Mullet 前短后長的發(fā)型

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Do you like this hairstyle?
    英語發(fā)展日新月異,新詞不斷涌現(xiàn)。所以,與時俱進(jìn),掌握最新流行詞匯至關(guān)重要。“地道英語”讓你親耳聽到今天英國年輕人日常使用的語言和詞匯,可下載音頻,有文字對照。地道英語,真正地道!
    Jo: Hello, I'm Jo and this is Real English from BBC Learning English.
    Lily: Hello, I'm Lily. 我們的地道英語專門向大家介紹英式英語中最流行的詞匯和成語,其中很多都是字典上查不到的。 Jo 今天我們要學(xué)習(xí)的新短語是什么?
    Jo: Yes, we're going to look at the word mullet M.U.L.L.E.T. mullet.
    Lily: 什么是 a mullet?
    Jo: It's actually a hairstyle.
    Lily: A hairstyle? What kind of hairstyle?
    Jo: Well, it's a hairstyle from the 1980s. If you have a mullet you have long hair at the back but it will be short at the sides and on top.
    Lily: 這么說, a mullet 就是一種上短,側(cè)短,后邊長的特定發(fā)型。那么是不是男女都適用?
    Jo: They can but it was originally a man's hairstyle that was called a mullet.
    Lily: 這種發(fā)型仍然時髦嗎?
    Jo: Not at all, no. People make lots of jokes about the mullet hairstyle. It was very fashionable in the 1980s though. Is there a Chinese word for this kind of hairstyle Lily?
    Lily: 好像沒有。 Not that I know.
    Jo: Just to give you a better idea, let's listen to an example.
    Example
    A: These old photos are really embarrassing!
    B: Oh my god! Look at your hair on that one – great mullet!
    A: Yeah thanks…
    Lily: So Jo, I have to ask you, have you ever had a mullet?
    Jo: I'm embarrassed to say I have yes. When I was a teenager in the 1980s I had a great mullet – it was very short at the sides and on top and quite long at the back. Very, very embarrassing – I'm embarrassed just talking about it!
    Lily: 瞧,你都臉紅了,越來越紅!!! I wish I could see a photo!
    Jo: No, I won't be showing you any of those, thank you!! Oh look – it's the end of the programme!
    Lily: Jo, 別打岔, 我一定要找到一張你剪怪發(fā)型時候的照片!! Jo and a mullet!
    Jo: You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Bye for now.
    Lily: 再會!