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菲菲的電腦出了問題,既無法保存,也不能打印。Rob 伸出了援助之手,幫菲菲修電腦。但 Rob 到底能修好嗎?不管結(jié)果怎么樣,節(jié)目中他們用到的表達(dá)“have a pop”還是值得學(xué)習(xí)的。
(關(guān)于臺(tái)詞的備注: 請(qǐng)注意這不是廣播節(jié)目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現(xiàn)錄制、編輯過程中對(duì)節(jié)目做出的改變。)
Feifei
大家好,歡迎來到 BBC英語教學(xué)的《地道英語》節(jié)目。我是馮菲菲。
Rob
…and hello, I'm Rob.
Feifei
Rob, I'm having a bit of trouble with my computer…
Rob
What, again? What's the problem this time?
Feifei
我寫了篇稿子,但存不了。我也不能打印。這臺(tái)電腦有各種問題,特別不好用,你會(huì)修嗎?
Rob
OK. Let me have a pop at it.
Feifei
A pop? Are you going to make it explode? That's a bit extreme, Rob.
Rob
Don't worry, Feifei. If I have a pop at something, I just mean I'll try and do it – I'll have a go at doing something, like fixing your computer…
Feifei
Right! 原來在英語里,“have a pop”的意思是“嘗試做某事 have a go at doing something”。OK Rob, have a pop then but just don't delete all my work.
Rob
Don't worry, I would never do that. Let's hear some more examples of the phrase, while I sort this out.
Examples
I'm going to have a pop at doing this online application for a passport – apparently it's really easy.
We had a pop at making a cake but we baked it for too long and it burnt!
Why not have a pop at yoga? I've heard it's good for your mind, body and soul.
Feifei
這里是 BBC 英語教學(xué)的《地道英語》節(jié)目。本集節(jié)目中介紹的表達(dá)是“have a pop”,它的意思是“嘗試做某事,試一試”。So, Rob, you've had a pop at fixing my computer… any luck?
Rob
Ermm, not exactly. Everything seems to have disappeared from the screen.
Feifei
Let me look… no! 你把我的稿子給刪除了!Rob, did you know that 'have a pop at' has another meaning?
Rob
Oh yeah, what's that?
Feifei
Have a pop 和介詞 at 搭配,還有另一個(gè)意思 – 就是“打人”。And I'm going to have a pop at you for losing my script.
Rob
Hold on, Feifei. If we don't have a script, we won't know what will happen next.
Feifei
I think the listeners know, Rob, don't they? Bye.
Rob
Bye. Ouch!
Feifei
Bye.