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現(xiàn)在播送第 962講。我是楊琳。
M：我是 Steve Baragona.
侄子邀請(qǐng)我們夫婦倆去看他的樂隊(duì)演出。我真不敢相信他現(xiàn)在這么棒! 我記得幾年前他還在我姐姐的車庫(kù)里練習(xí)，聽起來簡(jiǎn)直就是噪音，可他們?nèi)缃褚呀?jīng)能在全國(guó)巡回演出了！我真替他高興，這也讓我想到一句習(xí)慣用語，那就是:
M：Come a long way. Long is spelled l-o-n-g, and way; w-a-y. Come a long way.
Come a long way 的意思與這些詞字面的意思不太一樣，它的意思是“突飛猛進(jìn)”。就像我侄子的樂隊(duì)，they have made considerable progress from when they first started playing together. They've COME A LONG WAY. 他們的水平比剛開始組樂隊(duì)時(shí)進(jìn)步了一大塊，取得了飛越。下面例子里的主人公參加高中同學(xué)會(huì)，看到了很多高中同學(xué)，包括他的老朋友James。我們來看看他們的聚會(huì)有什么驚喜:
M: "I went to my high school reunion last weekend. That's where I saw my old buddy James. Twenty years ago he was short, overweight and rather shy. Now he's tall, thin and very outgoing. He even runs his own company. He says his life has gotten a lot better. It's clear to me he's COME A LONG WAY."
[這段話是說: 我上個(gè)周末去參加高中聚會(huì)，見到了老朋友James. 他可是大變樣! 20年前他又矮又胖，而且很容易害羞。可現(xiàn)在他又瘦又高，非常外向，還自己開了公司! 他說自己的生活改善了很多。很顯然，他取得了很大的進(jìn)步和成功。]
提起突飛猛進(jìn)，我覺得最值得一提的就是科技發(fā)展。現(xiàn)在的科技每時(shí)每刻都在進(jìn)步，iPhone, iPad, iTouch....快的讓我們覺得趕不上! Technology has come a long way compared to 10 years ago. 現(xiàn)在的科技與10年前相比，簡(jiǎn)直是突飛猛進(jìn)。好，回到James身上，我們?cè)賮砺犅爠偛拍嵌卧?
M: "I went to my high school reunion last weekend. That's where I saw my old buddy James. Twenty years ago he was short, overweight and rather shy. Now he's tall, thin and very outgoing. He even runs his own company. He says his life has gotten a lot better. It's clear to me he's COME A LONG WAY."
遇到一個(gè)要求嚴(yán)格的上司是好事，不過有時(shí)候也會(huì)讓你頭疼。下面的例子里，我們來聽聽要求嚴(yán)格的消防隊(duì)長(zhǎng)對(duì)自己的隊(duì)員說了什么：
M: "You all did pretty well in the practice drills we ran. You made significant progress working quickly and working as a team. That doesn't mean you should be satisfied with your achievement. The reality is that more is expected of you. If you're serious about earning the full respect of this community, you'll need to COME A LONG WAY from how you performed today."
[這段話是說: 你們演習(xí)時(shí)表現(xiàn)不錯(cuò)，進(jìn)步很快，有很強(qiáng)的團(tuán)隊(duì)精神。但這不是說你們能就此滿足。我對(duì)你們的期望遠(yuǎn)不止這些。基于今天的表現(xiàn)，如果想贏得整個(gè)社區(qū)的尊重，你們還有很長(zhǎng)的路要走。 ]
這名消防隊(duì)長(zhǎng)的要求真嚴(yán)格! 我鄰居就是一名消防員，而且是一名女消防員! 你知道嗎? Years ago women weren't even allowed to be firefighters, they've come a long way. 多年前是不允許女性當(dāng)消防員的，這方面進(jìn)步很大。好的，我們?cè)賮砺犅爠偛拍嵌卧?
M: "You all did pretty well in the practice drills we ran. You made significant progress working quickly and working as a team. That doesn't mean you should be satisfied with your achievement. The reality is that more is expected of you. If you're serious about earning the full respect of this community, you'll need to COME A LONG WAY from how you performed today."
今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的習(xí)慣用語是COME A LONG WAY，意思是“突飛猛進(jìn)”。好的，這次[美國(guó)習(xí)慣用語]就到此結(jié)束，我是楊琳，我是 Steve Baragona。謝謝各位的收聽。
A: 原來 to come a long way是突飛猛進(jìn)的意思。Kat 你發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有，My hosting style has come a long way...
B: 你又臭美了.... but of course, I should congratulate you on your progress. I know it must be hard not everyone can have such obvious hosting talents from birth. From the moment I opened my eyes, I was a born entertainer!
A: 啊呀，Kat, 你還真是不謙虛啊! 言歸正傳，我有個(gè)好消息要告訴你! 還記得我朋友Roger么，你覺得特帥的那個(gè)!
B: Yeah! What about him?
A: 他跟他女朋友分手啦! 我們大家都覺得他們其實(shí)不合適，現(xiàn)在他們分手了，Kat...你的機(jī)會(huì)來啦!
B: 哈哈，Let the evil planning begin! He will be mine! MWAHAHAHA! But since you mention 分手，let's see how to say it in American English!
