Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m
Jo.
Jean: And
I’m Jean.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in
your English textbook.
Jean:
學(xué)習(xí)英式英語(yǔ)非常重要的一部分就是要學(xué)習(xí)他們?nèi)粘Ｊ褂玫挠⒄Z(yǔ)口語(yǔ)，而且這些英語(yǔ)的通俗說(shuō)法并不是經(jīng)常能在書(shū)本上學(xué)到的。那Jo，我們今天要學(xué)的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)詞是什么呢？
Jo: Today’s new word is ‘naff’ – N.A.F.F. – naff.
Jean: Naff. Naff是什么意思呢？
Jo: Well, naff is a slang word. It means bad, not good.
Jean: 那，naff就是不好的、很差的意思嘍。那我們?cè)趺从眠@個(gè)詞呢？
Jo: Well, anytime you want to say something isn’t good. You could say ‘It’s
naff.’ for example ‘I didn’t like the live music. It was naff.’
Jean: 就是說(shuō)你覺(jué)得現(xiàn)場(chǎng)音樂(lè)都很差所以你不喜歡？
Jo: Yes. ‘It’s naff’ means ‘It isn’t good.’
Insert
A: How was your holiday?
B: A bit naff really. There wasn’t anything to do and the weather was
terrible.
Jo: Have you tried the new restaurant over the road?
Jean: No, have you?
Jo: Yes, but it’s a bit naff. I wouldn’t recommend it.
Jean: Why is it naff?
Jo: Well, the food was naff to start with, and the music is terrible. And it
was quite expensive.
Jean: It does sound naff.
Jo: Yes. Don’t waste your money going to a naff restaurant.
Jean: 好了，今天我們學(xué)到的新詞naff是另一個(gè)英國(guó)特有的口語(yǔ)詞，就是不怎么樣，很差勁的意思，naff。Well, it looks like we
don’t have any more time.
Jo: Yes, that’s it. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English.
Bye.
Jean: See you next time.
