关于和不管
📖 逐句对照翻译
This week on Ask a Teacher we answer a question from Ramatoulaye in Senegal.
本周的《问老师》节目，我们来回答塞内加尔的拉马图拉耶提出的问题。
Here is Ramatoulaye’s question:
这是拉玛图莱的问题：
Dear teacher,
亲爱的老师，
Thank you and all the VOA Learning English team for their great work!
感谢您以及所有VOA慢速英语团队的出色工作！
My question is: what is the difference between “regarding” and “regardless?”
我的问题是：“regarding”和“regardless”之间有什么区别？
Thank you for your comments, Ramatoulaye.
谢谢你的评论，拉马图拉耶。
And I am happy to answer your question.
我很乐意回答你的问题。
Both words are very useful in speaking and writing.
这两个词在口语和写作中都非常有用。
That’s because the words give us a quick way to connect to other ideas.
那是因为这些词语为我们提供了一种快速联系其他观点的方法。
“Regarding” simply means what someone is talking or writing about.
“关于”仅仅是指某人正在谈论或书写的内容。
Consider the following two examples:
考虑以下两个例子：
We have all the information we need about the project.
我们已经掌握了关于这个项目所需的所有信息。
We have all the information we need regarding the project.
我们已经掌握了关于这个项目所需的所有信息。
The word “regarding” in the second example means the same thing as the preposition “about” in the first example.
第二个例子中的“regarding”一词与第一个例子中的介词“about”意思相同。
We generally use the word “about” more than “regarding.”
我们通常使用“about”这个词比“regarding”更多。
However, it is more common to use “regarding” in formal speech than in informal communication.
然而，在正式演讲中，使用“regarding”比在非正式交流中更为常见。
Also, the expression “in regard to” means the same thing as “regarding.”
此外，“in regard to”这个表达与“regarding”意思相同。
Here are some examples:
这里有一些例子：
In regard to the price, I think it was too expensive.
关于价格，我觉得太贵了。
In regard to what you said, I don’t think we know all the facts yet.
关于你所说的话，我认为我们还没有了解所有的事实。
Note that we use a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause after the expression “in regard to.”
请注意，在表达“in regard to”之后，我们使用名词、名词短语或名词从句。
Also, you will sometimes hear native speakers say “in regards to” instead of “in regard to.”
此外，你有时会听到母语者说“in regards to”而不是“in regard to”。
Here is something you may find interesting when we compare the expression “in regard to” and the verb “regard.”
当我们比较短语“in regard to”和动词“regard”时，你可能会觉得有些意思。
The verb “regard” is a somewhat formal way to say, “look at.”
动词“regard”是“look at”的一种较为正式的说法。
So, just as we can direct someone’s attention to something by having them look at it, the expression “in regard to” directs us to something we are talking about.
所以，正如我们可以通过让人看某物来引导其注意力一样，“关于”这一表达引导我们关注正在谈论的事物。
Regardless
无论如何
The word “regardless” expresses the idea that one or more things do not affect the current situation or what we want to express now.
“regardless”一词表达的意思是，一件或多件事情不影响当前情况或我们现在想要表达的内容。
When you look at the word, you will see that it ends with the suffix -less.
当你观察这个词时，你会发现它以后缀-less结尾。
This suffix means the same thing as the word “without.”
这个后缀与单词“without”意思相同。
So, “regardless” means “without regard to.”
所以，“regardless”的意思是“不考虑”。
Consider the following examples.
考虑以下示例。
Regardless of religion, all people want happiness.
无论宗教信仰如何，所有人都渴望幸福。
All people want happiness, regardless of religion.
所有人都想要幸福，无论宗教信仰如何。
Notice that you can use the word “regardless” either before or after the sentence or phrase it modifies.
请注意，“regardless”一词既可以用在其所修饰的句子或短语之前，也可以用在其之后。
For our readers and listeners, what are your questions about American English?
对于我们的读者和听众，你们对美国英语有什么疑问吗？
Regardless of your level of English, we want to hear from you!
无论你的英语水平如何，我们都想听到你的声音！
Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
请发送电子邮件至learningenglish@voanews.com。
And please let us know where you are from, too.
也请告诉我们你来自哪里。
And that’s Ask a Teacher.
以上就是“问老师”栏目的全部内容。
I’m Andrew Smith.
我是安德鲁·史密斯。
Andrew Smith wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
安德鲁·史密斯为VOA英语学习频道撰写了这节课。
