Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.I'm Neil Edgeller.
尼爾:大家好,歡迎收聽地道英語節(jié)目。我是尼爾·埃杰勒。
Feifei: And I'm Feng Feifei. Neil, you look terrible! You've got red eyes, grey skin and your voiceis so rough!
菲菲:我是馮菲菲。尼爾,你看起來很糟糕!你的眼睛發(fā)紅,膚色發(fā)灰,聲音沙啞!
Neil: Oh, Feifei, you're right. I feel terrible. I went to a leaving do last night and I drank toomuch beer... and wine...
尼爾:菲菲,你說得沒錯。我感覺很糟。我昨晚參加了一個歡送會,我喝了太多啤酒,還有紅酒……
Feifei: A leaving do? Do?
菲菲:一個leaving do?Do?
Neil: Yes, a leaving do. A colleague has got a job at another company and had a party tocelebrate his last day.
尼爾:對,一個歡送會。一個同事在另一家公司找到了份新工作,所以他辦了個聚會來慶祝他在這里的最后一天。
Feifei: So it was a party?
菲菲:所以那是個派對?
Neil: Yes, that's what I said. It was a leaving do.
尼爾:對,就是我剛才說過的,一個歡送會。
Feifei: Right, so 'do' is a noun and it means party?
菲菲:好,所以do在這里是個名詞,意思是聚會?
Neil: Yes, that's right. It's British English. Urgh.
尼爾:對,沒錯。這是英式英語。
Feifei: Ah, so in British English, another word for party is 'do'.
菲菲:所以在英式英語中,派對也可以用do來表示。
A: Did you enjoy Mary's wedding?
A:你在瑪麗的婚禮上玩得開心嗎?
B: Oh, it was an amazing do. The food was delicious and there was an excellent band playing.We danced all night!
B:哦,那真是個非常精彩的宴會。食物非常好吃,而且樂隊演奏非常棒。我們整晚都在跳舞!
A: Oh, hi Dave. We're having a bit of a do on Saturday and wondered if you and Sally would liketo come over?
A:你好,戴夫。我們打算周六舉行一場小型宴會,不知道你和薩莉愿不愿意來參加?
B: Thanks, that would be great. You two always put on a good do.
B:謝謝你,那真是太好了。你們兩個人總是舉辦精彩的宴會。
Feifei: So is this a common word?
菲菲:所以這個詞很常用嗎?
Neil: Yes, you'll hear it all the time: especially in certain phrases.
尼爾:對,你會經常聽到這個詞;尤其是在特定的詞組中。
Feifei: Like what?
菲菲:舉例來說呢?
Neil: Well, a leaving do.
尼爾:比如歡送會。
Feifei: A leaving do.
菲菲:歡送會。
Neil: And a bit of a do–we're having a bit of a do.
尼爾:還有小型聚會,我們計劃辦場小型聚會。
Feifei: A bit of a do. So, was it a good leaving do last night?
菲菲:小型聚會。那昨晚的歡送會精彩嗎?
Neil: Um, yes, yes, yes it was very good... I think. I can't really remember...
尼爾:嗯,很棒,非常精彩……我想,其實我不太記得了……
Feifei: Go home and get some sleep!
菲菲:回家睡一會兒吧!
Neil: That's a very, very good idea. Bye for now.
尼爾:這是個非常棒的主意,F(xiàn)在該結束節(jié)目了。
Feifei: Bye!
菲菲:再見!
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