英语口语影音 BBC地道英语口语:Graveyard Shift 夜班

BBC地道英语口语:Graveyard Shift 夜班  

BBC地道英语口语:Graveyard Shift 夜班,Neil: Hello, wele to Real English from BBC Learning English, I'm Neil.,Helen: 大家好，我是 Helen。,Neil: In Real English we look at words and phrases people use all the time, but you probably won't find them in your dictionary.,Helen:希望在今天的地道英语节目中，您能学到在书本里找不到的英语常用表达。,Neil:(yawn),Helen: What's the matter with you Neil? You seem so tired.,Neil: Oh Helen, I am. I'm working shifts at the moment.,Helen: Shifts 工作班次。 Neil's 昨天晚上上的是夜班。,Neil: And last night I worked the graveyard shift.,Helen: The graveyard shift?,Neil: Yes, that's today's word in Real English. The graveyard shift.,Helen: 墓地，graveyard. What does it mean?,Neil: It's a shift which starts very late at night and ends in the morning.,Helen: So it's a night shift? 就是上夜班吧?,Neil: That's right.,Helen: But why graveyard? 但是这和墓地有什么关系呢?,Neil: Well, we're not sure about the origin but it might be because when you work a night shift it's usually very quiet and there aren't very many people around, like a graveyard.,Helen:原来你也不是很清楚这个词的由来，可能是因为以前半夜上班的人发现周围都很安静，没什么人，而且午夜以后就是幽灵出没的时候了。,Insert,A: Have you seen Kate recently? She's looks terrible – so pale and with really dark rings under her eyes.,B: I'm not surprised, she's been working the graveyard shift for about six months.,Helen: Do you like working the graveyard shift, Neil?,Neil: No it's awful! What about you?,Helen: No, I'd hate to work the graveyard shift. I'm tired enough during the day anyway!,Neil: We say 'to work' the graveyard shift.,Helen: 上 I work the graveyard shift.,Neil: Or 'to do' the graveyard shift.,Helen: 或者可以用 to do, 做 I do the graveyard shift.,Neil: Or 'to be on' the graveyard shift.,Helen: 也可以前面加 on, 在上 I'm on the graveyard shift.,Neil: Well, that's all for today from Real English. I'm off to bed.,Helen: Goodnight – or day!