60. 国王的演讲 / 与“嘴”有关的习语

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大家好。

Hello, everyone.

又到了卢克的英语播客时间。

It's time for Luke's English podcast again.

现在我们直接进入正题。

Now let's get straight to the point.

这一集讲的是什么？

What's this episode about?

这一集讲的是电影《国王的演讲》，你将听到一段关于这部电影的采访。

Well, this one is about The King's Speech, the movie The King's Speech, and, you're going to listen to an interview, about the film.

然后我会教你一些使用'mouth'或'tongue'的实用短语和习语。

And then I'm going to teach you some really useful phrases and idioms using the word mouth or the word tongue.

明白吗？

Okay?

现在我来解释一下。

Now I'll explain that.

这一点你迟早会明白的。

That will become clear to you in due course.

但目前，你就可以期待这些内容。

But for now, that's what you can expect.

真实的访谈、地道的听力练习，再加上一些非常实用的习语和表达。

Interviews like a genuine interview, authentic listening practice, and then some really useful idioms and phrases.

明白吗？

Okay?

好了。

Right.

本集是关于电影的两集系列中的第一集。

Now this episode is the first episode in a series of two about movies.

所讨论的电影是《国王的演讲》和《127小时》。

The movies in question are The King's Speech and a hundred and twenty seven hours.

如果你喜欢电影，关注影视动态，比如今年关注过奥斯卡颁奖典礼，那你应该知道这两部电影都获得了提名。

Now if you like films, if you follow movies, if you've been, for example, if you followed the Oscars ceremony this year, then you'll know that both of those films were nominated.

《国王的演讲》赢得了四项大奖，包括最佳导演奖和科林·费尔斯因饰演乔治六世国王而获得的最佳男主角奖。

The King's Speech won four awards, including an award for best director and another award for best actor for Colin Firth for his role as King George the sixth.

《127小时》一项奖都没拿到，这让我相当惊讶，因为我以为它是一部出色的电影。

A hundred and twenty seven hours didn't win any awards, which I was quite surprised about because I thought it was a brilliant film.

我真的很喜欢它。

I really loved it.

我也很喜欢《国王的演讲》，但某种程度上，我觉得我更偏爱《127小时》。

I loved The King's Speech as well, but in a way I think that I preferred one hundred and twenty seven hours.

我将在下一期节目中详细谈谈《127小时》，所以这里先不展开。

Now I'm going to talk about one hundred and twenty seven hours in the next episode so I'll leave that until later.

我会在这里简单提一下，但主要还是留到以后再讲。

I'll talk about it a little bit here, but mainly I'm gonna leave that till later.

所以现在我认为这两部电影实际上有一些共同点。

So now I think those two films actually have something in common.

显然，它们在今年的奥斯卡奖上都获得了提名，但更重要的是，这两部电影都讲述了个人面对极其严峻挑战的故事。

Obviously, they both won they were both nominated at the Academy Awards this year, but also because both of those films feature stories about individuals who had to deal with very very tough challenges in their lives.

它们都展现了在困难面前的勇敢与勇气。

And they're about acts of bravery and courage in the face of difficult challenges.

我不知道你是否熟悉《国王的演讲》这部电影的故事。

Now I don't know if you are familiar with the story for the King's Speech.

我不知道你有没有看过。

I don't know if you've seen it.

我看过《国王的演讲》。

I saw The King's Speech.

我看了大约一个小时后，才意识到这部电影讲的不是桃子。

I got about an hour into the film before I realized it's not about a peach.

是的，那是个笑话。

Yeah now that was a joke.

好的。

Okay.

你可能没注意到，所以我再重复一遍，让你有个机会跟上。

You might not have noticed it, so let me say it again just to give you a fighting chance.

好的。

Okay.

我看了《国王的演讲》。

Now I watched The King's Speech.

没错。

That's right.

事实上，我看了大概一个小时才意识到这部电影不是讲桃子的。

In fact I got about an hour into the film before I realized that it's not about a peach.

是的。

Yeah.

其实这个笑话并不好笑，如果你没笑也没关系。

Now it's not a very good joke really, so if you're not laughing that's all right.

如果你笑了，干得漂亮。

If you are laughing, nice one.

不错啊。

Good for you.

但如果你没笑也没关系，因为这其实是个挺差的笑话。

But if you're not laughing that's all right because it's, you know, quite a bad joke really.

让我解释一下这个笑话。

Let me explain the joke.

好的。

Okay.

这个笑话大概是：国王的演讲。

The joke basically goes, the king's the king's speech.

