Listening Comprehension: Life in Germany vs the UK | Easy English 218 · Easy English
本期节目对比德国与英国的生活差异，重点讲解天气应对、冬季服饰和商店营业时间等文化冲击点，适合练习听力和文化理解。
Hi everyone, welcome to a new episode of Easy English.
大家好，欢迎收看《Easy English》的新一期节目。
So some of you may already know, Easy and I like to spend a lot of time in our hometown of Munster,
你们中的一些人可能已经知道了：我和 Easy 非常喜欢在我们家乡明斯特（Munster）度过很多时间。
Germany and as you can see it's
德国……正如你所看到的那样……
a total winter wonderland and it got me thinking about making a part two of an episode that we already made in Berlin,
简直就是一个完美的冬季仙境！这让我萌生了继续拍摄我们之前在柏林拍摄的那集内容的想法（也就是制作该集的第二部分）。
which you can watch up here, about cultural shocks I find between the UK and Germany.
你可以在这里观看这段视频，内容是关于我在英国和德国之间观察到的文化差异（即所谓的“文化冲击”）。
And hopefully in turn, this allows me to maybe describe some of the more cultural traditions,
希望这样一来，我也能更好地描述一些文化传统。
rules and behaviours that you'll find when you come to the UK when I'm finding these comparisons and coach shocks between the UK and Germany.
当你来到英国时，会遇到一些特定的规则和行为规范。我在对比英国和德国的情况时，发现了一些令人惊讶的差异（比如在某些方面，英国的做法可能比德国更严格或更宽松）。
Before we start this video, if you are a regular Easy English viewer,
在我们开始这个视频之前，如果你是《Easy English》的忠实观众的话……
but not a subscriber, then it would really mean the world to me.
但如果我不是该服务的订阅用户，那么这对我来说真的意义非凡（即我会非常感激）。
If you're quickly subscribed below and we'll get going with this week's video.
如果您在下方快速完成订阅操作，我们就可以开始制作本周的视频了。
Here we go.
开始吧。
So one of the first things I noticed and mainly inspired me due to all this adverse weather conditions is maybe not a shock,
因此，我首先注意到的一点，也是这些恶劣天气状况主要激发我的灵感的地方，或许并不令人意外……
but a reassurance is that Germany is very good at dealing with harsh weather conditions, not only in terms of the businesses that are running,
不过可以放心的是，德国在应对恶劣天气条件方面非常出色——这不仅体现在各类企业的正常运营上。
the schools that are running, the roads that are running, but also the people.
那些正在运营的学校、那些畅通的道路，以及那些生活在其中的人们。
They're ready.
他们已经准备好了。
They're ready for the snow to come.
他们已经做好迎接降雪的准备。
They all probably have a set of skis in their basement and also appropriate clothing, which people, even strangers,
他们每个人的地下室里可能都放着一副滑雪板，以及相应的滑雪服装；即使是陌生人，也可以使用这些设施。
have commented about my lack of suitable winter clothing.
有人评论过我缺乏合适的冬季服装。
I do have gloves though.
不过我确实有手套。
That's the most important thing.
这才是最重要的。
But maybe this is more of a take on the UK.
不过，这或许更多地反映了英国的情况。
When you come to the UK and you experience weather conditions like this,
当你来到英国并遇到这样的天气状况时……
not just snow, but maybe severe rain, severe winds, everything stops.
不仅仅是下雪，还可能伴有暴雨和强风；所有活动都会被迫停止。
Schools will close, even not with this much snow, even less.
学校将会关闭——即使降雪量没有这么多，情况也会如此；更何况降雪量更大的时候，学校肯定也会关闭。
The schools will close, airplanes will be grounded, trains will be cancelled,
学校将关闭，飞机将停飞，火车将取消运行。
and we're just not quite ready to deal with
而我们目前还真的还没有准备好去应对这些问题。
adverse weather conditions, which maybe helps you if you're thinking about coming to the UK as a tourist.
恶劣的天气条件……不过，如果你打算以游客的身份前往英国的话，这些天气条件或许反而会对你有所帮助。
Just be prepared.
只要做好准备就行了。
Another thing you'll also notice is the lack of suitable winter wear amongst Brits.
你还会注意到的另一点是：英国人缺乏适合冬季穿着的衣物。
Maybe it's the Viking blood inside of us, but the sight of the sunshine, regardless of the temperature,
也许是我们体内流淌的维京人血液在作祟，但无论气温如何，一看到阳光，我们都会感到无比愉悦。
just instinctually makes us want to put shorts on, is something that easy mentions on a day -to -day basis.
这种本能让我们想要穿短裤；在日常生活中，这种想法很容易被提及。
And you have to come just to see it.
你必须亲自来看看它。
It's bizarre.
这真的很奇怪。
Another culture shock I have also noticed is the opening hour nature of shops and restaurants.
我还注意到了另一个文化冲击现象，那就是商店和餐厅的营业时间（通常是从早上开始）。
In the UK, we've adopted this American style where everything is open Monday through Sunday,
在英国，我们采用了这种美国式的经营模式：所有店铺从周一到周日都全天营业。
nine till late.
还有九个小时才到晚上……
Even the pubs you'll notice will open around 11am if you want to start your drinking nice and early.
你会发现，那些酒吧通常会在上午 11 点左右开门营业——如果你想早点开始喝酒的话，这个时间点再合适不过了。
Whereas in Germany, they still have this sort of traditional European nature.
而在德国，仍然保留着那种典型的欧洲传统自然风貌。
Most things, almost everything is closed on a Sunday, and you'll even find that some shops,
大多数店铺，几乎所有的店铺在周日都是关闭的；甚至你会发现有些商店……
little shops in particular,
尤其是那些小商店。