英语听力精选进阶版 6808

Yang Li: Hello, I'm Yang Li, and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English. 在地道英语节目我们会为大家介绍平时字典里看不到的一些单词和短语。Joining me in the studio today is Finn, hi Finn! Hi Finn!

Finn: (Typing) Hi there, bear with me one second, I'll just... finish... this... There! Done.

Yang Li: What are you up to?

Finn: Well, it's quite exciting really. I've just entered the blogosphere for the first time!

Yang Li: The what? I think you're mistaken, you're right here in the studio.

Finn: I don't think you understand. Haven't you heard of the blogosphere?

Yang Li: The blogosphere? 这个词我倒从来没听说过，是和宇宙有关的吗？

Finn: You're thinking of the atmosphere. Let me try and explain it to you. Have you heard of blogs before?

Yang Li: Of course I've heard of a blog. 博客，不就是上网发表的那些个人言论吗？

Finn: That's right. The word blog is actually short for 'web log²' - 'blog'. Blogs can be long or short, and they are very popular.

Yang Li: 那么你提到的 the blogosphere 又是什么呢?

Finn: The blogosphere is a general word used to describe the world of blogging and the people in it. If you read a blog or write - or post - one, you are part of the blogosphere.

Yang Li: 原来是这样啊，blogosphere 就是博客圈的意思，包括了博客文章和写博客的人。So you said you have become part of the blogosphere yourself - have you written a blog?

Finn: I've written a microblog - that's a very short blog post which is limited to a certain number of characters. Usually it's about one or two sentences.

Yang Li: 微博 microblog 顾名思义就是短篇博客! 那么你在微博上发了些什么呢？

Finn: I wrote: "I'm presenting with Li in the studio today, I can't wait to explain some more great phrases. #bbclearningenglish."

Yang Li: Ooh you mentioned me!

Finn: I did!

Yang Li: But what was that you said at the end of it, handbag BBC Learning³ English?

Finn: No, I said #bbclearningenglish. A hashtag is something else that you often see on social networking websites. If you type a hash mark (#) before a word, it highlights⁵ a key word or area of interest, and you can use it to search for other blog posts which also use that word - and that's a hashtag!

Yang Li: A hash tag⁴. 这是井号标签，在一个单词或短语前面加上井号，在网上搜索的时候，就能查到其他包含这个短语的博客文章。It sounds very complicated⁶. So, if I want to write a short blog post about James Bond⁷, I can type #jamesbond, and people searching for James Bond will be able to see my post?

Finn: Yes, in fact, the whole of the blogosphere will be able to see your post!

Yang Li: I'd love to be part of the blogosphere and try this for myself!

Finn: Well, did you know that BBC Learning English has pages on Facebook and Twitter? Why not try it out there and post your first ever microblog?

Yang Li: Thanks, I think I will. Join us again for another edition of Authentic Real English. Bye for now!

Finn: 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 log   

n.记录，圆木，日志；v.伐木，切，航行

参考例句：

• They log for a living.他们以伐木为生。
• And then what do you do with that log?然后你要拿那些记录做什么呢？

3 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 tag   

n.标签，附属物，名称，谚语；vt.附以签条，尾随，添饰，指责，连接；vi.紧随，尾随

参考例句：

• Please tag your baggage.请在你的行李上贴上标签了。
• The clerk attached a price tag to each article.店员给每一件商品系上标价签。

5 highlights   

n.头发挑染部分；全球知名儿童刊物及相关产品的发行和销售商的名称、商号及商标

参考例句：

• The report highlights the major problems facing society today. 报告特别强调了当今社会所面临的主要问题。
• The report highlights a number of instances of injustice. 这篇报道重点列举了一些不公正的实例。

6 complicated   

adj.错综复杂的，麻烦的，结构复杂的

参考例句：

• The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.这首诗太复杂，我理解不了它的意思。
• This is the most complicated case I have ever handled.这是我所处理过的最为复杂的案子。

7 bond   

n.结合，债券，契约，粘合剂，保证人，键，关栈保留；vt.存入关栈，粘着；vi.结合

参考例句：

• This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
• His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。