地道英语在线听-Teacher’s Pet 老师的宠物

Helen: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m Helen.

Oliver: 嗨，我是 Oliver。

Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.

Oliver: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中经常出现的流行词汇和实用表达。那Helen, 今天给我们带来的新词是什么呢？

Helen: Today we are going to talk about being a teacher’s pet.

Oliver: 这个短语和学校生活有些关系。

Helen: Yes, it’s an expression we often hear in schools, especially among students.

Oliver: 那么请告诉我们 a teacher’s pet 究竟是什么意思呢？

Helen: The definition² of a teacher’s pet usually refers to a student who is popular with the teachers, and probably not popular with fellow students.

Oliver: 老师就是 teacher, a pet 就是宠物, 放在一起，这个短语就是说那些老师很喜欢或者说经常能得到老师特别照顾的学生。

Helen: And it’s not a particularly nice phrase to say to someone. It has a negative meaning.

Oliver: 对，这是个贬义的短语，千万不要用在表扬那些学习好的人啊。小心会惹火上身哦。

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A: How did you do in your essay?

B: I got an okay grade, but Mr Jones gave Sarah Evans top marks though.

A: I’m not surprised, she’s a teacher’s pet, you know. They always give her good marks.

Oliver: 通常来讲，如果一个学生在学校表现很好，特别是在主课上表现很好，就很容易得到老师的喜欢。

Helen: Then other students might brand him or her a teacher’s pet.

Oliver: Helen, did anyone ever call you a teacher’s pet?

Helen: Once or twice. I was quite good at maths.

Oliver: And how did you react?

Helen: I just ignored their comments. I think my classmates were just jealous³ of my results.

Oliver: 嗯，我们今天学到得短语就是老师的宠物。

Helen: A teacher’s pet. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.

Oliver: 我们下次节目再会。

1 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。

2 definition   

n.定义；限定，确定；清晰度

参考例句：

• The book attempts a definition of his role in world politics.该书要阐明的是他在世界政局中的作用。
• I made a definition for this word.我给这个字下了定义。

3 jealous   

adj.妒忌的，猜忌的；精心守护的

参考例句：

• He was jealous when he discovered that she loved someone else.当他发现她爱别人的时候，他吃醋了。
• An honorable Chinese citizen should be jealous of his own rights.一名光荣的中国公民应当珍惜自己的公民权利。