The english we speak(BBC教學)第121期:smoothie 水果奶昔
Neil: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, I'm Neil.
尼爾：大家好，歡迎來到地道英語節目，我是尼爾。Li: And I'm Li. Neil what are you drinking? Whatever it is, it sounds very refreshing.
李：我是李。尼爾你在喝什麼？不管是什麼，聽上去非常清爽。Neil: Ah yes it is, Li. It's so fruity and refreshing.
尼爾：李，這的確很清爽。這飲料水果味濃郁，而且很清爽。
Li: What kind of juice is it?
李：這是什麼果汁？Neil: Oh it's not juice, it's a smoothie.
尼爾：哦，這不是果汁，這是水果奶昔。Li: A smoothie?
李：水果奶昔？Neil: Yeah, a smoothie. The fruit is blended rather than squeezed.
尼爾：對，水果奶昔。水果是攪拌在一起而不是榨出來的。Li: Oh I see. A smoothie is a fruit drink made from blended fruit rather than squeezed fruit.
李：我明白了。水果奶昔就是一種水果飲料，它是由各種水果攪拌而成，而不是榨果汁。Neil: And it sometimes has ice, ice cream or yoghurt in it too. Try it Li.
尼爾：有時還可以加冰，冰淇淋或者酸奶。李，你嚐嚐。Li: Oh thank you. Oh it's delicious.
李：哦，謝謝你。哇，真好喝。Neil: How would you describe the texture?
尼爾：你要怎麼形容這口感？Li: Well, it's very thick and… smooth.
李：嗯，味道濃郁又順滑。Neil: Exactly. And that's where the name comes from.
尼爾：非常準確。這就是這種飲料得名的原因。Li: It's called a smoothie because its texture is smooth.
李：它稱之爲smoothie是因爲它的口感很順滑。A: Right, who wants a drink? I fancy a cup of coffee.
A：好，誰想喝飲料？我想喝杯咖啡。B: Yeah but it's way too hot for coffee. Can I have one of those smoothies?
B：好，不過現在喝咖啡太熱了。我能要一杯水果奶昔嗎？A: Oh that's an idea. I think I'll have one too, if I have enough money.
A：這是個好主意。如果我的錢夠的話，我也想來杯水果奶昔。Neil: Well, it's all gone now.
尼爾：都喝完了。Li: Oh that's a shame.
李：真遺憾。Neil: Yes… No more smoothie... Shame…
尼爾：是啊……沒有水果奶昔了……好遺憾……Li: Oh well.
李：好吧。Neil: (Pause) Li, have you had your hair done? It really suits you.
尼爾：（停頓）李，你去做頭髮了嗎？這髮型太適合你了。Li: Oh thanks, Neil.
李：哦，謝謝你，尼爾。Neil: No, really, really. It suits your face. Actually, you're looking great at the moment. I like that outfit.
尼爾：真的很適合。非常適合你的臉型。實際上，你現在看起來棒極了。我喜歡你的着裝。Li: Oh Neil…
李：哦，尼爾……Neil: I'd really love another smoothie, but I've just run out of money.
尼爾：我很想再喝杯水果奶昔，可是我沒錢了。Li: Don't worry, I'll get you one.
李：別擔心，我會給你買一杯。Neil: Oh thanks! I can be such a smoothie sometimes…
尼爾：謝謝你！看來有時我可以是這麼精明圓滑的人……Li: Yes you can… Smoothie is not just a word for a drink.
李：對，你可以……smoothie這個詞並不僅僅是一種飲料。Neil: That's right. It's also an adjective describing a man who can persuade people to do things for him by being charming.
尼爾：沒錯。這個詞可以用做形容詞，形容一個人善於施展魅力，甜言蜜語讓別人爲自己做事。Li: I wondered why he was paying me so many compliments.
李：我還在想他爲什麼要這麼費勁的讚美我呢。Neil: A smoothie for the smoothie, please Li.
尼爾：李，請給我這個精明的人買杯水果奶昔。Li: OK, OK…
李：好，好……重點講解：
1. rather than
而非；勝於；而不是；
eg. Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.
她的演說之所以令人難忘，不是因其內容而是因其辯論方法。
eg. He is a man who will spoil rather than accomplish things.
他這個人成事不足，壞事有餘。
2. at the moment
此刻；目前；眼下；
eg. Something seems to be preoccupying her at the moment.
她此刻若有所思。
eg. I'm really pressed for cash at the moment.
眼下我真的缺錢。
3. run out of
用完；耗盡；
eg. He has run out of food; his children are hungry.
他家揭不開鍋了，孩子們都等着吃飯。
eg. We airfreight the shipment because our agent has run out of stork.
我們空運了這批貨物，是因爲我們的代理商已用完庫存了。
