【BBC六分钟英语】退休是终点还是新起点？
【英文脚本】
Alice
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Alice…
Rob
And I’m Rob… Now, Alice, how old are you?
Alice
I’m 21, Rob, not a day older!
Rob
Come on, don’t be coy about your age, Alice!, Coy, by the way, means not wanting to give away information about yourself.
Alice
I’m not being coy, Rob. I just… don’t feel like telling everyone how old I am. Some people think it’s rude to ask.
Rob
I don’t mean to be rude of course but … well, you are being coy. I’m asking because today we’re talking about age and whether you can be too old for some things. What do you think?
Alice
I’m too old to order off children’s menus in restaurants, but I still do it.
Rob
Anything else?
Alice
Well, I couldn’t pull an all-nighter anymore.
Rob
OK. That’s another way of saying stay up all night to finish something. That’s what students do to get their work done.
Alice
I used to be able to do it, and now I couldn’t. I struggle to stay up on New Year’s Eve until midnight. But let’s move on to today’s quiz question. What percentage of people aged over 65 surveyed in the UK described themselves as old? Is it … a) 6%? b) 16%? Or c) 60%?
Rob
Well, I think it’s just a) 6%. People don’t like to think of themselves as old.
Alice
Well, we’ll find out if you got the answer right or wrong later on in the show. First, let’s explore the subject of aging more. Tell me, Rob, do you think you can be too old to take up a new hobby?
Rob
I might be, I mean, depends on the hobby of course. I went for a run the other day, and it nearly killed me.
Alice
That just means you’re unfit, Rob! Let’s listen to Ernestine Shepherd who didn’t think she was too old to take up an interesting new hobby. At the age of 71 she started bodybuilding and is currently listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest female bodybuilder in the world.
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Ernestine Shepherd, bodybuilder If ever there were an anti-aging pill, I would call it exercise. I enjoy working out with the people who come to the church. Sometimes they say, “Oh, this hurts!” But I tell people, “Age is nothing but a number!” I am 75 years of age. This morning I awakened at 2.30. I have a group of four other people who run with me in the mornings. We run about ten miles. Every day.
Rob
Wow! That was Ernestine Shepherd. What an example to us all!
Alice
Work out, by the way, means taking exercise to make yourself fit. I think it’s true that if we did more exercise every day, we would all look and feel much better.
Rob
Ernestine is all for exercise but I’m afraid I’d take some anti-aging pill if one existed.
Alice
If something is advertised as being anti-aging it means it’s designed to stop you looking older.
Rob
And you can find hundreds of products these days that claim to have anti-aging properties. Lots of lotions and potions for women in particular!
Alice
Yes. That’s because women feel pressurized to look younger than their age. It’s an example of ageism and it isn’t fair.
Rob
Ageism means discrimination against people because of their age. And sometimes people can be discriminated against in the workplace for being ‘too old’. Now, do you think you could be too old to take up a new job, Alice?
Alice
No, I don’t get the concept of too old at all. My grandparents both still work and they have more enthusiasm and energy than I do. They hate being called senior citizens and old-age pensioners - or by the initials of these words, OAP. And they are right: who wants to be defined by their age?
Rob
You just said: “Don’t get this concept”. And to get something means to understand it. So I suppose you stay the same inside, it’s just the outside that changes! We have to be young at heart at least. And age is no reason for some people to stop working if they are in good health. Let’s listen to Trisha Cusden who started a new business at 65 supplying beauty products for older women. Her age actually inspired her choice of work.
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Trisha Cusden, founder of Look Fabulous Forever I’ve had an idea, I’ve seen a problem and an opportunity, and I’ve done something about it, And created a business which I’m very happy to say is very successful. I mean [when] I started it, it was going to be a hobby, you know, something to keep me out of trouble, give me something to do.
Rob
Trisha Cusden there. She started a new hobby and it turned into a successful business enterprise. Now, before we finish, I’d just like to put the case for older men. My dad, my granddad, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Harrison Ford, they’re all fantastic role models for us younger guys.
Alice
And a role model is somebody people admire and want to copy.
