A busman's holiday 照常工作的节假日

A busman's holiday 照常工作的节假日 

内容简介 你有没有过虽然在休假但仍照常工作的经历？在英语里，就有一个表达可以形容这种“照常工作的节假日”。听节目，学习一个幽默的表达。

（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Rob

Hello, I'm Rob.

大家好，欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《》节目。我是冯菲菲。

Rob

So, it should have been Neil presenting with you today, , but he's gone on holiday, so you've got me instead.

Yes, I know. 我们的同事 Neil 正在休年假，整整两周时间呢。

Rob

Oh, lucky Neil. Two weeks doing nothing - sitting on the beach in the sun, eating ice-cream. Wonderful!

Oh, Neil won't be sitting on any beaches. He's going to help teach English at a school in Spain.

Rob

What? He's gone to Spain to do the same work he does here – that's a bit of a busman's holiday, isn’t it?

“A busman’s holiday 一位公车司机的假期”？Neil 又不是公车司机。Neil’s job isn't driving buses, Rob.

Rob

No, – a busman's holiday is a holiday where you do the same thing you do at work instead of just having a rest.

原来，在英语里，“a busman’s holiday”是指“一个照常工作的节假日”，也就是说虽然在休假但仍然做一些与自己平日上班做的类似的工作。That’s a strange choice, isn't it, Rob?

Rob

It is, but he's not the only one. Listen to these examples.

Examples

The taxi driver said he was going on a driving holiday around Europe – sounds like a busman's holiday to me!

My mini-break turned into a bit of a busman's holiday when I had to use my plumbing skills to fix a leak in the hotel.

I decided to take a break from playing in the band and go on holiday but it turned into a busman's holiday when I ended up busking to raise enough money for my plane ticket home.

A busman’s holiday 用来描述虽然在度假但照常工作的假期。这听起来可真是没什么意思。If I went on holiday, doing my job would be the last thing I'd do.

Rob

Yes, me too. But think about what Neil actually does in his job…

Hmm. He drinks tea… sits around chatting… goes shopping…

Rob

Exactly – and he'll be doing the same thing in Spain.

Now that sounds like my kind of ‘busman's holiday’! When can I go?

Rob

Let's finish the programme first.

OK. Bye!

Rob

Bye-bye.