英语听力精选进阶版 20127

Eye candy 虚有其表的人或物

在本期节目中，菲菲和 Finn 在谈论他们早前一起去参加的一个派对活动。菲菲向Finn 打听那晚和 Finn 在一起的美女是谁？是 Finn 的女朋友吗？听节目，看 Finn 是怎么回答的。

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（关于台词的备注: 这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei

大家好，欢迎收听BBC英语教学节目《地道英语》。我是冯菲菲。

Finn

And hello! I’m Finn.

Feifei

Do you feel a bit tired, Finn? 我今天特累，昨天的 party 玩儿得特开心。

Finn

Yes, it was great! Good food, plenty to drink … 

Feifei

诶，你说你太忙，没时间谈恋爱，but who was that beautiful woman you were with?

Finn

Ah, that was… you know, just a girl I know…

Feifei

Come on, Finn, don’t be so mysterious. Everybody was looking at her. She looked like a supermodel! Is it serious? No offence, but how did you manage to attract a woman like that?

Finn 

What do you mean? I’m very handsome! But… yeah, she’s not my girlfriend…  

Feifei

Just some eye candy, then?  

Finn 

That's not fair. I mean, yes she's beautiful – but eye candy means someone who is attractive, but not very interesting…

Feifei

哈哈，我知道 eye candy 的意思，逗你玩儿呢。在英语里，eye candy 用来指“外表美丽，吸引人眼球，但乏味无趣的人或物”。不过大家在使用这个表达的时候要格外小心，不要故意出口伤人。

Finn

Let's hear some examples… 

Examples

I was going out with this gorgeous footballer but it didn’t last. He was just eye candy.

This illustrated¹ cookbook looks good but you can never find the ingredients for the recipes. These pictures are just eye candy!

Feifei

Well, the party was fun anyway. And you know what? Today I'm going on a date with a guy I met there. 

Finn

Mmm… is this the beginning of a romance, Feifei? 

Feifei

Oh, no. He’s very boring, actually. 

Finn

Just some eye candy then. 

Feifei

Well… we'll see. But I want to make all my friends jealous!

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adj. 有插图的，列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
• The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。