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各位聽眾，現(xiàn)在播送《流行美語》。今天 Larry 開車帶李華去購物中心。 李華會學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語：all ears 和 back seat driver。
LH: LARRY! 音樂關(guān)小聲一點(diǎn)！
LL: What was that?
LH: 你音樂不要開那么大聲啦，我有件事想問你。
LL: Oh? What is it? I'm all ears.
LH: I'm all ears...你在說什么啊？
LL: I'm all ears means I'm listening attentively. I have all my attention on you now.
LH: 是嗎？你終于肯聽我說啦。不過 all ears 是專注地聽別人說話的意思。 那我讓大家注意聽我講話，就可以說 please be all ears. 對嗎？
LL: Well, to be all ears is rarely used as a request. You can either say, I am all ears, to indicate you are paying attention, or he or she is all ears to say that another person is paying a lot of attention.
LH: 所以 all ears 通常是用來形容一個(gè)人在仔細(xì)聽。比較少當(dāng)做要求是嗎？
LL: Yes, that's right. So what was it that you wanted to say?
LH: 啊！對喔， 差點(diǎn)都忘了。就是啊……今天做實(shí)驗(yàn)的時(shí)候， 跟我同組一個(gè)女生， 一直指揮我們做這個(gè)做那個(gè)的， 真討人厭。
LL: Oh. You have a backseat driver in your group?
LH: Backseat driver...后座上的司機(jī)，那是什么呢？
LL: A backseat driver is a person who gives unwanted advice; someone who tries to run things even though they don't have the power or authority to do so.
LH: 對對對！她就是這種人！也沒有讓她做組長，她就對我們指手劃腳的，哎怎么辦呢？
LL: Well, you should let her know that you don't like it when she orders you around.
LH: 我應(yīng)該清楚地告訴她，不喜歡被她指使來指使去的，對，說的也是。 咦？不是應(yīng)該在這里左轉(zhuǎn)嗎？Larry!
LL: Whoa! You scared me!! I know where I'm going, Li Hua. You're becoming a backseat driver yourself.
LH: 喔？原來 backseat driver 是這樣來的啊？ 坐在汽車后座的人常常喜歡指揮駕駛開車， 所以 backseat driver, “后座駕駛”，這個(gè)詞就被用來形容喜歡指揮別人的人了，真有趣。How do you like me as a backseat driver, Larry?
LL: I do not like it Li Hua. And don't do it again. You scared me.
LH: 啊……不好意思。不過 Larry, 你也滿厲害的，一邊開車還能一邊聽我說話，you have all ears.
LL: Li Hua, you cannot say someone "has all ears". You have to say someone "is all ears". So instead of saying "Larry, you have all ears." you should say, "Larry, you are all ears."
LH: 喔？不能說專心在聽的人 has all ears, 而要說那個(gè)人 is all ears 嗎？
LL: Yup. Try giving me an example using "all ears!"
LH: 好啊。When my mom said she wanted to talk to me about something important, I was all ears. 這樣用對嗎？
LL: Yes, that's correct. Can you give me an example of backseat driver now?
LH: 等等。我想先確認(rèn)一下。 Back seat driver 可以這樣用嗎： My boss is a backseat driver, he always orders us around.
LL: Not really. A backseat driver describes someone who tries to run things even though they don't have the power or authority to do so, or someone whose advice is not wanted. However, your boss would be someone who is authorized to give orders and probably gives out good advice too.
LH: 喔。這么說，back seat driver 是形容愛指揮別人但又沒有權(quán)力的人，所以用在老板身上不適合。
LL: That's right. Hey, you've been all ears!
LH: 哈哈對呀。 啊！我們到購物中心了！
LL: Yup. Let's go shopping! We can practice these phrases another time.
今天李華從 Larry 那兒學(xué)到兩個(gè)常用語，一個(gè)是 all ears, 表示“洗耳恭聽”；另一個(gè)是 backseat driver, 也就是“喜歡指揮別人的人” 。這次《流行美語》播送完了，謝謝收聽，下次節(jié)目再見。