如果你快速说‘国王的演讲’，听起来有点像‘国王的桃子’。

Now if you say that quickly, the king's speech, it sounds a bit like the king's peach.

显然，桃子是一种水果，对吧？

Obviously, peach is a fruit, isn't it?

国王的桃子。

The king's peach.

是的。

Yeah.

国王的桃子。

The king's peach.

国王的桃子。

The king's peach.

听起来很相似。

It sounds quite similar.

所以我看了国王的演讲，惊讶地发现内容根本不是关于桃子的。

So I watched the the king's speech, and I I was surprised that it wasn't about a peach.

我本来以为会讲桃子的事。

I was expecting it to be about a peach.

这其实不是一个很好的笑话，算了。

It's not really a very good joke, so never mind.

别提了。

Forget about it.

总之，我看了《国王的演讲》。

Anyway, I saw the King's Speech.

我觉得它太棒了。

I thought it was fantastic.

所以如果你不知道这个故事，简单来说，它讲述的是英国国王乔治六世的真实故事。

So if you don't know the story, basically it's about it's a true story about King George VI who was the King of Britain.

他在第二次世界大战爆发前夕登基成为国王。

He became the king just before the beginning of World War II.

乔治六世患有非常严重的口吃。

Now basically George the sixth suffered from a very very strong stammer.

口吃是一种语言障碍，意味着你难以流畅地说话。

A stammer is a kind of speech problem or a speech impediment which means that you have trouble speaking easily.

如果你查《剑桥高级学习者词典》，它定义‘stammer’这个动词是指由于语言障碍或因恐惧和焦虑而说话时出现不寻常的停顿或重复发音。

If you look at the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary, it says that to stammer as a verb means to speak or say something with unusual pauses or repeated sounds either because of speech problems or because of fear and anxiety.

比如，就像你这样结巴一样。

So for example, it's like when you go stammer like that.

谢谢，举个例子。

Thank you, for example.

对吧？

Right?

这就是结巴。

So that's the stammer.

所以，乔治六世国王患有严重的口吃，并且极度缺乏自信。

So King George the sixth suffered from a very bad stammer and and as a result of a terrible lack of confidence.

在电影中，现实中也是如此，他无法在公众面前讲话，因为这会导致他无法控制地口吃，让他自己和所有人都感到极度羞愧和难堪。

Now in the movie, he and in in real life, in fact, he couldn't speak in public as it caused him to stutter or stammer uncontrollably, which caused him total shame and embarrassment to everyone, to himself and to everyone.

比如，当他向公众发表讲话时，这是一场在全国范围内令人震惊和失望的失败。

So for example, when he addresses the public, it's a shocking and disappointing failure on a national level.

电影开头，你看到他试图面对满场观众，发表一项重要声明。

At the beginning of the film, you see him trying to talk to a stadium full of people to announce to make a very important announcement.

但由于他的口吃和语言障碍，他连一句话都说不完整，总是严重结巴。

But because of his stammer, because of his speech impediment, he can't even say a sentence without stammering a lot.

这对他自己和所有人来说都极其尴尬和令人失望，作为未来的国王，这确实是个大问题。

And it's it's obviously so embarrassing and and so disappointing for him and for everyone else that as a future king, that's kind of a real problem.

而且，当时人们对有语言障碍的人缺乏同情心。

So and this this happened in a time when people were not sympathetic to someone with speech problems.

而对于一位国王来说，这更会被视为巨大的软弱表现。

And in a king, it would have been a huge sign of weakness.

他无法在公众面前讲话，却不得不成为国王。

He, you know, he can't speak in public, and yet he has to become the king.

而且，在第二次世界大战初期，国家最需要他的时候，他将成为国家的象征。

And and he's going to be the figurehead of his country when it needs him most right at the beginning of World War two.

当时，国家需要一位坚强的国王，来激励人民在对抗残暴敌人时保持信心。

Now the country needed a strong king at that time in order to inspire confidence in in the people in their struggle against a ruthless enemy.

对吧？

Right?

显然，作为国王，在向全体民众讲话时，努力激励他们建立信心是非常重要的。

Obviously, it's very important for the country, if you're king, when speaking to everyone, to try and inspire them to be confident.

如果这位国王的声音权威、自信、沉稳，而他连一句话都说不完整，这将严重打击民众的士气。

If that king has an a sort of authoritative, confident, secure sounding voice, And if the king can't even string a sentence together, it's not gonna do very good things for the kind of morale of the people.

当时，无线电技术刚刚被引入。

So this was at the time as well when radio technology had recently been introduced.

这使得国王能够通过广播直接向民众在家中讲话。

Now this allowed the king to speak directly to his people in their own homes over the radio.

