英语听力精选进阶版 6716

William: Hello and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English, I'm William.

Yang Li: And I'm Yang Li.

William: Li are you wearing make-up today?

Yang Li: Yes, do you like it? It's not too much?

William: I think you look sick.

Yang Li: What?

William: Sick!

Yang Li: But I feel fine. I'm perfectly² healthy.

William: No, you don't look ill, you look sick!

Yang Li: Sorry I just don't get it. 你这人怎么随便说别人看上去病了?

William: Sorry, sorry, sorry. I should explain. It's our expression for the day. Lots of young people in the UK use the word sick to mean cool or great.

Yang Li: 这个说法也太奇怪了?! 太不可思议了，用 sick 这个词来表示 cool.

William: Yes, it is a bit odd³. I know one teacher who was confused by this phrase when his student used it in class.

Yang Li: Really? What did they say?

William: Well, it was something like this:

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Student: Mr Griffiths!

Teacher: Yes?

Student: Sir, are you wearing new shoes?

Teacher: Yes, I am. Why?

Student: Because they are sick!

Teacher: Sick?

Student: Totally sick, sir.

Teacher: Well, young man. As you find them so terrible, how about you give me 100 lines saying... saying...

Student: No, no, I like them! Sick means cool!

Teacher: First I've heard of it.

Yang Li: 今天真是怪事连连，这个老师居然因为这件事，让学生写100遍保证作为一种惩罚。So what do I say if I really am sick?

William: I'm feeling sick. Or I'm feeling ill.

Yang Li: Ok, 我觉得我们得从上下文才能猜出这句话的真正意思。

William: Anyway, like I was saying I love the make-up Li.But maybe next time don't wear green eye-shadow.

Yang Li: Why?

William: It makes you look a bit, erm sick.

Yang Li: 我算服了。这英语的意思也太难琢磨了。Bye.

William: 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 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

3 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！