BBC六分钟英语听力精选：化装舞会般的葬礼

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[00:12.80]Hello, I’m Neil and welcome to 6 Minute English, where today we bring you a serious topic and six items of vocabulary.  大家好，我是尼尔，欢迎来到六分钟英语。在节目中我们将探讨有趣的话题以及6个实用单词。
[00:20.30]And hello, I’m Rob. Now, here’s a serious question for you, Neil. Have you thought about what you’d like to happen when you die?  大家好，我是罗布。尼尔，我有个严肃的问题要问你。你有没有想过自己去世时的情形？
[00:27.80]Interesting way to start the show, Rob… No, I haven’t.  这是个有趣的开场白……不，我没想过。
[00:32.50]Well, nobody really likes to talk about death, do they?  好吧，没人喜欢谈论死亡，不是吗？
[00:35.30]Well, it isn’t a fun topic. So, can we talk about something else, please?  是的，死亡不是个有趣的话题。所以我们今天谈点别的吧？
[00:39.40]Afraid not. Because today’s topic is funerals C a funeral is a ceremony we hold for a dead person.  恐怕不行。因为今天的话题是葬礼――为逝去的人举办的典礼。
[00:46.30]And a ceremony is a formal event performed on special occasions C like a wedding or a graduation C or in this case, a funeral.  典礼通常是比较正式的特殊的场合。――比如婚礼或毕业典礼，或者今天的话题――葬礼。
[00:53.90]OK. Well, let’s start with a quiz question. According to a UK survey, how many of us would like our funerals to be more of a party or celebration?  好的，我们先来看看今天的小测验。根据英国一项调查，有多少人想让自己的葬礼成为一种聚会，或者庆典呢？
[01:02.80]Is it…a) 5%, b) 25% or c) 50%?  A 5% B 25% C 50%
[01:09.10]Well, I think it’s 25%. I hadn’t thought about it before C but I’d definitely prefer my funeral to be a celebration.  嗯，我觉得是25%。我之前没想过这个问题。但我很乐意看到自己的葬礼成为一个庆典。
[01:16.90]With my favourite music playing C and definitely nobody wearing black…  伴随着我最喜欢的音乐，绝对不要有人穿黑色衣服。
[01:20.50]Well, strangely enough, a friend of mine went to a funeral recently where the funeral director was dressed as Darth Vader from Star Wars!  好吧。说来奇怪，我一个朋友最近去参加一场葬礼，那个葬礼主持打扮的像《星战》里的达斯・维德！
[01:28.70]Hmm. That sounds wrong. But I guess people are choosing to move away from the traditional funeral C   呃，听上去不怎么样。但是我猜人们正逐渐抛弃旧式传统的葬礼，
[01:34.10]you know, in church, people dressed in black, all very quiet…  就是那种在教堂举办的，所有人都穿黑衣，保持安静
[01:37.40]Darth Vader does wear black, at least!  达斯・维德穿的就是黑衣。
[01:39.90]Anyway, let’s hear from Shonnie Sullivan here in the UK talking about the fancy dress funeral she and her sister organized for their mother.  总之，我们来听听肖妮・沙文利和她妹妹为母亲举办的化妆葬礼是什么样子的。
[01:48.50]It was quite unusual as we turned up in fancy dress.  它与我们平时参加的化装舞会礼服完全不同。
[01:53.50]Had your mum left instructions about how she wanted her funeral to be?  你母亲去世前曾留下什么遗愿安排她的葬礼么？
[01:58.40]Only that we don’t cry, and we… to have a party to celebrate her life. Be happy, don’t be sad… I was a witch.  她说让我们不要哭……要为她办一个聚会庆祝她的生命。要开心，不要难过……我扮的是女巫。
[02:08.00]How did you look?  你的穿着是什么样的？
[02:08.90]Oh, it was just a little black dress and I just had, like, a little fancy witch hat on C the same as my sister.  哦，只是一件黑色的裙子，还有一顶化装舞会上戴的女巫帽。跟我姐姐一样。
[02:15.70]And we had a very close friend of the family come as Beetlejuice C which was absolutely amazing. He really did go all out for that.  我们家族一位非常亲密的朋友扮成阴间法师来的，非常棒！他真的是绞尽脑汁了！
[02:24.80]So fancy dress - special clothes you wear to an event C to look like a famous person or character from a movie.  所以fancy dress就是去某个场合穿的特殊服装，让你看起来像某个名人或电影里的角色。
[02:32.10]Another word we use is costume C which is a set of clothes you wear to look like somebody else.  还有一个词是costume，就是穿上之后让你看起来像另一个人的一套衣服。
[02:38.00] Shonnie and her sister chose a Halloween theme for the funeral and wore witches’ costumes C little black dresses with special hats.  肖妮和她姐姐选择万圣节作为葬礼的主题，穿上了女巫的服装――黑裙子和特制的帽子。
[02:45.40]A close family relative dressed as Beetlejuice … Did he dress as a squashed insect, Neil? I’m a bit confused here!  一位亲属打扮成beetlejuice的样子……他穿的是不是像个甲虫？我特别好奇。
[02:52.70]No, Rob. He dressed as Beetlejuice, the main character in a popular 1980s movie. Beetlejuice is a ghost who wears crazy clothes, and has scary hair and make up.  不是的。他扮的Beetlejuice是20世纪80年代一部非常流行的电影里面的角色。Beetlejuice是一个鬼魂，穿着奇怪的衣服，拥有可怕的发型和妆容。
[03:02.70]Hmm. I haven’t seen the film. But what does Shonnie mean when she says her relative went ‘all out’ with his costume?  嗯，我没看过这部电影。那肖妮说的，她朋友为了那套衣服went all out，是什么意思呢？
