英语听力精选进阶版 19604

Give the cold shoulder 爱搭不理

Will an expensive designer shawl warm Lisa's heart?

The script of this programme 本节目台词

Rob: Hi Feifei. What a beautiful woollen shawl you're wearing! But it looks far too elegant to use for just another day in the office...

Feifei: I know. 可不是吗，我其实带来是要借给 Lisa 用的，她可是刚升官了啊。

Rob: Really. But she's hardly even said hello to you since her promotion¹ and you used to be friends...

Feifei: I know. She's been giving me the cold shoulder. 所以我这不才赶紧给她带了条毛披肩 woollen shawl.

Rob: Feifei, you do know there's a difference between Lisa's shoulders being cold because it's winter and her 'giving you the cold shoulder', don't you? You can't just warm her shoulders and then be friends again.

Feifei: Yes, I do. 在英语里，我们用 give the cold shoulder 直译“给冷肩膀”这个短语来形容一个人对其他人十分冷漠，爱搭不理的态度。Rob, 这个短语也暗示了此人觉得自己高高在上，对吧？

Rob: Yes. It means they are rejecting you or ignoring you. And 'give the cold shoulder' is today's expression in Authentic² Real English.

Feifei: 我们来听几个例句。

Examples

After Mary divorced her rich husband all their friends gave her the cold shoulder. She was not invited to their lavish³ parties anymore.

My brother told our parents I haven't been studying at all and my marks are low. I'm not happy and I've been giving him the cold shoulder. Let's see if he's got the message.

Feifei: 唉 Rob，我知道 give someone the cold shoulder 就是不愿意搭理某人，但我觉得还是有希望用这条披肩挽回我和 Lisa 的友谊。

Rob: How come?

Feifei: Lisa 特别喜欢时尚，尤其是名牌衣服。等她一看见我这条这么贵的披肩，肯定立马就变我好朋友了。

Rob: Well, and if you lend it to her, she might not feel cold anymore... it's been rather cold in the last few weeks...

Feifei: Yes. This woollen shawl will stop her having cold shoulders and might even stop her giving me the cold shoulder. How about that?

Rob: Now that is a clever use of the English language.

Feifei: Bye.

Rob: Bye bye.

1 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

2 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。

3 lavish   

adj.无节制的；浪费的；vt.慷慨地给予，挥霍

参考例句：

• He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
• The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。