AEE 2657：你即将离开时发生了什么？

这是《All Ears English》播客第2657期。

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

你正要走的时候发生了什么？

What happened when you were about to leave?

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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——重点不是完美，而是真实交流。本期节目由美国主持人米歇尔·卡普兰——纽约电台女孩，和雅思达人奥布里·卡特尔联袂呈现，他们分别来自亚利桑那和纽约。

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection with your American host, Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl, and Aubrey Carter, the IELTS whiz, coming to you from Arizona and New York City, USA.

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在今天的节目中，奥布里和米歇尔将回答一位听众的问题：关于‘我们正要走’和‘我们去走’这两种说法的区别。

On today's episode, Aubrey and Michelle answer a listener question about we were about to leave and we went to leave.

这两者有什么区别呢？

What's the difference?

今天我们就来揭晓，让你的故事更生动有趣。

Find out today to make your stories much more engaging.

你有没有遇见过这样的人？他们的英语不算完美，但听起来特别流利？

Have you ever met someone whose English wasn't perfect, but they sounded incredibly fluent?

因为流利度跟完美没关系。

That's because fluency isn't about perfection.

关键是语流。

It's about flow.

关键是清楚地表达想法，自然地回应，保持对话的参与感，整体上让人觉得有连接。

It's about expressing ideas clearly, responding naturally, and staying engaged in the conversation and generally feeling connected.

如果你准备好从追求准确转向真正的流利，那就先从了解自己的当前水平开始。

If you're ready to move beyond accuracy and into true fluency, start by finding your current level.

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Take our free two minute fluency quiz today.

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Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

网址是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

你好，米歇尔。

Hello, Michelle.

你最近怎么样？

How are you?

嗨，奥布里。

Hi, Aubrey.

我挺好的。

I am doing well.

你呢？

How are you?

嗯，我

Well, I

我不小心把纹身染成紫色了。

accidentally turned my tattoo purple.

所以你们在YouTube上能看到，确实是紫色的。

So you guys can see it's purple if you're looking on YouTube.

原本是漂亮的棕色海娜纹身。

It was this beautiful brown henna.

不过这意外挺好的。

But that's a great accident.

我是说，我喜欢这个紫色。

I mean, I love the purple.

这算个美好的意外。

It's a happy accident.

还记得鲍勃·罗斯吗？

Remember Bob Ross?

我就喜欢这样。

That's what I like.

他画错一棵树，还说这是个意外之喜。

He'd mess up a tree and be like, happy accident.

对。

Yes.

我的纹身就是这样。

My tattoo.

这真是个意外之喜。

It's a happy accident.

我喜欢这个紫色。

I like the purple.

我觉得挺有意思的。

I think it's fun.

我也觉得。

I do too.

我也觉得。

I do too.

不过我有个问题想问你。

But I do have a question for you.

好啊。

Okay.

说吧。

Let's hear it.

你有没有过这种经历，刚要出门，突然想起来忘了带东西，比如车钥匙、钱包、包或者手机之类的？

Do you ever go to leave your house and then remember or realize that you forgot something, like maybe car keys or wallet, purse, phone, whatever it may be?

经常有。

Constantly.

昨天我出门的时候，车怎么都打不着火。

Yesterday, I went to leave and my car wouldn't start.

后来我才想起来，钥匙没放在车里，现在这车是无钥匙启动的。

I just realized I didn't have the keys in the car because now it's a push start.

所以只要钥匙在我包里，车就能正常启动。

So if it, if my keys are in my purse, it'll just start.

我当时就想，天啊，得回去拿钥匙了。

But I was like, wow, I just gotta go back inside and get the keys.

这种事简直天天发生。

That happens pretty much constantly.

你呢？

What about you?

是的。

Yeah.

当然了。

Of course.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

尤其是有小孩的时候，小孩子特别容易这样。

Especially with kids, like little kids.

然后有人突然说：哎，我刚才要吃点零食。

Then someone is asking, oh, I needed a snack.

然后你突然想起来，哎呀，我没带防晒霜。

And you realize, oh, I didn't bring the suntan lotion.

我没带这个。

I didn't bring this.

我没带那个。

I didn't bring that.

我忘了，连我的东西都忘带了。

I forgot In fact my stuff.

我身上的海娜纹身褪色，是因为我老是忘记带长袖衬衫，出去打排球或匹克球的时候就晒着了。

The reason my henna was fading is because I kept forgetting to bring a long sleeve shirt and I was going to be outside playing volleyball or pickleball or something.

要是能穿长袖，其实就没问题，因为海娜纹身不能直接暴晒。

And if I could wear a long sleeve shirt, it would be fine because it's not supposed to be in direct sunlight.

