Name: 阿巴：流行巨星迴來了 - BBC新聞評論 (Abba: Pop superstars are back - BBC News Review)
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Duration: 11 min 57 s

are back with a new album after 40 years.

時隔40年，他們帶著新專輯回來了。

I'm Neil and this is News Review from BBC Learning English.

我是尼爾，這裡是BBC學習英語的新聞評論。

今天加入我的行列的是羅伊。你好，羅伊。

If you would like to test yourself on vocabulary around this story,

如果你想測試一下自己圍繞這個故事的詞彙量。

all you need to do is head to our website

你需要做的就是前往我們的網站

But now, let's hear more about this story from this BBC News report:

但現在，讓我們從這篇BBC新聞報道中聽到更多關於這個故事的資訊。

Abba are back. Now, every music fan on the planet

阿巴樂隊回來了。現在，地球上的每一個樂迷

dreams of their favourite band making a comeback

夢想著自己喜歡的樂隊能夠捲土重來

and, for Abba fans, that dream has become a reality.

而對於阿巴迷來說，這個夢想已經成為現實。

Abba have announced that they're working on a new album

阿巴樂隊宣佈他們正在製作一張新專輯

並且還將進行一次新的數字巡迴演出。

where the artists will be replaced by avatars

在那裡，藝術家們將被頭像所取代

that some people are calling 'Abba-tars'.

'Abba-tars' – what a fantastic pun, Roy!

阿巴-塔斯"--多麼奇妙的雙關語啊，羅伊!

OK. You've been looking at this story around the various news websites.

好的。你已經在各個新聞網站上看了這個故事。

You've picked out some really useful vocabulary. What have you got?

你已經挑出了一些非常有用的詞彙。你得到了什麼？

We have: 'dismal', 'intact' and 'damp squib'.

我們有。悽慘"、"完好 "和 "潮溼"。

糟糕的"、"完好的 "和 "潮溼的"。

Let's start then with your first headline please, Roy.

那麼我們就從你的第一個標題開始吧，羅伊。

OK. Our first headline comes from here in the UK,

好的。我們的第一個頭條新聞來自英國這裡。

來自《先驅報》的報道，內容如下。

是的，所以，這個詞是一個形容詞

And, as you said, it means sad and hopeless.

而且，正如你所說，它意味著悲傷和無望。

One thing to notice about this word is that pronunciation of the 's':

關於這個詞，需要注意的一點是，"s "的發音。

it's a 'z' sound. We say 'dismal'. 'Dismal'.

這是一個'z'音。我們說'悽慘'。'悽慘'。

That's... that's right: 'dizz-' – 'dismal'.

那是......那是正確的："dizz-"-"dismal"。

And so, you've already said it means sad, hopeless.

所以，你已經說過它意味著悲傷、無望。

So, why do we need this other word 'dismal'.

那麼，為什麼我們需要這另一個詞'淒涼'。

What's the difference between 'dismal' and sad and hopeless?

淒涼 "與悲傷和無望之間有什麼區別？

to say that something is bad or a little bit bad.

說某件事情不好或有一點不好。

We used 'dismal' to say that something is really bad.

我們用'悽慘'來表示事情真的很糟糕。

It is absolutely terrible. That's why we have 'dismal'.

這絕對是可怕的。這就是為什麼我們有'悽慘'。

Yeah. As you say, we don't describe something

是的。正如你所說的，我們不描述一些東西

which is a bit disappointing as 'dismal'.

這有點讓人失望，因為'悽慘'。

When something is absolutely awful, we say it's 'dismal'.

當某件事情絕對糟糕時，我們說它是 "慘淡"。

So, somebody doesn't like this Abba comeback!

所以，有人不喜歡這個阿巴的復出!

Yeah. It's a very, very strong negative word.

是的，這是一個非常、非常強烈的負面詞彙。

Yes. Quite commonly, we hear it with failure – a 'dismal failure'

是的。我們通常聽到的是失敗--"令人沮喪的失敗"。

And it's also quite commonly used in business English.

而且它在商務英語中也相當常用。

We say something like a 'dismal picture', a 'dismal forecast',

我們說類似 "令人沮喪的畫面"，"令人沮喪的預測"。

'令人沮喪的消息'或'令人沮喪的前景'。

for example, if the company isn't doing very well.

