Hearing
聽(tīng)覺(jué)
Are you good at lip reading?
你擅長(zhǎng)讀唇嗎?
It's not that easy, you should try it sometime.
這并不是那么容易,你應(yīng)該找個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)試試。
Turn off the volume of your television, and try to understand what is being said.
關(guān)掉你電視的聲音,并且努力理解其中所說(shuō)的是什么。
If you are watching a slow drama, you can catch more of the dialogue.
如果你在觀看一部緩慢的戲劇,你可以抓住更多的對(duì)話。
If you are watching the news, and people are speaking quickly, Gosh, it's tough enough listening to the news without volume up.
如果你是在看新聞,人們說(shuō)話很快,天哪, 沒(méi)有聲音聽(tīng)新聞可真是夠辛苦的。
Trying to understand without hearing is almost impossible.
沒(méi)有聽(tīng)覺(jué)
試圖理解幾乎是不可能的。But even if you are the world's best lip reader, if the person is not facing you, how can you understand what he is saying if you can't hear him?
但即使你是世界上最好的唇語(yǔ)解讀者,如果一個(gè)人不面對(duì)你, 如果你不聽(tīng)怎么能明白他所說(shuō)的?
Like most of our senses, I think we take our ability to hear for granted. I know I do.
像我們眾多感覺(jué)一樣,我想我們把我們的聽(tīng)力想成理所當(dāng)然。我知道我是這樣。
the beautiful music we listen to everyday,
我們每一天聽(tīng)的美妙動(dòng)聽(tīng)的優(yōu)美音樂(lè),
the verbal greetings we say,
我們所說(shuō)的口頭問(wèn)候,
the radio programs we hear everyday,
我們每天收聽(tīng)的收音機(jī)節(jié)目,
the movie soundtrack we love hearing.
我們喜歡聽(tīng)的電影原聲大碟。
Movies are so weak without the soundtracks, life without sound is bland.
電影沒(méi)有配音是這樣的軟弱無(wú)力,沒(méi)有聲音的生活是多么平淡無(wú)奇。
Sure once in a while "silence is golden" as they say, but I think my life would be super tough and boring if the soundtrack were taken away.
當(dāng)然偶爾也有他們所說(shuō)的“沉默是金”, 但如果音樂(lè)被帶走,我覺(jué)得我的生活將越發(fā)步履艱難并且極其無(wú)聊。
Talk about it:
談?wù)撓旅娴脑掝}:
Are you good at lip reading?
你擅長(zhǎng)于唇讀嗎?
When would lip reading be useful?
什么時(shí)候唇讀會(huì)派上用場(chǎng)?
Do you have good hearing?
你的聽(tīng)力好嗎?
What would life without sound be like?
生活中沒(méi)有什么聲音會(huì)是什么樣的呢?
Do you like silence?
你喜歡沉默嗎?
There is an old saying that "Children should be seen, not heard", what do you think this means?
有句俗話說(shuō):“大人說(shuō)話,小孩別插嘴。",你知道這是什么意思嗎?
What would be the one thing you would miss the most if you lost the ability to hear?
如果你失去聽(tīng)覺(jué),你會(huì)最為想念什么?
What measures do you take to protect your hearing?
你會(huì)采取什么措施來(lái)保護(hù)你的聽(tīng)力?
There are some situations where it is very important to be silent.
有些情況下沉默非常重要。