英语听力精选进阶版 6516

Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m Neil.

Helen: And I'm Helen.

Neil: This is the programme in which we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中经常出现的流行词汇和实用表达。What word are we going to learn today, Neil?

Neil: Today’s word is creep².

Helen: Yes, creep.

Neil: C-R-E-E-P, creep.

Helen: What does it mean?

Neil: Well, a creep is a person who tries to make someone who’s important like them.

Helen: Ah, I see, a creep 就是那些向上级领导拍马屁的人。

Neil: So, for example if you always offer to make your boss a coffee…

Helen: Yes, that makes you a creep. 如果有人不断的为领导做好事儿，献殷勤，那这人就是 a creep.

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A: Why did you agree with old Mr Smith in that meeting?

B: What do you mean?

A: Well you told me you thought his new management plan was a terrible idea. You’re such a creep. I know you’re just after a promotion³!

Helen: What a creep!

Neil: Yes, he agreed with his boss’s plans just to make himself more popular.

Helen: So creep is a negative word. 这个词绝对是一个贬义词。

Neil: Yes, people don’t really like creeps⁴.

Helen: Is it rude?

Neil: Well it’s not really rude, but it’s not very nice to call someone a creep either… unless, of course, you’re joking.

Helen: 在什么情况下用这个词，大家需要注意，偶尔开开玩笑还是可以用的。Does creep have any other meanings?

Neil: Yes, you might hear women saying that a man is a creep if he’s giving them attention they don’t really want.

Helen: Creep 还有另外一个含义，就是指那些令女孩讨厌，但是又不停向她们献殷勤的男人，that’s a creep too.

Neil: Well, that’s all we have time for today, Helen.

Helen: Yes we’d better finish, I’ve offered to do a bit of shopping for the boss.

Neil: Helen, you’re such a creep!

Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.

Neil: See you next time.

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 creep   

vi.爬行，匍匐；蹑手蹑足地走，缓慢地行进

参考例句：

• The baby is just learning to creep.这个婴儿才学着爬。
• I would not creep along the coast.我不愿在岸边爬行。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 creeps   

n.毛骨悚然的感觉，战栗v.蹑手蹑足地走( creep的第三人称单数 )；缓慢地行进；爬行；匍匐

参考例句：

• Old age creeps upon one unawares. 不知不觉老年就来临了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The rabbit creeps away and hides in a hole. 兔子悄悄溜走，藏进洞里。 来自辞典例句