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Presenter: Sun Chen
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Jo: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: 还有?孙晨
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your English textbook.
Sun Chen: 地道英语时段,我们说的可是英语中的新鲜?在课本里还不一定能找得?所?你要仔细?jo 快说?今天要学的是哪个?
Jo: Today’s word is ‘uptight??U.P.T.I.G.H.T. ?uptight.
Sun Chen: Uptight. 什么意思呢?
Jo: If you are uptight, you are angry and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 一个人如果是uptight,那他一定是紧绷着弦儿,一点都不放?你能给咱举个例子?
Jo: Of course. You might say ‘don’t get uptight ?relax!?if your friend was getting stressed and anxious about something.
Sun Chen: 这是个好词吗?
Jo: Not really. You could say ‘my boss is too uptight today? You mean it as a negative thing, he’s stressed.
Sun Chen: 这么?我们在使用这个词的时候还得谨慎点?弄不好还要得罪人?
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A: Are Mike and Angela still dating?
B: No, she decided to stop seeing him. He was always so uptight about everything.
Jo: My ex-boss was a very uptight person.
Sun Chen: Really?
Jo: Yes. He would scream and shout all the time about nothing.
Sun Chen: He sounds terrible.
Jo: Yes, but luckily my new boss isn’t uptight at all.
Sun Chen: That’s good.
Jo: Yes, Sun Chen. There’s nothing worse than an uptight boss.
Sun Chen: 好好,我们还是趁热打铁,赶快复习一?如果一个人的弦儿绷得特别紧,一点不放松,就可以用uptight来形容了.
Jo: Yes, that’s it. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Sun Chen: 再见!
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