The english we speak(BBC教学)第248期:Thingy 东西

Feifei and Finn are going to present a programme — but before they begin, Feifei wants Finn to pass her the… thingy. What does she mean? Listen to the programme to find out.

菲菲和芬恩要录制节目，但是在他们开始录制之前，菲菲希望芬恩把thingy递给她。她是什么意思？请收听本期节目找出答案。

Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript.

注：音频与文本并不完全对应。

Feifei: Hello Finn. Looking forward to another The English We Speak?

菲菲：你好，芬恩。期待录制新一期的地道英语节目吗？

Finn: Hi, Feifei! Oh yes, always…

芬恩：你好，菲菲！哦，当然了，我一直很期待……

Feifei: Actually, before we begin, could you pass me the thingy?

菲菲：实际上，在我们开始之前，你能把那个递给我吗？

Finn: Which thingy? The script?

芬恩：什么东西？节目脚本吗？

Feifei: No, no — not the script. The thingy behind you…

菲菲：不是，不是脚本。就是你后面的那个东西……

Finn: Ah, you need a pen? Here you go.

芬恩：啊，你是说钢笔吗？给你。

Feifei: No. I've got a pen actually. Two pens. I mean that… thingy over there…

菲菲：不是。我已经有钢笔了。两支钢笔。我是说那边的那个东西……

Finn: Which thingy? Listen, I know this studio is a bit of a mess, isn't it? So if you keep saying 'thingy' we could be here all day!

芬恩：什么东西？听着，我知道这个演播室有些乱，对吧？所以如果你一直说“东西”的话，那我们要在这里待上一天了！

Feifei: Sorry, Finn. 'Thingy' is a word which we sometimes use when I can't remember or don't know the name of an object.

菲菲：抱歉，芬恩。在我们想不起来或者不知道一件物品的名字时我们通常会使用Thingy这个词。

Finn: It is indeed. And it can be used, informally, when you can't remember the name of a particular person too. And it's today's expression, Feifei?

芬恩：没错。这个词还有个非正式用法，如果你想不起来一个人的名字也可以使用。Thingy就是今天要讲的表达方式，对吧，菲菲？

Feifei: Yes, why not? 'Thingy' is our word today in The English We Speak. Let's hear some examples of how it's used.

菲菲：对，为什么不呢？Thingy就是今天地道英语节目要学的单词。我们来听些例句，看看这个词如何应用。

Examples

例句

You want a recipe for stew? Ask… thingy. She was talking about a lovely one the other day.

你想要份炖菜食谱吗？问问那谁吧。她那天还提到了一个有趣的食谱呢。

Sorry, I'm late for the meeting. Could you just pass me the thingy for my report… I mean… the stapler?

抱歉，我开会迟到了。你能把我的报告需要的那个东西递给我吗？我是说订书机。

Feifei: That's it! I was asking for the… stopwatch! I need to time the programme, Finn.

菲菲：我想起来了！我刚才想要的是秒表！我需要为节目计时，芬恩。

Finn: No, you don't. The programme is over. And this stopwatch shouldn't really be here. It belongs to… to… he was looking for it the other day.

芬恩：不，你不需要。节目已经结束了。而且秒表也不应该在这里。这个秒表是那个谁的，他那天还找来着。

Feifei: Belongs to…?

菲菲：是谁的？

Finn: It belongs to… thingy.

芬恩：那个谁的。

Feifei: Come one, Finn. It belongs to Rob. I'll return it to him!

菲菲：好了，芬恩。是罗布的。我会还给他的！

Finn: Bye!

芬恩：再见！

Feifei: Bye!

菲菲：再见！

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重点讲解：
1. look forward to sth./doing sth. 期待；盼望；
例句：I have long been looking forward to meeting you.
我一直盼望有机会同你见面。
2. why not （表示同意别人的建议）为什么不呢，好，行；
例句：'Shall I tell them about poor Mrs Blair?'—'Why not?'
“我应该告诉他们可怜的布莱尔太太的情况吗？”——“为什么不呢？”
3. belong to 属于；归…所有；
例句：Don't take things that do not belong to you.
不要拿不属于你的东西。
4. look for 找；寻；
例句：As the tide receded we were able to look for shells.
潮水退去，我们就能寻找贝壳了。