AEE 31: What Are you Doing for New Year’s Eve? How to Ask Like a Native English Speaker

这是《All Ears English》播客第31期。

This is an All Ears English podcast episode 31.

你打算怎么过除夕夜？

What are you doing for New Year's Eve?

怎么用地道的英语表达。

How to ask like a native English speaker.

欢迎收听《All Ears English》播客，在这里，你终于能听到真实的母语者对话，提升商务和生活中的英语流利度。

Welcome to the All Ears English podcast where you'll finally get real native English conversation and fluency for business and life.

我们相信，学英语的关键在于交流，而不是完美。

We believe in connection, not perfection when it comes to learning English.

接下来是你们的主持人——英语冒险家林赛·麦马洪，和纽约电台女孩米歇尔·卡普兰，她们来自波士顿和纽约市，美国。

Now here are your hosts, Lindsey McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl coming to you from Boston and New York City, USA.

美国。

USA.

本期节目中，我会教你四个实用表达，帮你和母语者聊起纽约除夕夜，或者任何在热闹景点的人群中开启对话的场景。

In this episode, get four phrases that you can use to open up a conversation with a native speaker about New Year's Eve in New York or any time spent in a touristy and crowded area.

最近怎么样，奥布里？

How's it going, Aubrey?

特别棒。

Excellent.

新年快乐。

Happy New Year.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

你也新年快乐。

Happy New Year to you.

你平时喜欢庆祝跨年夜吗？还是更愿意待在家里？

Do you generally like to celebrate New Year's Eve, or do you do you prefer to stay home, actually?

这是另一个问题。

That's another question.

两种都喜欢。

Both.

我喜欢庆祝跨年夜，但更愿意在家过。

I love celebrating New Year's Eve, but I do prefer to do it at home.

不过我很喜欢请朋友来家里一起玩游戏。

But I love to have friends over and play games.

我们会在迎接新年之前尽量多玩几轮游戏。

We try to play as many games as we can before we bring in the New Year.

这太棒了。

I love that.

这太棒了。

I love that.

你特别爱玩游戏，希望以后我们能邀请听众一起来玩个问答游戏。

You are a big games person, and I hope that at some point, we'll be able to play trivia with our listeners on this show someday.

那一定会特别有趣。

That would be so cool.

那一定会特别有趣。

That would be so cool.

不过各位，在上一期，第30期节目里，奥布里和我聊了纽约市跨年夜的事。

But guys, in the last episode, episode 30, Aubrey and I talked about New Year's Eve in New York City.

今天呢，我们要教你怎么跟母语者继续聊这个话题。

And today, we're gonna show you how to extend that conversation with a native speaker.

跟母语者聊跨年的时候，你得掌握哪些关键词汇呢？

What is the key vocab you would need to have a conversation with a native about New Year's.

对吧，奥布里？

Right, Aubrey?

没错。

Exactly.

是不是？

Right?

第一个词你们刚才已经听我用了，就是‘迎接新年’这个说法。

And the first one you just heard me use actually when I said, when I ring in the New Year.

这个表达特别生动，用来描述庆祝新年的开始再合适不过了。

This is a fun expression to talk about celebrating the beginning of a New Year.

所以你可以问别人：今年你打算怎么迎接新年？

So you might ask somebody, how are you gonna ring in the New Year this year?

是的。

Yeah.

我一听到‘ring’，就会想到钟声。

When I when I hear ring, I think of a bell.

对吧？

Right?

你会不会也想到敲钟那种‘ring’？

Do you think of a bell, like, to ring a bell?

会的。

Yes.

当然了。

For sure.

没错。

For sure.

当然了。

For sure.

是的。

Yeah.

说‘迎新年’，我觉得这虽然很常见，但也是一个非常传统的说法。

To ring it's I think this is a very I mean, it's common, but it's also a very traditional thing to say, to ring in the New Year.

你不觉得吗？

Don't you think?

对。

Yes.

我觉得这个词几乎只用来指迎新年。

I feel like it's used almost exclusively to talk about the New Year.

你知道的。

You know?

我们不会说‘你打算怎么迎圣诞节’吧。

We don't say how are you gonna ring in Christmas?

或者我们确实不这么用。

Or we don't.

对吧？

Right?

我们只在迎接新年时才这么说。

We just use it for the New Year.

也许是因为新年意义太重大了。

And maybe that's because it's so monumental.

