复合形容词

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在土耳其，只要您愿意绕道而行，就能发现连社交媒体都尚未触及的美食。从米其林星级餐厅与葡萄酒，到东部的传统食谱和果仁蜜饼发源地。探索美食之都加济安泰普，与当地人交谈。每道菜肴都有其独特故事。风味、实验与传统，土耳其应有尽有。

In Turkey, you're willing to take a detour, you'll discover the food even social media hasn't got to yet. From Michelin stars and wine in to traditional recipes and the home of Baklava in the East. Discover the culinary capital of Gaziantep and talk to the locals. Every dish has its own story. Flavors, experimentation, and tradition, Turkiye has it all.

访问goturkiye.com规划您的绕道之旅。

Plan your detour at goturkiye.com.

美国正在改变，世界亦是如此。

America is changing, and so is the world.

但美国发生的事件不仅是全球动荡的起因，也是各地正在发生的混乱症状。

But what's happening in America isn't just the cause of global upheaval. It's also a symptom of disruption that's happening everywhere.

我是驻华盛顿特区的阿斯玛·哈利德。

I'm Asma Khalid in Washington, DC.

我是伦敦的特里斯坦·雷德曼，这里是《全球故事》。

I'm Tristan Redman in London, and this is the Global Story.

每个工作日，我们将为您带来发生在世界与美国交汇处的故事。

Every weekday, we'll bring you a story from this intersection where the world and America meet.

请在亚马逊音乐或您获取播客的任何平台收听。

Listen on Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Do you know someone who is starting to learn English? We have a new easy video series just for them. The London Letter Challenge. Three teams race around London to find eight letters which will take them to the winning crowns. Watch the series on our websites now.

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六分钟词汇。

Six Minute Vocabulary.

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大家好，欢迎收听《六分钟词汇》，我是芬恩。

Hello and welcome to Six Minute Vocabulary. I'm Finn.

我是凯瑟琳。在今天的节目中，我们将探讨像‘二十二小时旅程’这样的复合形容词。

And I'm Catherine. In today's programme, we're looking at compound adjectives like in a twenty two hour journey.

我们会了解什么是复合形容词。

We'll look at what compound adjectives are.

我们将学习如何使用它们。

We'll see how to use them.

还会有一个标点符号使用技巧和一个小测验。

And there'll be a punctuation tip and a quiz.

最后我们会分享一个学习词汇的顶级技巧。

And we'll leave you with a top tip for learning vocabulary.

但首先，让我们听听罗布的采访。他是一名赛车手，这是在比赛后接受采访。

But first, let's hear from Rob. Rob's a racing driver and he's being interviewed after a race.

是的。在听的过程中请思考一个问题：罗布的单圈速度有多快？

Yes. And here's a question to think about while you listen. How fast was Rob's lap time?

让我们一探究竟。

Let's find out.

罗布，恭喜你最近获胜。上一场胜利对你意味着什么？

Rob, congratulations on your latest win. What did that last victory mean to you?

说实话，我预料到会赢。我是说，你

Honestly, I expected to win. I mean, you

开着像我这样的高品质赛车不可能拿第二。确实如此，这辆车很出色。但你的表现太惊艳了，最快单圈速度简直不可思议。

don't come second in a high quality vehicle like mine. That's true. It's an impressive motor. But what you did was amazing. Your fastest lap time was truly incredible.

嗯，你说得对。七十秒的单圈可不是天天能见到的。

Well, you're right. You don't see a seventy second lap every day.

感谢你抽空接受采访，罗布。今年车手们有望以更快速度完成四公里赛道。

Thanks for your time, Rob. Well, this year the drivers are hoping to complete the four kilometre course in an even faster time.

所以赛车手罗布跑出了七十秒的单圈。

So Rob the racing driver did a seventy second lap.

如果你答对了，那做得很好。

Well done to you if you got that right.

这是我们第一个复合形容词的例子。它由一个数字如70和一个名词如秒（七十秒）组成。我们将‘七十秒’放在另一个名词如‘圈’前面，形成一个描述名词的复合形容词。‘七十秒的一圈’。

And that's our first example of a compound adjective. It's made with a number like 70 and a noun like second seventy second. We put seventy second in front of another noun like lap making a compound adjective which describes a noun. A seventy second lap.

让我们听另一个例子，同样以数字开头，但这次名词描述的是长度而非时间。

Let's hear another example, again starting with a number, but this time the noun describes length instead of time.

今年，车手们希望以更快的速度完成四公里的赛道。

Well, this year the drivers are hoping to complete the four kilometre course in an even faster time.