[03:08.30]To go all out means to make a big effort C and this guy’s costume involved not only special clothes, but special hair and make up too.  To go all out意思是竭尽全力，那个小伙子不仅找来了特别的服装，还有特别的发型和妆扮。
[03:16.10]Like me.  就像我一样。
[03:17.40]What do you mean, ’like me’?  像你一样？什么意思？
[03:19.30]Well, I go all out to get my clothes and hair just right for 6 Minute English.  我为了六分钟英语专门去挑了衣服整理了发型。
[03:24.30]Yes, and, well... you look great, Rob. But unfortunately nobody sees us… do they?  是的，呃，你看上去很不错，罗布。但不幸的是，没有人能看到我们，不是吗？
[03:30.30]Yes, good point. But it’s important to make an effort.  扎心了。但努力还是很重要的。
[03:33.70]So have you had any thoughts about the sort of funeral you would like to have?  所以，你对自己想办什么样的葬礼有主意了吗？
[03:38.40]Oooh… Yes, I like the thought of my friends and family saying their final goodbyes to me on a beach with a beautiful sunset, listening to Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin…  哦，是的。我想让我的亲朋好友在日落的海边对我最后说一句再见，聆听Led Zeppelin的“天国的阶梯”……
[03:48.80]OK, well, before you get too carried away with ideas for your own funeral, let’s have the answer to today’s quiz question.  好了，在你为自己的葬礼设想而得意忘形之前，我们来看看今天小测验的答案吧！
[03:56.40]To get carried away means to get very excited and lose control of your feelings! I never thought I would get excited about my own funeral…   To get carried away意思是过于兴奋而忘记控制自己的情绪。我从来没想过我会为了自己的葬礼而兴奋……
[04:04.30]But anyway C yes, back to today’s question! How many of us would like our funerals to be more of a party or celebration? Is it… a) 5%, b) 25%, or c) 50%?  总之，回到今天的问题。有多少人会希望自己的葬礼成为一个派对或庆典呢？A 5% B 25% C 50%。
[04:16.60]And I said 25%.  然后我说25%。
[04:19.20]No, it’s actually 50%. The market research company ICN found that half of us here in the UK would prefer something different to the traditional funeral.  错了，是50%。市场调查公司ICN发现超过半数英国人想让自己的葬礼有别于传统葬礼。
[04:29.80]More than I expected. OK, shall we look back at the words we have learned today?  好吧，比我想象的要多。我们来回顾一下今天的单词吧？
[04:35.40]Yes. First up C ’funeral’ C a ceremony we hold for a dead person. The plural is funerals C "Fancy dress funerals aren’t everybody’s cup of tea."  好的。第一个funeral，为逝者举办的典礼。复数是funerals。不是所有人都喜欢“fancy dress”funerals。
[04:45.30]The adjective is C funereal C notice the stress on the second syllable C "Who chose this funereal music? Can we change it to something more cheerful?"  形容词是funereal，注意中音放在第二个音节上，“谁选的葬礼音乐？能不能换一首更欢快的？”
[04:54.30]’Not my cup of tea’ by the way, is something you don’t enjoy doing.  顺便解释一下，not my cup of tea是指你不喜欢的东西。
[04:57.90]OK C ’ceremony’ C a formal event performed on special occasions.  ceremony是指特殊场合的正式活动。
[05:02.50]I didn’t go to my sister’s graduation ceremony.  “我没有去姐姐的毕业典礼。”
[05:05.70]In the UK, the opening of Parliament is a ceremonious occasion. Ceremonious is the adjective.  “在英国，国会开幕是非常隆重的场合。”ceremonious是形容词。
[05:12.50]Number three C ’fancy dress’ is special clothing you wear to an event C for example, to look like a famous person or character from a movie.  第三个，fancy dress是你参加活动时穿的特殊服装。比如，为了看起来像某个名人或电影角色。
[05:20.40]I’ve been invited to a fancy dress party.  我受邀参加一个化装派对。
[05:22.70]Who are you going to go as, Rob?  那罗布你要扮成谁去呢？
[05:24.80]It’s a secret, Neil!  这是个秘密，尼尔！
[05:26.20]Number four C ‘costume’ C a set of clothes you wear to look like somebody else. "Rob is going to go to the fancy-dress party in a Superman costume."  第四个，costume，一套穿上之后看起来像别人的衣服。“罗布要穿着超人的衣服去参加化装派对。”
[05:36.00]Good guess. Right. Number five C ’to go all out’ means to make a big effort.  猜对了！第五个，to go all out意思是尽最大的努力。
[05:41.20]"We went all out this year with our Christmas decorations C with a life-size flashing Santa Claus and sleigh."  “为了今年的圣诞节装饰品，我们尽全力做了一个真人大小的闪光的圣诞老人和雪橇。”
[05:46.90]Way to go, Neil! Number six C the phrasal verb ’to get carried away’ C means to get very excited and lose control of your feelings!  加把劲尼尔！第六个，动词短语to get carried away，意思是过于兴奋而忘记控制情绪。
[05:55.30]"She got carried away and painted the whole house pink."  “她激动地不能自己，把整个房子都涂成了粉色。”
[05:58.40]That must be Barbie’s house…  那应该是芭比娃娃的房子吧……
[05:59.90]Yup C and fancy dress is definitely Barbie’s cup of tea! OK, that’s all for today.  是的，化装服绝对是芭比娃娃们的最爱。OK，这就是今天的全部内容了。
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[06:09.50]OK. Bye-bye!  拜拜！
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