猫鹿 2007-6-19 11:23
学习Cheesy
[size=4][b]课程讲解[/b] [/size]
[size=4][b]There’s not much cheese in China. Except for this CD, perhaps! It’s called 10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s. Why do you think they’re called cheesy?[/b] [/size]
[size=4]（在中国可没那么多的奶酪。但是这张CD除外哦！CD的名字叫“10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s.”你觉得为什么会用“Cheesy”这个词来形容里面的歌曲呢？） [/size]
[size=4][b]When do people say “cheese”?[/b] [/size]
[size=4]（人们什么时候会说到“cheese”这个词呢？） [/size]
[size=4][b]Oh, I remember. Of course. It’s when they are posing for a picture! They say “cheese” because it produces a smile shape in their mouth![/b] [/size]
[size=4]（噢！我记起来了。当人们摆姿势要照相的时候，他们会说“cheese”这个词哦。因为这个词发音的嘴型就象在微笑一样呢。） [/size]
[size=4][b]Exactly. So what might ‘cheesy’ mean when it’s related to cultural products? What would you expect ‘10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s’ to sound like?[/b] [/size]
[size=4]（没错。那你想想“cheesy”在这里表达的是种什么意思呢？你觉得在‘10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s’这张CD里会听到什么类型的歌曲呢？） [/size]
[size=4][b]Hmmm… Could they all be happy, smily songs?[/b] [/size]
[size=4]（嗯…… 是欢快，让人感到开心的歌曲么？） [/size]
[size=4][b]原文对白[/b] [/size]
[size=4]1. Hi, Kiele. Hey, Kiele, do you like Cheese? [/size]
[size=4]2. Hi, Matthew. Oh, cheese? Well, I have tried it. But I can’t say that I really enjoyed it. I know all foreigners love it. [/size]
[size=4]3. Well, actually, most people in Europe do like to eat Cheese. But not me. I also dislike it, actually. [/size]
[size=4]4. Wow! No wonder you came to China. [/size]
[size=4]5. Yes. There’s not much cheese in China. Except for this CD, perhaps! It’s called 10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s. Why do you think they’re called cheesy? [/size]
[size=4]6. Is it because they stink? [/size]
[size=4]7. Maybe. We could describe someone’s socks, for example, as ‘cheesy’ if they hadn’t been washed for a long time. But in this case, it’s different. When do people say “cheese”? [/size]
[size=4]8. When they want you to bring them some cheese, perhaps? [/size]
[size=4]9. Hmm… [/size]
[size=4]10. Oh, I remember. Of course. It’s when they are posing for a picture! They say “cheese” because it produces a smile shape in their mouth! [/size]
[size=4]11. Exactly. So what might ‘cheesy’ mean when it’s related to cultural products? What would you expect ‘10 Cheesy Hits from the ‘80s’ to sound like? [/size]
[size=4]12. Hmmm… Could they all be happy, smily songs? [/size]
[size=4]13. You could be right! Yes. I think this is an important part of what ‘cheesy’ means. What other things, do you think, could be cheesy? [/size]
[size=4]14. Well, TV hosts or radio hosts could definitely be described as ‘cheesy’, I’m guessing. They’re always trying to keep everybody happy, even trying to describe the weather in the most positive way! [/size]
[size=4]15. Exactly. Hosts are always annoyingly cheesy. And you could also describe clothing as ‘cheesy’. [/size]
[size=4]16. That would be bright colours, I guess. Not very subtle. [/size]
[size=4]17. Yes. Cheesy things are things that cannot easily be taken seriously. They are funny. [/size]
[size=4]18. Do you mean that ‘cheesy’ is something like cheap? [/size]
[size=4]19. Yes it could be. But it’s closer to ‘bad taste’. And of course, there are lots of reasons other than lack of money for people making bad taste choices. [/size]
[size=4]20. So would you say that ‘cheesy’ is usually a bad adjective? [/size]
[size=4]21. Oh, no. Modern people deliberately wear, buy and say cheesy things as a kind of joke. They call it ‘irony’. [/size]
[size=4]22. Hmm… Irony… You mean they want you to laugh at them. They want to know why you’re laughing at them. But they don’t want you to know that they know you’re laughing. [/size]
[size=4]23. Yes that’s exactly what they want. Aren’t people strange? [/size]
[size=4]24. They are![/size]