AEE 2514：表达自我的万无一失之法

这里是《全神贯注学英语》播客第2514期，教你如何用万无一失的方法表达自己。

This is an All Ears English podcast episode twenty five fourteen, a foolproof method to express yourself.

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Welcome to the All Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200,000,000 times.

你是否在英语学习中感到停滞不前？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

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你家做好儿童防护和宠物防护了吗？

Is your home childproof dog proof?

来学习用英语表达保护物品时的说法。

Find out what to say when you want to protect things in English.

另外，还会教你一个自创英语单词的酷炫技巧。

Plus, a cool technique for creating your own English words.

嘿，米歇尔带着《Shakin'》来啦。

Hey there, Michelle with Shakin'.

嗨，林赛。

Hey, Lindsey.

我很好。

I'm doing well.

你呢？

How are you?

是啊。

Yeah.

我感觉很棒。

I'm feeling great.

丹佛这里阳光明媚。

The sun is shining here in Denver.

所以一切都好。

So all good.

今天节目我们要聊些什么？

What are we talking about on the show today?

嗯，我很好奇，因为你在家养了基弗。

Well, I'm curious because you have Kiefer at home.

当然。

Of course.

那你需要在家里为它做防狗狗破坏的措施吗？

So you have to doggy proof any areas of your house for him?

天啊。

Oh my god.

我们和基弗在一起真的很幸运。

We've been so lucky with Kiefer.

它非常聪明。

He is so smart.

它从不咬鞋子。

He doesn't eat any shoes.

他不会在台面上乱翻东西。

He doesn't countersurf.

对吧？

Right?

他不是那种会在台面上乱翻的狗。

He's not a countersurfer.

他不会的。

He no.

我们什么都不用做。

We have we don't have to do anything.

他太棒了。

He's amazing.

哇。

Wow.

这确实很神奇，因为我当然知道那些会咬鞋子的狗，不过好吧。

That's that is amazing because, yeah, I definitely know the shoe eaters and the with the well, okay.

基弗被允许上沙发或床吗？

Is Kiefer is he allowed, like, on the couch or on the bed?

还是你们

Or do you

有特定的规矩？

have certain rules?

实际上他这些地方都可以上。

He's actually allowed on all those things.

我们尽量在沙发和床上铺上罩子，确保他不在床上。

We try to keep a cover on the couch and the bed to make sure he's, like, not in the bed.

对吧？

Right?

这有点恶心。

That's kind of disgusting.

是啊。

Yeah.

但他被允许睡在床罩上，我们为此争论过，但我输了。

But he is allowed on top of the and we had a debate over that and but I lost.

所以他被允许了。

So So he is allowed.

哦，所以你本来不想

Oh, so you didn't want

让他上床？

him on the bed?

不想。

No.

我原本是不想的。

I didn't originally.

但每个家庭都得自己决定这种事。

But every household has to kinda decide this for themselves.

你懂吧？

You know?

那他和你一起睡吗？

Does he sleep with you then?

还是

Or

不。

No.

他有自己的床会回去睡，但早上他会起床玩耍之类的。

He has his own bed that he goes back to, but, like, in the morning, he'll get up and play and everything.

而且你知道，他心里其实还是个小狗。

And, you know, he's still kind of a puppy at heart.

他五岁了，但行为还像只小狗。

He's five years old, but he acts like a puppy.

这真的挺有趣的。

It's really kind of interesting.

好可爱。

So cute.

是啊。

Yeah.

今天我们要讨论这个后缀证明。

So today we are going to talk about this suffix proof.

对。

Yes.

以及如何在对话中使用它。

And how you can use it in your conversation.

所以我说了防狗。

So I said doggy proof.

我说防狗是什么意思？

What did I mean by doggy proof?

对。

Yeah.

防狗或防犬。

Doggy proof or dog proof.

你的意思是防狗或为狗提供保护。

You meant protected against dogs or protected for dogs.

我想两者都有点吧。

I guess kind of both.

对吧？

Right?

狗不会伤到自己，你的家也不会被狗破坏。

The dog doesn't hurt himself and your house doesn't get harmed by the dog.

对。

Right.

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

所以当作为后缀使用时，proof（防）基本上就是这样的意思。

So when used as a suffix, proof, it it basically yeah.

就像林赛说的，我是说，它确实有几种不同的含义。

Like Lindsay said, I mean, it it has kind of a couple meanings.

我是说，它不会被其他东西改变或破坏。

I mean, it can't be altered or ruined by something else.

对吧？

Right?

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

所以它某种程度上是安全的，无论怎样。对。

So it's kinda safe from whatever Right.

