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这是《All Ears English》播客第2619期。
This is an All Ears English Podcast episode twenty six nineteen.
你觉得两个人是派对，三个人就成群了？
Do you think two is a party and three is a crowd?
欢迎收听。
Welcome
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你是不是觉得自己的英语进步卡住了？
Are you feeling stuck with your English?
我们会教你如何摆脱顾虑，流利说英语——重点不是完美，而是真实交流。主持人是英语冒险家麦克马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，他们从科罗拉多和纽约为你带来节目。
We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American hosts, 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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事情总爱三三两两地来。
Things happen in threes.
今天我们就来聊聊这句话的意思，顺便学几个带数字三的常用表达，这是我们‘英语中的数字’系列的一部分。
Find out what we mean today and learn new expressions with the number three in our series on numbers in English.
听得懂英语和真正用英语交流，完全是两回事。
There's a big difference between understanding English and participating in English.
听得懂，就是能跟上对话的内容。
Understanding means you follow the conversation.
而参与交流，是要主动表达想法、自然回应，让对话持续下去。
You participate by adding your ideas, reacting naturally, and keeping the conversation moving.
很多英语学习者听力不错，但说话时总不敢开口。
Many English learners are strong listeners but hesitant speakers.
一旦你清楚了自己的口语水平，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.
花两分钟做个免费小测试，看看你的水平在哪，接下来该重点练什么。
Take our free two minute quiz to discover your level and what to focus on next.
前往 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。
Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.
就是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。
That's allearsenglish.comfluencyscore.
嗨，米歇尔。
Hey, Michelle.
我有个问题。
I got a question.
说吧。
Yes.
准备好了吗？
Ready?
嗯，好了。
Mhmm.
你觉得两个人是聚会，三个人就成群了？
So do you think that two is a party, but three is a crowd?
你觉得两个人一起出去玩和三个人一起玩，有什么不同？
What do you what are your thoughts there on hanging out in groups of two versus three?
我觉得这得看情况。
I think it really depends.
回想我小时候，那时候我还很小，
Remember when I was growing up, I was really so it was I mean, this is when I was, like, a little little kid.
是的。
Yeah.
我们三个从小就是朋友，到现在还一直保持着联系。
There was a there were a group of three of us as friends who were still friends today.
但那时候有个核心朋友，我们俩都特别想和她做朋友。
But there was, like, one base friend, and we both wanted to be her friend.
所以我们就经常为她争来争去。
And so the two of us would kind of argue over her.
我明白。
Sure.
是的。
Yeah.
这种情况确实会发生。
That can happen.
对。
Yeah.
但后来我们直接成了朋友，一切就都好了。
But then we just became friends, and then it was all fine.
这算是我小时候的一个例子。
But like so that's an example from when I was little.
我以前觉得三人成众，但现在我觉得人越多越热闹。
I would probably say three is a crowd, but now I'm like, oh, the the more the merrier.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yeah.
大多数时候都是这样。
Most of the time.
不过我觉得，这种感觉成年人身上也会出现。
Though, I still think that that vibe can come out with adults too.
就这样就够了。
It just That's enough.
那是另一种情况。
That is different way.
三个人在一起时，嫉妒有时候还是会冒出来。
When there's three, the jealousy can still come out sometimes.
你懂的。
You know?
有人还是会感到被冷落，因为被冷落是人之常情。
Some someone can still feel left out because feeling left out is a human emotion.
这可不是小孩子才有的事。
It's not just a child a childish thing.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yeah.
没错。
Yep.
是的。
Yeah.
没错。
Yep.
正是如此。
Exactly.
是的。
Yeah.
这完全正确。
That's that's absolutely true.
所以，琳赛，我们今天聊这个，是因为今天要播出第三部分，也就是我们关于数字一、二、三的三部曲最后一集。
So, Lindsay, we're talking about this because today we're gonna do part three, the final part of our three part series on the numbers one, two, and three.
太棒了。
Love it.
太棒了。
Love it.
前两集都是啥时候播的？在哪儿能看？琳赛。
What were what were the other episodes, and where were they, Lindsay?
第一集是四月二十五号播的。
So episode the first episode was back on April 25.
那是周六的一期，标题我一时想不起来了。
That was a Saturday episode, and I don't remember the title now.
米歇尔，那集叫啥名字来着？
Michelle, what's the title?
对。
Yes.
All Ears English 是百万中选一的节目吗？
Is is All Ears English one in a million?
是的。
Yes.
All Ears English 的听众都是百万中选一。
Is All Ears English you're one in a million.
对吧？
Right?
你就是百万中选一。
You're one in a million.
没错。
Yep.
