英语听力精选进阶版 6728

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

Yang Li: And I'm Yang Li.

William: So this Sunday is Father's Day here in the UK and in many countries around the world.

Yang Li: 没错，这个星期天就是英国的父亲节。Are you a father William or are you going to be one soon?

William: Me? No, no.

Yang Li: 看来你还不够资格来谈论父亲的身份对吧？

William: Well, I disagree. All that matters is that we can speak English! So today I thought we could look at a couple of very common phrases³ relating to fatherhood.

Yang Li: 让我们一起来听听下面的录音，一个女子在谈到她儿子的时候使用了一个同父亲身份有关的短语，看看你能不能听出来。

Example

Woman: And how's Jonathan?

Woman 2: Good question – I'd like to know the answer! He's ever so quiet and I never know what he's thinking...

Woman: Oh yeah.

Woman 2: Mind you, his dad's exactly the same. Like father, like son.

Yang Li: Like father, like son. 汉语里我们有句话叫有其父必有其子。

William: Exactly, yes.

Yang Li: 不过能不能说 like mother, like daughter?

William: Well, you can say it but it's not really a set phrase² in English. 'Like father, like son' is a phrase that you hear quite a lot. And you have to use those exact words; you can't say 'Like his father, like my son' – it has to be 'like father, like son'.

Yang Li: Like father, like son. So are you like your father, William?

William: That's a good question. What do you think, Dad?

William's Dad: Well, that is a difficult –

Yang Li: Wow, 我怎么没注意到柯先生也在这里，非常高兴见到您! Nice to meet you Mr Kremer.

William's Dad: Pleased to meet you too! Yes, I like to keep an eye on William, to see what he's up to! Well, yes, in many ways I think we are alike⁴. I think I was a good son to my father and William is certainly a good son to me so yes, I think we are alike.

William: Oh, that's a very good response Dad, well done.

Now, before we finish let's look at another phrase connected with fatherhood. This one means⁵ a long time before you were born.

Yang Li: 下面大家将要听到另一个短语，表示在一个人远远没有出生的时候。是侄女和叔叔之间的一段对话。

Example

Woman: I didn't know you used to have a motorbike!

Man: Oh yes. I had one for a couple of years... it must have been in the sixties, before you were even a twinkle⁶ in your father's eye!

William: Did you catch it? It's quite a long phrase – 'Before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye.' Or you can say, 'You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye.'

Yang Li: A twinkle 眼睛发亮闪光，就像星星的闪烁一样。You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye 这是个很幽默的短语意思是，你那时还没出生呢。So, there you go, two interesting phrases relating to fatherhood. Happy Father's Day!

William: Happy Father's Day!

William's Dad: Thank 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 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。

3 phrases   

n.短语( phrase的名词复数 )；成语；说法；乐句

参考例句：

• Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语，真叫人腻烦。
• Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话，令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 alike   

adj.同样的，相像的；adv.一样地；同程度地　

参考例句：

• The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样，我分辨不出谁是谁。
• All stories seemed dreadfully alike,no matter who told them.看来，不管谁讲，故事都是千篇一律的。

5 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。

6 twinkle   

n.闪烁，闪耀，眨眼，瞬息；v.闪烁，使...闪耀，眨眼，迅速移动

参考例句：

• The twinkle of distant town lights was very beautiful.远处城镇灯火闪烁，煞是好看。
• At night,lights twinkle in distant villages across the valleys.夜间，山谷那头的遥远村落里灯光闪闪。