聽力技能是在「有意識」的練習中獲得的！
聽力技能是在「有意識」的練習中獲得的！
聽力技能是在「有意識」的練習中獲得的！
所謂的「有意識」是指：
1. 知道自己要去聽什麼
2. 知道自己為什麼沒有聽懂
一日一篇欄目，我們給出了完整的transcript以及純正的英文音頻，語速與真題相抵，
此篇文章詳細解釋了在我們看來無法理解的「諺語」都是怎麼來的，
吸收這些諺語的同時提高聽力、閱讀以及口語能力
步驟：
1. 通讀全篇文章，搞清楚諺語意思
2. 第二部分看諺語翻譯及講解
3. 第三部分開始無文本播放音頻
4. 聽不懂的詞回來聽
聽力音頻在第三部分
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories.
There are many American expressions about insects -- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They always appear to be busy, moving around in their homes, or hives. So you might say you were "as busy as a bee" if you spent your weekend cleaning your house.
In fact, you might say your house was a "beehive of activity" if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you "made a beeline" for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always "makes a beeline" for the place where they sell popcorn.
Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was "the bee's knees." Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!
If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has "a bee in her bonnet." If someone asks you a personal question, you might say "that is none of your beeswax." This means none of your business.
Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression people sometimes use when their children ask "where do babies come from?" Parents who discuss sex and reproduction say this is talking about "the birds and the bees."
Hornets(黃蜂） are bee-like insects that sometimes attack people. If you are really angry, you might say you are "mad as a hornet." And if you "stir up a hornet's nest," you create trouble or problems.
Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have "butterflies in your stomach." That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have "ants in your pants" -- that is, to be restless and unable to sit still.
Here are some expressions about plain old bugs, another word for insects. If a friend keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do, you might ask him to leave you alone or "stop bugging me." A friend also might tell you again and again to do something. If so, you might say he "put a bug in your ear."
If you were reading a book in your warm bed on a cold winter's day, you might say you were "snug as a bug in a rug." And if you wish someone good night, you might say, "sleep tight -- don't let the bedbugs bite."
This VOA Special English program was written by Shelley Gollust. I'm Faith Lapidus. You can find more Words and Their Stories at voaspecialenglish.com.
1. "as busy as a bee"
2. "beehive of activity"
for example, you can use it when your whole family was helping you clean the house.
3. "made a beeline"
for something if you went there right away.
4. "a bee in her bonnet."
a single idea or a thought that remains in one's mind; an obsession.
5. "that is none of your beeswax."
This means none of your business.
6. you are "mad as a hornet."
If you are really angry, you might say this
7. "stir up a hornet's nest,"
you create trouble or problems.
8. "butterflies in your stomach."
That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd.
9. "stop bugging me.
If a friend keeps asking you to do something you do not want to do, you might ask him to leave you alone
10. "put a bug in your ear."
A friend also might tell you again and again to do something. If so, you might say he "put a bug in your ear."
1. "as busy as a bee" 像蜜蜂一樣忙
2. "beehive of activity" 家庭中的集體活動
用於家庭一起做事，大家齊心合力全家出動把一件事情做好
3. "made a beeline" 徑直去
直接去某地，不去別的地轉悠
4. "a bee in her bonnet." 對某事著迷，想對某事一探究竟
可以用於詢問別人的隱私，就可以說這個人has a bee in his/her bonnet（帽子）
5. "that is none of your beeswax." 與你無關
與none of your business同義
6. you are "mad as a hornet." 怒不可遏
像黃蜂盯人一樣的憤怒、不要命
7. "stir up a hornet's nest," 捅了馬蜂窩
招惹麻煩
8. "butterflies in your stomach." 心裡七上八下
形容緊張的情緒，
9. "stop bugging me." 別煩我
bug小蟲子，人看到小蟲子就覺得很煩，小蟲子還會發出叫聲。所以stop bugging me就是別煩我
10. "put a bug in your ear." 針對某事提醒某人
提醒過頭就會變成「絮叨」