AEE 2651：了解如何用三种不同方式使用“查找”

这是《All Ears English》播客第2651期。

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

来看看‘find’这个词的三种不同用法。

Find out how to use find in three different ways.

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当有人问你‘你是怎么找到这个播客的？’，他们是在问你的看法、你是怎么发现它的，还是别的意思？

When someone asks you how did you find this podcast, are they asking about your opinion, how you located it, or something else?

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你其实学过不少更高级的表达，可一到关键时刻，还是忍不住用那些简单又安全的词。

You've learned more sophisticated phrases, but in the moment, you fall back on simple, safe words.

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嗨，米歇尔。

Hey, Michelle.

今天过得怎么样？

How's it going today?

还不错，林赛。

Pretty well, Lindsay.

林赛，你是怎么找到现在住的房子的？

Lindsay, how did you find your current house?

我是怎么找到现在住的房子的？

How did I find my current house?

问得好。

Good question.

我想我们是在 Redfin 上找到的。

I think we found it on Redfin.

是的

Uh-huh.

虽然我们找了中介，但现在找房子的人通常自己先挑好，再发给中介。

Because, you know, even though we had a realtor, I feel like nowadays, the people looking for the house tend to find the house and they send it to their realtor.

对

Yes.

我完全理解。

I totally experience.

没错

Yeah.

对

Yes.

确实如此

Well, yeah.

我以前就遇到过这种情况，经常把房源发给中介。

That has happened to me for sure before where I'm sending things to the realtor.

是的。

Yes.

挺有意思的。

Funny.

不过话说回来，你确实更清楚自己想要什么，这样也说得通。

Well, it's all it's it kinda makes sense as you sorta know better what what you want.

但我也在想，这不本来就是中介该做的事吗？

But then I'm kinda like, well, jeez, that's part of the realtor's job.

那我们付钱是图个啥？

What are we paying for?

对吧？

Right?

是啊。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

这挺有意思的。

So it's interesting.

不过今天我们要聊聊动词 'find'。

So but today, we're gonna talk about the verb to find.

对。

Mhmm.

它可以用在很多不同的场合。

And how it can be used in many different ways.

没错。

So Yes.

我们之前在另一期节目里简单提过，后来觉得值得展开讲讲，因为这个用法真的很常见也很实用。

We spoke about this briefly on another episode and we got the idea to expand on it because it's really useful and common.

Lindsay，你之前跟听众们也聊过这个话题吧。

And Lindsay, what is like, you've had this conversation with listeners before.

是的。

Yes.

说说看。

Tell

跟我们讲讲。

us about it.

我经常和听众见面。

Times, I've met with listeners.

我们会举办见面会，还有互动活动。

We have our meet and greets, our meet and greet contests.

我们有机会和听众一对一交流。

We have opportunities to meet our listeners one on one.

在开放对话俱乐部，我会让一两位听众坐上热座，和他们聊聊。

Over at Open Conversation Club, I get to meet with one or two listeners in the hot seat.

我常常会问听众或学生：你是怎么找到这个播客的？

And I often will ask our listeners or students, how did you find the podcast?

他们会说，很棒。

And they will say, great.

我特别喜欢。

I love it.

但是，米歇尔，那问题出在哪儿呢？

But, Michelle, what is the problem there?

你其实是在问他们是怎么找到这个播客的。

Well, you're actually trying to ask them how did they locate it.

对吧？

Right?

他们是从哪儿听说的？是谁推荐给他们的？

And where where did they how did somebody send it to them?

他们是通过搜索找到的吗？

Did they find it by doing a search?

对吧？

Right?

你问的不是他们喜不喜欢。

You're not asking about how they liked it.

没错。

Exactly.

你要是仔细想想，这其实挺微妙的。

And it's actually really tricky if you think about it.

因为如果我问的是‘你怎么找到这个播客的？’

Because if I had said, how do you find the podcast?

那他们的回答就对了。

Then that would their answer would be correct.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

你怎么找到这个的？

How do you find this?

你觉得它怎么样？

How do you find that?

虽然这种说法在英语里用得少一点，我觉得。

Although it's a little less common, I think,

是的。

in Yeah.

美式英语里是这样。

American English.

但我问的是，你是怎么找到它的？

But I said, how did you find it?

这就指向了‘你是怎么找到它的’这个意思。

So points to how did you locate it?

