英语学习70年 70 years of learning

Hello, I’m Rob and this is 6 Minute English and I’m joined this week by Finn. Hello Finn.
大家好，我是Rob，这里是BBC6分钟英语，这周我和Finn一起主持。你好，Finn。
Hello Rob.
你好Rob。
We are in a celebratory mood this week Finn aren’t we?
这周我们一直处于一种庆祝的状态，不是吗，Finn？
Yes we are. We have something to shout about – it’s the 70th anniversary of the BBC teaching English to the world.
不，我们是这样的。我们有事要大声宣布——今年是BBC英语教学70周年。
Happy birthday to us!So, we have been teaching English for 70 years – actually Finn I think we look quite good for 70!
祝我们生日快乐！我们已经教英语有70年了--确切的说，Finn，我觉得我们70了都看上去很好！
Yes, not too many grey hairs.And you would think that if our audience has been listening for 70 years they would be fluent – or perfect speakers of English by now. Maybe we should just go home now?
是的，并没有很多白发。你可以想象，如果听众一直听我们的英语听了70年，现在他们会说一口流利的英语甚至是完美的英语。或许我们现在就回家？
Stay where you are – of course you know Finn that our audience is always changing. New people are finding us and wanting to learn English and we’ll be finding out why they do very soon. But let’s see what you’ve learnt over the years and see if you can answer this question.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, what is the most commonly used English word.Is it:a) I b) and c) the
站在你站的位置--当然你知道的,Finn，我们的听众是一直在变化的。不断有人找到我们，想学习英语，我们会找出他们为什么做很快。但是让我们看一下你这几年学习英语的情况，你能否回答这个问题。根据牛津英语大词典，哪个单词在英语中是使用频率最高的？a）Ib）andc）the
Rob, I think it has to be c) the.
Rob，我觉得应该是c）the。
I’ll let you know the answer at the end of the programme.Now let’s talk more about 70 years of teaching English. The BBC’s English-teaching department first started transmitting radio programmes in 1943.The world was a very different place then.
在节目的最后我会让你知道答案。现在让我们再继续谈一下70年英语教学。BBC的英语教学部开始传输广播节目是在1943年。那时世界是一个非常不同的地方。
Yes. World War Two was taking place and many parts of Europe were occupied by German forces.It was felt that by teaching other nationalities English, they could understand radio news bulletins on the BBC Empire Service – the old name for the BBC World Service.
是的。当时正在进行二战，并且欧洲的很多国家都被德国军队占领。有人认为，通过教授其他国家的人英语，他们能够通过BBC帝国服务--BBC 世界服务的旧称，明白电台新闻简报。
So, for many listeners there was a practical need to learn English.
因此，对于很多听众来说学习英语是有实际需要的。
After the war there was a big demand in people wanting to learn English and the BBC tried to do this in "…light and entertaining dialogues in simple, though not basic, English."That’s conversations that sounded natural and interesting to listen to.
二战结束后，人们对英语的学习有一个很大的需求，BBC尝试着在“在简单不是基本的英语中寻找轻松和有趣的对话”。那些对话听起来自然并且有兴趣听。
A bit like our programmes today. In the years after the war, people wanted to learn English not just to understand programmes on the BBC but so they could do business with or work for companies around the world.So we could say it had an economic benefit.
有点像我们现在的节目。在战后这么多年，人们学习英语不仅仅为了收听BBC的节目，而是他们可能要与世界各地的公司做生意或工作。所以我忙呢可以说学习英语可以带来经济效益。
Today, people are learning online via the internet and some are learning English to communicate with – or talk or write to – other non-native speakers, particularly on social media.
今天，人们正在通过互联网在线学习英语，一些人学习英语是为了同非母语说话的人交流或者说或者写，尤其是社会媒体。
That’s true. We can hear from some students now who are learning English here in the UK. See if you can hear why they think it’s important to learn English.
这是真的。让我们来听听一些正在英国学习英语的学生是怎么说的。从他们说的你是否能够听到为什么他们认为学习英语很重要。
My name is Bruno, I am from France, I like to learn English because this language is international and I can use it to have a conversation with people from different countries. I have more liberty if I want to speak with different people.My name is Juan Reynoso, I come from Peru. I want to learn English because I think this is the language the world speaks.
我的名字是Bruno，我来自法国。我喜欢学习英语是因为它是国际通用语言，我可以用因呼吁和来自其他国家的人进行对话。如果我想要跟不同的人说话会觉得更自由。我来自秘鲁，我叫Juan Reynoso。我想学英语是因为我觉得这是全世界都在讲的一种语言。
Some good reasons there. Bruno and Juan want to learn English to communicate with others. Bruno says it gives him more liberty – he means freedom to speak with and understand other people.
这有一些好的理由。Bruno and Juan学英语是为了同别人交流。Bruno说这给了他更多的自由--他的意思是可以自如地说话和理解他人。
So, English is good for that but let’s hear some more practical reasons – or ways that it will be a real benefit to someone’s life.
因此，学习英语是有好处的，但是让我们来听一下更实际的原因--或方式，这对一个人的生活确实带来好处。
My name is Rafael Guimaraes, I come from Sao Paulo in Brazil. I’ve chosen English because I am studying business so it’s very important for my career and also because you can communicate to people from all over the world. My name is Ivo. I am from Lima, Peru.I am planning on studying mechanical engineering and there is not much market for it in Peru, so I’m thinking of going abroad and for that I will need to learn another language so that’s why I’m learning English too.
我叫Rafael Guimaraes，我来自巴西的圣·保罗。我选择英语是因为我正在学习业务，因此它对我的职业非常重要，因为你可以和来自世界各地的人们进行沟通。我的名字是Ivo，我来自秘鲁的利马。我正在学习机械工程，在秘鲁这个没有很大的市场，所以我选择出国，因为这我需要学习另外一种语言，这也就是为什么我学习英语。
So, Rafael and Ivo are learning English to help with their studies.They hope it will help their career.
所以Rafael 和Ivo学习英语是有助于他们的研究。他们希望这能有助于他们的职业。
The jobs they will end up doing.So really they are learning English to help themselves!
他们最终会选择这样的职业。所以他们学习英语是为了帮助自己！
Well luckily, BBC Learning English is here to help those and many other students around the world learn English. It is one of the world’s most widely spoken languages so it is good to have a least a smattering – a small understanding – of English.
幸运的是有BBC英语可以帮助那些人和世界上的很多学习英语的学生。英语是世界上使用最广泛的语言之一，所以至少知道一点英语是有好处的。
Yes, and if you want to live in the UK it’s now expected that you can speak at least some English.But come on Rob, let’s face it, learning a new language is fun too.
是的，如果你现在想在英国生活，你最好能够说一些英语。但是Rob，不得不承认的是学习一门新语言也是很有趣的。
That’s true and it’s been fun teaching it for 70 years – let’s hope we’ve helped at least some of you learn the language. Now Finn, let’s find out if you answered my question correctly. Earlier I asked you what is the most commonly used English word.
是的，这70年的教学一直是很有趣的，我们希望至少能够帮到一些学习英语的人。Finn，现在让我们来看看你回答的问题是否正确。早些时候我问你 那个单词是英语中使用频率最高的？
I said the.
我说的是“the”。
And you are right. The is the most commonly used word. Well, that’s all we have time for today. Please join us again soon and keep learning English with BBC learning English.
你说对啦。“the”是使用频率最高的单词。好吧，这就是我们今天所有的内容了。请继续加入我们，并继续用BBC6分钟英语来保持学习英语。
Bye.
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