地道英语

A blow一次打击，大失所望

内容简介

这期节目中要介绍的地道英语表达 “a blow” 可以用来指 “一件让人失望透顶的事情”。这类事件通常是 “有破坏性影响的意外事件”。听节目，学习 “a blow” 的用法。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei
大家好，欢迎收听 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。I'm Feifei.

Beth
And I'm Beth. We have a word used when something is a disappointment. It is 'a blow'.

Feifei
'A blow'. “Blow” 在这里作名词，“a blow” 的意思是 “一记重击”，而在日常生活中，它其实还可以用来指 “一件让人失望透顶的事情，一次打击”。Beth，最近有没有什么事情对你来说是 “a blow”？

Beth
Well, I've been trying to buy a new car. I saw one I really liked, and I was just about to buy it, but I've just found out that it sold yesterday. It's a bit of a blow.

Feifei
It does sound like a blow. 这确实很让人失望。A similar thing happened to me when I was looking for a flat. I made an offer, but someone made a higher offer, so I missed out.

Beth
What a blow! This word is especially used when something hasn't gone the way you imagined and has ruined your plans.

Feifei
是的，当事情没有按预期进行，破坏了你的计划，导致事情被耽搁、计划被取消或以失败告终，这种情况下 “a blow” 尤其适用。Did you find your phone by the way? I heard you lost it.

Beth
No. So, I've lost all my pictures and contacts. It's a blow. Let's hear some more examples.

Examples
We didn't get the funding so the project can't go ahead. It's a blow.

It was a bit of a blow when they found out the festival was cancelled.

We'd made a lunch reservation for 1pm, so it was a blow when the train was delayed until 1.30.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。上面我们介绍了如何在日常生活中用 “a blow” 来表达 “发生了让人失望透顶的事情”。

Beth
'Blow' also be used as a verb in the phrase 'it blows' to express something annoying, though this isn't as common. For example, it blows that I didn't get the car I wanted.

Feifei
Beth 说 “It blows that I didn't get the car I wanted.” 这里，“blow” 作动词使用。“It blows that…” 用来感叹 “一件事情让人很恼火、失望”。但 “it blows…” 的用法比起 “what a blow”、“it's a blow” 没有那么常用。 By the way, Neil is selling a car. Did you know?

Beth
Yes. It's a nice one, but far too expensive for me!

Feifei
Another blow. Oh, well. Good luck finding one. See you next time!

Beth
Bye.