AEE 2566：英语能力在你们家族中一脉相承吗？

这里是《全耳朵英语播客》，第2566期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast, episode 2566.

你的家族里有英语很厉害的人吗？

Does strong English run in your family?

欢迎收听《全耳朵英语播客》，下载量已超过两亿次。

Welcome to the All Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.

你是不是觉得英语学习卡住了？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

我们会教你如何变得无所畏惧、流利自如，专注于交流，而不是追求完美。

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.

由你的美国主持人林赛·麦克马洪，英语冒险家，和米歇尔·卡普兰，纽约电台女孩，从美国科罗拉多州和纽约市为你带来。

With your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.

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与人建立联系的一个绝佳方式，就是询问他们的家族特征，无论是外貌、才能，还是其他生活选择。

One amazing way to connect with someone is by asking them about their family traits, whether it's physical, talent-based, or other life choices.

今天，我们来学习一些习语，帮你成功做到这一点，并用英语建立联系。

Today, get the idioms you need to do this successfully and connect in English.

流利不是说英语要完美无缺。

Fluency is not about speaking perfectly.

流利是指能够自如地交流，毫无压力地分享你的想法，在对话中自然回应，并且用英语展现你的个性。

It's about communicating comfortably, being able to share your ideas without stress, react naturally in conversations, and express your personality in English.

如果英语仍然让你觉得需要小心翼翼地去应付，那你很可能离下一个流利水平已经很近了。

If English still feels like something you have to manage carefully, you're probably very close to the next level of fluency.

但一旦你清楚自己目前的水平，进步就会快得多。

But progress becomes much faster once you know exactly where you stand.

来做个免费的流利度小测验吧，只需两分钟，就能了解你的英语水平。

Take our free two-minute fluency quiz and discover your English level today.

访问 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

网址是 allearsenglish.com/F-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E。

That's allearsenglish.com/F-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E.

嘿，米歇尔。

Hey there, Michelle.

你最近怎么样？

How's everything going for you?

嘿，林赛。

Hey, Lindsay.

我挺好的。

I'm good.

你呢？

How are you?

今天感觉不错。

Feeling good today.

米歇尔，我有个问题想问你。

Michelle, I have a question for you.

你准备好迎接今天了吗？

Are you ready for today?

是的。

Yes.

那你觉得，是不是有某种特别的兴趣，或者爱好，或者特别是对语言的兴趣——

So would you say that there's a particular interest or maybe hobby, or maybe an interest in language specifically-

……在你们家里有传承？

... that runs in your family?

因为我知道你对语言很感兴趣。

Because I know you're interested in languages.

所以这是不是你们家的传统？

So does that run in your family?

我妈妈会说德语。

My mom speaks German.

好的。

Okay.

但我不觉得这在我们家很普遍。

But I wouldn't say that that's something that very much runs in my family.

我觉得这很有意思，因为我找不出一个特别的东西是——

I would say, it's just very interesting because I can't figure out one particular thing that-

——在我们家代代相传的。

... runs in my family.

因为如果说是音乐的话，我父母并不擅长音乐，但我——

Because if I were to say music, my parents aren't musical, but my-

——我哥哥和我都挺有音乐天赋的。

... brother and I are musical.

对。

Yes.

所以这挺有意思的。

So, it's interesting.

那你们家呢？

What about your family?

是的，这确实很有意思。

Yeah, it's really interesting.

我觉得可能是工作态度吧。

I think probably work ethic does.

我爸一直都很努力工作。

My dad always worked really hard.

哦。

Oh.

我妈也一直超级努力。

My mom always worked super hard.

但我在想，当我们说家族传承时，是指基因遗传吗？

But then I think, when we say runs in your family, does that mean genetic?

因为我觉得那不是基因决定的。

Because I don't think that's genetic

还是说我们是从彼此身上学到的？

Or does that mean we learned it from each other?

或者我和我哥是从父母那里学来的，也许我父母是从彼此那里学来的。

Or my brother and I learned that from my parents, maybe my parents learned it from each other.

我不知道。

I don't know.

我觉得有些东西可能是遗传的。

I think some things would be genetic.

