字幕列表 影片播放 列印英文字幕 Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei. Rob: And I'm Rob. Feifei: And I have to say Rob, you look fantastic! Big night, tonight, eh? Rob: Well, I like to make an effort sometimes. It's not every night you get invited to a movie premiere. Feifei: So handsome… Rob: Do you like my bow tie? Feifei: Oh yes. Just one thing… Rob: What's that? Feifei: It's a bit… 'skew-whiff'. Rob: Oh, really? Feifei: Yes. It's not quite straight. Here. Rob: Oh, thanks. That's better. Feifei: Absolutely. Rob: It's a good word, 'skew-whiff'. We use it to describe things that aren't quite straight, or not quite as they should be. Feifei: Like your tie. And your… hang on… your hair. Rob: No, no, no – don't touch the hair. I spent ages getting it just right. Feifei: Sorry. We can also use 'skew-whiff' to describe things that don't go according to plan. Rob: Now Feifei, I'm just off to check myself in the mirror. Let's play some examples while I'm gone. A: There we go! One perfectly hung picture. What do you think? B: Hmm, it's a little bit skew-whiff. Let me hang it straight. This table is skew-whiff. One of the legs must be too short. Our journey went a bit skew-whiff after we missed the train this morning. I wanted to spend the whole weekend working on my dissertation, but everything went a bit skew-whiff when my friend arrived in the afternoon. Rob: This is the English We Speak from BBC Learning English. We are talking about the word 'skew-whiff'. OK, that's my bow tie looking perfect now, thanks Feifei. Feifei: Great. There's one more thing. Rob: Oh yes? What's that? Feifei: Take some chewing gum. Your breath is fine, I think, but it's always good to have some, just in case. Rob: Yes, you wouldn't want a whiff of bad breath at the premiere. Feifei: Indeed, the word 'whiff' on its own means 'a sudden smell of something'. No danger of that happening now. Enjoy the show! Rob: I will! Feifei and Rob: Bye.
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