Long 冗长乏味的

Long 冗长乏味的 

内容简介 菲菲正在为度假做准备，她想在出发之前熨好旅行要带的衣物。Neil 觉得熨衣服这件事很“long”，这是什么意思？听节目，学习一个形容事情“枯燥无聊的”英式俚语。

大家好，我是冯菲菲。欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的《》节目。

Neil

…and I’m Neil. Hi, , what are you up to?

Hi Neil. Oh, I’m just ironing a few clothes.

Neil

That’s a big pile of clothes. 

I’m going on holiday! 我要去度假了，所以得在出发前把衣服熨得平平整整的才行。

Neil

You’re even ironing your shorts!

Nothing like perfectly ironed shorts.

Neil

Nah, that’s long, !

They’re shorts – not long! Neil 说熨衣服这件事很“长 long”，可是我在熨短裤啊。

Neil

Haha, very funny. You know what I mean. 

没错，其实我知道这个单词的意思。这是“long”的英式俚语用法，我们常在非正式的场合听到它，人们常用 long 来形容一项任务“枯燥，毫无意义”。

Neil

Exactly. Ironing is long. It’s dull and takes forever.

That’s because you do it all wrong. Here, let me show you, while we play these examples.

Examples

I can’t believe you’re cleaning the whole house. That’s long, bro. Come out and enjoy the sun.

A: Why don’t you stick with your diet?

B: Dieting is long. I just eat what I want and go to the gym instead. 

Neil

You know, , you’re right. Ironing isn’t so bad.

Just you wait. You’ll be ironing your socks before you know it.

Neil

So, where are you off to on your holiday?

我要用整整五个月的时间去环游世界。I’m travelling around the world for five months! 怎么样，听起来不错吧？

Neil

Wow, five months! That’s long.

Aha – but do you mean long as in boring?

Neil

Of course not. Five months is a long holiday. Have a great trip!

You can do all my ironing when I get back.

Neil

So long, . Bye! 

Bye.