英语听力精选进阶版 6729

Yang Li: 大家好我是杨莉，这是BBC热门栏目《地道英语》。

William: I'm William Kremer. Welcome to the programme.

Yang Li: Hi William, I'm so excited!

William: Really? What's brought this on, then?

Yang Li: This weekend something really really great is happening! Do you know what it is?

William: No...

Yang Li: It has to do with music...

William: Ah, is it a big opera?

Yang Li: No, it takes place outdoors...

William: Ah, is it opera in the park?

Yang Li: No, no, it's not opera. It's Glastonbury! Glastonbury 英国夏季举行的大型音乐节。

William: Oh wow, I've never been. I'm so jealous¹. What's the line-up this year?

Yang Li: Oh no, you don't have to queue². You can just get tickets online. But of course, they are sold out now.

William: No, no, no, the line-up, Yang Li. Who's playing?

Yang Li: Oh, there's U2 and the Chemical Brothers and Fleet³ Foxes and Elbow... and loads and loads of bands. 不过 William, 我不太明白你刚才说的短语是什么意思，什么是 line-up...

William: Well, in America to 'wait in line' means⁴ to queue. But a line-up refers to all the bands that are playing in a festival.

Yang Li: Ah, a line-up 指的是所要参加演出乐队阵势。那么这个词是不是专门用来形容音乐节呢？

William: No, it isn't. Listen to this:

Example

Man: Is Jones playing this weekend?

Man 2: No, he's still injured⁵ so he's not in the line-up.

Yang Li: 在以上例句里面，'the line-up' 意思是体育团队里的一员，他受伤了，不在团队之列。The line-up. Well, anyway, it's a pretty good line-up at Glastonbury this weekend. I can't wait!

William: Who's headlining on Sunday?

Yang Li: What do you mean?

William: Who's headlining? Ah, I think I know why you're confused⁶. 'To headline' doesn't mean to be in the news. It means to be the main act in a festival. The main act is 'the headline act'.

Yang Li: Oh right. To headline 意思是音乐节上的领衔主演 the headline act. Well, I think Beyoncé Knowles is headlining on Sunday. She's the headline act.

William: Ah yes, Beyoncé. I've heard of her. Is she the one that does that dance, like this...

Yang Li: 别了，别了 William, 让我看着怪难受的，你跟 Beyoncé 舞姿相比还差点!

William: (laughing) OK, OK. So, what time do you leave?

Yang Li: Eh?

William: What time are you going to Glastonbury? It's quite a long way, you know. You should probably be getting a train about now.

Yang Li: 哈哈，你还信以为真了！其实我不去，你知道票价有多吓人吗！而且一想到露宿在外，湿湿漉漉，泥泥浆浆的，那些临建厕所 oh no, no, no！我宁愿在家里看电视，舒服多了。

William: Oh right, OK! Well for everyone who is going to a music festival this year, we hope that you have a fantastic time. I hope that the line-up is great and that the headline act doesn't disappoint. Bye!

Yang Li: Bye.

1 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。

2 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。

3 fleet   

n.舰队；船队，机群

参考例句：

• He made his money with a fleet of moving vans.他靠一队家具搬运车赚钱。
• He was placed in command of the fleet.他被任命为舰队司令。

4 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。

5 injured   

adj.受伤的

参考例句：

• Our best defender is injured and won't be able to play today.我们最佳的防守员受伤了，今天不能参加比赛。
• The injured men have been dug out of the snow.受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

6 confused   

adj.困惑的，烦恼的

参考例句：

• They asked so many questions that they confused me.他们问了许多问题，都把我弄糊涂了。
• A wise man is never confused.智者不惑。