不过我也得说，这得看具体语境。

So Well, I will also say though, like, it it depends on the context.

比如你要是问他们：你是怎么找到它的？

Like, if you said to them, how did you find it?

你指的是某个具体的剧集之类的吧。

And you are talking about, like, specific episode or something.

对。

Yes.

对他们来说，这句话可能意思是‘你觉得怎么样’？

To them, that might might mean how did you like it?

是的。

Yeah.

所以这其实更复杂一些。

So this is actually more tricky.

比如我给你推荐了一家餐厅，你周六晚上去了一趟。

Or if I recommended a restaurant to you, you went on Saturday night.

你觉得那家餐厅怎么样？

How did you find that restaurant?

对。

Yeah.

是的

Yeah.

对吧

Right?

这句话可能有两层意思，但我知道是你让我推荐的，所以我才这么问。

That could mean two different things, but because I know that you I recommended it to you.

你就是通过我才知道这家店的。

That's how you found it.

你就是靠我提供的信息找到这家店的。

That's how you located it.

没错

Right.

现在我想知道你对这家餐厅的感觉怎么样。

Now I'm asking you about your opinion on that restaurant.

天哪

Oh, man.

这可真难办。

This is tough.

是啊。

Yeah.

所以我们现在在米歇尔这儿可是捅了马蜂窝了，接下来只能硬着头皮去处理了。

So we're just opening a can of worms here at Michelle's, so now we gotta dive into the can of worms.

确实如此。

We certainly are.

在开始之前，我们想提醒各位听众，在你收听《All Ears English》播客的平台记得点个关注。

Before we do, we wanna remind you guys to hit follow wherever you're listening to the All Ears English podcast.

别错过我们的任何内容。

Never miss anything from us.

没错。

Exactly.

好了，咱们给听众们捋一捋这件事。

Alright, so let's break this down for our listeners.

如果你们刚才听得有点懵，别着急。

If you guys just got really confused, don't panic.

没关系的。

It's okay.

我们在这儿陪着你呢。

We're here for you.

咱们把事情分个类来说。

Let's break it down into the buckets.

我们一共分了三类。

We've got three different buckets.

第一类是什么，米歇尔？

We've got what's the first bucket Michelle?

第一类是找到或者获取。

First bucket is to locate or get.

对。

Okay.

比如，我在浴室地上找到了这本书。

So, for example, I found this book on the floor of the bathroom.

明白了。

Okay.

对。

Yes.

没错。

Yep.

所以我找到了它。

So I found it.

对吧？

Right?

杰森找到了一份工作。

Jason found a job.

我太兴奋了。

I'm so excited.

好的。

Okay.

或者我找不到你。

Or I couldn't find you.

你在商店里吗？

Were you in the store?

对。

Mhmm.

好。

Okay.

第二个类别是思考、体验和观点类。

Then the second bucket is the think experience opinion bucket.

对吧？

Right?

这说的是你对某件事的看法。

This is about your opinion on something.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

这就是我们的听众以为我在问的问题。

This is what our listeners thought I was asking.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

所以她觉得这场音乐会特别无聊。

So she found the concert to be extremely boring.

明白。

Mhmm.

或者我觉得她特别有趣。

Or I find her super funny.

她是我最喜欢的脱口秀演员。

She's my favorite comedian.

这是你的看法。

It's your opinion.

对吧？

Right?

这其实是你在评价他们时的想法。

It's what you You're think about evaluating them.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

第三个是一种顿悟。

And then the third one is a realization.

没错。

Mhmm.

明白吗？

Okay?

对。

Mhmm.

我发现，有点背景噪音的时候，我工作效率最高。

So I find that I work best when there's a little bit of background noise.

对。

Mhmm.

过了几个月，我发现自己再也不想住在城市里了。

Or after a few months, I found I didn't really wanna live in the city anymore.

是的。

Yeah.

这可能是那种想法、体验、观点背后更深层的含义，但它是突然间发生的，对吧？

That could be kinda like a sub a sub meaning of the think, experience, opinion, but it's a but it's a like it happened in a moment, right?

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

你这是在经历一个真正的顿悟时刻。

You're having an actual realization, moment.

是的。

Yeah.

不过咱们稍微聊聊这里的语法吧。

So, but let's talk a little bit about the grammar here.

如果你用 'find' 后面接 'a'，明白吗？

If you follow find with an A, alright?

哦，抱歉。

Oh, sorry.

不是。

No.

