VOA慢速英语2019 小议explosive及其简单搭配

Explosive¹’ People Are Dangerous

Now, the VOA Learning² English program Words and Their Stories.

欢迎收听VOA学习英语栏目的《词汇掌故》。 

On this show, we explain where words and expressions in the English language come from, and -- probably more important for those learning to speak English -- how we use them.

本节目会介绍英语中词语和表达的来源，以及如何使用它们。而如何使用对学习说英语的人来说可能是更重要的。

Our show today starts off with a bang³.

今天的节目伴随着bang（砰）的声音开始咯。 

Yes, that was the sound of an explosion⁴. When I said the show will start with a bang, what I meant to say is that it will open with a lot of energy and excitement. That is how we use the phrase "with a bang."

没错，这是爆炸时会发出的声音。我刚才说伴随着bang（砰）的声音开始，其实是想说节目一开始就有许多让人兴奋之处，能量满满。这就是短语“with a bang（精彩地，热气腾腾地）”的用法。

But since we are here, let’s talk about "explosive" (an adjective).

既然已经说到这儿了，我们就来聊聊“explosive”这个形容词吧。 

Events or issues that are "explosive" are likely to happen suddenly and violently. And explosive people can be suddenly violent.

explosive可以用来形容事件或者问题很有可能突然发生，猝不及防。这个词形容人的时候是说某人会突然变得暴力。

There are a few words we often use with "explosive." These word pairings are good to know for two main reasons. One: they are "go-to" terms that make word choice easier. And two: Your spoken English will sound more natural, more like a native speaker.

有一些词经常跟explosive一起搭配出现。了解这些词汇组合是件好事儿，主要原因有二。原因1：这种现成的说法让词汇选择变得更简单了。原因2：大家的口语听起来会更加自然，更像英语是母语的人。

It is important to note that not all "explosive" pairings are bad. An "explosive laugh," for example, is not violent. It is simply laughter that happens suddenly and loudly. And if a company experiences "explosive growth," the business grows greater than expected and in a shorter amount of time.

有很重要的一点需要知道——并非所有与explosive有关的搭配都是贬义。比如，“explosive laugh”就不是暴力的笑。这种笑只是很突然、很大声而已。此外，如果一家公司经历了“explosive growth”，那就意味着这家公司在短期内的增长速度比预期要快。

But generally speaking, we use "explosive" word pairings when talking about bad things.

不过，总体来说，explosive这个词所形成的组合都跟不好的事情有关。 

1 explosive   

adj.爆炸的，爆发的；极易引起争论的；n.炸药

参考例句：

• Where's the rest of the explosive?剩下的炸药在哪里？
• Gelignite is a high explosive.葛里炸药是一种烈性炸药。

2 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。

3 bang   

n.巨响，猛击；vi.砰砰作响；vt.砰地敲，猛击

参考例句：

• Pack it up, you kids;or I'll bang your heads together!住手，你们这些小孩，再弄就揍你们！
• She fell and got a nasty bang on the knee.她摔倒了，膝盖猛撞在地上。

4 explosion   

n.爆发，发出，爆炸

参考例句：

• The police arrived right at the moment of the explosion.警察就在爆炸的那个时候赶到了。
• The shock of the explosion was felt far away.爆炸引起的震动很远都可感觉到。