跟读练习: Yes, Prime Minister - The need to know - 通过视频学习英语口语
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1
Hello.
你好。
2
So, I gather you denied that Mr. Halifax's phone had been bugged.
这么说，我猜你否认哈利法克斯先生的电话被窃听了。
3
Well, obviously.
这不是明摆着的吗。
4
It was the one question today to which I could give a clear, simple, straightforward, honest answer.
这是今天唯一一个我能给出清晰、简单、直接且诚实回答的问题。
5
Yes.
是的。
6
Unfortunately, although the answer was indeed clear, simple and straightforward, there is some difficulty in justifiably assigning to it the fourth of the epithets you applied to the statement,
遗憾的是，尽管这个答案确实清晰、简单且直截了当，但要合理地赋予它你用来形容该说法的第四个形容词，却存在一定困难。
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inasmuch as the precise correlation between the information you communicated And the facts, insofar as they can be determined and demonstrated,
就您所传达的信息与可被确定和证实的事实之间的精确关联而言，
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is such as to cause epistemological problems
会引发认识论层面的问题
9
of sufficient magnitude as to lay upon the logical and semantic resources of the English language
其影响之大，足以对英语的逻辑与语义表达能力构成挑战。
10
a heavier burden than they can reasonably be expected to bear.
超出他们合理承受范围的沉重负担。
11
Epistemological?
认识论的？
12
What are you talking about?
你在说什么？
13
You told a lie.
你撒了谎。
14
A lie?
是谎言吗？
15
A lie.
一个谎言。
16
What do you mean, a lie?
你这话什么意思，说这是谎言？
17
I mean you.. lied.
我的意思是，你……撒谎了。
18
Yes, I know this is a difficult concept to get across to a politician.
是的，我知道要让政客理解这个概念很难。
19
You were...
你当时……
20
I'm sorry.
对不起。
21
Ah, yes, you did love to tell the truth.
啊，是啊，你以前确实很爱说真话。
22
You mean, we are bugging you Halifax's telephone?
你是说，我们在监听哈利法克斯的电话？
23
We were.
我们当时是。
24
We were?
我们当时是？
25
When did we stop?
我们什么时候停下来的？
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Um, 17 minutes ago.
嗯，17分钟前。
27
Well, you can't call that lying.
好吧，你不能说那是撒谎。
28
What would you call the opposite of telling the truth?
你会把说真话的相反情况称作什么？
29
Well, I mean, there was no intent.
我的意思是，这并非故意。
30
I didn't mean to deceive them.
我不是故意要欺骗他们的。
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I'd never knowingly mislead the house.
我绝不会故意误导议会。
32
Nonetheless, you have done so.
尽管如此，你还是这么做了。
33
Well, it wasn't my fault.
好吧，这又不是我的错。
34
I didn't know he was being bugged.
我当时不知道他被窃听了。
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Mr. You are deemed to have known you are ultimately responsible.
先生，您应当知晓，最终责任由您承担。
36
Why wasn't I told?
为什么没人告诉我？
37
The Home Secretary might not have felt the need to inform you.
内政大臣或许觉得没有必要通知你。
38
Why?
为什么？
39
Perhaps he didn't know either.
也许他也不知道。
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Or perhaps he'd been advised that you did not need to know.
又或者，有人早就跟他提过，你没必要知道这些。
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Well, I did need to know.
嗯，我确实需要知道。
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Apparently the fact that you needed to know was not known at the time
显然，你当时需要知道的那个事实，在那个时候还不为人知。
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that the now known need to know was known.
如今那些需要知晓的信息，当时就已经被掌握了。
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And therefore those that needed to advise and inform the Home Secretary perhaps felt
因此，那些需要向内政大臣提供建议和信息的人或许觉得
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that the information
该信息
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that he needed as to whether to inform the highest authority the highest authority of the known information was not yet known.
他需要确定是否要向最高层汇报，因为已知信息的最高权威来源尚未明确。
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And therefore there was no authority for the authority to be informed
因此，该机关根本没有获得相关信息的法定依据。
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because the need to know was not at that time known or needed.
因为当时既不了解这种知情权的必要性，也没有这方面的实际需求。
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What?
什么？
50
We did not know that you would deny it in the House.
我们当时并不知道你会在议会里否认这件事。
51
Well, obviously I would if I didn't know and I were asked.
嗯，很显然，如果我当时不知道又被问到的话，我肯定会的。
52
We did not know that you would be asked when you didn't know.
我们当时并不知道，在你不知情的情况下会有人来问你。
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There's bound to be asked when I didn't know if I didn't know.
总会有人在我自己都没意识到自己不懂的时候来问我问题。
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What?