Rob
Well, that brings us round to the matter of today’s quiz question, Alice.
Alice
Yes, it does. I asked: What percentage of people aged over 65 surveyed in the UK described themselves as old in a survey? Is it … a) 6%, b) 16% or c) 60%?
Rob
Yep. And I said a) 6%. Was I right?
Alice
Yes, you were! You were right! Well done! More than 2,000 people aged between 65 and 93 were surveyed by UK market research firm YouGov. Now here are the words we learned today, Rob.
Rob
They are: coy pull an all-nighter work out anti-aging ageism senior citizen old-age pensioner (or OAP) get something role model
Alice
Well, that’s the end of today’s 6 Minute English. Don’t forget to join us again soon!
Both
Bye.
【中英文双语脚本】
Alice(爱丽丝)
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Alice…
您好，欢迎来到 6 Minute English。我是 Alice…
Rob(罗伯)
And I’m Rob… Now, Alice, how old are you?
我是 罗伯…那么，爱丽丝，你多大了？
Alice(爱丽丝)
I’m 21, Rob, not a day older!
我 21 岁了，罗伯，还没老一天！
Rob(罗伯)
Come on, don’t be coy about your age, Alice!, Coy, by the way, means not wanting to give away information about yourself.
拜托，不要对你的年龄害羞，Alice！，顺便说一句，Coy 的意思是不想泄露关于你自己的信息。
Alice(爱丽丝)
I’m not being coy, Rob. I just… don’t feel like telling everyone how old I am. Some people think it’s rude to ask.
我不是害羞的，罗伯。我只是。。。不想告诉大家我多大了。有些人认为问这个问题很不礼貌。
Rob(罗伯)
I don’t mean to be rude of course but … well, you are being coy. I’m asking because today we’re talking about age and whether you can be too old for some things. What do you think?
我当然不是故意粗鲁，但是……嗯，你太害羞了。我问这个问题是因为今天我们讨论的是年龄，以及你是否会因为某些事情而太老了。你觉得怎么样？
Alice(爱丽丝)
I’m too old to order off children’s menus in restaurants, but I still do it.
我年纪大了，不能在餐馆点儿童菜单，但我仍然这样做。
Rob(罗伯)
Anything else?
别的东西？
Alice(爱丽丝)
Well, I couldn’t pull an all-nighter anymore.
好吧，我不能再通宵了。
Rob(罗伯)
OK. That’s another way of saying stay up all night to finish something. That’s what students do to get their work done.
还行。这是熬夜完成某事的另一种说法。这就是学生完成工作的方式。
Alice(爱丽丝)
I used to be able to do it, and now I couldn’t. I struggle to stay up on New Year’s Eve until midnight. But let’s move on to today’s quiz question. What percentage of people aged over 65 surveyed in the UK described themselves as old? Is it … a) 6%? b) 16%? Or c) 60%?
我以前能做到，现在我做不到了。我努力在除夕夜熬夜到午夜。但是，让我们继续今天的测验问题。在英国接受调查的 65 岁以上人群中，有多少百分比表示自己是老年人？是吗。。。a） 6%？b） 16%？或 c） 60%？
Rob(罗伯)
Well, I think it’s just a) 6%. People don’t like to think of themselves as old.
嗯，我认为这只是一个） 6%。人们不喜欢认为自己老了。
Alice(爱丽丝)
Well, we’ll find out if you got the answer right or wrong later on in the show. First, let’s explore the subject of aging more. Tell me, Rob, do you think you can be too old to take up a new hobby?
好吧，我们稍后会在节目中找出您的答案是正确还是错误。首先，让我们更多地探讨衰老这个话题。告诉我，罗伯，你觉得你年纪大了，不能从事新的爱好吗？
Rob(罗伯)
I might be, I mean, depends on the hobby of course. I went for a run the other day, and it nearly killed me.
我的意思是，我可能当然取决于爱好。前几天我去跑步，差点要了我的命。
Alice(爱丽丝)
That just means you’re unfit, Rob! Let’s listen to Ernestine Shepherd who didn’t think she was too old to take up an interesting new hobby. At the age of 71 she started bodybuilding and is currently listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the oldest female bodybuilder in the world.
