【BBC六分钟英语】什么是完美的圣诞老人？

【英文脚本】

Neil
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Neil and joining me today is Dan who is looking very jolly.

Dan
Of course I’m looking jolly, meaning happy and smiley; it’s my favourite time of the year.

Neil
Ah yes, all that food, all those presents, all that fun.

Dan
Forget the food and fun, Christmas is all about the presents!

Neil
I’m not sure that’s quite the spirit, the real meaning of something.

Dan
Well, Neil, I was actually talking about giving presents, not getting them.

Neil
Ah sorry, Dan, I misjudged you. As you enjoy giving presents so much, I’m very pleased to have you with me in this 6 Minute English, Our topic… What makes the perfect Santa? We’ll have 6 items of vocabulary for you and, of course, our quiz question. Ready?

Dan
Hit me.

Neil
How many Santas are there in the world? a) 1,500 b) 15,000 c) 15 million

Dan
1 know there are a lot but 15 million must be wrong; 1,500 seems too few, so I’ll go for 15,000.

Neil
We’ll see if you’re right at the end of the programme. Dan, you seem like a strong candidate for a job as Santa. Ever considered it?

Dan
I’d love to! A candidate is a person competing for a job.

Neil
And what do you think is a key part of being Santa, or Father Christmas as we also call him in the UK?

Dan
You’ve already mentioned being jolly…

Neil
I have. Let’s listen to James Lovell, who runs a Santa school at his company Ministry of Fun in London. What does he say is the key?

James Lovell
A perfect ‘ho ho ho!’ is a key part of being a Father Christmas. It’s a ho ho ho! And it needs to just reinforce the fact that you are the jolliest person on the planet. So I like to reach down into my tummy, tap it and with a big smile on my face go ho ho hoooo!

Neil
The perfect ho ho ho! You need that to reinforce the fact you are the jolliest person in the world.

Dan
To reinforce means to make something stronger. Ho ho ho!

Neil
Wow, Dan! You’re very convincing. Are you sure you’ve never done this before?

Dan
I haven’t but I want to. It feels good! Ho ho ho!

Neil
I could be the ideal career move for you, Dan. But I bet it’s not all fun.

Dan
Hmm, maybe. I think there would be a lot of pressure to perform. Pressure is the feeling of worry you can get when you are expected to deal with a difficult situation.

Neil
Yes, think of all the children you have to impress. Pressure indeed. Let’s hear from James Lovell again, who runs a Santa school in London.

James Lovell
Portraying Father Christmas is not an easy job because when you’re dressed as Father Christmas, you have a huge responsibility to recreate the magic of the real Santa in every way. You need to look good, you need to have lots to say and you need to be incredibly jolly and you need to have magical eyes.

Dan
So it seems I was right: portraying Father Christmas is not an easy job. Portraying meaning playing the part of, like an actor does.

Neil
He says there’s a huge responsibility to recreate the magic of the real Santa. To recreate means to make something exist again.

Dan
All those kids expecting that magical moment, and it’s all down to you as Santa! Hmm I’m beginning to have second thoughts about this career change…

Neil
Could you handle the pressure?

Dan
I’m not sure I could! Portraying Father Christmas might be a challenge too far, despite my ho ho ho!

Neil
Now it’s time to find out the answer to our quiz question. I asked how many Santas there are in the world? a) 1,500 b) 15,000 c) 15 million

Dan
I said b) 15,000

Neil
And you were… wrong! I’m afraid it was a trick question, there is, of course, only one Santa!

Dan
Ahhh that’s not fair!

Neil
Sorry! Shall we have a recap of the vocabulary?

Dan
Yes please, that would make me jolly again.

Neil
Jolly, meaning happy and smiley. What makes you jolly, Dan?

Dan
Christmas of course! Now Neil, I have to say, cheating me out of that quiz question was really not in the spirit of 6 Minute English. We are always nice to each other.

Neil
Ah yes, you’re probably right. Spirt here has the sense of something’s real meaning. The spirit of 6 Minute English is friendly educational fun, not cheating your colleagues!

Dan
Glad we’ve got that straight. Our next word is candidate. Until you made me think about how hard it is to be a good Santa, I thought I’d be a strong candidate for the job.

