AEE 2639：Quiet、Quite 还是 Quit？三个常被混淆的单词

这是《All Ears English》播客第2639期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast episode twenty six thirty nine.

安静、安静，还是离开？

Quiet, Quiet, or Quit?

三个常被人们搞混的词。

Three words people get confused.

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今天，

Today,

我们来聊聊三个特别容易让人混淆的词。

we get into three words that can be endlessly confusing.

这三个词到底有什么区别？什么时候该用哪个？

What is the difference between these three words, and when do you use them?

今天我们就一次性搞清楚。

Let's learn this once and for all today.

嘿，Lindsay。

Hey, Lindsay.

你最近怎么样？

How are you?

我今天状态特别好，Michelle。

I'm doing really well today, Michelle.

你呢？你最近怎么样？

How are you doing?

最近怎么样？

How's it going?

我挺好的。

I'm good.

是的。

Yeah.

我这边一切都好。

Everything's good over here.

Lindsay，你最近停下了什么事吗？

Lindsay, what is the last thing you wait.

不一定要是工作之类的大事。

It doesn't have to be like a a job or something.

也许你只是不再做某件事了。

Maybe you just stopped doing something.

对。

Yeah.

我是说，我以前每周日都会去参加一个晚间冥想小组。

I mean oh, so I used to do some so I go to a Sunday night meditation group every Sunday.

那是我的一个社群。

It's my community.

我们一起冥想。

And we meditate together.

以前我还参与过一个布置和清理的小组，每次都会去帮忙摆椅子什么的。

But I used to be part of a setup breakdown committee where I would go and help set up, you know, you set up everything, the chairs.

后来我不做了，因为我的个人生活突然忙了起来。

And I quit that just because things have gotten really busy in my personal life.

我们正在装修房子，现在周末根本抽不开身。

We're doing a home renovation, and I'm really busy on the weekends now.

所以我就退出了。

So I quit that.

对。

Yeah.

但这没关系。

But that's okay.

你知道的，有时候我们参与某些事情，会有起有落，这很正常。

You know, sometimes, like, our participation in things can wax and wane, and that's okay.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

你呢？

What about you?

你最近放弃的是什么？

What's the last thing you quit?

我最近放弃的是什么？

What is what is the last thing I quit?

天哪。

Oh, man.

我想不起具体是哪一件，你这是……

I I I can't think of a specific You're

你不是半途而废的人。

not a quitter.

不是。

No.

我是。

I am.

我的意思是，我确实放弃过一些事情，不过我现在得边聊边想想。

I mean, I I mean, I definitely have quit things, but I'm, like, I'm I'm I'm gonna think it as we move through the episode.

你会想起来的。

It'll come out.

你马上就想起来了。

It'll come to you.

会想起来的。

It'll come

对，会的。

to Yes.

你觉得学生们会不会

Do you think students

你觉得呢？

do you

分不清‘quit’、‘quiet’和‘quite’这三个词？

think our listeners ever get confused between quit, quiet, and quite?

是的。

Yeah.

quit，quiet，quite。

Quit, quiet, quite.

哇哦。

Woo.

对。

Yes.

确实很容易搞混。

It is very confusing.

今天我们就来聊聊这个话题，因为我们在YouTube上的一个听众问了我们关于这三者的疑问。

And we're actually gonna talk about that today because our listener on YouTube asked us a question about just this very topic.

所以，林赛，你能帮我们读一下他们的提问吗？

So, Lindsay, could you read their question for us?

好的。

Yeah.

别忘了，朋友们，我们也在YouTube上。

And don't forget, guys, we are over on YouTube.

在YouTube上搜索“All Ears English Podcast”就可以了。

So search for All Ears English Podcast on YouTube.

记得订阅。

Hit subscribe.

好的。

Alright.

这是来自我们一位出色的YouTube听众的留言。

This is from our amazing YouTube listener.

自己动手试试看。

Make it yourself see.

好的。

Alright.

以下是这位听众提出的问题。

So here's what the student asked.

你好，All Ears English。

Hello, All Ears English.

我叫Mara，你们是我最喜欢的播客。

I'm Mara, and you are my favorite podcast.

天哪。

Wow.

