字神帝國英語天地

 
 今日主題：When does adulthood start? 成年幾時
 凱妃老師&派老師共同推薦：雅思聽力最好的課外教材：BBC
 康康精選雅思會考的主題，堅持每天精聽一定會進步的哦!!
 建議方法：
1. 先聽兩三遍 (不看文稿)
2. 再一句一句聽寫 (每句都要聽寫數遍，直到寫出85%以上的字)
3. 最後check文稿，看哪聽不出來，單字沒背過，還是發音不熟。
4. 堅持天天聽，就能每天進步哦。
 MP3音檔 (按右鍵可下載聽)：喜歡的同學，幫忙推或按讚哦~~
http://static.iyuba.com/sounds/minutes/116.mp3
 只有音檔怎夠，聽不懂地方，不用怕，康康幫你準備好中英文稿了：
 中英文稿：
Hello I’m Neil. Welcome to 6 Minute English. I’m joined today by Finn. Hello Finn.
大家好我是Neil。歡迎大家來到BBC6分鐘英語。今天和我一起的是Finn。你好，Finn。
Hello Neil.
你好Neil。
Now, I have a question for you: what age did you leave home?
現在我有個問題問你：你什麼時候離家的？
I left home at 18, Neil.
我離家的時候18,Neil。
That’s quite young, isn’t it? Why did you leave home?
這麼小，不是嗎？你為什麼要離開家呢？
Well, I really wanted to see more of the world.
我真的想出去看看世界。
We could say that was the end of your childhood and the beginning of your adulthood. It’s a time when you begin to stand on your own two feet.
我們可以說那是你童年的結束，開始成年。那時候開始你就自己雙腳站立（意為獨立）。
You mean it’s when I started to be independent, to look after myself and act like a grown-up – well, maybe, a bit like a grown-up!
你的意思是那時我開始獨立，自己照顧自己，看起來像是長大了--好吧，或許有一點長大了！
Yes, it’s when you’re supposed to think and act like a man!Well, according to some experts, the age when adulthood begins could be increasing. I’ll tell you more about that soon and we’ll look at some vocabulary to do with growing up. But before that, I have another question for you Finn. In England, people can get married without asking their parent – or without consent, at the age of 18. Do you know what the youngest age is men can legally marry in Bangladesh? Is it: a) 15 b) 18 c) 21
是的，那時你就應該像個大人一樣思考和行動了！按照某些專家的說法，成年的年齡開始增大。接下來我會告訴你更多，同時我們會看看關於長大的一些相關詞彙。但在這之前，我有一個問題要問你。在英格蘭，人們在18歲的時候不用問父母或父母同意就可以結婚。你知道孟加拉結婚的法定年齡是多少嗎？是：a) 15 b) 18 c) 21
I honestly have no idea. So I’ll say b) 18.
老實說我不知道。我選b）18歲。
OK. I’ll let you know the answer at the end of programme. Back to our discussion about the age we really become an adult. Leaving home or getting married could be some of the signs of maturity and becoming a grown-up.
好的。在節目的最後我會讓你知道答案。回到我們剛才關於我們真正成年的年齡的討論。離開家或結婚或許是成熟和長大的某些標誌。
There are many other signs too but, certainly in the UK, people regard 18 as the age when we reach the end of adolescence – a point where you’ve changed from being a child to being an adult. You should, in theory, think and behave like one.
仍然有很多其他的標誌，但是，尤其是在英國，人們認為18歲是青春期--結束的年齡，從兒童到成年的轉捩點。你應該，理論上說，思考和行為像個大人了。
Well, that is the theory. We know that people develop at different speeds and some never grow up. I’m sure we know people like that!
就是這個理論。我們知道人們以不同的速度成長，也有些人永遠也長不大。我確定我們知道人們喜歡那樣！
One or two! But child psychologists – the people who study how children behave – now think adolescence could last until the age of 25.
一個或兩個！但兒童心理學家--研究兒童行為方式的人--現在認為青春期可能持續到25歲。
Twenty-five is when they stop being an adolescent. Medical and educational professionals now have a better understanding of how our hormones – the chemicals in our body – develop and how our brain works.
25歲是他們結束青少年的年齡。醫療和教育專業人員現在更好地瞭解荷爾蒙-我們身體中的化學物質--如何形成，我們的大腦如何工作。
Yes. They say that we keep developing into our twenties.
