地道英语: Awesome 太好了 (音频文字) ZT Yang Li: And I'm Yang Li. William: And your task, Yang Li, is to guess today's word, ok? Yang Li: Ok. William: Awesome. Yang Li, try a cake… Yang Li: A cake? Oh, thanks! It's nice… William: You like it? Awesome. They're pretty awesome cakes, huh?! Yang Li: Yes, and I think I know what this week's word is. It's… William: Hang on, try some of this coffee as well – it's really… Yang Li: Awesome? William: Hah... Exactly, you got it. Listen to this. Which three adjectives are used? Example
This party is awesome. The food is amazing. The wine is excellent.
Yang Li: Awesome, amazing and excellent.
William: That's right. Awesome means excellent or amazing. Yang Li: Awesome 这个词的意思是太棒了,太好了。这个词由来已久,原本的意思是令人感到震惊惊讶,不过美国俚语把它变成了一个高度赞扬性的词儿,意思是太好了!
William: Yes, these days the word can be used to describe almost anything.
Examples
These shoes are awesome. This is an awesome radio programme. You are awesome at singing, Mate! William: And there is one slightly different usage of this word. Listen to this. Example
A: Are you free to come for hotpot tonight? B: Yes, I should be. A: Awesome. That makes four of us! William: So what does awesome mean there? Yang Li: 我觉得这个词儿和 great 差不多,比如听某人说了一件你喜欢的事就可以说太好了 awesome! William: That's it. Awesome can also be used to mean great, or that's great at the beginning of a sentence. Yang Li: Awesome! That's clear now. William: Awesome. And that's the end of this awesome programme. Yang Li: William, do you have any cakes left?
William: Er, just one. Share it? Yang Li: Awesome. Bye. William: Bye. |
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