Neil
A candidate is a person competing for a job. Next we had reinforce.

Dan
Reinforce means to make something stronger. Repeating the vocabulary in 6 Minute English reinforces your ability to remember it!

Neil
That’s right, and it puts you under less pressure when you’re speaking English if you have a good range of vocabulary.

Dan
Pressure is the feeling of worry you can get when you are expected to deal with a difficult situation, like pretending to be Santa! Yes there’s a lot of pressure involved in portraying someone else.

Neil
Portraying, meaning playing the part of someone, like an actor does. It can be very difficult to get it right.

Dan
Yep, it’s a real skill to be able to recreate the look and character of another person. Recreate meaning to make something exist again.

Neil
Well we’ll try our best to recreate a positive learning experience for you all next time on 6 Minute English. Until then don’t forget to check out our YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Goodbye!

Dan
Goodbye!

【中英文双语脚本】

Neil(尼尔)
Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m Neil and joining me today is Dan who is looking very jolly.
您好，欢迎来到 6 Minute English。我是 Neil，今天和我一起的是 Dan，他看起来非常高兴。

Dan(担)
Of course I’m looking jolly, meaning happy and smiley; it’s my favourite time of the year.
当然，我看起来快乐，意思是快乐和笑容；这是我一年中最喜欢的时间。

Neil(尼尔)
Ah yes, all that food, all those presents, all that fun.
啊，是的，所有的食物，所有的礼物，所有的乐趣。

Dan(担)
Forget the food and fun, Christmas is all about the presents!
忘掉食物和乐趣吧，圣诞节就是礼物！

Neil(尼尔)
I’m not sure that’s quite the spirit, the real meaning of something.
我不确定这是否是某种精神，某件事的真正含义。

Dan(担)
Well, Neil, I was actually talking about giving presents, not getting them.
嗯，Neil，我实际上是在说送礼物，而不是得到礼物。

Neil(尼尔)
Ah sorry, Dan, I misjudged you. As you enjoy giving presents so much, I’m very pleased to have you with me in this 6 Minute English, Our topic… What makes the perfect Santa? We’ll have 6 items of vocabulary for you and, of course, our quiz question. Ready?
啊，对不起，丹，我误判了你。由于您非常喜欢送礼物，我很高兴您能和我一起参加这个六分钟英语，我们的话题……什么是完美的圣诞老人？我们将为您提供 6 个词汇项目，当然还有我们的测验问题。准备？

Dan(担)
Hit me.
打我。

Neil(尼尔)
How many Santas are there in the world? a) 1,500 b) 15,000 c) 15 million
世界上有多少个圣诞老人？a） 1,500 b） 15,000 c） 1,500 万

Dan(担)
1 know there are a lot but 15 million must be wrong; 1,500 seems too few, so I’ll go for 15,000.
1 知道有很多，但 1500 万肯定是错的；1,500 个似乎太少了，所以我会选择 15,000 个。

Neil(尼尔)
We’ll see if you’re right at the end of the programme. Dan, you seem like a strong candidate for a job as Santa. Ever considered it?
我们将在计划结束时看看您是否正确。丹，你似乎是圣诞老人工作的有力候选人。有没有想过？

Dan(担)
I’d love to! A candidate is a person competing for a job.
我很乐意！应聘者是竞争工作的人。

Neil(尼尔)
And what do you think is a key part of being Santa, or Father Christmas as we also call him in the UK?
您认为成为圣诞老人或我们在英国也称呼他的圣诞老人的关键部分是什么？

Dan(担)
You’ve already mentioned being jolly…
你已经提到过要快乐……

Neil(尼尔)
I have. Let’s listen to James Lovell, who runs a Santa school at his company Ministry of Fun in London. What does he say is the key?
我有。让我们听听 James Lovell 的故事，他在伦敦的公司 Ministry of Fun 经营着一所圣诞老人学校。他说关键是什么？

