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(单词翻译)

John: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m John.

Jean: And I’m Jean. Hello!

John: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Jean: 英语是一种富有成语和不同语言习惯的语言,所以要想学习地道纯正的英国英语,了解英国人常用的通俗语言和表达方式也是非常重要的。

John: Today’s expression is ‘agony A.G.O.N.Y. – aunt A.U.N.T’ –agony aunt.

Jean: Agony 通常是痛苦苦恼的意思,aunt是阿姨的意思,那这两个词放在一起不就成了“苦恼阿姨”了吗?!

John: Well you would normally find an agony aunt in a newspaper or magazine. An agony aunt will give advice to people who write to them about their personal problems.

Jean: OK – 原来这个agony aunt其实就是我们中国话“知心大姐”的意思。大家有了什么苦恼烦心的事情就可以写信给报纸杂志上的知心大姐专栏,询求指教和帮助。

John: Agony is another word for pain.

Jean: 是的,agony就是指身体上或者精神上的痛苦。知心大姐之所以叫 agony aunt就是因为她是一位帮助别人排解痛苦的人。不过John,一般这些给知心大姐写信的人都有一些什么样的痛苦难题呢?

John: Well maybe you think your boyfriend is seeing another woman, or you might be a 16 year old who is pregnant.

Jean: Ah 就是说如果你的伴侣有了外遇,或者你意外怀孕了等等这样很个人的痛苦和难题。

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A: What are you reading there?

B: Oh I’m reading the agony aunt section in the newspaper – I love reading about people’s problems and the advice they give.

A: I feel like an agony aunt at work sometimes – people are always telling me their personal problems

B: You must be good at giving advice!

A: I am pretty good….

John: So come on Jean, be honest – have you ever written to an agony aunt?

Jean: Honestly John – I have never done that. But I do enjoy reading the agony aunt columns in magazines though.

John: It must be quite depressing being an agony aunt though – and to have to listen to people’s problems all the time.

Jean: But you can help people with the advice you give – I think it would be interesting – 不过我本来就比较爱管别人闲事,严格来讲应该算是Nosy而不是个agony aunt。

John: Well everyone – now you know – if you have any problems you can send them to Jean at BBC Learning English!! Anyway, that’s today’s expression ‘agony aunt’

Jean: Agony Aunt – 知心大姐。好了今天我们BBC Learning English 的地道英语节目就到这了.

John: See you next time.


