2025考研英语：《经济学人》中英读译Day15

英语阅读能力依靠什么？必然是词汇的积累，但，仅仅是词汇的积累是不够了，更应该了解英语句式，不同句型所表达意义。如何培养自己的阅读语感呢？那么就跟着聚创考研网小编每天学一点英语，一起为考研筑起坚实的地基。阅读是需要积累的，就像我们需要经常和人沟通才会促进我们的表达能力一样~小伙伴跟着小编一起，每天坚持打卡，培养英语阅读能力及语感，了解文章一些经典词汇的用法。

经济学人："笨手笨脚"的人负责拿冰袋

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.On this show we explore words and expressions a little more deeply.We give you synonyms – words that mean close to the same thing.And we use the expressions in a conversation.Today we talk about our hands – more specifically our thumbs.Most of us have one thumb and four fingers on each hand.Our thumbs let us perform certain tasks.But what if all our fingers were replaced with thumbs?Those tasks we normally perform with ease would become much more difficult.In fact, we would lose the ability to do many things with our hands.Our movements would become careless and clumsy.We would drop things all the time.And that is what the saying to be all thumbs means.If I am all thumbs, I lack grace with my hands.

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欢迎收听VOA慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目。在本节目中，我们会更深入地探索单词和短语。我们会给你提供同义词——意思相近的单词。我们会在对话中使用这些短语。今天，我们谈论我们的手——更具体地说，我们的拇指。我们大多数人每只手上都有一个拇指和四个手指。我们的拇指可以帮助我们完成某些任务。但是，如果我们所有的手指都被替换成拇指会怎样呢？我们通常轻松完成的那些任务将会变得困难得多。事实上，我们会失去用手做很多事情的能力。我们的动作会变得粗心和笨拙。我们会经常掉东西。这就是to be all thumbs的意思。如果我笨手笨脚，我的手活动得不优雅。

 

I am klutzy. So, people might call me a klutz.They might also call me butterfingers.Imagine your fingers are coated in butter.They would be very slippery.And it would hard to pick things up.Now, let's hear the expression "to be all thumbs" in a conversation between two friends.Hey, I'm planning a surprise party for Nicholas.I'm bringing the food and ice.And Cassidy is bringing the drinks – about 50 bottles of wine and lemonade.Can you bring the cake?I have a better idea. I'll pick up the drinks.Why don't you ask Cassidy to bring the cake?Why?

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我笨手笨脚的。所以，人们可能会称我是笨手笨脚的人。他们也可能会称我是笨手笨脚的人。想象你的手指上被涂上了黄油。它们会很滑的。而且也很难拿起东西。现在，我们来听听两个朋友是如何在对话中使用短语“to be all thumbs”的。嘿，我在为尼古拉斯策划一个惊喜派对。我会带食物和冰块。卡西迪会带饮料——大约50瓶葡萄酒和柠檬水。你能带蛋糕来吗？我有个更好的主意。我带饮料。你为什么不叫卡西迪带蛋糕来呢？为什么？

 

Cassidy is all thumbs. She'll end up dropping everything and then we won't have drinks at the party.Good call. She is pretty clumsy.Actually, at the last party she dropped the cake.On second thought … I'll have her bring the ice.If she drops the bags of ice, it'll only help break it up.Very smart.And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time … I'm Anna Matteo.

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卡西迪笨手笨脚的。她最后会把所有东西都掉了，然后我们在派对上就没有饮料喝了。我赞成。她笨手笨脚的。事实上，上次聚会时，她掉了蛋糕。我又想了想，我会让她带冰块来。如果她把冰袋掉地上，只会让冰块碎掉。明智之举。以上就是本期《词汇掌故》节目的全部内容。下次见……我是安娜·马特奥。