英语听力精选进阶版 6830

Feifei: 大家好，欢迎收听《地道英语》。我是冯菲菲。每次都一样，我坐在录音间等 Neil, 他从来就没准时过。今天我得故意惹惹他，以解我心头之愤！对了，他还忘了昨天是我的生日呢。

Neil: Hi there, sorry, I'm late. Welcome to Authentic¹ Real English, I'm Neil and with me today is Feifei.

Feifei: I've done all of that.

Neil: How are you, Feifei?

Feifei: Not... good...

Neil: Oh dear. What's the matter?

Feifei: I can't believe you forgot.

Neil: Forgot? Oh no, what have I forgotten?

Feifei: What haven't you forgotten? Well, for a start, you were supposed to meet me an hour ago.

Neil: Really? I thought I was only five minutes late.

Feifei: An hour and five minutes late. Secondly², you were supposed to be dressed smartly as we are meeting that very famous guest later. 我说他今天不光是晚了一小时零五分钟，而且还穿的这么破烂，一会儿怎么去见那位重要的贵宾呢？

Neil: Famous guest?

Feifei: Yes, our very famous guest.

Neil: Who's that, then?

Feifei: How could you forget that Justin Bieber is coming in?!

Neil: What?! My hero, Justin Bieber?! Where?! When?! Hang on a minute, Justin Bieber isn't coming in. I wasn't born yesterday, Feifei.

Feifei: You weren't born yesterday but I was - well, twenty-something years ago. It was my birthday! And you forgot! 在英语里，如果你想告诉某人你不相信他们说的很明显的谎话，那你就可以说 I wasn't born yesterday, 字面直译就是 “我又不是昨天才出生的”. 请听下面例句。

A: Did you know that I was the third man on the moon?

B: I wasn't born yesterday. You're British and I know that no British people have walked on the moon.

A: (Radio advert) Learn Russian in 3 days with just one minute's study an hour!

B: Those adverts³ are so stupid⁴! The only way to learn a language is years of hard study and practice. I wasn't born yesterday.

Feifei: So, you can say "I wasn't born yesterday" to show that you are not easily fooled.

Neil: And I wasn't born yesterday, so I know that Feifei's claim⁵ it was her birthday yesterday isn't true.

Feifei: No, that bit is true.

Neil: Yeah, right. As I say: I wasn't born yesterday.

Feifei: I was! I really was born yesterday. I had a party and everything. Where's my card and present?

Neil: You're not going to fool me.

Feifei: Argh, you're so annoying⁶! I never forget your birthday, Neil.

Neil: I know it wasn't your birthday.

Feifei: Yes it was.

Neil: No it wasn't. I wasn't born yesterday.

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 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

3 adverts   

advertisements 广告，做广告

参考例句：

• the adverts on television 电视广告
• The adverts are not very informative. 这些广告并没有包含太多有用信息。

4 stupid   

adj.愚蠢的，笨拙的，麻木的，无趣味的；n.傻瓜

参考例句：

• The boy is too stupid.那个男孩太笨了。
• He must be really stupid.那他一定很傻。

5 claim   

n.要求，认领；主张，断言；vt.要求，认领，索赔；声称，主张

参考例句：

• I claim payment from my friend.我要求我的朋友付款。
• Does anyone claim this umbrella?有没有人认领这把伞？

6 annoying   

adj.使人恼怒；令人生气的

参考例句：

• These flies are annoying me.这些苍蝇真使我心烦。
• The boy broke the teapot.How annoying!这男孩把茶壶打破了。真可气！