可可早间课堂第6期:I am not one to kiss and tell.
日期:2011-02-18 12:24

(单词翻译:单击)

I am not one to kiss and tell.

Good morning, everyone. This is the morning programme on KeKe radio. I'm Juliet. I am hoping we'll spend a wonderful morning.

朋友们,也许幽默滑稽的鸡叫声把您从梦中唤醒了吧,那就来到可可电台的早间节目。我是Juliet,希望和大家在此度过一个有美好的清晨。

【口语讲解】
A saying goes ."An hour in the morning is worth two hours in the evening. " yes , dead right! This morning I would like to share a new expression with you . It usually means "I keep secrets well." What's it? Let's listen to a simple situational dialogue first and I'm sure you can find it.

Mike : Who was your big date last night?
Jane : It's secret. I'm not the one to kiss and tell.

Now have you spotted it ? It is "I am not one to kiss and tell." A person says it to indicate he can be trusted. It's like saying in Chinese: 我不是一个背信弃义的人, 或者是我不是一个泄露秘密的人。Here "to kiss and tell" is the main phrase which means "a secret goes around ". 这儿的关键短语是:kiss and tell, 意思是四处传播秘密。

So much for the explanations to this expression.

【学以致用】
And now I'm wondering if you've really got it . Let's put it into practice. Today's practice is much more difficult than before. Come on, do challenge it. 今天的学以致用可是个大的挑战呀。Please make a situational dialogue with all the expressions we've learnt in this period according to my suggestive situation:

公司的一份文件的内容只有Mike和Jane知晓,但是却被公之于众,Mike 认为是Jane 传出去的,于是Mike和Jane 斗起嘴来了。

好,请用我们前几期学过的表达方式来创作这个情景对话。这就是我先前说的大挑战,整个对话需要用我们前几期学过的表达方式,而且情景对话要切题。

Think it hard and my suggestive will be given later.

Now have you done. Let's look at the following dialogue.


Mike : These documents are confidential. Didn't I told you watch your tongue. It's mum's word.
Jane : Be nice. What's eating you ? Don't get me wrong! I didn't get this out in the open. My lips are sealed.
Mike : But how can our discussion are going around at the whole company now. It just stayed between us.
Jane : Who knows . Anyway I am not one to kiss and tell. Believe or not.

All right. Have you got every sentence in the above dialogue. First of all , let's look at the translation of it.

Mike :这些文件时秘密的。我不是告诉了你吗说话要小心点不要传出去。
Jane :说话客气点。什么使你如此大发雷霆我没有将它公之于众我会管好自己的嘴巴的
Mike :那为何我们私聊的东西在整个公司掀翻了天。
Jane :天知道呀?反正我不是泄露秘密的人。信不信由你。

Secondly , let's look at the key sentences in the dialogue , having a review and summary .

The first one is "to watch one's tongue" which means "to be careful of what you are saying because you are saying bad things. "The second one is "It's mum's word." This is usually said when something shouldn't be discussed. The third one is "What's eating you ?" It means what makes you so angry. The fourth one is "to get this out in the open" . It means "to make something public. "The fifth one is "My lips are sealed." It‘s like promising to keep a secret. It's the same as saying"I won't tell anyone. "The sixth one is "It just stayed between us." This means "Only you and I know." This is a way to say some information is very private. The last one is "Don't get me wrong". It means "You misunderstand me."

Well , it's time to say goodbye to you . Thank you for your listening . See you next time .

好,又要和大家说bye-bye了,很高兴您这次的收听,不知您是否度过了一个美好的早晨,好啦,下次再见。

欢迎大家写下您对该节目的感想,有您的关注和支持,我会做的更好。

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重点单词
  • challengen. 挑战 v. 向 ... 挑战
  • phrasen. 短语,习语,个人风格,乐句 vt. 措词表达,将(
  • summaryn. 摘要 adj. 概要的,简略的
  • confidentialadj. 秘密的,值得信赖的,机密的
  • promisingadj. 有希望的,有前途的
  • suggestiveadj. 提示性的,影射的,暗示的
  • indicatev. 显示,象征,指示 v. 指明,表明
  • misunderstandv. 误解,误会