英语听力精选进阶版 19591

Frogmarch 反拧双臂强行拉走

The script of this programme 本节目台词 

Rob: Hello and welcome to Authentic¹ Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Rob.

Helen: Hello, I’m Helen. This is the programme where we try to help you understand language often heard in English conversations.

Three frogs

Frogs are not just in fairy tales, they have also inspired a style of walk

Rob: Well, I went to a presentation this morning and I heard a word that made me laugh.

Helen: What is it?

Rob: See if you can guess. Let’s play a word game. Are you ready?

Helen: Yeah, I am.

Rob: OK. It’s made up of two words and the first word is a cute little animal.

Helen: Ok.

Rob: If you kiss the animal, it may turn into a prince.

Helen: I know this one. If you kiss a frog… it turns into a prince. The first word is ‘frog’.

Rob: Well done, Helen. The second word is the type of walk that soldiers do.

Helen: Easy - marching.

Rob: Yes, you got it. I heard the word ‘frogmarch’ this morning. And do you know what do we call a lot of frogs altogether?

Helen: A school of frogs?

Rob: No.

Helen: A herd² of frogs?

Rob: No, it’s an ‘army’ of frogs. Anyway, I just have this cartoon picture in my mind of an army of frogs all wearing boots, marching down the river.

Helen: That’s hilarious³. But what does ‘frogmarch’ really mean? Surely it’s not a way of marching.

Rob: No, ‘to frogmarch’ means to force someone who’s unwilling⁴ to move forward or walk somewhere, often by holding their arms tightly.

Helen: Frogmarch 这个短语用来表达在一个人不愿意向前或某地走的时候被人反拧双臂强迫拉走。Ouch, that’s pretty harsh. Let’s hear some examples.

The drunken suspect was handcuffed by the police and frogmarched to the waiting police van. 

In major sporting events, if you disrupt the game, you risk being frogmarched out of the stadium by security guards.

Helen: So Rob, how did you hear it used? Were there any security guards or police involved?

Rob: Not quite. The presenter⁵ told us that his lecture on social dynamics⁶ was a must for everyone and so we either all sign up voluntarily or he would frogmarch us there himself.

Helen: Oh, that’s a threat.

Rob: Exactly, so of course, we all signed up.

Helen: Very effective. The next time I want full attendance, I’ll know exactly what to say.

Rob: Frogmarching someone?

Helen: Yeah.

Rob: Right, make sure you have enough people to do the job. It usually takes at least two people to frogmarch one person. Bye bye.

Helen: 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 herd   

n.兽群，牧群；vt.使集中，把…赶在一起

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• He had no opinions of his own but simply follow the herd.他从无主见，只是人云亦云。

3 hilarious   

adj.充满笑声的，欢闹的；[反]depressed

参考例句：

• The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.在他们又拿来更多的酒之后，派对变得更加热闹起来。
• We stop laughing because the show was so hilarious.我们笑个不停，因为那个节目太搞笑了。

4 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

5 presenter   

n.（电视、广播的）主持人，赠与者

参考例句：

• Most people think being a television presenter is exciting.很多人认为当电视节目主持人是一件刺激的事情。
• The programme dispensed with its most popular presenter.这个节目最受欢迎的主持人被换掉了。

6 dynamics   

n.力学，动力学，动力，原动力；动态

参考例句：

• In order to succeed,you must master complicated knowledge of dynamics.要取得胜利，你必须掌握很复杂的动力学知识。
• Dynamics is a discipline that cannot be mastered without extensive practice.动力学是一门不做大量习题就不能掌握的学科。