英语听力精选进阶版 19597

Joe Bloggs 普通人 老百姓

The script of this programme 本节目台词

Feifei: Hi Finn. 那么认真，看什么呢？

Finn: Oh, just an interesting article about a man who made a fortune by selling shoes, Feifei. You know, he's a billionaire!

Feifei: A billionaire?! 亿万富翁？靠做皮鞋出家，变成了亿万富翁？那他做的鞋肯定无比贵吧！

Finn: Well, no. Not at all. The shoes are just for Joe Bloggs.

Feifei: Joe Bloggs? 他做的所有鞋都是为 Joe Bloggs 这一个人定制的？ 只卖给 Joe Bloggs?

An anonymous¹ man

Could this be Joe Bloggs?

Finn: No. What I mean is, the man made a fortune selling shoes for the average person. In English, when we want to refer to the average person we can use the name 'Joe Bloggs'.

Feifei: 哦，原来如此。我就说嘛，怎么能仅仅靠给一个人做鞋就变成了亿万富翁。原来在英语里，Joe Bloggs 这个名字在对话中被人们用来表示普通人，老百姓，也就是说 Joe Bloggs 可以指我们任何一个人。Joe Bloggs could be anyone of us.

Finn: That's right. Any Tom, Dick or Harry².

Feifei: Oh! Who are they?

Finn: This is another expression in English we use when we want to talk about lots of people in general; nobody in particular: Tom, Dick and Harry.

Feifei: Tom, Dick and Harry 是另一个英语常用表达，意思相当于汉语里说的，张三，李四，王五，用来指任何人。You know, Finn, I love reading American news websites... Oh! Finn! Tragedy in Miami! 迈阿密惨案！

Finn: What happened?

Feifei: It's here in this article... 这不，报纸上写的 "a policeman said he found the body of John Doe in a popular nightclub. He was stabbed!" 唉！你说这 Doe Family 多可怜呀，poor Doe family!

Finn: Yeah, well... Feifei, this is sad news, especially for this man's family. But they're probably not called the Doe family.

Feifei: 你怎么知道他们不姓 Doe?

Finn: In American English, John Doe is a name often used when referring to the victim of a crime whose body hasn't been identified.

Feifei: 哦，原来在美式英语里，John Doe 这个名字的意思就是无名氏，常用于在被害人的身份姓名还没有被识别的时候。其实这么一说，我好像在侦探美剧里是听过这个词。I've heard this name before... in crime TV shows.

Finn: Yes. In the US they use John Doe when the victim is male and Jane Doe when the victim is female. Let's hear some examples of these expressions used in today's Authentic³ Real English.

A: Bright purple jacket? Sparkly blue skirt? Who wears such outrageous⁴ clothes?

B: Well, this fashion designer is popular among the very trendy. These clothes are not for Joe Bloggs!

Listen, this is a very exclusive party I'm inviting⁵ you to. Don't go around talking about it or every Tom, Dick and Harry will end up there.

Detective: The John Doe found at the scene is in the morgue right now. We're waiting for the DNA⁶ test results to identify the body.

Feifei: 今天学习了三个以可以形容普通人的表达，Joe Bloggs 普通老百姓，Tom, Dick and Harry 张三李四，还有 John Doe and Jane Doe 无名氏。This has been a very interesting lesson. Thank you, Finn.

Finn: You're welcome, Feifei. Time to go. Bye!

Feifei: Bye!

1 anonymous   

adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的

参考例句：

• Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
• The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。

2 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

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 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

5 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

6 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。