Learn British English With This Podcast: Harry Potter - Why Is It So Popular? Comprehensible input · EnglishSponge
通过讨论哈利波特这一文化现象，学习英国英语。内容涵盖故事背景、文化影响及阅读推广，适合练习B2级别听力与词汇。
Hello everybody, my name is Sam and welcome back to English Bunch.
大家好，我的名字是萨姆，欢迎大家再次回到“English Bunch”这个学习平台。
Today we have another B2 level podcast for you guys and we're going to be discussing a cultural
今天我们又为大家准备了一期针对 B2 级别学习者的播客节目，我们将讨论与文化相关的话题。
phenomenon.
这种现象非常引人注目（或值得研究）。
We are going to be discussing Harry Potter.
我们将要讨论《哈利·波特》这本书。
As
正如……
always, I'm joined here with by James today.
今天，和我一起在这里的还有詹姆斯。
How are you doing James?
詹姆斯，最近怎么样？
I'm doing absolutely fantastic.
我的情况非常好，简直棒极了！
Thank you for asking.
感谢你的提问。
So, I guess we'll get straight into the discussion and I will ask why do you think Harry Potter
那么，我想我们直接进入讨论吧。我想问的是：你们为什么认为《哈利·波特》……（原句似乎不完整，这里保留了未完成的部分）
of all stories, of all pieces of art created in the UK,
在所有故事中，在英国创作的所有艺术作品中……
why was it Harry Potter that grew to such a global popularity?
为什么是《哈利·波特》获得了如此广泛的全球知名度呢？
I don't really think it's much of a mystery.
其实我觉得这根本算不上什么“谜团”。
I mean, I think the story itself is just very good.
我的意思是，我觉得这个故事本身就非常精彩。
It's very well written.
这篇文章写得非常出色。
I read Harry Potter when I was about 11 years old, like a lot of kids here in the UK.
我大约在11岁的时候读了《哈利·波特》，就像英国的很多孩子一样。
The reason Harry Potter became such a phenomenon in the beginning obviously was the books,
《哈利·波特》最初之所以能成为如此轰动的现象，原因显然在于那些书籍本身。
not the movies, the movies came later.
这可不是电影里的情节；电影其实是后来才出现的。
And basically Harry Potter taught a generation to read basically.
可以说，哈利·波特教会了一整代人如何阅读。
There are millions of kids all over the UK, probably all over the English speaking world,
在英国，乃至整个英语世界，都有数以百万计的孩子们。
who basically started reading because of Harry Potter.
这个人最初开始阅读，其实是因为《哈利·波特》。
When I was 11 years old, I remember just being so enthralled with the story of Harry Potter,
我11岁的时候，对《哈利·波特》这个故事充满了浓厚的兴趣和强烈的好奇心。
just absolutely enthralled.
真的被完全吸引住了。
And I was a kid who really had not read very much a book.
我小时候真的没读过多少书。
Suddenly, I was reading these big, thick books.
突然间，我开始阅读那些厚厚的、内容丰富的书籍了。
For example, the fifth book of Harry Potter is absolutely huge.
例如，《哈利·波特》系列的第五部作品篇幅非常长（或者说内容非常丰富）。
It's a really big book, but even
这本书确实非常厚，不过即便如此……
as a little 13 year old or whatever, I've read the whole thing within a matter of a couple of weeks.
当时我只有 13 岁左右，大概在几周的时间里就把整本书读完了。
So, that's really the reason that it's
所以，这确实就是原因所在。
so successful is just that the story itself is just well written and it captured the imaginations of young people all over the world basically.
它的成功之处在于：这个故事本身写得非常精彩，能够激发全世界年轻人的想象力。
So for me, Harry Potter was a huge part of my childhood.
对我来说，《哈利·波特》是我童年时期非常重要的一部分。
I was actually born after the books had been released.
实际上，我是在这些书籍出版之后才出生的。
So unfortunately, I didn't really get to read them as they were coming out, but I was growing up as the movies were getting released.
很遗憾，这些作品刚出版的时候我并没有机会真正去阅读它们；相反，我是在那些电影上映的过程中长大的。
So I did still have that same sort of connection to it.
因此，我仍然与它保持着那种特殊的联系（或者说：我对它依然怀有某种特殊的情感或情感上的依恋）。
Yeah, Harry Potter in my household was huge.
是的，在我家，《哈利·波特》系列非常受欢迎。
My sister and I used to love Harry Potter.
我和我的姐姐以前非常喜欢《哈利·波特》系列。
In fact, at one point in time, we could quote pretty much word for word the entire movie to each other,
事实上，在某个时候，我们几乎可以一字不差地互相复述整部电影的内容。
which looking back is a little bit sad more than anything.
回想起来，这件事带来的更多的是悲伤，而非其他任何情绪。
But you spoke about sort of the English speaking world and how it taught an entire generation of people to read in the English speaking world.
不过，您谈到了英语世界的情况，以及它是如何教会整整一代人在英语环境中阅读的。
But from my time living in Argentina, I realized that Harry Potter really transcends the English speaking world.
不过，在阿根廷生活的经历让我意识到：《哈利·波特》的影响力其实已经超越了英语国家这个范围。