The English We Speak: Take it as a given

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Improve your listening with the listening room.

听BBC新闻报道，然后回答问题，检验你的理解程度。

Listen to BBC news reports and answer the questions to test your understanding.

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From female gorilla friendships to Michelin styled food in space, We know you'll find something that interests you.

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Find the listening room in the skills section of our website now.

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你好，欢迎收听《地道英语》，我们会为你讲解母语者常用的短语和表达，让你也能用起来。

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

我是菲菲。

I'm Feifei.

我是菲尔。

And I'm Phil.

菲菲，外面感觉像春天了。

Feifei, it feels like spring outside.

我开始有点兴奋了。

I'm starting to get excited.

是吗？

Oh yeah?

听起来你有安排了。

Sounds like you've got plans.

对，这个周末我要去山里徒步。

Yes, I'm going to spend this weekend away walking in the mountains.

山里？

The mountains?

希望你做好准备了。

I hope you're prepared.

天气预报看着不错，但你得明白，山上天气变得可快了。

The forecast is good, but you should take it as a given that the weather can change quickly up in the mountains.

我的意思是，所有建议都这么说，所以没错，我确实该把这点当成理所当然。

I mean, that is what all the advice says, so yes, I probably should take that as a given.

我会准备好合适的户外服装。

I'll make sure I take some proper outdoor clothes.

我觉得咱们得仔细看看这个说法——把某事当成理所当然。

I think we should take a closer look at that expression, take it as a given.

对。

Yes.

所谓理所当然，就是你可以默认它为真的一件事。

Something that you can take as a given is something that you can assume to be true.

你可能不敢说百分百确定，但它大概率是真的。

You might not be a 100% sure, but it's something that's very likely to be true.

对。

Yes.

如果你打算在晴朗的周末开车去个好地方，就得默认路上肯定堵得厉害，时间也会比你预想的长。

If you're planning to drive somewhere nice on a sunny weekend, you should take it as a given that there'll be a lot of traffic and it will take longer than you expect.

对。

Yes.

再举个例子。

Here's another example.

如果你在公司改了电脑密码，那完全可以预料，你得花上两周才能记住它。

If you change your computer password at work, you can take it as a given that it will take you two weeks to learn it by heart.

是的。

Yeah.

咱们听听别人是怎么用‘take it as a given’这个表达的。

Let's hear some other people using take it as a given.

今天肯定是什么都干不成的。

Oh, we can take it as a given that nothing will work again today.

电脑全都不工作了。

The computers, nothing's working.

这份工作是给咱们最重要的客户的。

This work is for our most important client.

那我就默认你已经仔细检查过一切了。

So I'll take it as a given that you've checked everything really carefully.

哦，你今天穿的是跳舞鞋啊。

Oh, you're wearing your dancing shoes.

我默认你待会儿会来参加派对。

I can take it as a given that you're coming to the party later.

我们一直在学习这个表达‘take it as a given’，意思是假设某事是真实的。

We've been learning the expression take it as a given to mean assume something is true.

是的，一个非常相似的表达是‘take it as read’。

Yes, a very similar expression is 'take it as read'.

它的意思是‘不加核实就接受某事为真’。

It means 'accept something is true without checking to make sure'.

好了，本期节目就到这里，下次再和我们一起学习更多英语短语和表达吧。

Okay, that's it for this programme, but join us next time to learn more English phrases and expressions.

你可以放心，这绝对是个学习新短语的好机会。

You can take it as a given that it'll be a great opportunity to learn a new phrase or expression.

没错。

That is right.

再见。

Goodbye.

拜拜。

Bye.