Two phrases about fatherhood
William: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm William Kremer.
大家好，欢迎收听‘地道英语’。 我是William Kremer。
Yang Li: And I'm Yang Li.
我是Yang Li。
William: So this Sunday is Father's Day here in the UK and in many countries around the world.
这个礼拜天是英国以及世界上很多国家的父亲节。
Yang Li: William, I know you are married but you are not a father yet, right?
William，我知道你结婚了，但是你还没当爸爸，对吧？
William: Yes, that's right.
是的，没错。
Yang Li: Well in that case, I don't think you are well qualified to talk about this topic, William!
那，如果是这样的话，我觉得你可不适合‘父亲节’这个主题呀。
William: Well, I disagree. All that matters is that we can speak English! So today I thought we could look at a couple of very common phrases relating to fatherhood. Let's listen to this clip of a woman talking to her friend about her son. Try and hear a phrase relating to fatherhood.
嗯，很对。 但是，最重要的是，我们都可以讲英语！ 所以今天我觉得我们可以聊聊几个跟‘父亲节’相关的流行短语。 让我们来听听下面这段录音里面的女士与其朋友谈论她儿子的对话。 大家试着去听其中跟‘父亲节’有关的短语：
Woman: And how's Jonathan?
Junathan怎么样了？
Woman 2: Good question – I'd like to know the answer! He's ever so quiet and I never know what he's thinking...
问得好，我也想知道其答案。 他从来都是那么安静，所以我一点都不知道他在想什么。
Woman: Oh yeah.
哦，是的。
Woman 2: Mind you, his dad's exactly the same. Like father, like son.
提醒你一下，他的爸爸也是这样的。 有其父必有其子。
Yang Li: Like father, like son. So that means that the son is just like the father, is that right?
有其父必有其子。 意思就是儿子跟爸爸很像，是吧？
William: Exactly, yes.
没错！
Yang Li: So, William, can you say ‘like mother, like daughter'?
那，William，有like mother, like daughter这样的说法吗？
William: Well, you could say that but it's not really a phrase in English. ‘Like father, like son' is quite a common phrase. And you have to use those exact words, you can't say ‘Like his father, like my son' – it has to be ‘like father, like son'.
嗯，你可以这样说，但是英语中并没有这个短语。 ‘有其父必有其子’是个非常常用的短语。 但是一定要一字不漏地使用，你可不能说，‘Like his father, like my son’，必须要这样说‘like father, like son’。
Yang Li: So are you like your father, William?
那，William，你跟你的父亲像不？
William: That's a good question. What do you think, Dad?
问得好。爸爸，你怎么看呢？
William's Dad: Oh, that's a difficult question –
哦，这个问题太难了。
Yang Li: Wow, I didn't know – I didn't realise you were here, Mr Kremer! It's very nice to meet you! Very nice to meet you.
哇，我完全不知道。我完全没意识到您在这里，Kremer先生！ 很高兴认识你！
William's Dad: Nice to meet you too. I always like to keep an eye on William, make sure he's being a good son. And I think I was a good son to my father, so in that way, I think he is like me.
很高兴认识你！ 我总是要看着William，以此来保证他做个好儿子。 我觉得我是我父亲的好儿子，所以，我觉得，他应该是像我的。
Li: I think you look quite alike, except that William is much taller than you – he is a giant!
我觉得，你们长得很像，只是William要比你高很多，他简直像个巨人。
William's Dad: I have to carry a chair with me wherever I go just to keep up with him!
不管到什么地方，我都要带上一个凳子，这样的话，我才可以跟他一样高。
William: Alright, Dad. So, before we finish today, let's have a look at another phrase connected with fatherhood. And this phrase means a long time before you were born. In this clip a woman is talking to her uncle. Try and hear the phrase.
好了，爸爸。今天的节目结束之前，让我们再来看看另外一个跟父亲有关的短语。 这个短语指的是你出生前的很长一段时间。 以下这段录音里面，一位女士正在跟他的叔叔聊天。 试着去听这个短语：
Woman: I didn't know you used to have a motorbike!
我不知道你有过一辆摩托车。
Man: Oh yes. I had one for a couple of years... it must have been in the sixties; before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye!
哦，是的。几年前，我有过一辆。应该是六十年代吧。你那个时候应该还没出生呢。
Yang Li: Wow that was quite a long phrase – ‘Before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye.'
哇，这个短语好长:Before you were even a twinkle in your father's eye。
William: Yeah, or you could say, ‘You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye'.
是的，或者你也可以说：You weren't even a twinkle in your father's eye。
A twinkle is something that shines brightly, like a star. So it's quite a romantic word.
twinkle指的是一些闪亮的东西，就像星星。 这是个非常浪漫的单词。
Maybe the phrase means: before your father ever looked at your mother in a romantic way; so, long before you were born.
也许这个短语的意思是：还在你老爸没有用浪漫的眼光看你的老妈之前，也就是你还没有出生之前。
Yang Li: Well, we hope that these English phrases might be useful to you this Sunday. Happy Father's Day! William: Happy Father's Day!
嗯，希望这个礼拜天的这几个英语短语对大家有帮助。 父亲节快乐！ 父亲节快乐！
William's Dad: Oh thanks guys!
哦，谢谢您们！