126. 您的邮件、评论和问题

不过我们英语里其实并不这么说，但我很感谢你这份心意。

Well, we don't don't really say that in English, but I I appreciate the sentiment.

谢谢。

Thank you.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的词汇复习节目第1到11集下面留了评论。

Somebody left a comment on your episode vocabulary review episodes one through 11.

评论说：温习旧内容是个好主意。

And the comment goes, good idea to brush up on old stuff.

我非常喜欢这种类型的节目。

I'm really into this kind of episode.

谢谢，Luke和Kate。

Thanks, Luke and Kate.

好的。

Yes.

那是我之前做的词汇复习，我觉得我应该多做几次这样的复习，因为这些节目中涉及的语言相当多，经常复习学过的内容总是很有好处的。

That was the vocabulary review that I did a while ago, and I think it would be a very good idea for me to do more of those because there's quite there's quite a lot of language in these episodes, and it's always a good idea to review stuff that you've learned.

你不可能只学一次就掌握了。

You can't really just learn it once.

你需要一遍又一遍地回顾。

You need to go over it again and again.

所以，另一个对我未来节目来说的好主意是，回溯之前的节目，挑出一些语言点，提醒你们一些我们之前讲过的表达。

So again, another good idea for future episodes for me it would be for me to just go back through previous ones and pick out language and sort of remind you of some of the expressions which we've dealt with before.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的节目下留言，说：为什么你不提供这个播客的完整文字稿？

Somebody left a comment on your episode, and it says, why don't you have the full transcription of this podcast?

我需要这个。

I need it.

下一个评论说：请写出完整的文字稿。

And the next step and the next comment goes, write the full transcription, please.

好吧。

Well okay.

我确实直接回复了那个评论。

I did actually respond to that one, directly.

我说，你知道写完整、准确的非脚本剧集字幕要花多长时间吗？

And I said, do you know how long it takes to write full accurate transcripts, of those unscripted episodes?

要花很长时间，好几个小时。

It takes ages, hours and hours.

我根本不可能逐字逐句地转录，尽管我很想这么做。

I simply can't transcribe every word even though I would like to.

你可以通过点击链接找到这个故事的字幕。

You can find a transcript of the story by clicking the link.

你做到了吗？

Have you done that?

如果我有时间，我会去制作字幕，但只有在我有空的时候才做。

If I have time, I will work on a transcript, but only if I have some available time.

记住，这是一个免费的服务。

Remember, this is a free service.

我不能把它当成全职工作来做。

I can't work on it like it is a full time job.

所以，你知道，我当时对那个评论有点生气，因为有人说，请写一份文字稿。

So I, you know, I was I guess I was slightly angry with that comment because someone said, please write a transcript.

这就像，等等再说。

It's like, well, wait a minute.

请理性一点。

Be reasonable.

我没有那么多时间。

I don't have that much time.

但你知道，这其实是一种平衡，对吧？

But, you know, it's kind of a balance, isn't it?

因为一方面，我很感激人们需要文字稿来帮助他们学习。

Because I I appreciate on one hand, people need the transcripts to help them learn stuff.

但另一方面，我就是没法写出来。

But on the other hand, I can't I just can't write them.

这太花时间了。

It takes so long.

一方面，我希望语言能真正自然、真实且自发。

On one hand, I want, the language to be really natural and authentic and spontaneous.

但另一方面，我意识到如果有文字稿会非常有用，所以这有点复杂。

But on the other hand, I realized that it's very useful if you have stuff transcribed, so it's kind of complicated.

我做不到两全其美。

I can't do both.

我无法同时拥有自发自然的对话和文字稿。

I can't have spontaneous natural conversation and transcripts.

它们我真的做不到。

They I just can't do it.

所以，我试着再调整一下，稍微平衡一下。

So, you know, I try again, I try and mix it up a bit.

有时候我会为我说的一些内容提供文字稿，但并不能总是做到。

Sometimes I I have transcripts for some of the things I say, but I can't always do that.

一些听众，一些非常友善的听众，已经提供了文字稿。

Some listeners, some very kind listeners have contributed transcripts.

因此，现在许多集都已完整转录。

And so a lot of the episodes are fully transcribed now.

我认为前10集都有文字稿，还有很多其他集也提供了完整转录。

I think the first 10 episodes have transcripts, and then many other, episodes too have full transcripts.

所以请持续关注博客，因为你可能会发现你正在收听的这集已经配有完整文字稿，你可以用它来阅读、学习词汇和进行其他学习。

So do keep checking the blog because you might find that there's a full transcript to the episode that you're listening to, and you can use that to read and see vocabulary and study and stuff like that.

但我不能总是做到。

But I can't always do it.

总是做不到。

Can't always.

对。

Right.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的节目下留了评论。

Somebody left a comment on your episode.

卢克，很遗憾，我无法直接从页面复制文本，因为页面不允许我复制。

Luke, unfortunately, I can't copy the transcript straight from the page because the page doesn't allow me to copy from it.

我能否从其他地方获取这段词汇的转录文本？

May I get this vocabulary transcripted from somewhere else?

正如我所说，可以在博客上找到。

Well, as I've said, on the blog.

但没错，在播客页面上，复制粘贴文本确实很困难。

But, yeah, on the podcast page, it can be difficult to copy paste the text.

不知道为什么。

Don't know why.

这只是Podomatic编码方式导致的问题。

It's just something to do with the way that Podomatic encodes its stuff.

这可能会比较困难。

It can be difficult.

