英语听力精选进阶版 6608
时间：2018-12-03 作者：英语课 分类：英语听力精选进阶版
Helen: Hello and welcome to Real English from BBC Learning 1 English. I’m Helen.
Zoe: 你好，欢迎收听今天的地道英语，我是刘佳。
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Zoe: Helen, 咱们今天要学的新词是?
Helen: Today’s new word is ‘plummet 2’ – P.L.U.M.M.E.T. – plummet.
Zoe: Plummet 这是什么意思啊？
Helen: Well, plummet is a verb, and is often used in business English. Plummet means to fall suddenly and quickly from a high position.
Zoe: 这个 plummet 的意思是从一个很高的位置快速的跌落，会经常出现在商务英语中。那能给我们举个例子吗 Helen？
Helen: Of course. So do you watch the news?
Zoe: Yes I do.
Helen: Well, sometimes in the business news they might say share prices…
Zoe: 股票价格…
Helen: ...have plummeted 3 to a low point of 3.5.
Zoe: 哦，你是说股票价格突然跌落倒了3.5。
Helen: Exactly.
Zoe: 那它是个贬义词吗 Helen?
Helen: Well, it depends but generally it’s a bad thing.
Zoe: 那如果要说我的公司的上市价格突然跌了很多应该怎么说呀？
Helen: Well you could say ‘the value of my company plummeted last year’.
Example
A: Why did you close your company?
B: Well, when we lost the contract with Sony our share price plummeted, so we had to close.
News reporter: It was a bad day for business in the USA today as prices plummeted across all markets.Experts hope they will improve tomorrow.
Helen: Anyway let’s recap – plummet.
Zoe: 意思就是从很高的位置快速突然的跌降。 Well, it looks like we are out of time.
Helen: Yes, we have to go. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Zoe: 下次节目再见。
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。