短语洞察 25 | Catch up: 许久未见聊什么？高效叙旧与补进度的艺术 | 英语口语

🎧 节目简介你有没有过这样的经历：在大街上偶遇了多年未见的老同学，除了尴尬地说一句 "Long time no see"，竟然不知道该聊什么？或者休假回来，面对堆积如山的工作，感到压力山大，不知道从何下手？无论是维系老友情谊，还是在职场中追赶进度，你都需要一个充满动态感的短语。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你解锁 "Catch up" 的多重用法，以及另外两个让沟通更高效的地道表达。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Catch up: [叙旧/赶上] - To talk to someone you have not seen for some time; to do something you have not been able to do recently• Get up to speed: [了解最新情况/跟上进度] - To learn the latest information or skills• Reconnect: [重新建立联系] - To establish a bond or communication again________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Patrick: Hey guys! What is happening? Welcome back to Beyond English. I'm Patrick.Patrick: 嗨，大家好！最近怎么样？欢迎回到 Beyond English 不止英语。我是 Patrick。Mandy: And I'm Mandy. Patrick, I had such a weird experience at the supermarket yesterday.Mandy: 我是 Mandy。Patrick，我昨天在超市经历了一件特别奇怪的事。Patrick: Oh? Tell me about it.Patrick: 哦？跟我说说。Mandy: I ran into my college roommate. We haven't seen each other in five years! I wanted to talk, but I just said "Hi" and stood there. It was so awkward. I didn't know how to bridge that five-year gap.Mandy: 我偶遇了我大学室友。我们五年没见了！我想聊天，但我只说了句“嗨”，然后就愣在那儿了。太尴尬了。我不知道该怎么跨越这五年的空白。Patrick: That is a classic situation. You needed to bridge the gap of time. The perfect phrase for this is: Catch up. You needed to catch up.Patrick: 这是一个经典场景。你需要跨越时间的鸿沟。形容这个最完美的短语是：Catch up（叙旧/赶上）。你们需要叙叙旧。Mandy: Catch up. Like running a race?Mandy: Catch up。就像赛跑一样吗？Patrick: Exactly! That is the visual. Imagine you are in a race. Your friend is far ahead of you because you haven't seen them in years. You need to run faster to reach their level so you are side-by-side again.Patrick: 没错！就是这个画面。想象你在赛跑。你的朋友遥遥领先，因为你们好几年没见了。你需要跑快点才能达到他们的位置，这样你们才能再次并肩前行。Mandy: That makes so much sense. We are updating each other to be on the same page.Mandy: 这太有道理了。我们在互相更新近况，以便步调一致。Patrick: Precisely. And if you want to sound even more emotional, you can use the word: Reconnect.Patrick: 确切地说。如果你想听起来更感性一点，你可以用这个词：Reconnect（重新建立联系）。Mandy: Reconnect. That sounds nice for close friends. But what about work? Can I use "catch up" in the office?Mandy: Reconnect。这听起来很适合亲密朋友。那工作呢？我能在办公室用 "catch up" 吗？Patrick: Yes! Especially after a vacation. But another great business phrase is: Get up to speed.Patrick: 可以！尤其是休假回来之后。但另一个很棒的商务短语是：Get up to speed（跟上进度/了解最新情况）。Mandy: Get up to speed. So I can say to my boss, "I need to get up to speed on the project"?Mandy: Get up to speed。所以我可以跟老板说，“我需要了解一下项目的最新进度”？Patrick: Perfect. It sounds very professional.Patrick: 完美。听起来非常专业。Mandy: Okay, so back to "Catch up." Can I use it for things, not just people? Like, if I missed my favorite TV show?Mandy: 好的，回到 "Catch up"。我可以用它来形容事物吗，不仅仅是人？比如，如果我错过了我最喜欢的电视剧？Patrick: Absolutely. You can "catch up on" your favorite show. Or if you are tired, you can "catch up on" sleep.Patrick: 当然可以。你可以 "catch up on" 你最喜欢的剧。或者如果你累了，你可以 "catch up on" 睡眠（补觉）。Mandy: Wait, Patrick. You said "catch up ON." Is there a difference?Mandy: 等等，Patrick。你说了 "catch up ON"。有区别吗？Patrick: Yes, big warning here. When you talk to people, you catch up WITH them. When you do tasks or activities, you catch up ON them.Patrick: 是的，这里有个大警告。当你和人聊天时，你是 catch up WITH them（和某人叙旧）。当你做任务或活动时，你是 catch up ON them（赶做某事）。Mandy: Catch up WITH a friend. Catch up ON sleep. Got it.Mandy: 和朋友叙旧 (With)。补觉 (On)。懂了。Patrick: Listeners, do you need to catch up with anyone this weekend?Patrick: 听众朋友们，这个周末你们需要和谁叙叙旧吗？Mandy: Or maybe catch up on sleep? Tell us in the comments!Mandy: 或者也许是补补觉？在评论区告诉我们！Patrick: Thanks for listening. Go beyond words!Patrick: 谢谢收听。超越词汇！Mandy: See you next time!Mandy: 下次见！________________________________________如果你喜欢我们的节目，欢迎你推荐给更多感兴趣的朋友，也欢迎你在我们的评论区留言交流。在小宇宙查看该单集文稿