英语PK台 第888期: 四川麻辣春节 vs.元宵常用口语

 Dialogue 1 新春口语
Mark: Hey, Jing Jing! Long time no see! How’d your New Year holiday go?
马克：嘿，京晶，好久不见啊！春节假期过得如何？
Jingjing:It was great! But it went by too quickly! Wow, Mark, it looks like you’ve packed on some pounds.
京晶：挺好的，就是假期过得太快了！哇，马克，你看上去好像胖了一些啊。
Mark:Yeah, I sure did! I spent my holiday in Sichuan. The grub there is out of this world! I liked the spicy¹ sausage best
马克：是呀，确实如此。我假期在四川过的，那里的食物简直好吃极了！我尤其喜欢川味香肠。
Jingjing:You were in Sichuan?
京晶：你在四川？
Mark: Yes！I had so much fun in Sichuan. I posted a picture of myself at Wuhouci, and believe it or not, one of our fans works² there! She offered me free tickets to visit the temple fair!Aren’t we lucky to have such wonderful fans?
马克：是啊！我在四川玩儿得很开心。我发了一张自己在武侯祠的照片，信不信由你，我们有个听众竟然就在那儿工作！她还给了我去庙会的免费门票呢。有这么棒的听友难道不是我们的幸运吗？
Jingjing:What a sweet person! During my trip, I had a huge get together with my family. My parents even tried to set me up on a blind date! I didn’t enjoy it much, but I had no choice!
京晶：真是好人啊！我这趟行程，和家人好好地聚了一次。我父母甚至尝试给我安排了相亲，我真心不喜欢，但有什么办法呢？
Mark:I totally understand. Oh, I got a lot of red envelopes from my friends, and I gave a lot away too!
马克：我完全理解。对了，我收到了好多朋友们发来的红包，同时我也给出了许多。
Jingjing:Hey, where’s my red envelope?
京晶：嘿，我的红包呢？
Mark:Uhh… Anyways, I did a lot of sleeping in. It felt so good to catch up on all those hours of missed sleep!
马克：呃…，对了，我还睡了好多懒觉呢，补上那些没睡够的觉感觉实在太棒了！
Jingjing:Not me, I took advantage of my time at home. I visited lots of temples, burned incense³, and prayed for happiness. My favorite time was setting⁴ off fireworks. We used electronic⁵ ones this time, in order to protect the environment!
京晶：我没有。我好好地利用了这段在家的时间。我去了一些庙里上香祈福。当然我最喜欢的就是放鞭炮啦，为了保护环境，今年我们放的是电子鞭炮。
Mark:Oh, cool! I wanted to buy some fireworks this year too, but…
马克：不错不错！我今年本来也想买点儿鞭炮的，但是…
Jingjing:But what? 
京晶：但是什么？
Mark:But I lost all of my money playing ma jiang!
马克：我的钱打麻将都输光啦！

New words : 习语短语
Pack on some pounds = to gain weight 体重增加
Grub =slang for “food” 食物的俚语
Out of this world = amazing 了不起的，世界一流水平的
Get together = (noun) a reunion, or a gathering⁶ of a lot of people 团聚，聚在一起
Blind date= 相亲
Have nochoice = 无奈；不得不
Sleep in = 睡懒觉
Burn incense = 上香，烧香

