酷兔英语

英语发展日新月异,新词不断涌现。所以,与时俱进,掌握最新流行词汇至关重要。"地道英语"让你亲耳听到今天英国年轻人日常使用的语言和词汇,可下载音频,有文字对照。地道英语,真正地道!





Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.

Helen: 大家好,我是Helen。



Neil: Today we're going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.



Helen: 在今天的地道英语中,我们来学一些英语中新出现的习惯表达。



Neil: New words enter the English language all the time.



Helen: 所以跟着Real English学习英语,及时更新,保持新鲜的英语词汇是很重要的.



Neil: Of course.



Helen: 那Neil,我们今天要学的是什么新词呢?



Neil: Today's new expression is 'the school run'.



Helen: The school run. School 学校,run 跑步?这难道是一种体育运动?



Neil: No, actually! The school run is when mothers drive their children to school in the morning and collect them again in the evening.



Helen: 这个school run 原来专门指的是妈妈们接送小孩儿上学,放学啊。但是,为什么要专门弄个短语来特指这个意思呢?



Neil: Well, many people complain about the school run because it means there is a lot of extra traffic on the roads when they are trying to drive to work.



Helen: 这个school run 的时间一到,路上一下子多了好多车,在上下班高峰期的时候,就造成堵车。



Neil: Nowadays most children are taken to school by one of their parents in a car.



Helen: 这样啊,就造成了交通堵塞,给上下班的人带来了不少麻烦。



Neil: That's right. It's caused by the school run.



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A: You're early. You don't normally arrive till 9.30!



B: I know, but it's school holidays so I avoided the school run traffic and it took me much less time than normal.



Helen: 你以前是走路上学吗?Neil?



Neil: No, I took the bus. I lived about 2 miles from my school.



Helen: 我住的地方到是离学校很近,只要用20分钟就走到了。



Neil: The school run is a problem if you live near a school.



Helen: 对,送完孩子,想要去哪儿去都不太容易,因为好多车都挤在一起了。



Neil: Yes ? it can be difficult to park your car, or it will take you longer in the morning to get to work.



Helen: That's a problem.



Neil: Yes, Helen. I wish the kids and their parents all took a bus or walked.



Helen: 好啦,我们来复习一下今天学的 the school run ? 就是家长们开车接送孩子上下学,因此而导致了拥挤的交通。



Neil: Well, it's time to go. You've been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.



Helen: See you next time.
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生词表:
  • trying移动到这儿单词发声 a.难堪的;费劲的 四级词汇
  • normally移动到这儿单词发声 ad.正常情况下;通常 六级词汇