因此，清晰、自信且流畅的嗓音变得极为重要。

So the importance of a clear, confident, and unbroken voice was really huge.

但对于乔治六世来说，即使面对一小房间的人，也会让他无法控制地结巴和口吃。

But for for George the sixth, the the prospect of even a small roomful of people caused him to stutter and stammer uncontrollably.

因此，要克服如此严重的语言障碍，勇敢地在国家最需要他的时候向人民发表讲话，需要极大的勇气和力量。

So it, you know, it would take massive courage and strength to overcome such a severe speech impediment in order to address his country's people when they needed him most.

但在语言治疗师莱昂内尔·洛格的帮助下，他做到了，并在战争期间成为英国人民力量与信心的重要声音。

But with the help of a speech therapist whose name was Lionel Logue, he did it, and he became an important voice of strength and security for the British people during the war.

对他来说这非常非常困难，这一点在电影中可以看到。

It was very very difficult for him and you see this in the movie.

他要面对自己的缺乏自信和语言障碍极其艰难，但他最终做到了，并在战争期间成为了很多人的榜样。

Very very difficult for him to deal with his his lack of confidence and his speech problem and actually he managed to do it and he managed to become quite an inspiration to people during the war.

这是一个了不起的故事。

So it's an amazing story.

接下来你要听的是一个真正的口吃者的访谈，也就是一个结巴的人。

Now what you're going to listen to next is an interview with a genuine stutterer, so a stammerer.

我很抱歉。

I apologize.

我认为‘结巴’和‘口吃’虽然在词典中定义相同，但有些人更喜欢用‘结巴’，而另一些人则更喜欢用‘口吃’。

I think I think stammer and stutter, although in the dictionary they're defined in the same way, I think that some people prefer to use the word stammer and others prefer to use the word stutter.

当然，这里的访谈对象使用的是‘结巴’这个词。

Certainly, the the man in the interview here uses the word stammer.

那我们就用这个词吧。

So let's go with that.

让我们用‘口吃’这个词代替‘结巴’，虽然在字典里它们是同义词。

Let's use the word stammer instead of stutter, which in the dictionary is a synonym of stammer.

所以我们使用‘口吃’这个词。

So we're we're using the word stammer.

让我简单介绍一下你即将听到的这位男士。

So let me just briefly tell you about the man that you're going to listen to.

他的名字，我相信是莉丝·盖德斯。

His name is believe his name is Lise Geddes.

莉丝·盖德斯。

Lise Geddes.

他在YouTube上。

And he's on YouTube.

他的频道名叫《Speaking Out Too》。

His channel is called Speaking Out Too.

我相信他为英国口吃协会工作，这是一家全国性慈善机构，由口吃者运营，旨在帮助所有受口吃影响的人。

And I believe that he works for the stammering the the British Stammering Association, which is a national charity, and it's run by people who stammer, and it's run for the benefit of anyone whose lives are affected by stammering.

因此，这显然是一项非常重要的慈善事业，它帮助那些患有口吃的人，特别是帮助天生口吃的孩子克服困难，使他们能够轻松地融入社会，从事工作，为经济做出贡献，并拥有充实的人生。

So it's it's obviously a very important charity which helps people who suffer from a stammer, and in particular, they they, as a charity, they help children who are born with stammers to overcome their problem, which then allows them to to kind of operate easily in society and and work, you know, in jobs and and help the economy and and help to have, you know, fruitful lives.

如果你有口吃，这可能会让你的生活变得极其艰难。

If you have a stammer, then that can make your life extremely difficult.

因此，像英国口吃协会这样的慈善组织对于口吃患者来说显然非常重要。

So charities like the British Stammers the British Stammering Association are obviously very important for for people who suffer from this.

接下来，你将听到这位为英国口吃协会工作的男士谈论《国王的演讲》，以及这部电影对全球口吃患者的重要性。

So you're going to listen to this man who works for the British Stammering Association talking about the King's Speech and talking about how important this film is for the people in the world who suffer from stammers.

那么，我们来看一看，我们来看一看，我们来看一看。

So now let's see, let's see, let's see.

我准备了一些问题，现在我会提前问你这些问题。

So what done is I've prepared some questions and I'm going to ask you those questions in advance.

那么，我们来看一看，我们来看一看，我们来看一看，我们来看一看。

So let's see, let's see, let's see, let's see.

好的，没错，我这里有14个问题。

Okay, right, so I've got 14 questions.

现在，如果你访问 teacherluke.podomatic.com 网站并找到与这个播客相关的部分，你就可以看到这些问题。

Now you will be able to read these questions on the website if you go to teacherluke.podomatic.com and find relevant part of the website for this podcast, you'll be able to read these questions.

