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课程讲解
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?
（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？）
When do people say “cheese”?
（人们什么时候会说到“cheese”这个词呢？）
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!
（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。）
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?
（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？）
Hmmm… Could they all be happy, smily songs?
（嗯…… 是欢快，让人感到开心的歌曲么？）
原文对白
1. Hi, Kiele. Hey, Kiele, do you like Cheese?
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.
3. Well, actually, most people in Europe do like to eat Cheese. But not me. I also dislike it, actually.
4. Wow! No wonder you came to China.
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?
6. Is it because they stink?
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”?
8. When they want you to bring them some cheese, perhaps?
9. Hmm…
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!
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?
12. Hmmm… Could they all be happy, smily songs?
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?
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!
15. Exactly. Hosts are always annoyingly cheesy. And you could also describe clothing as ‘cheesy’.
16. That would be bright colours, I guess. Not very subtle.
17. Yes. Cheesy things are things that cannot easily be taken seriously. They are funny.
18. Do you mean that ‘cheesy’ is something like cheap?
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.
20. So would you say that ‘cheesy’ is usually a bad adjective?
21. Oh, no. Modern people deliberately wear, buy and say cheesy things as a kind of joke. They call it ‘irony’.
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.
23. Yes that’s exactly what they want. Aren’t people strange?
24. They are!