關(guān)于辦公室里閑聊的地道英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)
BBC地道英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ):Water cooler chat 辦公室里閑聊
Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Helen.
Zoe: 大家好，我是劉佳。
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Zoe: 在今天的地道英語(yǔ)里，我們來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)一些當(dāng)代英語(yǔ)中最新出現(xiàn)的詞匯，短語(yǔ)還有習(xí)慣表達(dá)。Helen, 快來(lái)告訴我們今天的'新詞兒吧？
Helen: Today’s expression is ‘water cooler chat’.
Zoe: Water cooler chat. What’s that?
Helen Zoe: Well, listen carefully. A water cooler is where people get water to drink in an office. (就是你平時(shí)在辦公室里喝水的地方) Chat is informal talk (就是聊天). So, water cooler chat is informal talk in the office around the water cooler.
Zoe: So water cooler chat 是個(gè)俚語(yǔ)，說(shuō)的就是在單位和同事們邊喝水邊聊天。
Helen: Yes. It’s like having a break. You go for a drink.
Zoe: 然后你和同事們一起聊電視節(jié)目或者體育賽事
Helen: You got it.
Insert 錄音片斷
A: Did you watch ‘Lost’ last night on TV?
B: Yes, it was brilliant. What about when….
C: Get back to work you two! There’s too much water cooler chat in this office!
Zoe: Do you like water cooler chat?
Helen: Of course, it’s just being friendly.
Zoe: And the boss?
Helen: Well, if you spend all day chatting round the water cooler, your boss wouldn’t be happy!
Zoe: Of course not!
Helen: And you would probably drink too much water and spend all night in the bathroom! Anyway, to recap water cooler chat means
Zoe: Water cooler chat 說(shuō)的就是和同事們隨便的聊天. And that’s all we have time for today.
Helen: Yes, that’s all. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon. Bye.
Zoe: See you!
【關(guān)于辦公室里閑聊的地道英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)】相關(guān)文章：
地道英語(yǔ)之“辦公室閑聊”05-20
辦公室里常用的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)03-31
辦公室里常用到的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)06-16
地道的辦公室英語(yǔ)05-15
辦公室閑聊話(huà)題英語(yǔ)對(duì)話(huà)12-20
如何有效對(duì)付辦公室里的悶熱12-25
辦公室里的愛(ài)情英語(yǔ)句子06-12