引言
英國 BBC Radio 4 的《The Archers》被譽為全球最長壽的廣播連續劇。劇集以虛構的鄉村 Ambridge 為背景,呈現英國鄉村生活、社區關係與日常語言。
本系列旨在讓讀者透過真實英式對話學習地道英語,理解英國文化。
節目: The Archers
來源: BBC Radio 4 / BBC Sounds / Apple Podcasts
本集首播日期: 2025 年 10 月 7 日
集數長度: 約 13 分鐘
本篇內容: Part 1/2
本集官方收聽連結: (一般首播日期30日內可免費收聽)
劇集逐句中英對照
旁白(Narrator):
You’re listening to Tuesday’s episode of The Archers from BBC Radio 4.
您正在收聽 BBC Radio 4《The Archers》星期二的劇集。
Susan:
Uh-oh, this is my favourite one. Jazzer’s showering the pigs.
哎呀,這一段是我最喜歡的 —— Jazzer 正在替豬洗澡。
I remember it felt hotter than the furnace that day.
我記得那天的天氣熱得像火爐一樣。
Neil:
Well, I could send it to you, and then you could watch it whenever you like.
我可以把影片傳給妳,妳就能隨時觀看。
Susan:
Oh no, I’d never get anything done if I had it on my phone.
不行啊,如果我手機裡有它,我什麼事都做不成。
Oh look, look at how they lift their snouts to the water. So happy.
你看、你看牠們抬起鼻子對著水,那樣子真是快樂極了。
Susan:
Oh, thanks, Neil. You always know exactly how to cheer me up.
謝謝你,Neil。你總是知道如何讓我振作起來。
Neil:
Well, I’m sorry you had such a tough day.
聽說妳今天過得很艱難,真抱歉。
Susan:
No, it could have been worse.
不,其實還可以,情況本來可以更糟。
If things hadn’t gone George’s way yesterday, I hate to think what kind of state our Emma would have been in.
如果昨天的事不是照 George 的心意發展,我不敢想像 Emma 的情緒會有多糟。
Susan:
Evening, Ben.
晚上好,兩位。
Ben:
Evening, both. Are you waiting for the sun to set? It’s going to be a stunner tonight.
晚上好,兩位。你在等日落嗎?今晚的夕陽會非常漂亮。
Susan:
No, red sky at night, shepherd’s delight.
不過,「晚上紅天,牧羊人高興。」
(這是一句英國俗語,意思是紅色晚霞代表翌日天氣良好。)
Neil:
How are things?
最近怎樣?
Ben:
All right, not so bad. On my way to work.
還好,不算太差,我正要去上班。
Susan, have you heard any more about our furry friends?
Susan,有聽到關於我們那些「毛茸茸的朋友」的新消息嗎?
(以幽默方式暗指教堂裡的老鼠問題。)
Joy told me the shop might be shut all week.
Joy 告訴我,商店可能整個星期都要關門。
Susan:
Well, for a couple of days at least.
至少要關上幾天吧。
I have to say, I was quite surprised that Alan had no problem with the rats being exterminated in the church.
我必須說,我相當驚訝 Alan 居然不反對把教堂裡的老鼠清除。
So much for “all creatures great and small”, eh?
看來那句「萬物皆有靈」也只是口號罷了。
(註:「All creatures great and small」源自英國宗教詩歌,意指上帝愛護一切生靈。)
Neil:
I’m not sure he put it quite like that.
我不覺得他是這個意思。
I imagine he’d prefer a humane solution if there is one.
我想若有更人道的方法,他應該會傾向那樣做。
Ben:
Yeah, as long as that solution isn’t you and me running around with a cardboard box and a candlestick.
是啊,只要那個「人道方法」不是要我們提著紙箱和蠟燭滿教堂追老鼠就好。
Susan:
Alan’s leaving any decisions up to the pest control people.
Alan 已把決定權交給除蟲公司。
They did a survey today and they’re coming back tomorrow.
他們今天進行了勘察,明天會再回來。
Ben:
Should I be discreet about the problem? Joy said maybe we shouldn’t mention it. They’re not great for publicity.
我應該低調處理這件事嗎?Joy 說最好別提,這對形象不好。
Neil:
Well, I wouldn’t shout it from the steeple, but I don’t think there’s any point keeping it quiet.
我不會特意張揚,但也沒必要刻意隱瞞。
There’s going to be a big branded pest control van outside the church, isn’t there?
教堂外面會停著印有除蟲公司標誌的大貨車,大家一看就知道發生什麼事了。
Susan:
To be honest, at this point, I feel like throwing in the towel.
老實說,我現在真有點想放棄了。
(throw in the towel:表示「認輸」或「放棄」。)
How many more problems can be hurled at me before I get the message?
在我明白上天的暗示之前,還要被丟來多少麻煩呢?
Ben:
You can’t give up, Susan. The village needs a shop.
妳不能放棄,Susan。整個村莊都需要這間商店。
Amber:
So, Thursday night will be just a welcome home meal with close family at Grange Farm.
星期四晚上將會在 Grange 農場舉行一個只邀請至親的「歡迎回家晚餐」。
And of course you’re invited, Brad.
當然,Brad,你也受邀出席。
Brad:
Oh, if it’s just close family—
嗯,如果只是近親的聚會——
Amber:
Well, George will expect you to be there. Clarrie and Emma are cooking all his favourite foods.