James Lovell(詹姆斯·洛弗尔)
A perfect ‘ho ho ho!’ is a key part of being a Father Christmas. It’s a ho ho ho! And it needs to just reinforce the fact that you are the jolliest person on the planet. So I like to reach down into my tummy, tap it and with a big smile on my face go ho ho hoooo!
完美的 “ho ho ho ho！” 是成为圣诞老人的关键部分。这是 ho ho ho！它只需要强化这样一个事实，即你是这个星球上最快乐的人。所以我喜欢把手伸进我的肚子里，轻拍它，然后脸上带着灿烂的笑容，嘿！

Neil(尼尔)
The perfect ho ho ho! You need that to reinforce the fact you are the jolliest person in the world.
完美的 ho ho ho ho！你需要它来强化你是世界上最快乐的人的事实。

Dan(担)
To reinforce means to make something stronger. Ho ho ho!
To strengthen 的意思是让某物变得更强大。嗬嗵嗵嗡！

Neil(尼尔)
Wow, Dan! You’re very convincing. Are you sure you’ve never done this before?
哇，丹！你很有说服力。您确定您以前从未这样做过吗？

Dan(担)
I haven’t but I want to. It feels good! Ho ho ho!
我没有，但我想。感觉真好！嗬嗵嗵嗡！

Neil(尼尔)
I could be the ideal career move for you, Dan. But I bet it’s not all fun.
丹，我可能是你理想的职业选择。但我敢打赌，这并不全是乐趣。

Dan(担)
Hmm, maybe. I think there would be a lot of pressure to perform. Pressure is the feeling of worry you can get when you are expected to deal with a difficult situation.
嗯，也许吧。我认为表现会有很大的压力。压力是当您被要求处理困难情况时可能产生的担忧感。

Neil(尼尔)
Yes, think of all the children you have to impress. Pressure indeed. Let’s hear from James Lovell again, who runs a Santa school in London.
是的，想想你要打动的所有孩子。确实有压力。让我们再次听听 James Lovell 的意见，他在伦敦经营着一所圣诞老人学校。

James Lovell(詹姆斯·洛弗尔)
Portraying Father Christmas is not an easy job because when you’re dressed as Father Christmas, you have a huge responsibility to recreate the magic of the real Santa in every way. You need to look good, you need to have lots to say and you need to be incredibly jolly and you need to have magical eyes.
扮演圣诞老人并非易事，因为当你打扮成圣诞老人时，你有巨大的责任以各种方式重现真正圣诞老人的魔力。你需要看起来不错，你需要有很多话要说，你需要非常快乐，你需要有一双神奇的眼睛。

Dan(担)
So it seems I was right: portraying Father Christmas is not an easy job. Portraying meaning playing the part of, like an actor does.
所以看来我是对的：扮演圣诞老人并不是一件容易的事。描绘意味着扮演角色，就像演员一样。

Neil(尼尔)
He says there’s a huge responsibility to recreate the magic of the real Santa. To recreate means to make something exist again.
他说，重现真正圣诞老人的魔力是巨大的责任。To recreate 的意思是让某物再次存在。

Dan(担)
All those kids expecting that magical moment, and it’s all down to you as Santa! Hmm I’m beginning to have second thoughts about this career change…
所有那些期待那个神奇时刻的孩子们，这一切都取决于作为圣诞老人的你！嗯，我开始对这次职业转变有新的想法……

Neil(尼尔)
Could you handle the pressure?
你能承受这种压力吗？

Dan(担)
I’m not sure I could! Portraying Father Christmas might be a challenge too far, despite my ho ho ho!
我不确定我能不能！扮演圣诞老人可能是一个太大的挑战，尽管我 ho ho ho ！

Neil(尼尔)
Now it’s time to find out the answer to our quiz question. I asked how many Santas there are in the world? a) 1,500 b) 15,000 c) 15 million
现在是时候找出我们测验问题的答案了。我问世界上有多少个圣诞老人？a） 1,500 b） 15,000 c） 1,500 万

Dan(担)
I said b) 15,000
我说 b） 15,000

Neil(尼尔)
And you were… wrong! I’m afraid it was a trick question, there is, of course, only one Santa!
而你是……错！恐怕这是个骗人的问题，当然，只有一个圣诞老人！

