地道英语

Shook 惊慌失措，激动不已

内容简介

当你遇到一件出乎意料的事情时，就可以用流行语 “I’m shook.” 来表达自己 “感到惊慌失措” 或 “激动不已的心情”。听节目，学习如何在日常对话中使用这个表达。

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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 that means 'shocked' or 'surprised'. It can be when you're scared or when you're excited. And the word is 'shook'.

Feifei
Shook. “Shook” 这个词可以用来表示 “惊慌失措的” 或者 “激动不已的”。But Beth, how do we actually use it?

Beth
OK, well. It's commonly seen in the phrase 'I was shook'. And I know this sounds a bit strange because normally 'shook' is used as the past tense of 'shake'. But here it's being used as an adjective, similar to the use of 'shaken'. And it's used for unexpected situations.

Feifei
首先，大家要注意，由于 “shook” 是动词 “shake” 的过去式，所以 “shook” 作形容词的这个用法相对特殊。“Shook” 作形容词的用法类似于 “shaken”，用来描述 “一个人因为受到惊吓而感到震惊或感到兴奋”。The other day, I was in a shop, I turned around, and there was a man right behind me. I was shook. I thought I was alone!

Beth
That does sound scary. Something similar happened to me. I was here at work, and I could feel that someone was standing right behind me. I turned around and it was a singer I absolutely love! I was like 'I'm shook'.

Feifei
Crazy! 在用 “shook” 形容 “某人惊慌失措的表现” 的时候， 这个人一定是 “因为受到惊吓而感到惊慌失措”。

Beth
That's right. Let's hear some more examples.

Examples
Look at this pie I made. Isn't it good? I'm shook.

I was just falling asleep when I remembered I hadn't done my homework. I was shook.

I gave my cat a new toy, and I've never seen her so excited. She was shook.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。刚刚我们听了三个使用了形容词 “shook” 的例句。

Beth
Now, here in the UK, this word is most commonly said and written by young people, especially teenagers. So, it's very common to see it on social media.

Feifei
Yes. For example, a video of someone doing a crazy stunt might have hashtag 'shook' with it.

Beth
Yes. Now, I need to go because I need to post something on social media, actually. And when you see it, Feifei, you'll be shook. See you later.

Feifei
Bye!