商務英語綜合輔導:失敗沒成功1

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Jo: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Jo.
    Sun Chen: 還有我,孫晨。歡迎來到我們今天的地道英語。
    Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
    Sun Chen: 英語當中老是有特別多的習慣用語。牢牢把握這些個常用說法,還有俚語,對你學習英語肯定大有幫助。
    Jo: And today’s slang word is ‘flop’ F-L-O-P flop
    Sun Chen: 這個詞兒的本來意思就是撲通的一下倒下。
    Jo: Yes, but here it’s a noun, used to talk about something which wasn’t very successful.
    Sun Chen: 這么說這個詞當名詞使的時候,說的是什么事兒不太成功。那都用這個詞兒說哪些事兒不成功呢?
    Jo: It’s often used to talk about entertainment – films, plays, pop songs and so on which weren’t very successful.
    Sun Chen: 要想知道怎么來用這個俚語flop,我們來聽聽下邊這段。
    Insert來源:考試大
    Despite huge investment, the latest film from the production company was a complete flop in terms of box-office sales, and critical reviews.
    Sun Chen: 這個flop,用在這兒,是說一個雖然投資很大,但是卻并不成功的一部電影。
    Jo: It was a complete flop.
    Sun Chen: 那這么說,flop這個詞兒就只能用來說娛樂圈里的這些事兒嗎?
    Jo: No, it can be used to talk about other things too, for example politics.
    Sun Chen: 那我們再來聽一個例子吧!
    Insert來源:www.examda.com
    The latest initiative launched by the government to improve living standards for the elderly has been a total flop.
    Sun Chen: 在這兒,這個flop又來說政府的一項舉措。
    Jo: It has been a total flop.
    Sun Chen: 不過我們今天的節(jié)目就到此結束。別忘了我們今天說的詞兒是。
    Jo: Flop.
    Sun Chen: 說的就是什么事兒沒弄成。
    Jo: Join us again for more Real English next time. Goodbye!
    Sun Chen: 我們下次節(jié)目再見。