英语听力精选进阶版 6597

 

John: Hello, You're listening to Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I'm John.

Helen: And I'm Helen.

John: Here on Real English, you can learn interesting and fun words which you might not find in your dictionary.

Helen: That's right. 希望您在今天的地道英语节目中能学到一些平时在字典里找不到的英语表达。So, what's our phrase of the day? John?

John: Have you heard of the phrase to moonlight?

Helen: To moonlight? Wow, it sounds really romantic. Moon 就是月亮，light 不就是光吗？月光听起来多浪漫啊！

John: Well, there is another meaning to moonlight.

Helen: 那就听你解释一下吧。

John: It means to work at an additional² job, whilst³ not telling your main employer⁴. It's a secret.

Helen: 啊，是吗？除了正常上班之外，还打了一份零工 an additional job. 而且还得保持秘密 a secret.

John: So, if you're a teacher during the day, but also work as a taxi driver at night to pay the rent, then you're moonlighting.

Helen: I see, 要想同时做两份工作的确不容易。

Example:

A: I’m so tired.

B: What have you been doing?

A: I’ve been moonlighting at a bar for the last few nights.

B: What for? You’re doing so much already during the day.

A: Well, I’m a bit short of money at the moment.

B: You’d better take care. It’s not good for you to work day and night.

John: Poor thing. So have you moonlighted as well Helen?

Helen: Well, when I was at university, I did do two jobs at the same time. I moonlighted as a waitress.

John: Me too. I moonlighted as a storeholder at a market.

Helen: Well, let's recap for today. 我们今天学的表达是 moonlighting, 意思就是打份不想让其他人知道的零工，也就是兼差。

John: That's all from us. We hope you'll join us for more Real English next time. Bye

Helen: Bye.

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 additional   

adj.添加的，额外的，另外的

参考例句：

• It is necessary to set down these additional rules.有必要制定这些补充规则。
• I think we can fit in an additional room.我想我们可以再加建一间房子。

3 whilst   

conj.一边...一边，当...的时候，同时，时时

参考例句：

• She sang whilst she worked.她边干活边唱歌。
• There was dead silence in the court,whilst the white rabbit read out these verses.当白兔子念诗的时候，法庭上鸦雀无声。

4 employer   

n.雇用方，雇主

参考例句：

• My employer deducted ten pounds from my wages this week.我的雇主从我本周的工钱中扣除了十英镑。
• His monthly salary is paid into the bank by his employer.他的月薪由雇主替他存入银行。