通常情况下，你会拖动鼠标选中文字，然后复制粘贴。

Normally, you'd kind of drag your cursor over the text and highlight it and then copy paste.

但不知为何，Podomatic 不允许你这样做。

But for some reason, Podomatic doesn't allow you to do that.

但还是有办法的。

But there is a way.

确实有办法可以做到。

There is a way to do it.

你要做的就是双击你想要的那段文字的第一个词。

What you do is you double click on the first word of the piece of text that you want.

所以双击那个词，直到它被选中。

So double click on that word until you highlight it.

然后按住 Shift 键，双击你想要的那段文字的最后一个词。

Then you hold down the shift key and double click on the last word of the text that you want.

这样应该就能选中这两个词之间的所有文本了。

That should highlight all of the text between those two words.

然后你只需复制并粘贴到文档中，就能获取这些词汇了。

Then you just copy and paste into a document, and you can you can get the vocabulary there.

明白了吗？

Okay?

所以这就是你可以用来处理这个问题的方法。

So that's what you could do regarding that.

所以我已经回复了那个评论，给出了这个方法，对方回应说：哇。

So I did reply to that comment with that answer, and then the person responded by saying, wow.

抱歉，Luke，让你做了不必要的操作。

Sorry, Luke, for asking you to do something unnecessary.

你不仅是英语大师，还是出色的计算机老师。

You're not only a great master in English, but also an awesome computer teacher.

计算机老师。

Computer teacher.

我非常喜欢当计算机老师这个想法。

I I love the idea of being a computer teacher.

问我一些语法问题吧。

Ask me questions about grammar.

我会准确地回答它们，因为我是计算机老师。

I will respond to them in an accurate way because I am computer teacher.

是的。

Yeah.

下一个。

Next one.

没有治愈者，只有痛苦。

No healer, just pain.

那是一个名字。

That's a that's a name.

明白吗？

Okay?

No healer, just pain 在你的节目下留了评论。

No healer, just pain left a comment on your episode.

Luke，当我继续听我们的时候，哇。

Luke, as I proceed to listen to us woah.

哇。

Woah.

哇。

Woah.

Luke，当我继续听的时候，我突然产生了一个奇怪的想法。

Luke, as I proceed to listen, a strange thought, occurs to me.

你可以为儿童和成人也为动画片配音。

You could simply dub cartoons for children and for adults as well.

附注：抱歉我太活跃了。

PS, excuse me for my excessive activity.

好的。

Okay.

没有治疗师，只有痛苦。

No healer, just pain.

他说抱歉因为他的评论太多，频繁在我集数下留言。

He said excuse me for his, excessive activity because he was commenting a lot on my episodes.

别担心。

Don't worry.

我不介意你的频繁留言。

I don't mind about your excessive activity.

没关系。

That's fine.

你可以想评论多少就评论多少。

You can comment as much as you like.

他说好的。

And he said, alright.

也许我该为儿童或成人配音卡通。

Maybe I should dub cartoons for children or or adults.

所以他觉得我可以为动画片配音。

So he thought that I could do voice overs for cartoons.

我真的很想做这个。

I'd love to do that.

我真的很想做这个。

I really would love to do that.

所以，你知道的，迪士尼、皮克斯、华纳兄弟，如果你们在看，如果你们在听，如果需要人来配音，我就是你们要找的人。

So, you know, Disney, Pixar, Warner Brothers, if you're out there, if you're listening to this, if you need someone to dub some of the voices, I'm your man.

明白吗？

Okay?

不只是迪士尼、皮克斯，还有梦工厂和那些公司。

Also, not just Disney, Pixar, and, you know, DreamWorks and all those companies.

如果你是个刚起步的动画师，想找人给一棵橡树配音什么的，我就是你们要找的人。

If you're just some budding animator and you're looking for someone to do the voice of an oak tree or something, I'm your man.

明白吗？

Okay?

下一个评论来自卡洛斯·维加，我觉得这是个非常酷的名字。

Next comment is from Carlos Vega, which I think is a very cool name.

卡洛斯·维加。

Carlos Vega.

我知道这算是个挺常见的西班牙名字，但对我来说听起来很酷，卡洛斯·维加。

I know it's kind of it's fairly typical Spanish name, but sounds cool to me, Carlos Vega.

维加当然是《街头霸王2》里的一个角色，也许这就是我觉得这名字酷的原因。

Vega, of course, is one of the characters from Street Fighter two, so maybe that's why I think it's cool.

维加，卡洛斯·维加说：嗨，卢克。

Vega Carlos Vega says, hi, Luke.

最近怎么样？

What's up?

你知道的，没什么特别的。

You know, nothing.

只是在录一集节目。

Just recording an episode.

请问，我可以问你一个问题吗？

Please, can I ask you question?

我需要你帮忙解决一个英语问题。

I need your help about an English issue.

请看一下。

Take a look, please.

然后他给了我一些例子。

And then he's given me some examples.

对。

Right.

第一，我厨房里有几种水果，比如苹果、橙子和香蕉。

So number one, I've got several fruits in the kitchen such as apples, oranges, and bananas.

第二，我厨房里有几种水果。

Number two, I've got several fruits in the kitchen.

例如，苹果、橙子和香蕉。

For example, apples, oranges, and bananas.

第三，我厨房里有几种水果。

And number three, I've got several fruits in the kitchen.

比如，苹果、橙子和香蕉。

For instance, apples, oranges, and bananas.

