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地道英语学习第69期(附讲解音频):Green Shoots复苏迹象

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Diarmuid: Hello everybody and welcome to Authentic Real English from the BBC with me, Diarmuid.

欢迎来到BBC的地道英语节目,我是圣保罗。

Feifei: And me Feifei.

我是菲菲。

Diarmuid: So what are we talking about today then Feifei?

菲菲,我们今天要说的是什么?

Feifei: Our phrase today is one that has been used a lot in the media recently and is related to the economic problems the world has seen over the last year or so.

我们今天的词组是一个曾经常在媒体中出现的词组。它和去年世界经济问题有关系。

Diarmuid: Oh, that's so depressing.

哦,真是令人沮丧。

Feifei: Depressing 令人沮丧的。Why do you think that is so depressing?

为什么你觉得令人沮丧呢?
Diarmuid: Well, we have done so many words and phrases connected to the economy lately. Words like credit crunch.
嗯,我们最近学了很多和经济有关的词组。

Feifei: 信贷危机。

Diarmuid: Economic crisis.

Feifei: 金融危机。

Diarmuid: Recession.

Feifei: 经济衰退。

Diarmuid: And unemployment.

Feifei: 失业。I see what you mean. All of those words are very depressing.

我知道你什么意思了。所有的词都是令人沮丧的词。

Diarmuid: And pessimistic.

Feifei: 悲观的。In that case I have some good news for you because today's phrase is all about an optimistic 乐观的 view of the economy. 如果这样的话,这是个好消息,因为今天的词组是一个乐观的词。

Diarmuid: I'm intrigued, Feifei. Tell me more.

我挺好奇的,菲菲,继续说说。

Feifei: Today's phrase is green shoots. Green as in the colour green. And shoots. S.H.O.O.T.S. Green shoots.

Diarmuid: Green shoots. Why is that optimistic?

为什么这个词是乐观的呢?

Feifei: It's to do with the meaning of shoots.

Shoots 有发芽的意思。

Diarmuid: So in this case shoots are the first little green leaves that come out of the ground when a plant is beginning to grow.

嫩枝是指当植物开始生长的时候新长出来的一点点绿色的叶子。

Feifei: Yes, like in the beginning of spring when plants recover from winter.

是的,像是冬天过去,春天到来的时候植物的复苏。

Diarmuid: But how does that relate to the economy?

但是这和经济有什么关系。

Feifei: The complete phrase is the green shoots of recovery 复苏迹象。

就是说经济复苏的一点儿迹象。

Example

Newsreader: The Minister of Finance said today that the first green shoots of recovery were beginning to be seen in the country's economy. 财务部长说今天经济复苏开始在全国经济上有所体现了。 Diarmuid: So green shoots are signs that something, like an economy for example, is beginning to improve after a difficult time?

所以说复苏迹象是某件事的象征,比如经济,艰难的时刻过去了以后开始复苏。

重点单词   查看全部解释    
phrase [freiz]

想一想再看

n. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句
vt. 措词

联想记忆
authentic [ɔ:'θentik]

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adj. 可信(靠)的,真实的,真正的

联想记忆
intrigued

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adj. 好奇的;被迷住了的 v. 引起…的兴趣;使迷惑

 
recovery [ri'kʌvəri]

想一想再看

n. 恢复,复原,痊愈

 
unemployment ['ʌnim'plɔimənt]

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n. 失业,失业人数

 
related [ri'leitid]

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adj. 相关的,有亲属关系的

 
optimistic [.ɔpti'mistik]

想一想再看

adj. 乐观的,乐观主义的

 
pessimistic [.pesi'mistik]

想一想再看

adj. 悲观的,悲观主义的

 
credit ['kredit]

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n. 信用,荣誉,贷款,学分,赞扬,赊欠,贷方

联想记忆


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