AEE 2626：你坐好了吗？还有林赛的大新闻

这是《All Ears English》播客的第26期。

This is an All Ears English podcast episode twenty six twenty six.

你坐好了吗？

Are you sitting down?

还有林赛的一个大消息。

Plus Lindsay's big news.

欢迎收听《All Ears English》播客，全球下载量已超过两亿次。

Welcome to the All Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200,000,000 times.

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，流利表达——关键在于交流，而不是完美。

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

本期节目由两位美国主持人带来：英语冒险家林赛·麦马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，他们从科罗拉多和纽约市为你直播。

With your American hosts, Lindsey 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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今天我们要给大家公布一个重磅消息。

Today, we have a big reveal for you.

看看Lindsay最近发生了什么，同时学学怎么用英语分享生活中的重要时刻。

Find out what's happening in Lindsay's life, plus learn new ways to share a big moment in your life in English.

你是不是还在脑子里先把母语翻译成英语？

Are you still translating from your native language into English in your head?

你是不是总搞不清楚各种时态的区别？

Are you always getting confused between the different grammar tenses?

咱们一起来看看你最需要提升的是哪方面。

Let's figure out what you need to work on.

通过我们五分钟的测试，快速了解你的英语水平，去 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore 试试吧。

Find your current English level with our five minute quiz at allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

嗨，Michelle。

Hey there, Michelle.

今天过得怎么样？

How's it going today?

我很好，林赛。

I'm good, Lindsey.

你怎么样？

How are you?

我感觉不错。

I'm feeling good.

我感觉不错。

I'm feeling good.

最近有点累，不过今天我们聊点什么？

A little tired these days, but what are we getting into today?

林赛，当你准备宣布一个好消息的时候，你是什么感觉？

Well, so Lindsey, how do you feel when you are about to make a big announcement, like a good one?

对。

Yeah.

我感到很兴奋。

I feel excited.

我觉得有个秘密要跟大家分享。

I feel like I have a secret to share.

我知道大家一定会很兴奋。

And I know people are gonna be excited.

我既兴奋又有点紧张。

I feel excited and a little nervous at the same time.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

挺有意思的是，就算是好消息，

It is funny how even though it's like a good, like, good news

对。

Yeah.

还是会感到紧张。

You can still feel nervous.

我也不知道为什么，但我确实也有同感。

I don't know why that is, but I definitely get that feeling too.

对。

Yeah.

真是挺有意思的。

It's so funny.

所以在这期节目里，我们要教听众们，怎么向大家宣布一些重大的消息。

So in today's episode, we're gonna tell our listeners, show our listeners how to talk about how we can announce something big.

对吧？

Right?

生活中

There are

总会发生一些大事。

big things that happen in our lives.

遇到这种事，我们肯定既兴奋又紧张，但关键是我们得找到合适的词来表达这种感受。

And when they do, we need we obviously have the enthusiasm and the nervousness, but we need the words to talk about it.

对吧，米歇尔？

Right, Michelle?

是的。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

就是这样。

Exactly.

好了，那我们开始吧。

So, alright.

这正是我们今天要聊的内容。

Well, that's what we're getting into today.

那咱们这就开始。

So let's get started.

第一个说法是，你可以说‘我有个消息’，或者说‘我有个大消息’。

The first one is, you could say, I have news or you could say, I have big news.

哪个说法都行。

Either one is fine.

对。

Yeah.

比如说，我有个大消息。

So for example, I have big news.

我收到了奥斯汀的一份工作邀请。

I got a job offer in Austin.

咱们以后就是邻居了。

We're gonna be neighbors.

真不错。

Nice.

所以，搬家就是那种你会跟别人分享的重要时刻。

So you so relocating is one of these big moments that you share.

对吧？

Right?

你需要掌握这些词汇。

You need this vocabulary for.

对。

Yes.

没错。

Yes.

正是如此。

Exactly.

再举一个例子。

Or here's another one.

我有件事要告诉你。

I have something to tell you.

