Soho 伦敦苏活区

The script¹ of this programme 本节目台词

	Producer Jo Reffin has fun in Soho

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It’s in Central London, it’s…um… the streets near to Oxford² street, Regent street – so it’s sort of in between there.

Lots and lots of small streets in that area with loads of bars, cafes, restaurants, pubs³, clubs – so it’s a really happening place, loads going on.

Jo: There certainly is a lot going on in this part of London. Yes, in today’s On The Town from BBC Learning⁴ English we’ve come to one of the liveliest areas of England’s capital city – Soho. I’m Jo and with me today is Oliver.

Oliver: Jo,你好。

Jo: So let’s have a closer look at what that man said there – he said Soho is in central London.

Oliver: Soho 这个区坐落在伦敦中心的中心，是位于伦敦两个著名的商业街，牛津街和摄政街 之间的区域。

Jo: And Soho is basically⁵ lots and lots of small streets in that area with loads of bars, cafes, restaurants, pubs and clubs.

Oliver: Loads of 很多的，很多条布满酒吧的小街。

Jo: Bars.

Oliver: 酒吧。

Jo: Cafes.

Oliver: 咖啡店。

Jo: Restaurants.

Oliver: 餐馆。

Jo: Pubs and clubs.

Oliver: 酒吧和俱乐部。 如果你喜欢交际的话，那这可是一个好地方，是吧，Jo？

Jo: It certainly sounds like it Oliver. The man there described Soho as a really happening place with loads going on. Happening.

Oliver: 嗯，happening 是一个在现在的年轻人当中非常流行的非正式的单词在这儿，假如用happening 来形容一个地方的话，意思是说是很酷，很好玩。A happening place. Loads of 的意思呢，就是很多的，大量的。

Jo: And loads going on – and as we heard there "loads" means lots – going on.

Oliver: Going on 的意思是正在发生的。

Oliver: 那么你是否已经喜欢 Soho 的感觉了呢？

Jo: Well let’s find out more. We’ve been walking around the streets of Soho talking to people – and we met this man in a cafe who knows Soho very well.

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I came here as a student and I found it a very attractive place to be – very diverse⁶ day life, nightlife, food, ah… jazz all sorts of things.

Jo: So this man came to Soho when he was a student and he found it a very attractive place to be.

Oliver: 他发现这个地方很有魅力，相当有吸引力，而且 Soho 白天的生活和夜生活都是非常多元化的。

Jo: Diverse – it has a diverse day life and nightlife.

Oliver: 我们经常可以听到 nightlife 这个词儿，意思是夜生活。但是有意思的是这个人还提到了 day life，你可能不经常听到，在这儿，他的本意是说一天一天的日常生活。

Jo: So we have heard that Soho is very diverse.

Oliver: 一个和我们交谈的路人形容为什么 Soho 是怎么样多元化的，仔细听听，看看你能不能听到他是怎么说外卖这个词儿的。

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Well I’m just looking down the street now and I can see an Italian restaurant – I can see a Chinese restaurant, I can see a take-away sandwich bar – there’s just loads of different kinds of bars, cafes, take-away places – a whole range.

Jo: Did you catch that word….take-away. A take-away sandwich bar.

Oliver: 外卖，一个外卖的三明治店。外卖的地方。

Jo: Yes, Soho is diverse because even just on one street you will see a whole range of things.

Jo: So we get the image that Soho is a really lively place in central London with lots of things to do – and the people we met on the streets today gave us their reasons why you might visit this part of London. Here’s some language to help you understand what they said.

 

To go out.

Oliver: 出去玩。

Jo: A mix. A good mix of people.

Oliver: 和不同的人交往，接触。

Jo: It’s buzzing⁷.

Oliver: Buzzing 的意思是这儿有很多充满活力、让人激动的事情发生。

Jo: A vibe – there’s a really good vibe to the place.

Oliver: 一个很棒的气氛。 Let’s listen to those people we met.

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I think Soho’s a really good place to go out – it’s a really good mix of people and there’s always something to do, everything stays open really late, it’s just a great area of London. It’s just buzzing – there’s a really good vibe to the place.

Jo: Well Soho is just so exciting, I think we should go and experience this diverse place Oliver. What shall we do? Eat Italian food? Chinese? Mexican? Go for a coffee perhaps? Or maybe a beer?

Oliver: Wow Jo – there are too many choices!! 这儿有太多的选择了。

Jo: Well you think about it and I’ll say goodbye. We’ll see you next time!

Oliver: How about a beer, Jo? Actually no, I think I prefer a coffee – and Greek food – how about Greek food?

 

1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 pubs   

酒店，酒馆( pub的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I don't like pubs.They're noisy, smelly, and what's more, expensive. 我不喜欢酒吧。那里又吵，气味又难闻，更重要的是，花费太多。
• We did/went the rounds of all the pubs in town. 我们逐一光顾了城里所有的酒店。

4 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。

5 basically   

adv.基本上，从根本上说

参考例句：

• His heart is basically sound.他的心脏基本上健康。
• Basically I agree with your plan.我基本上同意你的计划。

6 diverse   

adj.不同的；相异的；多种多样的；形形色色的

参考例句：

• Spain is a composite of diverse traditions and people.西班牙是一个汇集了多种传统和民族的国家。
• Society is now much more diverse than ever before.当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。

7 buzzing   

adj.嗡嗡响的v.发出嗡嗡声( buzz的现在分词 )；（发出）充满兴奋的谈话声[闲话，谣言]；忙乱，急行；用蜂鸣器（发信号）

参考例句：

• The computer made a buzzing noise that she found off-putting. 计算机发出的嗡嗡声让她心烦。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Bees are humming [buzzing] around from flower to flower. 蜜蜂在花丛中嗡嗡地飞来飞去。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》