【BBC六分钟英语】我们为什么对制服那么迷恋？
【英文脚本】
Neil
Welcome to 6 Minute English, where we introduce a colourful topic and six suitable items of vocabulary.
Tim
I’m Tim…
Neil
And I’m Neil. Why are you wearing a policeman’s hat, Tim?
Tim
To get me in the mood for our topic today, uniforms!
Neil
Well, the hat certainly suits you!
Tim
And if something suits you it looks good on you! Well, thanks, Neil. And funnily enough, I have a question for you on the subject of police hats! In the 19th century, police officers’ top hats could be used… a) to stand on, b) as a weapon or c) to protect their heads from the sun?
Neil
Well, they’re kind of pointy so I’m going to say as a weapon.
Tim
OK. Let’s consider what the point of a uniform is. Why do some jobs have them while others don’t?
Neil
Well, The police, and other emergency services, like the fire brigade, and ambulance service, they need practical clothes to help them do their job.
Tim
People need to recognize them too, don’t they?
Neil
Yeah, that’s right. A uniform makes people stand out from crowd.
Tim
If something stands out it’s noticeable or easy to see.
Neil
But uniform also allows you to fit in, it shows you belong to a particular group or organization, and people often enjoy that sense of community at work.
Tim
Do you think we should get some 6 Minute English T-shirts made, Neil?
Neil
Well, we share a sense of community without team T-shirts, Tim. Let’s listen to cultural historian, Joe Moran, talking about why wearing a uniform can also allow you to behave differently to the way you normally behave.
Joe Moran, cultural historian
It’s a role and a genre that you adopt and it’s kind of, it’s something that’s not quite you. It’s kind of a persona that you can put on. In Germany they call it ‘maskenfreiheit’, which is the freedom conferred by masks. There’s something about taking on what is very clearly a persona or professional role, that can be liberating, I think.
Neil
So when you put on a uniform you are adopting a role or genre. Genre means a particular style. And a persona is a character you present to the outside world, as opposed to the person you feel like inside.
Tim
Joe Moran compares putting on a persona to putting on a mask. And he says this can be very liberating. But do you really think putting on a uniform liberates, or frees, us from the person we really are?
Neil
Maybe. If you’re shy, for example, a uniform might feel liberating because it allows you to behave more confidently. So, if you could choose a uniform and a new persona, what would it be, Tim?
Tim
Hmm. An airline pilot, I think. I’d look great in a blazer with brass buttons, and with the cap and mirror sunglasses. Hello, this is your captain speaking. We’ll shortly be arriving at LAX airport in sunny Los Angeles. Local time is 12.55 and it’s hot hot hot outside, so I hope you’ve packed plenty of sun cream.
Neil
OK Tim, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! I can see you’d love being a pilot, or at least you’d love talking to your passengers!
Tim
What about you, Neil? What would you like to try on for size? A surgeon’s scrubs? A nun’s habit?
Neil
To try something on for size means to decide whether it’s what you want or not. No Tim… I’d go for a chef’s apron, checked trousers, a tall hat.
Tim
I think the uniform would suit you, but are you good at cooking, Neil?
Neil
I’m an excellent cook. Now, I think we should have the answer to today’s quiz question, Tim.
Tim
Yes, I asked what a police officer’s hat could be used for in the 19th century.
Neil
And I said as a weapon.
Tim
Wrong, I’m afraid. From 1829 to 1839, Metropolitan Police officers wore a cane-reinforced top hat, which could be used as a step to climb or see over walls. I wonder if modern police hats are strong enough to stand on?
Neil
We’ll try yours later and find out. But now let’s go over the other key words we learned today.
Tim
OK. If something ‘suits you’, it looks good on you. For example, “Does this pilot’s uniform suit me, Neil?”
Neil
It suits you down to the ground, Tim! And that means it suits you very well!
Tim
Number two, If something ‘stands out’, it’s noticeable or easy to see.
Neil
“My colourful suit really stood out at the party.”
Tim
In a good way, I hope! OK, next item, ‘to fit in’, means you belong to a particular group and are accepted by them.
Neil
“I never fitted in with the cool kids at school.”
Neil
I’m sorry to hear that, Tim! Maybe you weren’t wearing the right uniform? Number four is ‘persona’, the character you present to the outside world, as opposed to the person you feel like inside.
