From B1 to B2 English Listening Practice: Deeper Conversations · High Level Listening Advanced English Podcast
本课适合B1英语水平者，帮助提升到B2自信对话。通过真实自然的B2英语对话练习，学习更复杂的词汇和表达，适合练习深度话题讨论和口语表达。
Hey everybody, welcome back to high level listening.
大家好，欢迎回到“高级听力”课程！
Today's lesson is especially good for you guys if you are feeling a little bit stuck in your B1 level,
如果你们目前在B1水平的学习上遇到了一些困难，那么今天的课程对你们来说尤其有帮助。
but you do have a very comfortable B1 Intermediate level small talk and you want to move into that confident B2 English listening.
不过，你的英语水平已经达到了B1中级水平，能够进行轻松、自然的日常对话；现在你希望进一步提升自己的英语水平，达到B2水平，从而能够更加自信地理解英语听力材料。
So for our students that are feeling a little bit stuck, this should be a very helpful lesson for you today.
对于那些感到有些困惑的学生来说，今天的这节课应该会对他们非常有帮助。
Yes, exactly.
是的，正是这样。
Have you ever been chatting with someone about your daily life or your hobbies comfortably in English?
你是否曾经用英语轻松地与某人聊过你的日常生活或爱好？
But then the conversation turns to a deeper topic and you suddenly feel stuck.
然而，谈话突然转向了一个更深入的话题，你顿时感到不知该如何应对（或者说，觉得自己陷入了困境）。
Maybe you can understand everything, but when it's your turn to speak,
也许你能理解所有的事情，但当轮到你发言时……
you struggle to name ideas or you can't quite express what you really mean.
你很难想出合适的词语来表达自己的想法，或者无法准确地说出自己真正想要表达的意思。
If this sounds like you, then this video is for you.
如果这些描述符合你的情况，那么这个视频就是为你准备的。
What makes this a true B2 English listening lesson is the way that we speak.
真正符合“B2级英语听力课程”标准的，在于我们说话的方式（即说话的语速、语调、用词等）。
It's the conversation will flow naturally, but with more specific vocabulary, more nuanced opinions
这样的对话会自然地进行，不过会使用更具体的词汇，表达出更为细致、微妙的观点。
and slightly more complex grammar, all without feeling too formal or too academic,
以及稍微复杂一些的语法结构——所有这些都不会让人感到过于正式或过于学术化。
like you would sound if you read something directly from a textbook.
你的说话方式就像是从教科书上直接读出来的内容一样……缺乏自然感、生动性，听起来很生硬。
So it's a little bit more advanced.
因此，它的功能稍微先进一些。
Don't worry if you don't catch all the vocabulary.
如果你没有记住所有的词汇，也别担心。
We do have a vocabulary sheet for you to download to help you truly understand every single word and phrase from today's lesson.
我们确实提供了一份词汇表供您下载，这有助于您真正理解今天课程中出现的每一个单词和短语。
Okay.
好的。
So here's today's big question that will kind of push you more into the B2 level.
那么，今天有个重要的问题，它会让你更深入地了解 B2 级别的内容。
Would you say you're in control of your screen time?
你认为自己能够掌控自己的屏幕使用时间吗？
Okay.
好的。
So here's that question again.
那么，这个问题再次出现了。
You'll probably see it in a textbook kind of phrase this way.
你很可能会在教科书里看到这样的表述方式。
Would you say you're in control of your screen time?
你能说自己能够控制自己的屏幕使用时间吗？
Okay.
好的。
So in real life, people probably won't ask you that question directly like that.
所以在现实生活中，人们可能不会直接那样问你这个问题。
It sounds a bit intense and a bit strange,
这听起来有点极端，也有点奇怪……
but instead you'll probably hear people talking about themselves and their phones and they might say something like,
但实际上，你可能会听到人们谈论自己以及他们的手机，他们可能会说一些类似这样的话……
I swear, I open my phone for five minutes and somehow it turns into half an hour.
我发誓，我打开手机才五分钟，结果不知不觉中就过了半个小时。
Or is something more casual like I've been trying to cut down on my screen time recently.
或者，只是某种更随意的生活方式罢了——比如我最近一直在努力减少自己使用电子屏幕的时间。
It's much harder than I thought.
这比我想象的要困难得多。
Or even I spend most evenings doom scrolling in bed.
甚至大多数晚上，我都会躺在床上无目的地刷手机（即“ doomscrolling”）。
So this is how real B2 conversations begin.
这就是真实的 B2（企业对企业）对话的开始方式。
Or this is a way to get into those deeper, more complicated topics that are often at a B2 level.
或者，这是一种探讨那些更深入、更复杂话题的方法；这些话题通常属于 B2 级别（即中级难度）的内容。
They start with small talk, a few simple statements, and then you go from there and you share your thoughts on these tricky subjects.
他们先从闲聊开始，说一些简单的话，然后你们再进一步，分享彼此对这些棘手问题的看法。
And today we'll talk about three different types of conversations in three different ways.
今天，我们将从三种不同的角度来探讨三种不同类型的对话。
The first one, you agree with someone you're talking to and you'll tell them a personal story.
第一个例子：当你与某人交谈时，如果你同意对方的观点，你就会向他们讲述一个自己的个人经历（或故事）。
The second conversation is to share some ways we agree and disagree with the person.
第二次谈话的目的是交流我们在某些观点上与对方的一致之处以及分歧所在。
And then the third conversation will be
然后第三段对话将会是……
talking about articles that you've read or things that you've researched or seen online to share some insight backed up by facts.
你可以谈谈自己读过的文章、研究过的内容，或者在网上看到过的信息，分享一些有事实依据的观点或见解。