2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(4)

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2012年商务英语考试中级口语对话练习(4)
9 K. }/ g# l! t3 E8 z0 RThe script of this programme 本节目台词
; T, L* d* [% U" K5 w# ~Neil: Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English. My name is Neil.
Helen: (Sigh) 大家好，我是 Helen. 中华考试网
Neil: Oh Helen, that was a heavy sigh.
Helen: 很重的叹气? By heavy, you mean a big sigh! Well, I suppose it was. It’s just I’ve been trying to lose some weight but my diet is not working.
Neil: So how heavy are you exactly?
$ F( r+ `& G3 e- R# E) R- `* QHelen: I’m not going to tell you my weight! 考试用书
Neil: OK but my advice is to cut down on the biscuits, eat more fruit and stick to the diet!
2 T) w' X8 h& n  V; ]Helen: Yeah, yeah, yeah!
5 N) p8 N, j* @) m1 D* b! z' i* hNeil: Sorry, am I getting too heavy?
1 O6 m- Q9 l& l6 T5 ^7 E+ P6 w0 v) UHelen: Heavy 沉重? 难道 Neil 长胖了？Are you putting on weight too, Neil?
& q$ {6 I4 J) P/ L7 d) ~2 M6 qNeil: No no! Heavy can have another meaning. Used informally, it can mean serious or intense.
Helen: Ah! 单词 heavy 在非正式表达中，带有严肃或者强烈的意思。
" q- r% H  I# h  T  RNeil: Have a listen to this:

) n& m1 d4 c; z4 `Our relationship’s getting a bit heavy. I think we need to go out more and have a bit more fun.

Neil: And another informal use of the word can mean difficult:

5 z+ b" t. e. x4 a8 ZThat was a heavy lecture! I had trouble understanding it all.

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Helen: A heavy lecture 那么 heavy 的另一个非正式含义是难度高的意思。I’ve been to a few of them!
Neil: Me too. But Helen, the word heavy is also used in more a formal way to mean intense. Listen to these examples:
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4 U& p/ l( B1 VThere was such a heavy fog I couldn’t see where I was going.
The flooding was caused by days of heavy rain.
Heavy fighting broke out after the government’s announcement.
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4 ^- D  ]: p; D3 oHelen: 刚才我们听到的 heavy 是比较正式的用法，意思是很强烈，很激烈。And what about a heavy drinker or a heavy smoker? What does that mean?
Neil: Heavy here means to indulge to a great extent.   
2 B6 d! E( D* ~* z* o: a- JHelen loves heavy metal music!
Helen: Heavy 在这里的意思是太多了，过度了。一个人老是喝很多酒，那么就成了酒鬼了。Well, that’s not me – but there is one kind of ’heavy’ I do like to indulge in.
( J, k# I/ M2 G5 I% h9 B5 Y7 rNeil: What’s that?
Helen: 重金属音乐！ 来自www.Examw.com
% a" Y  N3 n  h6 _(Turns on heavy metal music)
Neil: (shouting) Heavy metal! That’s a little heavy for my ears!