Portobello Road
英语课
BBC 1 Learning 2 EnglishLondon LifePortobello RoadJackie: Hello, I'm Jackie Dalton. Welcome to London Life!
This week we find outabout one of London's most interesting streets –Portobello Road, which is especially famous for itsSaturday market. We'll look at the language of markets andshopping. First, we'll hear from Jonathan, who is a dealerthere. He sells old maps. Listen to him describe what it'slike there. He'll talk about the stalls 4 – small shops withan open front or stands where things are sold. They sellantiques – old objects like furniture or decorations whichsome people like to collect. And junk 6 – things that peopledon't want anymore and have thrown out, but others mightlike to buy. Listen out for those words now.
JonathanWell Portobello Road is a wonderful place to go if you wantto wander round antique 5 stalls, junk stalls. You never knowquite what you're going to find. Every stall 3 sellsdifferent things, there must be well over a hundreddifferent dealers 7 and shops. So there's plenty to see anddo and it's great fun for a day out.
Jackie: So what makes Portobello Road special –different from any other street where you can go shopping?
This time, listen out for these expressions:
Chain stores – big, well-known shops which have stores inmany places and tend to sell the same kinds of products. Anexample of a chain is MacDonald's or Burger King, they arechains which have similar restaurants all over the world.
Traders 8 – in this context 9 are the people who have marketstalls or shops and who are selling.
Merchandise 10 – is the product they're selling, whether it'sfood, clothes, antiques,or anything else.
Now as you listen to Jonathan, try to answer this question:
What's the difference between Portobello Road and othershopping streets?
JonathanThe real difference you'll notice is the lack of big chainstores. The area has a semi-protected status so you get alot of small traders in there who would never be able toafford to run a shop anywhere else. So you'll getcompletely unique shops and stalls selling very, veryunusual merchandise. It's unlike 11 any other street in Londonand is well worth a visit.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? The difference isit's not just full of big chains, selling the same thingsas everywhere else. There are smaller shops, selling thingsthat are 'unique' – different, unusual.
What kinds of things? You'll hear the word 'memento 12', whichmeans a small thing that you keep to remind you ofsomething. And you'll hear the word'bric-a-brac' – Jonathan will explain what that means 13.
JonathanAnything and everything! I mean, there are some stalls andthere are some shops which are very expensive and they willhave wonderful furniture or paintings and then there willbe a stall that will be selling what we would call in thiscountry 'bric-a-brac' and that can be anything from alittle cup, to a tin, to a glass, to a toy, you name it!
And that is the great thing about going to Portobello Road,is that you're never sure what you're going to find. For afew pounds you'll come away with a lovely memento of Londonand something, probably, that's almost unique.
BBC LEARNING ENGLISHJackie: The market takes place every Saturday. Whydoes Jonathan think it's good to go early?
JonathanIt opens quite early. If you were to arrive there, say, atseven o'clock in the morning it would already be there fullof dealers and a lot of the stalls would all be up andrunning and that would be the time to get the reallyinteresting bargains.
Jackie: Jonathan says if you go early, that's thebest time to pick up an interesting bargain. A 'bargain' issomething you buy cheaper than the usual price:
Voice: This jumper was a real bargain – it was reducedfrom 30 pounds to 14! Jackie: So you can go early to getan interesting bargain. There's another way ofgetting a good bargain. Listen to Jonathan again. You'llhear the word 'haggle 14'. Try to work out from the contextwhat 'to haggle' means.
JonathanIf you see something on a store and you think 'I reallylike that, but it's a bit too expensive,' haggle! Say tothe man or the woman 'What's the best price you can do onthis?' And if they want to sell it they'll give you aprice.
Jackie: To 'haggle' is to argue over the price ofsomething with the person who is selling it. In most shopsin Britain, you shouldn't try to haggle because there is afixed price for things. But in many markets and in somesmaller shops you can sometimes haggle to get a betterprice for whatever you want to buy.
Well, Portobello Road is certainly one of my favouritestreets in London and if you're visiting the capital cityand want to pick up a memento of London or a good bargain,it's certainly the place to go.
This week we find outabout one of London's most interesting streets –Portobello Road, which is especially famous for itsSaturday market. We'll look at the language of markets andshopping. First, we'll hear from Jonathan, who is a dealerthere. He sells old maps. Listen to him describe what it'slike there. He'll talk about the stalls 4 – small shops withan open front or stands where things are sold. They sellantiques – old objects like furniture or decorations whichsome people like to collect. And junk 6 – things that peopledon't want anymore and have thrown out, but others mightlike to buy. Listen out for those words now.
JonathanWell Portobello Road is a wonderful place to go if you wantto wander round antique 5 stalls, junk stalls. You never knowquite what you're going to find. Every stall 3 sellsdifferent things, there must be well over a hundreddifferent dealers 7 and shops. So there's plenty to see anddo and it's great fun for a day out.
Jackie: So what makes Portobello Road special –different from any other street where you can go shopping?
This time, listen out for these expressions:
Chain stores – big, well-known shops which have stores inmany places and tend to sell the same kinds of products. Anexample of a chain is MacDonald's or Burger King, they arechains which have similar restaurants all over the world.
