VOA慢速英语听力训练素材：词汇典故察言观色

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英文原文

On today's topic, we talk about an expression that describes ways we understand the general mood of a group of people. That expression is "to read the room." When you "read the room," you use your powers of observation to learn the general mood or emotional state of people in a particular setting. You may then act in a way that is similar to that mood; you match it.

在今天的话题中，我们要讨论一个表达，它描述了我们如何理解一群人的总体情绪。这个表达就是“察言观色”。当你“察言观色”时，你会运用你的观察力去了解特定环境中人们的总体情绪或情感状态。然后，你可能会以一种与那种情绪相似的方式行事；你会与之相匹配。

Let's say you are in a silly mood, laughing a lot and making jokes. Then you enter a serious work meeting. You may need to "read the room" and change your behavior. Here's another example: If I need to bring up a serious issue with a group of friends, I will "read the room" first. If everyone is having a good time and the issue is not urgent, I will wait.

比如说，你正处于一种滑稽的情绪中，笑得很多，还开玩笑。然后你进入了一个严肃的工作会议。你可能需要“察言观色”并改变你的行为。再举一个例子：如果我需要和一群朋友提出一个严肃的问题，我会先“察言观色”。如果每个人都玩得很开心，而且问题也不紧急，我就会等一等。

You can tell someone else to "read the room" if they seem clueless about the mood of a group of people. It is a way of expressing to that person that they are behaving incorrectly or inappropriately. Used this way, it can either be funny or insulting, depending on the situation and how we say the phrase.

如果某人似乎对一群人的情绪一无所知，你可以告诉他们“察言观色”。这是向那个人表达他们行为不当或不合适的一种方式。这样使用时，它可以是幽默的，也可以是侮辱性的，这取决于情况和我们如何说这句话。

Let's say you are at a dinner party, people are seated around a table, enjoying good food and conversation. Then your friend Betsy brings up a very serious topic, like a historic battle where many people died. Suddenly, the tone changes; the atmosphere goes from happy to serious. You could say, "Betsy, 'read the room.' No one wants to talk about that right now." Or I could say to someone later, "Betsy needs to learn how to 'read the room.' She brought down the mood of the party with her talk of war and death."

比如说，你在一个晚宴上，人们围坐在桌子旁，享受着美食和交谈。然后你的朋友贝齐提出了一个非常严肃的话题，比如一场历史上导致很多人死亡的战役。突然，气氛变了；气氛从欢乐变得严肃。你可以说：“贝齐，‘察言观色’。现在没人想谈那个。”或者我后来可以对某人说：“贝齐需要学会‘察言观色’。她谈论战争和死亡破坏了聚会的气氛。”

The expression "read the room" is all about being observant. "Reading the room" is a skill. People who can "read the room" know the right atmosphere, tone, and mood, and are able to fit in.

“察言观色”这个表达完全关乎观察力。“察言观色”是一种技能。能够“察言观色”的人知道正确的氛围、语调和情绪，并且能够适应其中。

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