是的。

Yep.

无论它可能发生什么。

Whatever may happen to it.

所以，是的。

So yeah.

让环境对狗安全，或者说让你的房子和物品免受狗的破坏。

Make it safe for dogs or in a way make your house and items safe from dogs.

但这就是我们今天要讨论的内容，因为这太常见了。

So But that's what we're gonna be talking about today because this is so common.

你经常听到这个词——防。

You hear it all the time, this word proof.

所以今天我们会讨论很多这类词，并分享它们的使用方法。

So we're gonna go through a bunch of them today and and share how they're used.

好的，各位。

Yes, guys.

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明白了吗？

Okay?

好的。

Alright.

完美。

Perfect.

那好吧。

So alright.

我们开始过一遍吧，这些都是非常常见且实用的。

Let's go through them because these are all really common and useful.

对。

So Yeah.

第一个是什么，Lindsay？

What is the first one, Lindsay?

当然，我们的许多听众都是父母，因此他们会完全理解这种儿童防护措施。

Of course, the one that many of our listeners are parents and so they're gonna relate to this completely child proof.

对吧？

Right?

这可以是动词或形容词。

This could be a verb or an adjective.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

其实你也可以说婴儿防护。

So and actually you could also say baby proof.

所以没错，儿童防护绝对非常重要。

So but yeah, child proof definitely very important.

是的。

Yes.

比如说，我们必须对厨房进行儿童防护。

So for example, we have to child proof the kitchen.

这意味着可能要在厨房里安装特殊装置，防止孩子被物品伤到。

So that would mean maybe put special things in the kitchen to make it so kids can't get hurt on items.

比如桌角防护套或橱柜安全锁之类的，对吧？

Maybe things on the corners of tables or things you can put on cabinets, right?

因为

Because

如果他们打开柜子发现里面是清洁用品。

if they open the cabinets and they're cleaning supplies.

马桶。

Toilets.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Exactly.

我记得我哥哥刚有女儿时，他总在门上装那些塑料防护条。

I remember when my brother had my niece, he always had those plastic things on the doors Yeah.

门把手。

Door handles.

你懂吧？

You know?

是啊。

Yeah.

有时候会卡在里面。

Sometimes they got stuck in there.

就像，这玩意儿到底怎么开？

Was like, how do I even open this?

我该怎么办？

What do I do?

有时候特别难弄。

Sometimes they're tough.

它们很结实。

They're tough.

或者还有，你知道的，药瓶。

Or then there's, you know, medicine bottles.

意思是，当你打开装有药品的瓶子时，你得用特定方式按压，因为要确保它们是儿童安全设计的。

Mean, when you're opening up a a bottle where there's any sort of medication in it, you know, you have to do the pressing it in a certain way because they wanna make sure they're childproof.

是的。

Yes.

完全正确。

Completely.

这里有个说法。

So here's a phrase.

他打不开那个。

He can't open that.

这是儿童安全设计的，所以不用担心。

It's childproof, so don't worry.

对。

Yeah.

顺便说，我喜欢这期节目，因为它能让听众在创造新词时也有更多灵活性。

By the way, I love this episode because it's going to give our listeners some flexibility about how they create new words too.

你可以用这个‘proof’的例子来创造新词。

You could create new words with this this example of proof.

没错。

Right.

确实如此。

Exactly.

确实如此。

Exactly.

所以，给儿童用品和婴儿用品做安全防护确实会让人有点提心吊胆。

So, yeah, child proofing things, baby proofing things can be a little frightening.

我能想象。

I can imagine.

我能想象。

I can imagine.

天啊。

Oh my gosh.

因为你总会想到可能发生的意外

Because you think about what can happen and

是啊。

Yeah.

所以下一个要做的就是万无一失的设计。

So the next one is foolproof.

没错。

Yes.

万无一失。

Foolproof.

林赛，你听过这个说法吗？

You ever hear this one, Lindsay?

是啊。

Yeah.

我确实听过这个说法。

I've heard this for sure.

所以这是个形容词。

So this is an adjective.

它指的是简单到不可能搞砸的事情。

It was something that is so easy that it just can't be ruined.

不可能搞砸的。

It can't be messed up.

你怎么都搞不砸。

You can't mess it up.

连傻瓜都能搞定。

A fool can do it.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Yeah.

不过这并没有恶意。

It's not mean spirited though.

比如，当你说某件事万无一失时，并不是在...

Like, you wanna if you say something is foolproof, you're not.

对。

Yeah.

是啊。

Yeah.

我不这么认为。

I don't think.

对吧？

Right?

不。

No.

