The english we speak(BBC教學)第301期:Old school 老派

Sian is amused because Feifei is looking for a stamp to post her letter. Why doesn't she just send an email? In this programme you'll Learn an adjective that describes people or things that seem old-fashioned.

菲菲正在找郵票，打算貼在信上，這讓希恩覺得很有趣。她爲什麼不發電子郵件呢？在本期節目中，大家將學習一個形容詞，用來描述某人或某事“過時”了。

Sian: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English. I'm Sian.

希恩：大家好，歡迎收聽BBC英語教學頻道的地道英語節目。我是希恩。

Feifei: Hi everyone, I'm Feifei.

菲菲：大家好，我是菲菲。

Sian: What on Earth are you looking for Feifei? Why are you taking everything out of your bag?

希恩：菲菲，你到底在找什麼？你爲什麼把包裏所有東西都拿出來了？

Feifei: I'm just looking for a stamp — I know I've got one in here somewhere. I just can't seem to find it.

菲菲：我在找郵票，我記得我包裏有張郵票的。可是現在我找不到了。

Sian: A stamp? What do you want a stamp for?

希恩：郵票？你找郵票要做什麼？

Feifei: I've written a letter to my family and I want to get it in the post before midday.

菲菲：我給家裏寫了封信，我想在中午之前把信寄出去。

Sian: You've written a letter? That's a bit old-school isn't it?

希恩：你寫了封信？這有點兒老舊過時了吧？

Feifei: 'Old-school'? Who are you calling 'old-school'? I'm younger than you!

菲菲：老舊？你說誰老舊過時呢？我可比你年輕！

Sian: Yeah but writing letters is quite old-school, you know — it's a bit old-fashioned. Most people just email or send instant messages nowadays.

希恩：沒錯，可是寫信有點兒太老套了吧，你知道這可是過時了。現在大部分人都寫電郵或是發信息。

Feifei: Yeah, but it's so nice to get a real letter in the post! So 'old-school' basically describes something that's from an earlier time — something old-fashioned. Let's hear some examples:

菲菲：對，可是收到一封郵寄來的真實信件感覺非常棒！所以，old-school這個詞就是形容早期的東西，一些過時的東西。我們來聽例句：

Examples

例句

Woah! That haircut is so old-school!

哇！那個髮型真是太老土了！

You want to go roller-skating tonight? Man, that's so old-school!

你今晚想去滑旱冰？老兄，那也太過時了！

Our new teacher is a bit old-school in his approach, but he always gets good results.

我們新老師的教學方法有點兒過時，不過他總能收到不錯的效果。

Feifei: So 'old-school' is used as a bit of an insult, right?

菲菲：old-school這個詞有點兒侮辱性，對吧？

Sian: No, it doesn't have to be. It can also be used a compliment — to talk about something from the past that you admire. Or to describe something you feel nostalgic about.

希恩：不是，不一定。在談論你所欣賞的舊事物時，可以用這個詞表示稱讚的意思。或者也可以用來形容你覺得懷舊的事物。

Examples

例句

I love your new coat — it's so old-school!

我喜歡你的新大衣，它太復古了！

Look at these old-school computer games, aren't they awesome?!

看看這些懷舊的電腦遊戲，是不是很棒？！

Feifei: Exactly, I think it's a good thing to be old-school. If only I could find that stamp.

菲菲：沒錯，我認爲懷舊是件好事。要是我能找到那張郵票就好了。

Sian: Why don't you just fax it?

希恩：爲什麼不發傳真呢？

Feifei: Well, that really would be old-school Sian. Get with the times!

菲菲：希恩，那太過時了。要跟上時代的步伐！

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重點講解：
1. on earth （用於以how, why, what 或 where 開始的問句，表示強調，通常表示問題沒有答案或很難回答）究竟，到底；
例句：Why on earth didn't you tell me the truth?
你到底爲什麼不跟我說實話？
2. use as 用作；
例句：Earth worms are often used as bait.
蚯蚓常用作魚餌。
3. if only 要是…多好；
例句：If only you had told me that some time ago.
要是你早些時候告訴我該多好啊！