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0 pain V4Hz6     
n.痛苦,疼,痛,劳苦,努力;vt.使痛苦;vi.作痛
参考例句:
  • Bad teeth often cause pain. 坏牙常引起疼痛。
  • The patient cried with pain. 那病人痛苦地哭喊。
0 insert l6Zx5     
vt.插入,镶补;vi.附着;n.插入,插入物
参考例句:
  • I wish to insert an advertisement in your newspaper.我想在贵报上登一则广告。
  • The newspaper had an insert of pages of pictures.该报带有数页插图。
0 might BDmxl     
aux./v.(may的过去式)可能;可以,允许
参考例句:
  • It looks as if it might snow.看起来好像要下雪了。
  • Might I ask a question?我能问个问题吗?
0 reading YiGyU     
n.阅读,知识,读物,表演,对法律条文的解释;adj.阅读的
参考例句:
  • Children learn reading and writing at school.孩子们在学校学习阅读和写作。
  • He finds pleasure in reading.他从阅读中得到乐趣。
0 woman Wfhwg     
n.妇女,女人,女性
参考例句:
  • The woman looks very young.这个女人看上去很年轻。
  • She is a lovely woman.她是位美丽动人的女子。
0 boyfriend 6xzzd4     
n.男朋友
参考例句:
  • The girl was so angry that she hung up on her boyfriend.那姑娘一气之下挂断了男朋友的电话。
  • My boyfriend gathered some beautiful flowers for me. 我的男朋友为我采来一些美丽的花。
0 aunt QOoyN     
n.姨母,姑母,伯母,婶母,舅母,阿姨
参考例句:
  • Did you meet my aunt?你见过我的婶婶吗?
  • Is that lady your aunt?那位女士是你的姑妈吗?
0 magazine KAyx1     
n.期刊,杂志
参考例句:
  • How much is this magazine?这本杂志多少钱?
  • I read a magazine in bed.我躺在床上看杂志。
0 ah bzFzbi     
int. 啊!呀!嗳!哈!(表现痛苦,感叹,惊奇,怜惜,厌弃,欢喜等)
参考例句:
  • Ah!This is a waste of time!啊,真是浪费时间!
  • Ah,I've got it.哦,我想起来了。
0 dictionary OvvxO     
n.词典,字典,辞典
参考例句:
  • I have a new dictionary.我有一本新字典。
  • This is a very good dictionary.这是一本非常好的词典。
0 magazines 74dc231ca9f6627a1a0c6bc358d11f36     
n.弹药库( magazine的名词复数 );杂志;弹仓;(电视、广播)专题节目
参考例句:
  • She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers. 无论是书、杂志,还是报纸,只要能弄得到,她都看得津津有味。
  • magazines that objectify women 将妇女人格物化的杂志
0 phrases 5a1969515ab7b523d913732d256e644a     
n.短语( phrase的名词复数 );成语;说法;乐句
参考例句:
  • Sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 体育解说员翻来覆去说着同样的词语,真叫人腻烦。
  • Television sports commentators repeat the same phrases ad nauseam. 电视体育解说员说来说去就是那么几句话,令人厌烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 always uLSyb     
adv.总是,无例外地;永远,始终
参考例句:
  • The nurse is always full of thought for her patients.这名护士对病人总是关心备至。
  • You are always welcome here.在这儿你永远受欢迎。
0 send Vzewl     
vt.送给,传,寄,派遣;发射;使陷于;vi.寄信;派人;播送
参考例句:
  • I want to send a package.我要寄个包裹。
  • Do you prefer to send emails?你喜欢发送电子邮件吗?
0 agony Oxkz6     
n.创痛,(极度的)痛苦;挣扎苦恼
参考例句:
  • She asked the nurse how long her agony must last. 她问护士,她的极端痛苦要延续多久。
  • He lay in agony until the doctor arrived. 在医生来到之前,他一直非常痛苦地躺在那里。
0 though lIRzS     
conj.虽然,尽管;即使;可是,不过,然而;adv.可是,不过,然而
参考例句:
  • It's quite pleasant today,though the wind is rather cool.尽管风有点凉,今天天气还是很不错的。
  • I will have a try even though I should fail.哪怕失败,我也要试一下。
0 word efVw7     
n.词,单词,话语,消息,诺言;vt.用词,措辞
参考例句:
  • How do you spell this word?你怎么拼写这个单词?
  • She hasn't said a word all morning.她一上午都没说一句话。
0 maybe UBuxW     
adv.可能,大概,也许
参考例句:
  • Maybe your watch is slow.或许你的表慢了。
  • Maybe she has a boyfriend.也许她有男朋友。
0 never 95Ezl     
adv.从不,决不,不曾;
参考例句:
  • I have never been there.我从未到过那里。
  • I never get a holiday.我从未有过假日。
0 work OoOyu     
n.工作,劳动
参考例句:
  • We all work hard.我们都努力工作。
  • Her work is to take care of the children.她的工作是照料好孩子。
0 columns columns     
n.柱( column的名词复数 );纵队;栏;(舰队的)纵列
参考例句:
  • The temple is supported by marble columns. 这座庙宇由大理石柱支撑。
  • There are two columns on each page of this dictionary. 这本词典每一页有两栏。 来自《简明英汉词典》
0 anyway eMoy3     
adv.不管怎样;无论如何
参考例句:
  • Anyway I'm free now . Let me go with you. 我反正闲着没事,就陪你走一趟吧。
  • Anyway, you can try. 至少你可以试试。
0 learning wpSzFe     
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。
0 personal oM0xK     
adj.个人的,私人的;本人的;身体的,容貌的
参考例句:
  • It's a personal letter.这是私人信件。
  • I don't want to have a hand in his personal affairs.我不愿意过问他个人的事。
0 ever ZijzR     
adv.曾经;永远;不断地;在任何时候;究竟
参考例句:
