地道英語
Sound out 探口風(fēng)，打聽
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內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介
在工作和生活中，有時(shí)需要在行事前先探探他人的口風(fēng)，從而了解對(duì)方對(duì)一件事情的真實(shí)看法?！疤娇陲L(fēng)” 的地道英語表達(dá)是 “sound out”。聽節(jié)目，學(xué)習(xí)這個(gè)短語的具體用法。
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Feifei
大家好，歡迎收聽 BBC英語教學(xué)的 “地道英語” 節(jié)目。I'm Feifei.
Phil
And I'm Phil. We have a phrase that is about trying to find out what someone thinks – often without them knowing – it's 'sound out'.
Feifei
Sound out. 這個(gè)短語的意思是 “探口風(fēng)，試探”。
Phil
I've got an idea for a new podcast. I need to sound the boss out about it.
Feifei
你想制作一個(gè)新的播客節(jié)目，但你并沒有直接向老板征得同意，而是先試探性地詢問了一下他。You need to sound the boss out.
Phil
I'm going to ask some questions to see if he's looking for something new, and what he might be looking for – then I'll be able to tell if my idea could work, or if I should change it a bit. I don't want to just ask because I'm not sure if my idea is a good one or a bad one yet.
Feifei
所以，當(dāng)我們想用英語表達(dá) “通過問問題來試圖了解一個(gè)人對(duì)某件事情的看法” 時(shí)，就可以說 “sound someone out about something” 或者 “sound out someone about something”。
Phil
If you're coming up with a plan, it's a good idea to sound out what the people it will affect think about it. Then you can adjust your plan before presenting it to them. Have a listen to these examples.
Examples
Before we start working on anything new, we should sound out what our customers think about our existing products.
They sounded me out about the job before they actually offered it to me.
I sounded out some of her friends about what she liked before asking her out.
Feifei
你正在收聽的是 BBC英語教學(xué)的 “地道英語” 節(jié)目。以上我們介紹了短語 “sound out” 的含義和用法，它的意思是 “探口風(fēng)，通過詢問打探來間接地了解一個(gè)人對(duì)某件事情的看法”。
Phil
It can be indirect, but it isn't always.
Feifei
是的，在日常會(huì)話中，你也可以直接用 “sound you out” 來表達(dá)自己想要 “打聽一件事情”。Phil, Didn't you use to live in Oxford? I'm going there soon. I need to sound you out about the best places to go.
Phil
I can give you all the details! And you keep saying that the restaurants are great near where you live – I need to sound you out about the best ones.
Feifei
I also need to sound you out about what we're going to cover in the next episode – because we've come to the end of this one. See you soon!
Phil
Bye!
