The english we speak(BBC教学)第338期:Long 冗长乏味的

Feifei is ironing a huge pile of clothes before she goes on holiday. But Neil thinks this is 'long'. Learn a useful expression to describe boring jobs in the programme.

菲菲在度假前要熨一大堆衣服。不过尼尔认为这太“无聊”了。请在本期节目中学习这个形容无聊工作的有用表达方式。

Neil: Hi Feifei, what are you up to?

尼尔：嗨，菲菲，你在忙什么？

Feifei: Hi Neil. Oh, I'm just... ironing a few clothes.

菲菲：嗨，尼尔。哦，我只是在熨几件衣服。

Neil: That's a big pile of clothes.

尼尔：这可是一大堆衣服啊。

Feifei: I'm going on holiday! Everything has to be neat and clean.

菲菲：我要去度假了！所有东西都要干净整洁。

Neil: You're even ironing your shorts!

尼尔：你连短裤都要熨！

Feifei: Nothing like perfectly ironed shorts.

菲菲：没有什么比得上完美熨烫过的短裤。

Neil: Nah, that's long, Feifei!

尼尔：不是，这太无聊了，菲菲！

Feifei: They're shorts – not long!

菲菲：这些是短裤，并不长！

Neil: Haha – very funny. You know what I mean.

尼尔：哈哈，真有趣。你知道我是什么意思。

Feifei: Long is British street slang which we use to talk about a task which is boring and not really worth it.

菲菲：“long”是英国街头俚语，用来形容一项任务无聊又不值得。

Neil: Exactly. Ironing is long. It's dull and takes forever.

尼尔：没错。熨衣服就非常枯燥。而且无趣又耗时。

Feifei: That's because you do it all wrong. Here, let me show you, while we play these examples.

菲菲：这是因为你做得不对。来，我来教你，这期间我们来听些例句。

Examples

例句

I can't believe you're cleaning the whole house. That's long, bro. Come out and enjoy the sun.

我真不敢相信你要打扫整个房子。伙计，那太无聊了。我们出去享受阳光吧。

A: Why don't you stick with your diet?

A：你为什么不坚持节食？

B: Dieting is long. I just eat what I want and go to the gym instead.

B：节食太枯燥了。现在我吃我想吃的食物，然后去健身房锻炼。

Neil: You know, Feifei, you're right. Ironing isn't so bad.

尼尔：菲菲，你是对的。熨衣服也不是那么糟嘛。

Feifei: Just you wait. You'll be ironing your socks before you know it.

菲菲：别急。熨袜子的时候你就知道了。

Neil: So, where are you off to on holiday?

尼尔：你打算去哪里度假？

Feifei: I'm travelling around the world for five months!

菲菲：我要用五个月的时间去环游世界！

Neil: Wow, five months! That's long.

尼尔：哇哦，五个月！好长的假期啊。

Feifei: Aha – but do you mean long – as in boring?

菲菲：哈，你的意思是说无聊吗？

Neil: Of course not... Five months is a long holiday. Have a great trip!

尼尔：当然不是了。五个月可是个长假。祝你旅行愉快！

Feifei: You can do all my ironing when I get back.

菲菲：我回来的时候你可以帮我熨衣服。

Neil: So long, Feifei. Bye!

尼尔：那太无聊了，菲菲。再见！

Feifei: Bye.

菲菲：再见。

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重点讲解：
1. a pile of （一个压着一个摆放整齐的）叠，摞；
例句：Your letter got buried under a pile of papers.
你的信压在一堆文件下面了。
2. stick with 坚持(做…)；
例句：They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
他们最终选择了继续做自己熟悉的事。
3. get back 返回；回来；
例句：The tide is turning; we'd better get back.
涨潮了，咱们最好回去吧。