嗯，是这样。

Uh-huh.

但你也可以加上一个形容词。

But you could also put in an adjective.

我有个让人兴奋的消息要告诉你。

I have something exciting to tell you.

有趣、疯狂、重要，什么都行。

Fun, crazy, important, whatever it is.

对，没错。

Yes, exactly.

你可以说：我有个疯狂的消息要告诉你。

So you could say, I have something crazy to tell you.

我要回学校了。

I'm going back to school.

对吧？

Right?

有时候，成年人离开职场后，会决定再回去读书，比如读个MBA之类的，对吧？

So sometimes adults, after we're out in the working world, we decide we want to go back for maybe an MBA or something, Right?

或者读个博士。

Or a PhD.

所以这就属于那种情况。

So that would be that kind of scenario.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Right.

我能理解，在这种情况下，你可能会感到紧张。

And I see I can see how in, like, in this scenario, you might be that those nerves might come up.

我觉得这是因为，尤其是当你觉得别人可能没想到，或者有点出人意料的时候。

I think it's because I think it's especially if, like, it's something that you think somebody might not expect or a little different or whatever.

不管怎样，我觉得任何重大的生活变化，当你告诉别人的时候

In in any case, I think just any big life change that you're sharing

是的。

Yes.

都会让你有点紧张，就是因为

Is going to make you feel a little nervous just because

因为我们不知道

Because we don't know

对方会怎么反应。

how that person's gonna react.

对，就是这样。

And yeah, exactly.

我们毕竟是人。

We're humans.

正因为是人，才会在意别人怎么想。

Because we're humans, and we do think about how other people react.

当然会啊。

Of course, we do.

当然会啊。

Of course, we do.

谁要是说不会，那都是骗人的。

Anyone who says they don't is lying.

是的

Yeah.

对吧

Right?

没错

Right.

对

Yeah.

如果你们到现在为止喜欢这期节目，别忘了点关注，这样就不会错过All Ears English的任何内容了。

Well, if you guys are reacting well to this episode so far, I wanna make sure that you hit the follow button so you never miss anything from All Ears English.

记得点关注。

So hit that follow button.

我们每周更新五天，没错。

We are here five days a week Yes.

这真的很棒。

Which is amazing.

那我们直接进入听众的提问吧。

And let us jump right into your queue.

好的。

Yes.

我喜欢这个。

I love that.

我们继续吧，Michelle，再给听众们推荐几个选项。下一个不错，因为它已经存在很久了。

And let's keep rolling, Michelle, here with a few more options for our listeners for what to The next one is good because it's it's like it's been around for a long time.

我觉得我们的听众可能在电视上听过。

I feel like our listeners might hear it on TV.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

比如情景喜剧之类的。

Sitcoms or something.

这是什么？

What is it?

你坐好了吗？

It's are you sitting down?

对。

Mhmm.

你可能以前听过我们提过这个，但真的特别搞笑，这个节目。

You may have heard us mention this before, but it's just like it's it's so funny, this one.

我觉得特别好笑。

I think is really funny.

我们这会儿在说什么？

What are we saying here?

我们为什么要这么说？

Why do why are we saying this?

当然了，前提是你们没和那个人在一起。

This is of course, and this is only if you're not with the person.

对吧？

Right?

我不会问你坐着吗？

I'm not gonna say, are you sitting down?

当我坐在那个人旁边的时候。

When I'm sitting down next to the person.

如果他们没坐着，我可能会说，好吧。

Might say to them, if they're not sitting down, I might say, okay.

你该坐下来。

You should sit down.

你该

You should

坐下来。

sit down.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

不过我们为什么这么说呢？

Why do we say this though?

我一直以来都以为，听到这句话是因为怕人晕倒。

I think I've always assumed when I've heard this that it's to make sure people don't pass out.

是的。

Yeah.

我也是这么想的。

That's what I was thinking.

但其实现在我们说这话，并不是这个意思。

But but it's not really how we mean it now.

对吧？

Right?

