BBC地道英語口語:Uptight 緊繃弦
Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: 還有我,孫晨
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English textbook.
Sun Chen: 地道英語時段,我們說的可是英語中的新鮮詞,在課本里還不一定能找得到,所以,你要仔細聽 快說說,今天要學的是哪個詞?
Jo: Today’s word is ‘uptight’ – U.P.T.I.G.H.T. – uptight.
Sun Chen: Uptight. 什麼意思呢?
Jo: If you are uptight, you are angry and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 一個人如果是uptight,那他一定是緊繃着弦兒,一點都不放鬆,你能給咱舉個例子嗎?
Jo: Of course. You might say ‘don’t get uptight – relax!’ if your friend was getting stressed and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 這是個好詞嗎?
Jo: Not really. You could say ‘my boss is too uptight today’. You mean it as a negative thing, he’s stressed.
Sun Chen: 這麼說,我們在使用這個詞的時候還得謹慎點兒,弄不好還要得罪人呢!
Insert 片斷
A: Are Mike and Angela still dating?
B: No, she decided to stop seeing him. He was always so uptight about everything.
Jo: My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
Sun Chen: Really?
Jo: Yes. He would scream and shout all the time about nothing.
Sun Chen: He sounds terrible.
Jo: Yes, but luckily my new boss isn’t uptight at all.
Sun Chen: That’s good.
Jo: Yes, Sun Chen. There’s nothing worse than an uptight boss.
Sun Chen: 好好,我們還是趁熱打鐵,趕快複習一下,如果一個人的弦兒繃得特別緊,一點不放鬆,就可以用uptight來形容了.
Jo: Yes, that’s it. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Sun Chen: 再見!
