Name: 【BBC學英文】wing it 是什麼意思？跟翅膀有關嗎？(Wing it - The English We Speak)
Uploaded: 2024-02-20T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 2 min 5 s

Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Neil and …

你好，歡迎來到《我們說的英語》。我是 Neil 和...

Hi, everyone. I'm Feifei and I've just …err… well…

大家好。我是 Feifei 我... ...呃...

Yes, and today we are here, with you, dear learners of the wonderful English language…

是的，今天我們在這裡，和你們親愛的英語學習者一起...

The script, Neil. I misplaced it somewhere.

劇本，Neil。我把它放錯地方了...

「Wing it」Wing，鳥的那個翅膀嗎？

Yes, the air is fresh and I flap my wings…

是的，空氣是新鮮的，我扇動著翅膀...

Or to tell the story of a bird or… I know lots of bird jokes.

或者是講鳥的故事或者...我知道很多鳥的笑話。

In English 'to wing' something means to improvise.

在英語中 to wing 的意思是即興發揮。

This informal expression is thought to come from the theatre and it refers to performances given by actors who had to learn their lines quickly while waiting in the wings.

這種非正式的表達被認為來自劇院，它指的是演員在等待時必須快速記住台詞的表演。

Ah! The wings are the space on each side of the stage, where actors wait before coming onto the stage.

啊！「wings （舞臺的）側面）」就是舞臺兩邊的空間。在那裡，演員們在上臺前等待。

Sometimes someone gives them their lines from there as support.

有時有人會從那裡給他們台詞作為支持。

That's right. Let's hear how this expression is used:

沒錯。我們來聽聽這個表達方式是怎麼用的。

Mary spent all weekend partying instead of studying.

瑪麗整個週末都在聚會而不是讀書。

When I asked her why she wasn't concerned about the exam, she told me she'd just wing it.

當我問她為什麼不關心考試時，她告訴我她只是即興發揮。

He's never had a speech ready, he just wings it and people love it.

他從來沒有準備好演講，他只是即興發揮，大家都喜歡。

所以對你來說是一種戲劇性的表達。

Now Feifei, do you know lots of jokes about birds?

Feifei，你知道很多關於鳥的笑話嗎？

Why did the little bird get in trouble at school?

小鳥為什麼要在學校惹上麻煩？

Because he was caught tweeting during the test.

因為他在考試期間發推文被抓到了。(tweet 也指（小鳥的）啾啾叫）

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