Hello, this is The English We Speak.
大家好,這裡是BBC《地道英語》。
I'm Feifei...
我是菲菲。
...and hello, it's me, Rob.
大家好,是我,羅伯
Hey, Rob. How are your plans going to get fit?
嘿,羅伯。你鍛鍊身體的計劃怎麼樣了?
Oh, Feifei, they are a disaster!
哦,菲菲,簡直是場災難!
Oh no! What's gone wrong?
別啊!出什麼問題了?
Well, I went for a five-mile run last night, but I gave up after just one mile - I was exhausted.
我昨晚準備跑五英裡,但一英裡後我就放棄了,我累壞了。
And then I went for a ten-mile bike ride, but only got to the end of the street. I give up - getting fit is not fun!
然後我準備騎10英裡的自行車,但只到騎了街頭。我放棄了,健身不好玩!
Don't give up, Rob! You need to take things one step at a time.
別放棄,羅伯!你需要一步一步地做事情。
You mean walk - don't run?
你是說走路,別跑?
Not exactly - just improve your fitness gradually, in stages.
不完全是,只是逐步提高你的體能,分階段進行。
When you do things 'one step at a time', you improve them gradually in stages - step by step.
當你「一步一步」做事情時,意思是逐步推進,一步一步來。
So, Rob, improve your fitness 'step by step', which means the same as 'one step at a time'.
所以,羅伯,「一步一步地」提高你的體能,意思是「一步一步」。
Here are some examples...
下面聽一些例句。
I know the instructions look confusing, but take them one step at a time and they should make sense.
我知道指令看上去很混亂,但是一步一步地來,他們應該是有意義的。
If you want your cake making to be a success, you need to follow the instructions one step at a time.
如果你想讓你的蛋糕製作成功,你需要一步一步地遵循指示。
Don't panic! I've written a step-by-step guide on how to turn the heating on, so you should be fine.
別慌!我已經寫了一本關於如何打開暖氣的指南,一步一步的來,所以你應該沒事。
This is The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we're talking about the expression 'one step at a time' - it means to improve something gradually, in stages - step by step.
這是BBC《地道英語》節目,我們正在學習「one step at a time」,這意味著逐步改進,意思是逐步改進,分階段,一步一步來。
So, Rob, to get fit, you need a plan - improve your fitness in stages.
所以,羅伯,為了健身,你需要一個計劃,分階段提高你的身體素質。
OK, so where do I begin?
好吧,那我從哪裡開始呢?
Well, don't run before you can walk - so do lots of walking and then a little bit of running.
嗯,在你能走路之前不要跑--所以多走幾步,然後再跑一點。
OK, and after that?
好吧,那之後呢?
The next stage is to run a bit further and then walk a little.
下一個階段是跑得更遠,然後再走一點。
Set yourself a goal, like from your couch to running a 5K.
給自己設定一個目標,就像從你的沙發到跑5千米。
Oh, did you say 'couch'? Great, I'm off.
你是說「沙發」嗎?太好了,我要走了。
Where are you going?
你打算去哪兒?
I'm going to run to my couch - put my feet up and eat lots of biscuits. Bye.
我要跑到我的沙發上,把腳架起來,吃很多餅乾。再見。
Bye Rob!
再見,羅伯!
英文來源:BBC Learning English