Bob's Your Uncle 易如反掌

Dan: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English from BBC Learning English. I'm Dan and today I'm joined by Feifei. Feifei are you texting?
大家好，欢迎收听本期的地道美语节目，我是丹。今天的节目由我跟菲菲共同主持。菲菲，你在发短信吗？

Feifei: I'm trying to get this phone to work. The screen keeps going blank.
我在鼓捣手机呢，它总是白屏。

Dan: Oh I've got that phone. You just change the batteries and it should work fine. Bob's your uncle.
我也有一个这样的手机。你只要把电池换了就行啦。Bob's your uncle.

Feifei: Bob's my uncle? What are you talking about? 你看看他们这些英国人，竟然还给我叔叔起了个英语名字。

Dan: Bob's your uncle. It means simple as that or there you go. It's our Authentic Real English phrase this week.
Bob's your uncle 意思是简单得很，这是我们今天要学的短语。

Feifei: Oh right. Bob's your uncle 的意思是易如反掌，这样做就对了。

Dan: Exactly. Let's listen to an example of someone using the phrase Bob's your uncle.
没错。我们来看一下例句。

Example

This microwave's really easy to use. You just put the food in, press this button, and Bob's your uncle!
这个微波炉用起来很简单，只要把食物放进去，按下按钮就行，简直易如反掌。

Feifei: So if something's really simple, and is going to get a good result, you'd say Bob's your uncle. But what about if it was something that I was doing and that was going to be successful. would I say that Bob's my uncle?
那么，如果某事非常简单易行，你就可以说"Bob's your uncle"。那如果我正在做一件事并且马上大功告成了，也可以这么说吗？

Dan: Not really. The phrase Bob's your uncle always remains the same whether you're talking about yourself or about other people. Here are some more examples:
不见得。不管你是谈论自己或他人，"Bob's your uncle"都是一个意思保持不变。

Examples

A: Excuse me, how can I get to the swimming pool from here?
不好意思，请问游泳池怎么走？

B: Just go straight down the High Street, then take the first left, and Bob's your uncle.
沿着高街一直走，在第一个路口左拐就行了。

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A: Are you nervous about your interview?
你对明天的面试感到紧张吗？

B: Not really; as long as they know I speak Spanish, Bob's your uncle.
没有。一旦他们知道我会讲西班牙语，一切就都容易了。

Feifei: OK, so I just need to change the batteries on this phone and it'll work?
好。那么我只要把手机的电池换了就一切OK了？

Dan: Exactly. It's really simple, just charge them overnight and Bob's your uncle!
没错！就这么简单。只要充一夜的电就行了。

Feifei: Bob's your uncle! Don't forget to check out more Authentic Real English phrases on our website bbcukchina.com.
真是易如反掌！欢迎大家收听我们地道美语的其他节目。

Dan: Bye.
再见！