可每次要出门的时候，我偏偏找不到那件长袖，结果纹身就褪得特别快。

But then I when I went to leave, I didn't have the long sleeve and so it made my henna fade really fast.

真让人难过。

Sad.

哦。

Oh.

但我多纹了几处，因为我以为那些是黑色的。

But I got tattooed more because I thought they were black.

其实是紫色的。

They were purple.

但你知道吗？

But you know what?

意外之喜。

Happy accident.

意外之喜。

Happy accident.

是的。

Yeah.

这挺有意思的。

So this is interesting.

我们经常说这句话。

We say this a lot.

我每次想走的时候，总会发生这种事。

I went to leave or I always go to leave and this happens.

我们在YouTube上收到了一个关于这个问题的精彩提问。

We got a great question on YouTube about this.

这个问题来自索菲亚，我们非常喜欢她。

And this question comes to us from Sofia, who we absolutely love.

她总是给我们发特别棒的问题。

Sends us amazing questions.

谢谢你，索菲亚。

Thank you, Sofia.

奥布里，你能帮我们念一下这个问题吗？

Aubrey, would you read the question for us?

当然可以。

Absolutely.

这封邮件可能是直接发来的。

And this might have actually been emailed in.

我都没认出来是索菲亚。

I didn't realize it was Sofia.

你好，索菲亚。

Hello, Sofia.

特别感谢你一直送来这么棒的问题。

Shout out and thank you for all of your amazing questions.

她说：嗨，琳赛、米歇尔、奥布里。

She said, Hi, Lindsay, Michelle, Aubrey.

我刚听了你们那期《别让英语词汇拖你后腿》，有个小问题想问问。

I was listening to your episode, Don't Let English Vocabulary Break Down on You, and I had a quick question about one part.

奥布里说，我们打算出发，结果车怎么也打不着。

Aubrey said, We went to leave and it wouldn't start.

这事儿一模一样。

It's the same thing.

我正要走的时候，车怎么也发动不起来。

I went to leave and my car wouldn't start.

我对‘went to leave’这个表达有点困惑。

I'm a little confused about went to leave.

它的意思是不是‘我们正要走’？

Does it basically mean we were about to leave?

这两者之间有什么区别吗？

Is there any difference between those two?

非常感谢。

Thanks so much.

我超爱这个节目，从你们这儿学到了很多。

I love the show and learn a lot from you guys.

致最好的，索菲亚。

Best, Sofia.

总是这么棒的问题。

Always amazing questions.

你们听节目时，一听到某句话就特别有感觉，这真是太棒了。

I love this when you guys hear one thing in an episode.

你会想，他们干嘛这么说呢？

You're like, why did they say it that way?

这种反应特别能引出精彩的后续问题和节目内容。

That makes for great follow-up questions, follow-up episodes.

是的。

Yeah.

把你的问题发给我们吧。

Send us your question.

这确实是种特别好的方式。

That's that's a great way to do it.

你只要听我们说话，就会突然觉得不对劲。

You're you just listen to us and you think, wait a second.

我明明记得他们是这么说的。

I I thought it was said this way.

太棒了。

So great.

对。

Mhmm.

没错。

Yes.

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And you can send those to support@allearsenglish.com or comment them in your rating, your review.

还有，我们在 YouTube 频道 All Ears English 也同步更新。

Also, YouTube on our YouTube channel channel, All Ears English.

你可以在任何视频下方留言，提出我们可以在播客里讨论的问题。

You can comment on any video, a question that we could cover on the podcast.

好的。

Yep.

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And as always, guys, hit the follow button wherever you're listening to All Ears English so you never miss anything from us.

所以回答索菲亚的问题，'we went to leave' 和 'we were about to leave' 非常相似。

So to answer Sofia's question, we went to leave is very similar to we were about to leave.

这两个表达都描述故事里你正要离开的那一刻，很多时候可以互换使用。

They both describe the same time in a story when you're about to leave somewhere, and they can often be used interchangeably.

没错，就是这样。

Right, exactly.

那么，奥布里，这些表达在什么情况下用呢？

So I mean, Aubrey, when could we use these phrases?

比如讲个人经历的时候，你在交代事情发生的先后顺序。

So telling a personal story, you're showing the sequence of events.

你正要走，突然发生了意想不到的事。

You're in the process of leaving when something unexpected happens.

你正把

You're putting

听众带入你的处境，让他们和你一起感受那一刻。

the audience in your shoes and helping them experience it with you.

但它们还是有点不一样的。

But they are a little bit different.