所以数字‘四’与名词‘公里’结合形成形容词‘四公里’。注意，‘公里’末尾没有加‘s’。

So the number four with the noun kilometre go together to make an adjective four kilometre. And take note, there's no s at the end of kilometre.

没错。不加‘s’是因为‘公里’在这里作为形容词使用，而形容词不能有复数形式。所以形容词‘四公里’描述名词‘赛道’——‘四公里的赛道’。

That's right. And there's no s because the word kilometre functions as an adjective here, and we can't make adjectives plural. So the adjective four kilometre describes the noun course a four kilometre course.

正确。还有一些关于长度的例子是

That's right. Some more examples with length are

一场26英里的赛跑，一个六英尺高的男人。

A 26 mile race, a six foot man.

现在讲一个标点符号注意事项。当你书写由数字和名词组成的复合形容词时，需要用连字符——一条横线将两部分连接起来。

Now for a punctuation note. When you write a number noun compound adjective, you need to join the two parts together with a hyphen, a little horizontal line between the two words.

没错。所以你要写成70秒的圈速（70-second lap），六英尺高的男人（six-foot man）。你正在收听的是。

That's right. So you write a 70 hyphen second lap, a six hyphen foot man. You're listening.

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To BBC Learning English.

我们正在讨论复合形容词。接下来请继续听Rob讲解另一种类型的复合形容词。

And we're talking about compound adjectives. Here's Rob again. Listen out for another type of compound adjective.

说实话，我本以为能赢。像我的车这样高品质的座驾，拿第二名实在不应该。

Honestly, I expected to win. I mean, you don't come second in a high quality vehicle like mine.

听出来了吗？他说的是high quality（高品质）。一辆高品质的汽车。

Did you get that? It was high quality. A high quality vehicle.

因此，除了使用数字，我们还可以用‘高’或‘低’加上名词来构成复合形容词。

So as well as using numbers, we can also make compound adjectives with the words high or low plus a noun.

所以，‘高’加‘质量’等于‘高质量’，比如‘高质量车辆’。

So high plus quality equals high quality like high quality vehicle.

‘低’加‘成本’等于‘低成本’，比如‘低成本航空公司’。凯瑟琳，你对低成本航空公司有什么看法？

Low plus cost equals low cost like low cost airline. How do you feel about low cost airlines, Catherine?

是的。嗯，根据我上次的经历，再也不会坐了。

Yes. Well, after my last experience, never again.

哦，再也不会坐了。

Oh, never again.

绝不。绝不。好吧，无论如何，再举些例子。芬恩？

Never. Never. Right. Some more examples anyway. Finn?

‘高速’。一辆‘高速摩托车’。

High speed. A high speed motorbike.

而且是低脂的。低脂酸奶。如果你在写的话，别忘了用连字符把两部分连起来。

And low fat. A low fat yoghurt. And if you're writing, don't forget join the two parts together with a hyphen.

现在是测验时间。完成这些句子。凯瑟琳会告诉你答案。准备好了吗？第一题。

And now it's quiz time. Complete these sentences. Catherine will tell you the answers. Ready? Number one.

在均衡饮食中，重要的是摄入：a) 高质量的碳水化合物，还是 b) 高质量（复数形式）的碳水化合物。

In a balanced diet, it's important to eat: a) high quality carbohydrates or b) high qualities carbohydrates.

答案是 a) 高质量的碳水化合物。

It's a) high quality carbohydrates.

答对了的话很棒。第二题。从伦敦飞往纽约的航班是 a) 九小时的旅程，还是 b) 九小时的旅程（正确表达）。

Well done if you got that. Number two. The flight from London to New York is a, a nine's hour trip or b, a nine hour trip.

答案是 b) 九小时的旅程。

The answer's b, a nine hour trip.

第三题。每天早上凯瑟琳会去 a) 跑六英里，还是 b) 跑六英里（复数形式）。

Number three. Every morning Catherine goes for a, a six mile run or b, a six miles run.

答案是，一次六英里的跑步。但我并不这么做。

And the answer's a, a six mile run. But I don't.

你真的不这样做吗？

You don't really do?

不，我不做。

No, I don't.

无论如何，如果你在家答对了这些问题，做得很好。节目即将结束，但在告别前，凯瑟琳，今天的学习词汇最佳建议是什么？

In any case, well done if you got those right at home. And we're almost at the end of the show. But before we go, here's today's top tip for learning vocabulary, which is Catherine?

如果你使用社交媒体，加入一个英语学习群组。当你学到一个新词时，试着在至少三条帖子中使用它。这将帮助你记住这个词。

If you use social media, join an English learning group. When you learn a new word, try to include it in at least three of your posts. That will help you remember the word.

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And there's more about this at bbclearningenglish.com. Join us again for more Six Minute Vocabulary.