BBC英语六分钟-每天坚持口语Corporate team building

Corporateteambuilding?BBC英语六分钟练起来（2023.03.04）TranscriptNote:Thisisnotaword-for-wordtranscriptSophie

Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish.I'mSophie…Neil

AndI'mNeil…Sophie–didyougoonthecorporateawaydaylastweek?Sophie

Yes…youdidn'tmissanything.Ateambuildinggurulecturedusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Wegavesomepresentations,hadafewdrinksafter…

Neil

Right.OK.An

awayday

isadaythatemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplace.Anda

guru

isanexpertinsomething.Sodidthisguruteachyouanythingnew,Sophie?Sophie

No…notreally.Neil

Shame.Iwashopingforsometipsonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywithmyco-presenter.Sophie

Ithinkweworkveryeffectivelyalready,Neil.Now,today'sshowisabout

teambuilding

–orencouragingemployeestoworkwelltogetherasateambygettingthemtoengageindifferenttypesofactivities.Neil

Andapparently,somecompaniesintheUKareofferingtheiremployeesactivitiessuchas…

HungerGames-stylecombatdayswhereteamsmustworktogetherto'kill'asmanyoftheopposingteamaspossible.HaveyouseentheHungerGamesmovies,Sophie?Sophie

Yes.Neil

There'realsoZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouonhowtofightzombies–that'sdeadpeoplewhohavecomebacktolife.Forthemore

cerebral

–orbrainy–amongstus–therearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmes.Sophie

Well,I'mnotsureabouttheZombiebootcamp–a

bootcamp

isashortcourseofhardphysicaltraining–buttheSherlockHolmesawaydaysoundslikefun.Neil

I'ddefinitelygofortheZombieexperience.ThoughI'mnotsurehowitconnectswithmostpeople'sworkinglives.Violence,death,thelivingdead…Sophie

Goodpoint.Neil

Solet'smoveonandhavetoday'squizquestion.WhatdidChairmanMaointroduceinChinain1951asacompulsoryactivityforworkersandwasreintroducedbythegovernmentafewyearsago?Wasit…

a)calisthenics?

b)calligraphy?

Orc)Englishlanguagelessons?Sophie

Calisthenics,bytheway,isatypeofgentlephysicalexercise…Neil

…and

calligraphy,bytheway,istheartofwritingbyhandwithaspecialbrush.Sophie

Well,I'mgoingfora)calisthenics.Neil

NotEnglishlanguagelessons,Sophie?Sophie

No.I'llstickwithcallisthenics,thanks.Neil

OK.Well,we'llfindoutlaterifyou'rerightornot.Now,whilstEnglishlessonsmightsoundlikehardwork,

ukulele

lessonsareapparentlycatchingon.Aukuleleisamusicalinstrument.TopbusinessmenBillGatesandWarrenBuffettbothdoit,andstressed-outcityworkersarefollowingtheirlead.HereintheUK,anumberofcompanieshavebeenholdingukuleleteambuildingsessions.Sophie

Thatsoundsamazing.Andisthereanythingabouttheukuleleinparticularthatleavespeoplefeelingbetterafterthey'veplayedit?Neil

Let'shearmoreaboutthisfromLorraineBow,whoteachespeopletoplaytheinstrument.Butlistenwithattentionbecauseshespokeonthephoneandthelinewasn'tgreat.INSERT

LorraineBow,ukuleleteacher

Well,Iguessit'sjustthefactthatyouknowpeopledon'toftensingintheireverydaylivesandit'sthefactthatyoucanplayandsing–playamusicalinstrument–withinanhour–it'squitea…youknow…it'squiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitar…Sophie

Lorraine,theukuleleteacher,alsosaysherclassesaren'tcompetitiveor

intimidating…Neil

…whichmeanssomethingthatmakesyoufeelnervous.Sophie

Now,beforeweheartheanswertotoday'squizquestion,let'shearaboutacompanyinAbuDhabiwhereleadershipistaughtthroughhorsetraining.Basically,youhavetogointheyardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguage.Here'sKellyEide,co-founderofthecompany,explainingwhyshethinksthisapproachworks.INSERT

KellyEide,Co-founderofTrueLeadership,AbuDhabi

Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurple,ifyou'reamanorawoman,ifyou'reoldoryoung,ifyouare…whatreligion.Soittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–ittranscendsage,gender,religion,traditionetc.–sothat'saperfectfit.Andinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogel,whocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnorms,youcanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorse.Neil

To

gel

withsomeonemeanstoconnectorgetonwellwithsomeone.Soyoutryandgetthehorsetodowhatyouwantusingbodylanguage.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleaderbecauseitdoesn'trecognizeculturaldifferences,haircolourandage.Sophie

Probablyeasiersaidthandone.Neil

Indeed.NowrememberIasked:WhatdidChairmanMaointroduceinChinain1951asacompulsoryactivityforworkersandwasreintroducedbythegovernmentafewyearsago?

