Yang Li: 大家好,我是Yang Li……(tapping noise) Hello,我是Yang Li…… Hello? (tap, tap)
Diarmuid: Problems, Yang Li? 有什么問題嗎,楊麗?
Yang Li: Yes, this microphone isn't working very well. 是的,麥克風有問題。
Diarmuid: Yeah I know that one's a bit dodgy. Try number three. 是的,我知道那個的確有些問題。試一下三號鍵。
Yang Li: Yes, it's been dodgy for ages. We should get it fixed. 是的,擴音器已經壞了很久了。我們應該把它修好。
Diarmuid: Yes. Hey, while we're talking about it, why don't we explain the word dodgy, D-O-D-G-Y, as our Authentic Real English word of the day. 是的,嘿,當我們談論這個的時候,為什么我們不用dodgy這個詞來描述呢。這個詞就是今天地道英語節(jié)目要講解的詞。
Yang Li: 大家肯定都已經猜到我在播音室里碰到了麥克風問題,我用了一個詞dodgy。
Diarmuid: When you say something's dodgy, it means there's a problem with it, or it's not very trustworthy. 當你說什么東西dodgy的時候,就是說這個東西有問題,或者說不可信的。
Yang Li: 是的,機器出了故障,可以說是 dodgy, 不過這個詞也有很多其他用法。
Diarmuid: Such as people you don't really trust. He's a bit dodgy. 比如有的人你不是很信任。他就是有點不可信。
Yang Li: 如果你覺得某人行為舉止有問題,不能讓你信任,那么這個人可以被形容為dodgy.
Examples
A: So are you going to drive there or take the bus? 你打算開車去那兒還是乘公交車去?
B: I think I'll take the bus, my car's a bit dodgy. 我想我會坐公交車,我的車有些問題。
C: I think he's really nice. 我覺得他很不錯。
D: What? No, he looks dodgy to me. I just can't trust what he says. 什么?不是,對我來說他不可信。我不能相信他說的話。
E: I think this new deal to get a free laptop with you mobile phone is great! 我覺得這個能夠免費得到和手機同步的筆記本電腦是個不錯的交易。
F: Yeah? I'm not sure. I think it looks like a dodgy deal. 是嗎?我不確信。我覺得這個交易不可信。
Yang Li: So that's our word for today, dodgy. 這就是我們今天要學習的詞,dodgy。
Diarmuid: Yes, and remember you can... (tap, tap) Eh, there seems to be a problem with this microphone. 是的,記得你能……(輕拍)額,這個擴音器又出現問題了。
Yang Li: What, yours as well? Don't worry, I'll tell our listeners our web address while you fix it: www.bbcukchina.com. 你的也是這樣嗎?別擔心,等維修的時候我會告訴聽眾我們的網站,他們可以去那學習。