英语听力精选进阶版 7966

Ricky wrote to us asking if we could explain the meaning of the phrase bring it on.

BBC Learning¹ English language expert Catherine Chapman explained that it is a commonly-used phrase in English, but mainly in spoken English. It is a modern informal colloquial² English phrase that is used a lot by young people in particular.

It basically³ means I’m ready to do something. It’s similar to the phrase just do it and when you use it, it can mean let’s go or let’s do it.

A: Shall we go for that drink now?

B: Bring it on!

A: I’m really looking forward to the football game on Saturday.

B: Bring it on!

Catherine told us it’s a phrase that is used especially when talking about a challenge or a task.

If someone wants you to do something quite difficult, you can say bring it on to mean you’re confident you can do it successfully.

A: Are you ready for your vocabulary test today?

B: Bring it on!

A: Come on! Let’s see who can get the best score in this game.

B: All right. Bring it on!

And as for the pronunciation, we don’t say each word separately. We run them together, which is quite usual in English. The stress is sometimes on the word 'on' and it sometimes on the word 'bring'.

Listen to the programme to hear lots of examples.

Glossary 词汇

expert 专家

commonly-used 常用的/通用的

mainly 主要的

informal 非正式的/随便的

colloquial 俗语口语的

in particular 特别（是）

a challenge 挑战

a task 任务

confident 自信的

successfully 成功地

as for 至于/关于

pronunciation 单词的发音

separately 分开的/隔开的

run them together 连读/连起来

stress 重音

1 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。

2 colloquial   

adj.口语的，会话的

参考例句：

• It's hard to understand the colloquial idioms of a foreign language.外语里的口头习语很难懂。
• They have little acquaintance with colloquial English. 他们对英语会话几乎一窍不通。

3 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。