OPENING

A:Hello,dear audience, welcome to this week’s Charming English Radio.I’m_______,from_______.

B:Hi, I’m_______,from_______.

C: I’m_______,from_______.

A:Well,_______, do you like traveling ?

B:Of course I do. When it comes to this question ,I guess that lots of replies would be Yes!

C:Oh,well, I think so. I’m also fond of traveling ,though I have not been to lots of places.Well, then ,have you ever thought about traveling abroad?

A:Well, yes, I have . But I will spend a large amount of money on that .

B:Well, that’s true.Um, anyway, we are young and we have enough time to realize our dreams .Cause we are the boss of our life.

C: That’s right. Then,dear audience, please join us in a minute in the slang pocket and stay tuned.

SLANG POCTET

A:OK ,今天我们继续学习5个俚语。

B:Yep,and the first slang for today is stick-in-the mud.

C:stick-in-the mud中的STICK有粘住、插入的意思，而mud表示的泥淖。

A：的确，那stick-in-the mud的字面意思是粘在泥巴里，其实stick-in-the mud 表示的意思是守旧者、顽固者。

B：一个人如果很固执的坚持自己的观点，一点都不想改变，哪怕这观点在别人看来是再腐朽不过时，他也义无反顾的坚持到底，那这样的人就像是被STICK困在了mud泥淖里，你想拔他出来可不容易。所以stick-in-the mud指的就是那些守旧者、顽固者，年轻人和老人都包括在内。

C:Yes,let's take a look at an example.

A:Anyway,I'm not interested in married men.

B:Oh,don't be such a stick-in-the mud

C:Well,stick-in-the mud守旧者、顽固者

A:stick-in-the mud守旧者、顽固者.And the next slang is Sunday best.

B:Yep,Sunday best大家都知道西方人有周日Sunday去教堂做礼拜的习惯，在这一天他们往往会穿上自己最漂亮、最正规的衣服来显示对耶稣基督的敬重。于是，Sunday best就成了一个比喻，只要是某人最好的衣服都可以用它来表达。

C:Yes,for example:They were all in their Sunday best for the photographer.这句话可以翻译成：他们都穿上了自己最好的衣服来照相。

A:Well,example again.You've got to put on your Sunday best you want to impress the girl.

B:Well,as a matter of fact.I don't have any decent clothes.

C:OK,Sunday best 最漂亮的衣服

A:Well, the next slang is about a pot and kettle and to some degree is similar to a Chinese idiom..

B:Yeah!锅POT和壶kettle一直以来都是共同战斗在灶台上的难兄难弟，一个笑话另一个黑，岂不是五十步笑百步，大家明明都很黑嘛!所以俚语The pot calling the kettle black 讽刺的就是那些明明自己就做得不怎么样，还要去嘲笑比自己干的更差的人。

C:Yes!The pot calling the kettle black 就是表示五十步笑百步咯。For example:Elliot accused me of being selfish. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black!这句话可以翻译成：艾略特竟然指责我自私，真是五十步笑百步呀！！

A:OK,the pot calling the kettle black五十步笑百步

B:Well,the next slang is Wear your heart on your sleeve .俚语wear your heart on your sleeve的字面意思是把你的心戴在你的袖子sleeve上，那其实，wear your heart on your sleeve表示的是悲喜形于色,也就是情绪都写在脸上的意思。

C:是，其实，这个俚语源自于中世纪西方情人节的一个庆祝活动。在2月14日那一天，同一地区所有的男青年都会聚集在一起，从装有满是该地区女生的名字的盒子中抽出一份，看看上帝给自己一份怎样的安排，抽中了谁的名字就保护谁一年，并把她的名字套在自己的袖子sleeve上，来表示爱。

A:因此，大家喜欢用wear your heart on your sleeve来表达情绪的坦率展示。For example :Not to wear your heart on your sleeve.意思是：不要太情绪化

B:All right, example again.

C:She is kind of player who never hides how she is feeling.One look at her and you know if she is winning or losing .

A:Right,she wears her heart on her sleeve.