Wasit…a)calisthenics?b)calligraphy?Orc)Englishlanguagelessons?Sophie

Isaida)calisthenics.Neil

Well,you'rerightonthebutton!Welldonethere,Sophie!Calisthenicsareusedatschoolsasawarmupforphysicaleducationclasses,duringsportsdayactivities,andbysomecompaniesasawayofbuildingmoraleandasenseofgroupunity,aswellastoraiseenergylevelsandencouragegoodhealth.Now

shakealeg

–orinotherwords–getmoving–andtellusthewordswelearnedtoday,Sophie.Sophie

Theyare:

awayday

guru

teambuilding

cerebral

bootcamp

callisthenics

calligraphy

synchronise

intimidating

gel

shakealegNeil

Well,that'stheendofthis6MinuteEnglish.Wehopeyouenjoyedit.Anddon'tforgettojoinusagainsoon!Both

Bye.

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intellectualor'brainy'bootcamp

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getmovingTranscript（双语版）Sophie:Helloandwelcometo6MinuteEnglish.I'mSophie…

大家好，欢迎收听英语六分钟。我是索菲……

Neil:AndI'mNeil…Sophie–didyougoonthecorporateawaydaylastweek?

我是尼尔……索菲，上周公司放松旅行日你去了吗？

Sophie:Yes…youdidn'tmissanything.Ateambuildinggurulecturedusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Wegavesomepresentations,hadafewdrinksafter…

去了……千万不要错过任何好事。一位团队建设方面的大师为我们开了一个讲座，教我们如何更有效地与他人合作。我们也做了演讲，然后喝了饮料……

Neil:Right.OK.Anawaydayisadaythatemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplace.Andaguruisanexpertinsomething.Sodidthisguruteachyouanythingnew,Sophie?

好的。放松旅行日是公司员工一起在非日常工作场合聚会放松的日子。某方面的大师是指某方面的专家。他给你们讲了什么新鲜的东西吗，索菲？

Sophie:No…notreally.

基本上没有。

Neil:Shame.Iwashopingforsometipsonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywithmyco-presenter.

太遗憾了。我还想学一些东西以便更有效地和我的搭档主持合作呢。

Sophie:Ithinkweworkveryeffectivelyalready,Neil.Now,today'sshowisaboutteambuilding–orencouragingemployeestoworkwelltogetherasateambygettingthemtoengageindifferenttypesofactivities.

我觉得我们很有效率啊，尼尔。今天的节目和团队建设有关。团队建设是通过不同类型的活动鼓励员工更好地在一起工作。

Neil:Andapparently,somecompaniesintheUKareofferingtheiremployeesactivitiessuchas…HungerGames-stylecombatdayswhereteamsmustworktogetherto'kill'asmanyoftheopposingteamaspossible.HaveyouseentheHungerGamesmovies,Sophie?

显然，英国的一些公司为员工举办了各种活动，比如类似“饥饿游戏”的对抗赛，在这种比赛中每个团队要“杀死”尽可能多的敌人团队里的成员。你看过电影《饥饿游戏》吗，索菲？

Sophie:Yes.

看过。

Neil:There'realsoZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouonhowtofightzombies–that'sdeadpeoplewhohavecomebacktolife.Forthemorecerebral–orbrainy–amongstus–therearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmes.

还有僵尸训练营，在那里将有军队的教官培训你如何打僵尸。僵尸是死而复生的人类。而对于我们这些更机智、更有脑子的人，还会组织那种模仿电视剧《神探夏洛克》中的犯罪案件调查活动。

Sophie:Well,I'mnotsureabouttheZombiebootcamp–abootcampisashortcourseofhardphysicaltraining–buttheSherlockHolmesawaydaysoundslikefun.

呃，我不确定我会不会喜欢僵尸训练营。训练营是进行艰苦的体能训练的场地。但是《神探夏洛克》听起来不错。

Neil:I'ddefinitelygofortheZombieexperience.ThoughI'mnotsurehowitconnectswithmostpeople'sworkinglives.Violence,death,thelivingdead…

尽管我不知道这和人们的日常工作有什么联系，我还是一定会选打僵尸。暴力、死亡、还有活死人……

Sophie:Goodpoint.

想法不错。

Neil:Solet'smoveonandhavetoday'squizquestion.WhatdidChairmanMaointroduceinChinain1951asacompulsoryactivityforworkersandwasreintroducedbythegovernmentafewyearsago?Wasita)calisthenics?b)calligraphy?Orc)Englishlanguagelessons?