对。

Yes.

我在想，像音乐天赋之类的东西是不是遗传的。

I wonder if a disposition for music or something like that is genetic.

或者那只是后天学来的，但话说回来，我弟弟能凭耳朵听出旋律，所以我也说不准。

Or if that's just a learned thing that you get into, but then again, my brother can play by ear, so I don't know.

哇，是的。

Wow, yeah.

所以，这挺有意思的。

So yeah, it's interesting.

我觉得可能确实有些东西，基因里肯定有某种因素，对吧？

I think probably some things actually, there must be something in the genes, right?

基因里确实有点东西，是的。

Something in the genes, yeah.

但我觉得很多东西可能是后天学来的。

But I think a lot of it could be learned.

确实可以后天学。

It could be learned.

可能两者都需要。

You probably need both.

你需要一点天生的天赋，这可能是遗传的，然后你需要让这个天赋得到培养和发挥——

You need a little bit of raw talent that might be inherited, and then you need that talent to be nurtured and brought out-

……并且把它放在一个鼓励它的环境里，对吧？

... and put into an environment where it's encouraged, right?

对，完全正确。

Yes, exactly.

这就是我们今天要聊的话题，对吧，米歇尔？

This is what we're getting into today, right Michelle?

太喜欢了。

Love it.

是的。

Yes.

这期节目会很有趣，聊聊我们的家庭。

This is going to be a lot of fun, kind of talking about our families.

对。

Yes.

各位听众，一定要听下去，因为节目最后，我们会有一个特别的Spotify投票。

And guys, definitely listen up because towards the end of the episode, we are going to have a special Spotify poll.

各位，如果你在Spotify上收听，我们每期节目都会做投票。

Guys, if you're listening on Spotify, we do polls with our episodes.

是的。

Yes.

其中有些是特别的投票，我们会在之后的节目里公布结果。

And some of them are the special ones where we announce the results in a future episode.

对。

Yes.

这样我们就能真正和你们互动，听听你们的想法。

So we get to really interact with you, see what you think.

特别有意思。

It's a lot of fun.

所以大家要听好，看看今天的问题是什么。

So listen up to see what that question is going to be.

没错，而且大家在做这些的时候，不管你们在哪里收听，都请现在点一下关注按钮，苹果播客上点订阅，YouTube上点订阅，或者Spotify上点关注，这样就不会错过我们的节目了。

Exactly, and guys, while you're doing that, go ahead and hit the follow button now wherever you listen, whether it's Apple Podcasts, hit subscribe on YouTube, or follow on Spotify to make sure you don't miss our show.

好吗？

All right?

那我们开始吧，Michelle。

Let's get into it, Michelle.

好的。

Yes.

英语里有很多说法可以表达“家族遗传”这个意思，对吧？

So there are a lot of ways that we could say in English that things run in the family, right?

是的。

Yes.

所以今天我们聊的是这些跟家庭有关的习语，这些对拉近关系特别有用。

So today we're talking about these family-type idioms, and these are incredibly good for connection.

天哪，没错。

Oh my gosh, yeah.

分享关于你自己、你家庭的信息。

Sharing information about who you are, who your family is.

你能从一个人身上了解到很多，然后还能引出很多其他话题。

You can tell a lot about a person, and then it can lead you to so many other topics.

对，确实是这样。

Yeah, that's true.

是的。

Yes.

所以我们之前可能提到过这个具体的习语，今天我们会深入讲很多，但“run in your family”到底是什么意思呢？

So again, we may have touched on this specific idiom before, and we're going to get into a lot more today, but what does it mean for something to run in your family?

对，它基本上就是说某个特质、技能，甚至可以是更广泛的，比如一种观点、看法——

Yeah, it just kind of means that that trait or that skill or even that, this could be very broad, a perspective, an opinion-

……

...

眼睛的颜色——

color of eyes-

……身高。

... height.

可以是很多东西。

It could be a lot of things.

它往往在家族中多个人身上都有，对吧？

It tends to be found across multiple people in your family, right?

是的。

Yes.