那我们先来聊聊 'we went to leave' 这个表达吧。

So let's first share about we went to leave.

这个有什么不同呢，米歇尔？

How is this different, Michelle?

对。

Yeah.

‘we went to leave’ 更强调的是想要离开的那个动作。

So we went to leave focuses more on the attempt to leave.

明白了。

Okay.

就是说，我们正打算走，但被什么事给打断了。

So we were trying to leave, but it was stopped by something.

听起来也更随意一点，特别像日常聊天时的说法。

It also sounds slightly more casual or conversation and a little bit like really conversational.

完全没错。

Totally.

很口语化。

Conversational.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yes.

而且听起来更像是一个故事在慢慢展开。

And it sounds more like a story is unfolding.

所以它显得更吸引人一些。

So like, it's a little more engaging.

更容易激起人的兴趣。

It might peak someone's curiosity a little more.

是的。

Yeah.

所以这样做让你成了更好的讲故事的人，对吧？

So this makes you a better storyteller, right?

你是在把听众吸引进来。

You are pulling the listener in.

这样更有吸引力。

It's more engaging.

我经常这么做。

I do this a lot.

我会改用现在时，然后说这样的话。

I'll switch to present tense and I'll use a phrase like this.

这两种方法都能让故事更有趣，让听众感觉好像亲身经历了这一切。

Both of those are strategies for making a story more interesting, for making the listener feel like they were there with you.

是的，比如奥布里，听起来这事发生在你身上了。

Yeah, so for example, Aubrey, sounds like this has happened to you.

我们正要走，车却发动不了了。

We went to leave and the car wouldn't start.

哎呀，这不对劲。

Uh-oh, that's not right.

对，可能是你忘带钥匙了。

Yes, and that might be because you forgot the keys.

也可能是电瓶没电了，对吧？

It might be because the battery died, right?

但我们准备走的时候，被拦住了。

But we went to leave and we were stopped.

有什么东西阻止了我们离开。

We were prevented in our attempt to leave by something.

对，这绝对不是好事。

Yes, and that's never, never good.

或者我正要走，突然发现自己根本不知道要去哪儿。

Or I went to leave, then I realized I had no idea where I was going.

对，我确实常这样。

Yeah, that I do that

一直这样。

all the time.

我一开车就忘了输入目的地，然后就一路瞎开。

I'll start driving and I forget to put the address in the GPS and then driving.

开车的时候根本没法操作。

Can't do it while I'm driving.

所以到了红绿灯，我得赶紧输入地址——在亚利桑那州，开车时手里拿着手机是违法的，就算停着等灯也不行。

So then at a stoplight, because in Arizona, it's illegal to have your phone in your hand at all while you're driving, even stopped at a stoplight.

我一边瞄着后视镜，生怕警察停到我旁边，一边手忙脚乱地输地址。

So I'm like watching to make sure a cop doesn't pull up next to me while I'm trying to put the address in my GPS.

我都停着了。

I'm like, I'm stopped.

现在安全了。

I'm safe.

车都没动，还是可能被开罚单。

The car's not moving, but I could still get a ticket.

所以我得偷偷摸摸地操作。

So I have to be covert.

哦。

Oh.

或者她打算走，但门不知怎么锁住了。

Or she went to leave, but the door was locked for some reason.

哎呀，听起来有点吓人。

Uh-oh, that sounds a little scary.

我也有过被锁在车外的经历。

Well, that's happened to me when I've locked myself out of my car.

明明觉得车门没锁，一拉门却发现锁着，整个人都懵了。

It's like, you think the car's unlocked, so you go to leave and then the car is locked and you're like.

好在希望你遇到这种情况时是在家，找找钥匙就能开门了。

So luckily, hopefully that's happening to you when you're home and you just go find the keys and unlock the car.

但我想我们很多听众都遇到过这种情况，尤其是开老车的时候，明明想走，一拉门却发现锁着，怎么也进不去。

But this is I'm sure all of our listeners this often, especially with older cars that'll happen where you know, I went to leave and I, the door was locked and I couldn't get into my car.

对。

Right.

没错。

Right.

我得叫个锁匠来帮你把车打开。

I have to call a locksmith to come and break into your car for you.

是啊，我可能想得有点太吓人了。

Yeah, I think I'm thinking of it in a scarier way.

就像她打算离开的时候。

Like she went to leave.

我在想你已经身处在某个地方里面了。

I'm thinking of you're already inside some place.

哦，你是说

Oh, you're thinking

你被绑架了？

you got abducted?

是的。

Yeah.

你是在地下室里，米歇尔？

I you in a basement, Michelle?

事情一下子变得很糟。

That went dark really fast.

