The english we speak(BBC教学)第341期:Fuddy duddy 观念守旧的人

Rob's in for a shock. He may think he's 21 but some of his attitudes make him seem much older – and Feifei has the right expression to describe him! Listen to the programme to find out what it is!

罗布可能会大吃一惊。他可能认为自己21岁，不过他的一些态度使他看上去要老很多，菲菲有一个形容他的贴切短语！收听本期节目，了解这个短语！

Rob: Hello, I'm Rob...

罗布：大家好，我是罗布。

Feifei: I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak. Hey, happy birthday for last week Rob.

菲菲：我是菲菲，欢迎收听地道英语节目。嘿，罗布，上周是你生日，补祝你生日快乐。

Rob: Thanks Feifei, yes 21 years old – where has the time gone?

罗布：菲菲，谢谢你，我已经21岁了，时间都去哪儿了？

Feifei: Are you sure – you don't act like a 21-year-old.

菲菲：你确定吗？你的行为举止看上去可不像21岁。

Rob: What are you saying, Feifei?

罗布：菲菲，你说什么？

Feifei: Well, errr, look at your clothes – they're not very trendy, they're a bit boring!

菲菲：额，看看你的穿着，不仅不太时髦，而且有点儿乏味！

Rob: Boring?

罗布：乏味？

Feifei: Yes... and come on, you're not very youthful.

菲菲：对，得了吧，你可并不年轻。

Rob: Youthful?! Just because I haven't got any tattoos – who wants a tattoo anyway, they look silly, don't they? And they damage the skin as well...

罗布：年轻？！只是因为我没有纹身，话说谁想要纹身啊，它们看上去太傻了，不是吗？而且还会伤害皮肤。

Feifei: There you go – old fashioned attitudes – no way you're 21!

菲菲：又是这样，又是这些过时的观念，你不可能21岁！

Rob: So you're saying I am a fuddy-duddy?

罗布：所以你的意思是我是个“观念守旧的人”？

Feifei: A fuddy-duddy – that's an informal phrase to describe someone who is boring, dull and has old-fashioned attitudes. Let's hear some examples of this phrase.

菲菲：“观念守旧的人”，这是个非正式短语，用来形容那些无聊、无趣、观念守旧的人。我们来听几个应用这个短语的例句。

Examples

例句

Ling thinks I'm an old fuddy-duddy because I don't drive a flashy sports car.

因为我不开豪华跑车，所以凌认为我是个观念守旧的人。

My dad's a bit of a fuddy-duddy - he still listens to music on cassette tapes.

我爸爸的观念有些过时，他还在用盒式磁带听音乐。

The bank has lost many customers over the years, probably due to its fuddy-duddy image.

这家银行在这些年来损失了很多顾客，原因可能是银行观念守旧的形象。

Feifei: So a fuddy-duddy is someone who is old-fashioned and sometimes pompous. But Rob, being a fuddy-duddy isn't all bad.

菲菲：所以，这个短语用来形容那些老派的人，有时还可以形容浮而不实。不过罗布，做一个“观念守旧的人”也不完全是一件坏事。

Rob: Oh yes? Boring, old-fashioned – how can that be a good thing?

罗布：真的吗？无聊、过时，怎么可能是好事呢？

Feifei: Well, you make us all laugh.

菲菲：嗯，你会让所有人发笑呀。

Rob: Yes but for the wrong reasons – I'm off.

罗布：是，但却是因为错误的原因，我要走了。

Feifei: Oh dear, it seems like a fuddy-duddy doesn't even a sense of humour. Where are you going?

菲菲：哦天哪，看起来“观念守旧的人”甚至连幽默感都没有。你要去哪里啊？

Rob: To get a tattoo done.

罗布：去纹身。

Feifei: It'll hurt. Bye!

菲菲：那会很疼的。再见！

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重点讲解：
1. as well 也；还；
例句：It is most often diagnosed in women in their thirties and forties, although I've seen it in many younger women, as well.
这种病一般多发于三四十岁的女性，但我也见过许多更年轻的女性患这种病。
2. no way 没门儿；不可能；
例句：Mike, no way am I playing cards with you for money.
迈克，我是决不会和你玩牌赌钱的。
3. due to 由于；因为；
例句：Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe.
因横扫欧洲的政治变故,国防行业中有些人可能会失业。