是的，他們說在我們二十多歲是持續成長。
A child psychologist called Laverne Antrobus, who works at the Tavistock Clinic in London, appeared in a BBC magazine article recently and said: "The idea that suddenly at 18 you’re an adult just doesn’t quite ring true... my experience of young people is that they still need quite a considerable amount of support and help beyond that age."
一位在倫敦Tavistock診所工作的叫Laverne Antrobus的兒童心理學家近期出現在BBC雜誌，在文中說：“突然在18歲變成大人的說法並不是十分準確...我的經驗是年輕人仍然需要超過他們年紀的相當大的支援和幫助。
So she says the idea that we become an adult at 18 doesn’t ring true – that means, it doesn’t sound true. Young people need help and support until they’re older.
所以他們說在18歲成人是不正確的--意思就是，聽起來不真實。年輕人直到變的更大一些才不需要幫助和支持。
She also suggests that some young people continue to live at home because they need more support during these ’formative years’ – the time when you are growing up.Well, that might be true for some but I was ready to leave home at 18 – I was bored at home and ready for my freedom!
她也建議一些年輕人繼續住在家裡因為他們在性格形成期--他們成長成成年的時期--需要更多的支援。或許對某些人來說是對的但是我18歲的時候就準備好離開家了--在家呆煩了，準備好迎接我的自由！
I know the feeling. Well, in the same BBC article, Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, thinks what you did is a good thing. He says: "There is a loss of aspiration for independence and striking out on your own. When I went to university it would have been a social death to have been seen with your parents, whereas now it’s the norm."
我知道那種感覺。同樣在這篇BBC文中，Frank Furedi--肯特大學的社會學教授認為你做的是一件好事。他說：“有損獨立性和剔除你自己的願望。”我過去上大學和父母在一起會陷入尷尬但現在這已經是常態了。
So he thinks living at home makes you lose the aspiration – or the desire to be independent, and he says in his day it would have been social death – so embarrassing - to be seen by others to live at home!
所以他認為住在家裡會讓人失去願望--或是獨立的願望，同時他還說在他們那時會非常尷尬--被看到在家裡和其他人一起住！
Yes, and I think he’s saying living at home stops you growing up quickly.
是的，我認為他說的是在家裡住會阻止你更快的成長。
Does this mean we are developing a generation of big babies?
是否這意味著我們是長不大的一代？
Maybe not Neil but this is an interesting subject. Could it be we are mollycoddling young people for longer – that means protecting them and looking after them?
或許不是Neil但這是一個有趣的話題。或許是我們太溺愛--是保護和照顧他們現在的年輕一代？
Yes, or it could be that young people are living at home for longer for economic reasons – they can’t afford to leave home.
是的，或許年輕人在家呆的時間更長是經濟原因--他們負擔不起離開家的費用。
Or maybe there is some truth in the idea it takes longer for us to grow up? I think I’ll go with that theory.
又或者對於這一想法裡有一些真實--對我們來說需要更長的時間去長大?我想我會去理論。
That would explain your juvenile behaviour Finn! Now, let’s find out if you got today’s question right. Earlier I asked you if you knew what the youngest age a man can legally marry in Bangladesh is?
那就可以解釋你的青少年行為了，Finn！現在讓我們看看你今天回答的問題是否正確。早些時候我問你是否知道孟加拉對男人來說最小的法定年齡是多少？
I said 18, I think Neil.
我說的18歲，我認為是，Neil。
You were wrong. It was option c) 21.Apparently, it’s 21 for men, and 18 for women. Now Finn, could you remind us of some of the growing up related words that we heard today.
你錯了。答案是C選項21歲。很明顯，21歲對男生，18歲對女生。Finn現在帶我們大家回想今天聽到的跟成長相關的詞語。
Yes, we heard:
好的，我們聽到了：
adulthood-- 成年;stand on your own two feet --獨立的;maturity --成熟adolescence--青春期 ;psychologists--心理學家 ;hormones--荷爾蒙formative years--性格形成期 ;social death--窘境 ;mollycoddling--給某人過分保護或做太多 ;juvenile --青少年
Thank you. We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s programme. Do join us again soon for 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. Goodbye.
謝謝。我們希望你們能喜歡今天的節目。一定要繼續加入我們的BBC6分鐘英語。再見了。
Goodbye.
拜~