英语听力精选进阶版 6627

Feifei: Hello everybody. This is Authentic¹ Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Feifei.

Diarmuid: Hello I'm Diarmuid.

Feifei: 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。You’re looking very pleased and contented² today, Diarmuid.

Diarmuid: I am very happy today Feifei. Why? Because I had my breakfast at my local greasy³ spoon this morning.

Feifei: Greasy spoon? 油腻的勺子？这是什么意思，I don't understand. How could you have breakfast at a greasy spoon?

Diarmuid: Because greasy spoon is a slang⁴ phrase.

Feifei: Slang 俚语。 Greasy spoon 是一个俚语短语。

Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoon is slang.

Feifei: So what does it mean?

Diarmuid: A greasy spoon is a name for café that serves cheap meals.

Feifei: 我明白了，原来 a greasy spoon is a café 就是一个廉价便利小吃店，这个小店里的吃的要比一般饭馆儿的价钱便宜很多。I have seen lots of these kinds of cafes around Britain but I didn’t know they were called greasy spoons.

Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoons are very common in the UK. You can find them everywhere.

Feifei: But why are they called greasy spoons? 用这个名字来形容一个小吃店好像有点儿不妥吧？

Diarmuid: People probably call these cafés greasy spoons because the food they serve there is nearly always fried food.

Feifei: 油炸食品 fried food.

Diarmuid: Yes, I suppose it's a kind of joke. The fried food served in the café is so oily, or greasy, that even the spoons are greasy.

Example

A: Where shall we go for lunch? There’s a new health-food restaurant near here.

B: I don't really want to eat salad and vegetables.

A: Ok, let’s go to the greasy spoon for a fry-up.

B: Mmm, that sounds great. I’m going to have sausage and chips.

Feifei: You know, eating at a greasy spoon doesn't sound very healthy to me.

Diarmuid: I think you're probably right there. You shouldn't eat at a greasy spoon every day.

Feifei: 每天都吃油炸食品对身体是非常不好的。

Diarmuid: Mmm, the problem is the food from a greasy spoon tastes good to me.

Feifei: I know. Why does unhealthy food always taste so good?

Diarmuid: That's a question for another day Feifei. For now it's time to go.

Feifei: Bye.

Diarmuid: Goodbye.

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 contented   

adj.满意的，安心的，知足的

参考例句：

• He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
• The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。

3 greasy   

adj. 多脂的，油脂的

参考例句：

• He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

4 slang   

n.俚语，行话；vt.使用俚语，辱骂；vi.辱骂

参考例句：

• The phrase is labelled as slang in the dictionary.这个短语在这本字典里被注为俚语。
• Slang often goes in and out of fashion quickly.俚语往往很快风行起来又很快不再风行了。