🎙️ Today’s Vocabulary｜今日词汇

一、情绪与心理｜Emotions & Feelings

1. 安慰 · Comfort / Console

安慰 ān wèi
Comfort / Console
/ˈkʌmfət/ · /kənˈsəʊl/

🇨🇳 当一个人难过、焦虑或受到打击时，通过语言、陪伴或行动让对方感觉好一些。
🇬🇧 To make someone feel less sad, worried, or upset through words, companionship, or actions.

💬 有时候安慰别人时，我们并不需要急着给建议。
Sometimes when we comfort someone, we don’t need to rush to give advice.

2. 发泄 · Vent

发泄 fā xiè
Vent / Let it out
/vent/ · /ˌlet ɪt ˈaʊt/

🇨🇳 把积累的愤怒、压力、委屈等强烈情绪表达出来。
🇬🇧 To express strong emotions such as anger, frustration, or stress instead of keeping them inside.

🌏 我只是想发泄一下 → I just need to vent.

💬 我不是想听建议，我只是想发泄一下。
I’m not looking for advice. I just need to vent.

3. 投降 · Surrender / Give In

投降 tóu xiáng
Surrender / Give in
/səˈrendə(r)/ · /ˌɡɪv ˈɪn/

🇨🇳 原指停止抵抗并认输；日常生活中也可以表示“不再坚持、放弃抵抗”。
🇬🇧 To stop resisting and accept defeat; informally, to stop arguing or resisting something.

💬 我们争了半天，最后我只能投降了。
We argued for ages, and eventually I just gave in.

4. 后悔 / 遗憾 · Regret

后悔 / 遗憾 hòu huǐ / yí hàn
Regret
/rɪˈɡret/

🇨🇳 对过去做过或没有做过的事情感到后悔或遗憾，希望当时有不同的选择。
🇬🇧 A feeling of sadness or disappointment about something you did—or didn’t do—in the past.

💬 你有没有一个现在想起来仍然会后悔的决定？
Is there a decision you made that you still regret today?

5. 矛盾 · Conflict / Feel Conflicted

矛盾 máo dùn
Conflict / Contradiction / Feel conflicted
/ˈkɒnflɪkt/ · /ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃən/ · /kənˈflɪktɪd/

🇨🇳 不同想法、感受或需求之间存在冲突，也可以表示一个人内心同时有两种相反的想法。
🇬🇧 A conflict between different ideas, feelings, positions, or desires.

🌏 我很矛盾 → I feel conflicted.

💬 我很矛盾：我想存钱，但又想趁年轻多体验生活。
I feel conflicted: I want to save money, but I also want to experience more of life while I’m young.

6. 同情 · Sympathy

同情 tóng qíng
Sympathy / Sympathize
/ˈsɪmpəθi/ · /ˈsɪmpəθaɪz/

🇨🇳 对别人的痛苦、不幸或困难产生关心、理解或怜悯。
🇬🇧 A feeling of concern or compassion for someone experiencing pain or difficulty.

💬 同情一个人，是不是意味着我们也要认同他的选择？
Does sympathizing with someone mean we also have to agree with their choices?

7. 苦涩 / 怨恨 · Bitterness

苦涩 / 怨恨 kǔ sè / yuàn hèn
Bitterness
/ˈbɪtənəs/

🇨🇳 因为伤害、失望或不公平待遇而长期存在的怨恨、不满或苦涩情绪。
🇬🇧 Lasting anger or resentment caused by hurt, disappointment, or unfair treatment.

💬 宽恕是否意味着放下心中的怨恨？
Does forgiveness mean letting go of bitterness?

8. 痛苦 / 苦难 · Suffering

痛苦 / 苦难 tòng kǔ / kǔ nàn
Suffering
/ˈsʌfərɪŋ/

🇨🇳 身体或精神上经历的痛苦、折磨或苦难。
🇬🇧 Physical or emotional pain, distress, or hardship.

💬 如果我们没有经历过一个人的痛苦，真的能理解他的选择吗？
If we haven’t experienced someone’s suffering, can we really understand their choices?

二、关系与道德｜Relationships & Morality

9. 家暴 · Domestic Violence / Domestic Abuse

家暴 jiā bào
Domestic violence / Domestic abuse
/dəˌmestɪk ˈvaɪələns/ · /dəˌmestɪk əˈbjuːs/

🇨🇳 家庭或亲密关系中的暴力和虐待，包括身体、心理、性或经济等形式。
🇬🇧 Violence or abuse within a family or intimate relationship, including physical, emotional, sexual, or financial abuse.

💬 家暴并不一定都会留下看得见的伤痕。
Domestic abuse does not always leave visible injuries.

10. 宽恕 · Forgiveness

宽恕 kuān shù
Forgiveness / Forgive
/fəˈɡɪvnəs/ · /fəˈɡɪv/

🇨🇳 在受到伤害或冒犯之后，选择不再持续怨恨对方。
🇬🇧 The act of letting go of resentment toward someone who has hurt or wronged you.

💬 宽恕一个人，是否意味着我们必须重新信任他？
Does forgiving someone mean that we have to trust them again?

11. 重组家庭 · Blended Family

重组家庭 chóng zǔ jiā tíng
Blended family / Stepfamily
/ˌblendɪd ˈfæməli/ · /ˈstepfæməli/

🇨🇳 成年人建立新的伴侣或婚姻关系，并将原有关系中的孩子带入新家庭而形成的家庭。
🇬🇧 A family in which one or both partners have children from a previous relationship.

