地道英语在线听-Uptight 紧绷弦
时间：2019-02-26 作者：英语课 分类：地道英语在线听
Sun Chen: 还有我,孙晨
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English textbook.
Sun Chen: 地道英语时段,我们说的可是英语中的新鲜词,在课本里还不一定能找得到,所以,你要仔细听.jo 快说说,今天要学的是哪个词?
Jo: Today’s word is ‘uptight 2’ – U.P.T.I.G.H.T. – uptight.
Sun Chen: Uptight. 什么意思呢?
Jo: If you are uptight, you are angry and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 一个人如果是uptight,那他一定是紧绷着弦儿,一点都不放松,你能给咱举个例子吗?
Jo: Of course. You might say ‘don’t get uptight – relax!’ if your friend was getting stressed and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 这是个好词吗?
Jo: Not really. You could say ‘my boss is too uptight today’. You mean it as a negative thing, he’s stressed.
Sun Chen: 这么说,我们在使用这个词的时候还得谨慎点儿,弄不好还要得罪人呢!
Insert 片断
A: Are Mike and Angela still dating?
B: No, she decided 3 to stop seeing him. He was always so uptight about everything.
Jo: My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
Sun Chen: Really?
Jo: Yes. He would scream and shout all the time about nothing.
Sun Chen: He sounds terrible.
Jo: Yes, but luckily my new boss isn’t uptight at all.
Sun Chen: That’s good.
Jo: Yes, Sun Chen. There’s nothing worse than an uptight boss.
Sun Chen: 好好,我们还是趁热打铁,赶快复习一下,如果一个人的弦儿绷得特别紧,一点不放松,就可以用uptight来形容了.
Jo: Yes, that’s it. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Sun Chen: 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。
- He's feeling a bit uptight about his exam tomorrow.他因明天的考试而感到有点紧张。
- Try to laugh at it instead of getting uptight.试着一笑了之，不要紧张。