然后呢，
And then
第二期讲的是商务英语。
part two was on business English.
那是商务英语第564期。
That was business English five six four.
把这些习语联系起来想想。
Put two and two together with these idioms.
明白吗？
Alright?
太棒了。
Excellent.
好的。
Alright.
一定要去听听。
So definitely check that out.
还有，如果你们没关注商务英语播客，也建议关注一下，因为我们经常有内容交叉。
And, guys, if you're not following the Business English Podcast, you should also be following that show because we do a lot of crossover.
我们经常做系列专题。
We do a lot of series.
而且，Business English Podcast 里的很多内容其实也完全可以应用到日常生活中。
And, also, when there's so much on the Business English Podcast that can be used in your daily life as well.
所以一定要去听听。
So definitely check it out.
是的。
Yes.
当然。
For sure.
我特别喜欢字母三，不好意思。
So I love I love the letter three sorry.
是数字三。
The number three.
我特别喜欢数字三。
I love the number three.
是字母三。
The letter three.
那你平时会聊些什么呢？
What about you even talking about?
哎呀。
Uh-oh.
我们有点跑题了。
We're losing it here.
对。
Uh-huh.
我特别喜欢数字三。
I love the number 3.
我就喜欢凡事都三三两两的。
It's just like I like to do things in threes.
我觉得三这个数字挺好的。
I think 3 is a good number.
我也说不准。
I don't know.
你怎么看？
What are your thoughts?
你对321有什么偏好吗？
Do you have any preferences for 321?
是的。
Yeah.
当然。
Sure.
我喜欢数字3。
I like the number 3.
它能让事情显得更完整。
It it kind of rounds things out.
对吧？
Right?
确实如此。
It does.
确实如此。
It does.
123。
123.
如果你是在倒数或者正数，嗯，没错。
If you're if you're counting down, counting up, I mean Yep.
对。
Yeah.
这样收尾挺舒服的，挺好。
It kinda rounds things out, so that's good.
我喜欢数字三。
I like the number three.
今天我们要教你们三个这样的表达。
We're gonna give you guys these expressions with three today.
所以今天第一个，其实是两个，我们刚说过。
So the first one today is two well, we just said it.
两个人就是聚会。
Two is a party.
三个人就成群了。
Three is a crowd.
没错。
Right.
从技术上讲，两个人也包含在内，但我们现在重点讲三。
Which technically includes two also, but we're focusing on three.
是的。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
所以两个人是聚会，三个人就成群了。
So two is a party, three is a crowd.
也就是说，两个人相处得很好，但多加一个，就有点儿挤了。
So, yeah, that's this idea that two people get along and a third kind of it's too much.
这会让事情变得有点乱。
It messes things up in a way.
没错。
Yep.
没错。
Yep.
它会让事情变得不像我们原本想的那样。
It makes things not we're
分享的内容。
sharing about.
或者会出现嫉妒，或者事情就是对不上。
Or there's jealousy that happens or things are just not, like, lining.
人一多，事情就很难协调了。
They don't line up as well when there are three.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yes.
对。
Yes.
没错。
Yes.
就是这样。
Exactly.
那下一个是什么，林赛？
And then what's the next one, Lindsay?
在棒球里，大家都知道三振出局，但这可不只是说棒球。
Well, of course, in baseball, we know three strikes and you're out, but it's not just about baseball.
对吧？
Right?
所以当一个人已经收到过警告时，就会用这个说法。
So this is used when someone has had warnings.
也许你在管教孩子的时候也是这样。
Maybe if you're disciplining your kids Mhmm.
第三次犯错时，就会受到相应的惩罚。
And they get some form of discipline on that third offense.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yeah.
比如，我之前已经提醒过你了。
So for example, I gave you warnings.
记住，三次警告之后就没机会了。
Remember, three strikes, you're out.
没错。
Yeah.
我妈妈以前经常跟我说这句话，真的吗？
I think my mom definitely used to say this to me Really?
对我们来说。
To us.
这真是个老生常谈了。
It's it's really a cliche.
对吧？
Right?
虽然用在管教孩子时挺老套的，但我肯定现在还是有人这么用。
When it's used as a discipline, but it's still probably used, I'm sure.
哦，这方法肯定还在用。
Oh, it's still it's for sure used.
第三次准成。
Third time's a charm.
对吧？
Right?
这招挺妙的，因为还能用来激励人。
And this is cool because this can be used to encourage people.
我知道我们以前讲过这个，但很久以前在节目里说过，意思是有时候第三次尝试就能成功。
And I know we've taught this before, but way back on the show, it means sometimes on the third try, you get something right.
