地道英语在线听-Taking the Mickey/Mick 取笑/挖苦

Is he taking the mickey out of you?

Jo: You're listening to Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I'm Jo.

Lily: And I'm Lily. 两分钟的地道英语专门向大家介绍英国当代流行语， 其中很多都是在书本上或字典里查不到的。 Jo, 今天学什么新词语?

Jo: Today's expression is to... take… the… mickey M.I.C.K.E.Y. To take the mickey out of someone.

Lily: 听着很费解 – 什么意思呢?

Jo: Well, it is a way of saying in English 'to make fun of someone'.

Lily: 这下我就明白了。 在你想取笑某人，让他们出洋相的时候就可以说， you are taking the mickey out of them, right?

Jo: That's right. And it's usually in a fun, jokey kind of way that you take the mickey although sometimes it can be used in a more serious way. Here are some more examples:

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A: Everyone always takes the mickey out of me because my wife makes my lunch every day.

B: Aw, but she makes you such nice lunches?

A: Are you taking the mick as well?

A: How's your new English teacher?

B: He's OK but everyone takes the mickey out of him because he always wears an awful jacket and red shoes! No one takes him seriously!

Lily: 第一段对话表现了一种善意的取笑，因为总是老婆为这位男子打点好午餐，所以办公室的同事们不免都来善意的挖苦挖苦这个男子。 但是第二段对话中,学生们因不喜欢老师的装束而不把老师放在眼里,这就有些不敬的味道了。 总之， to take the mickey out of someone 就是善意或恶意地取笑挖苦某人。

Jo: Don't forget you can learn more Real English words and expressions by logging² onto our website at www.bbcchina.com.cn.

Lily: And you might see some really nice pictures of Jo on there!

Jo: Are you taking the mickey, Lily?

Lily: 怎么， 你没感觉到我也正在从你身上学习英国式的讽刺幽默吗! 毕竟，那是你的明星照 啊!

Jo: Hmmmm – I think it's a very nice photo! Anyway, thanks for listening to our BBC Learning English programme – we'll see you next time.

Lily: 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 logging   

n.伐木搬运业；记录，存入；航行日志v.砍伐树木(log的现在分词)

参考例句：

• All these measures were calculated to prevent water-logging by rainstorm or mountain torrents. 这些措施都是为了预防暴雨或山洪造成的涝灾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They cleared large tracts of forest for farming, logging and ranching. 他们清除了大片的森林以经营农耕、采伐与畜牧。 来自辞典例句