时间:2019-01-02 作者:英语课 分类:地道英语在线听


英语课




A man being cagey
What's he being so cagey about?






Jo: Hello, I'm Jo and this is Real English from BBC Learning English. Hi Lily.

Lily: Hello there Jo. 欢迎大家收听地道英语节目. 这个两分种的小节目专门介绍英式英语中最流行的词汇和成语,其中很多都是字典上查不到的。 Jo 今天我们要学习的新词语是什么?.


Jo: Today we're looking at the word cagey C.A.G.E.Y. cagey.


Lily: Cagey? 什么意思呢?


Jo: Well it's an adjective that you can use for someone who is unwilling 1 to give you information.


Lily: 一个不愿向你透露任何信息的人就可以被形容为 cagey. Can you give us an example Jo?


Jo: Well for example, I might ask you where you're going tonight and you won't really answer my question – you might have a very good or very personal reason for not telling me but I might describe you as cagey.


Lily: 如果你问我今晚打算干什么,我不想告诉你,于是躲躲闪闪不直接回答你的问题,这就是 cagey. 汉语就是回避。


Jo: Here's some more examples to help.


Examples


A: You've got a few bags there – what have you been buying?


B: Oh nothing special – just stuff.


A: Food or presents?


B: Just stuff, you know.


A: Hmm you're being a bit cagey aren't you?


A: I wonder why Jason was talking to the boss…


B: Yeah I was curious about that. I tired to ask him about it but he was being rather cagey.


Jo: Now I saw you last night Lily…


Lily: You saw me? Where?


Jo: You were walking down the street, near that new shopping centre – with a tall man.


Lily: Oh yes. I was just going out for a meal.


Jo: With the man? Who's he then? Anyone special?


Lily: Just a friend.


Jo: Oh come on Lily, you can tell me.


Lily: I said – he's a friend.


Jo: Now you're being a bit cagey Lily.


Lily: 我说 Jo, 你对我并不是什么都说, 那我也没有义务把所有的事情都告你呀! 好了, 今天的地道英语节目就学到这里. 祝大家学习愉快!


Jo: Bye!


 



adj.不情愿的
  • The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
  • His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。
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