英语听力精选进阶版 20143(在线收听

Test the water 试探,摸底

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Neil 特别兴奋地告诉Li 他的网页greatmindsshakehands.com 即将完成设计,推出前需要“test the water”。怎么Neil的网页还需要水呢?原来这个短语另有说道!

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Li:大家好。欢迎收听BBC英语(精品课)教学节目《地道英语》。今天我的搭档是Neil.

Neil:Hello everyone.

Li:Neil, you're looking very happy today, what are you up to?

Neil:I'm quite excited about my website: greatmindsshakehands.com. I've been designing it for months and it's nearly completed.

Li:真的?我不知道你还会设计网页呢。Wow, I like the sound of it. I didn't know you could design websites, Neil.

Neil:Well, it's for fun really. My website will be a public site where people can share ideas, you know like-minded people. I want to launch it next week but first I must test the water.

Li:Test the water? 你要测试水?难道你的网页还需要水吗? Does your website depend on water? I'm very confused!

Neil:No Li, to test the water means to test the idea, try it out and see if it works.

Li:Oh I see. 'Test the water' 就是探测,摸底,看看别人有什么反应。

Neil:That's right. 'Test the water' is the phrase for Authentic Real English today. Let's hear some examples of how people use it.

Examples

Woman A: Have you started on your new book?

Woman B: Yes, I've written three chapters and I've sent it to the publishers to test the water.

Woman A: Oh, what perfume are you wearing? It's lovely.

Woman B: Oh thanks. It's just a sample a company sent me.They're testing the water to see if people like it.

Woman A: How is your Shakespeare project going?

Woman B: It's early days; we're still testing the water.

Woman A: Well, good luck with it.

Woman B: Thanks.

Li:So Neil, how much testing have you done, have you got good feedback? 摸底的结果如何?

Neil:Well, my wife loves it, but most other people say they don't understand how to use it.

Li:It sounds like it's not user-friendly.

Neil:You're right. I think, I need to make a few changes and then I'll test the water again.

Li:如果需要我也可以充当你的摸底对象哦。I'm happy to be your guinea pig when you're ready.

Neil:A 'guinea pig', I think that's an expression for another programme. For now, it's goodbye from both of us.

Li:Goodbye.

Neil:Goodbye.

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