英语听力精选进阶版 6629

Diarmuid: Hello and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English from BBC² Learning³ English. I'm Diarmuid.

Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。Diarmuid you don't look very happy. What’s wrong?

Diarmuid: I just went to the bank and I couldn't take any money out. I'm really skint. S.K.I.N.T.

Feifei: 如果你银行账户的余额是零的话，那么难道不应该说 you're poor 你很穷吗？

Diarmuid: Well, skint is another word for poor. If someone is skint, they have very little money.

Feifei: 那能不能用 skint 这个词来代替 poor 呢？

Diarmuid: Skint and poor are both adjectives⁴ but skint is usually used when someone has run out of money temporarily.

Feifei: Skint 常指由于最近手头比较紧，钱花完了，但是很快就又会有钱了，所以 skint 指得这个穷法是短时期的，暂时的。

Diarmuid: Yes, they will have some money again quite soon.

Feifei: 这么说当我们把这个月的工资花完后在急切盼望下个月的工资时可以说我们 skint?

Diarmuid: Absolutely, you can use skint when you have spent all of your money and you're waiting to be paid again.

Feifei: 那能再举个例子吗？

Diarmuid: Here are some examples of how to use the word skint.

Examples

A: Do you want to come to the cinema on Friday night?

B: I can't, I'm really skint this month.

A: My girlfriend likes to shop a lot.

B: Oh really, does she have expensive taste?

A: Yes. I'm usually skint after we go out shopping together.

Feifei: Ok, I think I understand. Skint 是一个俚语单词，表示一个人短时期，暂时没有钱。

Diarmuid: Yes, that's correct.

Feifei: Good, well I guess that's the end of today's program. Shall we go and get some lunch?

Diarmuid: I can't afford to buy lunch. I'm too skint.

Feifei: I'll buy you lunch. I'm loaded 我很有钱。Loaded 可以用来说某人很有钱。

Diarmuid: OK! Thanks. And if you would like to learn more about the use of the word loaded join us next time on Authentic Real English.

Feifei: 感谢收听，下次再会。

Diarmuid: Bye.

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 BBC   

abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司

参考例句：

• She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
• The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。

3 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。

4 adjectives   

n.形容词( adjective的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• We can form nouns from adjectives. 我们可以用形容词来构成名词。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Attributive adjectives precede the noun. 定语形容词位于名词前。 来自《简明英汉词典》