2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(4)
The script of this programme 本节目台词
Neil: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. My name is Neil.
Helen: (Sigh) 大家好，我是 Helen.
考试网Neil: Oh Helen, that was a heavy sigh.
Helen: 很重的叹气? By heavy, you mean a big sigh! Well, I suppose it was. It’s just I’ve been trying to lose some weight but my diet is not working.
Neil: So how heavy are you exactly?
Helen: I’m not going to tell you my weight!
考试用书Neil: OK but my advice is to cut down on the biscuits, eat more fruit and stick to the diet!
Helen: Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Neil: Sorry, am I getting too heavy?
Helen: Heavy 沉重? 难道 Neil 长胖了？Are you putting on weight too, Neil?
Neil: No no! Heavy can have another meaning. Used informally, it can mean serious or intense.
Helen: Ah! 单词 heavy 在非正式表达中，带有严肃或者强烈的意思。
Neil: Have a listen to this:
Our relationship’s getting a bit heavy. I think we need to go out more and have a bit more fun.
Neil: And another informal use of the word can mean difficult:
That was a heavy lecture! I had trouble understanding it all.