那只是意味着你不健康，罗伯！让我们听听 Ernestine Shepherd 的故事，她认为自己还不算太老而不能从事有趣的新爱好。71 岁时，她开始健美，目前被吉尼斯世界纪录列为世界上最年长的女性健美运动员。
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Ernestine Shepherd, bodybuilder If ever there were an anti-aging pill, I would call it exercise. I enjoy working out with the people who come to the church. Sometimes they say, “Oh, this hurts!” But I tell people, “Age is nothing but a number!” I am 75 years of age. This morning I awakened at 2.30. I have a group of four other people who run with me in the mornings. We run about ten miles. Every day.
Ernestine Shepherd，健美运动员 如果说有一种抗衰老药丸，我会称之为运动。我喜欢和来教堂的人一起锻炼。有时他们会说，’哦，这好痛！但我告诉人们，’年龄不过是一个数字！我今年 75 岁。今天早上我在 2.30 醒来。我有另外四个人，早上和我一起跑步。我们跑了大约十英里。每天。
Rob(罗伯)
Wow! That was Ernestine Shepherd. What an example to us all!
哇！那是 Ernestine Shepherd。对我们所有人来说，这是多么大的榜样！
Alice(爱丽丝)
Work out, by the way, means taking exercise to make yourself fit. I think it’s true that if we did more exercise every day, we would all look and feel much better.
顺便说一句，锻炼意味着锻炼身体以使自己健康。我认为，如果我们每天多做一些运动，我们看起来和感觉都会好得多。
Rob(罗伯)
Ernestine is all for exercise but I’m afraid I’d take some anti-aging pill if one existed.
Ernestine 完全是为了运动，但如果有的话，恐怕我会服用一些抗衰老药丸。
Alice(爱丽丝)
If something is advertised as being anti-aging it means it’s designed to stop you looking older.
如果某样东西被宣传为抗衰老，这意味着它旨在阻止您看起来更老。
Rob(罗伯)
And you can find hundreds of products these days that claim to have anti-aging properties. Lots of lotions and potions for women in particular!
如今，您可以找到数百种声称具有抗衰老特性的产品。特别适合女性的很多乳液和药水！
Alice(爱丽丝)
Yes. That’s because women feel pressurized to look younger than their age. It’s an example of ageism and it isn’t fair.
是的。那是因为女性觉得看起来比实际年龄年轻有压力。这是年龄歧视的一个例子，这是不公平的。
Rob(罗伯)
Ageism means discrimination against people because of their age. And sometimes people can be discriminated against in the workplace for being ‘too old’. Now, do you think you could be too old to take up a new job, Alice?
年龄歧视是指因为年龄而对人们的歧视。有时，人们会因为“太老”而在工作场所受到歧视。现在，你觉得你年纪大了，不能找新工作吗，爱丽丝？
Alice(爱丽丝)
No, I don’t get the concept of too old at all. My grandparents both still work and they have more enthusiasm and energy than I do. They hate being called senior citizens and old-age pensioners - or by the initials of these words, OAP. And they are right: who wants to be defined by their age?
不，我完全不明白太老的概念。我的祖父母都还在工作，他们比我更有热情和精力。他们讨厌被称为老年人和养老金领取者 —— 或者这些词的首字母缩写 OAP。他们是对的：谁愿意被年龄所定义呢？
Rob(罗伯)
You just said: “Don’t get this concept”. And to get something means to understand it. So I suppose you stay the same inside, it’s just the outside that changes! We have to be young at heart at least. And age is no reason for some people to stop working if they are in good health. Let’s listen to Trisha Cusden who started a new business at 65 supplying beauty products for older women. Her age actually inspired her choice of work.
你刚才说：’不要理解这个概念’。而 To get something 的意思是理解它。 所以我想你内心保持不变，只是外表发生了变化！我们至少必须保持年轻的心态。如果一些人身体健康，年龄并不是他们停止工作的理由。让我们听听 Trisha Cusden 的故事，她在 65 岁时开始了一项新业务，为老年女性提供美容产品。她的年龄实际上激发了她选择工作。
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Trisha Cusden, founder of Look Fabulous Forever I’ve had an idea, I’ve seen a problem and an opportunity, and I’ve done something about it, And created a business which I’m very happy to say is very successful. I mean [when] I started it, it was going to be a hobby, you know, something to keep me out of trouble, give me something to do.