你不会说

Not You would never say

你不会对别人说'你是个傻瓜'。

you wouldn't say to someone you're a fool.

我觉得这相当冒犯。

That's pretty offensive, I think.

对。

Right.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

但在这个新词的语境下使用是可以的。

But using it in this context of this new word is okay.

人们不会误解的，你懂的，他们会理解的。

People are not gonna get, you know, they'll get it.

他们会理解的。

They'll get it.

举个例子？

What's an example?

我们的洗碗机操作简单，不易出错。

Our dishwasher is foolproof.

我喜欢它用起来这么方便。

I love how easy it is to use.

嗯。

Mhmm.

或者我们可以为客户创建一份简单明了的联系指南。

Or let's create a foolproof guide for our clients to use when they want to contact us.

也就是说我们希望这份指南清晰易懂，非常容易使用。

So we're just saying we want it to be clear, really easy to consume that guide.

对。

Right.

我们并不是说客户是傻瓜。

We're not saying that our clients are fools.

嗯。

Mhmm.

没错。

Which is right.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

这很重要。

That's important.

那会很糟糕。

That would be bad.

嗯。

Mhmm.

没错。

Right.

下一个是防水的。

The next one is waterproof.

所以嗯。

So Mhmm.

这是个形容词。

This is an adjective.

所以是的。

So yeah.

这意味着它不会被水损坏。

This means it can't get ruined by water.

嗯。

Mhmm.

很多时候你会听到关于手机的这种说法。

So a lot of times you'll hear this about cell phones.

对吧？

Right?

甚至是化妆品。

Or makeup even.

对吗？

Right?

你会看到像防水睫毛膏之类的。好吧。

You'll see like waterproof mascara or Okay.

随便啦。

Whatever.

意思是它不会被洗掉。是的。

It means it's not gonna wash off or Yep.

某种材料。

Some sort of materials.

或者雨衣。

Or raincoat.

哪怕只是一件雨衣或派克大衣。

Even just a raincoat or a parka.

我认识到了雨衣的价值，或者该叫什么来着？

I learned the value of a of a a rain parka or what do you call that?

就是雨。

Just a rain.

像雨披那种？

Like a poncho?

对。

Yeah.

雨披。

Poncho.

这就是我在挪威想找的词，因为米歇尔，我们去挪威旅行时雨下得太多了。

That's the word I was looking for in Norway because it rained so much, Michelle, on our trip to Norway.

我们当时在骑自行车旅行，我不得不买件雨披套在所有东西外面。

We were doing a biking tour, and I had to buy a poncho to go over everything.

所以我看起来有点滑稽。

So I looked kinda crazy.

我穿着这件巨大的雨披，还戴着这个有维京角——就是那种维京牛角的头盔。

I had this huge poncho, and I had this this helmet with Viking, like, what, horns, Viking horns.

看起来非常傻。

It looked very silly.

我有张照片不知道放哪儿了。

I have a photo somewhere.

应该分享一下，想看看。

Should share like to see that.

太搞笑了。

So funny.

我也想看看。

I would.

总之，那件雨披确实很管用。

So anyways, that that poncho really worked.

我是说，显然所有的雨衣都是这样。

I mean and all obviously, all raincoats.

大多数雨衣都应该是防水的。

Most raincoats are gonna be waterproof.

很多优质登山靴在户外环境下也都会做防水处理。

A lot of good hiking boots are gonna be waterproof outdoorsy stuff.

对吧？

Right?

嗯。

Mhmm.

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

它们必须能经受住恶劣天气。

They have to be able to bear the elements.

对吧？

Right?

正是。

Exactly.

嗯。

Mhmm.

你可能会听到有人说，我参加婚礼时必须用防水睫毛膏，因为我总是会哭。

So you might hear someone say something like, I have to wear waterproof mascara at weddings because I always cry.

是的。

Yes.

你呢

Do you

在婚礼上会哭吗？

cry at weddings when things?

哦，我总是会哭。

Oh, I always do.

我从不觉得我会哭，但就是忍不住。

I never think I will, but I do.

我也是。

I do.

这感觉很奇怪。

It's weird how it happens.

在我姐夫六月的婚礼上，我儿子当戒童，女儿当花童。

So at my brother in law's wedding, that was in June and my son was the ring bearer and my daughter was the flower girl.

嗯哼。

Uh-huh.

我儿子比她先出场。

And my son came down before her.

当我看到他穿着小礼服的样子时，我就忍不住了。

And just like when I saw him in his little tuxedo and I just I just that was it.

比如，我刚才还在哭哭啼啼的。

Like, I was just blubbering.

是啊。

Yeah.

我确定。

I'm sure.