不一定每个人都会有。

It doesn't have to be every single person.

但比如说，我脸颊上有个酒窝，我儿子也有一个。

But you might, for example, I have a dimple on my cheek, and my son has a dimple.

哦，那太可爱了。

Oh, that's so cute.

作为父母，看到孩子继承了你的一些特征，真的很有趣。

And it's fun as a parent seeing what traits your kids-

确实很有趣。

That's fun

可能有点遗传自你。

... are getting maybe from you a little bit.

所以这很有意思。

So that's interesting.

对，Lindsay，你刚才提到你的工作态度。

So yeah, Lindsay, you were talking about your work ethic.

你们家还有什么别的遗传特征吗？

Anything else that runs in your family?

那你的头发呢，比如你的卷发之类的？

What about your hair, like your curls and things like that?

对，我觉得波浪发可能在我们家遗传，但主要是通过我爸爸那边。

Yeah, I think maybe wavy hair runs in my family, but through my dad.

我觉得主要是我爸爸那边，可能还有身高不高。

I think just through my dad, and maybe a lack of height.

所以我们家的人都挺矮的。

So my family members are pretty short.

我爸爸就很矮。

My dad's pretty short.

所以我觉得，矮这个特征在我们家确实有一定程度的遗传。

So I'd say, yeah, just being short runs in my family to some extent.

不是矮——

Not short-

……就是不算高。

... just not tall.

就说不算高吧。

Let's say not tall.

所以——

So-

你呢？

What about you?

嗯，我可以告诉你我们家没有什么。

Well, I can tell you what doesn't run in my family.

运动天赋。

Athleticism.

我们家没人有运动天赋。

No one in my family is athletic.

最接近的算我哥了，但是——

The closest would be my brother, but-

……我妈妈，她整天就爱拿自己的运动能力开玩笑。

... my mom, all she does is make fun of her athletic abilities.

那挺有意思的。

That's funny.

其实，好吧，我收回刚才的话。

Actually, okay, I take it back.

我爸爸有点，玩匹克球什么的——

My dad is a little, with the pickleball and-

对，听起来是这样。

Yeah, it sounds like it.

他确实挺喜欢那个的。

He does enjoy that.

所以好吧，我稍微收回一点。

So okay, I'm going to backtrack a little bit.

我得说我的运动能力遗传自我妈，那真是糟透了，而且——

I'll say that I get it from my mom, my athletic ability, which is horrible and-

……根本不存在。

... nonexistent.

对，这也挺有意思的。

Yeah, that's kind of interesting, too.

因为通常如果有天赋，你会说，'哦，我遗传了我……'

Because normally if there's a talent, you'd say, "Oh, I got my..."

比如我侄女，她的绘画天赋遗传自她外公，她算是个艺术家——

My niece, for example, got her talent for painting, she's kind of an artist-

哦

Oh

……她外公，就是我嫂子那边的。

... from her grandfather on my sister-in-law's side.

哦，那挺酷的。

Oh, that's cool.

但你说这话有点开玩笑的意思，说你没天赋，或者你——

But you're saying it kind of facetiously by saying your lack of talent, or your-

是的

Yes

……你从你妈妈那里遗传来的运动细胞不足，对吧？

... lack of athleticism you got from your mom, right?

所以这还挺有意思的。

So that's kind of fun.

没错。

Exactly.

对，确实是这样。

Yeah, it is.

然后我刚才说的，我们一直在想，对音乐的兴趣和音乐天赋，到底是从哪里来的呢？

And then as I was saying, we're always thinking, where does the interest in music and musical talent, where does that come from?

而且看看你从哪个父母那里继承了哪些特质，也很有意思。

And it's interesting also to see which parent you get things from.

我妈妈比较害羞。

My mom is more on the shy end.

好的。

Okay.

她总说自己很害羞，但我不太信。

She always says she's really shy, but I don't know.

我不太相信她。

I don't believe her.

但我爸特别外向。

But my dad is extraordinarily outgoing.

好的。

Okay.

那挺有意思的。

That's interesting.

所以我觉得我是遗传了他这一点。

So I would say that I get that from him.