这真是很大的赞美啊，米歇尔。

That's a big compliment, Michelle.

太棒了。

Amazing.

是的。

Yeah.

我想请你帮我解答一下，quiet、quite 和 quit 这三个词有什么区别，我老是分不清。

I wondered if you could answer my question about the difference between quiet, quite, and quit, because I always get confused between them.

如果这个播客能用英语回答，我会非常感激。

And I would appreciate this if the podcast is in English.

好的。

Okay.

对。

Yes.

行。

Alright.

今天我们就会为玛拉和所有听众解答这个问题。

Well, we are going to answer that question for Mara and all of our listeners today.

确实有点容易搞混。

It is kind of confusing.

看到这三个词，你可能会想：到底说的是哪一个？

You look at the word and you think, which one are we talking about here?

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

非常感谢你提出这个问题，也感谢你的收听。

So thank you so much for that question and for listening.

没错，这话题真不错。

And yeah, this is great.

你肯定不是唯一一个对这几个词感到困惑的人，对吧？

I mean, you're definitely not the only one who's confused between these words, right?

是的

Yeah.

这说得通。

It it and it makes sense.

就像林赛说的，这些词其实都是以相同的音开头和结尾。

Like Lindsay said, it they they all actually they all start and end with the same sound.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Mhmm.

然后再加上一个 t 音。

And then with a t.

没错。

Right.

有时候，即使是母语者在拼写这些词时也会搞混。

And sometimes even native speakers can mix up these words when spelling them.

所以我们接下来要给大家讲清楚它们在拼写、发音和意思上的区别。

So we are gonna show you the differences in spelling, pronunciation, and meaning.

虽然它们听起来差不多，但意思却完全不同。

Because even though they sound similar, they have very different meanings.

对吧，Lindsay？

Right, Lindsay?

对。

Mhmm.

完全正确。

A 100%.

我特别期待深入聊聊这个话题。

So I'm looking forward to getting into this.

搞清楚它们的区别非常重要。

And it's very important to know the difference.

这些词其实差别很大。

They're very different words.

对吧？

Right?

所以我们今天得一起解决这个问题。

So we need to solve this problem today together.

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Guys, hit the follow button right here on All Ears English.

只要你点了，我们就会每周五次出现在你的收听列表里，慢慢就变成你的日常习惯了。

If you do that, what will happen is we will show up in your listening queue five days a week, and then it becomes part of your habit.

我们教英语的方式不一样，更注重人与人之间的连接。

We teach English in a different way, in a way that focuses on human connection.

如果你认同这一点，觉得这种教学方式不错，那就点个关注吧，因为你已经是我们的社区一员了。

So if you believe in that, if you think that's a good approach, then hit follow because you're a member of our community.

明白吗？

Alright?

当然。

Definitely.

很好。

Good.

好的。

Alright.

那我们先从 quiet 这个词开始。

So let's start with quiet.

Lindsay，quiet 这个词怎么拼？

So, Lindsay, how do we spell quiet?

对。

Yeah.

我们来聊聊拼写吧。

Let's get into the spelling.

如果听众没有文字稿，他们需要这个信息。

If our listeners don't have the transcripts, they're gonna need this.

q-u-i-e-t。

So q u I e t.

安静。

Quiet.

是的。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yep.

对。

Yep.

注意中间的 i e。

So notice the I e in the middle.

对。

Mhmm.

而且，没错，它有两个音节。

And, yeah, pronounced two syllables Mhmm.

重音在第一个音节上。

With the stress on the first one.

安静。

Quiet.

是的。

Yeah.

安静。

Quiet.

安静。

Quiet.

对吧？

Right?

对的。

Mhmm.

两个音节。

Two syllables.

那这是什么意思呢，米歇尔？

So what does it mean, Michelle?

这跟噪音有关。

This deals with noise.

意思是没什么噪音。

It means there's not much noise.

所以比如说，请保持安静。

So for example, please be quiet.

宝宝在睡觉。

The baby is sleeping.

对吧？

Right?

或者我喜欢星期天早上，因为 neighborhood 非常安静。

Or I love Sunday mornings because the neighborhood is so quiet.

