The script of this programme 本节目台词

Feifei:Hello everybody. This is Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Feifei.

Diarmuid:Hello I'm Diarmuid.

Feifei:在地道英语里你会学到英国人日常生活中常用到，而且通常在字典和课本里找不到的单词和短语。You're looking very pleased and contented today, Diarmuid.

Diarmuid:I am very happy today Feifei. Why? Because I had my breakfast at my local greasy spoon this morning.

Feifei:Greasy spoon? 油腻的勺子？这是什么意思，I don't understand. How could you have breakfast at a greasy spoon?

Diarmuid:Because greasy spoon is a slang phrase.

Feifei:Slang 俚语。 Greasy spoon 是一个俚语短语。

Diarmuid: Yes, greasy spoon is slang.

Feifei:So what does it mean?

Diarmuid:A greasy spoon is a name for café that serves cheap meals.

Feifei:我明白了，原来 a greasy spoon is a café 就是一个廉价便利小吃店，这个小店里的吃的要比一般饭馆儿的价钱便宜很多。I have seen lots of these kinds of cafes around Britain but I didn't know they were called greasy spoons.

Diarmuid:Yes, greasy spoons are very common in the UK. You can find them everywhere.

Feifei:But why are they called greasy spoons? 用这个名字来形容一个小吃店好像有点儿不妥吧？

Diarmuid:People probably call these cafés greasy spoons because the food they serve there is nearly always fried food.

Feifei:油炸食品 fried food.

Diarmuid:Yes, I suppose it's a kind of joke. The fried food served in the café is so oily, or greasy, that even the spoons are greasy.

Example

A: Where shall we go for lunch? There's a new health-food restaurant near here.

B: I don't really want to eat salad and vegetables.

A: Ok, let's go to the greasy spoon for a fry-up.

B: Mmm, that sounds great. I'm going to have sausage and chips.

Feifei:You know, eating at a greasy spoon doesn't sound very healthy to me.

Diarmuid:I think you're probably right there. You shouldn't eat at a greasy spoon every day.

Feifei:每天都吃油炸食品对身体是非常不好的。

Diarmuid: Mmm, the problem is the food from a greasy spoon tastes good to me.

Feifei:I know. Why does unhealthy food always taste so good?

Diarmuid:That's a question for another day Feifei. For now it's time to go.

Feifei:If you want to learn more Authentic Real English, just visit our website.

Diarmuid:That's www.bbcchina.com.cn. Drop by often, there are new programmes every day.

Feifei:Bye.

Diarmuid:Goodbye.

• learning [´lə:niŋ]   n.学习；学问；知识   (初中英语单词)
• phrase [freiz]   n.短语；词组；措词   (初中英语单词)
• restaurant [´restərɔnt]   n.饭店，菜馆   (初中英语单词)
• healthy [´helθi]   a.健康的   (初中英语单词)
• contented [kən´tentid]   a.满足的；心满意足的   (高中英语单词)
• sausage [´sɔsidʒ]   n.香肠   (高中英语单词)
• authentic [ɔ:´θentik]   a.真实的；可靠的   (英语四级单词)
• script [skript]   n.笔迹；手稿；剧本   (英语六级单词)
• greasy [´gri:si]   a.油腻的；润滑的   (英语六级单词)