短语洞察 39 | Rule out: 如何地道表达“排除可能性”？| 职场英语

🎧 节目简介在解决问题、做决定或者看医生的时候，我们经常需要“排除”某些选项或可能性。只说 "remove" 或者 "delete" 并不够准确。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你学习 "Rule out" 这个在职场分析和日常推理中极其高频的短语，助你提升英语听力，学会像侦探一样用英语思考。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Rule out: [排除/不予考虑] - To decide that something is not possible or suitable• Possibility: [可能性] - A chance that something may happen or be true• Option: [选项] - A choice• Diagnosis: [诊断] - The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem• Solution: [解决方案] - A means of solving a problem________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Patrick: Welcome to another episode of Beyond English. Patrick here.Patrick: 欢迎收听 Beyond English 不止英语的新一期节目。我是 Patrick。Mandy: And Mandy here. Patrick, I have been playing detective today.Mandy: 我是 Mandy。Patrick，我今天一直在当侦探。Patrick: Detective Mandy? That sounds interesting. What are you investigating?Patrick: 曼迪侦探？听起来很有趣。你在调查什么？Mandy: Well, my car was making a strange noise this morning. I thought it was the engine, but the mechanic checked it. He said the engine is fine. So, we know it is not the engine.Mandy: 嗯，今天早上我的车发出了奇怪的声音。我以为是引擎的问题，但修理工检查过了。他说引擎没问题。所以，我们知道不是引擎的事。Patrick: I see. So you removed the engine from the list of possible problems.Patrick: 我明白了。所以你把引擎从可能的问题列表中移除了。Mandy: Exactly. Is there a professional phrase for this? When we decide something is NOT the cause or the answer?Mandy: 没错。有没有一个专业的短语来形容这个？就是当我们确定某件事不是起因或者答案的时候？Patrick: Yes, there is. The phrase is: Rule out. You ruled out the engine.Patrick: 是的，有。这个短语是：Rule out（排除）。你排除了引擎。Mandy: Rule out. Like using a ruler?Mandy: Rule out。像是用尺子（ruler）吗？Patrick: Think of it like drawing a line. Imagine you have a list of possibilities written on a paper.Patrick: 把我想象成画一条线。想象你有一张纸，上面写着各种可能性。Patrick: When you check one and realize it is not the answer, you draw a line through it. You cross it out. You "rule it out." It is no longer an option.Patrick: 当你检查其中一项并意识到它不是答案时，你就在上面画一条线。你把它划掉。你把它“排除”了。它不再是一个选项。Mandy: That is a very clear image. Drawing a line through the bad options. So, can I use this in daily life?Mandy: 这个画面很清晰。划掉不好的选项。那么，我可以在日常生活中用这个吗？Patrick: Definitely. Imagine we are deciding what to eat for dinner.Patrick: 当然。想象我们在决定晚餐吃什么。Mandy: Okay. I am hungry.Mandy: 好的。我饿了。Patrick: I can say: "I had pizza for lunch, so let's rule out Italian food."Patrick: 我可以说：“我午餐吃了披萨，所以我们排除意大利菜吧。”Mandy: That is very natural. What about at work? This sounds like a problem-solving word.Mandy: 这很自然。那在工作中呢？这听起来像是一个解决问题的词。Patrick: It is essential in business. When you are fixing a problem or making a strategy, you need to narrow down your choices.Patrick: 这在商务中必不可少。当你解决问题或制定策略时，你需要缩小选择范围。Mandy: So if we are looking for a new office location?Mandy: 所以如果我们在找新的办公室地点？Patrick: You could say: "This building is too expensive. We have to rule it out."Patrick: 你可以说：“这栋楼太贵了。我们必须把它排除掉。”Mandy: That sounds decisive. Now, Patrick, is "Rule out" the same as "Ignore"?Mandy: 听起来很果断。现在，Patrick，"Rule out" 和 "Ignore"（忽视）是一样的吗？Patrick: No, they are different. "Ignore" means you don't pay attention to it. You don't even check it.Patrick: 不，它们是不同的。“Ignore”意味着你不去理会它。你甚至不去检查它。Mandy: And rule out?Mandy: 那 rule out 呢？Patrick: "Rule out" means you considered it, you checked it, and you decided "no." It is an active decision based on logic.Patrick: "Rule out" 意味着你考虑过它，检查过它，然后决定“不”。这是一个基于逻辑的主动决定。Mandy: So detectives rule out suspects, they don't ignore them.Mandy: 所以侦探是排除嫌疑人，而不是忽视他们。Patrick: Exactly! Listeners, what options are you ruling out today?Patrick: 没错！听众朋友们，你们今天正在排除哪些选项？Mandy: Tell us in the comments.Mandy: 在评论区告诉我们。Patrick: Thanks for spending time with us. Have a great day!Patrick: 谢谢花时间陪伴我们。祝你有美好的一天！在小宇宙查看该单集文稿