地道英语：简直是个玩笑
<p> <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span></p><p> 简直是个玩笑</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>: 欢迎收听 <span word="BBC">BBC</span> 地道英语节目， 我是 <span word="Helen">Helen</span>, 可是我的搭档 <span word="Neil">Neil</span> 看起来非常无奈。 <span word="Neil">Neil</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>?</p><p> <span word="Neil">Neil</span>: <span word="Argh">Argh</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="else">else</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="connects">connects</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="internet">internet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="irons">irons</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span>!</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>: <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="irons">irons</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span>?</p><p> <span word="Neil">Neil</span>: <span word="No">No</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="really">really</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="honestly">honestly</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span><span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>!</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>? 一个玩笑。 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="youre">youre</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="laughing">laughing</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>.可是我看不到你脸上有任何笑容，这个玩笑肯定不好笑。</p><p> <span word="Neil">Neil</span>: <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="saysomething">saysomething</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> .</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>: 当我们说某件事情是一个玩笑时，实际是想表达这件事处理非常不当。请听以下几个例子。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="corruption">corruption</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="Everyone">Everyone</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="off">off</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="warm">warm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sunny">sunny</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="freezing">freezing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raining">raining</span>.</p><p> <span word="Helen">Helen</span>: 就象我们刚才听到的，有人形容对警察贪污案件的调查就是一个 <span word="joke">joke</span>. 这并不是说这件事情很好笑，实际意思是没人在彻底调查，根本就不起作用。另外天气预报根本就不准，所以被形容为 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joke">joke</span>.</p>
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