今日主題：Life expectancy 預期壽命
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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。
#BBC六分鐘英語
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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 and welcome to 6 Minute English– the show that brings you an interesting topic, authentic listening practice and vocabulary to help you improve your language skills. I’m Dan…
大家好，歡迎收聽六分鐘英語,該節目會奉上有趣的話題，純正的聽力練習和單詞，説明你提高語言技能。我是丹。
And I’m Catherine. In this programme we’ll be discussing life expectancy, as well as teaching you 6 new items of vocabulary, of course…
我是凱薩琳。在今天的節目中我們將討論預期壽命，同時教你六個新單詞。
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呼呼……
Dan? Dan! We’re doing a show, Dan. Wake up!
丹？丹！我們在做節目呢，丹。醒醒！
Sorry. Sorry, Catherine. Sorry, everybody. I was at a party last night and I didn’t get much sleep.
不好意思，對不起，凱薩琳。對不起，大家！我昨晚參加了一個聚會，沒睡夠。
Another party, Dan?
又一個聚會？
Yeah.
是的。
That’s the third this week! You look dead on your feet, which is an expression meaning extremely tired.
這已經是本周你參加的第三個聚會了！你看上去都累死了， look dead on your feet是指極度勞累。
Ah well. Live fast, die young. That’s my motto.
人生苦短，及時行樂，哪怕英年早逝。這是我的座右銘。
A motto is a short phrase which reflects the beliefs of an organisation or person. And it’s interesting that you mention dying young, Dan, because our topic this show is life expectancy.
座右銘是指能反映一個組織或個人信仰的短句。很有意思，你提到了英年早逝，因為我們今天節目的主題就是預期壽命。
Life expectancy is how many years a person is likely to live. I suppose you have a question about it too?
預期壽命是指一個人可能活多少年。我猜你有一個與此相關的問題吧？
Funny you should say that, Dan. By the year 2030, will the USA’s life expectancy be a) in the top third b) the middle third or c) the bottom third compared to the rest of the world?
你說得很有意思。截止到2030年，與世界其他國家相比，美國人的預期壽命將達到a) 前三分之一， b) 中間位置， 還是 c) 後三分之一？
The USA is quite a rich country, so I’m going to say a) the top one third.
美國是一個很富有的國家，所以我選a) 前三分之一。
And we’ll find out later in the show if you’re right or not. Now, Dan, life expectancy, so which country do you think has the current highest life expectancy?
之後我們再看你回答得是否正確。丹，關於預期壽命，你覺得如今哪個國家擁有最長的預期壽命。
Everybody knows that’s Japan, come on!
所有人都知道是日本好嗎！
Aha, yes, but new analysis by the World Health Organization and Imperial College London predicts that it won’t always be so. Now, they analysed 35 industrialised countries and found that by the year 2030 South Korea will be the leaders– with an average life expectancy of a whopping 90 years!
沒錯，但世界衛生組織和倫敦帝國理工學院預測說未來不會如此。他們分析了35個工業化國家，發現到2030年，韓國會成為預期壽命最長的國家。平均預期壽命將達到長壽的90歲！
Wow. How did they do that?
哇！他們是怎麼做到的呢？
Well, let’s find out by listening to Professor Majid Ezzati, Chair in Global Environmental Health at Imperial College London.
我們聽聽倫敦帝國理工學院全球環境健康的主席馬吉德•依紮提的描述，從中找到答案。
It seems to be actually dealing with diet better than other places, being very good at taking up new medical knowledge technology and using it and, perhaps most importantly, doing this in a relatively equitable way compared to western countries.
韓國的膳食計畫比其他地方好，非常善於開發新的醫學知識技術，並且進行應用，而且，最重要的是，與西方國家相比，韓國社會相對平等。
So, basically, good diet, using new medical technology and knowledge, and being more equitable – or fair and impartial – in society. So how did the UK do?
所以，基本上是因為良好的膳食計畫，應用新的醫學技術和只是，社會更加平等，或者說公平，不偏不倚。英國做得怎麼樣呢？
Well, not too well actually. We were thoroughly beaten by our closest neighbour, France.
事實上，不是很好。我們完全被我們最近的鄰居法國打敗了。
What!? How comes!?
什麼？怎麼會？
I’ll let Professor Majid Ezzati explain that too.
接下來讓馬吉德教授繼續解釋一下。
So France has had some of the lowest obesity rates among western countries, French women especially. UK has had some of the highest ones. And alcohol in France, at least until now, has been consumed…it’s much more healthy patterns, and in the UK there has been a lot more binge drinking.
在西方國家中，法國擁有最低的肥胖率，尤其是法國女性當中。英國是肥胖率最高的國家之一。酒精在法國，至少現在，在被飲用時，有很多健康的方式，在英國，更多的是酗酒。
So, France has low obesity, which is a state of being very overweight, compared to the UK’s high obesity.