Trisha Cusden，Look Fabulous Forever 的创始人我有一个想法，我看到了问题和机会，我为此做了一些事情，并创建了一项我很高兴地说非常成功的企业。我的意思是 [当] 我开始做这件事时，它会成为一种爱好，你知道的，让我远离麻烦，给我一些事情做。
Rob(罗伯)
Trisha Cusden there. She started a new hobby and it turned into a successful business enterprise. Now, before we finish, I’d just like to put the case for older men. My dad, my granddad, Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Harrison Ford, they’re all fantastic role models for us younger guys.
特丽莎·库斯登 （Trisha Cusden） 在那里。她开始了一个新的爱好，它变成了一家成功的企业。现在，在我们结束之前，我只想为年长的男性辩护。我的爸爸、我的爷爷、肖恩·康纳利、迈克尔·凯恩、哈里森·福特，他们都是我们年轻人的绝佳榜样。
Alice(爱丽丝)
And a role model is somebody people admire and want to copy.
榜样是人们钦佩并想要效仿的人。
Rob(罗伯)
Well, that brings us round to the matter of today’s quiz question, Alice.
好吧，这让我们回到了今天的测验问题，Alice。
Alice(爱丽丝)
Yes, it does. I asked: What percentage of people aged over 65 surveyed in the UK described themselves as old in a survey? Is it … a) 6%, b) 16% or c) 60%?
是的。我问道：在一项调查中，英国 65 岁以上的受访者中有多少百分比称自己为老年人？是吗。。。a） 6%， b） 16% 还是 c） 60%？
Rob(罗伯)
Yep. And I said a) 6%. Was I right?
是的。我说 a） 6%。我是对的吗？
Alice(爱丽丝)
Yes, you were! You were right! Well done! More than 2,000 people aged between 65 and 93 were surveyed by UK market research firm YouGov. Now here are the words we learned today, Rob.
是的，你是！你是对的！干的好！英国市场研究公司 YouGov 对 2,000 多名年龄在 65 至 93 岁之间的人进行了调查。现在这是我们今天学到的单词，罗伯。
Rob(罗伯)
They are: coy pull an all-nighter work out anti-aging ageism senior citizen old-age pensioner (or OAP) get something role model
他们是： 腼腆地通宵锻炼 抗衰老 年龄歧视 老年人 养老金领取者 （或 OAP） 获得一些榜样
Alice(爱丽丝)
Well, that’s the end of today’s 6 Minute English. Don’t forget to join us again soon!
好了，今天的六分钟 English 到此结束。别忘了很快再次加入我们！
Both(双)
Bye.
再见。
【核心词汇】
anti-aging
designed to stop you looking older
抗衰老
旨在阻止你看起来更老
The anti-aging industry is booming, as people seek ways to maintain their youthful appearance.
抗衰老产业蓬勃发展，人们都在寻找保持青春容颜的方法。
ageism
discrimination against people because of their age
年龄歧视
因年龄而歧视他人
Ageism in the workplace can prevent older, experienced workers from getting hired or promoted.
职场中的年龄歧视可能会阻止年长、经验丰富的员工被雇用或晋升。
senior citizen
an elderly person
老年公民
老年人
Many senior citizens rely on social security payments to make ends meet.
许多老年公民依靠社会保障金来维持生计。
old-age pensioner (OAP)
an elderly person
养老金领取者
老年人
The government provides support for old-age pensioners through various welfare programs.
政府通过各种福利项目为养老金领取者提供支持。
get something
understand
理解
理解
I didn’t quite get what he was implying in his speech.
我不太明白他在演讲中暗示了什么。
role model
somebody people admire and want to copy
榜样
人们钦佩和想要效仿的人
She is a role model for young women who aspire to leadership positions.
她是渴望担任领导职务的年轻女性的榜样。
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