英语听力精选进阶版 19606

Internet speak 互联网用语如今正在流行

How long would it take to deliver a letter?

The script of this programme 本节目台词

Rob: Hello, Li.

Li: Hello, Rob.

Rob: On the internet again?

Li: Yes. It seems we can't survive without spending hours on the computer every day.

Rob: Hey, have you noticed how many new words and phrases have been created or have changed their meaning thanks to the development of the internet?

Li: One thing I'm sure about is that if someone tells you they're sending you something via 'snail¹ mail', don't expect to open an envelope and find lots of snails² coming out of it. 互联网时代什么都快，通过邮局递送的信件包裹竟被称为“蜗牛邮件”，意思就是太慢了。看到这个词儿你可别以为邮件里面会爬出蜗牛来！

Rob: 'Snail mail' is the traditional letter delivering service in which you have a postman and a post box. It's different from email - or electronic mail - when the message sent on the computer travels quickly to its destination.

Li: Snail mail 是本期《地道英语(课程)》里我们要学习的短语之一。

I'm sending my auntie Marge this lovely birthday card via snail mail. She lives in Japan.

I much prefer using email these days. All I get by snail mail are these marketing³ leaflets⁴!

Rob: Well, the verb 'to post' and the noun 'post' have also gained new meanings in the internet age.

Li: I know this one. 这个我知道。人们在社交媒体上发表意见或评论时，就叫发个“帖子 a post”。

Rob: Before, you had to go to the post office to... post your letters. Here are some more examples of this new meaning of 'post'.

This website's all about how trendy it is to wear fur. I don't like it at all. I think I'll post a comment!

Mary has a blog about food and she publishes new posts every day.

Rob: So, there are no snails in your snail mail and... your 'hard copy' is... guess what?

Li: Not hard at all!

Rob: 'Hard copy' is what we call the paper version of a document you write on your computer or of a digital picture you take.

Li: 是啊，纸张明明是软性可以折叠的，可是却被现代人称为“硬拷贝”。Paper is flexible, but the paper document is called 'hard copy'. Let's hear some examples here in Authentic⁵ Real English.

I'll give you a hard copy of my report, Mary. You can read it on the bus, on your way home.

I have a digital copy of my wedding picture as a screensaver at work but I much prefer my hard copy in a frame. It's much nicer.

Rob: There you go. 'Hard copy', 'to post' or 'a post', and 'snail mail', all came about because of computers and the internet! New words and phrases are appearing every day and we have to keep up.

Li: Yes we must. That's it from us for today. Bye.

Rob: Bye.

1 snail   

n.蜗牛

参考例句：

• Snail is a small plant-eating creature with a soft body.蜗牛是一种软体草食动物。
• Time moved at a snail's pace before the holidays.放假前的时间过得很慢。

2 snails   

n.蜗牛；迟钝的人；蜗牛( snail的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think I'll try the snails for lunch—I'm feeling adventurous today. 我想我午餐要尝一下蜗牛——我今天很想冒险。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Most snails have shells on their backs. 大多数蜗牛背上有壳。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

4 leaflets   

n.传单，散页印刷品( leaflet的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Leaflets have been delivered to every household. 传单已发送到每家每户。
• They stood there, giving out the leaflets to the passers-by. 他们站在那里，向过路人散发传单。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 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。