我们嘴上这么说，但没人真觉得他会晕过去，对吧？

It's like it's it's it's what we're saying, but I don't think anybody's thinking he's gonna pass They're

真会晕倒啊？我的意思是，希望不会吧。

really gonna pass I mean, hopefully not.

没错。

So Right.

对。

Right.

那得是特别极端的情况才行。

It would have to be something really dramatic.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Right.

我来举个例子。

We so here's an example.

你坐好了吗？

Are you sitting down?

哦，米歇尔，你坐好了吗？

Oh, you sitting down, Michelle?

是的。

Yes?

我看出来了。

I can see

你确实坐好了。

that you are.

好的。

Okay.

我要卖房子了。

So I'm selling my house.

好的。

Okay.

不错。

Nice.

不错。

Nice.

是的。

Yeah.

这又是一件大事。

That's another big one.

对吧？

Right?

所以说，是的。

So Yeah.

到目前为止，我们聊了回学校、换工作、搬家和卖房子。

So far we've talked about going back to school, getting a new job and relocating, selling your home.

还有哪些呢？

What would be another?

好的。

Alright.

当然，任何跟感情状态有关的事都算。

Well, certainly anything to do with relationship status.

对啊。

So Mhmm.

你可以说，有个大消息。

You could say, so big update.

是的。

Mhmm.

对吧？

Right?

那别人可能会怎么说？

And then what might someone say?

你可以说，有个大消息，我弟弟订婚了。

You could say, so big update, my brother got engaged.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

我订婚了，或者说是yes。

I got engaged or Yes.

是的。

Yeah.

或者有人想分享自己求婚的消息。

Or oh, for somebody to share that they're proposing.

求婚这件事，是个大新闻。

So big update on proposing to.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Yes.

这确实也是件大事。

That's a big one too.

是的

Yeah.

我的意思是，林赛，为什么这些对建立联系这么重要？

I mean, Lindsay, why are these so important for connection?

为什么不直接说你想说的，把这些都省掉呢？

Why not just say what you have to say and leave these out?

你知道，你真的得好好铺垫一下。

You know, you really have to stage it.

你得为自己创造一个合适的氛围，因为这些都是重要时刻，说不定对方根本没在听。

You have to create a bit of a platform for yourself because these are big moments, and it could be that someone is not listening.

所以这能让人做好准备，专心听你说。

So it prepares someone to listen fully.

对。

Right.

对吧？

Right?

我们总是忙个不停。

We're so busy.

脑子里有太多事情在转。

There's so much going on in our minds.

很多时候，我们都陷在自己的思绪里。

We're kind of in our own heads a lot of the time.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

所以你得确保他们不会错过这些重要的时刻。

So you wanna make sure they don't miss it.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Right.

因为我完全能理解这种情况。

Because I could totally see that.

就是，你知道的，你正想着别的事，突然反应过来：等等，刚才说什么？

Just, you know, you're just kind of, oh, and then you're probably going, wait, what?

你刚才说啥了？

What did you say?

对啊。

Right.

就像米歇尔，我跟你说我怀孕了，你可能根本没在听，我们说完就过去了，你根本没注意到，对吧？

Like Michelle, I could tell you I'm pregnant and you might maybe won't be listening and we could move on and you would Right?

完全错过了。

Completely miss

是的。

Yeah.

然后我突然想到，等等。

And then I was like, wait.

等得真久啊。

What a wait.

什么？

What?

林赛？

Lindsay?

什么？

What?

你有什么重大消息要宣布吗？

Do you have any big announcements?

我确实有个消息，米歇尔。

I actually do, Michelle.

我有个非常重要的消息要告诉Dollars English的各位听众。

I have a huge, huge announcement for our audience here at Dollars English.

所以再说一遍

So again

我们要不要来个鼓掌开场？

Should we do a drum roll?

确实该来个鼓掌开场。

We should do a drum roll.

我的意思是，好吧。

I mean Okay.

那又是另一回事了。

That's another.

那就来吧。

Let's do it.

好。

Okay.

