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Chris: Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to The English We Speak. It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen. Ah, there she is! Helen, how are you?
克里斯：大家好，我是克里斯，歡迎來到我們所說的英語。今天倫敦是個好天氣，所以我和海倫來外面見面。啊，她在那里！海倫，你好嗎？
Helen: I'm... fine... thanks.
海倫：我，很好，謝謝。
Chris: What are you doing? What are you looking at?
克里斯：你在干什么？你在看什么？
Helen: I'm looking up.
海倫：我在向上看。
Chris: R-Right. But I can't see anything.
克里斯：好吧，但是我什么也看不到。
Helen: Neither can I.
海倫：我也是。
Chris: Have you seen an aeroplane or something?
克里斯：你看到飛機或什么其他的了嗎？
Helen: Not sure...
海倫：不確定...
Chris: Maybe a bird?
克里斯：或許一只鳥？
Helen: Well, apparently things are looking up.
海倫：顯然一切都向上看。
Chris: Things are looking up?
克里斯：一切都向上看？
Helen: Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days, so things are looking up. I thought I'd come and see for myself... But there's not much going on to be honest.
海倫：是的，羅西告訴我最后三天天氣晴朗，所以一切都向上看。我覺得我得來自己看一看。但是說實話沒有什么發生。
Chris: Ah, I think you've misunderstood. Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky.
克里斯：啊，我覺得你誤解了。羅西的意思不是天空中有事發生。
Helen: Really? What do you mean?
海倫：真的嗎？什么意思？
Chris: It's an expression. You use the phrase 'things are looking up' when you want to suggest that conditions are getting better or more positive.
克里斯：這是個短語。當你想要表達情況正在好轉或向積極的方向發展，你可以用“一切欣欣向榮”這個短語。
Helen: Oh, right...
海倫：哦，好吧。
Chris: Here are some examples:
克里斯：以下是一些例子：
My wife and I both found great new jobs last month, so things are looking up.
我的妻子和我上個月都找到了好的新工作，所以一切都欣欣向榮。
Things are finally looking up now that he's recovered from his illness.
事情現在終于好轉了，他的病痊愈了。
Helen: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather has been getting better at the moment.
海倫：所以當羅西告訴我事情欣欣向榮，她的意思是天氣當時正在好轉。
Chris: Yes, she's suggesting that it looks like the weather in general is improving. So what do you think? Do you think the weather is getting better?
克里斯：是的，她的意思是看起來天氣大體上在改善。那么你覺得呢？你覺得天氣在好轉嗎？
Helen: So far, yes, yesterday was really hot. I hope it lasts for the weekend… But if things get worse, would you say, 'things are looking down'?
海倫：到目前為止，是的，昨天特別熱。我希望一直延續到周末。但是如果情況變壞，你會說“事情正在向下”嗎？
Chris: Not really. Instead, you could say: "It's taken a turn for the worse".
克里斯：不會的。相反，你可以說：“我正在轉向壞的方向。”
Helen: It's taken a turn for the worse. That's a useful phrase.
海倫：轉向壞的方向。這是個很有用的短語。
Chris: Oh, but hang on... look at that black cloud in the sky. It looks like it might rain after all. That's typical English weather!
克里斯：哦，但是等一下。看天空中那朵黑云。它看起來好像要下雨了。這是典型的英國天氣！
Helen: Oh great. Things really have taken a turn for the worse! Quick, let's get back to the office before it rains.
海倫：哦太好了。事情真的轉向壞的方向了！快，我們在下雨前回到辦公室去。
Chris: Let's go! Do join us again for another edition of The English We Speak and visit our website, bbclearningenglish.com. Bye!
克里斯：我們走！一定要再次加入我們獲取其他版本的我們所說的英語，并訪問我們的網站，bbclearningenglish.com。再見！
Helen: Bye!
海倫：再見！
