英语听力精选进阶版 6797

Li: No, come on - don't do it! 别进去!

Rosie: Li, she's an actress in a film, she can't hear you. And besides, it's rude to talk in the cinema.

Li: But it's just so frustrating¹. Don't go into the house! Don't do it! Noooo! I can't watch. 不行不行，我看不了!

Rosie: Li, shut up!

Li: I know, he's shut her up in that house and won't let her go. 她被锁住了，出不来了...

Rosie: No, Li... I didn't mean that he 'shut' her up in the house. I was telling you to 'shut up'. It's a rude way of saying 'Be quiet'.

Spectator²: Excuse me, will you please shut up?

Rosie: I'm really sorry. Li, I can't take you anywhere.

Li: Oh well look, the film is over now, anyway. Sorry about the talking, but I just get a bit carried away. 我有点落入电影的情节里了。

Rosie: Well, I'm sorry I told you to shut up. It is quite a rude expression in English, but you just kept talking and talking and just wouldn't shut up!

Li: 这么说，当我想要其他人别出声的时候就可以说闭嘴？So, can I tell someone to shut up when they are making noise?

Rosie: You can, but it's informal and can be rude. So if you're in a formal context³ you should say something like, "Could you please be quiet?"

Li: 好吧，在开会的时候不能使用 shut up 这个短语， 这太不礼貌了。可以说: Could you please be quiet? 不过我要是真的跟朋友不耐烦了，我可以对他们说 shut up.

Rosie: Yes, although sometimes it's used when people are joking in English. Let's listen to some examples:

"I'm so tired. And thirsty. When are we going to get there? If only you'd drive a bit faster..."

"Will you please shut up? I can't concentrate with your constant moaning⁴."

"I look fat in this dress. It's so clingy!"

"Oh shut up! You look great."

"I just read the whole book in an hour."

"Shut up! No one can read that quickly."

Rosie: So, in that first example, we heard the expression 'shut up' used in a serious way. But in the second and third examples, it doesn't mean we want someone to be quiet - it means: "I don't believe you" or "Don't be ridiculous!"

Li: 这么说，如果某人说的话让你觉得可笑，那么你就可以说 shut up. 但是对方一定是关系不错的朋友，千万要记住啊! You've been warned!

Rosie: Well, one thing's for sure, I'm never, and I mean never, going to the cinema with you again.

Li: Shut up! I don't believe you... 我才不信 Rosie 的话呢，所以我对她说 shut up! You love going to cinema with me. I always buy you popcorn⁵!

Rosie: Shut up! I always get the popcorn!

Li: Oh... shut up.

Rosie: You shut up...

Li: No you shut up.

1 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 spectator   

n.观众，目击者，旁观者

参考例句：

• A spectator threw the ball back to the players.一个观众把球掷回给球员。
• He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。

3 context   

n.背景，环境，上下文，语境

参考例句：

• You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
• This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。

4 moaning   

v.呻吟，悲叹( moan的现在分词 )；抱怨；发出萧萧声

参考例句：

• They were moaning over the death of their father. 他们正在哀悼他们的父亲。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She's always moaning that she has too much work to do. 她总是抱怨她有太多的事要做。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 popcorn   

n.爆米花

参考例句：

• I like to eat popcorn when I am watching TV play at home.当我在家观看电视剧时，喜欢吃爆米花。
• He still stood behind his cash register stuffing his mouth with popcorn.他仍站在收银机后，嘴里塞满了爆米花。