我的问题是，这些句子都正确吗？

My question is, are all of them correct sentences?

如果都正确，你会用哪一个？

If so, which one would you use?

我的意思是，作为母语者，哪一个最常用？

I mean, as a native speech as a native speaker, which one is the most common?

嗯，它们都正确，但我可能会说。

Well, they're all correct, but I would probably say like.

所以，我厨房里有几种水果，比如苹果、橙子和香蕉。

So I've got several fruits in the kitchen like apples, oranges, and bananas.

明白吗？

Okay?

这就是我会说的话。

That's what I would say.

谢谢卡洛斯·维加提出这个问题。

So thanks, Carlos Vega, for your question.

希望这个回答对你来说已经足够好了，伙计。

Hope that's hope that's a good enough answer for you, mate.

刚才我突然像电台主持人一样说话了。

I just spoke like a sort of radio DJ there for a moment.

电台主持人就是这样说话的。

That's how radio DJs speak.

你好。

Hi there.

你正在收听广播节目，我是卢克，来自卢克的英语播客。

You're listening to the radio show, and this is Luke from Luke's English podcast.

你正在收听播客FM的《通勤时间》节目。

You're listening to the DriveTime show on podcast FM.

这是，我不知道，可能是杜兰杜兰乐队之类的。

This is, I don't know, Duran Duran or something.

这就是电台主持人说话的样子。

That's what DJs sound like.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Right.

下一个来自洛多。

Next one is Loido.

洛多在一期名为‘玩弄口音和声音’的节目中留下了评论。

And Loido left a comment on the episode called messing around with accents and voices.

就是那一期，我和凯特一起玩各种口音之类的东西。

That's the one where I was with Kate and we were playing around with different accents and stuff.

洛多来自加拿大，他或她说：我喜欢和我的学生讨论口音。

And Lloydo is from Canada, and he or she says, I love talking about accents with my students.

作为加拿大人，我喜欢指出我的英语和标准美式英语的不同，而从英国人的角度来看，这种差异可能并不大。

As a Canadian, I like to point out how my English is different from standard American, which from the point of view of a Brit probably isn't that big.

谈论一个人的口音能让你了解很多关于他的信息，这也非常有趣。

It's also pretty interesting to talk about what you can learn about a person from their accent.

实际上，这里面包含的内容相当多。

There is actually quite a lot.

让学员们也思考自己母语中的口音，这同样很棒。

It's also great to get them thinking about accents in their own language too.

是的。

Yeah.

我同意。

I agree.

我认为，如果你是一名教师，口音是一个非常适合在课堂上讨论的话题。

I think accents are a really good topic of conversation for discussion in in your classes, if you're a teacher.

而且，劳埃德，你说得对。

And, you're right, Lloyd, though.

口音确实能告诉我们关于一个人的大量信息。

Accents do tell us a hell of a lot about a person.

例如，作为英语母语者，当我听到某人说话时，我能大致判断出他们的性格，并根据他们的口音做出某些判断。

For example, for me, as a native speaker of English, when I hear someone, I can kind of I I know what they're like, and I can make certain judgments about them based on their accent.

比如他们来自世界哪个地区，或者他们的社会阶层之类的信息。

For example, which part of the world they're from or what what their kind of social class is or something like that.

也许我不该做出这些判断，但当你听到别人说话时，确实能察觉到这些信息。

Maybe I shouldn't make those judgments, but nevertheless, those are things that you can kind of pick up on when you hear someone speak.

我想知道英语学习者是否也能做到这一点。

I wonder if learners of English can do the same thing.

当你能准确听出人们的口音时，这只是你能做到的众多事情之一。

It's just one of the many things that you're able to do when you can hear people's accents properly.

刚才那句话说得真差。

That sentence was really bad.

好吧。

Alright.

下一个评论。

Next next comment.

嗨。

Hi.

我是来自意大利的基亚拉，我需要提高我的英语，因为我的男朋友要离开意大利去爱尔兰定居。

I'm Chiara from Italy, and I need to improve my English because my boyfriend is leaving Italy to stay in Ireland.

所以我觉得这是减少距离的好方法。

So I think this is a nice way to reduce the distance.

谢谢。

Thank you.

哦，基亚拉。

Oh, Chiara.

这真温馨。

That's very sweet.

你的男朋友要去爱尔兰？

Your boyfriend is going to Ireland?

嗯，你知道的，异地恋也是可以成功的。

Well, you know, long distance relationships can work.

你只需要有耐心。

You just need to be patient.

而且，无论如何，我猜你肯定会去爱尔兰旅行，那是个美丽的国家。

And, anyway, you I expect you'll make trips to Ireland, and that's a beautiful country.

而且，是的，这对你和你男朋友来说，都是一个提升英语的好机会。

And, yeah, it could be a really good chance for both you and your boyfriend to improve your English a bit.

没错。

Right.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的节目下留言，说如果能再多讲几分钟鲍勃·迪伦的音乐就好了。

Somebody left a comment on your episode, and this comment says some more minutes talking about Bob Dylan music and so on would have been great.

English Anxiety 这个播客的想法还不错。

Not so bad, the Idea of English Anxiety podcast.

谢谢你们参与本期节目。

Thanks both for the episode.

这是关于我和我兄弟聊音乐的评论。

That's a comment on the chat about music that I had with my brother.

这位听众希望我能多谈一点鲍勃·迪伦，或者我将来也可以和我叔叔聊聊鲍勃·迪伦。

And this listener would like me to talk a bit more about Bob Dylan, or maybe I can talk to my uncle about Bob Dylan at some point in the future.

