地道英语

Zing 活力，热情

内容简介

要想给一道淡而无味的菜提味，可以加一点 “调料”；要想使一件了无生趣的事情变得乐趣横生，可以给它注入一丝 “活力”。名词 “zing” 就可以用来指 “刺激、辛辣的味道” 以及 “活力”。听节目中两位主持人的对话，学习名词 “zing” 的用法，让你的英语学习 “zing 味无穷”！

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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.

Neil
And I'm Neil. In this episode, we're going to look at a word that's all about excitement – it's 'zing'.

Feifei
Zing. 这期节目中我们要来学习如何使用这个单词 “zing”。

Neil
So, 'zing' is something special that some things have that's hard to describe, but makes them more interesting or exciting. I can also tell you something that doesn't have any zing – that's my lunch. I've got just a plain cheese sandwich. 

Feifei
What you need for that is some chillies – that'll give it a bit of zing. 

Neil
Chillies? Hmm… that might be a bit too much zing.

Feifei
单词 “zing” 的用法很多。在描述食物的时候，“zing” 可以指 “刺激、辛辣的味道”。比如，给一道淡而无味的菜加一点 “zing”，就可以给它提味。也正因如此，“zing” 的引申意思就是 “一个可以让原本了无生趣的事物变得乐趣横生的东西”。

Neil
Now, zing isn't just about food, is it?

Feifei
No, it could even be about the way you feel. I was feeling a bit down yesterday, but then I booked a holiday, and that's given me a bit of zing.

Neil
It's good to feel a bit of zing.

Feifei
“Zing” 作名词还可以表示 “活力、热情、兴致” 等人内心的感受。I feel so much better now I've got something to look forward to. 

Neil
Listen to these examples.

Examples
That song is OK, but it needs a bit more zing – can you make it a bit more exciting?

We're going to bring you a show that's full of zing. It's going to be spectacular. 

Since the goal, the game's gone a bit flat – there's no zing.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。上面我们听了三个使用了 “zing” 的例句。“Zing” 可以指 “食物刺激、辛辣的味道”，也可以指 “活力、热情或兴致”。

Neil
It may originally have been onomatopoeia, which is a word that sounds like what it describes. 'Zing' might have been the sound of something moving fast with a lot of energy.

Feifei
是的，我们多在非正式场合中使用拟声词 “onomatopoeia”。比如，我们可以用 “It needs a bit more oomph.” 来表示 “一个枯燥乏味的事物需要更多的活力”。

Neil
In this example, 'oomph' is force or energy. 'Zing' might be a bit more exciting, but they are similar.

Feifei
If you want a bit more zing in your English, join us for the next episode. See you then! Bye.

Neil
Bye.