生活英語情景口語:號召戒菸的公益廣告
B: what do you think about the public service advertisement for quiting smoking?
N: while I think it's great that they're trying to get people to quit smoking, but I don't really care for the advertisement.
B: why not?
N: the fish hook that they use is quite disturbing!
B: it's a pun. They use the fish hook to make you think about how you can get "hooked" on smoking.
N: I know, but I think it's not really appropriate for young children.
B: I think they're trying to scare the young people so that they don't ever start smoking.
N: all advertisers like to catch young people because they know the meaning of loyalty.
B: perhaps you're right,, though. Maybe the advertisement would be more effective with adults anyhow.
N: I have nothing against them putting the advertisements in magazines and newspapers that are read by adults, but I don't think they should have their ad on billboards where children can see them.
B: that's a good point. I think I was so delighted to see that a billboard was being used to promote health that I didn't think about how children might understand the ad.
N: you have to give them credit, though. It's about time people started becoming more aware of the dangers of smoking.
你覺得那個號召戒菸的公益廣告怎麼樣?
我覺得勸導別人戒菸是好的,不過我真的不喜歡那個廣告.
爲什麼呢?
他們用的那個魚鉤實在讓人看着心煩.
那是個雙關語.用上鉤讓你聯想到吸菸上癮.
我知道,不過我覺得這不適合青少年.
我覺得它是想警示青少年不要嘗試沾染香菸.
所有的廣告商都想抓住年輕的消費人羣,因爲他們深知品牌忠實度的含義.
也許你是對的.不過無論如何,這個廣告可能對成年人的影響更大.
我不反對他們把這個關高刊登在成年人閱讀的報紙雜誌上,可他們要是把它放在街面的廣告牌上,青少年都能看得到,這就不好了.
你說的對.我很高興有一個戶外廣告牌上做的事促進身體健康的廣告,但真不知道青少年對上面的話能理解多少?
不過你還是應該對他們給予充分的承認.人們是時候開始關注吸菸的危害了.
urbing: making you feel anxious and upset or shocked 引起煩惱的;令人不安的;引起恐慌的
a disturbing piece of news 一則令人不安的消息
: the clever or humorous use of a word that has more than one meaning, or of words that have different meanings but sound the same 雙關語 ~ (on sth)
We're banking on them lending us the money─no pun intended! 我們正指望他們借給我們錢呢 bank 絕無雙關之意!
ghted: very pleased 高興的;愉快的;快樂的 adjective ~ (to do sth) ~ (that…) ~ (by/at/with sth)
a delighted smile 愉快的微笑
I'd be absolutely delighted to come. 我非常樂意前來.
I was delighted that you could stay. 你能留下來我很高興.
She was delighted by/at the news of the wedding. 聽到婚禮的消息她很高興.
I was delighted with my presents. 我對我收到的禮物很滿意.
it: praise or approval because you are responsible for something good that has happened 讚揚;稱讚;認可 uncountable ~ (for sth)
He's a player who rarely seems to get the credit he deserves. 他這個選手好像很少得到應得的讚揚.
I can't take all the credit for the show's success─it was a team effort. 演出成功不能都算成我一個人的功勞,這是集體努力的結果.
We did all the work and she gets all the credit! 工作都是我們乾的,而功勞卻都歸了她!
Credit will be given in the exam for good spelling and grammar. 考試中拼寫和語法出色者將受到表揚.
At least give him credit for trying(= praise him because he tried, even if he did not succeed). 至少該表揚他嘗試過.
