鯊膽大話王

Other Half (一對情侶中的) 那一位

Lily: Jo 今天我們要學(xué)習(xí)的新短語是什么?

Jo: Well， we're going to take a look at the expression other O.T.H.E.R. half H.A.L.F. other half.

Lily: Other half? 另一半？ 什么的另一半呢 Jo?

Jo: The other half of your relationship. Your other half is simply your boyfriend，girlfriend， husband or wife.

Lily: 這很有意思，英語中可以把情侶中的一方，男朋友、女朋友、丈夫或妻子統(tǒng)稱為 the other half——就像漢語中我們常說的你那位。

Jo: You would be more likely to use this for a boyfriend or girlfriend you have been with for a long-time — so it would be someone you are in a long term relationship with.

Lily: 長期的情侶關(guān)系，也就是說， other half 這個(gè)短語多用于那些老夫老妻或有長期關(guān)系的情侶。

Jo: And you usually use it to talk about your other half with someone else.

Lily: 另一點(diǎn)要注意的是， other half 一定是在和第三者談話的場合使用。 Let's have an example， shall we?

Insert

A: So are you coming to Jess' party?

B: Yeah I'll be there. Can I bring my other half?

A: So are you going on holiday this year?

B: Yes， I and my other half are going to America to visit some friends for a couple of weeks.

Lily: Well I've got to go—my friend and her other half are staying and we're going out for a meal.

Jo: Yes and I've got to get back to my other half.

Lily: 我那位，my other half，你那位， your other half. 好，這就是今天的新詞匯。

Whatever 隨你便

John: Hello， welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm John.

Helen: 嗨，我是 Helen.

John: Today， we're going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: 現(xiàn)在和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和實(shí)用表達(dá)。那 John，今天你給我們帶來的新詞是什么呢？

John: Today's word is——whatever!

Helen: Whatever 不管什么。這個(gè)詞我們都知道，好像不是一個(gè)新詞吧，是不是現(xiàn)在它又有什么新的意思了？Is whatever being used in a new way， John?

John: Yes it is. If you finish a sentence with whatever and say it in that way， then you are dismissing someone， you are showing disinterest in them.

Helen: I see. 你是說如果在說 whatever 這個(gè)詞的時(shí)候用了一種特別的語調(diào)的話，那么意思就是說：隨你便，不關(guān)我的事兒。對別人帶有輕視，沒興趣的感覺 dismissive。

John: Listen to this example.

Insert

A: Hey， let's go to the cinema tonight. Or maybe the theatre. Or what about the museum?

B: Yeah， whatever.

A: You don't sound very interested.

B: Whatever.

Helen: 大家留意到了嗎，雖然 whatever 是一個(gè)常用詞，只要你說的語調(diào)改變了，帶著那種無所謂的感覺，這個(gè)意思就完全不一樣了。Say it again John.

John: Whatever.

Helen: 再說一遍。

John: Whatever.

Helen: 關(guān)鍵就是在發(fā)音! 記住了，這個(gè)詞現(xiàn)在特別流行。

John: You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time. Whatever.

Helen: See you next time！

◆編輯：夏天兒