Social media and language learning - a British Council English podcast · British Council | English
本期节目探讨社交媒体对英语学习的影响，适合练习听力和日常交流。两位资深教师分享他们在社交媒体上的教学经验与实用技巧。
For me, my perspective is that English belongs to the world.
在我看来，英语属于全世界。
It is a world language.
它是一种世界通用语言。
There's no such thing as bad communication in English.
在英语中，根本不存在“糟糕的沟通方式”这种说法。
We hear a lot about social media today about how it's affecting different areas of our lives.
如今，我们经常听到关于社交媒体的各种讨论，了解它如何影响着我们生活的方方面面。
I think the difficulty is going to be really knowing whether what you're listening to is real.
我认为最大的难点在于：如何判断自己所听到的内容是否真实（即是否反映了实际情况）。
People join us from Everest Base Camp, you know?
人们是从珠穆朗玛峰大本营加入我们的，你知道的吧？
That's just fantastic.
那简直太棒了！
So see if you can top that!
看看你能不能超越这个成绩！
You're listening to the British Council English Podcast, brought to you by the world's English experts.
您正在收听由英国文化协会（British Council）制作的英语播客。该播客由全球最权威的英语教学专家团队精心制作。
Okay.
好的。
Welcome to the English for Life podcast, everyone.
欢迎大家收听《English for Life》播客！
I'm here today with Neil, with Neeraj.
今天我与尼尔（Neil）以及尼拉杰（Neeraj）一起来到这里。
You've probably actually already seen them quite often on our YouTube channels,
你可能已经在我们YouTube频道上多次看到过它们了。
and we're talking about social media and English language learning.
我们讨论的是社交媒体与英语学习之间的关系。
So, the effects that social media has had on English language learning.
那么，社交媒体对英语学习产生了哪些影响呢？
So, Neil, I think you told me you've been teaching thirty, what, thirty years?
那么，尼尔，我记得你告诉过我，你从事教学工作已经有三十年了吧？
You told me to say that, yeah.
是你让我这么说的，对吧？
Something like that.
差不多就是那样的意思。
Something like that.
差不多就是那样的意思。
A few years, yeah.
几年吧，没错。
Many years.
很多年。
So, like, real steadfast teacher here.
我可是个真正坚定、执着、尽职尽责的老师哦。
Neeraj, how long have you been teaching?
尼拉杰，你从事教学工作有多久了？
Around...
大约在……
just under twenty years.
还不到二十年。
Okay.
好的。
So but, like so, collectively...
那么，总的来说……
We've got about over fifty years' experience.
我们拥有超过五十年的经验。
Since before the days of the Internet, never mind before the days of social media.
早在互联网出现之前，更不用说社交媒体诞生之前，情况就已经如此了。
Okay, so we've got some solid, solid guests on the show today.
好的，今天我们的节目中有一些非常出色的嘉宾。
I love how I've just made it my show.
我喜欢这样一种感觉：我刚刚把自己的想法/创意变成了自己的“节目”（即通过某种方式将其呈现出来）。
It's not my show.
这不是我的节目（或：这不是我负责主持的节目）。
But, also, most interestingly, for the conversation we're having today, you both have, you both work a lot with social media.
不过，最有趣的是，对于我们今天讨论的主题来说，你们俩都经常与社交媒体打交道（即都在社交媒体领域工作）。
So can you just quickly give, like, a one sentence liner on what you do with social media right now?
那么，您能不能简单用一句话概括一下您目前是如何利用社交媒体的？
I manage the social media channels for learners that the British Council has worldwide, and we have, you know,
我负责管理英国文化协会在全球范围内为学习者设立的社交媒体渠道。
we have all the main kind of ones.
我们拥有所有主要类型的产品。
We have, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, X and so on.
我们有 Instagram、Facebook、YouTube、TikTok、X 等众多平台。
And basically, you know, we we have millions of followers worldwide.
基本上，我们知道我们在全球拥有数百万粉丝。
I think, eight and a half million, something like that.
我想，大概是八百五十万左右。
and and, you know, I communicate with them every day.
你知道的，我每天都会和他们交流。