BBC初级口语:回想学生时代

词汇热身

Get ahead: to be more successful or progress more quickly than other people 领先,胜过,脱颖而出,名列前茅
She wants to get ahead in her career.
她想在事业上脱颖而出.

Get on: used to talk or ask about how well sb is doing in a particular situation (谈及或问及某人)进展如何,进步
He's getting on very well at school.
他在学校学的很好.

Mess around: to spend time lazily, doing things slowly and in a way that is not planned闲混


对话

VICKI:We're going to go back to school.

CALLUM:Because if you want to get ahead, you need a good education!

VICKI:That's right. Well one way to get ahead with English is to use more phrasal verbs. For example:

CALLUM:'get ahead' Yes..my education certainly helped me get ahead – it helped me to become more successful than other people.

VICKI:It must have done Callum because now you're working with me!

CALLUM:And that really is getting ahead!

VICKI:So what were your school days like, Callum?

CALLUM:Well..I suppose I got on okay.

VICKI:So you were quite successful.

CALLUM:I got on okay, yeah. Sometimes I messed around.

VICKI:Ah, you were sometimes naughty, and just played when you should've been working?

CALLUM:Yes, I messed around sometimes, just like most kids.