Fuddy-duddy 观念守旧的人

Fuddy-duddy 观念守旧的人 

内容简介 Rob 觉得自己虽然年龄不小了但一直保有一颗年轻的心和开放的观念。但菲菲觉得 Rob 是一个 fuddy-duddy “观念守旧的人”。听他们的对话，学习一个描述人观念守旧的说法。

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。Hey, happy birthday for last week, Rob.

Rob

Thanks, , yes, 21 years old. Where has the time gone?

Rob 说自己21岁！Are you sure? You don't act like a 21-year-old.

Rob

What are you saying exactly, ?

Well, err, look at your clothes – they're not very trendy. They're a bit boring.

Rob

Boring?

Yes. And, come on, you're not very youthful.

Rob

Youthful? Just because I haven't got any tattoos – who wants a tattoo anyway, they look silly and they damage your skin.

There you go – old fashioned attitudes – no way you’re 21! 

Rob

Hmm, so you're saying I'm a fuddy-duddy?

名词 fuddy-duddy 多在口语中使用，意思是“观念守旧的人，枯燥无趣的人”。咱们来听几个例句。

Examples

Ling thinks I’m an old fuddy-duddy because I don’t drive a flashy sports car.

My dad's a bit of a fuddy-duddy. He still listens to music on cassette tapes. 

The bank has lost many customers over the years, probably due to its fuddy-duddy image.

正如上面的最后一个例子，在英语里，fuddy-duddy 除了可以形容观念守旧的人以外，还可以形容机构的办事方式古板从而显得过于自大。But Rob, being a fuddy-duddy isn't all bad.

Rob

Oh yes? Boring, old-fashioned – how can that be a good thing?

Well, you make us all laugh.

Rob

Yes, but for the wrong reasons – I'm off.

Oh dear, it seems like a fuddy-duddy doesn't even have a sense of humour. Where are you going?

Rob

To get a tattoo done.

It'll hurt. Bye!