地道英语在线听-Top Up 充值

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Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning² English, I’m Helen.

Zoë: Hi, 你好吗？我是刘佳。欢迎收听地道英语。

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

Zoë: So what is today’s new phrase, Helen?

 

Helen: Today we’re going to look at the verb to top up.

Zoë: Top up?

Helen: That’s right. Top - T.O.P. Up – U.P. Top up.

Zoë: Top up 说的是什么呢, Helen?

Helen: Generally speaking to top up means to refill a container until it is full again.

Zoë: Right. 一般来说，top up 是个动词，表示把一个容器填满，就是续杯的意思。

Helen: Exactly. But in recent years to top up has come to mean putting more credit into a mobile phone account or a public travel card.

Zoë: 现在这个词又扩大了应用的范围，比如给手机充值，或者给公共交通卡充值，等等。

Helen: You’ve got it.

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A: My mobile phone is out of credit.

B: Here, use mine. I topped up my phone this morning.

A: Thanks.

Zoë: 如果我给我的手机充值，就是我往我的手机帐户里续存了钱。对吗？

Helen: That’s correct.

 

Zoë: Where can I top up my phone in the UK, Helen?

Helen: Topping up your mobile phone is very easy in the UK. You can buy a top-up card in most newsagents or supermarkets.

Zoë: 这么简单，我只要去超市或者路边的报亭商店就可以买到充值卡了吗？

Helen: It’s that easy. Or you can top up your mobile phone on the internet – just go to the website and buy credit for your phone with your credit card.

Zoë: 好啦，让我们来复习一下。To top up 就是给手机或者公共交通卡充值。

Helen: Well I’m afraid we are out of time again. So don’t forget to join us next time on BBC Learning English.

Zoë: Bye for now.

 

1 credit   

n.信用，荣誉，贷款，学分；v.归功于，赞颂，信任

参考例句：

• I credit him with a certain amount of sense.我认为他有一定的见识。
• He got the credit,and we did the dirty work.他得荣誉，我们做不讨好的工作。

2 learning   

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。

3 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。