Jean: Hi, you're listening to Jean Dong and this is Authentic Real English. 大家好，您现在正在收听的是董珍为您主持的地道英语节目。

William: Hi, I'm William Kremer. We're going to be talking to you about the word wonky. W.O.N.K.Y. 嗨，大家好，我是威廉·克莱默。我们今天要讨论的词是wonky。

Jean: Yes, just before today's show William was telling me that his chair is wonky. 是的，就在节目开始前，威廉告诉我他的椅子是歪的。

William: Yes, my chair is wonky. 是的，我的椅子是歪的。

Jean: William 坐的椅子整个倒了，现在他已经坐在地上了。

William: That's right Jean; my chair has collapsed because it was wonky. 说的对，珍；我的椅子倾斜了因为它是歪的。

Jean: OK. 看来wonky这个词的意思就是shaky或者是uneven。Shaky 摇摇晃晃的，uneven 歪的。

William: Yeah let's listen to these people using the word wonky. 是的，来听这些人说这个词。

Example:

A: I like your new glasses but they don't look straight. 我喜欢你的新眼镜但是它们看上去是歪着的。

B: Oh, that's because my ears are wonky. 哦，那是因为我的耳朵是歪着的。

A: The wheel on my bike is wonky. 我自行车上的轮子坏了。

B: Oh... that explains why you looked so wobbly when you were cycling. 哦……这就是为什么你骑车的时候看上去那么不稳定的原因。

Jean: Ah so the first person said his ears were wonky. 那他的耳朵不会掉下来吗？

William: No, he used wonky to mean uneven. 不会，他用这个词表示歪的。

Jean: 噢，谢天谢地。

William: And the second person said the wheel on his bike is wonky. 第二个人说他自行车上的轮子是歪的。

Jean: Yes, 他自行车的轮子是 wonky 的，就是说是没有安好，是歪的。

William: And his friend said he looked wobbly. 他的朋友说他看上去摇摇晃晃的。

Jean: 就是说，如果他的自行车轮子是wonky的，那么他看上去也是wobbly也就不奇怪了。Wobbly就是抖动的或者是摇摇摆摆的，平衡掌握得不好的样子。

William: Ok Jean, I think that we're going to have to end the show here. 好的，珍，我想我们不得不结束节目了。

Jean: Yes, and you'd better go and find a new chair. 是的，你最好找一个新的椅子。

William: Yep and I'll be sure to check that my new chair is not wonky. 好的，我会确定一下我的新椅子是好的。

Jean: Ok and I'll remind everyone that they can visit our website www.bbcchina.com.cn for more Authentic Real English programmes. 好的，我想提醒听众朋友们来我们的网站做客，收听更多的地道英语。

William: Thanks for that Jean. Bye. 谢谢啦，珍。下期见。