有可能。

Could be

我？不，不是那样。

as I I what no.

好吧。

Okay.

我没在那儿。

I wasn't.

不，我不知道。

No, I don't know.

对，我想到的是那种恐怖片。

Yeah, like I'm thinking of like a scary movie.

恐怖片。

Scary movie.

不错。

Great.

明白了。

Gotcha.

哇哦。

Woo.

你们有些人正处在那种情况，但这种情况确实可能发生。

Some of you are in that situation, but it could happen.

做好准备。

Be ready.

确保别让人把你锁在任何地方。

Make sure no one locks you in anywhere.

对，就是这样。

Yeah, exactly.

但如果真发生了，你可以说：

But if they do, you can say,

可以用这个

can use this

英语。

English.

好的，

Alright,

我正要走的时候，被锁在里面了。

was about to leave and I was locked in.

我们当时正准备离开。

So we were about to leave.

这有点不一样。

This is a little different.

我们确实会用这些表达，但差别很细微，是个语气上的差别，这里更强调时间点。

We do use these but it's slight, it's a nuance but so this focuses more on the timing.

就在要走之前，发生了一件事。

Something happened just before leaving.

确实如此，这个说法更中性一些。

It does, it's more neutral.

这种区别非常微妙。

It's a very subtle difference.

这个说法的生动感稍弱一点。

This is slightly less vivid.

它依然适合讲故事，但并不意味着你被拦住了，或者有什么事阻止你离开。

It's still good for storytelling, but it doesn't necessarily mean that you were prevented that something happened that stopped you from leaving.

就像我们正要走，突然意识到点什么。

It's like we were about to leave and we realized something something.

对吧？

Right?

你其实并没有被阻止。

You weren't really prevented.

就在你要走的时候，发生了点别的事。

Just something happened as you're about to leave.

对。

Right.

比如，我们正要走，突然下起雨来了。

So for example, we were about to leave when it started raining.

我想起有一次带着孩子开车，要去和我老公碰头参加个活动，结果遇上特大的暴雨。

So I'm thinking I was with my kids once in the car, and we were trying to meet my husband at this event, but it was a terrible storm.

我一直在手机上看天气预报，上面说雨还会下十分钟。

And I kept on checking the forecast on my phone, and it would say rain continuing for ten minutes.

我就说，那咱们就等十分钟吧。

And so I'd say, okay, let's just wait for ten minutes.

结果刚到七分钟，预报又改成了雨还会下十八分钟。

And then, like, you know, you get to seven minutes and it would say for eighteen minutes, the rain is continuing.

然后就拖到后面了。

And it's kinda like later.

我们本来都准备走了，结果有一次我觉得，行了，这次肯定能走成。

And we never we and then and then there was one time where I thought, okay, it's done.

所以我们刚要出门，雨又下起来了。

And so we were about to leave when it started raining.

结果雨一直下个不停，最后我们根本没走成。

So then it just started again and we never made it.

哦，这太搞笑了。

Oh, that's so funny.

我们不去了。

We're not going.

我们不去了。

We're not going.

外面在下雨。

It's raining.

不行。

No.

对。

Yeah.

我本来都快走了，结果老板叫我过去。

Or I was about to leave, but my boss called me over.

所以你可能也快下班了。

So maybe you're about to leave work.

但老板突然说，我 juste 需要跟你聊几句。

But then your boss is like, I just need to talk to you really quickly.

结果两小时后，还是走不了。

And two hours later, no.

本来以为就是几分钟的事，说完就能走。

Probably would be a quick conversation and then you'd be able to go.

明白。

Mhmm.

他们正要走的时候，突然想起护照忘带了。

Or they were about to leave when they realized they forgot their passports.

明白了。

Okay.

是在出门之前想起来的。

Realized before they left.

没错。

Exactly.

就是这样。

Exactly.

就是那种在登机口、过安检的时候，要拿护照给安检人员看才突然想起来。

That's the realize that at the gate, at the security when you go to show your passport to the security agents.

奥布里，你住得离机场多远？

How far do you live from the airport, Aubrey?

三十分钟吗？

Thirty minutes?

开车三十分钟，看路况，有时候可能得一个多小时。

A thirty minute drive depending on traffic could be over an hour depending on traffic.

是的。

Yeah.

所以你真不想半路折返，毕竟每分钟都很关键。

So you don't wanna have to turn I mean, every minute counts.

对吧？

Right?

那样的话，你就会误了航班。

So you miss a flight.

对。

Yeah.

你得回头去拿护照。

You have to go back find passport.

出门前一定要再核对一遍护照。

Double check the passports before you leave the house.