Tim
“My work persona is confident and chatty but I’m actually rather shy.”
Neil
I’m learning a lot about you today, Tim!
Tim
They’re just examples, Neil. I don’t have a work persona, that’s the nice thing about our job, there’s no need to put on masks or personas.
Neil
Just the occasional hat…
Tim
Indeed. And a very nice hat this is too, I think I’ll keep it. Now, let’s finish the vocabulary! Number five, ‘liberating’ means feeling you can behave however you like.
Neil
For example, “Talking openly about your problems can be very liberating.”
Tim
And finally, ‘to try something on for size’ means to test something to decide whether you want it or not.
Neil
Our listeners can try these new vocabulary items on for size and decide whether they’ll be useful or not!
Tim
And if not, then please let us know by visiting our Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages and telling us what you think!
Neil
Goodbye!
Tim
Bye!
【中英文双语脚本】
Neil(尼尔)
Welcome to 6 Minute English, where we introduce a colourful topic and six suitable items of vocabulary.
欢迎来到六分钟英语，我们将在这里介绍一个丰富多彩的话题和六个合适的词汇项目。
Tim(提姆)
I’m Tim…
我是 Tim…
Neil(尼尔)
And I’m Neil. Why are you wearing a policeman’s hat, Tim?
我是 Neil。蒂姆，你为什么戴着警察帽？
Tim(提姆)
To get me in the mood for our topic today, uniforms!
为了让我有心情今天的主题，制服！
Neil(尼尔)
Well, the hat certainly suits you!
嗯，这顶帽子肯定适合你！
Tim(提姆)
And if something suits you it looks good on you! Well, thanks, Neil. And funnily enough, I have a question for you on the subject of police hats! In the 19th century, police officers’ top hats could be used… a) to stand on, b) as a weapon or c) to protect their heads from the sun?
如果某件东西适合你，它就很好看！嗯，谢谢，Neil。有趣的是，我有一个关于警帽的问题要问你！在 19 世纪，可以使用警察的大礼帽……a） 站在上面，b） 作为武器或 c） 保护他们的头部免受阳光照射？
Neil(尼尔)
Well, they’re kind of pointy so I’m going to say as a weapon.
嗯，它们有点尖，所以我要说是一种武器。
Tim(提姆)
OK. Let’s consider what the point of a uniform is. Why do some jobs have them while others don’t?
还行。让我们考虑一下制服的意义是什么。为什么有些工作有它们而另一些没有？
Neil(尼尔)
Well, The police, and other emergency services, like the fire brigade, and ambulance service, they need practical clothes to help them do their job.
嗯，警察和其他紧急服务，如消防队和救护车服务，他们需要实用的衣服来帮助他们完成工作。
Tim(提姆)
People need to recognize them too, don’t they?
人们也需要认识到他们，不是吗？
Neil(尼尔)
Yeah, that’s right. A uniform makes people stand out from crowd.
是的，没错。制服使人在人群中脱颖而出。
Tim(提姆)
If something stands out it’s noticeable or easy to see.
如果某项内容很突出，则引人注目或很容易看到。
Neil(尼尔)
But uniform also allows you to fit in, it shows you belong to a particular group or organization, and people often enjoy that sense of community at work.
但制服也可以让你融入，它表明你属于特定的团体或组织，人们在工作中经常喜欢这种社区感。
Tim(提姆)
Do you think we should get some 6 Minute English T-shirts made, Neil?
你觉得我们应该做一些六分钟的英式 T 恤吗，尼尔？
Neil(尼尔)
Well, we share a sense of community without team T-shirts, Tim. Let’s listen to cultural historian, Joe Moran, talking about why wearing a uniform can also allow you to behave differently to the way you normally behave.
好吧，我们有一种没有团队 T 恤的社区意识，Tim。让我们听听文化历史学家乔·莫兰 （Joe Moran） 谈论为什么穿制服也可以让你的行为方式与平时的行为方式不同。
Joe Moran, cultural historian(JoeMoran，文化历史学家)
It’s a role and a genre that you adopt and it’s kind of, it’s something that’s not quite you. It’s kind of a persona that you can put on. In Germany they call it ‘maskenfreiheit’, which is the freedom conferred by masks. There’s something about taking on what is very clearly a persona or professional role, that can be liberating, I think.
