地道英语：把门守牢

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听、读、说、写。

Listening, reading, speaking, writing.

学一门语言需要付出很多努力。

It takes a lot to learn a language.

我们网站上有专门提升每项语言技能的节目，快去看看吧。

Find programmes to boost each language skill on our website.

不管是学习学术写作、通过模拟考题练习阅读，还是克服说英语时的紧张情绪。

Whether it's learning about academic writing, practising reading with exam style questions, or beating speaking anxiety.

想按技能查找节目？请访问我们的网站 bbclearningenglish.com。

Search programmes by skill on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》，我们会讲解母语者常用的词汇和表达，帮你轻松掌握。

Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, where we're explaining words and expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too.

我是菲菲，今天和我一起的是乔治。

I'm Feifei and I'm joined by Georgie.

你最近怎么样？

How are you?

我很好，谢谢，Feifei。

I'm very well, thank you, Feifei.

你今天的头发看起来特别有光泽啊。

And your hair is looking incredibly shiny today.

你是不是换了什么新护发产品？

Have you been using a new product or something?

谢谢你，Georgie。

Well, thank you, Georgie.

是的，我换了。

Yes, I have.

不过这个秘密我可不告诉你。

But that secret stays with me.

什么？

What?

别这么小气啊，Feifei，快说吧。

Come on, Feifei, don't Gatekeep.

好吧，行吧。

Okay, fine.

我最近在用椰子油抹头发。

I've been putting coconut oil on it.

听说这样能保湿。

Apparently, it helps to moisturise.

哦，真的吗？

Oh, wow.

我以前还真没听说过这方法。

I've never heard of that.

那我今晚就试试看。

Maybe I'll try it tonight.

Feifei，这个节目里我们到底在学什么？

So Feifei, what are we learning in this programme?

你刚才用了个挺有意思的词，叫‘gatekeep’。

You just used an interesting word, gatekeep.

那咱们来学学这个词吧。

So let's learn that.

好啊。

Great.

‘Gatekeep’是个动词，意思是控制别人接触某样东西的权限。

Well, gatekeep is a verb which means you control access to something.

这个词原本来自大门紧闭、阻止进入的意象，但现在大多用在比喻意义上。

Now it comes from the idea of a closed gate blocking access, but it's used mostly in a metaphorical sense.

指的是你故意不让人了解某件事，或者不让人参与进来。

It means you deliberately stop someone from understanding something or joining in.

对。

Yes.

所以当我都不告诉你我头发上涂了什么，我就是在藏私房话。

So when I wouldn't tell you what I used on my hair, I was gatekeeping the secret.

这个词在网上经常用。

This word is often used on the internet.

确实如此。

It is.

比如，我见过很多美妆博主用这个词。

For example, I've seen lots of beauty influencers using it.

他们会说，我一直在用一款超棒的面霜，让皮肤特别柔软。

They'll say things like, I've been using this amazing cream that makes my skin so soft.

别担心，我不藏私。

Don't worry, I don't gatekeep.

然后他们就会把产品说出来。

And then they'll reveal the product.

藏私这种行为通常被认为挺负面的。

Gatekeeping is seen as quite negative.

它经常被用来把别人挡在某个社群或粉丝圈之外。

It's often used to keep others out of a community or fandom.

我们来听几个例子。

Let's listen to some examples.

我朋友不让我其他朋友玩一款规则很多的桌游，说他们新手玩不来，我就让他别这么藏私。

My friend wouldn't let my other friends play a board game with lots of rules because they're beginners and I told him to stop gatekeeping.

我朋友老跟我聊她去的那家超棒的餐厅，可就是不肯告诉我地址。

My friend's talking about this amazing restaurant she went to, but she won't tell me where it is.

她在藏这地方呢。

She's gate keeping it.

我家人老问我秘制烤鸡的做法，但我就是不告诉他们。

My family's always asking me for my secret roast chicken recipe, but I'm gatekeeping that.

这是我的独家秘诀。

That's my secret.

所以，'gatekeeping' 这个词常被用在互联网上，批评别人故意不分享信息。

So gatekeeping is a word often used on the Internet to criticize people for withholding information.

乔治亚，我们该怎么用这个词呢？

Georgie, how do we use it?

gatekeep 是个很常见的动词。

Well, gatekeep is a typical verb.

它可以单独使用。

It can be used on its own.

比如，别藏着掖着。

For example, don't gatekeep.

它后面可以跟一个名词。

It can be followed by a noun.

她把食谱藏着不给，动名词形式就是别藏着掖着。

She's gatekeeping the recipe and in the gerund form, stop gatekeeping.

明白了。

Okay.

我们来总结一下。

Let's recap.

我们学了 'gatekeep' 这个词，意思是通过不让人参与来控制信息的获取。

We learnt the word gatekeep, which means control access to something by keeping others out.

感谢你的参与。

Thanks for joining us.

再见。

Goodbye.

拜拜。

Bye bye.