英语听力精选进阶版 6826

Jennifer: Hello, and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English from BBC Learning² English. I'm Jennifer, and with me in the studio today is Jean.

Jean: 大家好，我是董征。

Jennifer: In this programme, we teach you about English words or phrases that you might find a little confusing.

(Phone text message sound)

Jennifer: Jean! You shouldn't have your phone switched on in the studio! It's not professional!

Jean: 不好意思不好意思，就是一个短信…是我一个好朋友发过来的，今天是她生日，我专门为她烤了一个蛋糕做礼物。

Jennifer: That's very kind of you. Is she texting to say thank you?

Jean: Well... actually... no! 好像她反而正在生我的气呢！

Jennifer: What do you mean?

Jean: 我给你念念她的短信。她的短信说："I'm supposed to be on a diet - don't make me any more delicious cakes ever again!" 坏了，看来我真是把她惹火了！

Jennifer: Are you sure you've read it correctly?

Jean: Yes! She's upset, I'm a bad friend - what should I do?

Jennifer: Hold on, hold on, let me have a look at the message - pass your phone over.

Jean: OK, here you go.

Jennifer: It says "I'm supposed to be on a diet - don't make me any more delicious cakes ever again..." Ah, I understand now. I don't think your friend is angry with you.

Jean: Really, why not?

Jennifer: Look at the text message. Do you see that she has written the letters L.O.L. - or LOL - at the end?

Jean: 对，没错！刚才我没看到这个词... L.O.L. LOL. 这是个单词吗？

Jennifer: It's a good example of English 'text speak', that is, language people use when texting, writing emails or talking over the internet. LOL stands for 'laughing out loud'.

Jean: Laughing out loud? 就是“哈哈大笑”？

Jennifer: Yes, it’s used instead of the sound of laughter. It is usually used to show that something is a joke, or that a comment is meant to be funny.

Jean: 又学到了一个当代英语新词汇 L.O.L. 就是 'laughing out loud' 的字母缩写–表示“哈哈大笑”的意思，最常用在网上、邮件和短信里。其实这和我们中文网上和短信语言里大家经常用的“呵呵”挺像的。

Jennifer: Exactly - so your friend was joking when she said "don't make me any more delicious cakes!"

Jean: That's a relief. So I can write LOL on the end of a message, to let people know that I'm joking, or laughing, about something?

Jennifer: That's right.

Jean: 好，我学到了。这就练练，先给你发一个 (typing on phone) sent!

Jennifer: (Text message sound) OK let me read it. "Hi Jen, I've decided³ that learning English is too complicated⁴. I'm going to learn Spanish instead, LOL!" I hope you're joking, Jean!

Jean: (Laughing) You KNOW I'm joking, I wrote that I was 'laughing out loud' - LOL - at the end.

Jennifer: Good, as we've got so many more words and phrases to learn in English before you can even think about any other languages! Join us again for another edition of Authentic Real English, bye for now!

Jean: 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 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。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 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。