英语听力精选进阶版 6677

(Sound FX - writing on a notepad)

Diarmuid: No… that's no good. (scribbling noises) Oh no, that's even worse.

Jean: Hi Diarmuid, what are you up to?

Diarmuid: Hello Jean. I'm trying to think of some chat-up lines.

Jean: Chat-up lines? 听起来穆达想找个女朋友。So how is single life going?

Diarmuid: Terrible. I just can't seem to meet a new woman and I'm fed up of being single. The trouble is I'm no good at chatting up girls.

Jean: Chat up. Is that our Authentic¹ Real English word of the day?

Diarmuid: It certainly is. To chat up. C.H.A.T. U.P.

Jean: Chat up. 和异性搭讪。也就是想说点风趣的话来吸引心中喜欢的异性的注意力。

Diarmuid: Some people use chat-up lines to start a conversation with someone they like.

Jean: 那么 chat-up line 调情的话，也就是搭讪的开头语了。And you are working on your chat-up lines?

Diarmuid: That's right.

Jean: Well, why don't we go to the imaginary² BBC³ Learning⁴ English nightclub to see how well your chat-up lines work?

Diarmuid: Let's do it!

(Sound FX – nightclub music)

Jean: Ok Diarmuid. There's a pretty girl. Go and chat her up.

Diarmuid: Ok here goes… Hi, I'm Diarmuid and I've got a question for you.

Girl 1: Oh yeah?

Diarmuid: Was your father a thief? Because someone stole the stars from the sky and put them in your eyes.

Girl 1: Ugh, what a terrible old chat-up line.

Jean: Hmm, didn't work, eh? Why don't you try a different girl? She looks nice.

Diarmuid: Ok, wait here… Hi, I'm Diarmuid. You know when they invented the alphabet⁵ they should have put U and I together. Can I get you a drink?

Girl 2: No thanks. I'll buy my own.

Jean: Still no luck? What about that girl over there? She's alone.

Diarmuid: All right. Let's give it a go… Hello, I'm Diarmuid. I seem to have lost my phone number. Can I have yours instead?

Girl 3: I don't think my boyfriend would like that. He's the big guy at the bar.

Diarmuid: Bye! This isn't working Jean. Can we go back to the studio⁶?

Jean: Ok, come on then.

(Back in the studio)

Jean: 看来，我不得不承认穆达的 chat-up lines 简直是一塌糊涂。

Diarmuid: Bye for now.

Jean: See you.

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 imaginary   

adj.想象中的，假想的，虚构的，幻想的；虚数的

参考例句：

• All the characters in this book are imaginary.此书中的所有人物都是虚构的。
• The boy's fears were only imaginary.这小孩的恐惧只是一种想象。

3 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。

4 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。

5 alphabet   

n.字母表，符号系统

参考例句：

• There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.英语字母表中有26个字母。
• The last letter of the alphabet is Z.字母表的最后一个字母是Z。

6 studio   

n.摄影棚（场）；演播室；画室；工作室

参考例句：

• They are building a modern studio.他们正在修建一座现代化的摄影室。
• He had to spend long hours in the recording studio.他不得不花很长的时间在录音室里。