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My mind has gone blank 头脑一片空白 My mind has gone blank 头脑一片空白。I''m Rosie and today Li is with me.Rosie: I know, but my mind''s just gone blank.Rosie: My mind''s gone blank – which means it''s completely empty, like a blank sheet of paper.Rosie''s boss: Right, now, Ro... 阅95 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:51 |
Things are looking up 情况开始好转 Things are looking up 情况开始好转。Helen: Well, apparently things are looking up.Helen: Yes, 我的同事 Rosie 告诉我过去3天都出了太阳，她说 things are looking up. 所以我也就跑出来看看天上到底有什么。Helen: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather h... 阅57 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:50 |
Hunky-dory 一切都好，没问题 Hunky-dory 一切都好，没问题。Rob: No, don''t worry – I''ve got Neil coming over to record with me. Everything''s hunky-dory.I''m hunky-dory.Helen: Hunky-dory?Dory''.Helen: 原来如此，这么说 hunky dory 这个表达的意思是一切都很好，没有问题。Chris: So yo... 阅40 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:49 |
Cost an arm and a leg 昂贵的代价 Cost an arm and a leg 昂贵的代价。Rob likes the suit but it costs ''an arm and a leg''!"I''d like to travel all over Europe, but the air fare might cost me an arm and a leg." "You have to pay a lot of money to give your children a good education n... 阅161 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:48 |
Helen: 谢谢你来看我，Rob. 我难受死了! 我的腿摔断了，下巴也给摔肿了，又青又紫 my pride is hurt! 太丢脸了！Why does Rob tell Helen to ''keep her chin up''?Helen: Keep my chin up 不会帮助消肿，但是会让我感觉好一些?! How come, Rob?Helen: Oh, I''ve got it. 当你要鼓励一个人在困境中不要灰心的时候就可... 阅58 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:47 |
Emoticons 表情符号 Emoticons 表情符号。Rob: What''s happened Helen?Helen: Emoticon?Helen: That''s right. 最近有篇报道说 emoticons 表情符号是30年前由美国匹兹堡卡内基梅隆大学的一位教授首创的. Emoticon 这个英语单词是 emotional 情绪和 icon 符号合并组成，也就是表情符号。Helen: That''s right, Rob. 在... 阅427 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:47 |
Celeb (Celebrity) 娱乐圈名人 Celeb (Celebrity) 娱乐圈名人。Helen: No Rob, this is not Justin Bieber.他可是个名人，a celeb.Rob: A celeb?!Okay Rob, a celebrity or a celeb, 意思都是指娱乐圈里的名人，像那个人…Helen: Don''t be sad, Rob. 不过对我们 Learning English 来说，你可是我们的 celeb! 记得去年的圣诞晚会上你大... 阅129 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:46 |
Man flu 男士小感冒 Man flu 男士小感冒。Hi Li!Li: Hi Jen!Li: Oh Jen, 你不知道啊？Jen: I think we''ll be OK, Li.Li: But Jen, you should take this more seriously!Li: So what is man flu, then?Jen: In English, when a man gets a minor cold or perhaps a sore throat, many women refer to it as man flu.Jen: Wow Li, I th... 阅54 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:45 |
Irons in the fire 同时做很多事情 Irons in the fire 同时做很多事情。Helen: Hi Jen!Jen: Not this time, it''s too expensive, but I do have a few irons in the fire that will keep me busy across the fortnight...Helen: Irons in the fire?Helen: But you said you had a few irons in the fire...What are Jen''s ir... 阅24 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:44 |
Blogsphere 博客圈 Blogsphere 博客圈。Yang Li: Hello, I''m Yang Li, and welcome to Authentic Real English. 在地道英语节目我们会为大家介绍平时字典里看不到的一些单词和短语。Yang Li: The blogosphere?Yang Li: Of course I''ve heard of a blog. 博客，不就是上网发表的那些个人言论吗？Yang Li: 原来是这样啊，blogo... 阅49 转0 评0 公众公开 13-01-31 21:43 |
