇腿，或者换句话说，动起来 —— 告诉我们我们今天学到的单词，Sophie。
Sophie(苏菲)
They are: awayday guru team building cerebral bootcamp callisthenics calligraphy synchronise intimidating gel shake a leg
他们是： 客场大师 团队建设 脑力训练营 健美书法 同步 令人生畏 凝胶 摇一脚
Neil(尼尔)
Well, that’s the end of this 6 Minute English. We hope you enjoyed it. And don’t forget to join us again soon!
好了，这就是这个六分钟英语的结尾。我们希望您喜欢它。别忘了很快再次加入我们！
Both(双)
Bye.
再见。
【核心词汇】
awayday
a day that employees spend together away from their usual workplace
员工外出活动
员工一起离开通常的工作场所度过的一天
The company organizes an awayday each year to foster team spirit.
公司每年都会组织一次外出活动，以培养团队精神。
cerebral
intellectual or ‘brainy’
理智的
智力的或“聪明的”
She is a cerebral writer, known for her complex and thought-provoking novels.
她是一位理智的作家，以其复杂且发人深省的小说而闻名。
bootcamp
a short course of hard physical training
训练营
高强度的短期体能训练课程
He signed up for a fitness bootcamp to get in shape before the wedding.
他报名参加了一个健身训练营，以便在婚礼前恢复身材。
calligraphy
the art of writing by hand with a special brush
书法
用特制毛笔进行手工书写的艺术
Her calligraphy was exquisite, each stroke demonstrating years of practice.
她的书法非常精湛，每一笔都展现了多年的练习。
intimidating
something that makes you feel nervous
令人胆怯的
使你感到紧张的事物
The sheer size of the building was intimidating.
这座建筑物庞大的体积令人望而生畏。
gel
to connect or get on well with someone
融洽相处
与某人建立联系或相处融洽
It takes time to gel as a team.
作为一个团队，需要时间才能融洽相处。
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