Dialogue 2 新春口语
Mark: Hey, Jingjing,I've really had a great time in Beijing during the Spring Festival. I'm so sad that it's coming to an end.
马克：嗨，京晶，我今年在北京过了一个非常愉快的春节，我很难过它就要结束了。
Jingjing: Don't get too sad, we still have a red letter day coming up.
京晶：不要太难过，我们还有一个重要的节日马上就要到了。
Mark: Oh yeah? What day is that?
马克：哦，真的吗？什么节？
Jingjing: The Lantern Festival! It's on the fifteenth day of the first month.
京晶：元宵节。在正月十五这天。
Mark: But it's already the middle of February, didn't we miss it?
马克：但是现在已经二月中旬了，不是应该已经错过了吗？
Jingjing: No, Chinese people go by the lunar calendar to celebrate this holiday.
京晶：没有，中国人按农历过这个节。
Mark: Okay, so fill me in, what do Chinese people do on this special day?
马克：好吧，那快告诉告诉我中国人怎么过这个节？
Jingjing: Well, in Chinese we call it “Yuan Xiao Jie”. The first month of the Chinese calendar is called yuan month, and in ancient times people called night xiao.
京晶：按中文来说，我们叫元宵节。因为按照农历，第一个月叫做“元”月，而古时候“宵”是夜晚的意思。
Mark: I see, so why is it called the Lantern Festival in English then?
马克：哦，我知道了，那么为什么英文管它叫灯笼节呢？
Jingjing: In early times,young people were chaperoned in the streets in hopes of finding⁷ love. Matchmakers tried to hook⁸ people up.The brightest lanterns were signs of good luck and hope.
京晶：在古时候，年轻人会在监护人陪伴下到街上去寻找姻缘，媒人们会尽力牵线搭桥，最亮的灯笼就代表着好运和希望。
Mark: What about nowadays?
马克：那么现在呢？
Jingjing: Nowadays people enjoy guessing lantern riddles¹⁰ and eating tangyuan.
京晶：现在人们会猜灯谜，吃汤圆。
Mark: I think I better practice my Chinese so that I can crack¹¹ the riddles.
马克：我想我最好好好练习我的中文，这样我就能猜出灯谜了。
Jingjing: That's right,good luck and have a happy Yuan Xiao Jie!
京晶：没错，祝你好运，元宵节快乐！

New words : 习语短语
a red letter day = 重要的日子，节日
the Lantern Festival = 元宵节
go by: according to = 遵循
fill me in = 告诉我
chaperone = 陪伴；监护
matchmaker = 媒人
hook someone up = 牵线搭桥
nowadays =如今
to crack （a riddle⁹, a code¹², a legal¹³ case, etc.） = 解开（谜语，密码，法律难题等等）

1 spicy   

adj.加香料的；辛辣的，有风味的

参考例句：

• The soup tasted mildly spicy.汤尝起来略有点辣。
• Very spicy food doesn't suit her stomach.太辣的东西她吃了胃不舒服。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

4 setting   

n.背景

参考例句：

• The play has its setting in Vienna.该剧以维也纳为背景。
• Where and when a story takes place is called the setting.故事发生的地点和时间称为故事背景。

5 electronic   

adj.电子的；n.[-s]电子学，电子设备

参考例句：

• It is an electronic device with many uses.这是一部具有多种用途的电子仪器。
• Father needs a new electronic shaver.爸爸需要一个新的电子剃须刀。

6 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

7 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

8 hook   

vt.钩住；n.钩子，钩状物

参考例句：

• The blacksmith forged a bar of iron into a hook.铁匠把一根铁条锻造成一个钩子。
• He hangs up his scarf on the hook behind the door.他把围巾挂在门后的衣钩上。

9 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

10 riddles   

n.谜（语）( riddle的名词复数 )；猜不透的难题，难解之谜

参考例句：

• Few riddles collected from oral tradition, however, have all six parts. 但是据收集的情况看，口头流传的谜语很少具有这完整的六部分。 来自英汉非文学 - 民俗
• But first, you'd better see if you can answer riddles. 但是你首先最好想想你会不会猜谜语。 来自辞典例句

11 crack   

vi.发破裂声；噼啪地响；vt./vi.（使）开裂；破裂；n.裂缝，缝隙；爆裂声，破裂声，劈啪声

参考例句：

• There's a crack in this cup.这个杯子上有个裂缝。
• There's a crack on the underneath of the bowl.碗底有一道裂缝。

12 code   

n.代码，代号，密码；法典，法规，规划

参考例句：

• What's the code for Tianjin?天津的代号是多少？
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。

13 legal   

adj.法律的，依照法律的，合法的，法定的，正当的

参考例句：

• He is my legal adviser.他是我的法律顾问。
• This is partly a political and partly a legal question.这个问题部分是政治问题，部分是法律问题。