我也是，星期天早上就有这种感觉。

Oh, I feel that way about Sunday mornings too.

真舒服。

So nice.

真的很惬意。

It's so nice.

路上车很少。

Not a lot of cars on the streets.

对吧？

Right?

也许还能看到美丽的日出。

Beautiful sunrise maybe.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yep.

没错。

Mhmm.

对。

Yep.

没错。

Exactly.

那我们现在来聊聊 'quite'，这个词和前面很不一样。

So now let's do quite, which is quite different.

Lindsay，这个词怎么拼？

Lindsay, how do we spell this one?

好的。

Okay.

这个单词是 q-u-i-t-e。

This is spelled q u I t e.

所以它的意思和 'quiet' 刚好相反，对吧？

So it's kind of the opposite, right, of quiet.

我们只是

We're just

把字母换一下。

swapping in the letters.

我们只是调换了几个字母。

We're just mixing up some of the letters.

所以这里的 e 在词尾。

So here the e is at the end.

对。

Yes.

那这个单词怎么读呢？

So and what about how do we pronounce this one?

这个读作 quite。

This is pronounced quite.

它只有一个音节，和 night、right 这类单音节词押韵。

So this one has one syllable and it rhymes with single syllable words like night or right.

明白吗？

Okay?

但是

But

那它是什么意思？

what does it mean?

它是个副词。

It's an adverb.

它的意思差不多就是‘相当’、‘ fairly’、‘完全’，我觉得还有别的说法。

It means basically, well, rather, fairly, completely, are other ways to say it, I guess.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

比如，这部电影相当不错。

So for example, the movie was quite good.

我很喜欢这部电影。

I enjoyed it.

真棒。

Sweet.

是的。

Yeah.

你会这么说吗？

Do you say that?

我觉得我平时不太用这个词。

I don't think this is really part of my vocabulary that much.

我感觉这词在英式英语里更常见。

I feel like I hear this in British English.

我正想说这个。

That's what I was gonna say.

对。

Yeah.

这种说法最近几周已经出现过几次了。

I this is another we've had a few of these pop up in the last couple weeks.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

挺有意思。

Funny.

也许有些美国人会这么说，但听起来更像是英式表达。

I guess some Americans might say it, but it it feels a British Britishism or something.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

是的

Yeah.

但我同意。

But I agree.

或者她挺爱说话的，对吧？

Or she's quite chatty, isn't she?

对。

Mhmm.

对。

Mhmm.

那个更可能说‘一样’。

That would that one would be more likely to say Same.

我不太清楚为什么。

I'm not sure why.

是的。

Yeah.

挺好的。

Quite good.

是的。

Yeah.

不知怎么的，这话听起来像是英国人会说的。

For some reason, that feels like a British thing to say.

我不清楚。

I don't know.

是的。

Yeah.

不是。

No.

我同意。

I agree.

是的。

Yeah.

但在美式英语里，'quite' 用法其实挺多样的。

But we do use quite sometimes in different ways in American English.

所以得搞清楚才行。

So it's important to know for sure.

明白吗？

Okay?

当然了。

Definitely.

最后一个词是 'quit'。

And the last one is quit.

对。

Mhmm.

那这个该怎么拼呢？

Now how do we spell this one?

是的。

Yeah.

Q-U-I-T。

Q u I t.

这个词有四个字母。

So this one is four letters.

它是这三个词里最短的。

It's the shortest of all three of them.

那这个该怎么读呢，米歇尔？

And it's pronounced how's it pronounced, Michelle?

对。

Mhmm.

Quit，一个音节，和 sit、hit 押韵。

Quit, one syllable, and it rhymes with words like sit or hit.

这挺有意思的。

It's interesting.

你知道怎么记住它吗？

I you know how you can remember this?

我刚反应过来。

I just realized.

所以当你‘quit’的时候，其实是放弃了字母e。

So when you quit, you quit the letter e.

太好了。

Oh, good.

对吧？

Right?

因为这个词里根本没有e。

Because there's no e in there.

这样就容易记住了。

You can remember that.

我放弃了字母e。

I quit the letter e.

太棒了。

Love it.

助记工具

Pneumonic devices.

你真是助记工具的高手

You're the queen of mnemonic devices.