B:Well,wear your heart on your sleeve 悲喜形于色

C:OK,the last slang for today's slang pocket is shoot the bull闲聊

A:Yep,shoot the bull闲聊。shoot the bull实际上是shoot the bullshit，bull是bullshit的缩写，bullshit有“胡话、大话”的意思，如果shoot射出来的都是bullshit胡话、大话的话，那这番话一定谈的不是什么正经事儿咯，纯属“闲聊”。

B:其实，shoot the breeze跟shoot the bull也有同样的意思。大家想象一下，shoot the breeze，在微风中交谈，此情此景跟闲聊不也是正好契合嘛。Well,for example:The guys sit around the locker room, shooting the breeze.对于这句话，我们就可以翻译成，这群家伙在更衣室里坐着，一番海阔天空地闲聊着。

C:Example again：Come on!Let's go to the bar tonight and shoot the bull..走吧，今晚我们一起去酒吧闲聊吧。

A:OK,shoot the bull闲聊

B:Then,dear audience,have you got the 5 slang we share with you today?.They are stick-in-the mud守旧者、顽固者; Sunday best 最漂亮的衣服; the pot calling the kettle black五十步笑百步;wear your heart on your sleeve 悲喜形于色and shoot the bull闲聊.

C:Well,dear audience ,next, please stay in our story house for a few minutes.

STORY HOUSE

A man was going to the house of some rich person. As he went along the road, he saw a box of good apples at the side of the road. He said, "I do not want to eat those apples; for the rich man will give me much food; he will give me very nice food to eat." Then he took the apples and threw them away into the dust.

He went on and came to a river. The river had become very big; so he could not go over it. He waited for some time; then he said, "I cannot go to the rich man's house today, for I cannot get over the river."

He began to go home. He had eaten no food that day. He began to want food. He came to the apples, and he was glad to take them out of the dust and eat them.

一个人正朝着一个富人的房子走去，当他沿着路走时，在路的一边他发现一箱好苹果，他说：“我不打算吃那些苹果，因为富人会给我更多的食物，他会给我很好吃的东西。”然后他拿起苹果，一把扔到土里去。

他继续走，来到河边，河涨水了，因此，他到不了河对岸，他等了一会儿，然后他说：“今天我去不了富人家了，因为我不能渡过河。”

他开始回家，那天他没有吃东西。他就开始去找吃的，他找到苹果，很高兴地把它们从尘土中翻出来吃了。

不要把好东西扔掉，换个时候你会觉得它们大有用处。

The City Mouse and the Country Mouse

Once there were two mice. They were friends. One mouse lived in the country; the other mouse lived in the city. After many years the Country mouse saw the City mouse; he said, "Do come and see me at my house in the country." So the City mouse went. The City mouse said, "This food is not good, and your house is not good. Why do you live in a hole in the field? You should come and live in the city. You would live in a nice house made of stone. You would have nice food to eat. You must come and see me at my house in the city."

The Country mouse went to the house of the City mouse. It was a very good house. Nice food was set ready for them to eat. But just as they began to eat they heard a great noise. The City mouse cried, " Run! Run! The cat is coming!" They ran away quickly and hid.

After some time they came out. When they came out, the Country mouse said, "I do not like living in the city. I like living in my hole in the field. For it is nicer to be poor and happy, than to be rich and afraid."

城里老鼠和乡下老鼠
从前，有两只老鼠，它们是好朋友。一只老鼠居住在乡村，另一只住在城里。很多年以后，乡下老鼠碰到城里老鼠，它说：“你一定要来我乡下的家看看。”于是，城里老鼠就去了。乡下老鼠领着它到了一块田地上它自己的家里。它把所有最精美食物都找出来给城里老鼠。城里老鼠说：“这东西不好吃，你的家也不好，你为什么住在田野的地洞里呢？你应该搬到城里去住，你能住上用石头造的漂亮房子，还会吃上美味佳肴，你应该到我城里的家看看。”

乡下老鼠就到城里老鼠的家去。房子十分漂亮，好吃的东西也为他们摆好了。可是正当他们要开始吃的时候，听见很大的一阵响声，城里的老鼠叫喊起来：“快跑！快跑！猫来了！”他们飞快地跑开躲藏起来。

过了一会儿，他们出来了。当他们出来时，乡下老鼠说：“我不喜欢住在城里，我喜欢住在田野我的洞里。因为这样虽然贫穷但是快乐自在，比起虽然富有却要过着提心吊胆的生活来说，要好些。”

OK,next is our music time.

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