让我们接着看我们今天的问题吧。1951年毛主席规定了以下哪项为员工的义务活动，而且中国政府在几年后又将这项活动重新引入？是a)健美操?b)书法?还是c)英语课？

Sophie:Calisthenics,bytheway,isatypeofgentlephysicalexercise…

解释一下，健美操是一种较为温和的体育锻炼……

Neil:…andcalligraphy,bytheway,istheartofwritingbyhandwithaspecialbrush.

书法，是用一种特殊的笔刷写字的艺术。

Sophie:Well,I'mgoingfora)calisthenics.

我要选a)健美操。

Neil:NotEnglishlanguagelessons,Sophie?

不选英语课吗，索菲？

Sophie:No.I'llstickwithcallisthenics,thanks.

不用了，我还是坚持我选的健美操，谢谢。

Neil:OK.Well,we'llfindoutlaterifyou'rerightornot.Now,whilstEnglishlessonsmightsoundlikehardwork,ukulelelessonsareapparentlycatchingon.Aukuleleisamusicalinstrument.TopbusinessmenBillGatesandWarrenBuffettbothdoit,andstressed-outcityworkersarefollowingtheirlead.HereintheUK,anumberofcompanieshavebeenholdingukuleleteambuildingsessions.

好的。稍后我们看你选的是否正确。现在上英语课似乎是一个苦差事，但是现在学习尤克里里琴好像挺流行。尤克里里琴是一种乐器。世界顶尖商人比尔·盖茨和沃伦·巴菲特都在学，城市里承受着巨大工作压力的员工们也在效仿他们。在英国还有一些公司通过让员工上尤克里里琴课建设团队。

Sophie:Thatsoundsamazing.Andisthereanythingabouttheukuleleinparticularthatleavespeoplefeelingbetterafterthey'veplayedit?

听上去不错。尤克里里到底有什么奇妙的地方，人们弹完它之后会感觉好一些吗？

Neil:Let'shearmoreaboutthisfromLorraineBow,whoteachespeopletoplaytheinstrument.Butlistenwithattentionbecauseshespokeonthephoneandthelinewasn'tgreat.

让我们听教这种乐器的老师洛林·鲍为我们介绍更多这方面的内容。请仔细听，因为她是在电话里说的，信号不是很好。

Well,Iguessit'sjustthefactthatyouknowpeopledon'toftensingintheireverydaylivesandit'sthefactthatyoucanplayandsing–playamusicalinstrument–withinanhour–it'squitea…youknow…it'squiteafulfillingthingreally.It'snotcompetitive–it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitar…

啊，我想可能是因为人们平时生活中不是经常唱歌。而尤克里里课可以让他们在一个小时内学会边弹奏一种乐器边唱歌，这让他们感觉很充实，而且没有竞争性，这很容易学，而且也没有像吉他那样复杂到让人感到害怕……

Sophie:Lorraine,theukuleleteacher,alsosaysherclassesaren'tcompetitiveorintimidating…

教尤克里里的老师洛林说她的可能没有竞争感也不吓人……

Neil:…whichmeanssomethingthatmakesyoufeelnervous.

吓人是指某件东西让你感到紧张。

Sophie:Now,beforeweheartheanswertotoday'squizquestion,let'shearaboutacompanyinAbuDhabiwhereleadershipistaughtthroughhorsetraining.Basically,youhavetogointheyardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou'rethebossbyusingbodylanguage.Here'sKellyEide,co-founderofthecompany,explainingwhyshethinksthisapproachworks.

在我公布今天问题的答案之前，我们来听一听关于阿布扎比一家通过训练马匹来培养影响力的公司的消息。基本的流程是，你把一匹马带去马场，并用肢体语言说服它听你的话。以下是凯利·埃德，这家公司的合伙创始人之一，为我们解释为什么这种方法有效。

Thehorsesdon'tcareifyourhairispurple,ifyou'reamanorawoman,ifyou'reoldoryoung,ifyouare…whatreligion.Soittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundaries–ittranscendsage,gender,religion,traditionetc.–sothat'saperfectfit.Andinanorganizationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogel,whocomefrombackgroundswhichhavenocommonnorms,youcanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorse.

马儿不会关心你是否留着紫色的头发、不管你是男是女、是老是少，也不关心你属于哪个宗教。这跨越了年龄、性别、宗教、传统等方面的界线。所以这完全适合作为团队建设的方法。在一个机构中如果你真的需要在来自不同背景、不同团队、拥有不同风俗习惯的人们之间培养团结精神，你可以选择驯马这种有效的方式。

Neil：Togelwithsomeonemeanstoconnectorgetonwellwithsomeone.Soyoutryandgetthehorsetodowhatyouwantusingbodylanguage.Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleaderbecauseitdoesn'trecognizeculturaldifferences,haircolourandage.

团结某人是指和某人很好地联系、相处。所以你要通过肢体语言让马儿做