你可是专业的鼓掌开场了。

You're a famous drum roll.

所以，米歇尔，我有件事要告诉你，那就是我要当妈妈了。

So, Michelle, I do have something to tell you, and that is that I am having a baby.

我怀孕了。

I'm pregnant.

这简直太让人震惊了。

Isn't that crazy?

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

太棒了，真是惊喜。

Crazy good.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

恭喜你，谢谢你分享。

Congratulations, Thank you.

各位，我想问问，你们有没有过这样的时刻——正喝着咖啡，听着节目，然后突然愣住。

This is guys, I I wonder if our listeners had this moment where they're maybe drinking their coffee, listening, and then wait.

什么？

What?

别把咖啡洒了。

Don't spill your coffee.

别把咖啡洒了。

Don't spill your coffee.

真的。

It's true.

真的。

It's true.

对。

Yeah.

这真是太意外了。

So this is crazy.

其实我几个月前就生了。

So I'm actually giving birth a few months back.

等这期节目播出的时候，我已经生完孩子了。

I will have already given birth by the time this episode comes out.

我们在这里的Allers English频道，一向喜欢玩时间差。

We like to play with time around here at Allers English, guys.

但这是真的。

But it is true.

等你听到这期节目时，我应该已经当妈妈好几个月了。

I will I should be a new mom by a few months by the time you hear this episode.

真让人难以置信。

It's wild.

真让人难以置信。

It's wild.

我知道。

I know.

Lindsay，我们真的特别为你高兴。

We're we are so excited for you, Lindsay.

我能想象，现在听节目的听众们脸上一定都挂着笑容，因为他们非常关心你。

I can only imagine the smiles on our listeners' faces who are listening now because they care so much about you.

哦。

Oh,

谢谢你，米歇尔。

thank you, Michelle.

我相信所有听众都和我们一样，特别为你感到兴奋。

And I'm sure everybody is just so so excited as are we all here at All Ears English.

我们只希望你身体健康，一切顺利。

So we're just wishing you good health and a healthy you.

宝宝健康，一切顺利。

Baby and success.

你一定会是个好妈妈。

You're gonna be such a good mom.

大家说，琳赛会不会是个很棒的妈妈？

Guys, don't you think Lindsay's gonna be a great mom?

希望大家都点头说‘是’。

Hopefully, they're all saying yes.

是的。

Yes.

我觉得大家都会同意的。

And I think they're all saying yes.

我终于能加入你们了，我觉得我们大部分听众都是这样：当你们报名我们的课程时，能让我们了解你们的生活是怎样的。

I love that I finally get to join, I think the majority of our listeners because when you all join our courses, you're able to let us know what are your lives like?

你们的日程安排是怎样的？

What is your schedule like?

很多听众都是这样。

So many of you Yeah.

确实有家庭和孩子。

Do have families and kids.

现在我能更理解我们的听众了，尤其是那些生活忙碌的家长，我真的很期待这一点。

And so now I'll be able to understand our listeners a bit better, right, with a busy family life, which I'm looking forward to so much.

真是忙得不可开交。

Crazy stuff.

真是够折腾的。

Crazy stuff.

是的。

Yeah.

这一定会是最棒的。

It's gonna be the best.

我真的很为你高兴。

I'm I'm so excited for you.

而且没错。

And I and yeah.

我们衷心祝愿你开启全新的All Ears English旅程。

We're just wishing you all the best in a another All Ears English baby.

对。

Yeah.

又一个新成员加入All Ears English大家庭。

Another baby, the member of the All Ears English family.

我们先休息一下，然后回来再详细说。

So we're gonna take a quick break, and then we'll come back and give more details.

好吧？

Alright?

是的。

Yeah.

很好。

Good.

好的，米歇尔。

Alright, Michelle.

我们休息完了，现在回来继续。

We are back from break.

如果你们错过了这一集的前半部分，记得回去听听。

So if you missed the first part of the episode, guys, make sure you go back there.

那一部分有个非常重要的揭晓。

There's a very important reveal there in that part of the episode.

