英语听力精选进阶版 19596

Food for thought 引人深思的事儿

The script¹ of this programme 本节目台词

(Feifei finds Finn in the company canteen)

Feifei: Hi Finn. What are you doing here sitting alone in the canteen? Can I sit with you?

Finn: Sure. Take a seat, Feifei.

Feifei: Mind if I take a chip? They look good.

Cakes

You go on thinking and… I'll go on eating

Finn: They do, don't they? I'm just eating this quickly as I'm going to go out soon – I'm going to take a look at a car. It's a sports car! I've always wanted a sports car.

Feifei: 跑车？你要买跑车？That sounds expensive. How can you afford a sports car?

Finn: Well, it's a second-hand² car. The owner needs to sell it quickly, so they're selling it really cheaply. What a great opportunity, huh?!

Feifei: 跑车最费油了！These cars burn a lot of fuel, you know, Finn. The car might come cheap but do you want to end up keeping it in a garage?

Finn: Yes, well, I hadn't thought of that…

Feifei: And there's also insurance. 再说了，给跑车上保险肯定也很贵吧！A car like that will attract thieves, so it will cost a lot…

Finn: That's right, you know - you've just given me some food for thought…

Feifei: Food? 你还要吃？不是刚吃完吗？I thought you wanted to finish eating quickly?

Finn: I'm not talking about real food. In English, when you say 'food for thought', you mean serious ideas or topics for us to think about.

Feifei: Nothing to do with chips, then. 短语 food for thought 和吃的东西是没有关系的，它要表达的意思是引人思考的事情、让人深思的问题。也就是说如果一件事情有许多让你思考的问题，那这件事情就给了你 food for thought.

Finn: Yeap! 'Food for thought' is today's expression in Authentic³ Real English. Let's hear some examples of how it's used.

The football coach was really disappointed when his team lost 3-0 to an amateur⁴ side. But it gave him food for thought.

Mary's divorce⁵ gave her food for thought. She decided⁶ to go back to university, get a diploma, and change her life around.

Feifei: So Finn, 跑车还买吗？

Finn: Well, I'm not so sure now Feifei. You have indeed given me food for thought.

Feifei: (Chewing)… Mmmm… these are good …

Finn: My chips! You've taken all my chips, Feifei?!

Feifei: Sorry Finn. They looked so good and… I thought you were in a rush.

Finn: Well I was, until you gave me… food for thought!

Feifei: Ok – let me get another plate. Chips are much better than sports cars anyway. Let's just focus on the eating today.

Finn: Yes, and we can do the thinking another day. Bye.

Feifei: Bye.

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 second-hand   

adj.用过的，旧的，二手的

参考例句：

• I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
• They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。

3 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。

4 amateur   

adj.业余的，非专业的；n.业余爱好者

参考例句：

• He made an amateur attempt to build a cupboard.他很外行地试做了一个碗柜。
• Although Tom's only an amateur he's a first-class player.虽然汤姆只是个业余爱好者，但却是一流的高手。

5 divorce   

n.离婚；分离；vi.离婚；vt.离婚；脱离

参考例句：

• Did he divorce his wife or did she divorce him?是他要和妻子离婚，还是妻子要和他离婚？
• None of us like the divorce of word and deed.我们都不喜欢言行不一。

6 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。