Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning
English. I’m Neil.
Helen: And I'm Helen.
Neil: This is the programme in which we look at words
and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen:
地道英語和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和實用表達(dá)。What word are we going to learn today,
Neil?
Neil: Today’s word is creep.
Helen: Yes, creep.
Neil: C-R-E-E-P, creep.
Helen: What does it mean?
Neil: Well, a creep is a person who tries to make
someone who’s important like them.
Helen: Ah, I see, a creep 就是那些向上級領(lǐng)導(dǎo)拍馬屁的人。
Neil: So, for example if you always offer to make your
boss a coffee…
Helen: Yes, that makes you a creep.
如果有人不斷的為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)做好事兒，獻(xiàn)殷勤，那這人就是 a creep.
Insert
A: Why did you agree with old Mr Smith in that
meeting?
B: What do you mean?
A: Well you told me you thought his new management plan
was a terrible idea. You’re such a creep. I know you’re just after a
promotion!
Helen: What a creep!
Neil: Yes, he agreed with his boss’s plans just to
make himself more popular.
Helen: So creep is a negative word. 這個詞絕對是一個貶義詞。
Neil: Yes, people don’t really like creeps.
Helen: Is it rude?
Neil: Well it’s not really rude, but it’s not very
nice to call someone a creep either… unless, of course, you’re joking.
Helen: 在什么情況下用這個詞，大家需要注意，偶爾開開玩笑還是可以用的。Does creep have
any other meanings?
Neil: Yes, you might hear women saying that a man is a
creep if he’s giving them attention they don’t really want.
Helen: Creep 還有另外一個含義，就是指那些令女孩討厭，但是又不停向她們獻(xiàn)殷勤的男人，that’s
a creep too.
Neil: Well, that’s all we have time for today, Helen.
Helen: Yes we’d better finish, I’ve offered to do a
bit of shopping for the boss.
Neil: Helen, you’re such a creep!
Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC
Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English.
Bye.
Neil: See you next time.
