-Hello and welcome to 6 Minute Vocabulary. I'm Finn. -And I'm Catherine.
-歡迎收聽六分鐘詞彙，我是費恩。-我是凱瑟琳。
In today's programme we're looking at compound adjectives, like in a 22-hour journey.
本期我們要學的是複合形容詞，例如 22-hour 旅行。
-We'll look at what compound adjectives are… -We'll see how to use them…
-我們將會知道什麼是複合形容詞......-如何使用它們......
And there'll be a punctuation tip and a quiz…
然後會介紹一個標點符號，做一個小測驗......
And we'll leave you with a top tip for learning vocabulary.
傳授你學習詞彙的超棒妙招。
But first, let's hear from Rob. Rob's a racing driver and he's being interviewed after a race.
首先，來聽聽羅伯的事兒。羅伯是賽車手，賽後接受了採訪。
Yes. And here's a question to think about while you listen: how fast was Rob's lap time?
是的。邊聽邊思考：羅伯跑一圈的速度有多快？
Let's find out.
讓我們來聽聽看吧。
Rob, congratulations on your latest win. What did that last victory mean to you?
羅伯，恭喜你最近贏得了比賽。最後的勝利對你意味著什麼？
Honestly, I expected to win. I mean, you don't come second in a high-quality vehicle like mine.
老實說，我希望能贏。我的意思是，如果你擁有我開的這輛高品質，高質量的車，你不會不想贏的。
That's true — it's an impressive motor — but what you did was amazing: your fastest lap time was truly incredible.
沒錯，這輛車讓人印象深刻，但你的成績也令人驚訝：最快的單圈時間確實令人難以置信。
Well, you're right. You don't see a seventy-second lap every day.
是的，你說對了。你不會每天都能看到70秒的單圈速度。
Thanks for your time, Rob. Well, this year the drivers are hoping to complete the fourkilometre course in an even faster time…
謝謝你給我們的時間，羅伯。今年，車手們希望能夠以更快的速度完成四公里的路程......
So, Rob the racing driver did a seventy-second lap.
所以，賽車手羅伯跑了70秒。
Well done to you if you got that right.
你答對了，真棒。
And that's our first example of a compound adjective. It's made with a number, like seventy, and a noun, like second. Seventy-second.
這是我們第一個複合形容詞的例子。它由一個數字 seventy 和一個名詞 second 組成的。Seventy-second.
We put seventy-second in front of another noun, like lap, making a compound adjective which describes a noun. A seventy-second lap.
我們將 seventy-second 放在另一個名詞 lap 前面，變成一個描述名詞的複合形容詞。七十秒一圈。
Let's hear another example, again starting with a number, but this time the noun describes length instead of time.
再聽下另外一個例子，從數字開始，但是這次名詞描述的是長度而不是時間。
Well, this year the drivers are hoping to complete the four-kilometre course in an even faster time.
今年，車手們希望能夠以更快的速度完成四公里的路程。
So the number four, with the noun kilometre, go together to make an adjective: fourkilometre. And take note: there's no s at the end of kilometre.
因此，數字 four 和名詞 kilometre 組合成一個形容詞：fourkilometre。請注意：公里數沒有盡頭。
That's right: there's no s because the word kilometre functions as an adjective here — and we can't make adjectives plural.
沒錯：沒有，因為 kilometre 一詞在這裡起形容詞的作用——我們不能將形容詞設為複數。
So, the adjective four-kilometre describes the noun course. A four-kilometre course.
因此，形容詞 four-kilometre 描述了名詞 course。四公里長的路程。
-That's right. Some more examples with length are… -A 26-mile race; a six-foot man.
-是的。其他一些帶有長度的例子是......-26英里的比賽；一個六英尺高的人。
Now for a punctuation note. When you write a number-noun compound adjective, you need to join the two parts together with a hyphen — a little horizontal line between the two words.
