短语洞察 74 | Turn out: 事情结果出乎意料？| 地道口语

🎧 节目简介你有没有经历过这样的时刻：原本以为会搞砸的活动，最后却异常成功；或者一开始觉得很难相处的人，后来发现是个大好人？当事情的“最终结果”和“最初预期”完全不同时，只说 "The result is..." 会显得有些平淡。本期 Beyond English 不止英语，Mandy 和 Patrick 带你一起探索 "Turn out" 这个充满戏剧张力的短语，并分享另外两个描述事情结果的地道表达，让你的口语更具故事感。📖 CORE VOCABULARY• Turn out: [结果是/最终证明是] - To happen in a particular way or to have a particular result, especially an unexpected one• End up:[最终处于/到头来] - To finally be in a particular place or situation• Come to light:[真相大白/显露] - To become known or revealed________________________________________🗣️ BILINGUAL SCRIPT (中英对照 · 辅助理解)Patrick: You know, Mandy, I noticed something interesting about how we predict the future.Patrick: 你知道吗，Mandy，我发现我们预测未来的方式很有意思。Mandy: Oh? What did you notice, Patrick?Mandy: 哦？你发现了什么，Patrick？Patrick: We are almost always wrong. We worry about things that never happen, and the actual result is usually a surprise. Anyway, it's good to be back on Beyond English. Hello everyone. I am Patrick.Patrick: 我们几乎总是错的。我们担心从未发生过的事情，而实际的结果通常是个惊喜。不管怎样，很高兴回到 Beyond English 不止英语。嗨，大家好。我是 Patrick。Mandy: And I am Mandy. That is so true, Patrick.Mandy: 我是 Mandy。你说得太对了，Patrick。Mandy: Actually, I experienced exactly that this weekend. I hosted a dinner party, and I was so anxious beforehand.Mandy: 其实，我这周末就经历了这样的事。我办了一场晚宴，事先我非常焦虑。Mandy: I burned the soup, and it started raining so we couldn't sit outside. I thought it was a disaster.Mandy: 我把汤烧糊了，而且开始下雨，所以我们没法坐在外面。我以为那简直是一场灾难。Patrick: Oh no. Did everyone go home early?Patrick: 噢不。大家都早早回家了吗？Mandy: No, we sat on the floor in the living room, ordered pizza, and talked until midnight. It was wonderful.Mandy: 没有，我们坐在客厅的地板上，点了披萨，一直聊到半夜。感觉太棒了。Patrick: That is a beautiful story. You thought it would be bad, but the final picture was entirely different. We have a perfect phrase for this. The party: Turned out great.Patrick: 这是一个很美的故事。你以为会很糟，但最终的画面却截然不同。我们有一个完美的短语来形容这个。这场派对：Turned out great（结果很棒）。Mandy: Turn out. Does it mean turning something outside?Mandy: Turn out。它的意思是把什么东西翻到外面吗？Patrick: Think of a piece of paper folded many times. You cannot see what is written inside.Patrick: 想象一张被折叠了很多次的纸。你看不见里面写了什么。Patrick: When you unfold it, or "turn it out" to the light, you finally see the hidden message.Patrick: 当你展开它，或者把它“翻出来 (turn it out)”对着光，你最终看到了隐藏的信息。Patrick: To "turn out" means to reveal the final, often unexpected, result of a situation.Patrick: "Turn out" 的意思是揭示一个情况最终的、通常是意想不到的结果。Mandy: I like that. Unfolding the truth. Are there other ways to describe a final result?Mandy: 我喜欢这个说法。展开真相。还有其他方式来描述最终结果吗？Patrick: Yes. If you want to focus on the final destination of a journey, you can use: End up. "We ended up eating pizza on the floor."Patrick: 有。如果你想侧重于一段旅程的最终目的地，你可以用：End up（最终处于/到头来）。“我们最终坐在地板上吃披萨。”Mandy: End up. And what if a secret is finally revealed?Mandy: End up。那如果一个秘密最终被揭开了呢？Patrick: Then you can say: Come to light. "The truth finally came to light."Patrick: 那你可以说：Come to light（真相大白/显露）。“真相终于大白了。”Mandy: Very useful. So, can I use "turn out" at work? Like, if a project is successful?Mandy: 非常有用。那么，我能在工作中使用 "turn out" 吗？比如，如果一个项目很成功？Patrick: Absolutely. It is very common in business. You can say to your boss, "The marketing campaign turned out to be a huge success."Patrick: 当然可以。这在商业中非常常见。你可以对老板说，“那场营销活动最终证明是非常成功的。”Mandy: That sounds very professional.Mandy: 听起来非常专业。Patrick: But be careful with the grammar. We usually say "turn out to be" something, or use it with an adjective. "It turned out fine." Don't say "It turned out the success" without "to be."Patrick: 但要注意语法。我们通常说 "turn out to be" 某事，或者把它和形容词连用。“结果很好 (It turned out fine)。”不要在没有 "to be" 的情况下说 "It turned out the success"。Mandy: Turn out to be. Got it. Now, Patrick, is there a difference between "Turn out" and "Happen"?Mandy: Turn out to be。懂了。现在，Patrick，"Turn out" 和 "Happen"（发生）有区别吗？Patrick: "Happen" is just an event. It rains. That happens.Patrick: "Happen" 只是一个事件。下雨了。那发生了。Patrick: "Turn out" is about the contrast between what you expected and what actually happened. It has a story inside it.Patrick: "Turn out" 是关于你所期望的和实际发生的之间的反差。它里面包含着一个故事。Mandy: It is the end of a story. Well, I hope all our listeners' problems turn out to be disguised blessings.Mandy: 它是一个故事的结尾。嗯，我希望我们所有听众的问题最终都证明是因祸得福。Patrick: That is a great way to look at it. Take care, everyone. Go beyond words.Patrick: 这是个看待问题的好角度。大家保重。超越词汇。在小宇宙查看该单集文稿