你喜欢《英语焦虑》这个播客吗？

You like the Idea of English Anxiety podcast?

我也喜欢。

Me too.

我还不太确定该怎么实现这个想法，但肯定已经在计划中了，你可以这么说。

I'm not quite sure how I'm gonna do that one, but, it's it's certainly, in the pipeline, you might say.

好的。

Okay.

下一个。

So next one.

有人在你的节目下留了评论。

Somebody left a comment on your episode.

嘿，卢克。

Hey, Luke.

这期播客非常有趣，也很特别。

This has been a really interesting and different kind of podcast.

当你提到可能有一个人符合这个特征时，我想那个人可能是我。

When you said that there is probably someone out there with that profile, I thought it could be me.

因为几周前，我做了一个梦，梦见你出现了。

Because a few weeks ago, I had a dream in which you appeared.

对。

Right.

这期节目叫《会是你吗？》。

This is the episode called could it be you?

在这期节目中，我读出了一个听众的描述，并想知道是否真的有这样一个人。

In which I read out a description of a a listener, and I wondered if it was someone out there.

整个事情其实只是一个从怀疑角度出发，对心灵感应或超自然技巧的实验。

The whole thing was just an experiment into mind reading or psychic techniques, from a, skeptical point of view.

那集有点像是实验性质的。

That was kind of an experimental episode.

所以这位听众说，当你提到可能有某个人符合这个描述时，我觉得那个人可能是我，因为几周前，我做了一个梦，梦里出现了你。

So this listener said, when you said that there is probably someone out there with that profile, I thought it could be me because a few weeks ago, I had a dream in which you appeared.

哇。

Wow.

你做过一个梦，梦里出现了我？

You had a dream in which I appeared?

好吧。

Alright.

后来发生了什么？

What happened?

我不知道为什么，但我出现在了你的公寓里。

I don't know why, but I was in your flat.

而且我不知道为什么我会有你公寓的钥匙。

And I don't know why I had the flat's key either.

你有我公寓的钥匙？

You had the key to my flat?

不知为什么，我对这件事有点紧张，但那只是个梦，所以没关系。

For some reason, I'm slightly nervous about that, but it was just a dream, so it's okay.

我只记得你和你的女朋友在一起，我们进行了一次正常的对话。

I just remember that you were there with your girlfriend, and we had a normal conversation.

但有点奇怪的是，我们说话的语气就像以前见过面一样，而实际上我们并没有。

But it was kinda strange because we talked to each other as if we'd met before when it wasn't really like that.

我想我做这个梦是因为我有时在睡觉前听你的播客。

I think I had the dream because sometimes I listen to your podcast before I go to bed.

但肯定我不是你那个资料里的人，哈哈。

But definitely, I'm not the person from your profile, lol.

保重，卢克。

Take care, Luke.

好吧。

Alright.

嗯，你知道的，是的。

Well, you know, yeah.

你做了一个关于我的梦，梦里你用英语和我交谈，我希望是这样，这算是件好事。

You had you had a dream about me in which you spoke to me in English, I I hope, which is kind of a good thing.

因为如果你睡前听它，说明很多英语已经进入你的大脑，进入潜意识部分。

Because if you're going to going to bed, going to sleep listening to it, I guess that means that a lot of the English is kind of going into your brain, into the subconscious part.

这让你在梦中说英语，我认为这是个非常好的迹象。

It's making you dream in English, which, is a very good sign, I think.

我有点担心你梦见自己有我公寓的钥匙，不过没关系。

I'm slightly concerned that you dreamt that you had the key to my flat, but it's alright.

好吧。

Alright.

那只是个梦。

It was just a dream.

对。

Right.

下一个，你好，卢克老师。

Next one, goes, hi, teacher Luke.

我叫迭戈·卢卡斯，非常感谢你上传的所有YouTube视频。

My name's Diego Lucas, and I really wanna thank you for all your videos on YouTube.

这些视频对我非常有帮助。

They're all very useful to me.

老师，我真的很想知道，为什么有时候我能听懂你所说的每一个单词，但听你视频里其他说话的人却非常困难。

Teacher, I really want to understand why sometimes I can understand every single word that you speak, and it's so hard to understand people that speak to you on your videos.

好的。

Alright.

是的。

Yeah.

嗯，这可能是因为我的发音比较清晰，所以理解我相对容易一些。

Well, this it it can it's quite I suppose it's quite easy to understand me because I've got a kind of clear voice.

我习惯了和英语学习者交流，所以我会稍微调整我的说话方式。

I'm used to speaking to, learners of English, and so I kind of adapt my voice a little bit.

我尽量说得又快又自然，但同时也会保持清晰。

I try and speak fairly quickly and naturally, but at the same time, I try to be clear.

我觉得我只是习惯了和英语学习者说话，因此学会了说得更清楚一些。

I think that I'm just used to speaking to learners of English, and so I've learned to be a bit clearer.

另一方面，母语者往往说得快得多，但还有许多其他因素可能导致你听不懂他们对你说的话。

Native speakers, on the other hand, they tend to speak a lot faster, but there are many other factors which may cause you not to understand native speakers when they're talking to you.

例如，可能是他们谈论的话题本身。

For example, it could be just the topic they're talking about.

也许这个话题对你来说不熟悉。

Maybe the topic is not familiar to you.

