WorldSkills Competition 国际技能竞赛（在线收听）

BBC Learning English – On The Town 城市掠影  
 
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WorldSkills Competition 国际技能竞赛 
 

Neil:  About 900 well-trained young people from 51 countries and regions
of the world are descending on London to take part in a broad range
of competitions…
 
Feifei:   This must be about the Olympics!
 
Neil:   No it is not… yet. I am talking about an event called WorldSkills. And
its purpose is to showcase the skills that shape our world. I am Neil
and I am here with Feifei to present this week's On The Town, and
today we are going to learn the language of challenge.
 
Feifei:   语言挑战！This sounds interesting. I heard about a competition that
was going to celebrate practical skills like fridge fixing 修冰箱，
hairdressing 美发，cocktail-mixing 调鸡尾酒 and welding 焊接。So is
this it?
 
Neil:   Indeed. The competitors are aged 22 or under and make no mistake
about it – they walk tall and proud, just like athletes! 
 
Feifei:   昂首挺胸！
 
Neil:   And had to do their best when training. 21-year-old Leina, from the
USA, talked about the skills necessary to be a hairdresser: 
 
You kind of need an eye for creativity. It is a lot about balance, form, being able to
see the direction that the hair needs to move… I just want to do my best. I am
somebody… I am always an overachiever. So I always want to do my best in
everything I do. If I don’t win, that is okay but… as long as I did my best. 
 
Neil:   Leina, with her unmistakable American accent, said she is an
overachiever…
 
Feifei:          成绩超好的学生。And she wants to do her best in everything she does, 
even if she does not win. 我想努力做到最好 she said.
 
Neil:   That was Leina, who wants to get her hands on a gold medal in
hairdressing.
 
Feifei:          And who is the next competitor? 
  
Neil:    Someone who wants to excel in an area related to the sport of
eating. 
 
Feifei:  They want to excel 他们想取得成功、获胜。That's good because I like a
good meal! 美美的吃一顿的感觉实在是太舒服了。And a well-mixed
cocktail too! And I don't like to have to wait long for my food and my
drink!
 
Neil:  Nobody does. But these young professionals compete in activities
linked to restaurant services. They have to be calm and collected
when a large number of customers seek their attention. Could you
be calm and collected Feifei?
 
Feifei:   Calm and collected 镇定如常，泰然自若。If I were in their place I
would probably be running around like a headless chicken! 在这种情况
下，我肯定会像无头苍蝇一样！
 
Neil:   Listen to what Kate, a 20-year-old Australian, said about how to
work under pressure. Don’t think of a chicken but of another bird.
Pay attention to the animal she's talking about… 
Yeah. I think you have got to be like a duck on water where they are like sliding
gracefully across the water but then underneath they are paddling like crazy. So to
everyone else we are a duck on top of the water but inside we are just paddling
along. 
 
Feifei:   Like a duck on water! Kate 说大家得像水里的鸭子一样 sliding gracefully
表面看上去优美轻柔的划过but underneath, paddling like crazy 岂不知在
水下发疯似的拼命划水。 This is a way to face a challenge looking calm
but being very active and alert inside. Calm is good but I must say
that I am not a very patient person. 
 
Neil:   Oh, that is the problem with people of today! No patience! Ask Julie,
a hairdressing instructor who was present at the WorldSkills event
here in London... She has some advice for people who want to
succeed but are a bit impatient… 
 
The skill is… takes up many years to refine so they just need to keep taking
training all the time and see the bigger picture at the end. I think sometimes young
people today don’t have that long-term vision. They want the results very quickly.
To be skilled in any profession it takes many years of dedication and training. It
takes a long time to be a perfectionist. 
 
Neil:   That's Julie, talking about the need to see the bigger picture…
 
Feifei:   全局考虑，看大形势 the bigger picture.
 
Neil:  … the need to have long-term vision …
 
Feifei:  长远眼光，眼见 long-term vision.  
 
Neil:   And to be a perfectionist it's necessary to keep up with the times.
 
Feifei:   I am a perfectionist 完美主义者，and I do keep up with the times 与时
俱进! I acquired a skill: I speak English!
 
Neil:   And you do it very well, Feifei! 22-year-old Zhu Qingshan, the
Chinese competitor in the hairdressing skills, is very good with his
brushes and scissors. But there's something missing for him to reach
the top in his chosen profession. We asked him if it would be helpful
to learn some English: 
 
当然有了，最起码我们过来之后，可以跟欧洲和西方人沟通探讨一下他们的设计理念或者是学习
方法。要是说你不会英语，到这边来，就是说白了，就是跟个哑巴似的。
 
Neil:   So Feifei, I know you're an overachiever.
 
Feifei:   成绩表现超好的人。
 
Neil:  And you like a challenge and you walk tall and proud…
 
Feifei:   昂首挺胸。
 
Neil:  So, if you were to take part in a practical skills competition what
would you excel in?
 
Feifei:   在哪方面取得成绩？You know what? I would excel in eating good food
吃好吃的。You know that duck, the one that glides across the water
but paddles like crazy? You can roast it and have it gliding in my
direction on a nice tray. Peking Duck with a lot of plum sauce? Gold
medal for it! Bye for now.
 
Neil:  Congratulations. Bye bye.