The english we speak(BBC教學)第342期:A busman's holiday 照常工作的節假日

When you go on holiday to do the work you do at home, there's a phrase to describe this. It's what Neil's decided to do this but as Rob and Feifei realise his holiday could turn out to be quite relaxing. Find out why and learn this new phrase in The English We Speak.

有時你可能休假也要工作，有一個短語可以形容這種情況。尼爾決定在休假時工作，不過羅布和菲菲發現他的假期會很輕鬆。請收聽本期地道英語節目，瞭解這個新短語。

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob...

羅布：大家好，我是羅布。

Feifei: I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak.

菲菲：我是菲菲，歡迎收聽地道英語節目。

Rob: So it should have been Neil presenting with you today but he's gone on holiday so you've got me instead.

羅布：本來今天應該是尼爾和你一起主持節目，不過他去度假了，所以我來代班。

Feifei: Yes I know – Neil's on holiday for two whole weeks!

菲菲：我知道，尼爾有整整兩週的假期！

Rob: Oh lucky Neil. Two weeks doing nothing - sitting on the beach in the sun, eating ice-cream. Wonderful!

羅布：哦，尼爾真是太幸運了。兩個星期什麼都不做，就在海灘上曬太陽，吃冰激凌。太美好了！

Feifei: Oh Neil won't be sitting on any beaches. He's going to help teach English at a school in Spain.

菲菲：哦，尼爾是不會坐在海灘上曬太陽的。他要爲西班牙一所學校的英語教學提供幫助。

Rob: What! He's gone to Spain to do the same work he does here – that's a bit of a busman's holiday, isn't it?

羅布：什麼！他去西班牙還要做和這裏一樣的工作，那可有點像“照常工作的假日”。

Feifei: But his job isn't driving buses Rob.

菲菲：可是羅布，他的工作並不是開公交車。

Rob: No Feifei – a busman's holiday is a holiday where you do the same thing you do at work instead of just having a rest.

羅布：不是，菲菲，a busman's holiday這個短語的意思是說在假期仍然要做平時上班做的工作，而不是休息。

Feifei: I see. A busman's holiday is not about going on a bus. It's a strange choice for Neil isn't it Rob?

菲菲：我明白了。這個短語和公交車無關。這對尼爾來說是個奇怪的選擇，對吧羅布？

Rob: It is but he's not the only one – listen to these examples...

羅布：是的，但不是隻有他一個人選擇這樣做，來聽下面這些例句。

Examples

例句

The taxi driver said he was going on a driving holiday around Europe – it sounds like a busman's holiday to me!

那個出租車司機說，他在歐洲各地駕車旅行——我認爲這聽起來就像是他在假期繼續工作一樣！

I decided to take a break from playing in the band and go on holiday but it turned into a busman's holiday when I ended up busking to raise enough money for my plane ticket home.

我決定放下樂隊的工作休息一下，可是最後我爲了籌夠回家的機票錢在街頭賣藝時，這假期就變成了照常工作的節假日。

Feifei: So that's a busman's holiday, where you go on holiday to do the same or similar work that you do at home. If I went on holiday, doing my job would be the last thing I'd do.

菲菲：這就是照常工作的節假日，也就是說在休假的時候，你還是會和在家一樣，做相同或類似的工作。如果我休假，那工作會是我最不想做的事情。

Rob: Yes me too but think about what Neil actually does in his job.

羅布：我也是，不過想想尼爾實際的工作。

Feifei: He drinks tea... sits around chatting... goes shopping...

菲菲：喝茶……無所事事地聊天……購物……

Rob: Exactly – and he'll be doing the same in Spain.

羅布：沒錯，他在西班牙也會做同樣的事。

Feifei: Now that sounds like my kind of busman's holiday! When can I go?

菲菲：這聽起來有點像我喜歡的那種照常工作的節假日！我什麼時候能去？

Rob: Let's finish the programme first.

羅布：我們先把這期節目做完。

Feifei: OK. Bye!

菲菲：好。再見！

Rob: Bye.

羅布：再見。

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重點講解：
1. instead of 代替…；而不是…；
例句：Instead of exulting over his failure, you should have lent him a helping hand.
你不應該對他的失敗幸災樂禍，而應幫他一把。
2. turn into (使)變成；(使)成爲；
例句：A bad thing can be turned into a good one.
壞事可以變成好事。
3. end up 最終；結果；到頭來；
例句：But even if the Fed were to end up choosing restraint, it would not add up to a new Plaza arrangement.
但即便美聯儲最終選擇剋制，也不意味着會形成新的廣場協議。
4. sit around 閒坐着；無所事事；
例句：Eve isn't the type to sit around doing nothing.
伊芙不是那種喜歡坐在那裏無所事事的人。