AEE 2647：这一集是不是很精彩？如何轻松谈论激烈话题

这是《All Ears English》播客第2647期。

This is an All Ears English Podcast episode twenty six forty seven.

这一期内容是不是特别精彩？

Is this episode a doozy?

怎么用轻松的方式谈论严肃的话题？

How to talk about something intense but light?

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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，流利表达，关键是建立连接，而不是追求完美。

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：英语冒险家琳赛·麦马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，他们分别从科罗拉多和纽约为你直播。

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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有时候，你需要描述一些既困难又激烈，但并不那么严肃的事情。

Sometimes you need to describe something that is hard and intense, but not so serious.

今天，教你一个自然表达这种感觉的绝妙方法。

Today, get one winning way to do this naturally in English.

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Most English learners are solving the wrong problem.

你可能觉得自己需要背更多单词，但我们在教过数十万英语学习者之后发现，这很可能不是你进步的真正障碍。

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In fact, one hidden mistake may be preventing you from using the words you already know.

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嗨，米歇尔。

Hey there, Michelle.

你最近怎么样？

How are you?

你这周忙吗？

Has it been a busy week for you?

过得挺折腾的吧？

Has it been a doozy?

确实有点折腾。

It's been a little bit of a doozy.

我觉得每周都挺折腾的，不过一切都还好。

I feel like every week is a doozy, but, yeah, every everything is good.

你呢？

How about you?

哦，Michelle，我這幾天也特別忙。

Oh, it's been a doozy for me too, Michelle.

是啊。

Yeah.

就是睡覺、運動，保持日常運轉，把播客繼續做下去。

Just, you know, sleeping, and, you know, just exercising and keeping things going here, keeping the podcast going.

我們在這兒盡力而為。

We are doing our best here.

那這話是什麼意思？

So what does this mean?

‘特別忙’是什麼意思？

A doozy?

‘特別忙’。

A doozy.

這詞兒真有意思。

It's such a funny word.

是的

Yeah.

但它其实对建立联系特别有帮助。

But it's actually really useful for connection.

我的意思是，林赛，你觉得你平时会用这个词吗？

And I mean, Lindsay, would you say that you use this?

你有没有注意到别人这么说？

Do you hear it?

我觉得我确实会用，但别人一说起来，真的挺奇怪的。

I would say I do, but it's so funny when people say it because it does sound a little strange.

就像

Like

我懂。

I know.

真的挺搞笑的。

It's so funny.

真够特别的。

Doozy.

我的意思是，没几个词听起来像这样。

I mean, there are not many words that sound like this.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

但其实大家经常这么说，比如‘这真是个大场面’。

But it actually is pretty common, you know, to say, oh, it's a doozy.

就像这样。

Like Yeah.

自从策划这期节目以来，我发现自己会突然脱口而出。

I even since planning this episode, I'll find myself just randomly say you know, it'll just pop out.

这还挺有意思的。

That's pretty funny.

这真有意思。

That's pretty funny.

我特别喜欢这个说法。

I love that.

我就是忍不住会这么说。

I just I can't help it.

不过我也经常听到别人用。

So but I hear it too.

不只是我在用这个词。

It's not just that I say.

这可不是我一个人的表达方式。

This is not just my language.

所以今天我们要聊聊这个词，其实它在增进人与人之间的联系上很有用。

But and so today we're gonna talk about this word and how it can be really useful for connection actually.

对。

Yes.

是的

Yeah.

但在开始之前，各位别忘了在你们收听《All Ears English》的平台点个关注。

But before we get into it, guys, we wanna remind you to hit the follow button wherever you're listening to All Ears English.

对

Yes.

赶紧点关注吧，就在这档节目里，这样就不会错过任何一期《All Ears English》了。

Go ahead and hit follow, guys, right here on the show so you don't miss a single episode of All Ears English.

如果你听到我身后有点施工的噪音，那是因为我家正在装修，估计几分钟就结束了。

And if you're hearing a little construction in my background, we are having construction done at my house, so that should be over in just a few minutes here.

没错

That's right.

太好了

Oh, good.

好了

Alright.

所以，是啊，那是什么意思呢？

So what yeah.

当你说到某件事是个‘doozy’，或者曾经是个‘doozy’，这到底是什么意思？

What does it mean when you say that something is a doozy or was a doozy?

是的。

Yeah.

‘Doozy’就是指某件事非常强烈，或者在某种程度上特别突出。

So a doozy means something was intense or is intense in some way.