💬 重组家庭中的家人需要多久才能真正产生“一家人”的感觉？
How long does it take for people in a blended family to truly feel like a family?

12. 激进 · Radical

激进 jī jìn
Radical / Extreme
/ˈrædɪkəl/ · /ɪkˈstriːm/

🇨🇳 指观点或做法主张较大、较根本的改变，而不是温和、渐进的改变。
🇬🇧 Describes ideas or actions that call for major or fundamental change rather than gradual change.

🌏 Radical 不一定是贬义；extreme 的负面意味通常更强。

💬 一个今天看起来很激进的想法，会不会在几十年后变得很普通？
Could an idea that seems radical today become completely normal in a few decades?

13. 道德 / 道德观 · Morality

道德 / 道德观 dào dé / dào dé guān
Morality
/məˈræləti/

🇨🇳 关于什么是对与错、善与恶，以及人应该如何行为的一套观念和原则。
🇬🇧 Principles and beliefs about what is right or wrong, good or bad, and how people should behave.

💬 我们的道德观有多少来自自己，又有多少来自社会？
How much of our morality comes from ourselves, and how much comes from society?

14. 正义 / 公正 · Justice

正义 / 公正 zhèng yì / gōng zhèng
Justice
/ˈdʒʌstɪs/

🇨🇳 按照公平、合理和道德原则对待他人，以及对伤害或错误作出适当回应。
🇬🇧 The principle of fairness and of treating people in a morally right way, especially in response to wrongdoing or inequality.

🌏 fairness 更强调“公平”；justice 往往还涉及权利、责任、惩罚和纠正不公。

💬 正义一定意味着犯错的人应该受到惩罚吗？
Does justice always mean that someone who has done wrong should be punished?

15. 边界 / 界限 · Boundary

边界 / 界限 biān jiè / jiè xiàn
Boundary
/ˈbaʊndəri/

🇨🇳 指人与人之间心理、情感或行为上的界限，也可以表示实际的空间或地理边界。
🇬🇧 A limit that defines what is acceptable, particularly in relationships, behavior, or personal space.

🌏 set boundaries → 设定边界
respect someone’s boundaries → 尊重某人的边界
cross a boundary → 越界

💬 原谅一个人，并不意味着我们不能重新设定自己的边界。
Forgiving someone doesn’t mean we can’t set new boundaries.

三、金钱与生活｜Money & Life

16. 抵押 · Mortgage / Collateral

抵押 dǐ yā
Mortgage / Use something as collateral
/ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ · /kəˈlætərəl/

🇨🇳 为获得贷款或履行债务，把房屋或其他财产作为担保。
🇬🇧 To use property or another asset as security for a loan or debt.

🌏 抵押房子 → use the house as collateral / mortgage the house
抵押物 → collateral

💬 他把房子抵押给银行来获得贷款。
He used his house as collateral to get a loan.

17. 贷款 · Loan

贷款 dài kuǎn
Loan
/ləʊn/

🇨🇳 从银行或其他机构借钱，并按照约定偿还，通常需要支付利息。
🇬🇧 Money borrowed from a bank or another lender that usually has to be repaid with interest.

🌏 申请贷款 → apply for a loan
偿还贷款 → repay a loan
贷款买房 → take out a mortgage

💬 你愿意贷款买房，还是更喜欢先存够钱？
Would you take out a loan to buy a house, or would you rather save up first?

18. 欠债 · Be in Debt / Owe Money

欠债 qiàn zhài
Be in debt / Owe money
/biː ɪn det/ · /əʊ ˈmʌni/

🇨🇳 欠别人、银行或其他机构钱，并有偿还的义务。
🇬🇧 To owe money to another person, bank, or organization.

🌏 debt 中的 b 不发音。

欠某人钱 → owe someone money
还债 → pay off a debt
陷入债务 → get into debt

💬 为了维持自己想要的生活方式而欠债，值得吗？
Is it worth going into debt to maintain the lifestyle you want?

四、表达与能力｜Expression & Skills

19. 编程 · Programming / Coding

编程 biān chéng
Programming / Coding
/ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/ · /ˈkəʊdɪŋ/

🇨🇳 使用编程语言编写指令，让计算机完成任务或解决问题。
🇬🇧 The process of writing instructions in a programming language so a computer can perform tasks or solve problems.

🌏 coding 更口语、更强调写代码；programming 含义更广。

💬 我一直想学编程，但不知道应该从哪一种语言开始。
I’ve always wanted to learn programming, but I don’t know which language to start with.

20. 严格 · Strict / Rigorous

严格 yán gé
Strict / Rigorous
/strɪkt/ · /ˈrɪɡərəs/

🇨🇳 对规则、标准或要求执行得很认真，不轻易放宽要求。
🇬🇧 Requiring rules or standards to be followed carefully.

🌏 严格的父母 → strict parents
严谨的研究 → rigorous research

💬 你觉得严格的老师会让学生学得更好吗？
Do you think having a strict teacher helps students learn better?

21. 表面上 · On the Surface / Apparently

表面上 biǎo miàn shàng
On the surface / Apparently
/ɒn ðə ˈsɜːfɪs/ · /əˈpærəntli/

🇨🇳 从外表或初步观察来看是某种情况，但实际情况可能不同。
🇬🇧 Used to describe how something appears at first, while suggesting that the reality may be different.

🌏 表面上……实际上…… → On the surface…, but in reality…

💬 他们表面上关系很好，但实际上有很多矛盾。
On the surface, they seem to have a great relationship, but in reality, there’s a lot of conflict between them.