他特别喜欢跟人聊天，一点都不害羞。

Really likes to talk to people and not shy.

好的，有意思。

Okay, interesting.

通常在一对情侣中，会有一种平衡。

Usually in a couple there's a balance.

一个人比较——

One person is-

……更外向，另一个人更内向。

... more extroverted, one person's more introverted.

不过说实话，Michelle，我觉得大多数人其实处于中间性格，而不是纯粹的内向——

Although I feel like most people, honestly, Michelle, run on the ambivert spectrum rather than introvert-

哦，对。

Oh, yes

……或外向。

... or extrovert.

确实。

That's true.

换个话题。

Different episode.

人们很难确定自己属于哪一类。

It is hard for people to pick out which one they are.

对，说得有道理。

No, that's a good point.

总是有人说，'哦，我是个内向的外向者。'

It's always like, "Oh, I'm an introverted extrovert."

没有明确的答案。

There's no clear answer.

这取决于很多因素，但那是另一期节目的话题了。

It depends on so many things, but that could be an episode for another day.

是的，完全同意。

Yeah, absolutely.

那么——

So-

所以如果有人说他们是什么样的人，或者有什么特质——

So if someone says that they are a certain way or they have a certain trait-

……你可以问：“你们家有没有这种特质？”

... you can say, "Does blank run in your family?"

对。

Yes.

比如，如果你和朋友聊天，你说：“哇，你的眼睛真好看——

So for example, if you are talking with your friend and you're like, "Wow, your eyes look so nice-

对。

Yes

……配上那件衬衫的颜色，”你可以说：“你们家是不是都是蓝眼睛？”

... with that color shirt," you could say something like, "Do blue eyes run in your family?"

是的。

Yep.

所以这可能是开启话题的一个好方法。

So this could be a good way to open up a question.

没错。

Exactly.

或者，如果你发现你的朋友在科学方面很有天赋，比如说，科学和数学。

Or if you realize your friend is really talented when it comes to science, let's say, science and math maybe.

你可以说：“你们家是不是有热爱科学的传统？”

You could say, "Does a love of science run in your family?"

然后这就能引出关于他父母中某位可能是科研人员之类的对话。

And then that could open up a conversation about one of their parents is maybe a scientific researcher or something.

对，是的。

Exactly, yeah.

我丈夫，不是他妈妈，而是他爸爸，家里有很多人……好吧，家里有三个牙医。

My husband, not his mom, but his dad, there's a lot of people it ... Okay, there are three dentists in the family.

是啊，那可真不少。

Yeah, that's a lot.

所有兄弟姐妹都是牙医。

All the siblings are dentists.

哇。

Wow.

我觉得牙医这个职业好像挺容易在家族里传承的。

I feel like dentistry tends to run in the family.

这也是一个——

And that's an-

……挺有意思的用法，因为通常我们不会说某个职业在家族里传承，因为那不是——

... interesting use of it, too, because usually we don't say a career runs in the family, because that's not something-

……你天生就有的东西。

... you're born with.

但我们是在扩展这个习语的用法。

But we're stretching the use of this idiom.

真有意思，Michelle，因为我去的牙科诊所，也是两兄弟和他们爸爸，我想最初是共同经营的。

That's funny, Michelle, because my dental office where I go, it's also two brothers and their dad, I think, originally owned the practice.

真的吗？

Really?

所以牙医这行可能确实有点门道。

So there might be something about dentistry.

牙医这行确实有点门道。

There's something about dentistry.

他们的爸爸，我岳父不是牙医，但他是足病医生，所以他看的是——

And their dad, my father-in-law is not a dentist, but he's a podiatrist, so he works on-

……另一头。

... the other end.

对。

Yep.

身体的另一头。

Of the body.

我不确定哪个更糟，对吧？

I'm not sure which is worse, right?

是啊，真的。

Yeah, really.

不是，但对医学感兴趣，对科学感兴趣，所以——

No, but an interest in medicine, an interest in science, so-

是的

Yes

……对，这绝对是遗传了他们爸爸的。

... yeah, they definitely get that from their dad.

