VOA词汇掌故2023 胜利的"曙光"就在前方

（单词翻译）

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning¹ English.

欢迎收听VOA慢速英语《词汇掌故》节目。

Tunnels are long passageways that help us get from one point to another.

隧道是帮助我们从一个地方到达另一个地方的长通道。

We drive through tunnels.

我们开车穿过隧道。

Subways and trains travel through tunnels.

地铁和火车穿过隧道。

We can walk through tunnels and be protected from bad weather.

我们可以走着穿过隧道，免受恶劣天气的影响。

Some tunnels are very long.

有些隧道很长。

When we drive through them, we must turn on our headlights.

当我们开车穿过它们时，我们必须打开前灯。

If not, we cannot see!

否则，我们看不见路！

If you are afraid of long dark tunnels, having lights is important.

如果你害怕又长又暗的隧道，有灯是很重要的。

And that gives us this expression – light at the end of the tunnel.

这就引出了短语——light at the end of the tunnel（隧道尽头的亮光，曙光）。

This means to have hope that a bad situation will soon come to an end.

它的意思是希望糟糕的状况很快就会结束。

Imagine you are traveling through a long, dark tunnel.

想象一下，你正在穿过一条又长又暗的隧道。

You keep going and going but you only see darkness.

你一直往前走，但你看到的只有黑暗。

Then, finally, you see light up ahead!

然后，终于，你看到前面有光了！

The end of the tunnel is near!

隧道的尽头就快到了！

We use this expression for any difficult situation or long process.

我们用这个短语来形容任何困难的情况或漫长的过程。

Let's say you are working on a long difficult project.

假设你正在做一个长期且困难的项目。

It feels like you will never finish.

感觉你永远也完成不了。

But then, after a long day of working you finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.

但是，经过一整天的工作，你终于看到了曙光。

There is hope that the project will finally be finished.

这个项目有希望最终完工。

Our other tunnel expression for today is not as hopeful.

我们今天要讲的另一个有关隧道的短语就不那么有希望了。

Tunnel vision² is an actual condition where your field of vision is limited.

Tunnel vision是指在现实中你的视野受到限制。

You have a narrow field of vision resulting in loss of side vision.

你的视野狭隘，导致侧视丧失。

That is the medical condition.

这是医学疾病。

As an expression, to have tunnel vision means you are narrow-minded.

作为一个短语，to have tunnel vision的意思是你思想狭隘。

You have a small or narrow viewpoint³ on a certain subject.

你对某一话题有狭隘的观点。

It can also mean that you are single-minded, meaning you are only able to think of one thing.

它也可以表示你一心一意，意思是你只能想一件事。

Tunnel vision is usually not considered a good thing.

井蛙之见通常不被认为是一件好事。

But sometimes having tunnel vision temporarily helps you to finish something.

但有时拥有一孔之见会暂时帮助你完成某件事。

Used this way, tunnel vision means to be extremely focused on something or on a part of something while ignoring other things.

这样使用，tunnel vision的意思是非常专注于某事或某事的一部分，而忽略了其他事情。

So, again, that can be helpful.

因此，这可能是有帮助的。

When talking about people who have tunnel vision, we can also say they have blinders on.

当谈到视野狭隘的人时，我们也可以说他们戴上了眼罩。

They are not willing to see certain things.

他们不愿意看到某些东西。

As with tunnel vision, having blinders on can also help you finish something difficult or meet a goal.

与tunnel vision意思一样，戴上眼罩也可以帮助你完成一些困难的事情或实现目标。

"Tunnel" can also be used a verb.

“Tunnel”也可以用作动词。

It means to dig or bore through something.

它的意思是挖或钻穿某物。

It is quite an act to tunnel through a mountain when making a tunnel.

在挖隧道的时候，挖穿一座山是大行动。

But you can also dig through things like work.

但你也可以挖掘工作之类的东西。

If I tunnel through a pile of documents, it means I was buried in work but worked my way out.

如果我在深入研究一堆文件，意思是我埋头工作，最终解决了问题。

And that's all the time we have for this Words and Their Stories. Until next time. I'm Anna Matteo.

以上就是本期《词汇掌故》节目的全部内容。下期见。我是安娜·马特奥。