英语听力精选进阶版 6626

Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to another edition of Authentic¹ Real English from the BBC.

Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。在地道英语里你会学到英国人日常生活中常用到，而且通常在字典和课本里找不到的单词和短语。

Diarmuid: And I’m Diarmuid. Now I’ve got a question for you Feifei. What is the UK’s favourite drink?

Feifei: Hmm, let me think. Is it beer?

Diarmuid: That’s a good guess, but it’s not correct. In fact, the most popular drink in the UK is the great British cup of tea.

Feifei: Tea 茶。We love tea in China too.

Diarmuid: Well, here in the UK we sometimes call a cup of tea, a cuppa.

Feifei: A cuppa?

Diarmuid: Yes, a cuppa. C.U.P.P.A. Cuppa.

Feifei: Cuppa 这个词的意思就是一杯茶。

Diarmuid: That’s correct. A cuppa is simply a shortened² form of the phrase cup of tea.

Feifei: Cup of tea. Cuppa tea. Cuppa.

Example

A: I’m so thirsty.

B: Me too. I really want a cuppa.

A: Fancy a cuppa? I’m just putting the kettle on.

B: Yes, please. Can I have milk and one sugar in mine?

Feifei: All this talk of cups of tea is making me thirsty.

Diarmuid: Me too. Shall we go for a cuppa after this?

Feifei: What a good idea. But before we go, answer me this: are there any other words we can use to talk about tea?

Diarmuid: Well, some people might use the word brew³ to talk about tea.

Feifei: Brew 沏茶，泡茶。I see why they use that word, because when we make tea we brew it in a pot or a cup.

Diarmuid: That’s absolutely right. Now what about that cuppa then?

Feifei: Mmm, let’s go.

Diarmuid: Bye for now.

Feifei: See you later.

1 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

2 shortened   

v.弄短，缩短( shorten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She shortened the skirt by an inch. 她把裙子缩短了一英寸。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长，工作周就缩短了。 来自辞典例句

3 brew   

v.酿造，调制

参考例句：

• Let's brew up some more tea.咱们沏些茶吧。
• The policeman dispelled the crowd lest they should brew trouble.警察驱散人群，因恐他们酿祸。