对。

Mhmm.

它可能是正面的强烈。

It could be in a good way.

也可能是负面的强烈。

It could be in a bad way.

简单说，就是特别厉害，程度很夸张。

It's just it's a lot.

这个词很有戏剧性。

And this a very theatrical word.

没错。

Yes.

咱们举几个例子吧，让听众们能更清楚地理解。

For example so let's let's give some examples for our listeners here.

我敢说，米歇尔，这个词在课本里可不常见。

So they can really grab onto this because I'm pretty sure, Michelle, this word has not been in many textbooks.

对吧？

Right?

嗯，确实不是。

No.

说不定我们的听众还没听过这个词。

This is not something our listeners maybe haven't maybe they haven't heard it yet.

对吧？

Right?

这可能是他们头一回听说。

It might be brand new.

来，我举个例子。

So, here's an example.

那次考试可真够难的。

That test was a doozy.

希望我能及格。

I hope I passed.

你这么说，具体是指什么？

So what do you mean when you say here?

我的意思是，那次考试特别难。

I mean that test was hard.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Yeah.

那场考试真难。

That was a hard test.

对。

Mhmm.

是啊。

Yep.

是的。

Yeah.

或者这个冬天特别难熬。

Or this winter has been a doozy.

我真盼着春天快点来。

I am ready for spring.

没错。

Yes.

或者选举之夜也够折腾的。

Or election night was a doozy.

我几乎没怎么睡。

I barely got any sleep.

是的。

Yeah.

我们也是。

We have that.

天啊，真够呛。

Mean, gosh.

有时候选举结果要好几天才能出来，一直等着。

Sometimes the elections can it can take days to get results or staying Yes.

对，就是这样。

Up I yeah.

确实够折腾的。

It's a doozy for sure.

我们的旅行挺开心的，但也够累人的。

Our trip was fun, but it was also a doozy.

我全都告诉你。

I'll tell you everything.

所以。

So

所以出事了。

so something happened.

可能出事了。

Maybe something happened.

真的出事了。

Something happened.

是的。

Yeah.

我的意思是，Lindsay，你觉得这听起来怎么样？

I mean I mean, how does this sound to you, Lindsay, though?

你听到的时候，是不是也有这种感觉？

Like, does it when you when you hear it?

你是说这个词整体上，还是那个例子？

You mean the word in general or that example?

我是说这个词整体上的意思。

When the word in general.

哦，这词听着挺逗的，但明显能感觉到你经历了一段挺强烈的事。

Oh, it it's funny sounding, but it definitely it feels like you went through something kind of intense.

对。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

是啊。

Yeah.

但你说话的语气还是挺轻松有趣的。

But it and in a but in a way, you're still being kind of fun and playful about it.

就像这样。

It's like Mhmm.

我觉得你不会用这个词，不会的。

I don't think you would use it No.

用在特别特别严肃的事情上。

For something super, super, super serious.

不会。

No.

而且你要注意，‘强烈’和‘严肃’其实不一定是一回事。

And notice, like, intense and serious are not necessarily the same thing.

这点说得对。

That's a good point.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

这真的很

That's really

是的。

So Mhmm.

对。

Yeah.

我不会说那个葬礼有多糟糕。

Like, I I I don't think I would say, like, that funeral was a doozy.

不会。

No.

你懂的。

You know?

不，我的意思是。

Like, I No.

对。

Yeah.

但其他一些只是特别强烈的场合，你倒是可以称它们为‘真够劲’。

But, you know, other things that are just intense would be, you could say they're a doozy.

是的

Yeah.

你可能也会听到别人说‘真是个奇葩’，对吧？

And you also might hear someone say a real doozy, right?

是的

Yeah.

那场表演真是个奇葩。

That performance was a real doozy.

我不清楚出了什么问题。

I don't know what went wrong.

所以啊，你还得看具体语境。

So yeah, you just, you also have to know the context.

对

Yes.

得知道什么时候该用‘奇葩’这个词，因为它用起来挺灵活的。

When to know what doozy means because it can be fairly versatile.

所以，Lindsay，我们来举几个例子吧？

So Lindsay, should we give some examples?

我们给听众们展示一下这话到底是什么意思。

We'll show our listeners what what we mean by that.

我在国外生活的那段日子可真是够折腾的。

So my time living abroad was a real doozy.

但我每一分每一秒都特别享受。

I loved every second of it.

