The english we speak(BBC教學)第341期:Fuddy duddy 觀念守舊的人

Rob's in for a shock. He may think he's 21 but some of his attitudes make him seem much older – and Feifei has the right expression to describe him! Listen to the programme to find out what it is!

羅布可能會大吃一驚。他可能認爲自己21歲，不過他的一些態度使他看上去要老很多，菲菲有一個形容他的貼切短語！收聽本期節目，瞭解這個短語！

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob...

羅布：大家好，我是羅布。

Feifei: I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak. Hey, happy birthday for last week Rob.

菲菲：我是菲菲，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。嘿，羅布，上週是你生日，補祝你生日快樂。

Rob: Thanks Feifei, yes 21 years old – where has the time gone?

羅布：菲菲，謝謝你，我已經21歲了，時間都去哪兒了？

Feifei: Are you sure – you don't act like a 21-year-old.

菲菲：你確定嗎？你的行爲舉止看上去可不像21歲。

Rob: What are you saying, Feifei?

羅布：菲菲，你說什麼？

Feifei: Well, errr, look at your clothes – they're not very trendy, they're a bit boring!

菲菲：額，看看你的穿着，不僅不太時髦，而且有點兒乏味！

Rob: Boring?

羅布：乏味？

Feifei: Yes... and come on, you're not very youthful.

菲菲：對，得了吧，你可並不年輕。

Rob: Youthful?! Just because I haven't got any tattoos – who wants a tattoo anyway, they look silly, don't they? And they damage the skin as well...

羅布：年輕？！只是因爲我沒有紋身，話說誰想要紋身啊，它們看上去太傻了，不是嗎？而且還會傷害皮膚。

Feifei: There you go – old fashioned attitudes – no way you're 21!

菲菲：又是這樣，又是這些過時的觀念，你不可能21歲！

Rob: So you're saying I am a fuddy-duddy?

羅布：所以你的意思是我是個“觀念守舊的人”？

Feifei: A fuddy-duddy – that's an informal phrase to describe someone who is boring, dull and has old-fashioned attitudes. Let's hear some examples of this phrase.

菲菲：“觀念守舊的人”，這是個非正式短語，用來形容那些無聊、無趣、觀念守舊的人。我們來聽幾個應用這個短語的例句。

Examples

例句

Ling thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy because I don't drive a flashy sports car.

因爲我不開豪華跑車，所以凌認爲我是個觀念守舊的人。

My dad's a bit of a fuddy-duddy - he still listens to music on cassette tapes.

我爸爸的觀念有些過時，他還在用盒式磁帶聽音樂。

The bank has lost many customers over the years, probably due to its fuddy-duddy image.

這家銀行在這些年來損失了很多顧客，原因可能是銀行觀念守舊的形象。

Feifei: So a fuddy-duddy is someone who is old-fashioned and sometimes pompous. But Rob, being a fuddy-duddy isn't all bad.

菲菲：所以，這個短語用來形容那些老派的人，有時還可以形容浮而不實。不過羅布，做一個“觀念守舊的人”也不完全是一件壞事。

Rob: Oh yes? Boring, old-fashioned – how can that be a good thing?

羅布：真的嗎？無聊、過時，怎麼可能是好事呢？

Feifei: Well, you make us all laugh.

菲菲：嗯，你會讓所有人發笑呀。

Rob: Yes but for the wrong reasons – I'm off.

羅布：是，但卻是因爲錯誤的原因，我要走了。

Feifei: Oh dear, it seems like a fuddy-duddy doesn't even a sense of humour. Where are you going?

菲菲：哦天哪，看起來“觀念守舊的人”甚至連幽默感都沒有。你要去哪裏啊？

Rob: To get a tattoo done.

羅布：去紋身。

Feifei: It'll hurt. Bye!

菲菲：那會很疼的。再見！

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重點講解：
1. as well 也；還；
例句：It is most often diagnosed in women in their thirties and forties, although I've seen it in many younger women, as well.
這種病一般多發於三四十歲的女性，但我也見過許多更年輕的女性患這種病。
2. no way 沒門兒；不可能；
例句：Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money.
邁克，我是決不會和你玩牌賭錢的。
3. due to 由於；因爲；
例句：Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe.
因橫掃歐洲的政治變故,國防行業中有些人可能會失業。