我确定。

I'm sure.

百分百确定。

A 100%.

我觉得婚礼...我也说不清。

They I think weddings are I don't know.

它们确实触动了我们内心深处的情感。

They really tap into something very emotional for us.

所以百分百确定。

So 100%.

对啊。

Yeah.

没错。

Yeah.

这是真的。

It's true.

确实如此。

It's true.

好的，米歇尔。

Okay, Michelle.

不过这个还有更多版本。

There's more versions of this, though.

它们是防碎的。

They're shatterproof.

所以当你需要更换汽车玻璃时，你会希望它们是防碎的。

So when you have, like, your glass the your windows replaced in your car, you want them to be shatterproof.

对吧？

Right?

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yeah.

这种玻璃是防碎的，所以不用担心有人会打碎它。

This glass is shatterproof, so no need to worry about someone breaking it.

嗯哼。

Mhmm.

或者防弹的。

Or bulletproof.

对吧？

Right?

所以很多时候你会看到警察穿防弹背心。

So a lot of times you'll see cops will wear bulletproof vests.

对吧？

Right?

或者玻璃可以是防弹的。

Or glass could be bulletproof.

是啊。

Yeah.

就是任何你不想让子弹穿透的东西。

Just anything that you don't want a bullet to be able to go through.

建造者选择了防弹玻璃，以确保每个人都感到安全。

The builder chose bulletproof glass to make sure everyone felt safe.

对吧？

Right?

是啊。

Yeah.

很好。

Good.

嗯。

Yeah.

还有一个是隔音的。

And then one more is soundproof.

是的。

Yes.

对吧？

Right?

这个，对。

This one yeah.

这个所以这个可能是形容词或动词。

This so this could be an adjective or a verb.

所以，对。

And so yeah.

所以声音听不见。

So sound can't be heard.

对吧？

Right?

所以这挺好的。

So this is good.

我是说，我想到的是录音棚或录音室。

I mean, I think of a studio or recording studio.

是啊。

Yeah.

是啊。

Yeah.

是啊。

Yeah.

我想我们俩都没有隔音录音室，但有些播客主会全力以赴，他们确实会打造一个完整的隔音录音室。

I think neither of us have a soundproof studio, but some podcasters go all out and they do develop a whole soundproof studio.

是啊。

Yeah.

是的。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

所以我们必须给地下室做隔音。

So we have to soundproof the basement.

所以用作动词。

So used as as a verb.

对吧？

Right?

嗯。

Mhmm.

因为我儿子总是在那里练习乐队。

Because my son always has his band practiced down there.

声音太大了。

It gets so loud.

天啊。

Oh my gosh.

是啊。

Yeah.

想象一下如果你的孩子决定学打鼓或萨克斯。

Imagine if your kid decides to play the drums or the saxophone.

然后你每天都得听那些声音。

And then you have to hear that every day.

说起来挺有意思的，我告诉过你我要重新开始玩音乐了。

Well, it's funny because I told you I'm getting back into music.

所以我们，你知道的，正在挑选练习的房间。

And so we you know, choosing which room to practice in.

前几天晚上我请了几个朋友过来，总共是两个人。

So I had my friends over the other night, and then so it's two two guys.

他们都带着电吉他，而那时我的孩子们该睡觉了。

They're both got their electric guitars, and I'm And it's like getting to be bedtime for my kids.

我收到丹的短信说：'你能关上门吗？'

I got a text message from Dan saying, Can you close the door?

是啊。

Yeah.

我当时说：'门已经关上了。'

I was like, The door is closed.

哦，不。

Oh, no.

你可能很快就要给地下室做隔音了。

You might have to soundproof your basement pretty soon.

没错。

Exactly.

我知道。

I know.

我们有个没装修完的地下室。

We have an unfinished basement.

所以我开始想，也许我们应该下去。

So I'm starting to think, Maybe we should go down.

是啊。

Yeah.

也许吧。

Maybe.

哦，所以这些都是关于保护某样东西的。

Oh, So so all of these are about protecting something.

然后我前面提到的，这集我最喜欢的是你可以自己编造，对吧。

And then what I mentioned earlier, what I love about this episode, is you can kind of make up your own Right.

同样的事情。

Thing as well.

我不确定是否有这样的例子，但我确实会自发地在词尾加个‘护’字，比如想说‘避免’时就说‘避护’，或者说‘保护’某样东西。

I'm not sure if I'm not sure if I have any examples of that, but I do feel like I spontaneously add proof to the end of a word when I wanna say avoiding like, I'm avoiding something or I'm protecting something.

你懂我意思吗？

You know what I mean?