BBC地道英語口語:Top Up 充值
Helen: Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English, I’m Helen.
Zoë: Hi, 你好嗎？我是劉佳。歡迎收聽地道英語。
Helen: In Real English, we look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Zoë: So what is today’s new phrase, Helen?
Helen: Today we’re going to look at the verb to top up.
Zoë: Top up?
Helen: That’s right. Top - T.O.P. Up – U.P. Top up.
Zoë: Top up 說的是什麼呢, Helen?
Helen: Generally speaking to top up means to refill a container until it is full again.
Zoë: Right. 一般來說，top up 是個動詞，表示把一個容器填滿，就是續杯的意思。
Helen: Exactly. But in recent years to top up has come to mean putting more credit into a mobile phone account or a public travel card.
Zoë: 現在這個詞又擴大了應用的範圍，比如給手機充值，或者給公共交通卡充值，等等。
Helen: You’ve got it.
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A: My mobile phone is out of credit.
B: Here, use mine. I topped up my phone this morning.
A: Thanks.
Zoë: 如果我給我的手機充值，就是我往我的手機帳戶裏續存了錢。對嗎？
Helen: That’s correct.
Zoë: Where can I top up my phone in the UK, Helen?
Helen: Topping up your mobile phone is very easy in the UK. You can buy a top-up card in most newsagents or supermarkets.
Zoë: 這麼簡單，我只要去超市或者路邊的報亭商店就可以買到充值卡了嗎？
Helen: It’s that easy. Or you can top up your mobile phone on the internet – just go to the website and buy credit for your phone with your credit card.
Zoë: 好啦，讓我們來複習一下。To top up 就是給手機或者公共交通卡充值。
Helen: Well I’m afraid we are out of time again. So don’t forget to join us next time on BBC Learning English.
Zoë: Bye for now.
