The Words Brits Love to Hate · Eat Sleep Dream English
视频介绍英国人最讨厌的10个词汇，适合练习日常英语表达和词汇辨析。
There are a set of words that British people love to hate, and I've got a research to back it up.
有一组词，英国人既喜欢又讨厌它们；我有一项研究可以证明这一点。
Hey, my name is Tom.
嘿，我叫汤姆。
I'm an English teacher and published author of a really British guy to modern English.
我是一名英语教师，同时也是一位作家。我的著作主要致力于将那些带有浓厚英式特色的表达方式转化为现代英语。
And my question for you is, are you accidentally using them without knowing it?
我想问你们的是：你们是否在不知情的情况下无意中使用了这些工具或功能？
There are 10 and we're going to work our way up the list, finishing with the most hated word.
总共有 10 个单词，我们将按照列表的顺序依次进行分析，最后讨论那个最令人讨厌的单词。
And yes, it is juicy.
没错，它的果肉非常多汁。
Number 10 on the list, picky bits.
榜单上的第10位是那些挑剔的人（或事物）。
This is a casual meal made up of assorted food items.
这是一顿随意制作的餐点，由各种不同的食物拼凑而成。
And think tubs of hummus, olives, sausage rolls,
再想想那些装在罐子里的鹰嘴豆泥、橄榄、香肠卷……
that kind of thing, like the kind
就是那种东西，就是那种类型的……
of thing that maybe you'd have on a picnic or maybe your friends come around and you don't want to cook.
这些东西可能适合在野餐时使用；或者当你的朋友来访时，你又不想做饭的时候也很实用。
So you think, ah, I'll just prepare some picky bits.
所以你就想：“啊，我就准备一些特别挑剔的人喜欢的东西吧。
Now despite this word dividing opinion, it has been taken up by supermarket chain M &S who use it in advertising.
尽管这个词引发了不同的意见，但超市连锁店 M&S 已经将其用于广告宣传中。
Now a YouGov poll did a survey of the most hated words and 25 % of people either hated or disliked picky bits.
根据 YouGov 的一项调查，人们最讨厌的词汇中，“挑剔的人”（picky people）这一表达占据了 25% 的比例；其中，25% 的受访者表示非常讨厌或不喜欢这类人。
Which I think is not too bad.
我觉得这还不错。
Now we've got much worse, but let's get to an example sentence.
现在情况变得更糟了，不过我们先来看一个例句吧。
Should we get some picky bits and take them to the park?
我们应该买一些精致的小零食，然后带去公园吗？
Should we get some picky bits and take them to the park?
我们应该挑选一些特别美味的食物，然后带去公园享用吗？
Number nine, Mackey D's.
第九位是 Mackey D’s。
Now this one, I quite like.
这个我真的很喜欢。
It's short for McDonald's, the restaurant.
这是“McDonald’s”（麦当劳）的缩写，指的是那家餐厅。
Now in some parts of the UK, you might hear Mackeys or McD's as well.
现在，在英国的某些地区，你也可能听到人们用“Mackeys”或“McD’s”来指代麦当劳（McDonald’s）。
So there are variations.
因此，存在不同的变体（或形式）。
Now you will notice here the pattern that we've got here.
现在你们应该能注意到这里存在的某种规律或模式了。
It's a word which ends in a kind of E sound, so Mackey.
这个词的结尾发音类似于字母“E”，因此叫做“Mackey”。
And then you've got a letter that represents the spelling.
然后还有一封信，这封信代表了单词的拼写方式。
So Mackey D's, McDonald's.
那么，就有麦凯迪（Mackey D's）和麦当劳（McDonald's）了。
And this is a pattern that we're going to find quite a few times in this list of top 10 most hated words.
这种模式在我们列出的“最令人讨厌的10个单词”中会多次出现。
So another example might be Saviby.
另一个例子可能是 Saviby。
And this is a nickname for Sauvignon Blanc, which is a type of white wine.
这是一个用来称呼“长相思白葡萄酒”（Sauvignon Blanc）的昵称，而“长相思白葡萄酒”是一种白色葡萄酒。
I'm so surprised this one isn't on the list because I can imagine quite a few people hating this too.
我很惊讶这个选项没有出现在列表里，因为我觉得应该有很多人也不喜欢它。
So Mackey D's ranked the same for negative sentiment as picky bits, but it had a little less positive sentiment.
因此，Mackey D对这家餐厅的负面评价与那些对其挑剔的顾客的评价相当；不过，该餐厅获得的正面评价略少一些。
So that's why it's a bit lower on the list.
这就是为什么它在列表中的位置稍微靠后的原因。
So number nine, Mackey D's.
那么第九个选项是 Mackey D’s。
I haven't had a Mackey D's for ages.
我已经很久没有吃过 Mackey D’s 的食物了。
I haven't had a Mackey D's for ages.
我已经很久没有吃过 Mackey D’s 的食物了。
That is true.
确实如此。
Okay, number eight, Hollybobs.
好的，第八项是 Hollybobs（一种巧克力产品）。
And this is short for holiday.
这里的“holiday”是“假期”的缩写。
So someone in your office might say, oh, I'm off on my Hollybobs.
所以，你们办公室里可能会有人这样说：“哦，我要去吃霍利博布斯（Hollybobs）冰淇淋了。