新年意味着全新的开始，人们往往会立下目标和决心。

It's so big that it's a New Year starting, maybe making some goals, some resolutions.

所以我们才会说‘迎接新年’，搞得特别隆重。

So we talk about ringing it in, making a big deal about it.

我喜欢这个说法。

I love that.

这真是个很好的想法。

That's such a good idea.

接下来我们给你们带来下一个词。

And then we have this next word for you guys.

我希望你们都记下来了，这个词汇可不能错过。

I hope you are writing these down because you don't wanna miss this vocabulary.

这个词特别有价值。

It's gold here.

我们来看这个词：iconic。

So we have the word iconic.

说到iconic，我就想到那种具有标志性的、非常典型的东西。

Now when I think of iconic, I think of something that's an icon, something that's very typical.

上一期我们聊过，时代广场跨年夜就特别有代表性。

I mean, we talked in the last episode about New Year's Eve in Times Square being pretty iconic.

对吧，奥布里？

Right, Aubrey?

对。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

对吧？

Right?

时代广场的落球仪式真是标志性的。

That ball dropping in Times Square is iconic.

你可能听过用‘偶像’这个词来形容某些名人或音乐人，他们代表了某种风格或流派的典范。

You probably have heard the word icon used to talk about some celebrities, sorry, or musicians that are sort of an icon, sort of an example for a certain style or genre.

地标建筑也是同样的道理。

And it's the same with landmarks like this.

只要一看到它，你就会立刻想到某个城市或地方，那就是标志性建筑。

It's an icon if when you see it, you think of a particular city or place.

是的。

Yeah.

我问你个问题。

Let me ask you a question.

奥布里，提到波士顿，你第一反应会想到哪些标志性地方？

When you think of Boston, Aubrey, what do any icons come to mind?

我挺好奇的。

I'm curious.

对啊。

Yeah.

我去波士顿的时候，想到的是老宪法号战舰。

The so when I went to Boston, there was like the there's old Ironsides.

对吧？

Right?

我就想到那艘船。

I think of that ship.

还有那些大市场，我该记得名字的，但就是临水的那些商铺。

And then I'm trying to I should know the names of them, but the big markets.

是叫波士顿市场吗？就是靠水边的那些店铺？

Is it just Boston Market where there's the shops by the water?

你说的是法尼尔厅市场吧。

Oh, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is what you're talking about.

对。

Yeah.

那可是地标性景点。

That is iconic.

绝对是地标性景点。

That is iconic for sure.

还有奇尔酒吧。

And then there's the Cheers bar.

对吧？

Right?

我不知道你以前有没有看过《奇尔》这部剧。

I don't know if you used to watched the show cheers.

当然看过。

Of course, I did.

特别有意思。

It's so fun.

我超喜欢。

I love it.

我超喜欢。

I love it.

所以啊，这就是真正的标志性景点。

So, guys, that's what an icon that's iconic.

对吧？

Right?

一想到某个城市，脑海里浮现的画面，就可以用这个例子，不只是在聊跨年夜的时候。

The the image that comes to mind when you think of any city, you can use this with any conversation, obviously, not just about New Year's Eve.

明白吗？

Alright?

对。

Yes.

我很想知道，在你们国家，什么是具有代表性的标志呢？

I would love to know what's iconic in your country, you guys.

欢迎回到我们的博客留言，或者在社交媒体上告诉我们你的想法。

You can come back to the blog, leave a comment, let us know on social media.

当人们来到你们国家，想到你们生活的地方或城市时，那里最典型的标志是什么？

When when people come to your country, when they think of where you live or your city, what is iconic there?

他们会想到哪些标志性的东西呢？

What are the icons that they would think of?

说得对。

Yeah.

我很好奇，因为对我来说，一想到巴黎，第一个蹦出来的就是埃菲尔铁塔。

I wonder because, you know, of course, for me, when I think of Paris, I think of the Eiffel Tower.

那绝对是第一时间浮现在脑海的画面。

That's the first thing that comes to mind.

但我一直在想，对于法国本地人来说，埃菲尔铁塔是不是他们心中巴黎最典型的象征？会不会还有别的，比如蒙马特之类的地方？

But I wonder if for a local in France, if that would be in their mind the best icon of Paris or if there's something else like Montmart or something.

或者是凯旋门。

Or the Arc De Triomphe.