George 一定會希望你到場。Clarrie 和 Emma 正在準備他最喜歡的菜式。
Brad:
I think if I came out of prison, I’d need a couple of quiet days to get used to things.
我覺得如果我剛從監獄出來,應該需要幾天時間靜靜地適應。
Susan:
George isn’t like that. Can you believe just yesterday there was a chance he wouldn’t be released this week?
George 可不是那樣的人。你能相信嗎?就在昨天,他差點未能於本週獲釋。
Brad:
Yeah, I wasn’t sure which way it would go.
是啊,我當時也不確定事情會如何發展。
Amber:
Anyway, Will says he’ll stay at Grange Farm with Poppy that first night to give me and George a bit of space.
無論如何,Will 說他會在 George 回來的第一晚與 Poppy 留在 Grange 農場,好讓我和 George 有點私人空間。
So after the meal, we’ll probably head back here for, you know, an early night.
晚餐之後,我們大概會回家,你明白的,「提早休息」。
Anyway, there’s only a few things left to organise.
總之,還有幾件事需要安排。
Poppy and Keira have made a “Welcome Home George” banner.
Poppy 和 Keira 已經製作好一條「歡迎回家,George」的橫幅。
Brad:
You’re not going to be hanging that outside here, are you? It just might not be sensitive.
你不會打算把那條橫幅掛在屋外吧?這樣可能顯得有點不太恰當。
Amber:
No, it’ll be in the dining room at Grange Farm on Thursday, and then we’ll put it up in here for the party.
不會,我們會在星期四於 Grange 農場的飯廳掛上,然後在派對時再搬到這裏。
Brad:
OK. Well, I can help with that.
好的,那我可以幫忙。
Amber:
Oh, thanks. And are you three free at some point tomorrow to get some party snacks with me?
謝謝。明天你們三人有沒有時間陪我去買派對小吃?
Emma got some, but it’d be great to have some healthy alternatives.
Emma 已經買了一些,不過可以再準備一些較健康的選擇。
Brad:
Yeah, no problem.
當然,沒問題。
Amber:
Oh, it’s going to be brilliant seeing George every day, living with him and finally doing all the things we’ve dreamed of.
能夠每天見到 George,與他一起生活,終於可以實現我們一直夢想的事情,真是太好了。
Brad:
Yeah, that would be nice.
是的,那會很不錯。
Amber:
You know, we’ve never even been out to a restaurant or a club, never been for a walk or a pint in the pub, never eaten breakfast together.
你知道嗎?我們甚至從未一起外出吃飯、去過夜店、散步、或在酒吧喝一品脫啤酒,更未曾一起吃早餐。
Oh, I want to take him to the Gourmet Brunch Kitchen—I went there with Will and Emma.
我真想帶他去 Gourmet Brunch Kitchen,那家我和 Will、Emma 去過。
The food is amazing and George is going to love it.
那裏的食物非常出色,George 一定會喜歡。
Brad:
Amber, I need to get going.
Amber,我要走了。
Amber:
Oh, yes, sorry. Of course, I can get a bit carried away.
啊,對不起,我剛才說得太投入了。
Brad:
No, no, it’s not that. It’s just that I’m job-shadowing Mick at work tonight.
不,不是這樣的。我今晚要跟隨 Mick 進行職場觀察實習。
But give me a ring about the snacks.
不過,記得打電話給我談談小吃的安排。
I’m studying at home tomorrow, so I’ll be free whenever.
我明天會在家自修,隨時有空。
Amber:
Oh, before you go, Brad, I never really had a proper chance to thank you for how lovely you were on the Bartleby Day.
啊,在你走之前,我一直沒有正式感謝你在「Bartleby Day」的體貼。
Brad:
The hug.
你是說那個擁抱。
Amber:
Yeah. Yeah, it’s OK. I mean, I just wanted to say it now, because I don’t want to talk about that day in front of George. It still upsets him.
對,那個。嗯,沒事的,我只是想趁現在說,因為我不想在 George 面前提起那天的事,那仍讓他感到難受。
Brad:
Of course.
當然。
Amber:
But the hug, it was nice.
不過,那個擁抱真的很好。
Brad:
Nice because everything else was so awful.
因為那天其他一切都太糟糕了。
Susan:
Yeah.
是的。
文化與語言解析
- Red sky at night, shepherd’s delight: 英國農村諺語,意指紅色晚霞象徵翌日晴朗天氣。
- All creatures great and small: 源自英國聖詩,象徵上帝對萬物的慈愛,後來被用來形容英國人對動物的溫情。
- Throw in the towel: 來自拳擊比喻,意指「放棄、認輸」。
- Pint in the pub: 英國社交生活的重要部分,常指朋友間的閒聚。
- Job shadowing: 職場學習方式,學生或新人跟隨前輩觀察實務工作。
B2–C1 重點詞彙表
| 英文詞語/片語 | 中文意思 | 備註 |
|---|---|---|
| cheer someone up | 使人振作 | 口語常見 |
| red sky at night | 晚霞紅,牧羊人喜 | 英國俗語 |
| furry friends | 毛茸茸的朋友(動物) | 委婉語 |
| be discreet about | 對某事保持低調 | 職場禮貌表達 |
| throw in the towel | 放棄、認輸 | 比喻用法 |
| pest control | 除蟲、防鼠 | 實用生活語 |
| job-shadowing | 職場觀察 | 教育用語 |
| be carried away | 太投入、太激動 | 英式用法 |
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