所以我建议你这么做，把这些问题打印出来或放在一旁，这样可以帮助你集中注意力，更好地聆听即将听到的这段音频。

So I recommend that you do that, that you have the questions with you so that you can kind of use them as a way of kind of focusing your attention on this bit of audio that you're about to hear.

现在，让我来逐个和你过一遍这些问题。

So let me let me now just go through the questions with you.

如果你能打印出来或者在屏幕上查看，会更有帮助。

And if you can print them or look at them on the screen, that will help.

否则，你就只能试着记住我读到的这些问题。

But otherwise, you'll just have to try and remember the questions that I'm reading.

第一个问题。

So question one.

自1952年乔治六世去世以来，英国出现了多少位知名的口吃者？

How many high profile stammerers have we had in The UK since George VI died in 1952?

对吧？

Right?

这个问题挺长的。

It's quite a long question.

自1952年乔治六世去世以来，英国有多少位知名的口吃者？

How many high profile stammerers have we had in The UK since George VI died in 1952?

‘知名’的意思是著名或广为人知。

High profile means kind of famous or widely known.

对吧？

Right?

所以，自1952年乔治六世去世以来，英国有多少位知名的口吃者？

So how many high profile stammerers have we had in The UK since George VI died in 1952?

第一个问题。

Question one.

对。

Right.

第二个问题。

Number number two.

问题二。

Question two.

有多少部关于口吃者的优秀电影？

How many decent films about stammerers have there been?

有多少部关于口吃者的优秀电影？

How many decent films about stammerers have there been?

好的。

Okay.

对。

Right.

现在第三个问题：口吃者在电影中是如何被描绘的？

Now question three: How have stammerers been shown in films?

对。

Right.

口吃者在电影中是如何被描绘的？

How have how have stammerers been shown in films?

也就是说，他们在电影中是如何被呈现的？

Meaning, how have they been represented in movies?

口吃者在电影中是如何被表现的？

How have stammerers been shown in films?

第四个问题：《国王的演讲》向不口吃的人展示了什么？

Question four: What does the King's Speech show people who don't stammer?

对吧？

Right?

《国王的演讲》向不口吃的人展示了什么？

What does the King's Speech show people who don't stammer?

不口吃的人能从《国王的演讲》中学到什么？

So what can people who don't stammer learn from the King's Speech?

这部电影向不口吃的人展示了什么？

What does this movie show people who don't stammer?

对吧？

Right?

第五个问题。

Number five.

这部电影在历史上是否准确？

Is the film historically accurate?

这部电影在历史上是否准确？

Is the film historically accurate?

所以，历史准确意味着符合真实的历史。

So historically accurate means accurate to real history.

它是否真实地反映了实际发生的事情？

So does it really tell the truth about what actually happened?

它在历史细节上是否准确？

Is it accurate in terms of its history?

这部电影在历史上是否准确？

Is it historically accurate?

那么，这部电影在历史上是否准确？

So is the film historically accurate?

现在是第六点。

Now number six.

我们现在对口吃了解多少？

What do we know about stammering now?

对吧？

Right?

我们现在对口吃了解多少？

What do we know about stammering now?

好的。

Okay.

第七个问题。

Question seven.

乔治六世国王的口吃是否由他童年时发生的某些事情引起的？

Was the stammer now, was was King George the sixth's stammer caused by something that happened in his childhood?

所以他的口吃是由童年时发生的某些事情引起的吗？

So was his stammer caused by something which happened in his childhood?

好的。

Okay.

第八个问题。

Number eight.

他的家人和工作人员是如何应对乔治的口吃的？

How did his family and staff deal with George's stammer?

所以他的工作人员指的是为他工作的人。

So his his staff just means the people who worked for him.

那么他的家人和工作人员是如何应对乔治的口吃的？

So how did his family and staff deal with George's stammer?

好的。

Okay.

第九个问题：这让他有什么感受？

And number nine, How did this make him feel?

这让他有什么感受？

How did this make him feel?

这让他有什么感受？

How did this make him feel?

第十：以今天的认知来看，帮助口吃者最好的方法是什么？

Number 10: With today's knowledge, what's the best way to help people with stammers?

以今天的认知来看，帮助口吃者最好的方法是什么？

Okay with today's knowledge what is the best way to help people with stammers?

也就是说，基于我们现在对口吃所了解的信息，帮助口吃者最好的方法是什么？

So that's basically with the information we know now about stammers what is the best way to help people with stammers?

