Helen: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC
Learning English. I’m Helen.
Oliver: 嗨，我是 Oliver。
Helen: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases
that you might not find in your dictionary.
Oliver:
地道英語和大家一起學(xué)習(xí)現(xiàn)代英式英語中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的流行詞匯和實用表達。那Helen, 今天給我們帶來的新詞是什么呢？
Helen: Today we are going to talk about being a
teacher’s pet.
Oliver: 這個短語和學(xué)校生活有些關(guān)系。
Helen: Yes, it’s an expression we often hear in
schools, especially among students.
Oliver: 那么請告訴我們 a teacher’s pet 究竟是什么意思呢？
Helen: The definition of a teacher’s pet usually
refers to a student who is popular with the teachers, and probably not popular
with fellow students.
Oliver: 老師就是 teacher, a pet 就是寵物,
放在一起，這個短語就是說那些老師很喜歡或者說經(jīng)常能得到老師特別照顧的學(xué)生。
Helen: And it’s not a particularly nice phrase to say
to someone. It has a negative meaning.
Oliver: 對，這是個貶義的短語，千萬不要用在表揚那些學(xué)習(xí)好的人啊。小心會惹火上身哦。
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A: How did you do in your essay?
B: I got an okay grade, but Mr Jones gave Sarah Evans top
marks though.
A: I’m not surprised, she’s a teacher’s pet, you know.
They always give her good marks.
Oliver:
通常來講，如果一個學(xué)生在學(xué)校表現(xiàn)很好，特別是在主課上表現(xiàn)很好，就很容易得到老師的喜歡。
Helen: Then other students might brand him or her a
teacher’s pet.
Oliver: Helen, did anyone ever call you a teacher’s
pet?
Helen: Once or twice. I was quite good at maths.
Oliver: And how did you react?
Helen: I just ignored their comments. I think my
classmates were just jealous of my results.
Oliver: 嗯，我們今天學(xué)到得短語就是老師的寵物。
Helen: A teacher’s pet. You’ve been listening to Real
English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.
Oliver: 我們下次節(jié)目再會。
