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Palaver 繁琐;麻烦

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   A lot of palaver1 has made her feel under stress

  Jo: Hello, I'm Jo and you're listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. With me today is Lily, hello.
  Lily: Hello Jo. 是的,两分钟的地道英语节目,短小精悍,常听常练,你能积累许多书本上见不到的英式新词语。 Jo,今天的新词是什么?
  Jo: Well today's Real English word is palaver P.A.L.A.V.E.R. palaver.
  Lily: Palaver. 听上去像个名词,什么意思呢 Jo?
  Jo: Well if something is a palaver, it means there is an unnecessary fuss2 or bother about the way something is done.
  Lily: I see. Palaver 意思就是,不必要的繁琐和麻烦。
  Jo: So for example, say I'd just bought a new MP3 player, but it was really difficult to work out how to use it and how to put my music on it, that would be a palaver.
  Lily: 这太典型了,买了一个新的 MP3 播放器,可是操作太复杂,说明太啰嗦,这时,你就 可以说,it’s a palaver. Let's listen to some more examples.
  Examples
  A: Oh I can't believe the whole family are coming to dinner – I'll have to buy lots of food, drink and decide what dishes to cook. It's going to be really stressful.
  B: For 14 people – I can imagine! What a palaver!
  A: Have you applied3 for that new job yet?
  B: I'm trying but it's a real palaver. I have to fill in about five forms, and write an essay, and I have about two days left!
  本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑。

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1 palaver NKLx0     
adj.壮丽堂皇的;n.废话,空话
参考例句:
  • We don't want all that palaver,do we?我们不想那样小题大做,不是吗?
  • Progress is neither proclamation nor palaver.进步不是宣言,也不是空谈。
2 fuss Ifkz4     
n.过分关心,过分体贴,大惊小怪,小题大作
参考例句:
  • My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.我每次回家,母亲总对我体贴备至。
  • Stop all this fuss and do your homework.别大惊小怪了,去做你的家庭作业吧。
3 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
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