是的。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
所以我特别自豪，因为我没放弃。
So for example, I'm so proud I didn't give up.
你知道他们怎么说吗？
You know what they say?
第三次就成，或者你可能听过‘三次成事’这种说法。
Third time's a charm, or you might hear a three times a charm.
是的。
Yeah.
没错。
Exactly.
也许有人创办了三家创业公司，前两家都失败了，第三家终于成功了。
Maybe someone started three businesses and the first two failed, the third succeeded.
也许他们结了三次婚，前两次婚姻都以失败告终。
Maybe they got married three times, and the first two marriages failed.
第三次他们觉得一定会成功。
The third one they think will be successful.
是的。
Yeah.
这种说法可以用在很多地方。
This could be used to talk about a lot of things.
对吧？
Right?
没错。
Yes.
正是如此。
Exactly.
好的。
Alright.
下一个其实不是个成语。
So next one is not actually an idiom.
米歇尔，你能给我们讲讲这个吗？
Can you tell us about this one, Michelle?
是的。
Yeah.
我觉得这更像一个教训。
It's more of a lesson, I I would say.
对吧？
Right?
我并不觉得这算个成语。
I wouldn't necessarily say this is an idiom.
对。
Yes.
是的。
Yes.
但说实话，我不确定。
But, I mean, I don't know.
也许严格来说算，但不管它算什么，就是三片叶子。
Maybe technically it is, but, well, whatever it is, it's three leaves.
就让它这样吧。
Let it be.
你听过吗？
Have you
听过。
heard that?
对。
Mhmm.
我听过这个。
I've heard this.
这说明你看到的是毒常春藤。
This means that you're looking at poison ivy.
对吧？
Right?
如果你在徒步，那大概是在北美。
If you're hiking, you're probably in North America.
你以前碰过毒常春藤吗，米歇尔？
And have you ever had poison ivy, Michelle?
没有。
No.
你呢？
Have you?
我觉得我没碰过。
I don't think I have.
我觉得我没碰过。
I don't think I have.
但你没有
But you don't
不想碰它。
want it.
怕它。
Scared of it.
而且那里有漆树。
And that there's poison ivy.
那里还有毒橡树。
There's poison oak.
我妈妈以前碰过毒橡树。
My mom has had poison oak.
漆树。
Sumac.
毒漆树，我觉得我听说过这种东西。
Poison sumac, I think, is another thing that I've heard Yeah.
你是因为经常徒步才这么在意的吗？
Do you so because you hike a lot.
所以你是这么想的，对吧？
So do you Yeah.
你是不是在特意找这些东西？
Like, are you looking for it?
你懂我的意思吧？
Are you you know?
你应该更留意一下才对。
Should look for it more.
我更担心的是东海岸的蜱虫。
I'm more worried about on the East Coast, I'm more worried about ticks, actually.
哦，因为
Oh, because
那可真让人害怕。
that was so scared of yes.
是的。
Yeah.
当然。
For sure.
对。
Yeah.
蜱虫正在席卷东海岸。
That is Ticks are taking over the East Coast.
而且我不确定我们这里有没有。
And I don't think we have it I don't know.
其实我不清楚科罗拉多州有没有，因为我们常走的是泥土路，不是灌木丛或茂密树林。
Actually, I don't know if we even have it in Colorado because we we hike more on, like, the the clay, like, the dirt.
那里植被少，阳光多，主要是泥土、沙地、小径这类地方。
You know, it's more less brush and fresh trees and more, like, in the sun, on the clay, and the dirt, and the switch packs, and things like that.
所以没错。
So yeah.
哦，下一个。
Oh, the next one.
挺有意思的。
Interesting.
那这是什么，米歇尔？
So what is it, Michelle?
这个有点儿露骨。
This one is a little bit of a risque one.
不是。
No.
意思是醉得厉害。
It's three sheets to the wind.
琳赛，‘醉得厉害’是什么意思？
And Lindsay, what is three sheets to the wind mean?
这是个老说法了，早就有了。
This is a classic I mean, like, it's been around forever.
这个说法是用来形容一个人喝得酩酊大醉。
This expression to say someone is very drunk.
汤米喝得完全醉了。
Tommy is three sheets to the wind.
他没意识到自己喝了太多玛格丽特，这种事确实容易发生。
He didn't realize he had too many margaritas, and that can happen.
是的。
Yeah.
你懂的吧？
So you know?
当然了。
For sure.
没错。
Yeah.
她喝得烂醉，这时候你可能会说，对。
So she's three sheets to the wind and someone is You might Mhmm.
你在电影里可能会听到这种说法。
You might hear that in a movie.
对。
Yes.
对吧？
Right?