Traders 8 – in this context 9 are the people who have marketstalls or shops and who are selling.
Merchandise 10 – is the product they're selling, whether it'sfood, clothes, antiques,or anything else.
Now as you listen to Jonathan, try to answer this question:
What's the difference between Portobello Road and othershopping streets?
JonathanThe real difference you'll notice is the lack of big chainstores. The area has a semi-protected status so you get alot of small traders in there who would never be able toafford to run a shop anywhere else. So you'll getcompletely unique shops and stalls selling very, veryunusual merchandise. It's unlike 11 any other street in Londonand is well worth a visit.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? The difference isit's not just full of big chains, selling the same thingsas everywhere else. There are smaller shops, selling thingsthat are 'unique' – different, unusual.
What kinds of things? You'll hear the word 'memento 12', whichmeans a small thing that you keep to remind you ofsomething. And you'll hear the word'bric-a-brac' – Jonathan will explain what that means 13.
JonathanAnything and everything! I mean, there are some stalls andthere are some shops which are very expensive and they willhave wonderful furniture or paintings and then there willbe a stall that will be selling what we would call in thiscountry 'bric-a-brac' and that can be anything from alittle cup, to a tin, to a glass, to a toy, you name it!
And that is the great thing about going to Portobello Road,is that you're never sure what you're going to find. For afew pounds you'll come away with a lovely memento of Londonand something, probably, that's almost unique.
BBC LEARNING ENGLISHJackie: The market takes place every Saturday. Whydoes Jonathan think it's good to go early?
JonathanIt opens quite early. If you were to arrive there, say, atseven o'clock in the morning it would already be there fullof dealers and a lot of the stalls would all be up andrunning and that would be the time to get the reallyinteresting bargains.
Jackie: Jonathan says if you go early, that's thebest time to pick up an interesting bargain. A 'bargain' issomething you buy cheaper than the usual price:
Voice: This jumper was a real bargain – it was reducedfrom 30 pounds to 14! Jackie: So you can go early to getan interesting bargain. There's another way ofgetting a good bargain. Listen to Jonathan again. You'llhear the word 'haggle 14'. Try to work out from the contextwhat 'to haggle' means.
JonathanIf you see something on a store and you think 'I reallylike that, but it's a bit too expensive,' haggle! Say tothe man or the woman 'What's the best price you can do onthis?' And if they want to sell it they'll give you aprice.
Jackie: To 'haggle' is to argue over the price ofsomething with the person who is selling it. In most shopsin Britain, you shouldn't try to haggle because there is afixed price for things. But in many markets and in somesmaller shops you can sometimes haggle to get a betterprice for whatever you want to buy.
Well, Portobello Road is certainly one of my favouritestreets in London and if you're visiting the capital cityand want to pick up a memento of London or a good bargain,it's certainly the place to go.
1 BBC
abbr.（=British Broadcasting Corporation）英国广播公司
- She works for the BBC.她为英国广播公司工作。
- The BBC was founded in 1922.英国广播公司建于1922年。
2 learning
n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词
- 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。
3 stall
n.摊位，铺子，售货亭
- She sells fruits at a market stall.她在市场的货摊上卖水果。
- He has a stall that sells designer ripoffs.他开了个铺子卖仿冒设计师品牌衣服。
4 stalls
n.戏院正厅前排座位，前座观众；摊( stall的名词复数 )；熄火；厩；（房间内的）小隔间
- market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac 集市上出售廉价小摆设的货摊
- the front row of the stalls 正厅第一排
5 antique
adj.古时的，古代的；n.古物，古器，古玩
- The Sunday antique market is a happy hunting ground for collectors.周日的古董市场是收藏家的淘物乐园。
- I saw the vase in the window of an antique shop.我在一家古玩店的橱窗里看见了这个花瓶。
6 junk
n.废弃的旧物；破烂物
- I bought this old table in a junk shop.我在旧货店里买了这张旧桌子。
- They cleared out the junk room to make a tiny beds.他们将废品间清理用作小卧室。
7 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
- There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
- The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。
8 traders
n.商人( trader的名词复数 )；经商者；商船；（证券交易中不为他人作代理而自行交易的）交易人
- Beware of dishonest traders in the tourist areas. 在旅游区一定要谨防奸商。
- Many traders went under during the war. 战争时期，许多商人破产。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 context
n.背景，环境，上下文，语境
- You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
- This sentence does not seem to connect with the context.这个句子似乎与上下文脱节。
10 merchandise
n.商品，货物；v.经营，推销，销售，经商
- There's no use in manufacturing an item unless you can merchandise it.除非能够销售得出，否则生产产品就没有价值。
- Please don't handle the merchandise.请不要摸这些商品。
11 unlike
adj.不同的，不相似的；prep.不像，和...不同
- She's very unlike her mother.她一点也不像她母亲。
- It's unlike him to be late;he's usually on time.他不是会迟到的那种人，他通常很准时。
12 memento
n.纪念品，令人回忆的东西
- The photos will be a permanent memento of your wedding.这些照片会成为你婚礼的永久纪念。
- My friend gave me his picture as a memento before going away.我的朋友在离别前给我一张照片留作纪念品。