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6 Minute English from bbclearningenglish.com Hello, this is 6 Minute English and I'm Neil.
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Joining me for our discussion is Georgina.
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Hello!
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Now Georgina, you're a chatty, sociable kind of person, aren't you?
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Well, yes, I think so.
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But would you go up to a stranger and strike up a conversation?
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That might be going too far.
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If you don't know them, what are you going to start talking about?
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question.
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But maybe you should, because in this programme we're looking at how talking to strangers might actually be good for you.
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But first, let me talk to you about today's question.
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I'd like you to answer this.
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To make conversation, we need words.
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So according to the Oxford English Dictionary, approximately how many words are in use in the English language?
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Is it a 171,146 b A 271,146 or C 371,146.
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We use a lot of words in English, but not 371,000.
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So I'll go for A 171,146.
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OK.
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Well, as always, I'll reveal the answer later in the programme.
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Now let's continue our conversation about having conversations with strangers.
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Many of us spend part of every day surrounded by strangers, whether on our commute to work, sitting in a park or cafe or visiting the supermarket.
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But we rarely reach out and talk to them because we fear it would make us both feel uncomfortable or awkward.
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And Gillian Sandstrom, social psychologist from Essex University in the UK, can explain why.
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Here she is speaking on BBC Radio 4's All In The Mind programme.
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We kind of underestimate, we have this negative voice in our head that's telling us, oh I shouldn't have said that, why did I do that, I said that story better last time.
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the other person doesn't know any of that and they're probably, you know, they might be anticipating that they won't have a positive conversation and then they do and they think, wow, that person was amazing.
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So we walk around with this fear that the other person isn't going to be interested in talking to us.
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Fascinating stuff.
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So we have a negative voice in our head telling us about all the bad things that might happen.
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We basically underestimate ourselves.
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To underestimate means to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is.
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We worry that what we say won't be interesting or important enough.
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Ah, but the other person doesn't know that.
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They're also anticipating or guessing the outcome.
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They're thinking that if they have a conversation, it won't go well.
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But of course, when strangers do talk to each other, it normally goes well.
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Yes, it's just fear that is stopping us.
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But if we get over that fear and get chatting, people might actually like us.
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We might make new friends.
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Another reason why you should pluck up the courage to talk to strangers is that it is good for our health.
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Pluck up the courage.
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That's a good phrase, Georgina, meaning force yourself to do something that you're scared about.
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And research by the University of Chicago found we may often underestimate the positive impact of connecting with others for both our own and others' wellbeing.
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And connecting here means starting or having a good relationship with someone.
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So the research found that, for example, having a conversation with a stranger on your way to work may leave you both feeling happier than you would think.
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Gillian Sandstrom also spoke about her research and the power of talking to strangers on the You and Yours programme.
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Listen out for the word connected.
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What we've shown in the research is that it's really good for your mood.
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So people are in a better mood after they reach out and have a conversation, however minimal.
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And the other thing that the research has shown is it just makes people feel more connected to each other.
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There you go.
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Talking to strangers is good for our mood and mood means the way we feel.
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It's good for our mental health and we might discover people actually like us.
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And even if we're an introvert, a person who prefers to be alone rather than with others, experiments have shown that talking to others can make us happier.
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The problem remains, Neil, that when speaking to someone new, what do you talk about?
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How about some interesting facts?
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Like approximately how many words are in use in the English language?
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Which is what I asked you earlier.
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Is it a 171,146?
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b 271,146 or c 371,146?
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What did you say, Georgina?
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I said 171,146.
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Was I right?
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Spot on, Georgina.
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well done.
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Yes, there's an estimated 171,146 words currently in use in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, plus many more obsolete words.
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I shall pick a few of them and make conversation with someone on the Tube later, but not before we recap some of the vocabulary we've explained.
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Yes, so we highlighted six words, starting with underestimate, which is to think that something is smaller or less important than it really is.
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Anticipating means guessing or expecting a certain outcome.
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I anticipate this programme to be six minutes long.
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That's a given.
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Next, we mentioned the phrase to pluck up the courage, meaning to force yourself to do something that you're scared or nervous about.
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When you connect with someone, it means you start or have a good relationship with someone.
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I think we've connected on this programme, Neil.
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Absolutely, Georgina.
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And that's put me in a good mood.
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Mood means the way we feel.
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And finally, an introvert is a person who prefers to spend time on their own.
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Thanks, Georgina.
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Well, that's our conversation over, but you can hear more from us on our website and on our app.
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Goodbye.
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Bye.
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to the end of the video.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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If you want even more great content, we've got plenty more videos on the channel.
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So, subscribe and you'll never miss a thing.
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I'll see you there.
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Bye.
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关于本课
在这一课中，您将学习如何与陌生人进行交谈的技巧和策略。通过这段对话，您会理解与陌生人交流的重要性，以及克服与人交谈时的焦虑感。沟通不仅有助于提高您的英语口语水平，还有助于您的心理健康。通过实际练习，您将感受到与人交谈带来的积极影响，并能运用新学到的词汇和短语来与他人互动。
关键词汇与短语
- pluck up the courage - 鼓起勇气
- underestimate - 低估
- make conversation - 开始对话
- connected - 互动
- negative voice - 消极声音
- good for your mood - 有益于情绪
- strangers - 陌生人
- wellbeing - 生活福祉
练习建议
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