不是。

No.

不对。

No.

不对。

No.

如果你在 find 后面接一个对象和一个形容词，那就是在表达看法。

If you follow find with an object and an adjective Yeah.

这通常是在表达观点。

It's generally an opinion.

比如，我觉得我的同事很友好。

So for example, I find my coworkers friendly.

对。

Yes.

这确实是个观点。

That's an opinion.

这并不是在定位他们。

That is not locating them.

如果你在‘find’后面接一个that从句，那就变成你意识到的事情了。

If you follow find with a that clause, some it becomes something you've realized.

我就有这种感觉。

I find that.

我睡得最好的时候，是房间完全漆黑的时候。

I sleep best in the pitch black dark.

最近我一直在应付这个问题。

Oh, I've been dealing with this lately.

光污染太严重了，因为我们刚搬回城里的公寓。

Been dealing with a lot of light pollution, cause we just moved back into our apartment in the city.

是啊。

Uh-huh.

楼下正对着我们卧室窗户的地方，有个特别亮的街灯，快把我逼疯了。

And there's a huge street light, like, right below our bedroom window, and it's making me crazy.

我其实不

I'm not

你得戴眼罩。

You have to wear an eye mask.

对。

Yeah.

我昨晚试了，可戴在脸上太不舒服了。

I tried that last night, but they're so annoying on your face.

我特别喜欢戴。

I love them.

真的吗？

Really?

行吧。

Okay.

你得给我推荐个牌子。

You have to give me a recommendation for a brand.

我可以把我的发给你。

I'll say I could send you the one I have.

我喜欢这个。

I I like it.

好吧。

Okay.

我明白了。

Realization.

对吧？

Right?

我的意思是，你不一定总这么说。

I mean I mean, you might not always say that.

你可能还是会说，我觉得自己睡得最好。

I mean, you still might say, I find I sleep best.

对吧？

Right?

但如果你再加上这一点，那确实就是你意识到的了。

But if you add to that, then it's definitely something you've realized.

是的。

Yes.

好的。

Okay.

那最后一个是什么？

And then what's the last one?

如果你在‘find’后面接人、地方或物体，通常指的是位置。

If you follow find with a person or a place or an object, it's generally about location.

所以我把钥匙找到放在包里了。

So I found my keys in my bag.

对。

Yeah.

不过要注意，我们说的并不是动词的时态问题。

And be careful because it's it's not we're not saying it's really about tense of the verb so much.

对吧？

Right?

因为这其实不在于时态本身。

Because you could also I mean, it's not so much about the tense.

而在于后面跟的是什么。

It's about what comes after.

所以关键是内容。

So the content.

对。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

各位，这些都只是通用规则，但实际情况并不总是这样。

Tent guys, these are just general rules, but it's it doesn't, you know, doesn't always work out that way.

所以对我来说，你真的得结合上下文来判断。

So you really to me, you have to really think about the context.

上下文。

Context.

我们接着聊

We'll talk

稍后再说更多

more in a minute.

挺棘手的

Tricky.

好了，米歇尔

Alright, Michelle.

该继续聊聊了

It's time to talk more.

来吧

Let's do it.

那我们开始吧

So so here we go.

我刚才找不着位置了，不过现在好了，找到了

I lost my spot but I'm going oh, there we go.

好的。

Okay.

我找到位置了。

So I found my spot.

对。

Uh-huh.

有趣的是，这个词既可以指地点，也可以表示看法。

So the interesting part is how it can be a location but also an opinion.

就像我们之前说的，你是怎么找到座位的？

So like we talked about, how did you find the seats?

它可能是在问：座位怎么样？

So it could mean, were they good?

或者当你问‘你是怎么找到座位的？’

Or if you say, how did you find the seats?

也可能是在问：你是怎么找到它们的？

It might be, how did you locate them?

你有看地图吗？

Did you look at a map?

有人帮你吗？

Did somebody help you?

这真够难的。

That's so tricky.

所以这里你得搞清楚，到底是谁在问你这个问题。

So here, you really have to know, like, who's asking you this?

他们之前对你和座位的情况了解多少？

What did they know previously about about you and the seats?

这全看语境。

And it's context.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对吧？

Right?

还有更多。

There's more.

嗯，是的。

Mhmm.

那我们现在来玩个小游戏，Lindsay。

So, well, we're gonna play a little game now, Lindsay.

好。

Okay.