55
It was thought that it was better not to inform you.
当时大家认为最好还是不通知你。
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You see, Hugh Halifax is one of your government team and as such, it was thought that it was better not to create distrust.
你知道的，休·哈利法克斯是你们政府团队的一员，因此大家认为最好不要引起不信任。
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We only tell you when you should be aware.
我们只会在需要你留意的时候通知你。
58
When's that?
那是什么时候？
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You should now be aware because you've just denied it.
你现在应该已经意识到了，因为你刚刚否认了这件事。
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Well, it would be rather more helpful if I'd been aware before I denied it.
要是我在否认之前就知道的话，那会有用得多。
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, if you had been aware before you denied it, you wouldn't have denied it.
恰恰相反，首相，如果您在否认之前就已经知情，您就不会否认了。
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But I needed to know.
但我必须知道。
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We do not always tell you about bugging when you need to know.
我们并不总是在你需要知道的时候告诉你有监听设备。
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You see, at times, Prime Minister, we need you not to know.
您看，首相，有时候我们需要您不知情。
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Why did you decide that I didn't need to know?
你为什么认定我不需要知道？
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I didn't.
我没有。
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Well, who did?
那到底是谁做的？
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Nobody.
没有人。
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It was just that nobody decided to tell you.
只是当时没人决定要告诉你而已。
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Well, it's the same thing.
嗯，这是一回事。
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On the contrary, Prime Minister, to decide to conceal information from you is a heavy burden for any official to shoulder,
恰恰相反，首相，决定向您隐瞒信息对任何官员来说都是一个沉重的负担。
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but to decide not to reveal information to you is routine procedure.
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Humphrey, I need to know everything.
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Everything?
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Everything.
76
Very well.
77
Stationary deliveries this week to the Commonwealth system.
78
Four dozen brackets of size two-paces.
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Humphrey, don't be silly.
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I mean important things.
81
Who should decide what is important?
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Humphrey, how can you possibly defend this cock-up?
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Well, as you said in the House, we got it wrong.
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You got it wrong?
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I, Prime Minister, I am merely a humble servant, a lowly official.
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The Home Secretary made the decision.
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Can you think of any reason why I shouldn't ask him to resign?
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With respect, Prime Minister, you should only ask him to resign
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when he has made a mistake which could have been seen at the time and not with the benefit of hindsight.
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But you see, the trouble today has arisen because of your own error of judgment in making this denial.
91
What?
92
You should not have denied something about which you did not know.
93
That was your fault.
94
You've just admitted keeping secrets from the Prime Minister.
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Not at all, Prime Minister.
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The system works perfectly well as long as the Prime Minister tells the civil service everything
97
that he's going to say before he says it.
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But if precipitately he says something without first clearing it with his officials, he has only himself to blame, you must not say anything in public without first clearing it.
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With respect, Prime Minister, you must learn discretion.
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I didn't know there was anything to be discreet about.
101
In government, there's always something to be discreet about.
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这个视频非常适合中高级英语口语学习者，尤其是那些想提升复杂语境下表达能力和理解英式幽默与政治对话逻辑的人。它能帮助你熟悉正式与非正式表达的切换，还能锻炼在高压对话中捕捉关键信息的能力，非常适合用于英语口语练习和shadowing训练。
值得借鉴的词汇与习语
- epistemological problems：认识论问题（指关于知识本质、范围和有效性的哲学难题，视频中用来委婉表示“说法与事实不符”）
- deem to have known：被视为已知（法律或行政语境中常用，意为“按规定应知晓”）
- need to know：知悉需求（指因职责或情况需要而必须了解的信息，视频中反复使用，体现政治沟通中的模糊策略）
- mislead the house：误导议院（“house”此处指议会，是政治对话中的正式表达）
如何练好口音？
视频中说话者的口音是标准英式英语（RP），特点是发音清晰、语调抑扬顿挫，尤其在长句中注重逻辑重音。练习时可关注以下两点：
1. 长句断句：如“the precise correlation...a heavier burden”，需在“inasmuch as”“such as to”等处自然停顿，避免连读导致语义模糊。
2. 语气变化：当说话者用复杂句式委婉表达“说谎”时，语调会先升后降，体现辩解的微妙态度。建议使用shadowing site进行逐句跟读，模仿其节奏和重音，这对提高英语发音和口语流畅度非常有效。
通过看视频学英语，结合shadowspeak技巧，你能在理解幽默与逻辑的同时，快速提升口语表达的地道性。赶紧试试吧！
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | had been bugged · be expected · being bugged |
| 现在完成时 have/has + 过去分词 — 过去发生但与现在仍有关联的事 | have done · you've just denied · has made |
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。