不社交的快乐
JOMO
Hello and welcome to The English We Speak with me, Feifei...
大家好,欢迎来到BBC《地道英语》,我是菲菲。
...and me, Roy.
我是罗伊。
We may sound a little different.
我们可能听起来与以往有些不同。
That's because we are not able to record in our normal studios during the coronavirus pandemic.
这是因为在新冠肺炎疫情爆发期间,我们无法在平时的录音间录制节目。
Roy, I haven't seen you posting much on social media today.
罗伊,我没看到你今天在社交媒体上发了很多帖子。
No, I decided not to spend my time on social media because I wanted to play some video games!
不,我决定不花时间在社交媒体上了,因为我想玩电子游戏!
Ahh JOMO!
啊,JOMO!
What on earth is JOMO?
“JOMO”到底是什么意思?
The joy of missing out.
不社交的快乐。
You are enjoying playing video games while not posting on social media.
你喜欢玩电子游戏,而不是在社交媒体上发帖。
I didn't know you wanted to see my posts.
我不知道你想看我的帖子。
Roy, no one wants to see all those pictures of you and your dog!
罗伊,没人想看你和你的狗的所有照片!
Let's hear these examples...
一起来听这些例句。
Climbing a mountain and not checking my emails was pure JOMO.
选择爬山,而不查看我的电子邮件,这就是纯粹的不社交的快乐。
I didn't go to the restaurant last night with everyone from work.
我昨晚没有和同事们一起去餐馆。
I had more fun staying at home watching a film. That's JOMO.
呆在家里看电影更有趣。那就是不用出门社交的快乐。
I'm going to spend a week not checking social media.
我要花一周时间不看社交媒体。
I'm going to do other things like listen to music. JOMO!
我要做其他的事情,比如听音乐。不用社交的快乐!
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English
欢迎收听BBC《地道英语》,
and we're talking about the expression 'JOMO' which is the abbreviation of 'joy of missing out'.
我们讨论的是“Jomo”这个词,它是“joy of missing out”的缩写。
It means 'to enjoy personal time instead of doing something social or on social media'.
它的意思是“享受私人时间,而不是进行社交或在社交媒体上做事情”。
So, what are your JOMOs, Feifei?
那么,你“不用社交的快乐”是什么呢,菲菲?
What things do you like to do instead of going out?
你喜欢做什么事情,替代出去聚会?
Well, listening to music, watching videos of the opera while eating a lettuce.
嗯,听音乐,一边吃生菜,一边看歌剧视频。
You know, normal things.
你知道,正常的事情。
You eat a lettuce while watching opera?
你边看歌剧边吃生菜?
That's very specific.
非常特别。
I'm not sure that's everyone's idea of a good time.
我不确定是不是大家都觉得这很享受。
Eating lettuce keeps me healthy and I love singing opera.
吃生菜使我保持健康,我喜欢唱歌剧。
It's better than playing video games.
这比玩电子游戏好多了。
I don't agree - but I suppose everyone has different JOMOs.
我不同意,但我想每个人都有不同的“不社交的快乐”。
If you like singing opera,
如果你喜欢唱歌剧,
will you sing some for us?
你能为我们唱几首歌吗?
One day Roy, but not today.
以后某天吧,罗伊,但今天不行。
OK, I'm looking forward to it!
好的,我很期待!
Bye, Roy.
再见,罗伊。
Bye.
再见。