有太多选择了，也许当地人觉得埃菲尔铁塔太游客化了，而圣心大教堂——山顶上那座白色大教堂，还有艺术家广场，那儿的画家们就在现场作画，这些可能更代表巴黎。

There's so many options that are maybe more because they might think of the Eiffel Tower as a little more touristy or Sacre Coeur is the big white church up on the hill and there's Place Des Artists where all of the artists paint right there.

是啊，这些可能对巴黎本地人来说更有代表性，对吧？

Yes, That I love might be more iconic for a Parisian, right?

这些全都是标志性的。

All of are iconic.

这让我好想再回巴黎一趟。

Oh, it makes me want to go back to Paris.

我

I

知道，我也是。

know, same.

好的。

Alright.

好的。

Alright.

今天我们再给听众介绍一个词。

So we have another word for our listeners today.

奥布里，这个词是什么？

Aubrey, what is it?

好的。

Okay.

必看之地。

Must see.

这是一个连字符连接的形容词。

So this is a hyphenated adjective.

指的是游客绝对不能错过的景点。

This is something that visitors, tourists absolutely have to see.

因为它非常重要或者特别有名，可以说是非去不可，比如纽约的时代广场。

It's mandatory because it's so important or famous, like Times Square in New York.

是的

Yeah.

我的意思是，再举个例子，时代广场就绝对是必看之地。

I mean, what would be another so I think Times Square is a must see.

我不建议在那儿闲逛。

I wouldn't recommend hanging out there.

我也不建议在那儿吃汉堡，因为一碗就要二十美元。

I would not recommend getting a burger there because you're gonna pay $20.

别在那儿吃饭。

Don't eat there.

那里的食物就是这样。

It's gonna that food.

那儿都是连锁餐厅。

There's like chain restaurants.

连锁餐厅。

Chain restaurants.

你最后肯定会去Applebee's，但其实你在威斯康星也能吃到Applebee's。

You're gonna end up in Applebee's, which you could be in Wisconsin having Applebee's.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Totally.

我们俩都不是纽约本地人，但都住在这儿，你觉得对于非本地人来说，纽约有什么非去不可的地方？

What do you think would be for a as not a native, we're not natives of New York, but we both live there.

你觉得纽约有哪些地方是听众们一定要去的？

What would you say is a must see in New York City for our listeners?

我觉得洛克菲勒中心的观景台绝对值得一去。

I think Top Of The Rock is a must see.

你可以去洛克菲勒中心的顶层，我强烈推荐这里，比帝国大厦强多了。

So you can go to the top of Rockefeller Center, and I highly recommend this over the Empire State Building.

因为从观景台不仅能俯瞰整个中央公园，还能看到帝国大厦，而且上面还有很多酷炫的艺术装置。

Because from Top Of The Rock, first of all, you can see all of Central Park, you can see the Empire State Building, and they have all these cool art installations up there.

而且你能从那儿看到整个城市，360度全景观。

And you can see the city from like a full three sixty.

但帝国大厦后面被挡住了，还特别挤。

Whereas on the Empire State Building, you're it's blocked behind you and it's crowded.

上面人山人海，多半只能看到别人的后脑勺。

There's a million people up there so you mostly see the backs of heads.

但顶上洛克中心就没那么多人，要宽松得多。

But at Top Of The Rock, there it's not going to be nearly as crowded.

这个绝对值得一看。

That's a must see for sure.

你去过顶上洛克中心吗，琳达？

You ever go to Top Of The Rock, Lindsay?

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

我觉得我去过。

I think I did.

这个建议真不错。

That's a good pro tip.

我特别喜欢这个。

I love that.

这是个内部消息，你知道的，大多数旅行社都会推荐你去帝国大厦，但真该去顶峰之岩，朋友们。

It's an insider tip that, you know, most tourism agencies are gonna gear you towards the Empire State, but go to Top Of The Rock, guys.

我再补充一个我觉得非去不可的地方。

And so I'll just throw in another must see for me.

我觉得非去不可的是下城的华盛顿广场公园。

The must see, I think, is Downtown Washington Square Park.

我特别喜欢西村，就是纽约大学那片区域。

I really love the West Village, that area around NYU.

那里特别自然，充满青春活力，特别有趣。

I think it's so so just natural and young and fun.

那里有很多艺术家。

There's artists there.

特别有生气，尤其是晚上。

It's just alive, especially at night.

我居然在华盛顿广场公园偶遇过好多明星。

I had the most celebrity sightings in Washington Square Park randomly.

我常在Shake Shack排队时碰到名人。

I would see celebrities in line at Shake Shack.