我不太确定。
I don't know.
广告里、电视剧里，你知道的，朋友有时候也会这么说。
A commercial, a TV show, you know, and friends might say it sometimes.
对吧？
Right?
就是这么个说法。
It's just Yeah.
这说法已经流传很久了。
It's been around for a long time.
这简直是个永恒的表达。
It's like a timeless phrase.
是的。
Yeah.
对。
Yeah.
这个挺值得掌握的。
It's a good one to know.
琳赛，你最喜欢哪一点？
Lindsay, what do you what what do you like the most?
天哪。
Oh, man.
让我想想。
Well, let's see.
第三次就成，因为这话带着乐观劲儿。
Third time's a charm because it's optimistic.
这很乐观。
It's optimistic.
意思是，这次说不定就成了。
It's like, this might be the time that it's gonna work.
没错。
Right.
没错。
Right.
我喜欢‘three sheets to the wind’，就是因为听起来挺搞笑的。
I think I like three sheets to the wind just because it's it's it sounds funny.
而且这个词一般给人的感觉更轻松，你知道吧，你不会用它来形容一个醉得难受的人。
And when you it's just it's generally I think it's like more light hearted, you know, like, I don't think you would say this about someone who is like drunk and sick.
对吧？
Right?
不会。
No.
不对。
No.
更像是有点儿那样，对吧？
It's more like kind of right?
更偏向于前面那种情况，哦，他们喝得东倒西歪的。
It's more a little on the front, like, oh, they're they're three sheets to the wind.
他们自己都不清楚。
They don't know.
是的。
Yeah.
就是那种情况，你知道他们能照顾好自己，不需要帮忙，也不会惹麻烦。
It's kinda like you when you know they can handle themselves and they don't need any help and they're not gonna get into trouble.
对吧？
Right?
对。
Right.
对。
Right.
对。
Right.
对。
Right.
没错。
Exactly.
好吧。
Alright.
我们把他们放在一起吧？
Shall we put them together?
好的。
Yes.
我们是朋友在一起闲逛。
We are friends hanging out.
好吧。
Alright.
我终于知道我考试通过了。
So I finally found out that I passed my exam.
第三次一定行。
Third time's a charm.
哦，真的吗。
Oh, wow.
恭喜你。
Congrats.
我们该不该邀请辛西娅？
Should we should we invite Cynthia?
我好久没见到你了。
It's been so long since I've seen you.
两个人就够热闹了。
Two is a party.
三个人就多了。
Three is a crowd.
你还要再来一杯酒吗？
Do you want another glass of wine?
不用了。
No.
那我可就醉得不行了。
Then I'll be three sheets to the wind.
好的。
Okay.
好的。
Okay.
上个月我得了毒藤疹。
So I got poison ivy last month.
哦，那可真够惨的。
Oh, that's awful.
是的
Yeah.
我完全想不起那个说法了。
I totally forgot the expression.
三片叶子。
Three leaves.
随它去吧。
Let it be.
很明显。
Clearly.
不过你没事就好。
Glad you're okay, though.
谢谢。
Thanks.
我没事。
I'm fine.
是的。
Yeah.
所以这里是个很好的例子，母语者确实会快速切换话题，我们刚才就做到了。
So here, it's a good example because native speakers really do move between topics quickly, and we did here.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yeah.
我们刚从考试聊到一杯酒，
We moved from talking about the exam to talking about a glass of wine
接着又聊到
to talking about
毒藤和辛西娅。
poison ivy and Cynthia.
我们东一榔头西一棒子的，但这可不是英语的错。
We're all over the place, but that's not English.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yeah.
对的。
Yeah.
所以一开始，你说你终于知道通过考试了。
So first, you said I finally I finally found out that I passed my exam.
第三次就成了。
Third time's a charm.
那这句话是什么意思？
So what does that mean?
你是说你总共考了三次，这次是第三次考。
So you're saying you probably took the exam three times total, and this is the third time you've taken it.
那前两次是怎么回事？
Meaning what happened the first two
你前两次都没通过，而且
And you you failed the first two times, and
这次是第一次通过。
this is the first time.
这说的也可能是驾照考试。
This could also be for the driving test.
我们之前聊过驾照考试的事，
We've talked about the driving test with
你那六个月的事。
your six months.
还有倒车入库。
You The parallel parking.
我们说过这个，是的。
We talked about that Yeah.
上个月的事。
Last time last month.
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是的
Yeah.
这一切都关联在一起。
This all ties in.
就是你尝试过之后。
It's when you've tried.
这就是我喜欢它的原因。
It's why I like it.
它很乐观，就像我之前说的。
It's optimistic, like I said before.
