語(yǔ)言小點(diǎn)心 At a Loose End 閑來(lái)無(wú)事

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Exercise 練一練

1. If you are at a loose end, are you:

a) busy, with lots to do?

b) free, and looking for something to do?

c) lost?

2. This expression was originally used on:

a) ships

b) trains

c) aeroplanes

Script 文本閱讀

You’re listening to British Council’s English Online podcast and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression at a loose end. Let’s listen to the dialogue.

您現(xiàn)在收聽(tīng)的是英國(guó)領(lǐng)事館英語(yǔ)在線欄目，我是尼娜。今天的語(yǔ)言小點(diǎn)心節(jié)目我們來(lái)學(xué)一下at a loose end這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，一起來(lái)聽(tīng)下面的對(duì)話。

A: Hi! Do you want to have lunch?

A：嗨，想去吃晚餐了嗎？

B: Sure, but I thought you had a meeting with John.

B：當(dāng)然好，不過(guò)我以為你要和約翰開(kāi)會(huì)呢。

A: Oh, he had to cancel, so I'm at a loose end.

A：噢，他有事取消了，所以現(xiàn)在我沒(méi)事做了。

B: Great, I'll just get my coat.

B：太好了，我去拿外套。

Most of us lead very busy lives these days, but do you ever finish everything you have to do and find that you have a bit of spare time to fill? In these situations, when we have free time, but we don't know what to do with it, we say we are at a loose end.

近段時(shí)間很多人都過(guò)著忙忙碌碌的生活，不過(guò)你有沒(méi)有過(guò)完成手頭上所有事情后有那么一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的空閑時(shí)間呢？當(dāng)我們有空卻不知道做些什么打發(fā)的時(shí)候，我們就可以稱這種情況為at a loose end，無(wú)事可做，閑著。

This expression was originally about sailors' ropes which had become untied, or 'loose', and therefore were not being used properly.

這個(gè)短語(yǔ)最開(kāi)始形容水手沒(méi)有綁緊繩子，松掉了，繩子就派不上用場(chǎng)了。

And that’s it for now – join us again for some more Language Snacks.

好了，今天的節(jié)目就到這里，歡迎大家繼續(xù)關(guān)注下期語(yǔ)言小點(diǎn)心。

You’ve been listening to English Online – the podcast for English learners in China.

您正在收聽(tīng)的是英語(yǔ)在線，中國(guó)英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)者的英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)播客。