时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:地道英语在线听


英语课




A woman struggling to comb her hair
Are you having a bad hair day?






John: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning 1 English. I’m John.

Helen: 大家好,我是 Helen.


John: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.


Helen: 在地道英语里,希望大家可以学到现代英式英语中经常出现的流行词汇和新鲜表达。John, 今天你给我们带来的新词是什么呢?


John: Today’s phrase is, bad hair day.


Helen: 坏发型日, bad hair day. So what does it mean then John?


John: It describes the type of day you are experiencing, one where your hair just looks awful! The phrase has been extended 2 a bit, to mean a day when everything seems to go wrong.


Helen: Mmmm, I know what that’s like. A bad hair day, 今天的头发造型很糟糕. 其实就是说今天的心情不好,什么事情好像干起来都不顺。如果你的头发乱糟糟的,那么回影响到整天的情绪。


John: Here’s someone having a bad hair day.


Example


A: I woke up this morning and thought, today is going to be horrible.


B: Oh yes?


A: And as for my hair, it looked awful!


B: Sounds like you’re having a bad hair day.


John: Doesn’t sound good, does it?


Helen: No, and you know John, I think I’m having a bad hair day.


John: Things not going well?


Helen: Nothing seems to be working out, and as for my hair, what a mess!


John: You’re really having a bad hair day Helen. Well you’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Do join us next time.


Helen: 我们下次节目再会。



n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
adj.延伸的;伸展的;延长的;扩大的v.延伸(extend的过去式和过去分词);伸展;延长
  • an extended lunch hour 延长了的午餐时间
  • France has greatly extended its influence in world affairs. 在世界事务中,法国的影响已大大地扩大了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
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