VOA词汇掌故(翻译+字幕+讲解):什么是超级食品?
日期:2019-09-20 18:27

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Welcome to another edition of Words to the Wise!

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Languages, as you all know, are always changing. Last month, we learned about some new words that the American dictionary Merriam-Webster added to its online dictionary. They included conversational words like "photobomb" and "binge-watch," along with scientific words like propopagnosia.

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Dictionary.com also announced it added new words to its online search system -- 300 of them to be exact. I have Anne Ball here with me in the Learning English studio. And we are going to explain and discuss some of these new additions. Hi, Anne.

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Hey, Ashley.

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So, Anne, I know you looked into some of Dictionary.com's new word choices. What can you tell us about them?

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Well, first, I can tell you that I can't tell you about some of the new words because they are... inappropriate to talk about on the air.

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Uh oh! Well, let's only talk about the ones that are appropriate, or okay, for broadcast!

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Well, of course. So, there are a lot of them. It would take a lot of effort and time to learn them all. You may feel like you are on the struggle bus if you try to study all of these new words at once!

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Struggle bus? Are you describing a vehicle that is having trouble operating, or is this one of those new expressions?

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Well, you've got that right, you guessed it! It's one of Dictionary.com's new entries. "Struggle bus" is a slang expression. It describes a situation that seems difficult or frustrating -- such as trying to learn 300 new words all at one time!

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That would be difficult. You know, I feel like I am on the struggle bus today. It is probably because I didn't eat breakfast.

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Oh! Are you serious? You didn't eat breakfast? Well, what you need now is a superfood. That is another of Dictionary.com's new words.

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Superfood? That sounds like you might need to put a superhero's cape on your dinner table!

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Well, not exactly! A superfood is any food that has a lot of vitamins and nutrients. It is very good for your health and helps your immune system. Some superfoods are kale, blueberries, and pomegranates. They're all delicious. And eating superfoods could help you "slay" the day.

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Help me slay? That sounds a bit violent, Anne.

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Well, yes. To "slay" literally means "to kill by violence." But, as a slang expression, "slay" means "to impress," or to do well and be successful.

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I have actually heard that one before. People say it when someone says something really funny, too. For example, you might say "your joke slayed me!"

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Yep! And, you know, if someone has a smart, or just really funny, response to someone, they might use another one of Dictionary.com's new phrases -- "mic drop!"

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Okay. So "mic" is short for microphone, right?

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Yes. A "mic drop," signals the end of a winning performance or even a statement. It means nothing can top -- or better -- what was just said or done.

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Okay, so often it is done as a gesture, right?

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Uh-huh.

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A person will hold their hand out and pretend they're dropping a mic, or microphone. I remember former President Barack Obama did it at the end of an informal and funny speech he gave at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

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I remember that. That's right. And the origin goes back to the 1980s. Competitive rap artists would drop the mic when they believed they had won the rap contest. And comedians, people who tell jokes, also would sometimes drop the mic at the end of a performance. (It's) kind of like saying, "I'm done."

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Yeah, of a really good performance, probably. Well, so "mic drop" shows a lot of confidence.

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Exactly. But a "mic drop" could lead to a smackdown.

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Again with this violence! I have heard "smackdown" used to describe a fight or physical contest -- like a wrestling competition.

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The verb "smack" does mean to hit someone or something with a lot of force. It kind of makes a sound, like (that.) But as a slang expression, a smackdown means a sharply critical comment. It might be hurtful to someone, or at least hurt their image!

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Ok. So, it might be something you hear in American politics...

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Oh, especially in the last election, definitely. In fact, a lot of the exchanges that President Trump and his then-rival Hillary Clinton had during those presidential debates that we all watched, were described by some people as a "smackdown."

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Okay. I remember those well! Well, Anne, maybe we should end this Words to the Wise here, before one of us slays the other with a smackdown!

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Oh, good one!

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Maybe even a mic drop, right?

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Wow. You may have seemed like you were on the struggle bus during this lesson, but you were definitely learning and paying attention!

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I'm Anne Ball.

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And I'm Ashley Thompson.

重点解析

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1.look into 考察;调查;研究

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They set up a working party to look into the issue.

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2.on the air 播送(广播、电视节目);(广播、电视节目)播放/停止播放

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We went on the air, live, at 7.30.

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我们上了7点30分进行的现场直播;V]q)E31JHa

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3.immune system 免疫系统

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In the effort to understand AIDS, attention is moving from the virus to the immune system.

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参考译文

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欢迎收听新一期的《睿智之言》!

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语言,如你所知,一直在变化TO8f~LEjh8ANqE%Fx。上个月,我们学习了韦氏词典新收录进其网站上的一些新词jo,Du*G7Z6rZUinC。他们收录了交际类单词,如“photobomb(抢镜)”和“binge-watch(追剧)”,以及像“propopagnosia(脸盲症)”之类科学类单词|w#MlFo;C+H~N7

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词典网站也一直宣称要在其网站搜索系统里增加新词——准确地说是300个新词J=rJ=qZL;1gI%。今天和我一起在演播室的还有安妮·鲍尔y,;kB!o@eU=[d!!。我们要解释和讨论这些新收的词&kpW+7R]h)G.)c。嗨,安妮j++WRytq2]G+CDbrZA

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嗨,阿什利;Cxp1m2#3vDw

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安妮,我知道你研究了一些词典网站收录的新词qFuRnbe.ejnMrX。关于这些新词,你有什么想说的?

