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(Stormy weather)
Yang Li: Hello, I'm Yang Li. 歡迎收聽 Authentic Real English.
Kaz: And I'm Kaz.
Yang Li: Hey Kaz, 外面又是風又是雨的，咱們把門關上吧。
(Door shuts)
Yang Li: Ah that's better. 我剛要問你，上周末的 party 怎么樣？How did it go?
Kaz: It went down a storm Li.
Is this phrase related to stormy weather?
Yang Li: 什么，你說你周末的聚會 'went down a storm' ...因為暴風雨天氣而被取消了？是刮風，下雨，還是下雪？天氣不作美，的確很令人掃興。Was the weather bad?
Kaz: No, no, Li. If something 'goes down a storm' it means it's massively successful and enjoyable - my party went really well - it went down a storm.
Yang Li: 什么，大家都很開心?
Kaz: Exactly. People loved my party so I can say 'It went down a storm.'
Yang Li: So your party went down a storm - 我賽，你真行。
Kaz: That's right.
Yang Li: Kaz 你知道嗎，我昨天作了一個講座。
Kaz: OK Li. How did it go?
Yang Li: 不錯，每個人反應都很好 'my presentation went down a storm.'
Kaz: That's terrific Li! Well done!
Yang Li: 謝謝你 Kaz, 豐富了我的詞匯庫我很喜歡今天的這個短語。下面我們再來聽幾個例句:
- You should have seen the new band last night. They went down a storm with the audience.
- My idea for more holidays went down a storm with my colleagues.
- I like the looks of this new toy. I'm sure it'll go down a storm with our customers.
Yang Li: Kaz 你知道嗎，英語單詞 'storm' 的原意是風暴所以很容易讓人有負面聯想。 Storms are usually destructive aren't they?
Kaz: I agree Li but in this case the word storm is used in a positive sense.
Yang Li: Kaz 說這個短語完全是褒義的，意思就是深受歡迎。不過這是個非正式短語對吧? 'To go down a storm' is informal English is that right?
Kaz: It is.
Yang Li: 所以大家在使用這個短語的時候要特別注意。
Kaz: That's right Li. So what do you think our listeners will think of today's expression?
Yang Li: Undoubtedly, I'm sure it'll go down a storm!
Both: Bye!
(Stormy weather)
人氣排行