是啊。

Oh, yeah.

Shake Shack。

Shake Shack.

现在它已经发展成一个大品牌了。

And that's become a big franchise now.

但最初，它只是公园里几家小餐馆而已。

But originally, it was just a small restaurant in a couple parks in

纽约。

New York.

对吧？

Right?

那时候就只有那儿能去。

Was the only place you could go.

现在确实到处都有了，对他们来说是好事，能发展壮大，遍布各地。

And now, yeah, it's kind of going everywhere, which good for them, right, to be able to to make it and spread and be everywhere.

我很喜欢。

I love that.

没错。

Yeah.

你肯定没错，我同意。

You for sure, I agree.

如果你去 downtown，一定要去华盛顿广场公园。

If you go downtown, you should go downtown and definitely go to Washington Square Park.

我也超爱那里。

I love it.

所以一定要去看看。

So a must see.

好的。

Alright.

嗯，接下来。

So the okay.

我们最后一个词汇词。

We have a last, final vocabulary word.

现在我们说的是，纽约跨年夜的时候，人肯定会特别多。

Now we're talking about, you know, on New Year's Eve in New York, things could get crowded.

那说到人多，我们母语者平时常会用哪个表达呢？

So when we talk about crowds, what's a chunk that we use a lot as native speakers?

对。

Mhmm.

这是一个特别实用的短语动词，用来表示得去应对某事，尤其是那种你不得不处理、得采取行动的状况，确实如此。

This is a great phrasal verb to say to deal with, That we use this if some it has a negative connotation of something that you have to handle, you have to take action Yeah.

或者对某事保持耐心。

Or be patient with something.

我们可能会说，我不想在纽约应付人潮，所以不去时代广场。

We might say, I don't wanna deal with crowds in New York, so I'm not going to go to Times Square.

没错。

Exactly.

正是这样。

Exactly.

所以我总是避开时代广场，避开那个地铁站，宁愿多走一段路去宾夕法尼亚车站，甚至赫尔德广场，远离游客扎堆的地方。

And that that's why I would always avoid Times Square, avoid that subway station, maybe walk more towards Penn Station or even Herald Square just to get away from the tourism.

对。

Yep.

你真不想应付这个。

You don't wanna deal with it.

是的。

Yeah.

当然了。

For sure.

所以，朋友们，这四种方式特别实用，不仅能用来聊跨年夜，还能用来聊任何大城市或者游客特别多的地方。

So, guys, these are four really solid ways you could start a conversation, not just about New Year's Eve, but about any kind of big city or place where there are honestly, like, a lot of tourists.

对吧，奥布里？

Right, Aubrey?

没错。

Yes.

正是如此。

Exactly.

即使你和对方暂时都不打算去纽约，也完全可以聊聊这个话题。

And don't hesitate to have that conversation with someone even if neither of you are planning on going to New York right away.

你们都看过关于纽约的电影。

You've seen movies about New York.

聊这个特别有趣，说声‘是啊’就开了个头。

It's a fun thing to talk about to say Yes.

你有朝一日想去纽约吗？

Do you wanna go to New York someday?

如果你去了，有什么非看不可的标志性景点？

If you went, what's something iconic you would have to see?

你最担心会遇到什么问题？

What's something you'd be worried about dealing with?

对吧？

Right?

把这些地道的表达用起来。

Use this great vocab.

是的。

Yeah.

我太喜欢了。

I love it.

我们这个节目经常聊纽约市。

We talk a lot about New York City on this show.

米歇尔就住在那里。

Michelle is based there.

奥布里和伊芙也都住那儿。

Aubrey and Eve both live there.

所以各位，记得关注All Ears English频道。

So, guys, you know, make sure you follow All Ears English.

我们每周更新四次，保证你不会错过任何内容。

We publish four days a week so you don't miss anything on the show.

下一期我们会分享一个提升英语学习效率的秘诀，教你如何真正有效地学英语。

And in the next episode, we're gonna give you an English learning power tip, right, to double your power study, talk about how we actually study English.

记得收听下一期，别错过这个技巧。

So check out the next episode for that tip.

奥布里，谢谢你来参加节目。

Aubrey, thanks for hanging out.

对。

Yes.

太棒了。

Awesome.

再见。

See you.

好的。

Alright.

拜拜。

Bye.

拜拜。

Bye.

感谢收听All Ears English。

Thanks for listening to All Ears English.

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See you next time.