众包
Crowdsourcing
Hello, this is The English We Speak with me Feifei...
大家好，这里是BBC《地道英语》，我是菲菲……
...and hello, it's me, Rob.
大家好，我是罗伯。
Ermm, Rob. What are you doing?
呃，罗伯。你干嘛呢？
Just preparing some biscuits for my new business.
我在为我的新生意准备饼干。
Are you planning to sell biscuits?
你打算卖饼干吗？
Well, not any old biscuits, Feifei - Rob's Amazing Crunch and Crumble Biscuits.
好吧，不是任何旧饼干，菲菲，是罗布惊人的瘦身和碎饼干。
This is my new career!
这是我的新职业！
You're going to need some help if you want to launch a new biscuit business.
如果你想创办一家新的饼干公司，你就需要一些帮助。
Hmmm, yeah, you're right.
嗯，是的，你是对的。
Maybe you could help me put them in boxes?
也许你能帮我把它们放进盒子里？
No, Rob. You need more help than that - you need crowdsourcing.
不，罗伯。你需要更多的帮助，你需要“crowdsourcing”。
Oh right, is that some kind of magic ingredient to put in the biscuits?
哦，好的，这是某种神奇的成分放进饼干里吗？
No! Crowdsourcing is when you ask groups of people for their ideas and opinions to help you develop your business idea.
不是的！“crowdsourcing”是你向一群人询问他们的想法和意见，以帮助你发展你的商业想法。
Note that 'crowdfunding' is just when large numbers of people
请注意，“众筹”就是大量的人
donate small amounts of money to help someone start a business.
捐出少量的钱来帮助某人创业。
These days, it's a useful way to help you develop your business.
现在，这是帮助你发展业务的一个有用的方法。
Here are some more examples of crowdsourcing...
以下是更多有关“crowdsourcing”的例句……
I'm launching a crowdsourcing project to gather creative ideas for my new fitness website.
我正在启动一个众包项目，为我的新健身网站收集创意。
We're going to crowdsource to try and raise enough money
我们将通过众包筹集足够的资金，
so our idea of a treehouse cafe can become a reality.
这样我们关于树屋咖啡馆的想法就能成为现实。
I found crowdsourcing a great way to generate honest opinion about the best way to start my vegan restaurant business.
我发现众包是一种很好的方式，可以让我对开始我的素食餐馆生意的最佳方式产生诚实的意见。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're talking about crowdsourcing -
这里是BBC《地道英语》节目，我们讨论的是众包，
which is when you ask groups of people for their ideas and opinions to help you develop your business idea.
意思是当你向一群人询问他们的想法和意见，以帮助你发展你的商业理念。
So, Feifei, where do I find people to ask for help?
那么，菲菲，我在哪里能找到寻求帮助的人呢？
You can ask members of the public via the internet and on social media
你可以通过互联网和社交媒体询问公众，
- even ask friends and family - the more advice you can get the better.
甚至询问朋友和家人，你得到的建议越多越好。
Oh right - well,
哦，好吧，好吧，
in that case I'm going to message my mum to see if she can help me bake a few more biscuits.
那样的话，我要给我妈妈发个信息，看看她能不能帮我再烤几块饼干。
Rob, crowdsourcing involves more than just your mum.
罗伯，众包不仅仅是你妈妈。
You need to speak to lots of people.
你得和很多人谈谈。
Oh crumbs! Maybe I'll stick with this presenting job for a little bit longer.
哦，面包屑！也许我会坚持这份工作更长一段时间。
Do you fancy a biscuit?
你想吃饼干吗？
Thanks.
谢谢。
Bye.
再见。
Bye.
再见。