BBC The English We Speak：Good Egg 大好人（MP3）

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[00:00.01]Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Rob Carter.大家好，欢迎收听地道英语节目。我是罗布・卡特。
[00:04.53]And I'm Wang Fei. Did you enjoy the party at the weekend, Rob?我是王飞。罗布，周末的派对你玩得开心吗？
[00:09.04]Of course! And it was good of William to buy all that food and drink - he's a good egg!当然开心了！而且威廉非常大方地付了所有食物和饮料的钱，他真是个好人！
[00:14.07]A good egg?（威廉）是好人？
[00:15.29]Yes, he's someone who is good to other people and he's generous too!对，就是说他对其他人很好，而且他也很大方！
[00:19.53]So you're telling me William is a good egg because he's a generous person and he put on a good party? 所以你跟我说威廉是个好人，原因就是他是个大方的人，而且他办了一场很好的派对？
[00:27.12]Well not just that. He's reliable too - he always does what he says he will do - like helping me with the decorating.并不仅仅是这样。他也很值得信赖，他一直都说到做到，就像他帮我装修一样。
[00:35.08]So a good egg is really a nice person to know then?所以good egg就是指非常好的人吗？
[00:38.51]Yes, a good egg is an all round good guy. 对，是指各方面都很好的人。
[00:42.30]A good guy. Are we really talking about William?!一个好人。我们真的在说威廉吗？
[00:46.26]We are.是啊。
[00:48.27]Thanks for buying me lunch, you really are a good egg!谢谢你请我吃午餐，你真是一个好人！
[00:53.41]I think we can trust her, she really is a good egg.我认为我们可以信任她，她真的是个好人。
[00:58.11]So these examples of using good egg mean someone is a reliable, trustworthy and generous person. 上面这些例子表示good egg是指值得信赖、可靠的、大方的人。
[01:04.48]It's a very British term isn't it?这是一个英国短语，对吧？
[01:07.06]It is, which is why I tend to say it in a posh voice - good egg.对，所以我习惯用优雅的腔调来说这个短语。
[01:11.32]Of course, the opposite of a good egg is a bad egg. 当然了，good egg的反义词就是bad egg。
[01:14.43]Let's hear how this term is used…我们来听一些这个词的用法。
[01:16.29]He's a bad egg. I can't rely on him to do anything!他是个坏人。我再也不会依靠他做任何事。
[01:21.18]How can I trust you to be on time? You're such a bad egg!我怎么能相信你会准时到？你真是个坏蛋！
[01:25.58]So in these examples bad egg is used to describe someone who is not reliable and untrustworthy.在这些例子中，bad egg用来形容不可信赖、不能依靠的人。
[01:34.06]Actually Rob, I meant to tell you-I bought all the food and drink for William's party. He had forgotten to get any. 实际上，罗布，我要告诉你，威廉派对上提供的所有食物和饮料是我买的单。他忘了带钱了。
[01:43.42]Really? Did he have egg on his face?真的吗？那他感到丢脸了吗？
[01:46.36]Excuse me?抱歉，什么意思？
[01:47.36]If you have egg on your face it means you're extremely embarrassed by your actions.have egg on your face.“脸上有蛋”就是说你为你的行为感到非常不好意思。
[01:52.53]Oh I see! William certainly had egg on his face but we still had a good party.哦，我明白了！威廉一定感到不好意思了，不过我们还是办了个很棒的派对。
[01:58.49]Of course we did!当然了！
[02:00.05]Well don't forget to check our website.好了，别忘了要上我们的网站。
[02:03.20]That's www.bbclearningenglish.com for lots more useful English words and phrases. 网址是www.bbclearningenglish.com，上面有很多有用的英语单词和短语。
[02:11.19]Bye bye.再见。

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BBC The English We Speak：Good Egg 大好人（MP3）