英语听力精选进阶版 6702

Dan: Hello and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English from BBC Learning² English. I'm Dan.

Feifei: 大家好，我是冯菲菲。Dan have you arranged everything for the office party tomorrow?

Dan: The party? Oh absolutely.

Feifei: You remembered to book the restaurant?

Dan: Uh-huh.

Feifei: Because it's really important that it's been reserved. 你可千万要记住订一个桌子，否则明天晚上的晚餐聚会就没戏了， 这个非常重要。

Dan: Really important. Gotcha.

Feifei: Gotcha?

Dan: Gotcha. It means I understand. It's short for I've got you.

Feifei: Ah gotcha. Gotcha 的意思就是懂了，明白了。So if you understand something you can say gotcha. Is it rude?

Dan: Well, it's very informal. You wouldn't hear it in a very polite conversation. Let's hear some examples of people using the phrase gotcha.

Example

A: Don't forget to post those letters – they're really important.

B: Gotcha; I'll do that right now.

Dan: So gotcha there means I understand. But it can also be used to show you've just played a joke on someone.

Feifei: 我们和某人开玩笑，那个人当真了，这是我们就可以说 gotcha. Again it means I've got you.

Examples

A: Hey did you know that they're adding Brad Pitt's face to Mount³ Rushmore?

B: No way! That's incredible⁴!

A: Ahh gotcha! They're not really!

A: Hey these tickets are really cheap!

B: Yeah, but the gotcha is that the flights are really early.

Dan: In that last example gotcha wasn't being used to show that he was playing a joke, but instead that there was a catch or a hitch⁵. Although the tickets were cheap, the gotcha was that the flights were really early.

Feifei: So gotcha 也有隐情，圈套的意思。

Dan: Right, I better go now Feifei. I've got to book the table for tomorrow.

Feifei: What? You said you'd booked it already!

Dan: Ahh gotcha! Of course I have.

Feifei: Ugh.

Dan: Bye!

Feifei: 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 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。

3 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

4 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

5 hitch   

v.免费搭(车旅行)；系住；急提；n.故障；急拉

参考例句：

• They had an eighty-mile journey and decided to hitch hike.他们要走80英里的路程，最后决定搭便车。
• All the candidates are able to answer the questions without any hitch.所有报考者都能对答如流。