所以相比英國的高肥胖率，法國的肥胖率很低，肥胖率是指體重過重的狀態。
And France drinks alcohol much more moderately than the UK, which tends to binge.
法國飲酒的方式比英國更節制，英國人傾向暴飲暴食。
Binging is when you consume a large amount of something in a short time - especially food or alcohol. So, confession time, Dan! How many drinks did you have last night?
暴飲暴食是指你在短時間內吃掉或喝掉大量的東西，尤其是指食物或酒精。所以，丹，現在是你的懺悔時間。你昨晚喝了多少酒？
It was only orange juice, I swear! So, come on. Did I get the question right? You asked me by the year 2030, will the USA’s life expectancy be a) in the top one-third b) the middle one-third or c) the bottom third compared to the rest of the world? And I said the USA’s quite a rich country, so it’s probably a) in the top one-third.
只喝了橙汁，我發誓！好了，說別的吧。我今天的問題答對了嗎？你問我，截止到2030年，與世界其他國家相比，美國人的預期壽命將達到a) 前三分之一， b) 中間位置， 還是 c) 後三分之一？我說美國是一個很富有的國家，所以可能是a) 前三分之一。
Sorry Dan. Nice logic, but actually the USA is one of the least equitable places in the world. So their life expectancy suffers, and the answer was actually c) the bottom third.
不好意思，丹。不錯的邏輯，但事實上，美國是世界上最不平等的國家之一。所以他們的預期壽命，也就是正確答案是c) 後三分之一。
Oh, well. Next week, maybe. Now, let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this programme. First we had dead on your feet. This is an informal expression which means extremely tired. Another way to say the same thing would be shattered. When was a last time when you were dead on your feet, Catherine?
好吧，也許下周我就答對了。現在我們看看今天的單詞。第一個詞是dead on your feet。這是一個非正式表達，指極度勞累。另一種說法是shattered（極度疲勞的）。你什麼時候感到極度疲憊呢？
I built some garden furniture quite recently, and it took me all day, and I was dead on my feet when I finished. Now, we had motto. Now, a motto is a short phrase which reflects the beliefs of an organisation or person. So, Dan, what’s your personal motto?
我最近做了一些園藝傢俱，花了我整天的時間，當我完成的時候，我真的累死了。下一個，我們提到了座右銘。座右銘是指能反映一個組織或個人信仰的短句。丹，你的座右銘是什麼？
Take the path of least resistance. What about you?
選擇阻力最小的路。你的座右銘是什麼呢？
Less is more.
少即是多。
Ah! Good one. Then we had life expectancy. Life expectancy is how many years a person is likely to live. What do you think’s a good life expectancy for a person?
不錯！接下來我們談到了預期壽命。預期壽命是指一個人可能活多少年。你覺得一個人最好的預期壽命是多長？
I’m hoping to get to about 85 and then I’d like a, sort of, quick exit because I think it’s probably not much fun after that. Then we had equitable. Equitable means being fair or impartial and it comes from the word equal. So, Dan, personal question. Would you say that your marriage is equitable?
我喜歡能達到85歲，然後我就有點想離開了，因為我覺得之後也沒有什麼樂趣了。接著我們談到了平等的。平等的是指公平的，不偏不倚的，來自於equal（平等）一詞。丹，問一個個人問題。你覺得你的婚姻是平等的嗎？
I’d like to think so, yes. I do the cooking, my wife does the cleaning, and we share the other jobs.
我覺得可以這麼說。我做飯，我妻子洗碗，我們一起做其他的家務。
We’ll have to get Mrs. Dan in to give her opinion.
我們還得聽聽你夫人是什麼說法。
After that we heard obesity. Obesity describes a state of being very overweight. It’s a medical term and is often used in connection with health problems. The report said that the UK has an obesity problem, Catherine. How do you think we can solve it?
之後我們提到了肥胖。肥胖是指體重過重的狀態。這是一個醫學用語，通常與健康問題聯繫起來。報導稱英國有肥胖問題。你覺得我們該如何解決呢？
I think we need a sugar tax and everybody should walk to work. Finally we had binge. To binge is to consume a large amount of something in a short space of time, especially something that you don’t usually have. And these days we hear a lot about binge drinking, binge eating and binge watching. So, Dan, when did you last binge watch a series on TV?
我覺得我們需要徵收糖稅，每個人都應該走路上班。最後我們提到了暴飲暴食。暴飲暴食是指你在短時間內吃掉或喝掉大量的東西，尤其是你不經常食用的東西。最近我們聽到很多關於酗酒，暴食，瘋狂刷劇的事。丹，你上次刷劇是什麼時候的事？
Oh, it’s Game of Thrones, isn’t it? Series one, series two, series three. Back to back.
是看權力的遊戲。第一季、第二季、第三季。連續看。
Back to back binging. Brilliant.
連續刷劇。厲害！
Well, that’s the end of today’s 6 Minute English. Please join us again soon!
今天的六分鐘英語就到這裡。我們下期再會！
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