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我们讲的英语第123期:playing up出问题;疼痛

2014-08-12来源:

Rob: Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. My name is Rob.
罗布:大家好,欢迎收看地道英语节目。我是罗布。

Helen: And hello, my name is Helen.
海伦:大家好,我是海伦。

Rob: Hold on Helen, hold on. We can't hear you properly. I think your microphone is playing up.
罗布:海伦,等等,等一下。我们听不清你说的话。我想你的麦克风有问题。

Helen: Playing up?
海伦:有问题?

Rob: Sorry, I didn't quite catch that.
罗布:抱歉,我没听清楚。

Helen: Let me just push this button. There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up?
海伦:让我来按一下这个按钮吧。嗨。你刚说麦克风有问题?

Rob: That's right. It wasn't working properly. If something isn't working as it should be, we sometimes say it's playing up.
罗布:没错。麦克风出现问题了。如果某样东西没有像本应该的那样运作,我们就会说它出故障了。

Helen: Up–not down?
海伦:是用up,不是用down吗?

Rob: Nope. Playing down is a different expression that means something totally different.
罗布:不是。Playing down是另一个完全不同的表达,表示的是完全不同的意思。

Helen: OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up?
海伦:好。就像我家里那台电视的画面一直在闪烁。那我就可以说我的电视出问题了。

Rob: Exactly. Let's hear about some other things that are playing up
罗布:完全正确。我们再来听一些这个表达的其他例句……

I don't think I'll be able to give you a lift to work today, my car's been playing up.
我想我今天不能载你去上班了,我的车坏了。

My phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off.
我的电话一直有问题。每次我拨号码,它都会关机。

Helen: That sounds like my phone! So if something isn't doing what is should do then it's misbehaving?
海伦:听起来和我电话的问题一样!所以,如果某样东西不像以前那样正常运行,就是出问题了?

Rob: Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. It's just like people. When they misbehave we can say they're playing up. Like this…
罗布:哈哈!你也可以那么说。就像人一样。当他们不适的时候,就是他们感到了疼痛。就像这样……

Sorry but I'm going to be late. The children have been playing up and I've still got so much to do.
抱歉,不过我要迟到了。孩子们一直不舒服,可是我还有很多事要做。

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Helen: Children are very good at playing up2; it's usually because they want attention.
海伦:孩子们很不听话;通常是因为他们希望被关注。

Rob: Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body that's not working properly.
罗布:海伦,现在请你听我说好吗,因为playing up这个表达也可以用来形容你身体的一部分感到不适。

Ow! I'm going to have to lie down; my back's playing up again.
噢!我要躺下来休息。我的后背又疼了。

Count me out of this weekend's football match; my leg's playing up so I need to rest it.
这周末的足球比赛我就不参加了;我的腿很疼,我需要休息。

Helen: So it seems playing up refers to anything that's not working or behaving as it should. Now Rob, my leg's also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car?
海伦:看来这个表达指任何不正常的工作或是行为。现在,罗布,我的腿也很疼,所以我在想能不能搭你的顺风车回家?

Rob: No way - oh it looks like my microphone's playing up now!
罗布:没门,看起来现在我的麦克风坏了!

Helen: No Rob, it's you who's playing up - now switch it back on!
海伦:不,罗布,是你在搞破坏,现在把麦克风开开!

Rob: Oh, oh OK then Helen!
罗布:哦,哦,好的,海伦!

Helen: Let's go then. Bye!
海伦:那我们走吧。再见!

Rob: Bye.
罗布:再见。