Feel seen 感到被理解和關註

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聽到他人在分享一個讓我們感同身受的體驗時，你會不會產生一種被他人理解的欣喜呢？英語表達 “feel seen” 的意思就是 “感覺到自己被他人理解和關註”。當我們覺得自己的某個獨特的想法或經驗和他人產生瞭共鳴，就可以用 “I feel seen” 來描述這種感受。聽節目，跟主持人菲菲和 Beth 一起學習 “feel seen” 的用法。

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（關於臺詞的備註: 請註意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

Feifei
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain phrases used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them as well. I’m Feifei, and I’m here with Beth. How are you doing?

Beth
Hi Feifei. I’m great, thanks! I actually went to see a comedian last night, and she was talking about having a really long coffee order and feeling awkward about it. I felt so seen – I have a really long coffee order!

Feifei
Oh, really? Now I want to know your coffee order…

Beth
OK. Are you ready? It’s a soya milk sugar-free caramel flat white with two shots of decaf.

Feifei
Wow. That is long. So, the comedian wasn’t talking about you specifically, but you ‘felt seen’ – that means you felt understood. The comedian was talking about an experience you can relate to.

Beth
Yes. If you ‘feel seen’ you feel represented, and it can be used in a jokey way, like with my coffee order. But it can also be used more seriously, like when people see themselves represented in a book or film, for example.

Feifei
Yes. A lot of this is about inclusion. I was listening to the radio this morning, and one of the presenters said that she has two young children at home, and every morning she has to, you know, get them up, get them dressed, so she feels like she has lived a hundred lives before she even leaves her front door. And I felt really seen.

Beth
Yeah, I can imagine. One of my friends is in a wheelchair, and when she sees someone on TV that is in a wheelchair, she says that it really makes her feel seen. So again, it’s an experience that she can relate to.

Feifei
It’s about feeling included. Let’s hear some more examples of ‘feel seen’.

Examples
So, I’m a bit weird, and I put orange juice on my cereal. And when my friend said that she did the same thing, I felt so seen.

I think it’s great when you’re watching TV, and you see somewhere that looks like where you live. I mean, it helps you feel seen.

My friend’s been feeling really anxious lately, but she’s listening to a new podcast, and she feels really seen. They talk about the same things that she’s going through.

Feifei
你正在收聽的是 AYYBLOG 英語教學的 “地道英語” 節目。以上我們一起學習瞭短語 “feel seen” 的用法。“Feel seen” 的字面意思是 “感覺自己被看到瞭”，人們通常用它來比喻一種 “感覺到自己被他人所理解和關註的感受”。

Beth
We mentioned before that ‘feeling seen’ is often related to inclusion. ‘Feeling seen’ means being represented and having your own thoughts, feelings or situation validated and recognised by someone else.

Feifei
Yes. It’s about sharing experiences and feelings. 不論是想法、感受還是境遇，隻要我們覺得他人和自己產生瞭共鳴，特別是有些與眾不同的或者是獨特的思想或者經歷，那麼這時候我們就可以說 “I feel seen. 我感到被人理解和關註瞭”。

Beth
So, ‘feeling seen’ can mean you feel validated in a way that feels quite personal.

Feifei
Exactly. Is it time to order a coffee, Beth? Let’s go. We’ll be back next time with another useful English phrase. See you soon!

Beth
Bye!