語(yǔ)言小點(diǎn)心 From the Word Go

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Exercise 練一練

1. The expression from the word go means:

a) before something starts

b) from the very beginning

c) at the very end

2. Which pop group did Nina love from the word go?

3. Which words are often used to start a race?

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You’re listening to British Council’s English Online and I’m Nina. Today on Language Snacks we take a look at the expression from the word go. 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from the word 'go'這個(gè)短語(yǔ)，一起來(lái)聽(tīng)下面的對(duì)話。

A: Are you enjoying your new job? You've been there about 3 months now, haven't you?

A：你喜歡你的新工作嗎？你在那兒有三個(gè)月了吧？

B: Yes, it's great! I'm doing lots of interesting projects and the other people are very friendly.

B：是啊，感覺(jué)不錯(cuò)。我在做很多有意思的項(xiàng)目，而且那兒的人也都很友好。

A: Oh, that's nice! I bet it was a bit difficult to settle into a new company at first though, wasn't it?

A：那很好??！不過(guò)我想一開(kāi)始進(jìn)入一家新公司肯定有點(diǎn)難適應(yīng)，是吧？

B: Actually, not at all. I loved it on my first day and everyone helped me from the word go.

B：也不完全是那樣啊。上班的第一天我就愛(ài)上了我的新工作，從一開(kāi)始大家就都在幫助我。

Some things have an immediate and instant effect. The first time I heard The Beatles, for example, I loved their music from the word go. This expression means 'from the very beginning'.

有些事物有著即發(fā)即時(shí)的效果，比如說(shuō)，我第一次聽(tīng)到甲殼蟲(chóng)樂(lè)隊(duì)的歌就開(kāi)始愛(ài)上他們的音樂(lè)。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的意思就是“從最開(kāi)始”。

The part about 'the word go' always reminds me of how you say 'ready, steady, go!' to start a race, but nobody knows exactly where this expression comes from originally. It is, however, a very common and useful idiom in British English today. So, next time you're speaking English, why not try to use this expression from the word go!

短語(yǔ)當(dāng)中的”the word go“ 總是讓我想到跑步比賽時(shí)說(shuō)”ready, steady, go!“（各就各位，預(yù)備，跑！），但就究竟這個(gè)短語(yǔ)源自哪里還未可知。這句短語(yǔ)在現(xiàn)在的英國(guó)英語(yǔ)中可是非常常見(jiàn)且常用的哦。那么，下次說(shuō)英語(yǔ)時(shí)，試著把from the word go用進(jìn)去吧！

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。