“出故障”怎么说？

　　Rob: Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. My name is Rob.

　　欢迎收听地道英语(英语口语)。 我是Rob。

　　Helen: And hello, my name is Helen.

　　嗨，大家好!我是Helen。

　　Rob: Hold on Helen, hold on. We cant hear you properly. I think yourmicrophone is playing up.

　　等一下，Helen。 我听不清楚你在说什么 我觉得你的麦克风可能在playing up(出故障)了。

　　Helen: Playing up?

　　Playing up?

　　Rob: Sorry, I didnt quite catch that.

　　对不起，我没怎么听清楚。

　　Helen: Let me just push this button. There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up?

　　让我来按一下这个按钮。 好了 嗨， 你说我的麦克风在playing up?

　　Rob: Thats right. It wasnt working properly. If something isnt working as it should be, we sometimes say its playing up.

　　没错， (你的麦克风)出了问题。 假如什么东西不像它本来应该那样正常运作，我们就称之为 playing up。

　　Helen: Up not down?

　　用up而不是down吗?

　　Rob: No，playing down is a different expression that means something totally different.

　　不是，playing down(贬低;淡化)的意思完全不一样。

　　Helen: OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up?

　　哦。 也就是说如果我家的电视画面闪个不停的话，我也可以说TV出故障咯?

　　Rob: Exactly. Lets hear about some other things that are playing up

　　没错啦 让我们来听听例句，看看是什么东西失灵了：

　　I dont think Ill be able to give you a lift to work today, my cars been playing up.

　　我今天可能不能载你去上班了，我的车坏了

　　My phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off.

　　我的电话出了点小故障 每次我拨号的时候，总是自动关机。

　　Helen: That sounds like my phone! So if something isnt doing what is should do then its misbehaving?

　　听起来好像说的我的电话 也就是说如果什么东西没有正常运作，我们就可以说它在捣蛋使坏咯?

　　Rob: Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. Its just like people. When they misbehave we can say theyre playing up. Like this

　　哈哈! 呃，也可以这样说。 就好像人一样。 当他们捣蛋的时候，我们就可以称之为playing up， 就像这样：

　　Sorry but Im going to be late. The children have been playing up and Ive still got so much to do.

　　对不起，我可能会迟到。 家里的小孩不听话，我一时忙不过来!

　　Helen: Children are very good at playing up; its usually because they want attention.

　　小孩真的很会制造麻烦!通常是因为他们想引起别人的注意!

　　Rob: Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body thats not working properly.

　　现在，Helen，你也要注意一下，因为playing up同时也可以用来描述身体上某部分不对劲。

　　Ow! Im going to have to lie down; my backs playing up again.

　　哎呦， 我得躺下;我的背又开始作怪了!

　　Count me out of this weekends football match; my legs playing up so I need to rest it.

　　这个星期的足球赛我就不去了。我的腿出毛病了，得休息!

　　Helen: So it seems playing up refers to anything thats not working or behaving as it should. Now Rob, my legs also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car?

　　看起来playing up好像可以指任何没有正常运作的东西。 哦，Rob，我的腿也出毛病了所以我在想，你是否可以用你的车送我回家呢?

　　Rob: No way - oh it looks like my microphones playing up now!

　　想得美(小声地)!哎呀，我的麦克风好像坏了。

　　Helen: No Rob, its you whos playing up - now switch it back on!

　　停下来，Rob。瞧现在谁在playing up(使坏)了?把(麦克风)重新打开!

　　Rob: Oh, oh OK then Helen!

　　哦， 哦，好吧，Helen。

　　Helen: Lets go then. Bye!

　　一起走吧。 再见!

　　Rob: Bye.

　　再见! Rob: Hello and welcome to the English We Speak. My name is Rob.

　　欢迎收听地道英语(英语口语)。 我是Rob。

　　Helen: And hello, my name is Helen.

　　嗨，大家好!我是Helen。

　　Rob: Hold on Helen, hold on. We cant hear you properly. I think your microphone is playing up.

　　等一下，Helen。 我听不清楚你在说什么 我觉得你的麦克风可能在playing up(出故障)了。

　　Helen: Playing up?

　　Playing up?

　　Rob: Sorry, I didnt quite catch that.

　　对不起，我没怎么听清楚。

　　Helen: Let me just push this button. There! Hello. Now, you said the microphone was playing up?

　　让我来按一下这个按钮。 好了 嗨， 你说我的麦克风在playing up?

　　Rob: Thats right. It wasnt working properly. If something isnt working as it should be, we sometimes say its playing up.

　　没错， (你的麦克风)出了问题。 假如什么东西不像它本来应该那样正常运作，我们就称之为 playing up。

　　Helen: Up not down?

　　用up而不是down吗?

　　Rob: No，playing down is a different expression that means something totally different.

　　不是，playing down(贬低;淡化)的意思完全不一样。

　　Helen: OK. So as the picture on my TV at home is flickering, I can say my TV is playing up?

　　哦。 也就是说如果我家的电视画面闪个不停的话，我也可以说TV出故障咯?

　　Rob: Exactly. Lets hear about some other things that are playing up

　　没错啦 让我们来听听例句，看看是什么东西失灵了：

　　I dont think Ill be able to give you a lift to work today; my cars been playing up.

　　我今天可能不能载你去上班了，我的车坏了

　　My phone keeps playing up. Every time I dial a number, it just switches itself off.

　　我的电话出了点小故障 每次我拨号的时候，总是自动关机。

　　Helen: That sounds like my phone! So if something isnt doing what is should do then its misbehaving?

　　听起来好像说的我的电话 也就是说如果什么东西没有正常运作，我们就可以说它在捣蛋使坏咯?

　　Rob: Ha Ha! Well, you could say that. Its just like people. When they misbehave we can say theyre playing up. Like this

　　哈哈! 呃，也可以这样说。 就好像人一样。 当他们捣蛋的时候，我们就可以称之为playing up， 就像这样：

　　Sorry but Im going to be late. The children have been playing up and Ive still got so much to do.

　　对不起，我可能会迟到。 家里的小孩不听话，我一时忙不过来!

　　Helen: Children are very good at playing up; its usually because they want attention.

　　小孩真的很会制造麻烦!通常是因为他们想引起别人的注意!

　　Rob: Now, Helen, could I have your attention now please because playing up is also something you can say to describe a part of your body thats not working properly.

　　现在，Helen，你也要注意一下，因为playing up同时也可以用来描述身体上某部分不对劲。

　　Ow! Im going to have to lie down; my backs playing up again.

　　哎呦， 我得躺下;我的背又开始作怪了!

　　Count me out of this weekends football match; my legs playing up so I need to rest it.

　　这个星期的足球赛我就不去了。我的腿出毛病了，得休息!

　　Helen: So it seems playing up refers to anything thats not working or behaving as it should. Now Rob, my legs also been playing up so I wonder if you could give me a lift home in your car?

　　看起来playing up好像可以指任何没有正常运作的东西。 哦，Rob，我的腿也出毛病了所以我在想，你是否可以用你的车送我回家呢?

　　Rob: No way - oh it looks like my microphones playing up now!

　　想得美(小声地)!哎呀，我的麦克风好像坏了。

　　Helen: No Rob, its you whos playing up - now switch it back on!

　　停下来，Rob。瞧现在谁在playing up(使坏)了?把(麦克风)重新打开!

　　Rob: Oh, oh OK then Helen!

　　哦， 哦，好吧，Helen。

　　Helen: Lets go then. Bye!

　　一起走吧。 再见!

　　Rob: Bye.

　　再见!