第十一题：乔治六世的治疗师做了什么？

Question 11: What did George VI's therapist do?

乔治六世的治疗师做了什么，而这位受访者的治疗师却没有做？

What did George VI's therapist do which the speaker's therapist didn't do?

我们讨论的是乔治六世的治疗师和采访中这位男士的治疗师。

We're talking about the therapist of George VI and the therapist of the man speaking in the interview.

那么，乔治的治疗师做了什么，而受访者的治疗师却没有做？

So what did George's therapist do which the interviewee's therapist didn't do?

第12题：是什么让乔治六世成为一个困难的客户？

Number 12: What made George VI a difficult client?

是什么让乔治六世成为一个困难的客户？

What made George VI a difficult client?

那么，为什么乔治六世对他的语言治疗师来说是个难缠的客户？

So why was George VI a difficult client for his speech therapist?

好的。

Okay.

第13题：国王的演讲将对口吃者和非口吃者产生什么影响？

Number 13: What will the king's speech do for stammerers and non stammerers?

国王的演讲将对口吃者和非口吃者产生什么影响？

What will the king's speech do for stammerers and non stammerers?

好的，最后一个问题14：近期的危险是什么？

Okay and finally question 14: What is the danger about the near future?

那么，近期的危险是什么？

Okay what's the danger about the near future?

好的，这就是你的14个问题。

Okay right so those are your 14 questions.

现在你可以听一段与一位口吃者的访谈，他是一家致力于全球支持口吃者的慈善机构的工作人员，他在谈论国王的演讲。

Now you can listen to the interview with a stammerer, a man who works for a charity in support of stammerers all over the world, and he's talking about the king's speech.

给你。

Here you go.

你好。

Hello.

我有口吃。

I have a stammer.

自1952年乔治六世国王去世以来，英国再也没有出现过如此高调的口吃者，已经过去很久了，也没有一部像样的电影以口吃者为主角。

There hasn't been a really high profile stammer in The UK since King George the sixth died in 1952, a very long time ago, nor has there been a decent film featuring someone whose stammers.

通常情况下，我们都被塑造成笑料角色。

Generally speaking, we have been shown as figures of fun.

由于这些原因以及其他许多不准确的描述，很少有人真正了解口吃。

As a result of this and many other inaccuracies, very few people know anything much about stammering.

但如今，我们终于有了《国王的演讲》这部可能获得奥斯卡奖的电影，它向不口吃的人展示了口吃者的生活是怎样的。

But now, at last, we have in the King's Speech a potentially Oscar winning film which shows people who don't stammer how life can be if you do.

科林·费尔斯极其真实地演绎了当一个人陷入言语阻塞、完全无法控制自己的说话时的感受，一部分观众盯着你，另一部分则盯着地面。

And Colin Firth does an incredibly realistic job of conveying how it is to be stuck in a block with no control over your speech, part of the audience staring at you and part staring at the ground.

以前从未有任何电影做到过这一点。

No film has ever done that before.

因此，这部电影对于促进口吃者与非口吃者之间的相互理解将非常有帮助。

So it should be very helpful in terms of creating some greater understanding between stammers and non stammers.

但我们必须记住，故事发生在大约七十五年前，所以那是历史。

But we need to remember that the action takes place about seventy five years ago, so it is history.

根据我们所知，它对当时情况的再现相当真实。

From what we know, it's a fairly realistic reenactment of what was going on at that time.

当然，现在的情况已经不同了。

Things are different now, of course.

我们知道，口吃是一种症状，源于大脑中负责语言的神经回路未能正常连接。

We know that stammering is a symptom of a condition in which the brain's neural circuits for speech have not wired normally.

因此，国王天生就具有口吃的神经倾向。

So the king would have been born with a neural propensity to stammer.

这并不是由某种根深蒂固的心理问题引起的。

It wasn't caused by some deep rooted psychological problem.

他无法说出想表达的内容，这一缺陷深刻影响了他的性格和行为，而不是相反。

His character and behavior would have been powerfully affected by this inability to say what he was trying to say, not vice versa.

有趣的是，当时有一项研究，后来被称为‘怪物实验’，研究人员残忍地诱导一群孤儿儿童口吃。

And it's quite interesting, there was a research exercise on at about the same time, which has come to be known as the monster study in which a group of orphan children were cruelly encouraged to stammer.

实验结束后，没有一个孩子长大后继续口吃，但其中一些人出现了心理问题。

At the end of the exercise, none of them grew up stammering, but several of them developed psychological problems.

