The english we speak(BBC教學)第211期:Game changer 遊戲規則顛覆者

Feifei and Harry discuss a new purchase that has revolutionised Harry's life.

菲菲和哈利在討論一件徹底改變哈利生活的新購置物品。

Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and joining me is Harry.

菲菲：大家好，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。我是菲菲，今天和我一起主持的是哈利。

Harry: Hello there! And the popular modern expression we are going to look at in this programme is 'game changer'.

哈利：大家好！本期節目我們要講的是一個流行的現代表達——遊戲規則顛覆者。

Feifei: Game changer. We'll look at what it means and when you can use it. So Harry — did you end up buying a new TV like you were planning?

菲菲：遊戲規則顛覆者。我們會講解這個表達的意思和應用。哈利，你像計劃的那樣買了臺新電視嗎？

Harry: I certainly did — and then some! I don't know if 'TV' is really the right word for it though.

哈利：當然買了，而且遠不止如此！我不知道“電視”是否足夠形容我買的東西。

Feifei: Why not?

菲菲：爲什麼這麼說？

Harry: Well, it's so much more. It's got a 72-inch curved screen with ultimate high-definition and it's 3D. When you watch a programme, it's like you're really there.

哈利：因爲它遠遠不止是電視這麼簡單。我買的是配有高清視頻終端的72寸3D曲面屏幕電視。你看的時候會有身臨其境的感覺。

Feifei: Wow — it sounds amazing.

菲菲：哇，聽上去太驚奇了。

Harry: It is! TV will never be the same again. In TV terms, it's a real game changer.

哈利：的確是！電視將會完全不同。在電視領域來說，它是真正的遊戲規則顛覆者。

Feifei: A game changer? What's that?

菲菲：這是什麼意思？

Harry: Well, it's so unlike any normal TV, that it's changed the rules of what TVs are. You will never think of TV in the same way if you watch my TV — it's a new world of television.

哈利：與普通的電視完全不同，改變了電視領域的規則。你看我的電視時也不會認爲這就是普通的電視——它是一個全新的電視世界。

Feifei: So 'game changer' means something that is so new and different, it changes the rules of the game.

菲菲：game changer的意思是新穎、與衆不同的事物，它改變了遊戲規則。

Harry: Exactly. It could be technology, like my TV, or a person with new ideas, or a new direction in music or fashion. Any new innovation that changes the current situation.

哈利：完全正確。可以指像我的電視這樣的技術創新，也可以指有創新想法的人，或者可以是音樂或流行流域的新方向。任何會改變當前形勢的創新產物。

Feifei: I see. Let's listen to some examples:

菲菲：我明白了。我們來聽些例句：

Examples

例句

The Beatles' album Sergeant Pepper was a real game changer — it transformed pop music forever.

披頭士樂隊的專輯《佩珀軍士》是真正的遊戲規則變革者——這張專輯徹底改變了流行音樂。

Our company needs a game changer — someone who can come in and rethink the way we do everything.

我們的公司需要有遊戲規則顛覆者——我們需要可以重新思考我們做事方式的人。

Last year my boss said we could all work from home whenever we needed to. It's been a real game changer in the way we work.

去年我老闆說我們有需要時都可以在家工作。這真的會徹底改變我們的工作方式。

Feifei: So, some different types of game changers there. For people learning English, I suppose the internet has been a real game changer. You can study anytime, anywhere now.

菲菲：有不同形式的遊戲規則改變者。對學習英語的人來說，我認爲網絡就是真正的遊戲規則改變者。你現在可以隨時隨地學習。

Harry: You can — especially if you visit our website .

哈利：沒錯，尤其是我們的網站。

Feifei: Very true, if you want to improve you English, our website can be a real game changer. So, I suppose you're going to be staying in tonight.

菲菲：對極了，如果你想提高英語水平，我們的網站可以成爲遊戲規則顛覆者。我想今晚要呆在家裏了吧。

Harry: Me? No, I'm going out.

哈利：我嗎？不是，我要出去。

Feifei: But, you've got an amazing new TV, the game changer.

菲菲：可是你已經擁有這臺改變遊戲規則的新電視了。

Harry: I know, but it's Thursday, and there's never anything good on TV on Thursdays. And to be honest, I think I've been watching too much TV. I need to get out more.

哈利：我知道，可是今天是週四，一般週四都沒有好的電視節目。說實話，我覺得我看太多電視了。我要多出去走走。

Feifei: Oh well — I guess your TV didn't change the game for long. Join us again for more The English We Speak. Bye!

菲菲：好吧，我想你的電視不會改變遊戲規則太久。請下次繼續收看地道英語節目。再見。

Harry: Bye!

哈利：再見！

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重點講解：
1. and then some
而且還遠不止此；
eg. It cost me a week's salary and then some.
它花去了我一個星期的工資還要多。
eg. This project will take all our skill and then some.
這個工程將採用我們所有的技術，而且遠不止此。
2. stay in
（晚上）呆在家裏，沒外出；
eg. The doctor advised me to stay in for a few days.
醫生囑我在家休息幾天。
eg. It was raining; they had to stay in the inn the whole day.
下雨了，他們不得不在旅館裏待了一整天。
3. to be honest
老實說；說實在的；
eg. To be honest, I'm not satisfied with it.
說實話，我不太滿意。
eg. To be honest,I'm not all that optimistic we will pass the exam.
老實說，我對我們能否通過考試不那麼樂觀。