英语听力精选进阶版 6813

Kaz: Hi. You're listening to Authentic¹ Real English. I'm Kaz and today I'm having dinner at Li's house.

Li: Hi, I'm Li. And I've prepared some chocolate mousse for dessert.

Kaz: Oh thanks. I love chocolate mousse. Mmm, it's delicious.

Li: Good! Anyway, what was I saying? Oh yes, I don't know if I want to stay in this house. I mean, Chris thinks it's haunted and that there are some ghosts here! Chris 觉得这房子有点闹鬼。He says he can sense their presence...

Kaz: Really? I can't sense anything.

Li: Shhh... listen? 我好像听到什么声响。Can you hear something?

Kaz: No Li, I can't hear anything. Just the wind outside. And if you want my advice, you should take it with a pinch of salt.

Li: OK, I will... Yuck! It's disgusting.

Kaz: Li, what are you doing?

Li: I just ate my chocolate mousse with a pinch of salt, as you suggested, and it's absolutely disgusting! 我照你的建议在巧克力蛋糕里放进去一撮盐，太难吃了！

Kaz: Li, I was talking about what Chris said about ghosts in your house. In English, if you take something with a pinch of salt, it means you don't believe it completely.

Li: Really? 如果我对什么事情不全信，就可以说 to take something with a pinch of salt, 对什么事放进去一撮盐，很有意思，其实这就是我们汉语里说的将信将疑。

Kaz: Yes, and sometimes Chris does exaggerate so you shouldn't always believe everything he says.

Li: Let's have a look at some more examples:

Apparently² they're going to sell the company and make everyone redundant³.

You should take it with a pinch of salt; it's only a rumour⁴.

The other day he told me he speaks 23 languages fluently.

I take everything he says with a pinch of salt because I know he likes to exaggerate.

Li: Ah, right. 在 Chris 告诉我这房子里有鬼的时候我应该打个问号，说不定是想故意吓唬我的！Maybe he's just making it up to scare me!

Kaz: I'm sure he just said it as a joke. Do you want some chocolate mousse? Without a pinch of salt this time?

Li: Good idea. Mmm, 不放盐的蛋糕的确很好吃。

(Sound of banging, creaking)

Li: What was that?

Kaz: It's probably the wind.

(Ghost sounds - oooooo ooooooo)

Li: It's not the wind. Someone is in the house! Look, there's someone coming into the room!

Voice: Ooooo, Oooooooo, I'm a ghost!

Kaz: What the...? I recognise that voice.

Li: Chris? Is that you? Why are you covered in a white sheet?

Chris: I am a ghost that has come to haunt you... I heard you made some chocolate mousse, Li, so I came over to eat some... Ooooo...

Li: You scared us! I really do have to take what you say and do with a pinch of salt.

Chris: Mmm... delicious!

All: Bye!

Li: Unbelievable!

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 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

3 redundant   

adj.多余的，过剩的；(食物)丰富的；被解雇的

参考例句：

• There are too many redundant words in this book.这本书里多余的词太多。
• Nearly all the redundant worker have been absorbed into other departments.几乎所有冗员，都已调往其他部门任职。

4 rumour   

n.谣言，谣传，传闻

参考例句：

• I should like to know who put that rumour about.我想知道是谁散布了那谣言。
• There has been a rumour mill on him for years.几年来，一直有谣言产生，对他进行中伤。