当然，语言治疗技术已经发生了巨大变化；而他小时候，口吃被视为一种缺陷，因此未来的国王被家人和工作人员不断纠正，甚至惩罚，这让他对说话变得极度自卑和紧张，无疑使他的口吃更加严重。

Of course, speech therapy techniques have changed considerably, and when he was a child, stammering was thought to be a defect, so the future king was corrected and even punished by his family and staff, which made him very self conscious and tense about speaking, and that surely would just made him have made his stammering even worse.

如今，在能够获得干预的地方（并非所有地方都能提供），早期干预能让绝大多数有持续口吃风险的幼儿终身流畅说话。

Today, where it is available and it's not available everywhere, early intervention allows the vast majority of those very young children at risk of persistent stammering to talk fluently for the rest of their lives.

一些成年人确实找到了控制言语的方法，但至今仍无根治之法。

Some adults do find ways to control their speech, but there is still still no cure.

国王依然口吃，但正如我们在电影中看到的，洛布帮助他在发表正式演讲时控制了口吃。

The king continued to stammer, but as we see in the film, Loeb helped him to control his stammering when he was making formal speeches.

不过我得说，上次我去见语言治疗师时，她并没有鼓励我骂脏话，但我也不是国王，你明白的，而这正是这部电影的核心所在。

I must say, though, that the last time I went to see a speech therapist, she didn't encourage me to swear, but then I'm not a king, you understand, and that really is the main point of this film.

正是利昂内尔·洛布找到了一种方法，与一位因成长经历而不愿谈论任何私事的客户建立起关系。

It was how Lionel Loeb found a way to form a relationship with a client whose upbringing had made him reluctant to discuss anything personal.

作为口吃者，我们并不擅长站出来纠正这么多误解，但我们必须尝试。

As stammers, we are not ideally equipped to stand up and change so many mis conceptions, but we need to try.

国王的演讲将为口吃者和非口吃者提供一种彼此交流的许可。

The king's speech will give stammers and non stammers a kind of a permission to talk to each other.

这将是我所见过的、让这个常令人尴尬的话题得以公开广泛讨论的最好机会。

It will be the greatest opportunity I've ever seen for this often embarrassing subject to be discussed openly and on such a broad scale.

所以，为了所有人的善意，请紧紧抓住这个机会，去谈论它。

So for all heart sakes, please, grasp it with both hands, talk about it.

但请记住，这个机会只会持续很短一段时间。

But remember that the opportunity will only last for a short while.

之后，口吃可能会再次变得无声无息、被人忽视。

After that, there is a danger that stammering will slip back into being inaudible and invisible.

我们不希望这种情况发生。

We don't want that to happen.

所以，如果你愿意提供帮助，请继续关注。

So if you feel you'd like to help, please stay tuned.

但在此期间，我想衷心感谢你们的聆听。

But in the meantime, I'd just like to say thank you for listening.

好的。

Okay.

在这儿呢。

There you are.

我不知道你有没有注意到他有时会口吃。

I wonder if you noticed him stammering sometimes.

有时候，他会难以说出某些词。

Occasionally, he would struggle to produce some words.

但大部分时候，他说话非常流利，也很清晰易懂，即使录音质量可能不是完美的。

But for the most part, he was very fluent and very clear to understand, even if perhaps the recording quality wasn't perfect.

但录音质量什么时候才是完美的呢？

But when is the recording quality ever perfect?

这种情况并不常见，我相信你会同意，听这种录音语音是非常好的英语学习练习，因为如今我们越来越多地通过技术与人交流，比如使用Skype、视频会议或电话。

It's it's not very common, and I'm sure that you'll agree that getting practice of listening to recorded voice like that is very good practice for you as learners of English since nowadays we communicate more and more with people through technology using Skype or video conferencing or just on the telephone.

显然，听那些通过技术录制的声音对你来说是非常好的练习。

It's obviously very good practice for you to listen to people whose voice has been recorded using technology.

我认为这是非常好的练习。

I think it's a very good practice.

你不应该只依赖在完美音频条件下听人说话，因为在现实世界中这种情况非常罕见。

You shouldn't just rely on listening to someone in kind of perfect audio conditions because that's very rare in the real world.

好的。

Okay.

那么，我之前问你的关于那次采访的问题，你找到答案了吗？

So did you get answers to the questions that I'd asked you about that interview?

我们来看看，好吗？

Let's see shall we?

现在我将逐一回答那些关于那次采访的问题，并且我们会再听一小段采访录音，这样你们可以核对一下自己是否理解了。

Now I'm going to just go through those questions and give you the answers and we'll listen to small samples of the interview again so that you can just double check that you understood.

好的。

Okay.

