英语听力精选进阶版 6692

Feifei: 大家好，欢迎收听由 BBC Learning English 为您带来的《地道英语》节目。我是冯菲菲。

Natalie: And I'm Natalie. What was that?!

Feifei: 不好意思，是我的肚子在乱叫。今天早上时间太紧，没来得及吃早饭，现在饿得前心贴后背。My stomach is grumbling¹ for some food!

Natalie: Well, we could go for some brunch² after the programme.

Feifei: Brunch?

Natalie: Yes, B.R.U.N.C.H. brunch.

Feifei: What is brunch?

Natalie: Well brunch is a portmanteau word which is when two words and their meanings are combined together to form a new word.

Feifei: Brunch 是一个合成词，也就是由两个单词组成一个新的单词。

Natalie: So listen to the word brunch. Which two words do you think have been joined together to make it?

Feifei: Let me think… brunch…

Natalie: I think you definitely need to get some brunch! Your stomach is calling out for some food! OK, brunch is made from the words breakfast and lunch.

Feifei: Brunch 是由单词早餐 breakfast 和午餐 lunch 组成的。So brunch is a meal between breakfast and lunch?

Natalie: Yes, it's usually in place of breakfast and lunch, as it's too late for breakfast and too early for lunch, so we call it brunch.

Feifei: So this meal usually involves a lot of food?

Natalie: Yes as some people replace breakfast and lunch with this meal it tends to be a big meal! But don't worry people in Britain tend to only have brunch now and again. It can be very popular to have brunch on a Sunday.

Feifei: 在英国，很多人更喜欢在星期天享用一顿 brunch. I know why! Sunday lie-ins 星期天睡懒觉 – 这样一来错过早餐，吃午餐又太早，所以早午餐再合适不过了。

Natalie: I think we'd better go get you some brunch Feifei!!

Feifei: Yes I think that's a good idea! 下次节目再见！

Natalie: Bye!

1 grumbling   

adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的

参考例句：

• She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
• We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。

2 brunch   

n.早午餐

参考例句：

• They eat much the same thing for brunch every day.每天早午餐他们总是吃同样的东西。
• What did you have for your brunch?你早午饭都吃些什么？