現在講一下標點符號。編寫數字名詞複合形容詞時，你需要將兩個部分與連字符連接在一起，即兩個單詞之間的一條水平線。
That's right. So you write a 'seventy hyphen second' lap. A 'six hyphen foot' man.
是的。所以你要寫 seventy-second lap 或者 six-foot man。
And we're talking about compound adjectives. Here's Rob again. Listen out for another type of compound adjective.
我們正在談論複合形容詞。再聽聽羅伯說的話。留心另一種複合形容詞。
Honestly, I expected to win. I mean, you don't come second in a high-quality vehicle like mine.
老實說，我希望能贏。我的意思是，如果你擁有我開的這輛高品質，高質量的車，你不會不想贏的。
Did you get that? It was high-quality. A high-quality vehicle.
你聽到了嗎？這是輛高品質，高質量的車。一輛 high-quality vehicle.
So, as well as using numbers, we can also make compound adjectives with the words high or low plus a noun.
因此，除了使用數字外，我們還可以使用帶有 high 或 low 以及一個名詞的複合形容詞。
So, high plus quality equals high-quality. Like high-quality vehicle.
因此，高品質就是 high-quality。例如：high-quality vehicle.
Low plus cost equals low-cost. Like low-cost airline. How do you feel about low-cost airlines, Catherine?
低成本就是 low-cost。例如：low-cost airline. 凱瑟琳，你覺得低成本航空公司怎麼樣？
Well, after my last experience, never again… Some more examples are, Finn?
上次坐過以後就再也不想坐了......還有其他例子嗎，芬恩？
High-speed. A high-speed motorbike.
High-speed。高速摩托車。
And low-fat. A low-fat yoghurt. And if you're writing, don't forget — join the 2 parts together with a hyphen.
還有 low-fat。低脂酸奶。如果你正在寫，請不要忘記——將兩個部分用連字符連起來。
And now it's quiz time. Complete these sentences. Catherine will tell you the answers. Ready?
現在是測試時間。補全句子。凱瑟琳會告訴你答案的。準備好了嗎？
Number one. In a balanced diet, it's important to eat… a) high-quality carbohydrates or b) high-qualities carbohydrates.
1，在均衡飲食中，重要的是要吃......a) high-quality carbohydrates or b) high-qualities carbohydrates.
It's a) high-quality carbohydrates.
答案是：a) high-quality carbohydrates.
Well done if you got that. Number two. The flight from London to New York is … a) a nines-hour trip or b) a nine-hour trip.
如果你做對了就很棒！2，從倫敦到紐約的航班是......a) a nines-hour trip or b) a nine-hour trip.
The answer's b) a nine-hour trip.
答案是：b) a nine-hour trip.
Number three. Every morning, Catherine goes for… a) a six-mile run or b) a six-miles run.
3，每天早上，凱瑟琳都會去......a) a six-mile run or b) a six-miles run.
And the answer's a) a six-mile run. But I don't.
答案是：a) a six-mile run。但我並不會去。
-You don't really, do you? -No.
-你真的不會去嗎？-不會。
In any case, well done if you got those right at home. And we're almost at the end of the show.
無論如何，如果在家的你做對了這些題就很棒。本期的節目就要接近尾聲了。
But before we go, here's today's top tip for learning vocabulary, which is, Catherine…
結束前向大家傳授一個超棒的妙招，那就是，Catherine......
If you use social media, join an English learning group. When you learn a new word, try to include it in at least 3 of your posts. That will help you remember the word.
如果你使用社交媒體，加入一個英語學習小組。當學習一個新單詞時，你可以試著將其運用於至少3個帖子中。那將幫助你記住這個詞。
And there's more about this at bbclearningenglish. com. Join us again for more 6 Minute Vocabulary.
BBC英語學習網，歡迎訪問更多。歡迎再次收聽六分鐘詞彙學習。
-Bye! -Bye.
-再見。-再見。
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