Dan(担)
Ahhh that’s not fair!
啊，这不公平！

Neil(尼尔)
Sorry! Shall we have a recap of the vocabulary?
不好意思！我们应该回顾一下词汇吗？

Dan(担)
Yes please, that would make me jolly again.
是的，拜托，那会让我再次感到高兴。

Neil(尼尔)
Jolly, meaning happy and smiley. What makes you jolly, Dan?
Jolly，意思是快乐和微笑。是什么让你快乐，丹？

Dan(担)
Christmas of course! Now Neil, I have to say, cheating me out of that quiz question was really not in the spirit of 6 Minute English. We are always nice to each other.
当然是圣诞节！现在，尼尔，我不得不说，在那个测验问题上欺骗我真的不符合六分钟英语的精神。我们总是对彼此很好。

Neil(尼尔)
Ah yes, you’re probably right. Spirt here has the sense of something’s real meaning. The spirit of 6 Minute English is friendly educational fun, not cheating your colleagues!
啊，是的，你可能是对的。这里的 Spirt 具有某物的真正含义。6 Minute English 的精神是友好的教育乐趣，而不是欺骗你的同事！

Dan(担)
Glad we’ve got that straight. Our next word is candidate. Until you made me think about how hard it is to be a good Santa, I thought I’d be a strong candidate for the job.
很高兴我们把事情说清楚了。我们的下一个词是 candidate。直到你让我思考成为一名好圣诞老人有多难，我才认为我会成为这份工作的有力候选人。

Neil(尼尔)
A candidate is a person competing for a job. Next we had reinforce.
应聘者是竞争工作的人。接下来我们得到了增援。

Dan(担)
Reinforce means to make something stronger. Repeating the vocabulary in 6 Minute English reinforces your ability to remember it!
Reinforce 的意思是让某物变得更强大。用六分钟英语重复词汇可以增强您的记忆能力！

Neil(尼尔)
That’s right, and it puts you under less pressure when you’re speaking English if you have a good range of vocabulary.
没错，如果你有很好的词汇量，那么当你说英语时，它让你的压力会更小。

Dan(担)
Pressure is the feeling of worry you can get when you are expected to deal with a difficult situation, like pretending to be Santa! Yes there’s a lot of pressure involved in portraying someone else.
压力是当你被要求处理困难的情况时，比如假装是圣诞老人时，你可能会得到的担忧感！是的，扮演别人会带来很大的压力。

Neil(尼尔)
Portraying, meaning playing the part of someone, like an actor does. It can be very difficult to get it right.
描绘，意思是扮演某人的角色，就像演员一样。要把它做好可能非常困难。

Dan(担)
Yep, it’s a real skill to be able to recreate the look and character of another person. Recreate meaning to make something exist again.
是的，能够重现另一个人的外表和性格是一项真正的技能。重新创造意义，让某物重新存在。

Neil(尼尔)
Well we’ll try our best to recreate a positive learning experience for you all next time on 6 Minute English. Until then don’t forget to check out our YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. Goodbye!
好吧，我们将尽最大努力在下次六分钟英语上为您重现积极的学习体验。在此之前，请不要忘记查看我们的 YouTube、Facebook、Twitter 和 Instagram 页面。再见！

Dan(担)
Goodbye!
再见！

【核心词汇】

the sniffles

a cold (informally)
感冒
当一个人的鼻子流出粘液时
I’ve got the sniffles.
我感冒了。

soldier on

continue despite difficulty
坚持
尽管困难仍然继续
She soldiered on despite her illness.
她虽然生病了，但还是坚持了下来。

man flu

the situation where a person, often a man, tends to complain and exaggerate a small illness such as a cold
男人病
指一个人，通常是男人，倾向于抱怨和夸大诸如感冒之类的小病的情况
He’s got a slight cold but he’s got a bad case of man flu.
他只是有点小感冒，但他的男人病很严重。

whining

complaining repeatedly often in an annoying way
抱怨
不断地抱怨，通常以一种恼人的方式
Stop whining!
别再抱怨了！

symptoms

feelings of illness caused by a disease
症状
由疾病引起的身体不适感觉
These symptoms may be indicative of a serious illness.
这些症状可能表明患有严重的疾病。

runny nose

when a person’s nose leaks mucus
流鼻涕
当一个人的鼻子流出粘液时
I have a fever and a runny nose.
我发烧还流鼻涕。

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