所以当母语者彼此交谈时，他们共享相似的经历和共同的参照点，这意味着他们几乎在说一种‘暗语’，比如他们会提到他们熟悉的电视节目或流行文化。

So when native speakers talk to each other, they share kind of common experience and common reference points, which means that they, you know, they they they're almost speaking a kind of secret language, like they might refer to TV shows or popular culture that they that they know.

所以这可能是原因之一。

So that could be part of it.

另一个原因可能是，这些母语者带有地域口音，而你对这些口音不太熟悉。

Another part of it could just be that, you know, net these native speakers may have regional accents, which are less familiar to you.

所以，如果你听到有人讲伦敦东区口音或利物浦口音，可能会觉得奇怪或难以理解，仅仅因为你不熟悉这些语音特征。

So if you listen to someone with a kind of Cockney accent or a Liverpool accent or something, it might seem strange or just difficult to understand just because you're not familiar with those features of, of speech.

所以，这可能也是原因之一。

So maybe, you know, that could be part of it.

另外，因为当我与英语母语者交谈时，这些录音往往是在户外进行的，所以录音质量不够清晰。

Also, because when I speak to native speakers of English, they often those recordings are done outside, so the recording quality is less clear.

这也是难以理解的另一个原因。

Another reason why it may be harder to understand.

好的。

Okay.

就是这样。

There you go.

好了。

Alright.

下一个。

So next one.

我希望你们都觉得这个内容很有趣，大家。

I hope that you I hope you're finding this interesting, everybody.

明白吗？

Okay?

可别睡着了啊。

Don't fall asleep or anything.

不过，也许你们真可以睡着，因为正如我刚才说的，这或许能帮助你们通过梦境培养出一种潜意识的英语语感。

Well, maybe maybe you could fall asleep because as as I just mentioned, that could help to develop your sort of subconscious English sense from your from your dreams or something.

但希望你们觉得这个内容有趣。

But, you know, hope the hope you're finding this interesting.

谁知道呢。

You never know.

你们的评论有可能出现在这一集中，所以继续听下去吧。

One of your comments might come up in this episode, so keep on listening.

继续前进。

Keep on trucking.

好的。

Okay.

这是来自托马斯的。

This is from Thomas.

他说：嗨，卢克。

And it said, how hi, Luke.

我是托马斯，一个法国人，目前定居在中国。

I'm Thomas, a Frenchman, currently settled in China.

我来自里尔。

I'm from Lille.

也许你听说过那里，因为它离英国不远。

Maybe you've heard of it since it's not far from England.

我明年要搬到加拿大说英语的地区，正在通过听播客、看剧、读小说，或利用网上能找到的任何材料来提高我的英语。

I'm moving to the English speaking part of Canada next year, and and I'm trying to improve my English by listening to podcasts, series, reading novels, or using any material I can find through the Internet.

好主意。

Good idea.

我今天偶然发现了你的节目，非常感谢。

I stumbled upon yours today and really appreciate it.

我会推荐给所有学中文的英语学习者朋友。

I'll recommend it to all my English learning Chinese friends.

请继续坚持，做得很好。

Keep up the good work, please.

好的。

Okay.

然后他继续说，在我到加拿大的头几周，我会住在一家农场，做志愿者工作。

Then he goes on to say, during my first weeks in Canada, I'm going to stay in a farm where I'll work as a volunteer.

我想给对方留下好印象，但担心自己无法得体地进行社交互动。

I want to make a good first impression, and I fear not to be able to socially interact properly properly.

怎样用英语表达才能显得有礼貌？

How do, how to use words in English to sound polite?

我该怎么讲笑话？

How do I make jokes?

开什么玩笑才不会显得像个讨厌鬼，才符合当地文化？

What is culturally acceptable to joke about without sounding like a jerk?

我自己的语言里也有各种微妙之处，我相信英语里也是一样。

There are, there are kind of nuances in my own language, and I'm I'm sure it's the same in English.

你明白我的意思吗？

Do you know what I mean?

是的，托马斯。

Yes, Thomas.

我明白你的意思。

I do know what you mean.

没错。

Right.

你担心去加拿大后，会给那些你将要见面的加拿大农民留下不好的印象。

You're worried about going to Canada, making the right impression on these Canadian farmers that you're gonna meet.

嗯，是的，英语里确实有一些细微差别，但我觉得你不必太担心。

Well, yes, there are nuances and things in English, but I would say don't worry about it too much.

他们会理解你的英语不是母语。

They're gonna understand that you English is not your first language.

我想说的是，尽量友善，保持热情。

What I would say is just trying to be nice, trying to be enthusiastic.

如果你要去农场工作，就应该努力干活，因为其他农民会欣赏这一点。

If you're gonna go and work on farm, you should work hard because the, other farmers will appreciate that.

所以你应该非常努力，表现出你愿意承担责任，同时友好、热情、开心、微笑，对人友善。

So you should work really hard, show that you're willing to to pull your weight, and be friendly, be enthusiastic, be, kind of happy and smile, be nice to people.

如果你不确定和别人聊天该说什么，就多问问题。

If you're not sure what to say when you're with people, just ask questions.

这可能是很好的做法，一种很好的促进对话的方式。

That's probably a good thing to do, good way to to sort of, make conversation.

多问问别人关于他们自己的事。

Ask people about themselves.

一般来说，人们都很乐意谈论自己。

Generally, people are quite happy to talk about themselves.

不要问得太私密。

Don't make the questions too personal.