  • Have you ever been to hangzhou?你曾经去过杭州吗?
  • I will be young and strong and beautiful for ever.我将永远年轻、强壮,永远漂亮。
0 interesting YquzGx     
adj.有趣的,有意思的
参考例句:
  • There are many interesting things there.那儿有许多有趣的东西。
  • I find the book interesting.我觉得这书有趣。
0 normally ln8zVb     
adv.正常地,通常地
参考例句:
  • I normally do all my shopping on Saturdays.我通常在星期六买东西。
  • My pulse beats normally.我脉搏正常。
0 pretty 6QGxh     
adj.可爱的;漂亮的
参考例句:
  • How pretty she looks now!现在她看上去多美!
  • The girl looks very pretty.这女孩看起来很可爱。
0 people XMuxp     
n.人们,人;(the-)人民;一国人民,民族
参考例句:
  • Young people like popular music.年轻人喜欢流行音乐。
  • There are more than five billion people on earth.地球上有50多亿人口。
0 would 8fPwB     
aux.will的过去式;愿,要;常常;大概;将要,会
参考例句:
  • Why would you say that?为什么你会这么说?
  • Would you please help me?你能帮帮我吗?
0 section mZ8xM     
n.部分,章节,地段;断面,剖面;部门,科;阶层,界;vt.把…分成段
参考例句:
  • There is one section of very long road to leave. 有一段很长的路要走。
  • How many people work in your section?你部门有多少人?
0 advice YN1zo     
n.忠告,建议,劝告
参考例句:
  • After all my advice, he still went his own way.在我苦口婆心地相劝后,他仍然一意孤行。
  • You should seek advice from your lawyer on this matter.你应该征求你的律师对这件事的意见。
0 depressing wuJzpo     
a.令人沮丧的;令人忧愁的
参考例句:
  • Laundromat is really depressing. 自助洗衣店真闷。
  • The retrospect was depressing. 回想起来令人沮丧。
0 newspaper IG9xF     
n.报纸;新闻纸
参考例句:
  • Please reach me the newspaper.请把报纸递给我。
  • Which newspaper do you read?你看哪种报纸?
0 year mfzwM     
n.年,年度,学年;adj./adv.每年,一年一次
参考例句:
  • Four seasons make a year.四季构成了一年。
  • Spring is the beginning of the year.春天是一年的开始。
0 honest ccrxd     
adj.诚实的;真诚的
参考例句:
  • He was very honest to tell me his story.他十分坦率地给我讲了他的故事。
  • He has an honest face.他有一张诚实坦率的脸。
0 pregnant IP3xP     
adj.怀孕的,怀胎的
参考例句:
  • She is a pregnant woman.她是一名孕妇。
  • She is pregnant with her first child.她怀了第一胎。
0 expression 9hpz6     
n.表达,表示,表现,表情,措辞,词句
参考例句:
  • He looked at me without expression.他毫无表情地看着我。
  • Her face was without expression.她的脸上没有表情。
0 real 6TXxO     
adj.真实的;非虚构的;真正的;非常的
参考例句:
  • You know her real name?你知道她的真正名字?
  • The real world does not look that way!现实世界不是这样的!
0 problems 8d8a1b73876ca678cc3afa372e5199de     
n.问题( problem的名词复数 );疑难问题;习题;思考题
参考例句:
  • It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage. 这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
  • a few admin problems 一些行政问题
0 sometimes mwTw1     
adv.有时,不时
参考例句:
  • Sometimes I go by car.有时我坐汽车去。
  • You must take it easy sometimes.有时候你必须放松一下。
0 BBC PyrzFd     
abbr.(=British Broadcasting Corporation)英国广播公司
参考例句:
  • She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
  • The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。
0 enjoy np5xU     
vt.享受…的乐趣,欣赏,喜爱
参考例句:
  • Do you enjoy playing tennis?你喜欢打网球吗?
  • What did you enjoy most?您最欣赏的是什么?
0 being 1yfzKt     
n.存在;生存;生命存在,生命,人, 本质;art.在,有,是
参考例句:
  • Can you explain to me the purpose of being?你能对我解释一下存在的目的吗?
  • What is the purpose of our being?我们生存的目的是什么?
0 feel aklxj     
v.感觉,觉得;触摸
参考例句:
  • How do you feel now?你感觉怎么样?
  • I feel bad this morning.今天早晨我感觉不舒服。
0 help 6dwxc     
v.帮助,帮忙
参考例句:
  • Maybe I can help you.也许我可以帮你。
  • Please help me with English.请帮我学英语。
0 another JMzyp     
adj.另外的,再一,不同的;prep.另外一个,另一个人,同类的东西;pron.另一个,另外一个人,他人
参考例句:
  • We waited on for another hour,but still she didn't come.我们又等了一个小时,但她仍然没来。
  • Another snowstorm hit north America.又一场暴风雪袭击了北美。
0 any rMyy5     
adj.任何的;所有的
参考例句:
  • I don't have any hobbies.我没有任何的爱好。
  • It isn't any use.它任何用途都没有。
0 words se0zHk     
n.字( word的名词复数 );(说的)话;诺言;口令
参考例句:
  • What were his actual words? 他的原话是什么?
  • Single words are the building blocks of language. 单词是语言结构的基本单位。
0 quite Z0qzV     
adv.完全,十分
参考例句:
  • I find English quite difficult.我发现英语相当难。
  • The bottle is quite empty.这瓶子完全空了。

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