所以这里的意思是，那段时间特别棒。

So here, this is saying it was it was great.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

没错，确实如此。

I mean yeah.

是的

Mhmm.

虽然很紧张，但完全是正面的体验。

It was intense, but in a good way.

我觉得‘doozy’这个词通常暗示着更大的挑战吧？

I do think that overall doozy implies something more Challenging?

棘手或者有难度的那种。

Tricky or challenging.

对吧？

Right?

而不是说，哦，一切都完美无缺。

Than than maybe just like, oh, it was perfect.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

So Yeah.

不过，我是说，确实如此。

However, I mean yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

你可以用它来形容正面的事情。

You could use it for positive things.

对。

Mhmm.

再举一个例子。

Here's another one.

我和老板的会面可真够折腾的。

My meeting with my boss was a real doozy.

她跟我说的一些话我并不认同，确实让我挺意外的。

I didn't love some of the things she told me and she definitely surprised me.

所以这是它更常见的用法。

So that's a more common usage of it.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Uh-huh.

是的。

Uh-huh.

那么，琳赛，你生活中有没有什么

So Lindsay, is there anything in your life

今天我麦克风后面正在施工，米歇尔，这事儿真够折腾的。

construction that's going on behind my microphone today, Michelle, has been a real doozy.

我们一直住在我岳父母的公寓和Airbnb里，而且

We've been living in our in laws condo and Airbnb's and

我这段时间一直

I've been

过去三四个月，我换过好几个不同的工作室。

I've had all sorts of different studios over the last three or four months.

真是够折腾的。

It's been a real doozy.

是啊。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

确实如此。

Well, it's yeah.

挺有意思的。

It's funny.

是啊。

Yeah.

搬家或者施工这类事情，经常会这样。

Moving or construction, a lot of things like that can

是啊。

Oh, yeah.

你也可以用‘dozy’来形容这种情况。

You can use doozy about.

比如我，不知道你们还记不记得，前年夏天的时候。

Like, for me, I don't know if you guys remember, but couple summers ago

对。

Mhmm.

我们当时录过一期，叫米歇尔的颠三倒四的夏天。

I had we recorded one that was, like, Michelle's topsy-turvy summer.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

我当时住在一个短租屋里。

I was living in this BNB.

我正等着搬进自己的房子。

I was waiting to move into my house.

是啊。

Yeah.

那会儿真是乱七八糟。

Was crazy.

所以我本来可以说，我那年夏天过得特别折腾。

And so I could have said, oh, my top my topsy-turvy summer was a doozy.

对。

Yep.

我记得我们之前聊过这事，听众们也因此知道了‘ topsy-turvy’这个词。

I remember when we talked about that, and our listeners got to learn that term topsy-turvy.

挺有意思的。

So fun.

所以，只要你的人生正处于变动期，正在经历一些烦心、困难、紧张或充满挑战的事，这个词语就特别适用。

So anytime your life is kind of in flux, you're going through something that's maybe a little annoying or hard or intense or challenging or something is pushing you, this is a great way to apply this word.

明白吗？

K?

当然。

Definitely.

太棒了。

Love it.

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Think about your last English conversation.

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Were you fully present, or were you busy thinking about grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and what to say next?

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When your brain is focused on rules, it's hard to connect with people in front of you.

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Real fluency creates space for real conversations and connection.

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See you there.

还有其他一些同样轻松的说法。

So other similar things that we might say that are equally lighthearted.

对吧？

Right?

所以关键是要理解这种轻松的态度——我们说的不是家里有人去世、或者在医院那种严重的情况，对吧？

So it's important that we get at this idea of lightheartedness, That we're not, this is not about a death in the family an where you're in the hospital or something that serious, right?

没错。

Exactly.

这可有点难。

So a toughie.

没错。

Exactly.

‘Toughie’也是个不错的例子。

A toughie would be another good one.

是的。

Yeah.

Tuffy。

Tuffy.

所以那首钢琴曲其实是‘toffee’。

So that piano piece was a toffee.

希望评委别扣太多分。

I hope the judges don't take off too many points.

是的。

Yeah.

或者来个超大的。

Or a whopper.

这个词也用来形容

Now that's also the word used for

一家叫温蒂或者汉堡王的著名汉堡。

a famous burger from I think Wendy's or Burger King

是汉堡王吗？

Is or it Burger King?

肯定是汉堡王。

It's gotta be burger.