别问：‘你银行账户里有多少钱？’

Don't say, so how much money have you got in your bank account?

不。

No.

当然，他们不会想回答这种问题。

Of course, they're not gonna want to answer that.

但你可以问：‘你在这里工作多久了？’

But you should just say, so how long have you been working here?

或者：‘你来自哪里？’

Or, so whereabouts do you come from?

你是来自温尼伯吗？

Do you you come from Winnipeg?

或者我不知道你来自哪里。

Or I don't know wherever you will be.

我建议一开始别太努力搞笑，因为幽默有点冒险。

And I would say don't try too hard to be funny at the beginning because humor is, you know, it's a bit risky.

所以如果你试图在一开始就让每个人都笑，可能会让自己出丑。

So if you try and if you try to make everyone laugh at the beginning, then you might make a fool of yourself.

所以我建议你通过努力工作、友善、有礼貌，并享受与他们的相处来赢得他们的信任。

So I would say just kind of gain their trust by working hard, by being friendly and, polite and have you know, enjoy their company.

和他们一起去喝杯啤酒。

Go for a beer with with them.

这可能是了解大家的好方法。

It's probably a good way to get to know everyone.

只是对周围的人表现出兴趣。

Just just take interest in the people around you.

但一开始别太努力搞笑。

But don't try too hard to be funny at the beginning.

先等等，看看团队整体的氛围如何，再开始讲笑话，因为如果你一开始就试图逗大家笑却失败了，可能会很尴尬。

Just wait and see what the general sort of feeling within the group is before you start making jokes because, you know, it can be a bit embarrassing if you try and make people laugh at the beginning and you fail.

相信我。

Trust me.

我知道自己在说什么。

I know what I'm talking about.

我是有经验的。

I'm speaking from experience.

好的。

Okay.

下一个。

Next one.

嗨，卢克。

Hi, Luke.

我是俄罗斯的一名英语教师，想感谢你制作的播客，我可以在课堂上使用。

I'm a teacher of English in Russia, and I'd like to thank you for the podcasts I can use in my lessons.

我想知道，你是怎么找到这么多时间来做这些工作的？

I wonder, how do you find so much time for all this work?

你结婚了吗？

Are you married?

不，伊戈尔，没有。

Well, no, Igor.

那个消息是伊戈尔发的。

That's that's message was from Igor.

不，伊戈尔。

No, Igor.

我没结婚。

I'm not married.

这是个很好的问题。

And it's a pretty good question.

我怎么找到时间做这么多事情呢？

How do I find the time to do all this stuff?

嗯，我没结婚，但我有个同居的女朋友。

Well, I'm not married, but I do have a girlfriend who I live with.

我不知道。

And I don't know.

如果你结婚了，是不是就意味着你没时间了？

If you're married, does that mean you don't have any time?

我在想。

I wonder.

希望不是这样。

I hope not.

我愿意想象，即使我结婚了，我可爱的妻子也会理解，做这个播客是我真正在乎的事情。

I'd like to imagine that even if I was married, my lovely wife would appreciate that doing the podcast is something I care about.

但这是真的，伊戈尔。

But it's true, Igor.

这是真的。

It's true.

当你处于一段关系中，和那个人同住时，确实你们会花更多时间在一起，作为伴侣、男友或丈夫，花时间陪伴爱人也是你应尽的责任。

When you're in a relationship, when you're living with that person, yeah, you end up sort of spending a lot more time with each other and, you know, you it's part of part of your role as a partner or boyfriend or husband to devote time to your loved ones.

因为家人应该放在第一位，对吧？

Because family comes first, doesn't it?

但伊戈尔，我还没结婚。

But Igor, I'm not married.

我确实有个女朋友，她很开明，非常支持我做播客，也为我感到骄傲。

I've got I do have a girlfriend, but she's cool, and she really appreciates what I do with the podcast, and she's very proud of me.

所以，你知道，我到底想说什么？

So, you know, I what what I gonna say?

她允许我做播客？

She lets me do the podcast?

我不这么认为。

I don't think so.

她只是真正理解并欣赏我正在做的事情。

She just really understands and appreciates what I'm doing with this.

所以，伊戈尔，就是这样。

So there you go, Igor.

但我真的没结婚。

But none I'm not married.

伊戈尔，你结婚了吗？

Are you married, Igor?

你觉得如果你结婚了，就没时间做额外的事情了吗？

Do you think that if you're married, you don't have time to do extracurricular stuff?

我很好奇。

I wonder.

好吧。

Okay.

下一个来自……让我看看。

Next one is from let's see.

让我看看。

Let's see.

让我看看。

Let's see.

让我看看。

Let's see.

下一个评论是谁的？

Who's the next comment from?

好的。

Okay.

下一个评论说：嗨，亲爱的卢克。

Next one says, hi, dear Luke.

或者我觉得可能是嗨，卢克，或者亲爱的卢克。

Or I think it's probably just hi, Luke or dear Luke.

首先，我想说声谢谢。

First of all, I'd like to say thank you.

我开始听你的播客了。

I started listening to your podcast.

我觉得它对我非常有帮助。

I found it very useful for me.

我有一些问题想问你。

I have some questions for you.

你的学校在哪里？

Where is your school located?

你的学校是语言学校吗？比如圣吉尔斯国际学院或马尔文之家？

Is your school as language school, Saint Giles International or Malvern House?

我在伦敦工作的学校叫伦敦英语学院，我推荐它。

Well, the school that I worked for in London was called the London School of English, and I do recommend it.