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好的,首先,我可以告诉你有些新词,我不能告诉你们,因为它们······不适合在广播里讨论MDNydM)meghIm

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额,哦!嗯,我们局聊聊那些适合的词,或者说,适合在广播里说的词!

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嗯,当然M)dN%T,^_S。有许多词FV@^cb[oE)xS3。学完所有这些词会花不少精力和时间!.AWGgGd|b1tD6Bx1+。如果你想立马学完所有这些新词,你也许会觉得自己很丧(struggle bus)R0Rbw1-V~=xh7

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奋斗巴士?你是在描述那种不好开的交通工具吗,或者这是其中一个表达吗?

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嗯,你猜对了!这是词典网站收录的一个新词-%vC]RJ^aAOTx[。“Struggle bus”是一个俚语fc)xOi.J!K5S5Cb.F。它描述的是一个看起来很难或者令人沮丧的境况——例如,想一次性学完300个新词!

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那确实有难度0;uP.HvJ]-D。你知道,我感觉我今天就很丧us;|Kd-[171,H[88q。很大可能是因为我没有吃早餐mwk0G@ImvDsJ

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哦!你是认真的吗?你没有吃早饭?嗯,你现在需要的是超级食品(superfood)WVg[;@4,a-)rK。这是词典网的新词QTU%=Od7xC=

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超级食品?那听起来像你的餐桌上需要放一个超级英雄的斗篷似的!

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嗯,其实不然!超级食品是任何一种富含维他命和营养的食品uqT&S6BfKmC+4,L0gbw。对健康和免疫系统逗很好4V%fNlJKn5^6#DHypQ6S。甘蓝、蓝莓和石榴就属于超级食品ivy8w4x~Nh3。它们也都很美味seKbUqQbypY。吃超级食品能帮你精彩(slay)一天+7eDw&HcQo~2.DfRTuB#

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帮我杀(slay)?那听起来有点残暴,安妮RK)f]ol|y4

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嗯,是的F5l5|gS1eDAJ&1uv9。“slay”字面意思是“暴力杀死”x_OkvH%sL^tsS7&##&e@。但是,作为一个俚语的表达,“slay”意思是“使印象深刻”,或者做得好,做得成功Vm&.si)x(vK2h.e

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我之前听过这个词lwyF+MA#(st,Ejq7I。人们在觉得某事真得搞笑的时候也会说这个词]1=#Gmw*RFrH。例如,你也许会说“你的玩笑笑死我了!”

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是滴!而且你知道,如果某人对另一个人有一个很明智或者很幽默的回应,他们也许会用词典网站上另一个新短语——“mic drop!”

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好的#NJDeJ_hg2hw2RLY^o。那么“mic(麦克)”是“microphone(麦克风)”的缩写,对吗?

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是的_6@yGDWJd9*#CwFWMWQ。“扔麦”是一场成功的表演或者甚至一个声明结束的标志pc;xke^+0@aiY@kmN5=。它的意思是没有任何事物比刚刚说的或者做的更好@7gR.%q3Bj,eJA

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好的,那么它常常是作为一个姿势,对吗?

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一个人伸出手做扔麦克风状&W~la)%Ey|p3_z1N2|V-。我记得前总统奥巴马在白宫记者晚宴中的一场非正式且幽默的的演讲最后扔麦了eM~N|,!!eVVmr%5^-c

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我记得那件事E5i@F|,B[j,C4rLBT%F。是的0AG*ZoHXh]_。扔麦起源于20世纪80年代u@n7OAFqC-tW8coZ。有竞争力的说唱歌手会在他们自信能赢得说唱比赛的时候扔麦ecn6K^uH11mKe71s。说笑话的喜剧演员有时候在表演结束的时候有时也会扔麦+*V^60vA(%#q-p。有点像在说,“我表演完了”&@Vaj!3L(i;pY3kz

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是的,很有可能真得是一场好的表演BqsHFC]gAfd6。嗯,那么“扔麦”展现的是十分自信RuNjn;U|vD

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确实是7u45JekNe.oM9。但是“扔麦”可能会招致斥责(smackdown)=S;GvbY1DrffASq~F(w

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又是暴力!我听说“smackdown(美国摔角联盟)”曾常被用来描述一场打斗或者体育竞赛——就像摔跤比赛Fb)y9)hQCFHA9

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动词“smack(使劲碰)”意思是大力去打某人或某事f@Z^oz1_l#HDm。打出声音那种,像那样J1(_NJKy=yPr-。但是作为一个俚语,“smackdown”意思是尖锐的批评言论)nO!Zk~-LZYj|。这可能会很伤人,至少会损害他们的形象!

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也许你在美国政治里会听到这的······

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哦,尤其是在上次选举中,绝对听过t-L^go9JuvSwuVxx]VO。实际上,在那些我们都看了的总统辩论中,特朗普总统和他当时的竞争对手希拉里·克林顿的许多争论,被一些人形容为“斥责”vFkA5%@K0lW

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jvy7SoR=5hMrR。那些我记得很清楚!安妮,也许在我们之中有人用力打死另一个人之前,我们应该结束这期的《睿智之言》xEZSSM|abfw

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噢,好提议!

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也许甚至来个扔麦,对吗?

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Jlh|*yPXyE&P-。你也许这节课令你精疲力竭,但是你绝对有在专心学!

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我是阿什利·汤普森,Il^M~]]1#qN!

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