对。

Yep.

非常重要。

Very important.

不过，Michelle，我们想再给听众提供几个更具体的表达，关于什么？

Now, Michelle, though, we wanna give our listeners a few more more focused phrases on what?

我们来聚焦在一件事上。

Let's focus in on one thing specific.

是的。

Yeah.

嗯，有可能是这样。

Well, it's possible that yeah.

我们之前提到过，知道很多听众都是父母，你们很可能在自己或配偶即将生育时，已经跟别人分享过这些信息。

We said that our listeners, we know that a lot of you are parents, so you probably have shared this information with people before when you were going to have your baby or your spouse was gonna have a baby or Yes.

对。

Yeah.

所以，如果你告诉别人一件事，他们就能明白，那会是什么事呢？

So what what is one thing if you tell somebody that they know

对。

Yes.

那就是你怀孕了。

That it means that you're having a baby.

是的。

Yeah.

我想知道，这句话在其他语言里有没有对应的表达，还是说这只是英语特有的说法？

I wonder if this phrase translates over into other languages or if it's just I mean, don't translate directly into your language, guys.

对吧？

Right?

在英语里，我们说 'I'm expecting'，就是这个说法。

From your language into English, but the phrase is I'm expecting.

是的。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

你期待什么呢，米歇尔？

Expecting what, Michelle?

没错。

Right.

我知道。

I know.

我就知道是这样。

That's what I know.

这说法真有意思。

It's such a funny one.

哦，我期待什么？你期待什么？

Oh, I'm ex I'm you're expecting to what?

是的。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

但当你听到‘我期待’这句话，如果只是这么一说，别人就停在那里，那你就该明白他的意思。

But when you hear I'm expecting, if you say it just like that and somebody leaves it there Yes.

除非对方真的说完‘我期待’就睡着了，然后醒来再补全句子，否则你就该知道他话没说完。

Unless they're actually like, I'm expecting and they fall asleep and then they wake up and tell you the rest of the sentence, you should know that that's what they mean.

你觉得呢，琳达？

Don't you think, Lindsay?

百分百对。

A 100%.

我们之前做过一期关于及物动词和不及物动词的节目，讲的是哪些动词后面必须跟东西。

We did an episode with Aubrey on transitive and intransitive verbs, which verbs have something that has to come after them.

通常来说，‘我期待’这个动词后面必须接内容。

And normally, this verb I'm expecting has to have something after it.

对。

Yeah.

如果不加宾语，这种情况就非常特殊。

And when it doesn't, it's a very unique scenario.

意思是你要当妈妈了。

It means you're expecting a child.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

你其实也可以说，顺便提一下，我怀孕了。

And you could say actually, by the way, I'm expecting a baby.

对吧？

Right?

但只说‘我怀孕了’也是完全正常且被广泛接受的。

But it is also very accepted and normal to just say, I'm expecting.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

而且就算你说‘我怀孕了’，我觉得因为大家听惯了‘我正在期待’，听起来就好像——你还能期待别的什么吗？

And even if you say, I'm expecting a baby, I feel like it's it's like because people are so used to hearing I'm expecting, it sounds almost it's like, well, what else would you be expecting?

一头恐龙？

A dinosaur?

你懂我的意思吧？

Like, you know what I mean?

这就像是，

It just it's like,

希望别是那样。

hopefully not.

我们当然不希望那样。

We hope for we don't

但你可能会听到这样的话。

But so you might you here.

琳赛，你为什么不举个例子呢？

Why don't Lindsay, why don't you give the example?

好啊。

Alright.

来吧。

Here we go.

猜猜怎么着？

Guess what?

我最近老说特别累。

You know, I've been saying I'm super tired lately.

结果呢，我怀孕了。

Well, it turns out I'm expecting.

是的。

Yeah.

有趣的是，我觉得在这档节目里，我其实一直偷偷暗示过好几次了。

And and the funny thing is, I think on this show, I think I've been dropping very, very, very subtle hints.