菲菲頂著一頭亂髮,身上散發出一股怪味道,慌張地趕到了錄音間。一向著裝整潔的她這到底是怎麼了?在聽過 Neil 的一番講解後,菲菲明白了,原來「down in the dumps」和「垃圾場 dump」沒有關係。看視頻,學習一個表示「心情低落」的地道說法。Hello, I'm Neil… but where is Feifei?… sorry I'm late! 咱們該錄《地道英語》了吧?Yes, indeed – but catch your breath and have a seat. Are you ok? You look a bit of a… mess!我?你說我看著蓬頭垢面?Well, you would be a mess if you had been where I have been.OK calm down… what is that smell?你是說我身上有味道?哎,我剛去了趟 rubbish dump「垃圾堆」。The rubbish dump?! Why did you go there?我去那兒找 Rob 來著。因為有人跟我說「Rob was down in the dumps」。Feifei, that’s the last place you will find someone who is down in the dumps. It's just a saying that describes someone who is unhappy, fed up and sometimes feels there is no hope.Ah I see! 原來,在英語裡,「down in the dumps」和「垃圾堆 dump」之間沒有直接關係。
「Down in the dumps」用來形容一個人的心情低落,鬱悶、不高興。Being depressed or unhappy is a miserable feeling – a bit like being at a rubbish dump, actually.Exactly. Let's hear some examples.Don't be so down in the dumps, you're going on holiday tomorrow!Oh it's Monday again, no wonder I feel so down in the dumps.Reshma has been so down in the dumps since her boyfriend left her.
「Down in the dumps」形容一個人「垂頭喪氣,神情沮喪」。So I've had a wasted trip – but I wonder why Rob is 'down in the dumps'?It could be because his football team lost… again.No, he’s used to that happening. It must be something more serious than that.I know – he's feeling sad because he's not presenting this wonderful programme with you – such a great script, isn't it!There's only one place for this script, Neil – in the dump!In the dump? Ha, very funny!
來源 | BBC
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