英语听力精选进阶版 6814

Li: 大家好我是杨莉。欢迎收听《地道英语》。今天和我一起主持节目的是 Rob. Hi Rob.

Rob: Hello. Now come on Li, concentrate, I need you to help me finish this quiz in the newspaper. If I get all the questions right, I might win a holiday.

Li: Oh right. 我最喜欢测验了，特别是可以获奖的竞猜! OK Rob, no problem, what's the next question?

Rob: Ok, right. Well is says here: what is the capital city of Chile?

Li: Easy. Santiago.

Rob: Good. Next, what is the name of the world's largest ocean?

Li: The Pacific – of course!

Rob: Wow, you're good Li. You really know your onions.

Li: 什么我知道我的洋葱？ Was there a question about onions?!

Rob: No Li!

Li: Good, because that is one thing I don't know anything about –洋葱 onions – except that they make me cry.

Rob: Don't cry Li. It's a compliment¹. If someone says you know your onions, it means you are experienced² in something or you know a lot about a particular subject. So it means you're clever!

Li: Oh really?! 这么说 '知道自己的洋葱'是个食品成语，意思是对什么事情或专业很精通、很懂行. But why 'onions'?

Rob: Well, it is a strange term, isn't it, and some people say it comes from a man called S.G. Onions, who made fake³ coins to help teach children about money. So if they learnt about money they would know their onions.

Li: I see. 这个成语的出处大概是一个人的名字。一个叫洋葱的人利用假洋葱来教授孩子们如何理财。 But now we just use it as a silly expression.

Rob: Yes we do, a bit like this…

If you ever need someone to fix your computer, ask Bob, he really knows his onions!

Look, you got full marks in the maths test – you really do know your onions.

That tour guide really knew her onions, didn't she?

Li: 现在非常清楚了 to know your onions 这个短语的意思就是精通某事。Well, that describes me very well then!

Rob: Hmm. Now another way of saying it is that you really know your stuff⁴.

Li: Stuff 东西。你也可以用 'You really know your stuff' 来代替，意思就是你的确对这件事很精通. Like this…

When it comes to making cakes, my mum really knows her stuff.

Rob: Well, knowing your onions, or knowing your stuff, is very useful when you're doing a quiz like this. Here's another question Li. Complete the name of this flavour of crisp… 'Cheese and something'?

Li: Oh, that's tricky… cheese and ham? Cheese and apple? 正确的答案是什么来着？土豆片的味道是五花八门的 cheese 和…和…? I've got it! It's cheese and onion crisps⁵. 没错就是奶酪和洋葱味的土豆片!

Rob: Brilliant Li. You really do know your onions. And now I might win a holiday.

Li: That's great but who are you going to take with you?

Rob: Probably my girlfriend.

Li: Oh right. I didn't want to go with you anyway – you have got onion breath!

Rob: Oh dear. Join us again soon for another Authentic⁶ Real English.

Li: Bye!

1 compliment   

n.[pl.]问候，致意；n./v. 称赞，恭维

参考例句：

• The manager paid her a compliment on her work.经理赞扬了她的工作。
• Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临，不胜荣幸。

2 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。

3 fake   

vt.伪造，造假，假装；n.假货，赝品

参考例句：

• He can tell a fake from the original.他能分辨出赝品和真品。
• You can easily fake up an excuse to avoid going out with him.你可以很容易地编造一个借口而不与他一同外出。

4 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

5 crisps   

n.炸马铃薯片( crisp的名词复数 )v.（使）变脆( crisp的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• It'says on the packet that these crisps contain no additives. 包装上说这些炸薯片不含添加剂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐，以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 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。