Diarmuid: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Diarmuid and I'm here today with Feifei.
How often do you catch up with your friends?
Feifei: Hello Diarmuid, how are you?
Diarmuid: Actually, I'm a little tired. I was at my school reunion last night and I didn't get to bed until very late.
Feifei: 那你一定玩兒的很開(kāi)心啦？
Diarmuid: Yes, it was great to catch up with my old classmates.
Feifei: What did you do with your old classmates?
Diarmuid: I caught up with my old classmates. To catch up - C.A.T.C.H. U.P. - catch up with someone means to find out what they have being doing since you last met.
Feifei: 當(dāng)我們說(shuō) to catch up with someone 意思就是了解某人近況，自你上次和某個(gè)朋友通過(guò)話或見(jiàn)過(guò)面后他/她最近的生活，工作，情感等等方面的狀況。那距你上次和同學(xué) caught up 相隔了多久呀？
Diarmuid: Yes, it has been nearly five years since we caught up at our last reunion party.
Feifei: 我們來(lái)聽(tīng)一些例子教我們?cè)趺词褂?catch up.
Example
A: What are you doing this afternoon?
B: I'm catching up with my friend as I haven't seen her in ages.
A: I think we need to have more regular meetings.
B: Yes, let's try to catch up once a week.
Feifei: Did you find out anything interesting when you were catching up with your classmates?
Diarmuid: Well, I heard a rumour 傳聞 that one of them won the lottery 中彩票了。
Feifei: Really?
Diarmuid: I don't know. I wasn't able to talk to him last night. But we have arranged a catch up next week. I will ask him then.
Feifei: 剛剛你說(shuō) a catch-up, 那么這個(gè)短語(yǔ)還有它的名詞形式？
Diarmuid: A catch-up as a noun refers to a meeting.
Feifei: I see. What a useful word catch-up is. 別忘了可以可以登陸我們每天更新的網(wǎng)站學(xué)習(xí)更多的地道英語(yǔ) www.bbcchina.com.cn.
Diarmuid: Bye.
Feifei: Bye.