Hoody年輕小混混的BBC地道英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)
Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.
Helen: And I’m Helen.
Neil: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Neil: English has a lot of vocabulary. One of the reasons for this is that new words are constantly coming into use.
Helen: 所以跟著 Real English 學(xué)英語(yǔ)是非常重要的。
Neil: Absolutely!
Helen: 今天要教我們什么新詞兒啊，Neil.
Neil: Today’s new word is "hoody". – H.O.O.D.Y. – hoody.
Helen: Hoody, 是什么意思��？
Neil: Well, a hoody is a teenage boy who typically wears a sweatshirt with a hood.
Helen: 哦，hoody就是指那些穿著運(yùn)動(dòng)衣裹著頭巾戴著帽子的.青少年。
Neil: Yes, but the name hoody has a negative sense for many people.
Helen: Hoody 是個(gè)貶義詞，能不能再給我們解釋解釋?zhuān)琋eil。
Neil: Yes. Hoodies are often violent or commit crime.
Helen: Hoodies 就是那些特別不憤兒的暴力小混混兒，有那么厲害嗎？
Neil: Yes. Hoodies are often responsible for violent crimes or street robberies.
Helen: 哦，這些叫 hoody 的人，就是那些愛(ài)找事兒的年輕人，他們其實(shí)才只有十幾歲呀。
Neil: That’s right.
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A: I don’t feel safe going into the town centre at night.
B: Me neither. There are gangs of hoodies just standing around or causing trouble.
Helen: 那 Neil, 是所有的 hoody 都有暴力傾向嗎?
Neil: I don’t think so, but they look frightening.
Helen: 他們看上去都很兇。
Neil: Yes. Hoodies look dangerous, so many people avoid them.
Helen: Right, okay.
Neil: I have seen many hoodies in England, but I have never had a problem.
Helen: Really？
Neil: No, never. But I still prefer to stay away from hoodies if possible.
Helen: 那倒是, 能避開(kāi)就避開(kāi)吧。
Neil: But, Helen, most teenagers are really lovely people. Anyway, let’s recap – a hoody - means a teenager wearing a hooded sweatshirt who intimidates others or causes violence.
Helen: 這個(gè)詞就是愛(ài)找事兒的小年輕兒，而且還都一副氣勢(shì)洶洶的樣子。好了，Neil，咱們結(jié)束的時(shí)間要到了。
Neil: Yes, it’s time to go. You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Helen: See you next time.
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