BBC地道的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ):Gap Year 空檔年
Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Sun Chen: 地道英語(yǔ)和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語(yǔ)中最新出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和新鮮表達(dá)。那Jo,今天給我們帶來的`新詞是什么呢?
Jo: Well today we are going talk about - Gap year. Gap year.
Sun Chen: Gap year?這個(gè)詞是挺時(shí)髦的，尤其是對(duì)學(xué)生來說。
Jo: Yes, this is a very popular phrase among students and it’s made up of two simple words. Gap G.A.P. and year Y.E.A.R.
Sun Chen: 就象 Jo 說的這樣，這個(gè)詞組是由兩個(gè)單詞組成，第一個(gè)是 gap, 意思就是空隙，空位，那第二個(gè)單詞是year, 年。 So what does gap year mean?
Jo: Gap year usually refers to one year taken off by a student between leaving school and taking up a place at a university.
Sun Chen: 那不就是同學(xué)們經(jīng)常說的空檔年或者是間隔年, 可以讓學(xué)生們?cè)诖髮W(xué)之前有一年的時(shí)間好好享受人生。
Jo: That’s right.
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A: Sarah, when are you going to start university?
B: Probably next year. I’m taking a gap year and hopefully I will be doing some voluntary work in Kenya.
A: Fantastic. I hope it goes well.
Sun Chen: 剛才那位同學(xué)的空檔年計(jì)劃很有志氣，她想到平困的肯尼亞當(dāng)益工。Jo, is it normal for students to take up voluntary work during their gap year?
Jo: Yes, many students want to do something different and have a good experience. Well, I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway, to recap a gap year is ….
Sun Chen: a gap year 就是空檔年，是讓中學(xué)生們進(jìn)大學(xué)前好好享受人生經(jīng)歷的一次機(jī)會(huì)。
Jo: Well, you’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.
Sun Chen: 我們下次節(jié)目再會(huì)。
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