女王

The queen.

但这里的意思是彻底停止做某事

But this means to stop doing something entirely.

对吧

Right?

对

Yes.

就像林赛，她彻底放弃了布置空间这件事

So like Lindsay, how you quit the setting the setting up of the space.

对

Yes.

对的。

Mhmm.

没错。

Exactly.

这个说法挺好。

So that's a good one.

你就这么理解吧。

So think of it that way.

如果我们说放弃字母e，意思就是我们不再参与了，彻底停止了。

If if you get confused when we quit the letter e, we are quitting, meaning we're ending our participation in something.

对吧？

Right?

我们是停止做某件事。

We're stop stopping doing something.

我昨天辞职了。

So I quit my job yesterday.

对吧？

Right?

或者说是的。

Or Mhmm.

她膝盖受伤后就不再跑步了。

She quit running when she injured her knee.

是的。

Yes.

很好。

Good.

好的。

Okay.

例子举得很棒。

Great examples.

好了，米歇尔。

Alright, Michelle.

咱们把这些词用起来吧。

Let's put these words into action.

我们的听众喜欢实际行动。

Our listeners love action.

他们喜欢在实际中运用这些词汇。

They love active use of words.

对吧？

Right?

我们该怎么在压力下即时说出这些话呢？

How do we learn how to produce these words in the moment when we're under pressure?

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

所以我们会自然地使用这些词，看看听众能不能猜出是哪个词。

So we're gonna use them naturally, and we're we'll see if our listeners can guess which word it is.

好的。

Alright.

我们开始吧。

Here we go.

行了。

Okay.

我只需要一点安静。

I just need some peace and quiet.

好的。

Alright.

想想你刚才听到的内容。

So think about what you heard.

我听到的是两个音节。

So I heard two syllables.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Mhmm.

安静。

Quiet.

而且，现在我们得看上下文。

Plus, now we have to look at the context.

对吧？

Right?

上下文其实已经很明显了。

The context really gives it away.

所以是安静。

So quiet.

没有噪音。

No noise.

不只是语境，安静平和本身也是一大块东西。

And not just the context, but also peace and quiet is a chunk.

没错。

That's true.

安静平和。

Peace and quiet.

我们就是需要一点安静平和。

We just need some peace and quiet.

根本不存在什么‘安静平和’这一大块东西。

There's no chunk of peace and quit or peace and quiet.

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

所以说，我们完全可以做个整期节目。

So that's I mean, we could do a whole episode.

我们可以专门做一期关于这些‘碎片’的后续内容，没错。

We could do a whole follow-up on chunks Yes.

因为这些确实挺有意思的。

With these because they're yeah.

也许我们很快就会做。

Maybe we'll do that soon.

记得点关注。

So hit follow.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yep.

特别棒。

Really good.

好的。

Alright.

我们来下一个吧。

Let's do the next one.

我实在受不了上一份工作。

I couldn't stand my last job.

干了两周就辞职了。

I quit after two weeks.

好的。

Okay.

所以我们来数一下有多少个音节。

So we can hear how many syllables do we have.

只有一个音节。

It was one syllable.

只有一个音节。

It was one syllable.

这些里面，只有这一个是一个音节的。

That's the only one out of these that has one syllable.

你辞职的时候，是去掉字母'e'，同时也去掉了一个音节。

It it quit when you do quit, you quit the e and you also quit a syllable.

你去掉了其中一个音节。

You quit one of the syllables.

这就是我们结束参与某件事的时候。

And that's where we're ending our participation in something.

对吧？

Right?

再看上下文，你是辞职，而不是‘quite’一个工作。

And looking at the context, you quit a job.

你不会说‘quite’一个工作。

You don't quite a job.

我

I

不会说‘quite’一个工作。

don't quite a job.

真是份不错的工作。

Quite a job.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Right.

所以就是这样。

So yeah.

再来说一个，林赛。

And then one more, Lindsay.

我对晚餐的成果感到非常满意。

I was quite pleased with how dinner turned out.

我听起来真像英国人。

I sound so British.

我之前是不是说过，'quite' 有两个以上的音节？

Did I say that quite has two, tis to more than one syllable?