我在那里度过了非常美好的几年。

I had some really good years there.

我在那里教书大约六七年。

I spent about six or seven years teaching there.

我一生中最好的教学经历都是在那里度过的。

Some of the best teaching experiences of my life were spent there.

我认识那里所有的员工。

I I I know everyone who works there.

我很多最好的朋友和同事都在伦敦英语学校工作。

A lot of my best friends and colleagues work at the London School of English.

我推荐它。

I recommend it.

这是一所非常好的学校。

It's a very good school.

它有点贵，但一般来说，这是因为学校的质量非常高。

It's a bit expensive, but generally, that's because the the the place is very good quality.

比如说，那里的午餐非常美味。

I mean, for example, the lunch there is delicious.

你只需要去他们的Facebook页面——伦敦英语学校的Facebook页面，看看他们午餐的照片。

You just need to go on their Facebook page, London School of English Facebook page, and have a look at the pictures of their lunches.

这些照片让人垂涎欲滴。

They're mouth watering.

它们很好吃。

They're delicious.

我现在住在法国，这里的饭菜也不错，但我真的很怀念以前在伦敦英语学校吃的午餐。

I I I live in France now and the food is good here, but I actually miss the lunches I used to have at the London School of English.

它们好到这种地步。

That's how good they were.

每天吃那样的午餐真不容易。

It was difficult having those lunches every day.

很难控制体重，因为他们提供的甜点真的很美味。

It's difficult to kind of keep your weight under control because the desserts they had, like, you know, really delicious desserts.

每次看到那些美味的甜点，都很难抗拒。

It was very tempting to eat those delicious desserts every time.

但不仅仅是食物。

But it's not just the food.

语言教学的质量简直一流。

The quality of the language teaching was damn good.

那真是很棒。

It was damn fine.

所以我建议你去看看伦敦英语学校。

So I suggest that you check out the London School of English.

但真正衡量质量的标准，你可以寻找那些拥有英国文化协会认证的学校。

But really, a as a mark as a kind of assessment of quality, you could probably look for schools which have a British Council accreditation.

认证。

Accreditation.

通常来说，如果他们没有英国文化协会认证，你就得小心一点。

Generally, if they're not British Council accredited, you gotta be a bit careful.

他们可能并不是非常专业的机构。

They might not be very professional organizations.

但我建议你去看看不同语言学校的网站。

But I suggest that you look at the websites for different language schools.

如果你搜索‘英国文化协会认证学校伦敦’或‘英国文化协会认证学校’，你会找到一份英国各地学校的详细列表以及它们的网站链接。

If you go to British Council Accredited Schools London or British Council Accredited Schools, you will find a big list of schools in The UK and links to their websites.

然后你可以直接浏览这些网站，看看他们提供哪些课程、班级规模多大，以及他们对教师及其资质的介绍。

Then you can just look at the websites, have a look at what kind of courses they offer, what are the class sizes, what are what do they say about their teachers and their qualifications.

看看他们的照片。

Look at the photographs.

照片中是成年人，还是主要是青少年？

Do they have photographs of adults or are they mainly teenagers in in the photographs?

他们是否提供专业英语课程？

Do they offer professional English courses or not?

他们使用什么样的教学方法？

What kind of teaching methodology do they use?

他们是否使用交际法，比如进行大量对话和交际任务？

Do they use the communicative method, for example, where you do lots of conversation and communicative tasks?

还是使用类似卡兰教学法的方法，即大量重复和操练，你知道的？

Or do they do do they use something like the Callan method, which will involve a lot of repetition, lot of drilling, you know?

所以我建议你查看英国文化协会认证的学校，然后就可以浏览所有这些网站了。

So I would check out British Council Accredited Schools, and then you can have a look at all of the websites there.

这位听众问的下一个问题是，你有通过Skype进行的私人英语课程吗？

The next question that this listener asks asks is, do you have private English lessons via Skype?

如果有，每小时的费用是多少？

If you have, how much does it cost per hour?

目前，我还没有提供Skype课程。

Well, at the moment, I'm not offering Skype lessons.

我将来可能会提供。

I might do that in the future.

如果我提供，我会通知大家，然后我们会安排一种方式，让你可以通过Skype联系我，按照你想要的方式上Skype课程。

If I do, then I will let you all know, and then we'll arrange a way in which you can get in touch with me via Skype and have Skype lessons in, you know, whatever way you you would like.

我们会商定价格以及其他相关事项。

And we'd agree on a price and all that kind of thing.

我现在不提供Skype课程。

I don't offer Skype lessons at the moment.

我有一位朋友叫马丁·亚伦，我以前在伦敦英语学校和他一起工作，现在他提供针对不同英语需求的Skype课程。

I do have a friend called Martin Aaron, who I used to work with at London School of English, and he now offers Skype lessons for, you know, different kinds of English needs.

他的网站叫 London English classes。

And his website is called London English classes.

London English classes。

London English classes.

这里网站上应该有一个链接。

There should be a link, on the website here.

London English classes。

London English classes.

去看看 London English classes，然后联系 Martin Aaron。

Have a look at London English classes, and, you can contact Martin Aaron.

告诉他，是我推荐你联系他的，关于 Skype 课程的事。

Tell him that, I recommended that you get in touch with him, about Skype lessons.

他会帮你安排好 Skype 课程。

He will sort you out with some Skype lessons.

好吗？

Okay?

下一个。

So next one.