这是一个你采用的角色和类型，它有点像，不完全是你的东西。这是一种你可以穿戴的角色。在德国，人们称之为“maskenfreiheit”，即口罩赋予的自由。我认为，承担非常明显的角色或专业角色是某种程度的，这可能是一种解放。
Neil(尼尔)
So when you put on a uniform you are adopting a role or genre. Genre means a particular style. And a persona is a character you present to the outside world, as opposed to the person you feel like inside.
所以当你穿上制服时，你就是在采用一种角色或类型。流派 （Genre） 表示一种特定的风格。角色是你向外界展示的角色，而不是你内心感觉像的人。
Tim(提姆)
Joe Moran compares putting on a persona to putting on a mask. And he says this can be very liberating. But do you really think putting on a uniform liberates, or frees, us from the person we really are?
乔·莫兰 （Joe Moran） 将戴上角色与戴上面具进行了比较。他说，这可能非常自由。但是，你真的认为穿上制服会让我们从真正的自我中解放出来吗？
Neil(尼尔)
Maybe. If you’re shy, for example, a uniform might feel liberating because it allows you to behave more confidently. So, if you could choose a uniform and a new persona, what would it be, Tim?
或。例如，如果你很害羞，制服可能会让人感到自由，因为它可以让你表现得更自信。那么，如果你可以选择一套制服和一个新的角色，你会选择什么，蒂姆？
Tim(提姆)
Hmm. An airline pilot, I think. I’d look great in a blazer with brass buttons, and with the cap and mirror sunglasses. Hello, this is your captain speaking. We’ll shortly be arriving at LAX airport in sunny Los Angeles. Local time is 12.55 and it’s hot hot hot outside, so I hope you’ve packed plenty of sun cream.
嗯。我想是一名航空公司飞行员。我穿一件黄铜纽扣的西装外套，戴上帽子和镜子太阳镜，看起来很棒。您好，这是您的船长。我们很快就会抵达阳光明媚的洛杉矶国际机场 （LAX） 机场。当地时间是 12.55，外面又热又热，所以我希望你带了很多防晒霜。
Neil(尼尔)
OK Tim, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop! I can see you’d love being a pilot, or at least you’d love talking to your passengers!
好的蒂姆，停下来，停下来，停下来，停下来！我看得出你很想成为一名飞行员，或者至少你很想和你的乘客聊天！
Tim(提姆)
What about you, Neil? What would you like to try on for size? A surgeon’s scrubs? A nun’s habit?
你呢，尼尔？您想试穿什么尺码？外科医生的磨砂膏？修女的习惯？
Neil(尼尔)
To try something on for size means to decide whether it’s what you want or not. No Tim… I’d go for a chef’s apron, checked trousers, a tall hat.
To try something on for size 的意思是决定它是否是你想要的。不，蒂姆……我会穿上厨师围裙、格子裤、戴高帽。
Tim(提姆)
I think the uniform would suit you, but are you good at cooking, Neil?
我觉得这套制服很适合你，但你擅长做饭吗，尼尔？
Neil(尼尔)
I’m an excellent cook. Now, I think we should have the answer to today’s quiz question, Tim.
我是一名出色的厨师。现在，我认为我们应该有今天测验问题的答案了，Tim。
Tim(提姆)
Yes, I asked what a police officer’s hat could be used for in the 19th century.
是的，我问 19 世纪警察帽可以用来做什么。
Neil(尼尔)
And I said as a weapon.
我说作为武器。
Tim(提姆)
Wrong, I’m afraid. From 1829 to 1839, Metropolitan Police officers wore a cane-reinforced top hat, which could be used as a step to climb or see over walls. I wonder if modern police hats are strong enough to stand on?
恐怕错了。从 1829 年到 1839 年，大都会警察戴着一顶由手杖加固的大礼帽，可以用作攀爬或翻墙观看的台阶。我想知道现代警帽是否足够坚固？
Neil(尼尔)
We’ll try yours later and find out. But now let’s go over the other key words we learned today.
