Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

By John and His FriendsEducationSelf-Improvement
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Lost in Translation episodes

  • 计划 EP 17

    前情回顾:

    swipe the screen = scroll through the screen

    in my understanding = to me


    偶遇表达:

    campy 

    21 min
  • 播客 EP 14

    上一期lost的更好表达:

    simple get ill because = get ill simply because

    get illness = contract illness

    胰岛素 = insulin

    booth = newsstand 

    主食 = staple

    社区医生 = general practitioner 

    it strikes/occurs to me that


    偶遇表达:

    in the near future 反义 = not anytime soon

    23 min
  • 生病 EP 13

    上期更好表达:

    站岗人 police stand at the post = stand guard

    国企 enterprise run by the gov = state owned enterprise


    24 min
  • 宠物 EP 12

    录制人员:Sherry / John

    封面制作:Sherry


    上期总结:

    重盐重油 too much salt and oil = excessive salt and oil, generous amount 

    鸡丁 sliced chicken = chicken cube

    正餐 formal supper = main meal

    锅 pot = cooking pot, wok

    全心投入 wholeheartedly = enthusiastically

    红烧肉 red stewed (stowed) pork = red braised pork belly

    酱油 soybean sauce = soy sauce

    冰糖 crystallized sugar = rocky sugar, crystal sugar, lump sugar

    蚝油 oyster oil = oyster sauce

    qu锅 tempering

    抽油烟机 oil dispenser = range hood


    serendipity 表达:

    whataboutism

    叶菜 leafy vegetable

    25 min
  • 吃 EP 11

    录制人员:Sherry / John

    封面制作:Sherry


    上期改进表达:

    大多数人也一样 the same with, it is the same rule for, it is true for = the same goes for

    本期lost表达:

    无

    22 min
  • 大学生活 EP 10

    上期改善表达:

    据我所知 as I heard = from what I hear, as far as I know

    诸如此类 or words like these = the list goes on, and what have you, and whatnot

    想谈一谈 want to talk about = touch on, speak of

    很有可能 chances are = most likely, assumably

    诊断 induct = diagnose, assess, determine

    不好 badly = poorly, wickedly, terribly

    欺负 beaten by classmate = bullied

    当天发生的事 my school story = what I’ve been through during the day

    再好好想一下 on a second thought = think again, have another look at it

    关注 pay attention to, focus on = attend to, take note of, keep an eye on

    寻找原因 cause attribution = get to the root of the matter

    深入的方向 a direction to dive into = drill in one direction

    动人心魄 heart touching = soul stirring 


    本期无lost表达


    24 min
  • 网购 EP 8

    上期lost之解

    塌房(形象崩塌) collapse

    追星 paparazzi/fan(视情况添加crazy/wild等)

    美妆博主 beauty blogger

    化妆 do makeup/ put on makeup/ make up


    本期lost表达

    贫民窟女孩

    代购

    28 min

About Lost in Translation

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我们不只是口语练习,更是寻找语言转换之间的迷失之感。谢谢你收听这档实验性质的播客。