英语听力精选进阶版 19609

Killing¹ time 一起来“消磨时间”吧

When do you have to kill time?

Neil:

Hello and welcome to Authentic² Real English from BBC Learning³ English. I'm Neil and with me today is Helen (crashing noises). Um, Helen what are you doing?

Helen:

Oh I'm just stamping on this clock.

Neil:

Yes, I can see that you are really... destroying that clock. My question is... why?

Helen:

你不是告诉我说你要晚一点到吗？

Neil:

Yes, I had to delay things by an hour.

Helen:

然后我问你在等你的时候我应该干什么，对吧？

Neil:

Yes that's right.

Helen:

然后你就告诉我要 killing time，不是吗？

Neil:

Well, I did tell you to kill time, but I didn't mean destroy a clock. In English, when you say you are 'killing time', it means you are doing something that isn't really important just to occupy yourself before the start of your next plan or arrangement.

Helen:

我哪知道是这个意思呀，原来 killing time 并没有杀害或破坏的含义。Killing time 的意思是消磨时间。Neil 以为我明白他的意思，一边等他，一边找点什么事情做，消磨打发时间。Here are some examples.

Examples

I turned up an hour early for my flight, so I just looked at the duty free to kill some time.

I had an hour between work and meeting my friends so I killed some time in a department store.

I always arrive hours early for job interviews. I'd rather have to kill time than deal with the stress of being late!

Neil:

So Helen, you can stop smashing⁴ up that poor clock now.

Helen:

But you know what? I'm quite enjoying it.

Neil:

It looks like you are enjoying it... and it looks quite fun. Do you mind if I...?

Helen:

Not at all... join me. (smashing)

Neil:

Actually, this is the most fun I've ever had killing time!

Helen:

Me too! Join us again soon for some more Authentic Real English.

Neil:

Bye! (smash)

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

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 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

4 smashing   

adj.极好的；粉碎的；惨重的；活泼的adv.极好地v.打碎；捣毁；重击；撞毁（车辆）

参考例句：

• We had a smashing time. 我们过得非常愉快。
• While you are on the phone, the baby pulls the table-cloth off the table. smashing half your best crockery and cutting himself in the process. 你接电话时小孩把桌布扯了下来，把你最好的陶器打碎了一半，同时他还把自己磕破了。 来自《用法词典》