英语听力精选进阶版 6705

Wang Fei: 大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》节目。我是王飞。

William: Hello, I'm William Kremer.

Wang Fei: William, this could be my last ever Authentic¹ Real English!

William: What? Are you pregnant²?

Wang Fei: William, 男人怎么会怀孕？你今天怎么会问这么蠢的问题？

William: Oh yes, yes, yes, men can't get pregnant! So why might this be your last ever Authentic Real English, Wang Fei?

Wang Fei: 是这样的，我有了一个非常好的做生意的主意，我想回北京开一家英语出租车公司。所有的司机都会说英语，乘客可以在乘车去宾馆的路上和司机用英语聊天，当然他们要多花一点儿钱。What do you think? It's a great idea isn't it?

William: I think... it's got legs.

Wang Fei: What?

William: I think your idea has legs.

Wang Fei: Oh no, William, it's got wheels. It's a taxi company; it's not a walking company!

William: No, no. You misunderstand me, Wang Fei. If someone says that an idea has legs that means³ that he or she thinks it's a good idea; it could work. Let's hear another example.

Example

Let's meet with the team next week. And if we come up with an idea that's got legs we should be prepared to run with it.

William: So in that example we heard where this phrase⁴ might have come from. If you run with an idea, you give it more time and thought and maybe money.

Wang Fei: To run with an idea 意思是花费更多时间、想法和金钱在上面。我们再听一遍刚才的例句。

Example

Let's meet with the team next week. And if we come up with an idea that's got legs we should be prepared to run with it.

William: So, your English-speaking taxi idea has legs, Wang Fei. So let's run with it for a minute.

Wang Fei: Yes, let's do it!

William: So where are you going to get your taxi drivers from? Are you going to teach Beijing taxi drivers to speak really good English or are you going to teach foreign English teachers to drive in China?

Wang Fei: Well, that's a good question...

William: And how much are you going to pay these drivers?

Wang Fei: Er...

William: And how much are you going to charge your customers?

Wang Fei: Well... 看来关于这个商业计划我需要和你好好谈一谈！我们必须先结束今天的节目了。

William: Goodbye!

Wang Fei: 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 pregnant   

adj.怀孕的，怀胎的

参考例句：

• She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
• She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。

3 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

4 phrase   

n.短语，词组；成语，习语

参考例句：

• The phrase was caught on and immediately became popular.这个短语被采用后很快就流行了。
• That's exactly the phrase I was looking for.这就是我一直找的那个短语。