我们讲的英语第139期:Two phrases about fatherhood 两个与父亲身份有关的短语

William: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm William Kremer.
威廉：大家好，欢迎收听地道英语节目。我是威廉·克莱默。

Yang Li: And I'm Yang Li.
杨莉：我是杨莉。

William: So this Sunday is Father's Day here in the UK and in many countries around the world.
威廉：这周日是父亲节，是英国和全世界许多国家都会过的节日。

Yang Li: William, I know you are married but you are not a father yet, right?
杨莉：威廉，我知道你已经结婚了，不过你还没有当爸爸，对吧？

William: Yes, that's right.
威廉：对，没错。

Yang Li: Well in that case, I don't think you are well qualified to talk about this topic, William!
杨莉：好，那这样的话，威廉，我认为你还不够资格谈论这个话题。

William: Well, I disagree. All that matters is that we can speak English! So today I thought we could look at a couple of very common phrases relating to fatherhood. Let's listen to this clip of a woman talking to her friend about her son. Try and hear a phrase relating to fatherhood.
威廉：我不同意。真正重要的是我们要说英语！所以今天，我想我们要来说一些与父亲身份有关的短语。我们来听下面这个例子，一个女士正在和朋友谈论她的儿子。试着听出和父亲身份有关的短语。

Woman: And how's Jonathan?
女：乔纳森最近怎么样？

Woman 2: Good question–I'd like to know the answer! He's ever so quiet and I never know what he's thinking...
女2：真是好问题，我也想知道答案！他太安静了，我从来都不知道他在想什么……

Woman: Oh yeah.
女：哦，好吧。

Woman 2: Mind you, his dad's exactly the same. Like father, like son.
女2：对了，他爸爸和他完全一样。有其父，必有其子。

Yang Li: Like father, like son. So that means that the son is just like the father, is that right?
杨莉：有其父必有其子。意思是儿子和爸爸一样，对吧？

William: Exactly, yes.
威廉：完全正确。

Yang Li: So, William, can you say 'like mother, like daughter'?
杨莉：那威廉，可以说有其母，必有其女吗？

William: Well, you could say that but it's not really a phrase in English. 'Like father, like son' is quite a common phrase. And you have to use those exact words, you can't say 'Like his father, like my son'–it has to be 'like father, like son'.
威廉：可以这么说，不过这并不是英语中的短语。而“有其父必有其子”是一个很常用的短语。而且你要使用准确的词，不能说Like his father, like my son，必须说like father, like son。

Yang Li: So are you like your father, William?
杨莉：那威廉，你和你父亲像吗？

William: That's a good question. What do you think, Dad?
威廉：这是一个好问题。爸爸，你怎么看呢？

William's Dad: Oh, that's a difficult question–
威廉的爸爸：哦，那是一个难以回答的问题。

Yang Li: Wow, I didn't know–I didn't realise you were here, Mr Kremer! It's very nice to meet you! Very nice to meet you.
杨莉：哇，我不知道，我没有意识到您在这里，克莱默先生！很高兴见到您！很高兴见到您。

William's Dad: Nice to meet you too. I always like to keep an eye on William, make sure he's being a good son. And I think I was a good son to my father, so in that way, I think he is like me.
威廉：我也很高兴见到你。我一直都在留意威廉，确保他做一个好儿子。我想我对我爸爸来说是好儿子，所以我想他应该像我。

Li: I think you look quite alike, except that William is much taller than you–he is a giant!
莉：我认为你们看起来非常像，只不过威廉比您高一些，他简直是个巨人！

William's Dad: I have to carry a chair with me wherever I go just to keep up with him!
威廉的爸爸：无论我去哪儿我都必须要带把椅子，就为了要赶上他的高度！

William: Alright, Dad. So, before we finish today, let's have a look at another phrase connected with fatherhood. And this phrase means a long time before you were born. In this clip a woman is talking to her uncle. Try and hear the phrase.
威廉：好了，爸爸。在我们结束节目前，再来看一个和父亲身份有关的短语。这个短语的意思是在你还没有出生之前。这是一名女性和她叔叔的对话。试着听出这个词组。

Woman: I didn't know you used to have a motorbike!
女：我不知道你原来有辆摩托车！

Man: Oh yes. I had one for a couple of years... it must have been in the sixties; before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye!
男：哦，是的。几年前我有一辆摩托车……那应该是60年代；那时你还没出生呢！

Yang Li: Wow that was quite a long phrase–'Before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye.'
杨莉：哇，那真是一个很长的短语，在你还没有出生之前。

William: Yeah, or you could say, 'You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye'. A twinkle is something that shines brightly, like a star. So it's quite a romantic word. Maybe the phrase means: before your father ever looked at your mother in a romantic way; so, long before you were born.
威廉：没错，或者你也可以说You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye。twinkle是闪闪发光的东西，比如星星。所以这是一个非常浪漫的词。可能这个短语的意思是，在你爸爸和你妈妈谈恋爱之前；其实意思就是远远在你出生之前。

Yang Li: Well, we hope that these English phrases might be useful to you this Sunday. Happy Father's Day!
杨莉：嗯，我们希望周日你们能用到这些英语短语。父亲节快乐！

William: Happy Father's Day!
威廉：父亲节快乐！

William's Dad: Oh thanks guys!
威廉的爸爸：哦，谢谢你们！