英语听力精选进阶版 6790

Helen: 大家好。Welcome to Authentic¹ Real English with me, Helen...

Rob: ...and me Rob. Hi there!

Helen: Rob, I like your trainers, very cool... and look at your designer jeans. Trendy! Rob 看起来挺时髦的，和以往大不一样啊！

Rob: So you like them then?

Helen: I do but... it's not really what someone your age normally wears.

Rob: I see. But don't you think it makes me look cool and fashionable and…younger?

Helen: Erm...

Rob: I'm just trying to get down with the kids.

Helen: The kids?! Rob 和孩子们出去一起玩？！So you're down with the kids? Down where exactly?

Rob: Oh Helen, keep up! I'm not going anywhere. I mean I'm keeping in with the kids. I'm in tune² with the younger generation - yeah!

Helen: 啊！你是说你要跟上你的孩子们或者是下一代的时尚步伐，不能脱节了。So Rob, to do this you have to dress like a teenager?

Rob: Not just that. I share the same interests as young people. I listen to their music on my mp3 player. Look...

Helen: Could you turn that down please! So you're acting³ young when really you aren't! 这个短语 down with the kids 的意思是大人学小孩。Well, you are certainly a big kid Rob! Let's hear some examples of people using this phrase.

My Dad's bought a new skateboard so that he can be down with the kids!

I almost broke my neck snowboarding on holiday but hey, at least I'm down with the kids.

She's dyed her hair red and pierced her nose just so she can be down with the kids!

Helen: 大人跟着小孩儿学，这可有意思。So Rob, what else are you doing to be down with the kids?

Rob: Hey Helen, sort of, things like chillin' and being where it's at.

Helen: Rob not all kids talk like that.

Rob: Oh right. Well, I've got some rollerblades so I can blade round the park. The only trouble is... I can't seem to get them on... Ouch, my back!

Helen: Are you OK? Rob 想玩滑旱冰，结果你看老骨头不行了吧，把腰给伤了。Do you need some help?

Rob: Thanks. I think I'll just put my slippers⁵ on - much more comfortable.

Helen: 别忘了，要想跟着小孩子们赶时髦，那还得花点儿功夫，没那么容易。我们下次节目再见。Bye bye!

Rob: Bye. Ouch, my back! Helen, could you just put that slipper⁴ on there? Thanks!

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 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 slipper   

n.拖鞋

参考例句：

• I rescued the remains of my slipper from the dog.我从那狗的口中夺回了我拖鞋的残留部分。
• The puppy chewed a hole in the slipper.小狗在拖鞋上啃了一个洞。

5 slippers   

n. 拖鞋

参考例句：

• a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
• He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋，倒在床上。