例如，如果公司的業績不是很好。

Yeah, OK. And often with these words we look at in News Review,

是的，好的。而且經常與我們在《新聞評論》中看的這些話。

there's various forms: you know, there's a noun, there's a verb version.

有各種形式：你知道，有一個名詞，有一個動詞版本。

In this case, really, it's just the adjective and also an adverb.

在這種情況下，真的，它只是形容詞，也是一個副詞。

So, we said, for example: 'My team was dismal – they lost.'

是以，我們說，例如：'我的球隊很慘淡--他們輸了。

我們可以說："他們打得很糟糕。

是的。或者說，這是一個'令人沮喪的表現'。

And one thing I'll say as well about this word is we quite often in...

關於這個詞，我還想說一件事，就是我們經常在...

in English, we use it to exaggerate something.

在英語中，我們用它來誇大一些東西。

所以，當我們在說某件事情是壞的時候。

maybe we want to, like, really exaggerate that

也許我們想，像，真的很誇張的說

to say how much it... it was terrible for our experience.

說它有多......它對我們的經驗來說是可怕的。

So, we say something is 'dismal', like: 'The party was dismal!'

所以，我們說某件事情是'悽慘的'，比如。'這個聚會太糟糕了！'

Or: 'The food was dismal.' Or: 'The weather is dismal.'

或：'食物令人沮喪。或者：'天氣很淒涼'。

而且這也是一種真正誇張的方式。

so it's quite commonly used in spoken English as well.

所以它在英語口語中也是很常用的。

Yeah, or for emphasising just how bad something is, someone might say:

是的，或者為了強調某件事情有多麼糟糕，有人會說。

'Oh, that party was rubbish.' 'Rubbish?? It was dismal!'

'哦，那個聚會太垃圾了。'垃圾？那是令人沮喪的！'

OK. Well, we hope this explanation hasn't been 'dismal'.

好的。好吧，我們希望這個解釋沒有 "令人沮喪"。

If you like stories about music, we have the perfect one for you

如果你喜歡關於音樂的故事，我們為你準備了完美的故事

關於悲傷的音樂和人們為什麼喜歡它。

我們的觀眾在哪裡可以找到那個羅伊？

All you need to do is click the link in the description below.

你所需要做的就是點擊下面描述中的鏈接。

OK. Let's take a look at your next headline.

好的。讓我們看一下你的下一個標題。

OK. So, our next headline comes from the UK,

好的。那麼，我們的下一個頭條新聞來自英國。

來自《新政治家》的文章，內容如下。

'Intact' – complete; in the original condition.

完整的"--完整的；處於原始狀態。

So, yes. So, this word is spelt: I-N-T-A-C-T.

所以，是的。所以，這個詞的拼寫是：I-N-T-A-C-T。

And it means that it is complete and in its original condition.

而且這意味著它是完整的，處於原始狀態。

This word is obviously more positive than that original headline.

這個詞顯然比原來那個標題更積極。

Now, the other day, Neil, I gave you a present.

現在，有一天，尼爾，我給了你一份禮物。

I gave you a really nice present and I thought you'd like it.

我給了你一個非常好的禮物，我想你會喜歡它。

I gave you a jigsaw puzzle, where you put all those pieces in, but you...

我給你一個拼圖，你把所有這些碎片放進去，但你...

I wasn't, Roy, even though it was nice to get such a, sort of,

我沒有，羅伊，儘管能得到這樣的，算是不錯了。

old-fashioned analogue type of toy – game.

老式的模擬類型的玩具--遊戲。

I wasn't happy because there was a piece missing.

OK. So, it wasn't 'intact', but it was still a good puzzle.

好的。是以，它不是 "完整的"，但它仍然是一個很好的謎題。

好的。所以，那裡有這個意思。

we can say that something is not 'intact'.

我們可以說，有些東西不是'完整的'。

或者說，如果它是 "完整的"，它就是完整的。

現在，我們使用這個詞的另一種方式是

So, for example, you buy a package or a parcel,

是以，舉例來說，你買了一個包或一個包裹。

and it arrives and everything is complete and it's undamaged.

和它到達，一切都很完整，沒有損壞。

And you can say, 'The package arrived intact.'

而你可以說，'包裹完好無損地到達了'。

Yeah. And it's what you expect, isn't it?

是的。這也是你所期望的，不是嗎？

When a package arrives, you expect it to be intact.

當一個包裹到達時，你希望它是完整的。

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