The english we speak(BBC教學)第70期: things are looking up一切欣欣向榮

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Chris: Hi, I'm Chris, and welcome to The English We Speak. It's a nice day here in London, so I've come outside to meet Helen. Ah, there she is! Helen, how are you?

克里斯：大家好，我是克里斯，歡迎來到我們所說的英語。今天倫敦是個好天氣，所以我和海倫來外面見面。啊，她在那裏！海倫，你好嗎？

Helen: I'm... fine... thanks.

海倫：我，很好，謝謝。

Chris: What are you doing? What are you looking at?

克里斯：你在幹什麼？你在看什麼？

Helen: I'm looking up.

海倫：我在向上看。

Chris: R-Right. But I can't see anything.

克里斯：好吧，但是我什麼也看不到。

Helen: Neither can I.

海倫：我也是。

Chris: Have you seen an aeroplane or something?

克里斯：你看到飛機或什麼其他的了嗎？

Helen: Not sure...

海倫：不確定...

Chris: Maybe a bird?

克里斯：或許一隻鳥？

Helen: Well, apparently things are looking up.

海倫：顯然一切都向上看。

Chris: Things are looking up?

克里斯：一切都向上看？

Helen: Yes, Rosie told me that the weather has been sunny for the last three days, so things are looking up. I thought I'd come and see for myself... But there's not much going on to be honest.

海倫：是的，羅西告訴我最後三天天氣晴朗，所以一切都向上看。我覺得我得來自己看一看。但是說實話沒有什麼發生。

Chris: Ah, I think you've misunderstood. Rosie didn't mean there are things up in the sky.

克里斯：啊，我覺得你誤解了。羅西的意思不是天空中有事發生。

Helen: Really? What do you mean?

海倫：真的嗎？什麼意思？

Chris: It's an expression. You use the phrase 'things are looking up' when you want to suggest that conditions are getting better or more positive.

克里斯：這是個短語。當你想要表達情況正在好轉或向積極的方向發展，你可以用“一切欣欣向榮”這個短語。

Helen: Oh, right...

海倫：哦，好吧。

Chris: Here are some examples:

克里斯：以下是一些例子：

My wife and I both found great new jobs last month, so things are looking up.

我的妻子和我上個月都找到了好的新工作，所以一切都欣欣向榮。

Things are finally looking up now that he's recovered from his illness.

事情現在終於好轉了，他的病痊癒了。

Helen: So when Rosie told me that things were looking up, she meant that the weather has been getting better at the moment.

海倫：所以當羅西告訴我事情欣欣向榮，她的意思是天氣當時正在好轉。

Chris: Yes, she's suggesting that it looks like the weather in general is improving. So what do you think? Do you think the weather is getting better?

克里斯：是的，她的意思是看起來天氣大體上在改善。那麼你覺得呢？你覺得天氣在好轉嗎？

Helen: So far, yes, yesterday was really hot. I hope it lasts for the weekend… But if things get worse, would you say, 'things are looking down'?

海倫：到目前爲止，是的，昨天特別熱。我希望一直延續到週末。但是如果情況變壞，你會說“事情正在向下”嗎？

Chris: Not really. Instead, you could say: "It's taken a turn for the worse".

克里斯：不會的。相反，你可以說：“我正在轉向壞的方向。”

Helen: It's taken a turn for the worse. That's a useful phrase.

海倫：轉向壞的方向。這是個很有用的短語。

Chris: Oh, but hang on... look at that black cloud in the sky. It looks like it might rain after all. That's typical English weather!

克里斯：哦，但是等一下。看天空中那朵黑雲。它看起來好像要下雨了。這是典型的英國天氣！

Helen: Oh great. Things really have taken a turn for the worse! Quick, let's get back to the office before it rains.

海倫：哦太好了。事情真的轉向壞的方向了！快，我們在下雨前回到辦公室去。

Chris: Let's go! Do join us again for another edition of The English We Speak and visit our website, . Bye!