The english we speak(BBC教学)第295期:Barefaced 厚颜无耻的

Rob's making some bold claims that Feifei can't taking seriously. Has he really got some good news or is he just telling outrageous lies? Luckily Feifei has a phrase that can describe his actions. Learn all about it in this programme.

罗布说了一些大胆的话，不过菲菲不会把他的话当真的。他真的有好消息吗，还是他说的只是可耻的谎言？幸运的是菲菲有一个可以形容他这种行为的短语。请收听本期节目了解详情。

Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei and joining me today is Rob.

菲菲：大家好，欢迎收听地道英语节目。我是菲菲，今天和我一起主持节目的是罗布。

Rob: Hi everyone. Ah Feifei, what a lovely day it is today.

罗布：大家好。菲菲，今天天气真好啊！

Feifei: What? It's raining. You seem to be in a good mood.

菲菲：什么？现在在下雨呢。你看起来心情不好。

Rob: Yes. I've done all my work and the boss has given me the rest of the day off... so I'm off. Bye.

罗布：没错。我完成了所有的工作，老板说我今天可以下班了，我要走了。再见。

Feifei: Hold on Rob! Could you at least stay and present this programme?

菲菲：等等，罗布！你能不能留下来主持完这期节目？

Rob: Oh OK then. I suppose there's no rush to go shopping and spend the bonus he's given me is there?

罗布：哦，好的。我想也不用急着去购物，花掉老板给我的奖金。

Feifei: Oh come on Rob. This doesn't sound like our boss. You're telling me a barefaced lie.

菲菲：得了吧，罗布。这听起来不像我们老板的作风。你说的全是可耻的谎言。

Rob: Barefaced? No no, this really is my hairy face — look!

罗布：没有胡须的脸？不是，不是，这真是我长满胡须的脸，你看！

Feifei: No — the word 'barefaced' can literally mean 'having no beard' but we also use the word to mean 'without any disguise' or 'being deliberately bold and shameless'. So Rob is a 'barefaced liar' because he's obviously telling a lie without any embarrassment. Sorry Rob, I think you're lying but let's hear some more examples of this phrase...

菲菲：我不是这个意思，barefaced这个词字面上的意思是“没有胡须”，不过我们也用这个词来形容“毫不掩饰”或“露骨又无耻”。所以，罗布是一个“无耻的骗子”，因为很明显他毫不尴尬地说了谎。抱歉罗布，我认为你在说谎，我们还是先来听几个相关例句吧。

Examples

例句

The company's claim that profits had jumped by ten per cent was obviously a barefaced lie.

公司称利润上涨了10%根本就是无耻的谎言。

John was at the pub last night bragging about his goal-scoring again — but we all know he's a barefaced liar.

约翰昨天又在酒吧吹嘘他的进球得分了，不过我们都知道他是无耻的骗子。

Feifei: Someone being barefaced means doing something without shame, and Rob — you are being a deliberate and outrageous liar aren't you?

菲菲：用barefaced来形容某个人，意思是他厚颜无耻地做了某事，罗布，你是个无耻的骗子，对吧？

Rob: Oh well, yes, I suppose so — I was doing it to show you how great I am.

罗布：哦，嗯，我想可能是吧，我刚才那样是想让你看看我有多优秀。

Feifei: Well it didn't work — and I'm going to show you my 'bear' face now.

菲菲：嗯，那并没什么效果，现在我要让你看看我的“熊脸”。

[BEAR ROAR FX]

（特效：熊咆哮的声音）

Rob: Wow that's a real 'bear' face but at least you haven't got a beard — although if you did have one, maybe you'd look less... fat?

罗布：哇，那真是一张“熊脸”，不过你没有胡须，如果你有胡须的话，可能你看上去就不会那么胖了？

Feifei: Huh! Barefaced cheek!

菲菲：哈！这真是厚颜无耻的行为！

Rob: Time to go I think. Bye.

罗布：我想节目该结束了。再见。

Feifei: Bye.

菲菲：再见。

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重点讲解：
1. hold on 稍等；等一下；
例句：Hold on a minute till I put my coat on!
等一下，让我穿上外套！
2. at least （表示相对于不利条件或糟糕情形）起码，不管怎样；
例句：He should at least have come to say good-by.
他至少也该来道个别(然而却没来)。
3. come on 得了吧；算了吧；
例句：Come on, don't you think you're evading the issue?
得了吧，你不认为你是在回避这个问题吗?
4. be going to do sth. 想要（做…）；决定（做…）；
例句：I'm going to give the house a good cleanup.
我准备把屋子好好打扫一下。