所以第一个问题是：自1952年乔治六世去世以来，英国出现了多少位知名的口吃者？

So the first question was, how many high profile stammerers have we had in The UK since George the sixth died in 1952?

好吧，这是答案。

Well, here is the answer.

你好。

Hello.

我有口吃。

I have a stammer.

自1952年乔治六世国王去世以来，英国就再也没有出现过真正知名的口吃者了，那已经是很久以前的事了。

There hasn't been a really high profile stammer in The UK since king George the sixth died in 1952, a very long time ago.

所以答案是，英国自那以后没有出现过任何知名的口吃者。

So the answer is there haven't been any high profile stammerers.

他说，自乔治六世1952年去世以来，英国就没有再出现过知名的口吃者。

He said there hasn't been a high profile stammerer in The UK since George VI died in 1952.

因此，乔治六世是我们英国最后一位真正知名的口吃者。

So George VI was the last really high profile stammerer that we've had in The UK.

英国这里确实出现过几位名人。

There's been a few celebrities here in The UK.

有一位名叫加雷思·盖茨的歌手，他有口吃，后来接受了治疗，说话变得非常清晰。

There was a singer called Gareth Gates who had a stammer, and he famously had therapy and became a really clear speaker.

但他并不算特别知名。

But he's not that high profile.

当然，无法和乔治六世国王相提并论。

Certainly not in the same league as King George the sixth.

但现在有了这部电影，口吃这一话题再次回到了媒体和流行文化的议程中。

But now with this movie, we have, again, the subject of stammering back on the agenda in terms of in the media and in popular culture.

好的。

Right.

那么，这是第二个问题。

So the here's the second question.

关于口吃者的好电影有多少部？

How many decent films about stammerers have there been?

这是答案。

And here is the answer.

也没有一部关于口吃者的优秀电影。

Nor has there been a decent film featuring someone who stammers.

也没有一部关于口吃者的优秀电影。

Nor has there been a decent film featuring someone who stammers.

所以答案是，根本就没有关于口吃者的优秀电影。

So the answer is, is that there have been no decent films about stammerers.

就是这样。

So there you go.

不。

No.

所以他声称，自乔治六世以来，英国就没有出现过任何知名的口吃者，也没有任何关于口吃者的优秀电影。

So he says there hasn't been anyone there hasn't been any high profile there haven't been any high profile stammerers in The UK since George VI nor has there been nor have there been any decent films about stammerers either.

明白吗？

Okay?

对。

Right.

第三个问题是，电影中口吃者是如何被表现的？

Question three is how many stammerers how have stammerers been shown in movies?

总的来说，我们被表现为笑料角色。

Generally speaking, we have been shown as figures of fun.

总的来说，我们被表现为笑料角色。

Generally speaking, we have been shown as figures of fun.

所以是笑料角色。

So figures of fun.

所以基本上就是让人取笑的对象。

So kind of like just basically people to laugh at.

喜剧角色，笑料人物。

Comedy characters, figures of fun.

由于这一点以及许多其他不准确之处，很少有人对口吃有太多了解。

As a result of this and many other inaccuracies, very few people know anything much about stammering.

问题四，《国王的演讲》向不口吃的人展示了什么？

Question four, what does the King's Speech show people who don't stammer?

这是你的答案。

And here is your answer.

现在，终于，《国王的演讲》是一部可能获得奥斯卡奖的电影，它向不口吃的人展示了口吃者的生活会是什么样子。

Right now, at last, we have in the King's Speech a potentially Oscar winning film which shows people who don't stammer how life can be if you do.

它向不口吃的人展示了口吃者的生活会是什么样子。

Well, it shows people who don't stammer how life can be if you do stammer.

对吧？

Right?

所以它展示了有口吃的人生活会是什么样子，这非常重要。

So it shows people how life can be if you have a stammer, which is very important.

我们需要了解有口吃的人的经历，以便理解他们的困境并帮助他们应对。

We we we need to know what the experiences are of people who have stammers in order to try and, you know, understand their problem and help them deal with it.

问题五：这部电影在历史上准确吗？

Question five, is the film historically accurate?

它在历史上准确吗？

Is it historically accurate?

这是答案。

Here's the answer.

但我们需要记住，故事发生在大约七十五年前，所以这属于历史。

But we need to remember that the action takes place about seventy five years ago, so it is history.

根据我们所知，这部电影对当时情况的再现相当真实。

From what we know, it's a fairly realistic reenactment of what was going on at that time.

答案是肯定的，因为他认为这是对当时情况的真实再现。

The answer is yes because he says that it's a realistic reenactment of what was going on at the time.