我们是在问意见还是位置？

So, are we asking for opinion or location?

好。

Okay.

那我们开始吧。

So, here we go.

对。

Yep.

你是在哪儿找到这对耳环的？

How did you find those earrings?

哦，它们在我房间里。

Oh, they were in my room.

所以很明显，这里我们要找的是‘对’吧？

So clearly here, we're looking for Right?

我们丢了一样东西。

We've lost something.

是的。

Yeah.

或者你是怎么觉得这次测验的？

Or How did you find the test?

真的很难。

It was really hard.

是的。

Yeah.

个人观点。

Opinion.

对。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yeah.

我的意思是，如果我问你考试怎么样，听起来像是我们都知道有这场考试。

Like, if if I'm saying how did you find the test, it sounds like we both know about the test.

我都不明白我干嘛要问你考试在哪找到的。

I don't know why I would be asking how you located the test.

什么？

What

我的老师是把东西放在桌子上的。

the I mean, what my teacher put it on the table.

说实话，我不太明白。

Like, I don't know.

我唯一能想到的情况是，

Oh, the only scenario I would think if

你在找一间房间。

you're looking for a room.

房间。

A room.

是的。

Yeah.

那是早上考SAT的时候，走廊里一个人也没有。

That's morning SAT and, you know, there's no one in the hallway.

你就在那儿纳闷，考试地点到底在哪儿。

You're like wondering where's my test center.

对吧？

Right?

比如雅思考试。

Like for the IELTS exam.

是的。

Yeah.

不过，确实如此。

But, yeah.

所以得结合上下文，再加上一点直觉。

So context plus gut feeling a little bit here.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

有时候我们会用进行时。

Or sometimes we might use the continuous tense.

比如说，你会说：你觉得这个怎么样？

So we would say, how are you finding something?

或者：我觉得这个X怎么样。

Or I'm finding something X.

是的。

Yeah.

我们待会儿会举几个例子。

So we'll do some examples in that in just an opinion.

不过你觉得这种表达会用在地点上吗？

But that wouldn't would that ever be used for location, do you think?

根本不会用在地点上。

It really wouldn't.

对。

Yeah.

确实不会，因为你不可能处于‘找到’某物的过程当中。

It really wouldn't because you can't really be in the process of finding something.

你可以说自己正在寻找某物，比如

You can be in the process searching for something if you

没错。

Right.

丢了钥匙的时候可以，但你不会说，你用什么方法‘找到’钥匙的。

Lose your keys, but you wouldn't you wouldn't really say, like, what's the method you're using for finding your keys.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Right.

这么说有点怪。

That's a little weird.

Exactly.

So Exactly.

是的。

Yeah.

所以这更适用于评论文章。

So it would be more for the opinion piece.

我的意思是，是的。

So I mean Yeah.

如果情况还在持续，或者你还在摸索自己的感受，就会用现在进行时。

We would use present continuous if the situation is still going on or you're still discovering how you feel.

所以可能变化还在进行中，或者只是暂时的。

So maybe the change is still occurring or maybe it's temporary.

比如，到目前为止你觉得这门课怎么样？

So for example, how are you finding the class so far?

对，就像你对这门课目前有什么看法？

Yeah, like what do you think of the class so far?

没错，这属于个人观点。

Right, that's opinion.

她对婚姻生活感觉怎么样？

How is she finding married life?

她对婚姻生活有什么看法？

What are her opinions on married life?

我觉得这份工作和我预期的不太一样。

Or I'm finding this position to be different than I expected.

好的，明白了。

Okay, good.

所以啊，语境，语境，还是语境。

So context, context, context.

我们能说的就这些了，朋友们。

That's all we can say, guys.

就是得看背景，了解对方问这个问题是基于什么情况。

Context and knowing what they know about what they're asking you about.

对吧？

Right?

就是那个人心里怎么想的。

Like, in the person's head.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Yep.

就是这样。

Exactly.

他们的出发点是什么？

Where are they coming from?

这样你就能清楚他们到底想表达什么了。

And then you'll be sure to know what they're saying.

那我们来做个角色扮演吧。

So let's do a role play here.

我们现在在商店里找蛋糕。

We are at the store looking for a cake.

太好了

Yay.

真有趣

Fun.

我知道

I know.

真有趣

Fun.

对吧

Right?

好的

Okay.

你找到蛋糕了吗？

Did you find the cake?

没找到

No.