对。

Yes.

好的。

All right.

这些表达不仅仅适用于出门旅行的情况。

These phrases don't only have to be about leaving to go somewhere.

它们也可以用在任何即将发生却被打断的事情上。

They can be about any action that was about to happen or got interrupted.

我本来要去给你打电话，结果手机没电了。

So went to, I went to call you, but my phone died.

他刚想喝一口我的咖啡，结果全洒在我衬衫上了。

He went to take a sip of my coffee and it spilled all over my shirt.

或者我们正要去开门，钥匙却断成两截。

Or we went to unlock the door and the key snapped in half.

我以前也遇到过这种情况。

That has happened to me before.

太糟了。

It's terrible.

真的吗？

Really?

因为确实，那截金属卡在钥匙里拔不出来。

Because yeah, you can't get the little piece of metal out of the key.

你只能换锁了。

You have to replace the lock.

最烦人的事。

The worst.

哦，而且这还很贵。

Oh, and that's expensive.

对啊。

Mhmm.

还有就是 'was' 或 'were about to' 这种表达。

So and then there's was or were about to.

我正想给你发消息，你就打电话过来了。

So I was about to text you when you called.

这种事经常发生，你懂的，感觉我们俩刚刚还在想对方。

That can happen a lot, you know, and it's like, oh, we were thinking of each other.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Mhmm.

我正要睡着，手机突然一直响个不停。

Or I was about to fall asleep when my phone started ringing nonstop.

这真是最烦人的事了。

That's That's the worst.

我本来就想小睡一会儿。

I wanted a nap.

别再给我打电话了。

Stop calling me.

是的

Yes.

或者她正要做晚饭，结果停电了。

Or she was about to cook dinner when the power went out.

哎呀，这可真不妙。

Oh, that's no good.

没错。

No.

对吧？

Right?

我想咱们得出去吃晚饭了，孩子们。

I guess we're going out to eat kids.

其实吃披萨也行。

Actually wouldn't have pizza.

我也没那么难过。

I wouldn't be that sad.

他们说：哎呀，糟了。

They're like, oh, darn.

停电了。

The power's out.

咱们出去吃披萨吧。

Let's go get pizza.

对啊。

Yeah.

没错。

Right.

现在你就能去吃上披萨了。

And now you I know you can get your pizza

还是免费的。

for free.

就是这样。

That's exactly

没错。

right.

所以我们现在是这样，

So we have

你们要是还没听说，我女儿赢了一年的免费披萨，我们一直都在利用这个福利。

if you guys haven't heard this, my daughter won free pizza for a year and we have been taking advantage.

每周我们都去取披萨。

Every week we go and pick up our pizza.

他们认识她，觉得她特别可爱。

They know her They're by so cute.

她叫佐治亚，但大家都叫她吉吉。

Her name is Georgia, but she goes by Gigi.

她一进去，店里所有人都会跟她说：‘吉吉，最近怎么样？’要是新来的员工，他们就会说：‘这就是吉吉，墙上那幅画就是她赢的。’

And when she goes in everyone there is like Gigi what's up and if anyone's like a new a new employee they're like this is Gigi's art on the wall.

他们会展示那幅让她赢得一年免费披萨的画作。

They like show the art that won her free pizza for a year.

她在那儿简直像名人一样。

She's like a celebrity there.

这太有趣了。

It is so fun.

确实挺有意思的。

That is really fun.

太棒了。

It's awesome.

好吧。

So alright.

我们来角色扮演一下。

Let's do a role play.

咱们现在是朋友，我打电话给你聊聊天。

So here we are friends, and I called you to chat.

好啊。

Alright.

嗨。

Hey.

我正打算给你打电话呢。

I was just about to call you.

哦，看来我抢在你前面了。

Oh, well, looks like I beat you to it.

你今天早上过得怎么样？

How's your morning going?

挺闹心的。

Stressful.

我正要出门，结果钥匙怎么也找不着。

I was about to leave the house, and I couldn't find my keys anywhere.

哎呀，糟糕。

Oh, no.

这种事最让人头疼了。

I hate when that happens.

你干嘛了？

What did you do?

我本来打算打电话给妈妈要配把新钥匙，结果电话刚响，就在外套口袋里找到了。

Well, I went to call my mom for the replacement, but as the phone was ringing, I found them in my jacket pocket.

太典型了。

Classic.

我经常遇到这种情况。

That's that happens to me all the time.

是啊。

Yeah.

但这还没完。

But it didn't end there.

我好不容易要出门，车却怎么也打不着火。

When I finally went to leave, the car wouldn't start.

真的假的？

Seriously?