真实的意思就是它像真的一样。

Realistic means it's like it's real.

所以这是一个真实的重现。

So it was a realistic reenactment.

重现就是指将历史上的某些事情再次演绎出来。

A reenactment is a like a when some something from history is kind of played again, a reenactment.

所以他说是对当时情况的真实重现。

So he said it's a realistic reenactment.

问题六。

Question six.

我们现在对口吃了解多少？

What do we know about stammering now?

这是答案。

Here's the answer.

当然，现在的情况已经不同了。

Things are different now, of course.

我们现在知道，口吃是一种病症的表现，这种病症导致大脑中控制言语的神经回路未能正常连接。

We know that stammering is a symptom of a condition in which the brain's neural circuits for speech have not wired normally.

是的。

Yeah.

所以我们现在知道，口吃是一种病症的表现，这种病症导致大脑中控制言语的神经回路未能正常连接。

So we know that we know now that stammering is a symptom of a condition in which the brain's neural circuits for speech have not wired normally.

对。

Right.

所以，症状只是身体问题的一个方面或一部分。

So symptom we know is just like one part of a one aspect of a physical problem.

就像你感冒时，症状之一就是咳嗽，对吧？

Just like for example when you have a cold, the symptom would be to have a cough, right?

还记得之前关于生病的那期播客吗？

Remember a previous podcast about being sick, being ill?

回去听一下那期，你会找到很多关于症状及相关词汇的内容。

Well, go back to that one and you can find lots of vocabulary about symptoms and stuff.

但他说，口吃是一种病症的症状。

But he said it's a symptom of a condition.

所谓病症，有点像一种疾病，比如，一种大脑神经回路异常的情况——你的神经回路基本上就像大脑中的电气线路。

A condition is a kind of a bit like an illness, let's say, a condition in which the brain's neural circuits so your neural circuits are basically like the sort of electrical circuits, the nerve circuits in your brain.

对吧？

Right?

所以，负责语言的脑部神经回路没有正常连接。

So the brain's neural circuits for speech have not wired normally.

当你说‘连接’时，就像我们用金属导线把家里的电器连接在一起那样。

So if something is wired, you know, like the way we use metal wires to, connect, electrical items together in our home.

如果这些线路没有正确连接，或者没有正常连接，那些电器就无法正常工作。

If they're not wired properly or what not wired normally then those electrical products won't work in the normal way.

所以他是在说，我们现在知道，口吃是由大脑中的神经问题、电生理性的神经问题引起的，而这正是导致口吃的原因。

So in this he's saying that now we know that a stammer is caused by kind of nerve problems electrical nerve problems in the brain, and that's what causes a stammer.

对吧？我们现在知道了这一点，但七十五年前，当乔治六世国王患有口吃时，我们并不知道这一点。

Right, so we know that now but we didn't know that seventy five years ago when King George VI suffered from a stammer.

第七个问题是，乔治童年时发生的某件事导致了口吃吗？

Question seven is, was the stammer caused by something that happened in George's childhood?

这是答案。

Here's the answer.

因此，国王天生就具有口吃的神经倾向。

So the king would have been born with a neural propensity to stammer.

这并不是由某种深层的心理问题引起的。

It wasn't caused by some deep rooted psychological problem.

所以你看，就是这样。

So there you go.

答案是，他并不是因为深层的心理问题而口吃。

The answer was he wasn't so his stammer wasn't caused by a deep rooted psychological problem.

如果某事是深层的，意味着这个问题的根源非常深远，就像我们用‘根’来描述树木深入地下的部分一样。

If something's deep rooted, it means the roots or the origins of that problem go very deep just in the way that we use the word roots to describe the parts of a tree which go under the ground.

它们深深扎在地下。

They go deep under the ground.

这些就是根源。

Those are the roots.

你也可以用根源来描述一个问题的起源。

And you can also describe the roots of a problem, meaning the origins of that problem.

如果一个问题根深蒂固，就意味着它的起源非常非常深远。

And if a problem is deep rooted, it means that the origins of that problem go very very deep.

所以他可能在谈论童年时期某次创伤经历，这种经历后来表现为语言障碍。

So he could be talking about some kind of moment of trauma during childhood which would then manifest itself as a speech impediment.

他说情况并非如此，乔治六世天生大脑就存在某种生理缺陷，这才导致了他的语言问题。

He's saying that that's not the case, that George the six would have been born with a physical defect in his brain which then caused him to have speech problems.

明白了吗？

Okay?

所以答案是否定的。

So the answer is no.

这并不是由他童年时发生的某件事引起的。

It, it wasn't caused by something that happened in his childhood.