It's Time to 'Separate the Wheat from the Chaff'

Means to decide which people or things in a group are good or important and which ones are not.

意指決定一羣人中哪些人或事物是好的或重要的，哪些不是。

Who or which things can you live without?

哪些人或事物是你能夠捨棄的？

This idiom describes a kind of sorting process.

這個成語描述了一種分類過程。

For example, if you are planning to go on a long hiking trip, you have to decide which things are necessary to carry with you, and which things are not.

例如，如果你計劃進行一次長途健行，你必須決定哪些東西是必須攜帶的，哪些則不需要。

Food and water need to make the cut; they need to be included.

食物和水需要通過篩選；它們必須被包含在內。

A long heavy novel to read might not be such a good idea.

一本又長又重的小說可能不是個好主意。

If you do not separate the wheat from the chaff, your backpack will be too heavy.

如果你沒有將小麥與糠秕分離，你的背包就會太重。

This idiom can also mean that you decide which things are valuable, and which things have little worth.

這個成語也可以指決定哪些事物是有價值的，哪些事物的價值很低。

For example, let's say you are organizing a large neighborhood yard sale to raise money for a local charity.

例如，假設你正在組織一場大型社區庭院拍賣會，為當地慈善機構籌款。

Many neighbors donate things they no longer need.

許多鄰居捐贈他們不再需要的物品。

Some are valuable and should get a high price, but other things are not worth much, and should be low in cost.

有些物品很有價值，應該賣出高價；但其他物品價值不高，價格應定得較低。

In this case, taking your time to separate the wheat from the chaff, is time well spent.

在這種情況下，花時間將小麥與糠秕分離，是值得的。

You do not want to see something valuable sold for too little money.

你不希望看到有價值的物品以過低的價格售出。

It is for charity, after all.

畢竟這是為了慈善事業。

This idiom can also mean to separate people or things that are of high quality from those that are of low quality.

這個成語也可以指將高品質的人或事物與低品質的人或事物分開。

Let's say you are hiring someone for a top position in your company.

假設你要為公司聘請一位高級職位的人選。

When you send the announcement out, you receive hundreds of applications.

當你發出公告後，你會收到數百份申請。

This is the first round of the process when you must separate the wheat from the chaff.

這是流程的第一輪，此時你必須將小麥與糠秕分離。

You must determine the most qualified applicants for the second round of the process, that would include phone discussions and interviews.

你必須確定最適合進入第二輪流程的申請人，第二輪將包括電話討論和面試。

For a last example, let's talk about learning English.

最後舉例來說，讓我們談談學習英語。

Online, you can find many resources that teach English, but they are not all good.

在網路上，你可以找到許多教授英語的資源，但它們並非全都優良。

It is up to you to separate the wheat from the chaff.

這取決於你自己去將小麥與糠秕分離。

Hopefully, VOA Learning English makes the cut.

希望美國之音學習英語能通過篩選。

And that's all the time we have for this Words in Their Stories.

以上就是本集「詞語及其故事」的全部内容。

Until next time, I'm Anna Matteo.

下次再見，我是安娜·馬特奧。