我很喜欢。

I love it.

非常有意思。

Super interesting.

我们今天简直是在解决宇宙的所有问题，米歇尔。

We are just solving all the problems of the universe today, Michelle.

我们得到了很多——

We're getting lots of-

哈

Ha

……很有意思的见解。

... interesting insights.

听懂英语和用英语参与交流之间有很大的区别。

There's a big difference between understanding English and participating in English.

听懂意味着你能跟上对话。

Understanding means you follow the conversation.

参与交流则是要加入你的想法，自然地回应，并让对话继续下去。

You participate by adding your ideas, reacting naturally, and keeping the conversation moving.

很多英语学习者听力很好，但开口说的时候却犹豫不决。

Many English learners are strong listeners but hesitant speakers.

一旦你知道了自己目前的流利程度，缩小这个差距就容易多了。

Once you know your current fluency level, it becomes much easier to close that gap.

来做个免费的2分钟小测验，了解你的水平以及接下来该重点提升什么。

Take our free two-minute quiz to discover your level and what to focus on next.

访问 allersenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Go to allersenglish.com/fluencyscore.

网址是 allersenglish.com/F-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E。

That's allersenglish.com/F-L-U-E-N-C-Y-S-C-O-R-E.

那么米歇尔，除了“X 在你们家是不是遗传的？”这种说法，我们还能怎么说呢？

So Michelle, what else can we say, though, if we want to go outside of, "Does X run in your family?"

我们还能说些什么——

What else could we say-

关于家庭习语的？

... about family idioms?

这些真的很有意思。

These are really fun.

所以，这更像是一种评论。

So, this is more of a commentary.

就是“有其父必有其子”这个说法。

This is, "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

这是一个问题。

This is a question.

你听过这个说法吗？

Have you heard that one?

这不算一个问题。

Not a question.

所以就像你说的，这是一种评论，一种陈述，当你看到某事发生时说的。

So this is, like you said, a commentary, a statement when you see something happening.

那我们要-

So what are we-

...说这句话的时候，我们是什么意思呢？

... saying when we say this?

意思是说你和你出身的环境、你的根很相似，对吧？

It means that you're similar to where you came from, your roots, right?

所以这棵树。

So the tree.

你是那个苹果，而你出身的地方就是那棵树。

You're the apple, and where you came from is the tree.

对。

Exactly.

或者，不管主语是谁，那个苹果就是指你谈论的主要人物。

Or whoever the subject is the apple, the main person that you're talking about.

比如说，“你儿子跳舞也跳得这么好，真让人惊讶。”

So for example, "It's amazing that your son is also a good dancer.

我想这就是“有其父必有其子”吧。”

I guess the apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

所以这句话的意思是，这个人跳舞跳得非常好，也许——

So this assumes that this person is a really good dancer, maybe-

是的

Yes

——他们是专业舞者，而他们的儿子也跳得很好。

... they're a professional dancer, and that their son is a good dancer.

所以儿子是苹果，而他们是那棵树。

So their son is the apple, and they are the tree.

没错。

Exactly.

或者，“她特别搞笑，跟她妈妈一模一样。

Or, "She's hilarious, just like her mom.

真是有其母必有其女。”

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree."

那么，Michelle，

Now, Michelle-

好

Yes

……当你想到这个习语时，它是用于负面还是正面的情况，还是大多数是正面或负面的？

... when you think of this idiom, is it for negative and positive, or mostly positive, mostly negative things?

你怎么看？

What do you think?

我觉得两种情况都可以。

I think it can be both.

我确实觉得，对我来说，它听起来稍微更正面一些。

I do think it has, to me, a slightly more positive sound to it.

好的。

Okay.

因为苹果很好吃。

Because apples are delicious.

但我觉得——

But I think-

我同意。

I agree

……你也可以用它，你当然可以用它来表达负面的意思。

... you could also use it, you could certainly use it in a negative way.

对。

Yep.

是的，他不太守时，就像他爸爸一样。

Yeah, he's not very punctual, just like his dad.

有其父必有其子，对吧？

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, right?

没错。

For sure.

