The english we speak(BBC教学)第251期:Sweet tooth 爱吃甜食

Finn is suffering from a bad toothache again and he is blaming his mother. But Li says Finn should blame the British culture of eating sweets snacks. What are they talking about?

芬恩又牙疼了，他在埋怨他的妈妈。但是莉说芬恩应该埋怨的是英国爱吃甜食的文化。他们在谈论什么？

Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.

注：音频与文本并不完全对应。

Li: Hi you are listening to The English We Speak. I am Li and with me today is Finn. Hi Finn.

莉：大家好，您正在收听地道英语节目。我是莉，今天和我一起主持节目的是芬恩。嗨，芬恩。

(Finn is suffering from a bad toothache)

（芬恩牙疼得厉害）

Finn: Hello everyone…

芬恩：大家好……

Li: Oh dear, your face is a bit swollen. What's the matter?

莉：天哪，你的脸有点肿。出什么事了？

Finn: I've got this bad toothache again! Blame my mother for giving me a sweet tooth, Li.

芬恩：我又牙疼了！莉，这都怪我妈妈让我这么爱吃甜食。

Li: Yes you are very sweet and you always bring us nice chocolates and sweets. But why should you blame your mother for this great quality — your kindness?

莉：对，你的确非常好，经常给我们带好吃的巧克力和糖果。不过你为什么要为友好这种优点责怪你的妈妈呢？

Finn: Oh that's very sweet of you Li, but the phrase to have 'a sweet tooth' is another way of saying that someone craves sweet food all the time, such as sweets, desserts and chocolates.

芬恩：哦，莉，你人真是太好了，不过have a sweet tooth这个词组的意思是说一个人一直想吃糖果、甜点和巧克力这种甜食。

Li: I see. So when you say someone has a sweet tooth you mean this person likes sweet-tasting food, such as sweets, chocolates and desserts.

莉：我明白了。所以这个短语是说一个人特别喜欢糖果、甜点和巧克力这种甜食。

Finn: Oh that's right, yes. Have you noticed that I take five sugars in my tea? I usually have six or seven cups of tea every day!

芬恩：没错。你有没有注意到我在茶里放了五块糖？一般我每天会喝六七杯茶！

Li: That sounds like you do have a sweet tooth! Let's hear some examples of how this expression is used:

莉：听起来你的确非常喜欢甜食！我们来听些例句，看看这个短语如何应用：

Examples

例句

John always has a bag of sweets open on his desk. He's got such a sweet tooth.

约翰的桌子上总有一包打开的糖果。他非常喜欢吃甜食。

I wish I didn't have a sweet tooth, because I had four rotten teeth pulled out and eight filled when I was only twenty.

我真希望我不喜欢吃甜食，我在20岁的时候就已经拔了四颗蛀牙，补了八颗牙。

Li: You know what Finn, don't blame your mother. Blame the 'sweet' culture of Britain. I think that this country makes the best desserts in the world!

莉：芬恩，你知道吗，你不应该埋怨你妈妈。你应该怪的是英国的甜食文化。我认为英国的甜点是世界上最好吃的！

Finn: Really Li? Well it is difficult to resist the temptation of all those yummy cakes you see in the shops!

芬恩：真的吗，莉？好吧，的确很难抗拒商店里那些美味蛋糕的诱惑！

Li: So, seeing as you've got such bad toothache, perhaps I could help you with the delicious cheesecake you have with you in the studio…

莉：既然你牙疼的很厉害，那我可以帮你把你带进演播室的这块美味的巧克力蛋糕吃掉……

Finn: Oh… you are cheeky, aren't you, Li?

芬恩：哦……莉，你是不是脸皮太厚了？

Li: I will buy you one back when your toothache is gone, I promise.

莉：你牙好了以后，我会买一块还你的，我保证。

Finn: OK. That's a deal!

芬恩：就这么说定了！

Li: Bye.

莉：再见。

Finn: Bye.

芬恩：再见。

译文属仅供学习交流使用，未经许可请勿转载

重点讲解：
1. suffer from （因疾病或处于其他不利境地而）受苦，受难，受折磨；
例句：She issuffering fromswollen glands.
她正患腺体肿胀病。
2. what's the matter 麻烦事；问题；
例句：What's the matter, Jack? You look a bit pale.
你怎么了，杰克？你的脸色有点发白。
3. blame for 责怪；怪罪；归咎于；
例句：I don'tblameyouforbeing angry.
我不怪你生气。
4. all the time 一直；始终；
例句：You've kept me in the darkall the time.
原来你一直把我蒙在鼓里。
5. such as （用于举例）例如，像，诸如；
例句：He would give only monosyllabic replies,such as"Yes" and "No".
他只肯给予极简短的回答，例如“是”和“否”。