有人在你的节目下留言，说：我打算用你的播客来做语法听写，稍微挑战一下我的FCE学生。

Somebody left a comment on your episode, and it said, I'm gonna use your podcast to do some grammar dictation and challenge my FCE students a bit.

干得漂亮。

Great work.

谢谢。

Thank you.

好主意，老师。

Good idea, teacher.

用卢克的英语播客来挑战你的FCE学生。

Use Luke's English podcast to challenge your FCE students.

好主意。

Good idea.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的节目下留了评论。

Somebody left a comment on your episode.

嗨。

Hi.

就这些。

That's it.

这就是评论。

That's the comments.

只是说嗨。

Just hi.

好的。

Okay.

行。

Fine.

下一个。

Next one.

有人在你的节目下留了评论。

Somebody left a comment on your episode.

请输入你的评论。

Enter your comment.

对吧？

Right?

事实上，这是我节目中最常见的评论。

In fact, that's the most common comment I have on my episodes.

请输入你的评论，因为字段里写的就是这段文字，人们直接点发布，就会提交这段文字，请输入你的评论。

Just enter your comment Because that's the text which is written in the field, and people just press post, and it posts the text, enter your comment.

是的。

Yeah.

很容易写，但我经常收到这类评论。

Easy to make, but I I often get get those comments.

请输入你的评论。

Just enter your comment.

对。

Right.

好的。

Okay.

非常感谢你提供的信息。

Thanks a lot for that.

我刚刚意识到我没有时间继续做这件事了，因为我得去上班了。

I've just realized that I don't have time to keep doing this because I've gotta go to work.

快到我该去上班的时间了，而我今天下午的课程还没完全准备好。

This is it's it's like nearly time for me to to leave to go to work, and I'm not completely prepared for my my lessons this afternoon.

所以，听众朋友们，你们知道吗？

So you know what, listeners?

我得在这里暂停一下了。

I'm gonna have to pause here.

差不多快五十分钟了，但我真的只能在这里暂停了。

That's nearly fifth nearly fifty minutes there, but I'm just gonna have to pause here.

希望我回家后能有機會完成這部分。

Hopefully, I will have a chance to complete this when I get home.

我知道這集又像往常一樣很長。

I understand this is rather a long episode as usual.

我沒辦法。

I can't help it.

我就是話太多。

I just have verbal diarrhea.

我真的控制不住。

I just can't help it.

但我會在下班回來後繼續做這個。

But I'll continue doing this when I get back from when I get back from work.

我一會兒就回來。

So I'll be back in a bit.

待會兒見。

See see you later.

我们继续聊吧。

Let's keep chatting.

我们喝杯茶吧。

We'll have a cup of tea.

好吗？

Okay?

好的。

Alright.

很好。

Good.

很快再跟你聊。

Speak to you soon.

再见。

Bye.

好的。

Okay.

我回来了。

I'm back now.

我的意思是，在这个播客里，在我电脑的世界中，那仅仅过了几秒钟。

I mean, in in inside this podcast, inside the world of my computer, that was only just a few seconds.

但在现实中，在真实时间里，我离开了大约五个小时，四到五个小时。

But in reality, in real time, that was something like five hours, four or five hours that I was gone.

我刚上完下午的课。

And I've just I've finished my classes for the afternoon.

我觉得那些课上得非常好。

Very good classes they were, I think.

希望如此。

I hope.

希望学生们喜欢这些课，并且觉得有帮助。

Hope the students enjoyed them and found them useful.

我有一些优秀的学生。

I've got some good students.

我一直在巴黎的一家大银行里教课，在他们的办公室里。

I've been teaching in a bank in here in Paris, a big bank in their offices.

所以每个星期三下午我都会去那里。

So I go in there every Wednesday afternoon, and I go in.

我通常会在大楼里迷路。

I usually get lost in the building.

这通常是会发生的事。

That's what normally happens.

我就只是到处逛逛。

I just sort of walk around.

大楼里都是法国人，就我一个外人。

There's just French people in the building and me.

我会到处转悠，想找教室，结果经常陷入尴尬的境地，有人走过来用法语问我：需要帮忙吗？

And I I kind of walk around trying to find the room, and I usually get caught up in some embarrassing situation where someone comes up to me and says, can I help you in French?

我只好试着用法语回应，但通常都会造成一场可怕的误会。

And I have to kind of go, and I try to speak French and usually it's all a terrible misunderstanding.

然后他们透露自己能说流利的英语，说：‘你知道吗？’

And then they reveal that they can speak fluent English and they say, well, you know you know what?

我会说英语。

I can speak English.

我能怎么帮您？

How can I help you?

我说：‘我迷路了。’

And I go, I'm lost.

我在找我的教室，然后就找到了。

I'm looking for my room, and then I find it.

然后我开始上课，课程通常都进行得很顺利。

And then I start teaching my classes, and they usually they usually go very well.

所以，不管怎样，咱们回到正题吧，听众朋友们？

So anyway, let's get back down to business, shall we, listeners?

好的。

Yes.

是的，卢克。

Yes, Luke.

好主意。

Good idea.

这正是你们脑子里想的。

That's what you're saying in your brains.

那我们开始吧。

So here we go.

让我们回到正题，继续讨论这些评论和事情。

Let's get back down to business and carry on with these comments and things.

我哥哥的音乐还在背景中播放。

My brother's music is still playing in the background.

你能听到它在那里叮叮作响，节奏轻快。

You can hear it there just sort of bleeping and bouncing along.

我们来看看。

Let's see.