我们稍后会尝试您的并找出答案。但现在让我们回顾一下我们今天学到的其他关键词。
Tim(提姆)
OK. If something ‘suits you’, it looks good on you. For example, “Does this pilot’s uniform suit me, Neil?”
还行。如果某样东西“适合你”，它就适合你。例如，“这套飞行员的制服适合我吗，尼尔？
Neil(尼尔)
It suits you down to the ground, Tim! And that means it suits you very well!
它适合你，蒂姆！这意味着它非常适合您！
Tim(提姆)
Number two, If something ‘stands out’, it’s noticeable or easy to see.
第二，如果某样东西 “突出”，它就会引人注目或很容易看到。
Neil(尼尔)
“My colourful suit really stood out at the party.”
“我的彩色西装在派对上真的很显眼。”
Tim(提姆)
In a good way, I hope! OK, next item, ‘to fit in’, means you belong to a particular group and are accepted by them.
我希望以一种好的方式！好的，下一项，“适应”，意味着你属于一个特定的群体并被他们接受。
Neil(尼尔)
“I never fitted in with the cool kids at school.”
“我从来没有适应过学校里那些很酷的孩子。”
Neil(尼尔)
I’m sorry to hear that, Tim! Maybe you weren’t wearing the right uniform? Number four is ‘persona’, the character you present to the outside world, as opposed to the person you feel like inside.
听到这个消息，我很遗憾，蒂姆！也许你没有穿对的制服？第四个是“角色”，即你向外界展示的角色，而不是你内心感觉像的人。
Tim(提姆)
“My work persona is confident and chatty but I’m actually rather shy.”
“我的工作形象是自信和健谈的，但实际上我相当害羞。”
Neil(尼尔)
I’m learning a lot about you today, Tim!
Tim，我今天对你了解了很多！
Tim(提姆)
They’re just examples, Neil. I don’t have a work persona, that’s the nice thing about our job, there’s no need to put on masks or personas.
他们只是例子，Neil。我没有工作角色，这就是我们工作的好处，不需要戴上面具或角色。
Neil(尼尔)
Just the occasional hat…
只是偶尔的帽子……
Tim(提姆)
Indeed. And a very nice hat this is too, I think I’ll keep it. Now, let’s finish the vocabulary! Number five, ‘liberating’ means feeling you can behave however you like.
事实上。这也是一顶非常好的帽子，我想我会保留它。现在，让我们完成词汇吧！第五，“解放”意味着你可以随心所欲地行事。
Neil(尼尔)
For example, “Talking openly about your problems can be very liberating.”
例如，“公开谈论你的问题可以非常自由。
Tim(提姆)
And finally, ‘to try something on for size’ means to test something to decide whether you want it or not.
最后，“to try something for size”的意思是测试某样东西以决定你是否想要它。
Neil(尼尔)
Our listeners can try these new vocabulary items on for size and decide whether they’ll be useful or not!
我们的听众可以尝试这些新词汇的大小，并决定它们是否有用！
Tim(提姆)
And if not, then please let us know by visiting our Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages and telling us what you think!
如果没有，请访问我们的 Twitter、Facebook 和 YouTube 页面，告诉我们您的想法！
Neil(尼尔)
Goodbye!
再见！
Tim(提姆)
Bye!
再见！
【核心词汇】
suits you
looks good on you
适合你
看起来很适合你
That colour really suits you.
那种颜色真的非常适合你。
stand out
it’s noticeable or easy to see
脱颖而出
显眼或容易看到
The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.
黑色的字母在橙色的背景上显得格外醒目。
to fit in
belong to a particular group and are accepted by them
融入
属于某个特定群体并被他们接受
He doesn’t fit in with the rest of us.
他与我们其他人格格不入。
persona
the character you present to the outside world, as opposed to the person you feel like inside
外在形象
你展现在外界的性格，与你内心真实感受不同
His public persona is that of a tough, uncompromising leader.
他在公众面前的形象是一个强硬、不妥协的领导者。
liberating
feeling you can behave however you like
解脱的
感觉你可以为所欲为
It’s very liberating to be able to laugh at yourself.
能够自嘲是非常解脱的。
to try something on for size
to test something to decide whether you want it or not
试水
测试某事物以决定是否想要它
He’s floated the idea to try it on for size and see how people react.
他提出了这个想法，想试探一下，看看人们的反应。
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