地道英语在线听-Whizz-kid 天才神童

Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m Jo.

Jean: And I’m Jean.

Jo: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Jean: 和汉语一样，英语语言里是充满了成语和口语词的，所以学习和了解这些短语和口语词是非常有用的。尤其这些说法和语言都是英国人日常说到用到的。那Jo，我们今天要来学习的新词是什么呢？

Jo: Today’s new expression is ‘whizz-kid’ – W.H.I.Z.Z. kid.

Jean: Whizz-kid. 你能给我们解释一下这个词的意思吗？

Jo: Well, whizz-kid is an expression that means someone who is young, successful and very good at what they do.

Jean: 我知道了。Whizz-kid就是用来形容那种年纪很小就很能干很成功的人的，可以算是天才神童的意思。

Jo: It’s usually used in a business environment, or in the news talking about business.

Jean: 原来whizz-kid经常出现在商界或者新闻报道中。那请问Jo，你能给我们举个例子叫我们怎么用这个词吗？

Jo: Many computer programmers are very young, and very successful, so you could call them computer whizz-kids.

Jean: I see.

Jo: But it doesn’t have to be computers.

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A: I went to the Stock² Market yesterday. I couldn’t believe how young the people working there are!

B: I know – financial whizz-kids!

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Jean: How is your friend Bill, Jo?

Jo: Bill? Very well. He is working for the bank now.

Jean: But he is very young.

Jo: Yes, but he’s a financial whizz-kid. He’s brilliant with money.

Jean: 好了，让我们回顾一下，– whizz-kid – 这个词用来形容那种小小年纪就很能干很成功的天才神童人物。Whizz-kid! Well, it looks like we are out of time.

Jo: Yes, we have to go. 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.

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n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 stock   

n.存货，储备；树干；血统；股份；家畜；adj.存货的；平凡的，惯用的；股票的；畜牧的；vt.进货，采购；储存；供给；vi.出新芽；进货

参考例句：

• The shop takes stock every week on Friday mornings.这家商店每星期五早晨盘点存货。
• Experts have forecast an upturn in the stock market.专家已预测股票市场价格有上升趋势。