BBC地道英語口語:Gap Year 空檔年
Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo.
Sun Chen: Hello. I’m Sun Chen.
Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary.
Sun Chen: 地道英語和大家一起學習現代英式英語中最新出現的流行詞彙和新鮮表達。那Jo,今天給我們帶來的新詞是什麼呢？
Jo: Well today we are going talk about - Gap year. Gap year.
Sun Chen: Gap year？這個詞是挺時髦的，尤其是對學生來說。
Jo: Yes, this is a very popular phrase among students and it’s made up of two simple words. Gap G.A.P. and year Y.E.A.R.
Sun Chen: 就象 Jo 說的這樣，這個詞組是由兩個單詞組成，第一個是 gap, 意思就是空隙，空位，那第二個單詞是year, 年。 So what does gap year mean?
Jo: Gap year usually refers to one year taken off by a student between leaving school and taking up a place at a university.
Sun Chen: 那不就是同學們經常說的空檔年或者是間隔年, 可以讓學生們在大學之前有一年的時間好好享受人生。
Jo: That’s right.
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A: Sarah, when are you going to start university?
B: Probably next year. I’m taking a gap year and hopefully I will be doing some voluntary work in Kenya.
A: Fantastic. I hope it goes well.
Sun Chen: 剛纔那位同學的空檔年計劃很有志氣，她想到平困的肯尼亞當益工。Jo, is it normal for students to take up voluntary work during their gap year?
Jo: Yes, many students want to do something different and have a good experience. Well, I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway, to recap a gap year is ….
Sun Chen: a gap year 就是空檔年，是讓中學生們進大學前好好享受人生經歷的一次機會。
Jo: Well, you’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time.
Sun Chen: 我們下次節目再會。
