The english we speak(BBC教學)第56期: use your loaf動動腦筋
Rob: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak with me Rob and a very hungry-looking Li.
羅伯：大家好，歡迎來到我們所說的英語，我是羅伯，和我一起的是看起來很餓的李。Li: Hello.
李：大家好。Rob: Erm, Li, you're talking with your mouth full. Can you wait till lunchtime please?
羅伯：額，李，你說話的時候滿嘴都是食物。你能等到午餐時間再吃嗎？
Li: No I can't - I'm starving.
李：不我不行——我要餓死了。Rob: Well, be careful - you're making such a mess in here.
羅伯：那麼，小心點——你把這裏弄得很亂。Li: Ever since I started jogging before work, I just have to eat a big snack mid-morning or I feel faint by lunchtime.
李：自從我開始在工作之前慢跑，我需要在上午吃很大一頓零食否則我在午餐之前就會虛弱得昏倒。Rob: Well, maybe, but you know you're not supposed to eat food in the studio. It's a really bad idea - you could damage the equipment. Oh no - look! There's salad and mayonnaise all over the recording desk! Li, use your loaf!
羅伯：或許吧，但是你知道你不應該在演播室吃東西的。這真的是個壞想法，你有可能會損壞設備。哦不，看！錄音桌子上全都是沙拉和蛋黃醬！李，動動腦筋吧！Li: Use my loaf? Yes, that's a good idea. If I use bread, I can make a sandwich, which will be much tidier.
李：用我的麪包？是啊，這是個好主意。如果我用麪包，我可以做一個三明治，這樣就乾淨多了。Rob: No, I mean use your brain - think about things before you do them!
羅伯：不，我的意思是用用你的腦子——在做事之前先思考一下！Li: Eh?
李：嗯？Rob: Well, in English, if you are slightly annoyed with someone because they are doing something they haven't thought about properly, you can say 'use your loaf'.
羅伯：在英語中，如果你對某人微微有些生氣因爲他們做了某件沒有慎重考慮的事，你可以說“動動腦筋”。Li: Oh I see. Loaf here is slang for head.
李：哦我知道了。麪包在這裏是大腦的俚語表示。Rob: That's right. It's a little old-fashioned but it's still something you might hear. My parents or grandparents would use it for when I did something a bit… stupid.
羅伯：說得對。這有一點過時但是它還是你可能會聽到的。我的父母和祖父母會在我做了一些愚蠢的事時用它。Li: Here are some examples.
李：以下是一些例子。Old man: Use your loaf, son. Don't ride your bike on the motorway at night without lights. You'll get yourself killed.
老年人：動動腦筋，兒子。不要在沒有燈的夜晚在機動車道上騎自行車。你會被撞死的。Dad: Why oh why oh why were you playing football in your school trousers?! Use your loaf! You have holes in your knees again!
父親：你爲什麼穿着校服褲子踢足球？！動動腦筋！你的膝蓋又有破洞了！Child: Sorry, Daddy.
孩子：抱歉，爸爸。Li: So, 'use your loaf' means think about things before you do them otherwise you will make silly mistakes.
李：所以，“動動腦筋”的意思是在做事之前考慮一下否則你會犯下愚蠢的錯誤。Rob: That's right. So Li, use your loaf and stop eating food in the studio.
羅伯：說得對。所以李，動動腦筋，不要在演播室吃東西了。Li: Yes, next time I'll use my loaf and eat sandwiches.
李：是的，下次我會動動腦筋，然後吃三明治。Rob: No, don't eat food of any kind in the studio – not even sandwiches.
羅伯：不，不要在演播室吃任何食物——甚至是三明治。Li: But sandwiches are nice and tidy.
李：但是三明治很好又幹淨。Rob: No they're not. You'll get lots of little crumbs everywhere.
羅伯：不，它們不乾淨。你會你會弄得到處都是碎屑的。Li: How about an apple?
李：那一個蘋果怎麼樣？Rob: No! Juice might drip!
羅伯：不行！果汁會滴的！Li: A banana?
李：香蕉？Rob: No Li... oh goodness!
羅伯：不行李...哦天啊！
