BBC地道英語口語:Road Rage 交通暴躁情緒
Neil: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Neil.
Helen: 大家好，我是 Helen。
Neil: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that have recently become part of the English language.
Helen: 在今天的 Real English 這個環節，我們來一塊兒學一些英語中出現的新鮮詞彙和習慣用語。
Neil: The English language is always growing and new words come into use all the time.
Helen: 沒錯兒，所以我們要不斷及時的更新自己腦中的詞彙。
Neil: That’s right.
Helen: 接下來，Neil 要告訴我們今天的新詞兒是？
Neil: Today’s new word is 'road rage'.
Helen: Road rage. 這兩個詞是什麼意思呢？
Neil: Well, you may have heard the word rage on its own. It means to be extremely angry. Road rage means to become extremely angry on the road when driving – and then to actually attack other drivers!
Helen: 那 Neil 能給我們舉個例子，讓我們看看這個 road rage 到底應該怎麼用?
Neil: Of course. Sometimes people get very angry when they drive. They attack another motorist, you call this road rage.
Helen: 哦，原來 road rage 是指發生在公路上的暴躁情緒，有的時候無辜的乘客還會成爲犧牲品被襲擊。
Neil: Exactly.
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A: Hey, John! What happened to your face? Have you been in a fight?
B: Kind of. I was the victim of a road rage attack! An angry driver hit me in the face!
A: That’s terrible! Did you call the police?
B: Of course, but as I didn’t really get a good look at him there’s not much they can do.
Neil: I saw some road rage the other day.
Helen: Really? What happened?
Neil: Two men had an argument at the traffic lights.
Helen: 然後是不是他們就變得非常暴躁？
Neil: Yes. They were shouting a lot, and then they started fighting!
Helen: What? 互相打了起來，那當時你在旁邊沒嚇壞了呀？
Neil: Well, the police came and arrested them – for road rage, I think.
Helen: Good!
Neil: Yes Helen. People shouldn’t get so angry. Anyway, let’s recap – road rage - means to become violent when driving and physically attack another motorist
Helen: Road Rage 是指人們在公路上的憤怒急噪情緒。要知道在路上鬧彆扭，生氣可是很危險的，所以我們大家也應該努力讓 road rage 少發生。
Neil: Well, You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us again soon for more up-to-the-minute Real English. Bye.
Helen: 下次節目再見。
