英语听力精选进阶版 6817

Abigail: Hello, I'm Abigail and I'm in a shoe shop, with Li, and we're doing some shoe shopping.

Li: Yes 没错我们俩就在一家鞋店里 shoe shop 我一直想买双运动鞋。你看这双怎么样？These are OK.

Abigail: Well, we're not really supposed to be looking for your trainers, Li. We're here because we have an interesting and amusing¹ phrase, which our listeners might like to learn.

Li: 我知道你想通过情景对话来教授一个新词语。But while we're here, I can look at trainers!

Abigail: Well, I suppose you can look at some trainers. But let's not forget why we're here.

Li: ... (long pause)

Abigail: Li? Why we're here?

Li: Yes of course 英语短语。Ha! Look that lady has really funny hair! 你看那个女的头发真有意思。

Abigail: Li, you're being really childish² today. But that's useful because I can use our phrase for today - act your age not your shoe size.

Li: Act your age, not your shoe size. 按照你的年龄做事，不要按你的鞋号做事。How shall we explain what it means, Abigail?

Abigail: Well, I think you've explained it beautifully already Li, through everything you've said and done. But here are some more clues to what it means:

I was really upset. She just told me to act my age not my shoe size!

These people are so childish. They need to act their age not their shoe size.

(Laughing in background)

Will you please act your age not your shoe size?!

Li: 如果你的行为举止像个孩子，不成熟，别人就会对你说 'act your age, not your shoe size'.

Abigail: Hmm... yes they can.

Li: 不过我的鞋号是 37。My shoe size is 37. My age is 30. So I have to act seven years younger?? 我的举止要更年轻点儿对吧？

Abigail: Ah yes, well, 37 - that's a Chinese size. This saying, 'act your age not your shoe size' only works for British and American sizes.

Li: 当然了，英国和美国的鞋号比中国的鞋号标码要小。The numbers are smaller.

Abigail: Yes, so for example in UK sizes, I think your feet are size 4.

Li: 按照英国鞋号我应该穿 4号。不过我说话，做事不应该像四岁的小孩子一样。I shouldn't act like I'm four.

Abigail: Exactly!

Li: 也许我们应该把这个短语改成 'act your Chinese shoe size, not your British shoe size'. 那样就更准确了，你说呢？What do you think?

Abigail: Err³, yeah, we could... It's not quite as catchy⁴...

1 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

2 childish   

adj.孩子的，孩子气的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.这个小女孩用尖尖的童声讲话。
• We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍。

3 err   

vi.犯错误，出差错

参考例句：

• He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
• The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。

4 catchy   

adj.易记住的，诡诈的，易使人上当的

参考例句：

• We need a new slogan.The old one's not catchy enough.我们需要新的口号，旧的不够吸引人。
• The chorus is very catchy to say the least.副歌部分很容易上口。