我们讲的英语第125期:You've changed your tune 你改变了态度

Li: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is Yang Li.
李：大家好，欢迎收看地道英语节目。我是杨李。

William: (mouth full) And I'm William, mmf, mmf.
威廉：（满嘴食物）我是威廉，嗯。

Li: My dear co-presenter William! Don't you know it's rude to speak with your mouth full? Particularly in a BBC audio programme!
李：亲爱的搭档威廉！你难道不知道嘴里塞满食物说话很无礼？尤其是在BBC的音频节目中！

William: (smacking lips) Well, I do know that but I've really been enjoying this super jumbo hamburger. Wow, that was so good. I just can't get enough of super jumbo hamburgers recently.
威廉：（咂着嘴）嗯，我当然知道，不过我最近真的很喜欢吃巨无霸汉堡。哇，那太好吃了。我最近就是吃不够。

Li: Oh? So what is it about super jumbo hamburgers that you like so much?
李：是吗？那是什么让你这么喜欢吃巨无霸？

William: Well, good question Li. I think it might be the delicious 100% beef burger and how the flavours merge with the sauce, which is made to a carefully-guarded recipe. But then again I like the lovely gherkins and the crisp crunchy lettuce. But also let's not forget the layers of soft yellow cheese. Maybe it's all of those things. Hmmm. I think I could have another actually.
威廉：嗯，李，这是个好问题。我想可能是因为它是100%的美味纯牛肉汉堡，而且味道和酱汁结合的很完美，这可是严密保护的配方。当然我也喜欢里面加的酸黄瓜和脆脆的莴苣。不要忘了里面还有柔软的黄奶酪。可能就是这些。嗯。我想我要再来一个。

Li: Well Will, all I can say is: you have changed your tune.
李：好的，威尔，我只能说的就是：你改变态度了。

William: Hmm... That's an interesting phrase, Li. Shall we make it our phrase of the day?
威廉：嗯……这是个有趣的词组，李。我们今天就来讲这个词组吧？

Li: Sure, why not?
李：当然可以，为什么不呢？

The English We Speak.
这里是地道英语节目。

If you change your tune, you change your attitude towards something or someone.
change your tune这个词组的意思就是你改变了对某件事或某人的态度。

William: It's a slightly critical phrase, but in a jokey sort of way. Let's hear another example:
威廉：这是个有些批评意味的词组，不过是以开玩笑的方式。我们再听些例子：

Girl 1: What do you think about Mark? Don't you think he's really good-looking?
女孩1：你觉得马克怎么样？你不认为他长得很帅吗？

Girl 2: Mark? I thought you hated him?
女孩2：马克？我以为你讨厌他呢。

Girl 1: That was last week. This week, I feel very different...
女孩1：上周我是讨厌他。可是这周，我有了完全不同的感觉……

Girl 2: Wow, you've certainly changed your tune!
女孩2：哇，显然你改变态度了！

Li: Hmmm. I have to say I don't think I change my tune very often.
李：嗯。我得说我认为我不是经常改变态度。

William: Well, I'm sure that's true but we don't generally use the phrase to talk about ourselves. We tend to always say: "You've changed your tune" or "You've certainly changed your tune." And we say it like this: "You've changed your tune".
威廉：好，我确定那是真的，不过一般我们并不用这个词组来谈论我们自己。我们一般会说：“你改变了你的态度”或是“显然你改变了态度”。我们还会这样说：“你改变了态度。”

Li: OK. And you have certainly changed your tune, William, about super jumbo hamburgers.
李：好。那显然你已经改变了对巨无霸汉堡的态度，威廉。

William: No... I've always loved those things!
威廉：没有……我一直很喜欢！

Li: No, trust me, Will. Hang on... Here you go. Two weeks ago you said this: "I hate super jumbo hamburgers. The meat is like low-grade frozen cardboard, the cheese is like plastic and the tomatoes are like rubber. After I eat one I just want to curl up in bed." That's what you said!
李：不是，相信我，威尔。稍等……你看。两周前你说过，我讨厌巨无霸。里面的肉就像劣质的冷冻木板一样，奶酪就像塑料，西红柿像橡胶。吃了一个以后我就想蜷缩在床上。这就是你说过的话！

William: Oh, right. Well, I guess they must have grown on me.
威廉：哦，好吧。我想我是越来越喜欢它了。

Li: What a change of tune, from William, the burger hater to William, the burger lover!
李：威廉的态度改变了，他从一个厌恶汉堡的人变成了一个热爱汉堡的人！