听播客学英语 225 Lend and Borrow

 　　This podcast is about the two words “lend” and “borrow”. Sometimes people learning¹ English find it difficult to remember how to use them correctly. I hope this podcast helps.

　　Kevin is a punk rock fan. When he was younger, he used to wear big boots and a safety-pin through his ear. He still wears the boots sometimes, but only when Joanne is away. His favourite band is called “Futile² Vendetta³”. Never mind what “Futile Vendetta” means – it’s just their name. He has a big collection of Futile Vendetta CDs.

　　Kevin has told his friend George about Futile Vendetta. George wants to borrow one of their CDs from Kevin. The next time they meet, Kevin lends George a CD called “Universal Evil”. Again, don’t worry what it means – it’s just its name! Look at how we say this in English.

　　George borrows the CD from Kevin

　　Kevin lends the CD to George (or, Kevin lends George the CD)

　　Joanne wants to invite some friends to a party. The weather is good and she thinks it would be nice to have a barbecue. But she and Kevin dont have a barbecue grill⁴. But her friend Marion does, so Joanne rings her up to ask if she can borrow it. Marion says yes, she will not need the barbecue at the weekend. She is happy to lend it to Joanne. Look at how we say this in English.

　　Joanne borrows the barbecue from Marion

　　Marion lends the barbecue to Joanne (or, Marion lends Joanne the barbecue).

　　Now you have a go. There is an exercise attached to the podcast.

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 futile   

adj.无效的，无用的，无希望的

参考例句：

• They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败，他们全部被杀，无一幸免。
• Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。

3 vendetta   

n.世仇，宿怨

参考例句：

• For years he pursued a vendetta against the Morris family.多年来他一直在寻求向莫里斯家族报世仇。
• She conducted a personal vendetta against me.她对我有宿仇。

4 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。