所以你可以用它来形容正面的——

So you could use this for positive-

……或者负面的情况。

... or negative things.

然后还有一个——

And then another-

对

Yes

……我们喜欢用的说法是“有其父必有其子”或“有其母必有其女”。

... one we like to use is like father like son or like mother like daughter.

我觉得这两个说法都很常见，对吧？

I suppose both are equally common, right?

我们其实不太说——

We don't really say-

这挺有意思的。

It's interesting.

我们其实不太说“有其父必有其女”，对吧？

We don't really say like father like daughter, do we?

我觉得你可以这么说。

I think you could.

是可以这么说。

We could.

我不觉得——

I don't think-

但我觉得这有点——

But I feel like it's-

……这有点性别歧视的味道。

... it's a little bit of a sexist expression.

有意思。

Interesting.

我觉得它有点像那个……

I feel like it kind of matches the-

……你懂的。

... you know.

但是——

But-

……不过对，你也可以说有其母必有其子。

... but yeah, you could say like mother like son.

当然。

Sure.

可以这么说。

You could.

对，可以这么说。

Yeah, you could.

大家别忘了，说这个的时候，两个都要加like，在son和mother前面，或者在……

And don't forget, guys, when you say this, you need the like for both, in front of son and mother or in front of-

对

Yes

……father and son，mother and daughter前面。

... father and son, mother and daughter.

对。

Yes.

所以就像父亲，儿子也一样。

So like father, like son.

那米歇尔，我们这么说的时候，具体是什么样子呢？

So how does this look when we say this, Michelle?

比如，“他爸爸也很爱运动。

So for example, "His father is also very athletic.

有其父必有其子。”

Like father, like son."

对，而且你在结尾的时候语调稍微变一下——

Yeah, and you change your intonation a little bit in the end-

……当你说这句话的时候，对吧？

... when you say the statement, right?

“她非常善于分析，就像她妈妈一样。

"She's very analytical, like her mother.

有其母必有其女。”

Like mother, like daughter."

这是一种评论。

It's a commentary.

没错。

Exactly.

而且如果大家知道你在说什么，你就不需要说前半句。

And you don't need to say the first piece if it's obvious what you're talking about.

是的。

Yes.

比如说，你和那位妈妈还有女儿在一起，比如说你和朋友在一起，然后你遇到了她的妈妈——

Let's say you are with the mother and the daughter, let's say you are with your friend and then you meet her mother and-

对

Yes

……她长得跟你朋友一模一样——

... she looks exactly like-

对

Yes

……你的朋友。

... your friend.

那我会说——

And I would say-

你可能会说：“哦，我现在知道你的卷发是从哪儿来的了。

You might say, "Oh, now I see where you get your curls from.

有其母必有其女，对吧？”

Like mother, like daughter," right?

我觉得这只是一个宽泛的概念，就是关于把人和他们的父母进行比较。

And I think that it's just a broad idea in terms of connection around comparing people to their parents.

在这些比较表面的方面，没问题，但有时候人们不太喜欢被拿来和父母比较，对吧？

On these more basic kind of superficial aspects, fine, but sometimes people don't love to be compared to their parents as much, right?

确实。

True.

他们希望被视为独特和独立的个体。

They want to be seen as unique and separate.

所以在做出一个大的——

So just think about who you're talking to before making a big-

好，对。

Good, yeah

——像这样笼统的评论之前，先想想你在和谁说话，对吧？

... sweeping statement like this, right?

特别是如果——

Especially if it's-

比如职业选择或者其他方面。

... about career choice, right, or other things.

米歇尔，你觉得这在人际关系方面怎么看？

What do you think about that, Michelle, in terms of connection?

我觉得这点说得很好。

I think that is a good point.

我知道丹绝对不会介意——

I know that Dan would not be offended at all-

如果你说关于医学的事情。

... about if you say something about medicine.

但有些人，我觉得如果对方可能有点不自信——

But some people, I think maybe if it's someone who could feel a little insecure-

对

Sure

比如觉得自己的选择或者得到的东西是因为父母。

... like that their choice or that they maybe got something because of their parents.