汉堡王。

Burger King.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

但在这里，我们用这个词来形容那些特别棘手的事情。

But in this case, we take the word and we use it to apply to something that is difficult.

对吧？

Right?

这可以用来形容天气或者其他情况。

This could be for weather or other things.

那个会议真是够呛。

The meeting was a whopper.

现在有太多变化在发生。

There are so many changes going on right now.

所以那个会议简直太激烈了。

So the meeting was just kind of intense.

没错。

Right.

就是这样。

Exactly.

不过，确实可以用在天气上。

But, yeah, definitely you can use it for weather.

比如那场暴风雪就特别厉害。

Like, that snowstorm was a whopper.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

我们那儿下了十英寸的雪。

I got we got 10 inches.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Yes.

当然了。

For sure.

你们纽约和新泽西那边刚经历了一场。

And you just had one of those in the New York, New Jersey area.

整个冬天，你遇到的暴风雪可真不少。

This whole winter, you've had a lot of whoppers.

确实不少。

A lot of whoppers.

而且没错。

And yeah.

那场雪已经够呛了。

It was a it was enough.

是的。

Yeah.

我已经受够了。

I had I had my fill.

不过这次情况有点不一样，真是惊人。

So there's also so this is a little bit different, a stunner.

这次可能跟外观有关，或者某种性能表现。

So this could be about looks or some sort of performance.

所以这通常是一件好事。

So this and this is generally a good thing.

对吧？

Right?

那个空翻真是惊艳。

So the flip that flip was a stunner.

她肯定能参加奥运会。

She will definitely be in the Olympics.

是的。

Yeah.

或者我的新裙子也很亮眼。

Or my new dress is a stunner.

真不敢相信我打折买到了。

I can't believe I got it on sale.

所以这是一件好事。

So this is a good thing.

美得让人屏住呼吸。

It's intensely beautiful.

对吧？

Right?

太惊艳了。

Stunning.

是的。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

真的太惊艳了。

It's stunning.

没错。

Exactly.

米歇尔，我们要不要来个角色扮演，给听众们演示一下？

Michelle, should we go into a role play and show our listeners?

好，我们来吧。

Let's do it.

我们现在是同学，正在聊刚考完的那场考试。

So here we are classmates and we're talking about a test that we just had.

好的。

Okay.

我们来吧。

Let's do it.

行。

Okay.

你觉得怎么样？

So what did you think?

天啊。

Oh, man.

那可真是难死了。

It was a real doozy.

我完全同意。

Oh, I totally agree.

真不敢相信最后一道题。

I can't believe that question from the end.

这题也太坑了吧。

What a whopper.

是的。

Yeah.

我们根本没学过那一部分。

We never even learned about that section.

第一部分就够难的了。

Section a was a toughie.

两道。

Two.

对。

Yeah.

天哪。

Oh, man.

哦，嗨。

Oh, hey.

你拿到新校服了吗？

Did you get your new school shirt?

没有。

No.

但我看见了。

But I saw it.

真好看。

It's a stunner.

是啊。

Yeah.

这个设计真让我印象深刻。

I'm really impressed with the design.

好吧。

Alright.

不错。

Nice.

我们刚才聊了，一个很常见的用法是考试。

So we went through this, and a very common use is a test.

就是说一场考试。

Talking about an exam.

对吧？

Right?

考试怎么样？

How was the exam?

那可真够难的。

It was a real doozy.

确实很难。

It was a doozy.

对吧？

Right?

考试挺难的，

It was hard,

但也不算什么了不起的大事，对吧？

but it's not a serious, serious thing like such a big deal, right?

是的。

Yeah.

那，哦，不不，你先说。

So, what's Oh, no, no, go ahead.

没事，我只是想接着做个角色扮演，Michelle。

No, just I was going go through the role play here, Michelle.

对对对。

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

你讲吧。

Go ahead.

不好意思。

Sorry.

所以我问你，你觉得这次考试怎么样？

So, I asked you what'd you think about the test?

对吧？

Right?

我之前说了什么？

And what did I say?

你说，天啊，这考试真够难的。

You said, oh man, it was a real doozy.

我觉得，当有人问起考试的情况，听到别人说很难时，就会有种松一口气的感觉，琳达，你懂吧？

And I feel like when you hear, I mean, Lindsay, if you, if in this moment when somebody is asking about the test and they hear that someone else thought it was hard, it's like this relief.

对吧？

Right?

因为所有

Because All