对
Yeah.
没错
Yeah.
正是如此
Exactly.
意思是，我试了好几次，这没什么好丢脸的。
It's it's saying like there's no shame that it took me a few times.
对吧？
Right?
没错。
Right.
你这么说其实是在自嘲，因为你明明试了三次。
You're kinda making fun of yourself a little bit when you say that because you're like, it took me three times.
虽然没什么好丢脸的，但我还是想小小地调侃一下自己。
And there's no shame, but I'm gonna shame myself just a tiny bit.
对吧？
Right?
你不觉得吗？
Don't you think?
是的。
Yeah.
是的。
Yeah.
不过我们确实做过一整期关于这个话题的节目，各位。
But we but we definitely did a whole episode on this, guys.
所以你最好搜一下，看看能不能找到那一期。
So I would I would put that into a search and see if you can find that one.
是的。
Yeah.
但那是很久以前的了。
But it's from a while ago.
然后你问，我们要不要邀请辛西娅？
And then you you said, should we invite Cynthia?
我说，我好久没见到你了。
And I said, it's been so long since I've seen you.
然后我说，两个人是聚会，三个人就成热闹了。
And then I said, two is a party, three is a crowd.
所以嘛。
So Yeah.
她说不来。
And she's saying no.
我这人是有点不厚道，但有时候就是想单独跟一个人聊聊。
Not very nice of me, but sometimes you just wanna catch up with the one person.
是的。
Yeah.
当然了。
For sure.
那看来我们就不邀请辛西娅了，不过她本来就是辛西娅啊。
So and so I guess we're not gonna invite Cynthia, but it's Cynthia.
她被排除在外了。
She's being left out.
对吧？
Right?
当然了。
Of course.
我问你，你真的不要再来一杯酒了吗？
And I'm asking you, do you not want another glass of wine?
你说不要。
And you said, no.
再喝下去可就醉得不成样子了。
That'll be three sheets to the wind.
所以你知道自己喝酒的底线。
So you know your limits in terms of alcohol.
对吧。
Right.
你能喝多少心里有数。
How much you can handle.
是吧？
Right?
没错。
Exactly.
然后我告诉她我上个月长了毒藤，他说真惨。
And then I told her I got poison ivy last month, and he said that's awful.
我说，是啊。
And I said, yeah.
我忘了那个说法了。
I forgot the expression.
三片叶子，别碰它。
Three leaves, let it be.
所以，我当时在徒步时到处摸那些绿植，完全没在意。
So, basically, I was on this hike touching all the greenery and just went to it.
我觉得在美國文化里，这种说法通常是孩子去自然营或者跟老师出去一日徒步时学到的，对吧。
And I think that expression is something kids probably learn if they go to nature camp or they go to school and they go on a day hike with their teacher or something is generally where you might learn that, right, in American culture.
对吧？
Right?
是的。
Yes.
没错。
Exactly.
各位，记得收听其他几期节目。
So, guys, remember, check out the other episodes.
记得我们之前讲过《All Ears English》，还有《Business English》第二部分是564期。
Remember, we had is all ears English, your one in a million, and business English part two was five sixty four.
把这些习语联系起来想想。
Put two and two together with these idioms.
不错。
Nice.
米歇尔，今天关于交流和这些表达，你还有什么最后的建议吗？
Michelle, any final takeaway for today when it comes to connection and these phrases?
对。
Yeah.
这些表达都非常生动实用，我觉得再次听这些节目、多加留意，一定会记住的。
These are all super super expressive, very useful, and I I think that, you know, again, listening to these episodes and getting remembering, okay.
就是这些。
These are the ones.
是这些数字二。
These are the twos.
是这些数字三。
These are the threes.
你的收获肯定不止这些，听完整个系列，自然就能掌握很多习语。
I mean, you're already gonna pick up so many idioms in all of these episodes.
对。
Yes.
而且因为它们有主题，你更容易记住。
And you'll probably remember them better because they have a theme.
是的。
Yes.
太喜欢了。
I love it.
真的特别喜欢。
I love it.
所以别害怕用这些有趣的表达。
So don't be afraid to use these fun expressions.
数字在我们的语言里经常出现，这些都是很好的例子。
Numbers do come up all the time in our language, and these are great examples of that.
明白了吗？
Alright?
很棒的内容。
Good stuff.
好的，琳达。
Alright, Lindsay.
谢谢你和我一起做这个系列，各位，我们下次再见。
Well, thanks for doing the series with me, and guys, we'll see you next time.
好的。
Alright.
保重。
Take care.
再见。
Bye.
再见。
Bye.
感谢收听《All Ears English》。
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