VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練素材：詞匯典故察言觀色

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VOA慢速英語，作為國際英語學(xué)習(xí)者的重要資源，通過清晰緩慢的發(fā)音與簡潔的詞匯，為初學(xué)者及中等水平學(xué)習(xí)者搭建了通往流利英語的橋梁。它不僅幫助提升聽力理解能力，還豐富了詞匯量，增強了語感，是學(xué)習(xí)地道英語表達不可或缺的工具，對全球英語學(xué)習(xí)者的語言提升至關(guān)重要。讓我們一起進入今天的VOA慢速英語聽力訓(xùn)練：詞匯典故察言觀色。

英文原文

On today's topic, we talk about an expression that describes ways we understand the general mood of a group of people. That expression is "to read the room." When you "read the room," you use your powers of observation to learn the general mood or emotional state of people in a particular setting. You may then act in a way that is similar to that mood; you match it.

在今天的話題中，我們要討論一個表達，它描述了我們?nèi)绾卫斫庖蝗喝说目傮w情緒。這個表達就是“察言觀色”。當(dāng)你“察言觀色”時，你會運用你的觀察力去了解特定環(huán)境中人們的總體情緒或情感狀態(tài)。然后，你可能會以一種與那種情緒相似的方式行事；你會與之相匹配。

Let's say you are in a silly mood, laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a serious work meeting. You may need to "read the room" and change your behavior. Here's another example: If I need to bring up a serious issue with a group of friends, I will "read the room" first. If everyone is having a good time and the issue is not urgent, I will wait.

比如說，你正處于一種滑稽的情緒中，笑得很多，還開玩笑。然后你進入了一個嚴肅的工作會議。你可能需要“察言觀色”并改變你的行為。再舉一個例子：如果我需要和一群朋友提出一個嚴肅的問題，我會先“察言觀色”。如果每個人都玩得很開心，而且問題也不緊急，我就會等一等。

You can tell someone else to "read the room" if they seem clueless about the mood of a group of people. It is a way of expressing to that person that they are behaving incorrectly or inappropriately. Used this way, it can either be funny or insulting, depending on the situation and how we say the phrase.

如果某人似乎對一群人的情緒一無所知，你可以告訴他們“察言觀色”。這是向那個人表達他們行為不當(dāng)或不合適的一種方式。這樣使用時，它可以是幽默的，也可以是侮辱性的，這取決于情況和我們?nèi)绾握f這句話。

Let's say you are at a dinner party, people are seated around a table, enjoying good food and conversation. Then your friend Betsy brings up a very serious topic, like a historic battle where many people died. Suddenly, the tone changes; the atmosphere goes from happy to serious. You could say, "Betsy, 'read the room.' No one wants to talk about that right now." Or I could say to someone later, "Betsy needs to learn how to 'read the room.' She brought down the mood of the party with her talk of war and death."

比如說，你在一個晚宴上，人們圍坐在桌子旁，享受著美食和交談。然后你的朋友貝齊提出了一個非常嚴肅的話題，比如一場歷史上導(dǎo)致很多人死亡的戰(zhàn)役。突然，氣氛變了；氣氛從歡樂變得嚴肅。你可以說：“貝齊，‘察言觀色’。現(xiàn)在沒人想談那個?！被蛘呶液髞砜梢詫δ橙苏f：“貝齊需要學(xué)會‘察言觀色’。她談?wù)搼?zhàn)爭和死亡破壞了聚會的氣氛?！?/span>

The expression "read the room" is all about being observant. "Reading the room" is a skill. People who can "read the room" know the right atmosphere, tone, and mood, and are able to fit in.

“察言觀色”這個表達完全關(guān)乎觀察力?！安煅杂^色”是一種技能。能夠“察言觀色”的人知道正確的氛圍、語調(diào)和情緒，并且能夠適應(yīng)其中。

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