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Rob's in for a shock. He may think he's 21 but some of his attitudes make him seem much older – and Feifei has the right expression to describe him! Listen to the programme to find out what it is!
羅布可能會大吃一驚。他可能認為自己21歲，不過他的一些態度使他看上去要老很多，菲菲有一個形容他的貼切短語！收聽本期節目，了解這個短語！
Rob: Hello, I'm Rob...
羅布：大家好，我是羅布。
Feifei: ...And I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak. Hey, happy birthday for last week Rob.
菲菲：我是菲菲，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。嘿，羅布，上周是你生日，補祝你生日快樂。
Rob: Thanks Feifei, yes 21 years old – where has the time gone?
羅布：菲菲，謝謝你，我已經21歲了，時間都去哪兒了？
Feifei: Are you sure – you don't act like a 21-year-old.
菲菲：你確定嗎？你的行為舉止看上去可不像21歲。
Rob: What are you saying, Feifei?
羅布：菲菲，你說什么？
Feifei: Well, errr, look at your clothes – they're not very trendy, they're a bit boring!
菲菲：額，看看你的穿著，不僅不太時髦，而且有點兒乏味！
Rob: Boring?
羅布：乏味？
Feifei: Yes... and come on, you're not very youthful.
菲菲：對，得了吧，你可并不年輕。
Rob: Youthful?! Just because I haven't got any tattoos – who wants a tattoo anyway, they look silly, don't they? And they damage the skin as well...
羅布：年輕？！只是因為我沒有紋身，話說誰想要紋身啊，它們看上去太傻了，不是嗎？而且還會傷害皮膚。
Feifei: There you go – old fashioned attitudes – no way you're 21!
菲菲：又是這樣，又是這些過時的觀念，你不可能21歲！
Rob: So you're saying I am a fuddy-duddy?
羅布：所以你的意思是我是個“觀念守舊的人”？
Feifei: A fuddy-duddy – that's an informal phrase to describe someone who is boring, dull and has old-fashioned attitudes. Let's hear some examples of this phrase.
菲菲：“觀念守舊的人”，這是個非正式短語，用來形容那些無聊、無趣、觀念守舊的人。我們來聽幾個應用這個短語的例句。
Examples
例句
Ling thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy because I don't drive a flashy sports car.
因為我不開豪華跑車，所以凌認為我是個觀念守舊的人。
My dad's a bit of a fuddy-duddy - he still listens to music on cassette tapes.
我爸爸的觀念有些過時，他還在用盒式磁帶聽音樂。
The bank has lost many customers over the years, probably due to its fuddy-duddy image.
這家銀行在這些年來損失了很多顧客，原因可能是銀行觀念守舊的形象。
Feifei: So a fuddy-duddy is someone who is old-fashioned and sometimes pompous. But Rob, being a fuddy-duddy isn't all bad.
菲菲：所以，這個短語用來形容那些老派的人，有時還可以形容浮而不實。不過羅布，做一個“觀念守舊的人”也不完全是一件壞事。
Rob: Oh yes? Boring, old-fashioned – how can that be a good thing?
羅布：真的嗎？無聊、過時，怎么可能是好事呢？
Feifei: Well, you make us all laugh.
菲菲：嗯，你會讓所有人發笑呀。
Rob: Yes but for the wrong reasons – I'm off.
羅布：是，但卻是因為錯誤的原因，我要走了。
Feifei: Oh dear, it seems like a fuddy-duddy doesn't even a sense of humour. Where are you going?
菲菲：哦天哪，看起來“觀念守舊的人”甚至連幽默感都沒有。你要去哪里啊？
Rob: To get a tattoo done.
羅布：去紋身。
Feifei: It'll hurt. Bye!
菲菲：那會很疼的。再見！
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