Learn English with the News: Advanced Vocabulary Lesson from BBC News & The Guardian · English with Lucy
通过BBC和The Guardian的新闻文章学习高级英语词汇。适合提升词汇量和阅读理解能力，包含词汇讲解和免费PDF资料。
Hello, lovely students, and welcome back to English with Lucy.
大家好，亲爱的同学们！欢迎再次回到由露西主持的英语学习课程中。
In this video, I'm going to show you how you can learn English with the news.
在这个视频中，我将向你们展示如何通过新闻来学习英语。
I've chosen two articles to use in this lesson.
我选择了两篇文章用于本节课的教学。
The first is on the failure of self-checkouts, which is very relatable to me.
第一个问题是关于自助收银系统的故障问题，这对我来说非常有切身感受（因为我也经常遇到类似的问题）。
And the second is about Welsh Tidy Mouse.
第二点则是关于威尔士的“整洁老鼠”（Welsh Tidy Mouse）这个概念/现象。
No spoilers, but it might be the cutest story I've read in a very long time.
没有剧透内容，但这可能是我很长时间以来读过的最可爱的故事了。
This is a really advanced English lesson designed to supercharge your vocabulary.
这是一节非常高级的英语课程，旨在大幅扩充你的词汇量。
I'm going to read sections of the stories with you and I'll pick out some really useful vocabulary.
我会和大家一起阅读这些故事中的某些段落，并挑选出一些非常实用的词汇。
I've also created a free PDF that goes with this video.
我还为此视频制作了一份免费的 PDF 文件。
In this PDF, you can see all
在这个 PDF 文件中，你可以看到所有内容。
of the vocabulary that I teach in this video, plus lots more that I'm not going to have time to mention.
这些词汇是我在这段视频中教授的内容，当然还有更多词汇，但由于时间有限，我无法一一提及。
There is also a quiz in the PDF that I know lots of you will love.
PDF文件中还包含一个测验，我相信很多人都会喜欢它。
If you want to download that PDF, just click on the link in the description box, you enter your name and your email address,
如果你想下载那个 PDF 文件，只需点击描述框中的链接，然后输入你的名字和电子邮件地址即可。
then you'll sign up to my mailing list.
然后你就可以注册我的邮件列表了。
After that, you'll receive my free weekly PDFs alongside my news, course updates, and offers.
之后，您将每周免费收到我的 PDF 文件，其中包含我的最新消息、课程更新信息以及各种优惠活动。
It's a free service and you can unsubscribe at any time.
这是一项免费服务，您可以随时取消订阅。
Hopefully, it will be useful for you if you want to improve your English.
希望这对你想提高英语水平的人有所帮助。
I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that there are a lot of news websites out there,
我相信你们也知道，现在有很多新闻网站可供选择。
not to mention newspapers, magazines and so on.
更不用说报纸、杂志等等了。
And the great thing is you can
最棒的是，你可以做到。
choose your news source depending on the type of articles you're interested in and the vocabulary you want to learn.
根据您感兴趣的文章类型以及您想要学习的词汇，来选择合适的新闻来源。
If you work in finance, you might want to read The Economist.
如果你从事金融行业的工作，或许应该阅读《经济学人》杂志。
People who are interested in science might read articles from New Scientist.
对科学感兴趣的人可能会阅读《新科学家》（New Scientist）杂志上的文章。
In the PDF, I have also included a list of recommended news sites based on the topics that you're interested in.
在 PDF 文件中，我还根据您感兴趣的主题，列出了推荐的新闻网站清单。
News articles are usually jam-packed with useful vocabulary, collocations, phrases, and many are full of phrasal verbs and idioms,
新闻文章通常充满了实用的词汇、搭配短语以及各种固定表达（如短语动词和习语）。
too, especially if they include interviews with people.
也是，尤其是当这些内容包含对人们的采访时。
I'm going to start with the story about self-checkouts.
我打算从关于自助收银机的故事开始讲起。
This story is from the BBC and it's available for everyone to read.
这个故事来自英国广播公司（BBC），任何人都可以阅读。
I'm going to leave a link to the story in the description box and in the PDF.
我会在描述框以及 PDF 文件中分别添加该故事的链接。
I'm only going to go over the first few paragraphs in this lesson, so if you want to continue reading,
在这节课中，我只会讲解前几段内容。如果你想继续阅读的话……
check it out on the BBC website.
你可以在 BBC 的官方网站上查看相关信息。
So, self-checkouts.
那么，就是自助收银服务了。
Love them or hate them?
无论你是喜欢他们还是讨厌他们，事实都无法改变。
I personally love them until I hear unexpected item in bagging area, which I hear almost every time I use them.
我个人非常喜欢这些产品，直到每次使用它们时都会听到“包装区有异物”的提示音……这种声音几乎每次使用都会出现。
But let's see what the article from the BBC has to say.
不过，我们先来看看英国广播公司（BBC）的那篇文章是怎么说的吧。
First, here's the headline.
首先，这是新闻标题。
It hasn't delivered: the spectacular failure of self-checkout technology.
自助收银技术彻底失败了，这一结果显然没有达到预期的效果（即未能实现其最初的设计目标或商业价值）。
I want to draw your attention to the verb, to deliver, in that headline.
我想提醒大家注意那个标题中的动词——“deliver”（交付）。
In this context, to deliver means to do or achieve something that was promised.
在这种情况下，“兑现承诺”指的是履行或实现之前所许下的承诺。
For example, Alice has promised to increase sales and I'm sure she'll deliver.
例如，爱丽丝承诺会提高销售额，我相信她一定会说到做到。